AFC West Previews: The Oakland Raiders; The Drive - 7/29/16
Dave, Kayte, and Nate preview the Oakland Raiders with Lincoln Kennedy and talk Oakland A's baseball with Ken Korach on The Drive.
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Dave, Kayte, and Nate preview the Oakland Raiders with Lincoln Kennedy and talk Oakland A's baseball with Ken Korach on The Drive.
Everywhere Major League Baseball fans turned last week, a team was winning a game with a walk-off plate appearance. The Chicago White Sox won two games via the walk off last week, yet they also lost two games via the walk off. The Oakland Athletics won two straight games over the Tampa Bay Rays, and at the Coliseum, that means pies in the face for the player that just won the game. The St. Louis Cardinals won a big game against the Los Angeles Dodgers with a walk-off home run this week, too.
Khris Davis homered twice, Coco Crisp also went deep and the Oakland Athletics beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 6-4 on Wednesday night.
The San Francisco Giants are struggling, The NY Jets finally get their man and Vlade Divac explains how he will handle Rudy Gay, all that and more on today's version of the Grant Napear Show.
Instead of thinking about more players leaving Oakland, let's just take a few minutes to live in a bizzaro world where the Athletics can bring in players and spend money as if they were the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, or Boston Red Sox.
Sonny Gray had a season-high eight strikeouts and overcame one volatile inning, Josh Reddick drove in three runs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Tuesday night.
His above average fielding, with the power he provides at the plate, could make him a valuable piece for any team in a playoff race.
Adrian Beltre hit his second home run of the game with two outs in the ninth inning, a two-run shot that rallied the Texas Rangers past the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Monday night for their third straight win.
Billy Butler hit a tiebreaking home run off Erasmo Ramirez with one out in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics held on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Sunday and win the final three games of the series.
Happy Friday! Dave, Kayte, and Nate get you ready for the weekend with a fun 3 hours on KHTK.
Doug Fister pitched seven innings and Jose Altuve continued his torrid hitting as the Houston Astros defeated the Athletics 7-0 on Wednesday.
Jon Morosi and Jane Lee of MLB.com have tweeted that Oakland A's starting pitcher Rich Hill will mostl likely be traded before the MLB's July 31 trade deadline - but only if he gets healthy.
Marcus Semien scored from second base on Reddick's two-out infield single to lift the A's to a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
Dave is back with Kayte & Nate! The gang is all here for Tuesday sports talk on KHTK.
Yonder Alonso drove in three runs with a pair of two-out hits to back Kendall Graveman's fifth consecutive win, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 7-4 on Monday night.
Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton put on the kind of power display in the All-Star Home Run Derby baseball fans only have dreamed about, while San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto didn't fare so well in the actual game itself. Coming out of the All-Star break, the Marlins used Stanton's momentum to win two of three against the St. Louis Cardinals over the weekend, while the Giants fell into a funk in San Diego, losing three straights to the Padres.
Nate & Kayte start your week off right with in-depth sports talk on Sports 1140 KHTK.
Josh Donaldson hit a tiebreaking two-run double with two outs in the ninth against his former team and the Toronto Blue Jays held on for a 5-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
For all the noise about the Chicago Cubs this season, it's now the San Francisco Giants with the best record in baseball. Of course, that doesn't mean anything come October, as the Giants well know: Each of their last three World Series titles have come when they did not have the best record in the National League.
When the 2016 All-Star rosters are introduced on the field Tuesday, Oakland Athletics fans will see many familiar faces of players who once wore the Green and Gold.
Jake Marisnick scored the winning run on an errant throw in the 10th inning as the Houston Astros rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
Yonder Alonso doubled and drove in two runs and Rich Hill tied a season-high with 10 strikeouts in six solid innings to give the Oakland Athletics a 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night.
Stephen Vogt may be one of the better catchers in the American League, but his performance this season does not warrant an All-Star appearance.
Ervin Santana struck out eight and walked none in a two-hitter that led the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Wednesday.
With just one week to go before the 2016 Midsummer Classic, the Major League Baseball action just gets better and better. Last week, we saw history from a Chicago Cubs third baseman, while the Oakland Athletics demonstrated they're still the dominant Bay Area baseball franchise. Teams in Cleveland and Detroit put together big win streaks, while a San Diego Padres outfielder became a one-man show—and the Los Angeles Angels scored three touchdowns in Fenway Park.
