Matsui, Jackson Lead A's Past Toronto, 10-3
Conor Jackson drove in three runs, Hideki Matsui had four hits and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-3 on Thursday.
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Conor Jackson drove in three runs, Hideki Matsui had four hits and the Oakland Athletics beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-3 on Thursday.
The Athletics were seeking their fourth consecutive win, all coming on the road. But they instead dropped to 6-11 in their last 17 games in Toronto, dating to 2009.
Chris Stewart hit his first major league home run, Aubrey Huff had another solo shot and the San Francisco Giants showed some rare pop in a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
Josh Willingham and Kurt Suzuki homered, Rich Harden pitched seven strong innings for his first career win over Toronto, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday night.
The reigning World Series champion Giants are mired in their own funk of late, losing for the ninth time in 11 games with another night of missed chances on offense.
Giants right fielder Carlos Beltran was out of the lineup for Monday night's series opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates because of an injured right hand.
Ask Bruce Bochy if he has a dip and San Francisco's skipper offers up a standard response: "I don't do that anymore."
Ramon Ramirez's pitch hit Shane Victorino square in the lower back, igniting a benches-clearing brawl in San Francisco's 9-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
Coco Crisp and Hideki Matsui homered for the Athletics, who have lost 30 of their last 37 games away from home. Oakland entered hitting an AL-low .232 on the road.
Cliff Lee threw a seven-hitter, Hunter Pence and John Mayberry hit back-to-back home runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 Thursday night.
The San Francisco Giants reinstated infielder Mark DeRosa from the 60-day disabled list before Thursday night's series opener against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Ryan Vogelsong won his career-best sixth straight decision, Orlando Cabrera hit a two-run double and drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants remained atop the NL West.
Seattle starter Felix Hernandez improved to 12-4 with a 2.54 ERA in 21 career starts against Oakland, including five consecutive winning decisions.
Pablo Sandoval had three hits, including an RBI double, for the Giants, who matched their season-high five-game losing streak.
Dustin Ackley led a barrage of 16 hits that knocked Oakland starter Trevor Cahill (9-10) out after just four innings, his second shortest outing of the season.
The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Monday night in a matchup of the NL West's top two teams.
Barry Zito is headed back to the disabled list as the Giants opened a 10-game homestand Monday night with the first of three games against second-place Arizona.
Nine months ago, November 1st at 7:54 pm, the San Francisco Giants beat the Texas Rangers to win the World Series. Some couples who celebrated the old fashioned way may be getting lucky again.
Coco Crisp keyed Oakland's offense with two hits and three stolen bases, leading Brandon McCarthy and the Athletics past the Minnesota Twins 7-3 Sunday.
Josh Willingham homered twice but the A's didn't do much else and dropped their second straight.
Edgar Renteria singled in the bottom of the 13th inning to give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
Tim Lincecum threw six scoreless innings, Pablo Sandoval hit a solo homer and the Giants beat Philadelphia 4-1 on Thursday night in their first game with Carlos Beltran.
Conor Jackson had a two-run home run in the first inning when the A's hit for the cycle with four consecutive batters, but Oakland's bullpen imploded and wasted a solid outing by starter Rich Harden.
The defending World Series champion Giants finalized a trade Thursday to acquire slugging outfielder Carlos Beltran from the New York Mets, upgrading their inconsistent offense.
Hideki Matsui and Ryan Sweeney both homered as part of a nine-run fourth inning and the suddenly resurgent Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 13-4 on Wednesday night.
