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Miranda hits home run in 8th as Twins win 8-7 to take doubleheader from A's for four-game sweep
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jose Miranda hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 8-7 Sunday night to take both games of a split doubleheader and finish a sweep of the four-game series. Willi Castro had three hits, and Carlos Correa...
Twins-A's postponed, split doubleheader scheduled for Sunday
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The game between the Oakland Athletics and Minnesota Twins Saturday was postponed due to inclement weather and a day-night doubleheader was scheduled for Sunday. It was not raining when the game was called at 1:45 p.m. EDT, but radar showed a storm approaching...
Max Kepler hits tying homer, walk-off single in Twins' 6-5 victory over Athletics
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Max Kepler hit a tying home run in the sixth inning and a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. Kepler singled to right off Scott Alexander, driving in Austin Martin from second...
Joe Ryan fans 5 in 7 strong innings, Carlos Correa slugs 2-run HR as Twins beat Athletics 6-2
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Ryan struck out five in seven strong innings and Carlos Correa had a two-run homer among his three hits as the Minnesota Twins beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Thursday night. One day after the Twins had a season-high 24 hits against the Rockies, Minnesota...
Rookie Jackson Merrill homers in 9th off Miller to lift the Padres to a 5-4 win against the A's
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Jackson Merrill's second homer of the day was a game-ending drive off Mason Miller with one out in the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Wednesday as Fernando Tatis Jr.'s career-high 17-game hitting streak ended. ...
Jurickson Profar is out of the Padres' lineup with patellar tendinitis in his left knee
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres left fielder Jurickson Profar, who is second in the major leagues in batting average and third in on-base percentage, was out of the lineup Wednesday with patellar tendinitis in his left knee. Profar said he's been dealing with the issue for years,...
Higashioka hits walk-off homer and Tatis extends hitting streak to 17 games as Padres beat A's 4-3
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Higashioka homered leading off the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Tuesday night. Fernando Tatis Jr. extended his hitting streak to a career-high 17 games, but Jurickson Profar, who entered second in the big leagues in...
Tatis homers to extend his career-best hitting streak to 16 as the Padres beat the A's 6-1
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. homered to extend his career-best hitting streak to 16 games, the longest current streak in the majors, and Dylan Cease won for the first time in six starts as the San Diego Padres beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1 on Monday night. Jake Cronenworth...
With Shohei Ohtani out of the picture, get ready for what could be a wide open race for AL MVP
Twice in the last three years, Shohei Ohtani won American League MVP honors unanimously. It's looking like a more wide open race in 2024. With Ohtani in the National League now, the door is open for a handful of other candidates who are off to terrific starts. One of...
Writing on the wall: Giants coach Ryan Christenson has turned lineup cards into art
NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Christenson has turned lineup cards into art. After San Francisco Giants manager Bob Melvin picks a batting order, his bench coach selects the font and color scheme for the day’s sumptuous script. Options include Roman Gothic, a Celtic variation, Chicano...
