Gray's 8 Strikeouts Lift A's Past Rangers
The A's won for the fourth time in five games.
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The A's won for the fourth time in five games.
The Giants had the best record in baseball heading into the All-Star break. Since then, it's been mostly downhill for manager Bruce Bochy's ballclub.
Adrian Beltre hit his second home run of the game with two outs in the ninth inning, rallying the Texas Rangers past the Oakland Athletics.
Now is the sneaky time for fantasy baseball owners to anticipate action at the Major League Baseball trade deadline coming up on July 31. If a team moves a star player, someone has to take that player's place in the lineup. There are statistics to be had there in such a vacancy, so if you can get the jump on a replacement now, your fantasy baseball team will be the better off for it. Likewise, if one of your star player's value takes a hit with a trade, you have to be ready to replace lost stats. Always keep an eye on the MLB trade deadline!
With a little more playing time these past few days, Athletics slugger Billy Butler is finally getting comfortable at the plate — even in a rare appearance against a right-hander.
Nathan Eovaldi pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, Carlos Beltran and Mark Teixeira hit early solo home runs and the New York Yankees beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 Sunday to complete a 6-4 homestand that likely was too little and too late to keep management from selling off players ahead of the Aug. 1 trade deadline.
The A's rallied past the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Saturday night.
Mac Williamson homered in the fifth inning and hit a tie-breaking single in the 12th, lifting San Francisco over the New York Yankees 2-1 Saturday.
Coco Crisp singled home the winning run in the 13th inning for his eighth career game-ending RBI.
The Giants held the best record in the majors at the All-Star break, but haven't won since.
Tampa Bay Rays take a 7-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
The trade deadline is approaching and the top target available for clubs in need of starting pitching? A 36-year-old who started last season in the Atlantic League.
Washington Nationals' pitcher Stephen Strasburg is having a marvelous season at 13-0. Will it become a historic Cy Young season?
As MLB teams make trades and rosters change in July with contenders preparing for the postseason chase, it's time for fantasy baseball owners to stay on top of changes in the real world. If you blink, you may miss out on the next closer change or the newest addition to a starting lineup. Don't get caught snoozing this summer!
The Padres held off the Giants 5-3 on Sunday for their first sweep of the season.
Two days after striking out on an unexpected two-seam fastball from John Axford, Toronto slugger Josh Donaldson had a much better view of things when he faced the Oakland Athletics' reliever again.
Rich Hill's return to the Athletics rotation did not last long. Hill made his first start since July 7 on Sunday afternoon, and he lasted only five pitches due to an ongoing blister issue on his pitching hand.
Wil Myers hit his 20th home run and Adam Rosales also connected off Madison Bumgarner, powering the Padres to a 4-1 victory Friday night against the Giants.
Josh Reddick scored the tiebreaking run in the 7th inning on a play that was overturned by replay, and the A's held on to beat the Blue Jays 8-7 Friday night.
The MLB All-Star break is a chance to look back at the first half of the year and make some bold predictions for the next half of the year as well. Here are 5 bold predictions for the rest of the way.
The Athletics' search for a new ballpark will be confined to Oakland, and Major League Baseball will put off any expansion talks until it solves its two outstanding stadium issues.
The first half of the season is over with the All-Star game set for tonight. Let's hand out some first-half awards.
Saturday's game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants was full of Not Top Plays but two of the plays really stood out.
There's a rule for the All-Star Game in Major League Baseball to ensure all fans get to see at least one player from each team represented in the Midsummer Classic. This means some less-than-deserving players get picked for the MLB All-Star Game, while in fantasy baseball, only the best players get picked for our All-Star roster.
Madison Bumgarner allowed Arizona's only hit with one out in the eighth inning and matched a career high with 14 strikeouts to lead the San Francisco Giants over the Diamondbacks 4-0 on Sunday night.
