Latest Mark Kotsay News

Rookie Brady Basso sharp again, leads A's past White Sox 2-0 for first major league win

Sep. 13, 2024 23:13 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Brady Basso pitched five-hit ball into the sixth inning in his first major league win, and the Oakland Athletics handed the Chicago White Sox their 16th consecutive home loss with a 2-0 victory on Friday night. Chicago was shut out for the 18th time, finishing...

Oakland Athletics score 2 runs in 12th to outlast Houston Astros 4-3

Sep. 11, 2024 00:17 AM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Zack Gelof homered early, Max Schuemann and Nick Allen drove in runs with 12th-inning bunts and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Tuesday night. With the score 2-2, Daz Cameron’s bunt single to start the 12th sent Gelof, the automatic runner, to...

Brant Hurter helps the Tigers move back over .500 with a 2-1 victory over the Athletics

Sep. 07, 2024 19:37 PM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brant Hurter pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Saturday. Detroit moved back over .500 after losing three of its previous four games. The Tigers (72-71) haven't had a winning season since they went...

Seth Brown hits walk-off RBI single in 13th inning and Athletics beat Tigers 7-6

Sep. 07, 2024 02:26 AM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Seth Brown hit a walk-off RBI single in the 13th inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 7-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night after tying the game in the 11th with a two-run homer. The teams went back-and-forth in extras. Both scored their automatic...

Taveras delivers game-ending single for Rangers in 3-2 win over Athletics

Aug. 31, 2024 22:30 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Leody Taveras hit a game-ending single with one out in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Saturday night. The bases were loaded when No. 9 batter Taveras grounded a single through the middle and past a drawn-in infield,...

Rooker homers twice, A's beat Rangers 9-2 for first consecutive winning months since 2021

Aug. 30, 2024 23:32 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brent Rooker homered twice to give him 33 this season, JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers also went deep and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Friday night for their first consecutive winning months in more than three years. Oakland is 14-11 in...

TJ Friedl hits a game-ending single as the Reds rally past the A's for a 10-9 win

Aug. 29, 2024 21:34 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — TJ Friedl capped Cincinnati's three-run ninth inning with a two-run single, and the Reds beat Lawrence Butler and the Oakland Athletics 10-9 on Thursday. Tyler Stephenson and Will Benson homered for Cincinnati, which had lost five of six. Stephenson finished with...

Seth Brown homers twice, Oakland A's outslug Reds 9-6

Aug. 28, 2024 22:09 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Seth Brown hit a pair of home runs, including a go-ahead three-run shot in the eighth, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-6 on Wednesday night. “To show the fight to answer back in that fashion, just shows the character of the group really,”...

Oakland Athletics outfielder Miguel Andujar will undergo season-ending surgery

Aug. 28, 2024 17:40 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Oakland Athletics outfielder Miguel Andujar will have season-ending, manager Mark Kotsay said Wednesday. “We are going to miss him,” Kotsay said. “He was a big contributor and a big part of this club's success over the past few months. Hopefully the surgery...

A's hit 3 late homers after quiet start and hold off Reds 5-4

Aug. 27, 2024 22:39 PM EDT

CINCINNATI (AP) — Max Schuemann and Lawrence Butler each hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning to propel the Oakland Athletics past the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Tuesday night. Zack Gelof added a solo shot in the eighth and All-Star closer Mason Miller hung on after giving up two...