McCarthy Allows 4 Runs, A's Tie Cubs Split Squad
Brandon McCarthy allowed four runs—two earned—and five hits and three walks in four innings in the Oakland Athletics' 5-5, 10-inning tie against a Chicago Cubs split squad on Tuesday.
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Brandon McCarthy allowed four runs—two earned—and five hits and three walks in four innings in the Oakland Athletics' 5-5, 10-inning tie against a Chicago Cubs split squad on Tuesday.
Canseco, once a feared Bash Brother for the Oakland A's, is willing to return to the independent league to keep his career alive.
San Francisco sure hopes Posey's presence in the middle of the lineup and behind the plate will go a long way toward bringing the franchise back to the magic it felt during an improbable World Series championship run in 2010.
For all that this club went through this winter watching two starting pitchers traded away along with the All-Star closer, landing Ramirez and outbidding some big spenders for Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes means an awful lot to the Athletics.
The 39-year-old slugger hit a mammoth homer and the A's beat Arizona 6-5 on Monday even though Jarrod Parker walked seven Diamondbacks batters.
Edinson Volquez endured three innings of hail, rain and wind as a San Diego Padres' split squad rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1 Sunday.
The Oakland Athletics beat an Arizona Diamondbacks' split squad 11-2 Sunday for their ninth win in 10 games.
Brandon Belt lofted a two-run homer and the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers quit after nine innings tied at 3-3 Saturday night.
Tim Lincecum pitched six effective innings, Pablo Sandoval homered and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 7-2 in a split-squad game on Saturday.
The Oakland Athletics scored three unearned runs off Paul Maholm in the first inning and beat the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in a game between split squads Saturday.
Josh Reddick hit a two-run double to key a four-run first and the Oakland Athletics beat a Seattle Mariners split-squad 6-1 on Friday night.
A long shot to claim a spot, Eric Surkamp threw four effective innings as the Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 Friday.
Barry Zito allowed two runs and four hits in four innings, helping the San Francisco Giants top the Seattle Mariners 7-5 on Thursday.
Buster Posey had his first hit of the spring, a home run, in the Giants' 2-2, 10-inning tie with Cleveland on Wednesday.
Manny Ramirez showed he has plenty of pop left in his bat, hitting his first home run in an Oakland Athletics uniform Tuesday.
Left-hander Madison Bumgarner started and was inconsistent, giving up three runs on seven hits in four innings. Setup man Sergio Romo gave up a two-run homer to Anthony Rizzo in the seventh.
Collin Cowgill went 3 for 3 with three RBIs for Oakland, which finished with 15 hits. Tyson Ross allowed three hits in three scoreless innings.
