A's Fall To Twins, Stay 2 Games Ahead In AL West
Josh Willingham hit two home runs, including a two-run shot in the eighth that put the Twins in front for good, to lead Minnesota past the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Tuesday night.
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Josh Willingham hit two home runs, including a two-run shot in the eighth that put the Twins in front for good, to lead Minnesota past the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Tuesday night.
The Athletics made the move on Tuesday before they opened a series against the Twins in Minnesota. But Reddick was not in the lineup.
Brandon Belt's RBI single with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning gave the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night, their second straight walk-off win.
Angel Pagan singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning to lead the Giants past the Diamondbacks 3-2 on Sunday.
Bartolo Colon won for the first time in more than a month, Seth Smith homered during a 7-run third inning and the Oakland A's beat the Houston Astros 7-2 on Sunday.
Right-hander Brandon McCarthy allowed one run and six hits in eight innings as the Diamondbacks beat the Giants 2-1.
Yusmeiro Petit's bid for a perfect game was broken up by Eric Chavez's two-out single in the ninth inning, but the right-hander got the next batter to close out the San Francisco Giants' 3-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
Josh Donaldson had three hits, including a two-run homer in the sixth inning, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 7-5 on Friday night to move into first in the AL West.
Jose Altuve had two hits and drove in a run to back a stellar outing by Brad Peacock, and the Houston Astros beat Oakland 3-2 on Thursday night to knock the Athletics out of first place in the AL West.
Ryan Vogelsong (3-5) lost for the first time since May 15, though he missed 69 games with a fractured right hand. He gave up four runs and eight hits over 4 2-3 innings, walking three and striking out three.
Pablo Sandoval hit three homers and drove in six runs Wednesday, leading a rare power show by the San Francisco Giants in a 13-5 win over the San Diego Padres.
Josh Donaldson provided Oakland's biggest highlight with a breathtaking catch. He also provided the lowlight when he ran through a stop sign to kill one of the few rallies the Athletics managed against Martin Perez.
Chris Denorfia hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning to lift the San Diego Padres to a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.
Coco Crisp hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fifth that was confirmed by a video review, and the Oakland A's pulled into a first-place tie with Texas atop the AL West by beating the Rangers 4-2 on Monday.
Ian Kennedy beat an NL West opponent for the first time in 12 starts this season, pitching the San Diego Padres past the San Francisco Giants 4-1 Monday.
Coco Crisp and Stephen Vogt homered, A.J. Griffin struck out seven in seven innings, and the A's completed a three-game sweep of Tampa Bay with a 5-1 victory Sunday.
The San Francisco Giants beat Arizona 8-2 on Sunday to take two of three from the Diamondbacks.
Fan favorite Kurt Suzuki greeted his old fans with a three-run homer in his first game back at the Coliseum with Oakland since being traded away last August, Jed Lowrie hit a go-ahead double in the eighth, and the Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Friday night.
Tim Lincecum pitched six spotless innings and third baseman Pablo Sandoval made a diving play to save the San Francisco Giants in their 1-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.
From great names to great games. From Joe Montana and Jerry Rice to Willie Mays and Barry Bonds. From swirling winds and dipping temps to no place better on earth on a sunny summer day. Ah, Candlestick Park.
Oakland's Jarrod Parker and Tampa Bay's David Price put their winning steaks on the line Friday night as these AL wild-card leaders open a three-game set in the Bay Area.
Poor situational hitting left the Arizona Diamondbacks one win shy of a series sweep. They'll look to rebound against Tim Lincecum, who they've hammered over the last three seasons, as he starts for the San Francisco Giants in Friday night's opener at Chase Field.
The Tigers scored four times in the ninth off the A's Grant Balfour (0-3). A two-out walk set up Victor Martinez' RBI single, then Torii Hunter homered as the Tigers avoided a sweep.
Federal officials said the San Francisco Giants have paid nearly $545,000 in back wages and damages to dozens of clubhouse and administrative employees for violations of minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping laws.
Jhoulys Chacin did not allow a hit until there were two outs in the seventh inning and hustled for a crucial RBI to help the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Wednesday night.
