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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...

Cal Raleigh homers and hits sacrifice fly as Mariners beat Athletics 6-4

Sep. 05, 2024 19:59 PM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer in the first inning and added a sacrifice fly in the fifth, Julio Rodríguez also connected, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Athletics 6-4 on Thursday in their final scheduled visit to the Oakland Coliseum. Luke Raley added...

Luis Urías homers and knocks in 4 as Mariners rout Athletics 16-3

Sep. 05, 2024 01:24 AM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Mitch Garver and Luis Urías both drove in four runs, George Kirby struck out nine in six innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 16-3 on Wednesday night. Seattle, which entered the day 5 1/2 games back of the last AL wild card spot,...

Seth Brown homers, hits game-ending single as A's beat Mariners 3-2 for 2nd straight walk-off win

Sep. 04, 2024 01:03 AM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Seth Brown homered in the fourth inning and hit a game-ending single in the ninth that led the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Tuesday night for their second straight walk-off win. With the score 2-2, JJ Bleday walked with one out in the...

Another walk-off win for Rangers when Jung hits a 3-run homer in the 10th inning to beat the A's 6-4

Sep. 01, 2024 18:45 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Jung hit a three-run homer off All-Star closer Mason Miller in the 10th inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Sunday. The Rangers won in walk-off fashion for the second game in a row, and the fifth time in their six home wins...

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,”...