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Rooker hits 10th homer in July, Athletics secure winning month with 5-4 victory over Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brent Rooker hit his 10th home run in July, Seth Brown had three hits and drove in three runs, and the Oakland Athletics secured their first winning month in two years, beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 Friday night. Oakland is 13-7 in July, snapping a...
PG&E: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $524 million. The Oakland, California-based company said it had net income of 24 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax expenses and...
Brandon Drury's RBI single in the 8th helps Angels beat Mariners 2-1 to complete 3-game sweep
SEATTLE (AP) — Brandon Drury drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Angels completed a three-game sweep of the struggling Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Wednesday. The Mariners were booed by fans after losing for the eighth time in nine games...
Tiger Woods watches 15-year-old son Charlie shoot a 12-over 82 in US Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Charlie Woods, the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods, covered his face with his cap after shaking hands with his playing partners on the 18th green at the Oakland Hills North Course. Woods shot a 12-over 82 on Monday in the U.S. Junior Amateur, a...
Angels rally against Oakland bullpen in final scheduled visit to Coliseum, beat A's 8-5
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Pillar hit a two-run double in the eighth as Los Angeles rallied against Oakland's bullpen, and the Angels beat the Athletics 8-5 on Sunday in likely their final game ever at the Coliseum. Logan O'Hoppe singled to start the decisive inning. Pinch-hitter...
Ron Washington gifted ball by Kevin Pillar from the final out of the Angels' final Coliseum visit
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The ball from the final out safely in Kevin Pillar's glove, teammate Jo Adell reminded the veteran center fielder he might just want to keep this one. Perhaps it would be a meaningful souvenir from the Los Angeles Angels' last scheduled visit to Oakland. And...
All-Star Tanner Houck limits A's to 2 hits in 6 innings, Red Sox win 7-0
BOSTON (AP) — All-Star pitcher Tanner Houck limited Oakland to two hits in six innings and Connor Wong, Wilyer Abreu and Masataka Yoshida homered to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Athletics 7-0 on Thursday night. The Red Sox have won eight of their last 10 to improve to 51-41....
New Oakland Ballers independent minor league team offers ownership stake opportunity to fans
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Baseball fans and others interested in supporting the new Oakland Ballers independent minor league team can now purchase ownership stakes in the expansion club. The B's announced the opportunity early Thursday with the launch of a community investment...
Montas gets Yankee Stadium win that eluded him during time in pinstripes
NEW YORK (AP) — Frankie Montas smiled after a win at Yankee Stadium, the type of pitching performance that eluded him during his time in pinstripes. Montas ended a four-start winless streak, taking a shutout into the fifth against New York and allowing two runs over five-plus...
Man charged in connection to mass shooting at Oakland Juneteenth celebration
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A 23-year-old Oakland man has been charged in connection with a mass shooting that broke out at a Juneteenth celebration in the San Francisco Bay Area last month. Prosecutors charged JaJuan Kelly, 23, with four counts of felony assault with a semiautomatic...
