BY STEVEN LUKE For the first time since interleague play was introduced, the Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants met with more than standings on the line in the finale of their season series. The Bridge Trophy, made out of metal from an old span of the Bay Bridge, was …
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BY ANTHONY SOSA In front of a crowd of 56,310, a new Oakland Coliseum record and the highest attended game in the Majors in 2018, Jonathan Lucroy hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 4-3 victory over the San Francisco …
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BY ANTHONY SOSA Buster Posey ripped a ball off the right field wall over the head of Kris Bryant on a 2-2 count with two outs in the bottom of the 13th inning to drive in the winning run and deliver a 5-4 San Francisco Giants walk-off victory over …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Pablo Sandoval blasted a three-run homer into McCovey Cove and had five RBI’s as the Giants pounded out 17 hits to prevail in a four hour slugfest with the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday afternoon at AT&T Park. San Francisco’s 13-8 win salvaged a split of the four-game …
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Fireworks will light up the night at Radke Martinez Shoreline Park, Wednesday, July 4. Join the crowd at the Waterfront or head over to your special viewing spot before 9:15 p.m. Pyrotechnics begin around 9:30 p.m. and will last approximately twenty-five minutes. Waterfront Park will be closed to cars at …
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BY ANTHONY SOSA The Oakland Athletics used a strong four-run sixth inning and a quality start from Sean Manaea to propel them to a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels, Saturday at the Oakland Coliseum. The A’s victory ended their four-game losing streak and also a six-game losing streak …
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BY ANTHONY SOSA Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros overpowered the Oakland Athletics Thursday as they took the third and final game of the series, 7-3, to complete a three-game sweep at the Oakland Coliseum. In the three games, the Astros outscored the A’s 26-11. The A’s had no easy …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER In a contest that provided a stark contrast to the opening game of the series, the Golden State Warriors set the tone early and controlled the game throughout, leading wire to wire on the way to a 121-103 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday night at Oracle. …
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BY ANTHONY SOSA Rebounding nicely after a brutal road trip that resulted in the Giants dropping six out of eight games, San Francisco returned home and swept the Philadelphia Phillies, scoring a 6-1 victory Sunday over Jake Arrieta, one of the top pitchers in the game. Arrieta, who came into …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Taking the stage at the Greek Theatre to a backdrop of old color television consoles broadcasting scenes of Robert Kennedy, Vietnam and the Mexico City Olympics protest, Ian Anderson and his band arrived to perform a 50th Anniversary celebration of the music of Jethro Tull Saturday night …
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