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  BY ANTHONY SOSA A four-run first inning and a dominant performance from the Oakland Athletics’ bullpen provided the club with a 4-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners Thursday at the Oakland Coliseum. The win thwarted Seattle’s attempt at a sweep. The A’s offense got to Mariners’ starting pitcher Felix …

BY STEVEN LUKE Matched up head-to-head with one of the premier pitchers in the American League, Daniel Mengden did everything in his power to keep his team in the game, matching zeroes with Gerrit Cole until the Houston hurler gave up the first run of the game in the sixth. …

BY STEVEN LUKE The Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in a tight contest Sunday afternoon at the Coliseum. The win gave the A’s a three game sweep in record breaking fashion, striking out the most batters in Oakland history with 40 total whiffs in the series. Strikeouts were …

BY STEVEN LUKE After opening the home stand with his best outing of the season Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Daniel Mengden closed it out against the Boston Red Sox with another solid effort in a pitching duel with David Price. It was a 1-1 matchup between Mengden and the A’s …

BY ANTHONY SOSA In front of a crowd of 25,746, Oakland Athletics’ starting pitcher Sean Manaea pulled off one of the most impressive feats in baseball by throwing a no-hitter and striking out 10 against the team with the best record in the game, dominating the Boston Red Sox in …

BY STEVEN LUKE It was kids’ day in Oakland today with elementary aged kids all over the ball park and they brought the noise level for the Athletics and White Sox match up, but by the time it finally ended five hours and 48 minutes later the kids were long …

BY STEVEN LUKE The Oakland Athletics dropped the finale of their season opening home stand Thursday 6-3 to the Texas Rangers and sit at 3-5 on the season in spite of a gutsy performance by Daniel Mengden. It all fell off the rails early for the A’s and Mengden. He …

BY STEVEN LUKE Forget April Fool’s day. Forget Easter. Sunday, April 1, 2018 in Oakland was Shohei Ohtani day at the expense of the Athletics. The right hander made his Major League pitching debut and lived up to the hype reaching 99mph on the gun repeatedly and making Oakland Athletics …

BY RYAN LEONG As well as the A’s played against Boston in this four game series, Sunday’s game was forgettable unless you’re a Red Sox fan. After outscoring the Sox 19-8 in the first three games, the A’s were routed in the finale 12-3, eliminating any hope for the first …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER As the Oakland A’s prepare to return home from spring training in Arizona, many questions remain about what to expect from them in the 2017 season. While the prospects are strong for a noticeable improvement over last season’s 69-93 last place finish, the American League West is …