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The Athletics couldn’t figure out Corey Kluber all day, but as soon as the Cy Young Award winner headed to the bench, their offense awoke. Behind home runs from Jed Lowrie, Khris Davis and Stephen Piscotty, the A’s stormed back against the Indians bullpen for an 11-inning win on Saturday at Progressive Field. Kluber pitched…
A weekend stay in Seattle has been less than glamorous for the A’s — their season, more than two weeks old, a disappointment. Saturday’s 10-8 loss to the Mariners, coming on the heels of Friday’s disastrous bullpen meltdown, was largely a reflection of that: Opening Day starter Kendall Graveman turned in his fourth subpar outing…
The Athletics are a last-place team, but they are not playing like it lately. They dealt a blow to the Rangers’ hopes of catching the Twins in the American League Wild Card race with a 4-1 victory on Friday night. OAK Homepage News
Chad Pinder (aka ‘Chi’ for Players Weekend) hit two home runs for only the second time in his young career, and the last-place Athletics knocked off the Rangers for the second straight game with an 8-3 victory on Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum. OAK Homepage News
Red-hot Ryon Healy homered twice to lead a solid Oakland offensive attack in Tuesday’s 6-4, series-evening win over the Orioles. OAK Homepage News
Craig Taylor