Oakland A's Clinch Playoff Berth, Then Beat Mariners 7-3
Champagne flowed in the clubhouse as players bopped around and screamed in a wild celebration after the Oakland Athletics clinched their first playoff berth in four years.
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Champagne flowed in the clubhouse as players bopped around and screamed in a wild celebration after the Oakland Athletics clinched their first playoff berth in four years.
Oakland won Friday on Khris Davis' 10th-inning homer and took the first two games of the series against the Twins despite going hitless in 14 at-bats with runners in scoring position, including 10 on Saturday.
With 17 games remaining, the Yankees are now just two games above the Athletics for home field advantage in the American League Wild Card Game, setting us up for a wild final few weeks of the season.
Oakland Athletics left-hander Sean Manaea will have season-ending surgery on his left shoulder next week.
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.
Khris Davis has become known as Oakland's other superstar "KD."
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.
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 are pulling off the tarps and opening up seats in the notorious "Mount Davis" section of the Coliseum.
The Oakland Athletics have played their way into contention by beating up on teams that are far from it.
A's and Giant's fans from the San Joaquin Valley can take a special event train straight to the Oakland Coliseum and back on July 22.
Stephen Piscotty hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied for a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday.
Stephen Piscotty doubled three times and had three RBIs, and the Oakland Athletics beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Wednesday.
Thursday night's game between the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox has been postponed because of rain.
Marcus Semien didn't have much time to think after making a diving stop on Salvador Perez's sharp grounder in the eighth inning.
A little patience at the plate helped the Athletics offset the normally pinpoint accuracy of Arizona pitcher Zack Greinke in the sixth inning.
Chad Pinder hit his first career grand slam and the Athletics overcame a four-run deficit, rallying to score five times in the eighth inning to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4.
