Semien Reaches Base 6 Times, A's Roll Past Rangers 12-3
The Oakland Athletics routed the Texas Rangers 12-3 on Saturday night to maintain their two-game lead in the AL wild card race.
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The Oakland Athletics routed the Texas Rangers 12-3 on Saturday night to maintain their two-game lead in the AL wild card race.
Matt Olson hit a tying homer leading off the seventh, Seth Brown hit a go-ahead double two batters later, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Brett Phillips hit a tying home run off Liam Hendricks in the ninth inning, Adalberto Mondesi followed with an RBI double and the Kansas City Royals beat Oakland 6-5 on Monday night to end the Athletics' six-game winning streak.
A's rookie left-hander Jesus Luzardo allowed one run over the final three innings for his first save.
Mark Canha's two-run home run off the left-field foul pole broke a fifth-inning tie as the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 8-6 on Saturday night.
The Oakland Athletics beat Detroit 3-1 on Sunday to give the Tigers their first 100-loss season since 2003.
Bassitt struck out 11 in six innings for his 10th win, helping the A's beat the Detroit Tigers 10-2 on Saturday night.
The New York Yankees rally from four runs down to beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Sunday.
The San Francisco Giants rallied late again to beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Sunday for a two-game sweep.
Madison Bumgarner struck out nine over seven innings and outdueled fellow left-hander Brett Anderson, pitching the San Francisco Giants past the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Tuesday night despite a late threat.
Bassitt threw seven sharp innings against his first major league team and Matt Olson homered, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 2-0 victory over Lucas Giolito and the Chicago White Sox.
Roark pitched five innings of one-run ball, and the Athletics beat Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Sunday.
Mike Fiers took a shutout into the sixth inning for his eighth consecutive win, and the Oakland Athletics beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3 on Saturday night.
The Oakland Athletics posted a testy 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
August Wold pulled on his tiny green No. 19 Athletics jersey, began swinging a Khris Davis bat from both sides while standing in front of his very own locker, then made sure everyone knew something was still missing.
The Oakland Athletics are set to offer a special broadcast to fans who appreciate the game's analytics side.
Adrian Sampson provided quite a nightcap for the Texas Rangers after they retired the No. 29 jersey of former third baseman Adrián Beltré between games of a rare doubleheader.
Tim Federowicz homered in his first big league game this season, Nomar Mazara also went deep and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 10-5 in the opener of a day-night doubleheader Saturday.
With a doubleheader set for Saturday, Athletics manager Bob Melvin is trying to find spots to rest his regulars. He was glad he left Marcus Semien in the lineup Friday night.
Stephen Piscotty homered and drove in two runs, and Mike Fiers pitched six solid innings in the Oakland Athletics' 7-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.
Ramón Laureano had two hits, including a home run, Frankie Montas threw six solid innings and the Oakland Athletics snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
With several key stars sidelined by injuries, the Houston Astros relied on some lesser-known fill-ins who were in the minors just a week ago.
Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped Oakland's longest winning streak in 13 years at 10 games with a 6-4 victory Tuesday night.
Pirates first baseman Josh Bell continues his plate production, as Pittsburgh struggles in the tough National League Central.
Brett Anderson initially looked a little lost covering first base to take a throw from shortstop Marcus Semien on the back end of a 3-6-1 double play, taking several stabs at the bag with his foot. Like most everything these days for the Oakland Athletics, it ultimately worked out just fine.
