BY J.A. SCHWARTZ Thirty seasons after making his managerial debut with the Giants, Dusty Baker finally lifted his first World Series trophy in 2022. All roads to a championship will continue to go thru Houston, but after breaking a 21 year postseason drought the Mariners are poised to stake their …
Read More »Athletics stifle Astros again to record first sweep of the season
BY RICK PORCARO The suddenly resurgent A’s completed an improbable three game sweep of the Astros behind another solid effort from Cole Irvin in a 4-2 win over Houston Wednesday afternoon at the Coliseum. Irvin (6-7, 3.05) won for the fourth time in five decisions in July as Oakland completed …
Read More »Cal’s Korey Lee and Odorizzi lead Astros past punchless A’s 6-1
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 lose second straight to Cleveland despite strong pitching
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Richie Palacios two-run pinch hit double in the ninth inning propelled the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 victory over the Athletics Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum. A’s starter Cole Irvin and Shane Bieber matched up in the pitchers duel with Sheldon Neuse’s fifth inning solo homer providing …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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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