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Tyler Soderstrom scores twice to lift the Athletics over the Cubs 5-3

Sep. 18, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Tyler Soderstrom homered and was 2 for 4 and Zack Gelof hit a double to take the lead in the eighth as the Athletics beat the Cubs 5-3, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to become the first major league team to earn a spot in the playoffs, on Wednesday. Chicago’s loss...

Imanaga strikes out 11 and Swanson homers with 4 RBIs to lead Cubs over A's 9-2

Sep. 16, 2024 23:42 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Shota Imanaga struck out a career-high 11 in winning his fifth straight start, Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer while tying his season high with four RBIs and Chicago Cubs defeated the Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Monday night. Chicago (77-73) remained five games...

Heyward homers, Singleton has 3 hits to help Astros avoid sweep and beat A's 6-3

Sep. 12, 2024 17:36 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Jason Heyward hit a two-run homer early and Jon Singleton had three hits, capped by a tiebreaking RBI single in Houston’s four-run eighth inning, and the Astros got a 6-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. Brent Rooker homered off Ryan Pressly (2-3) with...

Kyle McCann homers, Brent Rooker drives in 2 as Athletics beat Astros 5-4

Sep. 12, 2024 00:20 AM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle McCann hit a two-run homer, Brent Rooker had two hits and two RBIs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night. The Astros have lost three straight games and their lead in the AL West has narrowed to 3 1/2 games over Seattle with 17...

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...

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...

Strong start from Joey Estes, 4-run 4th inning push Athletics past Brewers 4-3 to avoid sweep

Aug. 25, 2024 19:24 PM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Joey Estes allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings, and the Oakland Athletics scored four times in the fourth in a 4-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday to avoid a sweep. Estes (6-6) held the Brewers, who had scored 20 runs over the first two games of the...

Bauers homers and scores 3 times to pace Brewers past Athletics 9-5

Aug. 24, 2024 19:27 PM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jake Bauers hit a home run and scored three times and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Oakland Athletics 9-5 on Saturday. Willy Adames, Rhys Hoskins and Garrett Mitchell had two hits apiece as the Brewers won their second straight in their final trip to the...

Jose Siri hits go-ahead homer for second straight game, pushes Rays to 4-2 win over Athletics

Aug. 22, 2024 01:06 AM EDT

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jose Siri hit a late go-ahead homer for the second straight game, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Wednesday night. Siri’s 423-foot, two-run blast to left in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie. The center fielder had been hitless in...