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Khris Davis slugged his Major League-leading 42nd homer to lead off the 10th, giving Oakland a win over Tampa Bay on Friday at Tropicana Field. The A’s won their 12th extra-inning game of the season, tied for second-most in the Majors. Edwin Jackson fired five strong innings for Oakland, and four A’s relief pitchers combined…
The A’s raced to a five-run lead, let it slip, and still came out victorious to gain a game in the American League West on Friday night. A mighty bullpen led the way, helped along by a pair of runs that dismantled a tie in a 7-5 win over the Mariners, thus voiding a wobbly…
Backed by a four-run first inning against Felix Hernandez, the A’s pieced together a tidy bullpen day to edge the Mariners, 4-3, and avoid a three-game sweep at the Coliseum on Thursday afternoon. Stephen Piscotty put the A’s on top with a two-out, two-run double. Hernandez went on to pitch six innings and retired 16…
Starter Brett Anderson exited the game with a left shoulder strain after warming up before the second inning, but the Athletics’ bullpen handled the heavy lifting again on Friday, pitching the final eight innings of their 3-1 win over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Dustin Fowler supplied the offense with his first career Major…
Khris Davis, Matt Olson and Matt Chapman homered, as the A’s took the series opener from the Blue Jays. Davis had four hits, while Olson hit a three-run clout and Chapman added a two-run homer. Andrew Triggs exited after 2 1/3 for the A’s with right forearm nerve discomfort, while Blue Jays starter Aaron Sanchez…
Craig Taylor