Moss Homers Twice, A's Defeat Tigers In Rout
Brandon Moss homered twice, drove in a career-high six runs in the Oakland Athletics' 14-4 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
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Brandon Moss homered twice, drove in a career-high six runs in the Oakland Athletics' 14-4 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
The longest home run of the Major League Baseball season was Tuesday night's shot of 476 feet by SF Giant Hunter Pence at Coors Field in Denver. It was Pence's 16th home run of the year.
The Oakland Athletics have swung the bats well during their first two days in Detroit, and are seeking a third consecutive victory over the Tigers on Wednesday evening.
Two of the hottest pitchers in baseball meet at Coors Field on Wednesday evening when Madison Bumgarner leads the San Francisco Giants against Jhoulys Chacin and the Colorado Rockies.
San Francisco Giants outfielder Andres Torres is scheduled for season-ending surgery on Wednesday.
Hunter Pence and Pablo Sandoval hit back-to-back homers and Yusmeiro Petit won his first game in four years, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Tuesday night.
Brandon Moss hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Justin Verlander, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 in a game cut short by rain on Tuesday night.
Coco Crisp may not have the most powerful bat in Oakland's lineup, but he certainly picks good times to go deep.Crisp will try to lead the Athletics to a second straight win on Tuesday evening against the Detroit Tigers.
Colorado may get to avoid Buster Posey, who has reached base in 49 straight games overall against Colorado. SF Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he would "probably" give Posey the game off Tuesday evening.
Barry Zito allowed five runs and nine hits and struck out one in four innings in his second start since being put back into the rotation. He is 0-8 with a 9.61 ERA on the road this season.
Coco Crisp and Daric Barton each drove in two runs, and the Oakland Athletics beat Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers 8-6 on Monday night.
The Oakland Athletics placed right fielder Josh Reddick on the 15-day disabled list on Monday with a sprained right wrist.
Ryan Vogelsong threw eight sharp innings for his first victory in three months, helping the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 on Sunday.
Chris Davis had two hits and collected his 118th RBI, and the Baltimore Orioles hit three home runs in a 10-3 rout of the Oakland A's on Sunday.
Coco Crisp hit a tiebreaking home run leading off the ninth inning and Jarrod Parker earned his eighth straight win as the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 Saturday.
Madison Bumgarner (11-8) took a shutout into the seventh and wound up allowing three runs on seven hits over eight innings. He walked four and struck out five.
Brian Roberts hit a grand slam, Adam Jones homered and had three RBIs, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 9-7 Friday night to gain ground in the wild-card race.
A razor company has offered former San Francisco Giants closer and current Los Angeles Dodgers setup man Brian Wilson $1 million to shave his trademark beard.
Right-hander Matt Cain has been placed on the 15-day disabled list a day after being hit in the pitching arm on a line drive from Pittsburgh's Gaby Sanchez.
The Oakland Athletics acquired catcher Kurt Suzuki from the Washington Nationals on Friday to boost their injury situation at the position, bringing back a former fan favorite just more than a year after trading him away.
Baltimore welcomes the Athletics, who expect to have the newly acquired Kurt Suzuki for the opener of a three-game set Friday night. The Orioles (71-55) are three games behind the A's (71-55) for the second wild-card spot,
While Pittsburgh continues its attempt at securing the club's first postseason appearance since 1992, the reigning World Series champion SF Giants have lost two straight and 22 of 31 at home.
Giants right-hander Matt Cain departed in the fourth inning of San Francisco's 10-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night after getting hit on his pitching arm by a line drive from Gaby Sanchez. X-rays on Cain's bruised forearm were negative.
Right-hander Matt Cain left his start against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the top of the fourth inning Thursday night after getting hit in the pitching arm on a line drive by Pittsburgh's Gaby Sanchez.
San Francisco Giants outfielder Andres Torres has been placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left Achilles' tendon and might not return this season.
