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Jonathan Lucroy’s proclamation was heard in every corner of the A’s clubhouse last week: “We win two out of three the rest of the year, we’re going to win the World Series.” That was after the A’s took two of three from the Mariners. They’ve since stolen two of three from the Astros and another…
Oakland’s season-high six-game win streak came to an end after a 15-3 loss to the Indians at the Coliseum on Sunday. Cleveland pounded out 20 hits — including a season-high 11 doubles — as the A’s bullpen allowed 12 earned runs. OAK Homepage News
Matt Chapman propelled the A’s to a 3-2 victory on Sunday afternoon with a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning, helping them take three of four from the Royals at the Coliseum. The solo homer off right-hander Jason Adam was Chapman’s 10th of the season and followed a spectacular game-changing defensive play by Marcus…
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…
A bleak May day at Yankee Stadium ended with a lackluster A’s loss on Sunday afternoon, their fifth in six games. Following a two-hour, 45-minute rain delay, lefty Brett Anderson surrendered three runs in the first inning of an eventual 6-2 loss to the Yankees, dropping the A’s two games under .500 (19-21) for the…
Craig Taylor