Athletics rally for 2 runs in 8th, edge Cardinals 3-2
Khris Davis hustled home on an infield grounder in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied for two runs, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Saturday night. The Cardinals fell to 1-8 in interleague games at Busch Stadium this season. Oakland trailed 2-1 in the eighth when Davis singled with one out against Matt Bowman (2-5) and Ryon Healy doubled, extending the longest active...
Waterfront stadium coming to Oakland?
The team may be considering building a waterfront stadium for the Oakland As. Tom Vacar reports.
Graveman earns 10th win, Athletics take series from Indians
Kendall Graveman pitched into the seventh inning to become Oakland's first 10-game winner this season, and the Athletics beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1 Wednesday to win the series. The A's took two of three games from the AL Central leaders, who had swept a three-game set from Oakland in July. Cleveland went into the day with the best record in the American League, but was held to one...
Syndergaard outduels Samardzija in Mets' 2-0 win over Giants
Noah Syndergaard and Jeurys Familia combined on a three-hitter and Yoenis Cespedes homered off Jeff Samardzija, leading the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Sunday night. Cespedes homered for the third time in two days to help split the four-game series. It was also the 900th victory of manager Terry Collins' career, making him the 10th active manager to reach the milestone.
Early mistake costs Athletics in 4-2 loss to White Sox
The Oakland Athletics made another costly mistake Sunday. A low throw by second baseman Chad Pinder on a double-play attempt led to Chicago scoring three runs in the first inning and the Athletics never recovered on the way to a 4-2 loss to the White Sox on Sunday. "I've just got to be better and more accurate with that throw," said Pinder, who had several family members in...
Sale ends drought with 8 scoreless, White Sox beat A's 6-2
Chris Sale pitched eight scoreless innings for his first victory in 49 days, Jose Abreu homered and the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Saturday night. Sale (15-6) was the majors' first 14-game winner and the AL starter in the All-Star Game, but the lefty had gone 0-4 in six starts, interrupted by a five-day suspension for slicing up throwback uniforms he didn't want...
Cespedes hits 2 homers, Colon strong as Mets top Giants 9-5
Yoenis Cespedes hit two long home runs and an RBI double in his second game back from the disabled list, boosting Bartolo Colon and the New York Mets over the San Francisco Giants 9-5 Saturday. The Mets had lost five of six before topping the team that began the day leading the NL West. The Giants dropped to 11-22 since the All-Star break. Cespedes, who'd been out since Aug. 4 with a...
Graveman tosses 2-hitter, Davis homers as A's rout White Sox
Kendall Graveman was so dominant it left Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin searching for a clock. "I was looking to see what time it was. It felt like it was an hour and 55-minute game, at least on his end," Melvin said. "We've seen him pitch well. We've seen the sinker, we've seen the cutter. We just haven't seen a shutout like this."
Cain implodes in the 5th, Giants swept by Pirates
Andrew McCutchen had two hits, including a two-run homer, pinch-hitter Matt Joyce had a key two-run single, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from a four-run deficit to complete a three-game sweep of the freefalling San Francisco Giants with a 6-5 victory on Wednesday. The Pirates won their fourth straight game and sixth in seven. They remain a game behind St. Louis, which beat Houston 8-2, in...
Bumgarner, Span lead Giants to 6-2 victory over Baltimore
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Madison Bumgarner snapped a five-start winless streak with seven shutout innings, Denard Span had four RBIs and the San Francisco Giants beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Saturday night. Bumgarner (11-7) had lost five of his previous seven decisions. He allowed just three hits, struck out eight and allowed three walks.
Barry Bonds ejected as a coach
It was a first for Barry Bonds as a baseball coach as the Giants and Marlins were playing a day game in Miami.
Barry Bonds ejected as Marlins coach
It was a first for Barry Bonds as a baseball coach. The former Giant managed to get the boot from the dugout while complaining about ball and strike calls.
Giants' Bruce Bochy hospitalized
The manager of the San Francisco Giants was admitted to medical care. Jason Appelbaum reports.
A's lose 3-1, swept at home by Cubs
Kyle Hendricks pitched into the eighth inning for his fifth win since June and the Chicago Cubs beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Kris Bryant and Jorge Soler both homered off A's starter Sean Manaea (3-7). Bryant's home run was his 27th this season, one more than the two-time All-Star had in 2015 when he was the NL's rookie of the year.
Roark, Nationals bullpen outduel Bumgarner, edge Giants
Tanner Roark and the Washington bullpen outdueled Madison Bumgarner, and Wilson Ramos homered to lift the Nationals over the San Francisco Giants 1-0 Sunday in a matchup of NL division leaders. Washington won twice in the three-game series. Last weekend, the Giants took two of three at home from the Nationals. Bumgarner (10-7) lost despite allowing just hits, including Ramos' 18th...
Nunez gets 3 extra-base hits off Strasburg, Giants top Nats
Eduardo Nunez got four hits, including two triples and a double off Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg, and the San Francisco Giants beat Washington 7-1 Saturday night in a matchup of NL division leaders. Brandon Belt homered, doubled and singled as the Giants ended Washington's four-game winning streak. Slumping right fielder Bryce Harper of the Nationals left after the sixth inning with a...
Arrieta goes 8 innings, Cubs beat A's 4-0; Gray injured
Jake Arrieta pitched eight innings of three-hit ball to get his first victory in over a month and the Chicago Cubs beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Saturday. Arrieta (13-5) was 0-3 in his previous five starts and 1-4 since ending a 20-decision winning streak on June 22. The NL Cy Young Award winner struck out four and walked one on 108 pitches.
Soler homers in return to help Lester, Cubs beat A's 7-2
Cubs manager Joe Maddon thought Jorge Soler might get a jolt out of returning to the majors after spending two months recovering from a nagging hamstring injury, including a two-week stint in the minors. Boy, was Maddon right. Soler hit a three-run home run in his first at-bat after being activated off the disabled list, Jon Lester pitched seven strong innings, and Chicago beat the Oakland...
Skidding Giants get only 4 hits in 5-1 loss to Nationals
In spite of their miserable slump, the San Francisco Giants remain in first place in the NL West. For now, anyway. The Giants mustered only four hits and received another lackluster pitching performance from Jeff Samardzija in a 5-1 loss to the Washington Nationals on Friday night.
Alonso has RBI single in 10th to help A's beat Angels 8-6
Yonder Alonso hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the 10th inning to lead the Oakland Athletics to an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night, avoiding a three-game sweep and snapping a five-game losing streak.