A's Hit 4 HRs In Testy 5-4 Win Over Rangers
Ramon Laureano took a slow trot after a home run and later got hit by a pitch, prompting the benches to clear as the Oakland Athletics posted a testy 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
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Ramon Laureano took a slow trot after a home run and later got hit by a pitch, prompting the benches to clear as the Oakland Athletics posted a testy 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
Pablo Sandoval homered with two outs in the 11th inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 Friday night for their 18th victory in 22 games.
Lance Lynn struck out eight in six innings and Willie Calhoun homered in his return to the majors, helping the Rangers beat the A's 5-2 on Friday night.
Danny Santana hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs as the slumping Rangers routed the A's 11-3 on Thursday night.
Pablo Sandoval homered with one out in the 13th inning, sending the San Francisco Giants past the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Tuesday night.
Matt Olson hit a three-run home run in the ninth inning and Ramon Laureano added a ground-rule RBI double with one out in the 11th, giving the Oakland Athletics a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
The fog machine, strobe lights and blaring music in the clubhouse tell the story of San Francisco's winning midseason vibe after all those months of losing when contending seemed so far out of the question.
Mike Yastrzemski homered with one out in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday.
Max Kepler drove in four runs, including the game-winner to cap a two-run rally in the ninth inning, and the Twins beat the A's 7-6 on Sunday.
Khris Davis lined a two-out, two-run single off the glove of diving first baseman Ehire Adrianza in the ninth inning and the A's won again, beating the Twins 5-4.
Pete Alonso came off the bench and hit his 33rd home run, setting the Mets rookie record for RBIs as New York beat San Francisco 11-4 Saturday to end the Giants' seven-game winning streak.
Alex Dickerson raced home from first on a botched fly ball to shallow left field with two outs in the 10th inning and the Giants won their season-high seventh straight game, 1-0 over the Mets on Friday night.
Marcus Semien led off the game with a home run and later tripled and homered as the A's kept rolling, topping the Twins 5-3 on a sweltering Friday night.
Bumgarner pitched nine superb innings but had nothing to show for it aside from an ovation and the Giants rallied past the Mets on Donovan Solano's 16th-inning RBI single for a 3-2 win Thursday night.
Pinch-hitter Eddie Rosario drove a go-ahead, three-run homer on the first pitch from reliever Yusmeiro Petit in the seventh inning and the Twins beat the A's 6-3 Thursday night.
Former Boston Red Sox infielder Elijah "Pumpsie" Green, the first black player on the last major league team to field one, has died. He was 85.
Donovan Solano had four hits, including a tie-breaking home run leading off the sixth inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Rockies 11-8 on Wednesday to complete a four-game series sweep, their first at Colorado in nearly eight years.
Brandon Crawford went 5 for 6 with two homers and tied a San Francisco team record with eight RBIs, and the Giants scored a season-high in runs in a 19-2 rout of the Colorado Rockies.
The A's beat the White Sox 3-2 after Chad Pinder scored all the way from first base when White Sox shortstop Jose Rondón made a throwing error trying to start a double play in the ninth inning.
Tyler Beede pitched effectively into the seventh inning, had two hits and drove in the go-ahead run as the Giants beat the Brewers 8-3 on Sunday.
Franklin Barreto hit a three-run home run to cap a seven-run first inning, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 13-2 on Saturday.
Mike Fiers pitched into the eighth inning to win his seventh consecutive decision, Oakland hit three solo home runs and the A's beat the Chicago White Sox 5-1 on Friday night.
Buster Posey hit a grand slam in the top of the 10th inning to lift the Giants to a 10-7 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.
Longoria homered with one out in the seventh inning to break up Flaherty's bid for a no-hitter, and the Giants held on to beat the Cardinals 1-0 on Sunday.
Matt Olson hit a home run for the second straight game to lead a five-run first inning and the Oakland Athletics powered past the Seattle Mariners 7-4 on Sunday.
