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Ohtani’s bat and Alex Cobb’s arm lead Angels past A’s 4-0

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Four unearned runs in the fifth inning was all the offense Alex Cobb and the Angels bullpen needed as Los Angeles scored a 4-0 win against the Athletics Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum. Cobb (3-2, 3.78) was masterful in his first start against Oakland since joining the …

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The Black Keys put a spin on Mississippi blues with Delta Kream

BY MARIANA GARRICK The indie-blues rock band The Black Keys released their 10th studio album Delta Kream on May 14. Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney’s 11-track album fills the ears of listeners with head-bopping jams and foot-stomping rhythms that pay tribute to hill country blues legends R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough …

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Kaprielian shuts down M’s as Oakland ends three-game skid

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The A’s bounced back from a pair of series opening losses to the Mariners behind seven shutout innings from James Kaprielian to score a 6-3 win over the Mariners Wednesday afternoon at the Coliseum. Kaprielian (2-0, 1.53), a first round pick in 2015 out of UCLA making …

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Summer Stone Fruit hits the shelves at Farmers Market

BY DEBRA J. MORRIS The fruit of summer – juicy melons, sweet cherries, luscious berries, plump figs, and succulent grapes – are what we wait for all year long, but it all begins with the utter bliss of biting into a sweet, juicy peach or nectarine. In their infinite variety …

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Astros continue domination of A’s 8-4 to regain first place

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Houston Astros continued their mastery over the A’s Thursday afternoon at the Coliseum, taking the rubber match of their three-game series, and the division lead in the process, with a 8-4 win. After rebounding from a four-game sweep at the hands of the Astros to open …

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Sano’s late blast rallies Twins to 5-4 win over the A’s

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The A’s may have started the season at 0-6, but they have played .700 baseball since then, and for most of Saturday afternoon, it appeared they’d take another game from the struggling Twins. But Miguel Sano, he of the .119 batting average entering the day, flicked an …

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Warriors rally after slow start to eclipse Suns 122-116

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Warriors completed a sweep of the two teams with the best record in the NBA on consecutive nights with a 122-116 victory over the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night at Chase Center. Andrew Wiggins poured in a game high 38 points on 17-24 shooting as Golden State …

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