BY RICK PORCARO Houston’s Jake Odorizzi pitched seven shut out innings, and Cal alum Korey Lee got his first three major league hits as the Astros downed the Athletics 6-1 Sunday afternoon at the Coliseum. Odorizzi (4-2, 3.38) had his best outing of the season, spacing out four hits while …
Read More »Irvin’s gem leads A’s past Toronto in front of holiday crowd
BY RICK PORCARO The A’s jumped on Toronto starter Alek Manoah for three first inning runs, and Cole Irvin made them stand up, pitching eight dominant innings in his best start of the year as Oakland returned home with a 5-1 win over the Blue Jays in front of a …
Read More »A’s bullpen butchers Montas gem as Mariners complete sweep
BY RICK PORCARO In a lost season that seems destined to surpass 100 losses by early September, the Athletics suffered what might be remembered as their worst loss of all Thursday afternoon, wasting 7 2/3 no-hit innings by Frankie Montas only to see their wretched bullpen gift the Seattle Mariners …
Read More »Warriors move within game of title after 104-94 win over Boston
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole stepped up big when it mattered most, leading Golden State back from a third quarter deficit to move within a game of the NBA championship with a 104-94 win over the Boston Celtics Monday night at Chase Center. The Warriors led from …
Read More »Slater and Yaz long balls back Rodón as Giants sweep Dodgers
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Austin Slater and Mike Yastrzemski jumped on Dodgers starter Julio Urias for first inning home runs to give the Giants all the offense they needed in a 2-0 win over Los Angeles Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park. The game quickly developed into a pitchers duel, with Carlos …
Read More »Tori Amos delivers thrills and chills at The Paramount
BY HELEN LAME’ Piano maestro Tori Amos first Bay Area appearance in five years was a jubilant and emotional affair for many of those in attendance Friday night, reconnecting the artist with many of her fans that have seen her dozens of times over the years. Performing at the stately …
Read More »Midnight Oil blows the roof off the Fox Theater one final time
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Playing the first US date of their final North American tour, Australian rockers Midnight Oil opened their brief seven city sprint across the country with an electrifying performance at the Fox Theater in Oakland Saturday night. Returning to the Bay Area for the first time since a …
Read More »Warriors bounce Mavs, head to Finals for 6th time in eight years
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Klay Thompson poured in a game high 32 points and Golden State led wire-to-wire on the way to a 120-110 win over the Dallas Mavericks Thursday night to clinch their Western Conference Finals series in five games. The win propels the Warriors to their sixth NBA Finals …
Read More »Longo and Joc’s power show help Giants bash the Mets 9-3
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER There would be no wild comebacks Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park. Just over 12 hours after New York erased a six run deficit with seven runs in the eighth inning before falling to San Francisco 13-12 in an early game of the year candidate, the Giants jumped …
Read More »Machado helps Pads crush Giants to complete weekend sweep
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The San Diego Padres put an exclamation point on their three game weekend sweep from the Giants Sunday afternoon, jumping on Alex Cobb and two relievers on the way to a 10-1 win at Oracle Park to send San Francisco to their fourth straight loss. Manny Machado …
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