Marcus Semien has 5 RBIs, A's pound Angels 21-3
With a postseason berth within their sights, the Oakland Athletics are leaving nothing to chance.
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With a postseason berth within their sights, the Oakland Athletics are leaving nothing to chance.
Oakland remains 1 1/2 games behind the Yankees for the top AL wild-card after New York lost to Toronto earlier in the day.
With a dominant 15-man bullpen, the Oakland Athletics don't need much from their starters these days.
Mark Canha homered and Matt Chapman hit an RBI double to back Trevor Cahill, leading the Oakland Athletics past the New York Yankees 6-3 on Monday in a matchup between two teams in the AL wild-card race.
The Oakland Athletics have acquired right-handed reliever Cory Gearrin from the Texas Rangers for minor league right-handers Abdiel Mendoza and Teodoro Ortega.
Tyler White homered with one out in the ninth inning to give the Houston Astros a 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.
The surging A's had won the first two games at the Coliseum to tie shaky Houston atop the division.
Jed Lowrie drove in four runs to back Sean Manaea and the Oakland Athletics held off a late Seattle rally to beat the Mariners 7-6 on Monday night in a matchup of AL West contenders.
By now, most everyone in baseball realizes the Oakland Athletics are rarely out of it. Almost no deficit is too daunting for a rallying cry, which could be led by any number of sluggers in a loaded lineup.
Khris Davis' three-run homer in the 10th inning capped the Oakland Athletics' comeback from an eight-run deficit in a 13-10 win over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.
Jonathan Lucroy hit a grand slam off his former battery mate and the surging Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 15-3 on Monday night for their 24th win in 31 games.
The Oakland Athletics have released veteran reliever Santiago Casilla, five days after he was designated for assignment.
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has said the sport will consider expansion, but only after the A's and Rays get new stadiums.
The Oakland Athletics have played their way into contention by beating up on teams that are far from it.
