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Butler homers, Sears pitches A's to series sweep of Angels with 5-0 win
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lawrence Butler homered, JP Sears won for the first time in more than a month, and the Oakland Athletics blanked the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday for a second straight game by the same 5-0 score to complete a three-game series sweep. Miguel Andujar and...
Joey Estes goes the distance and Athletics beat Angels 5-0
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Joey Estes pitched Oakland’s first individual shutout in more than three years and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 on Wednesday night. Estes (3-3) threw 68 of his 92 pitches for strikes, limiting Los Angeles to five singles and a walk with...
Butler, Rooker go deep and Athletics top Angels 7-5
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker hit home runs, Mitch Spence gave up one hit over 5 1/3 innings, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 7-5 on Tuesday night. Brett Harris added a two-run double for Oakland, which had lost seven of its previous...
Athletics rally late, snap 11-game road losing streak by beating Diamondbacks 9-4
PHOENIX (AP) — Zack Gelof tripled to key a three-run eighth and the Oakland Athletics snapped a five-game losing streak, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Friday night. The A’s also halted an 11-game road losing streak. They hadn’t won away from home since June 1 in...
Oakland's Kyle McCann called out after missing home plate and then making contact with a teammate
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kyle McCann was called out in bizarre fashion during the second inning of the Oakland Athletics' 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday when he failed to touch home plate and then made contact with a teammate who had already scored. McCann followed...
Zach Neto's 3-run double keys Angels to a 5-2 win over Oakland and a series sweep
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Zach Neto had a tiebreaking three-run double in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 5-2 Wednesday to sweep their three-game series. Max Schuemann had an early RBI double that should have driven in two runs for the A’s,...
James Hoye to be home plate umpire for All-Star Game on July 16 in Arlington, Texas
NEW YORK (AP) — James Hoye will be the plate umpire and crew chief for the All-Star Game on July 16 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Hoye was the left field umpire for the 2015 All-Star Game in Cincinnati. The 53-year-old made his major league debut in 2003 and worked the...
Pablo López takes a perfect game into 6th and strikes out 14 to lead Twins past A’s 3-0
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pablo López took a perfect game into the sixth inning and matched a career high with 14 strikeouts in eight scoreless innings as the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 3-0 on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series. López (7-6) limited...
Bailey Ober tosses 4-hitter and strikes out 10 in 1st career complete game as Twins rout A's 10-2
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Bailey Ober struck out 10 in a four-hitter for his first career complete game and the Minnesota Twins used a seven-run second inning to rout the Oakland Athletics 10-2 on Saturday. Ober (7-4) needed just 89 pitches to finish while tying a career high in...
Gelof helps A's beat Royals 7-5 to end 9-game slide
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Zack Gelof hit his first home run in nearly three weeks and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 7-5 on Tuesday night to end a nine-game losing streak. JJ Bleday had a career-high three doubles and drove in two runs, and Miguel Andujar added two...
