A's Rout Cleveland In 17-0 Shutout, Win 7th Straight
Mitch Moreland homered twice, Chris Bassitt posted his AL-leading 12th win and the Oakland Athletics routed the Cleveland Indians 17-0 on Thursday for their seventh straight victory.
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Mitch Moreland homered twice, Chris Bassitt posted his AL-leading 12th win and the Oakland Athletics routed the Cleveland Indians 17-0 on Thursday for their seventh straight victory.
Buster Posey had two hits, including his 15th home run. LaMonte Wade Jr., Brandon Crawford and Alex Dickerson also homered for San Francisco.
Jed Lowrie hit a three-run homer and Elvis Andrus had a solo shot in the eighth inning in the Oakland Athletics' 6-3 comeback victory over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night.
Starling Marte went 4 for 5 with an RBI, Seth Brown homered and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Pinch-hitter Tommy La Stella singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Sunday to take two of three in the series between division leaders.
The San Francisco Giants delivered another improbable come-from-behind victory by displaying the tenacity that has enabled them to produce the best record in baseball.
Matt Olson matched his career high with four hits, including a two-run double as part of Oakland's seven-run third inning, and the Athletics beat Texas 12-3 Saturday, handing the Rangers their 13th consecutive road loss.
Starling Marte hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the 11th inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics past the Texas Rangers 4-1 on Friday night.
Rowdy Tellez singled home Avisaíl García in the 10th inning to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.
Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano will miss the rest of the 2021 season after violating Major League Baseball's policy on performance enhancing substances.
LaMonte Wade Jr. tied it with a two-out single in a four-run ninth inning and Kris Bryant doubled in the winning run in the 10th in a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday.
Yan Gomes homered in his Oakland debut, fellow newcomer Starling Marte got three hits and stole three bases, and the A's beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Sunday.
Kris Bryant homered in his Giants debut, a two-out solo shot in the third inning and San Francisco beat the Houston Astros 5-3 on Sunday.
The San Francisco Giants hit five home runs and beat Houston 8-6 Saturday in an interleague matchup of division leaders.
Shohei Ohtani ended a long run drought with an RBI double, Jaime Barria outdueled Cole Irvin and the Angels defeated the A's 1-0 on Saturday.
José Altuve hit a grand slam in the sixth one inning after putting Houston ahead on a solo homer and the AL-leading Astros held off the Giants 9-6 in a matchup of baseball's top two teams.
Chris Bassitt became the first American League pitcher to reach 11 wins, Matt Chapman homered and the A's shut out the Angels for the second straight night with a 2-0 victory Friday.
Frankie Montas struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings and Oakland took advantage of some early Los Angeles miscues in Starling Marte's debut with the Athletics and beat the Angels 4-0 Thursday night.
Brandon Crawford doubled home two runs in his first at-bat after coming back from a left oblique strain and the majors-leading San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 on Thursday in the rubber match of a three-game series.
Walker Buehler pitched three-hit ball over seven dominant innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers to extend his mastery of the San Francisco Giants in an 8-0 victory Wednesday night.
Sean Manaea took a perfect game into the sixth inning and Matt Chapman hit a three-run homer to carry the A's to a 10-4 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday.
The Oakland Athletics fortified their bullpen Monday night by acquiring left-hander Andrew Chafin from the Chicago Cubs for two minor leaguers.
LaMonte Wade Jr. homered twice and the San Francisco Giants avoided a three-game sweep, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Sunday.
Kyle Seager hit a two-out, two-run single as part of Seattle's four-run third inning, Marco Gonzales won his second straight decision, and the Mariners inched closer in the American League wild-card chase with a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
Gregory Polanco homered, drove in three runs and scored twice, and Kevin Newman matched his career high with four hits for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who beat the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants 10-2 Saturday night.
