BY RICK PORCARO George Kirby pitched seven solid innings and the Mariners got home runs from Dominic Canzone, Julio Rodriguez and Cal Raleigh as Seattle stayed in the thick of the AL West race with a 6-3 win over the Athletics Wednesday afternoon at the Coliseum, completing a three game …
Read More »Newly acquired Scherzer dominates A’s in 6-1 Rangers win
BY RICK PORCARO The A’s dropped their second straight game to the Rangers Tuesday night at the Coliseum 6-1 behind a masterful seven inning performance by Max Scherzer. Scherzer (11-4, 3.88) in just his second start for Texas after being acquired from mthe Mets at the trade deadline, was his …
Read More »Astros seeking to hold off flourishing Mariners in AL West
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 »A’s finish dreadful season with uplifting victory in Vogt’s finale
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Athletics ended a dismal season on a positive note Wednesday, defeating the Los Angeles Angels 3–2 at the Coliseum to complete a three game sweep behind a story book conclusion to catcher Stephen Vogt’s final game before retirement. Long ago eliminated from the pennant chase and …
Read More »Alonso and Lindor power Mets past A’s 13-4 behind Scherzer
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The A’s wrapped up their last regularly scheduled home stand of the season with a 13-4 shellacking at the hands of the New York Mets Sunday afternoon at the Coliseum. Three time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (11-4, 2.13) got the win, the 201st of his …
Read More »A’s celebrate the past, look to future in series split with Yanks
BY RICK PORCARO The A’s rode a strong pitching performance by Adrian Martinez to shut down the powerful bats of the AL East leading Yankees for the second game in a row to score a 4-1 win over New York before 29,498 fans at the Coliseum Sunday afternoon. Martinez (3-3, …
Read More »Young A’s apply brakes to Mariners playoff push with series win
BY RICK PORCARO The A’s slowed the Mariners push for their first postseason appearance since 2001 with a 5-3 win at the Coliseum Sunday afternoon, taking the rubber match of the three game weekend series against a Seattle team that had beaten them ten straight times at the Coliseum prior …
Read More »Ex-A’s manager Melvin digging other side of Billy Ball with Pads
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ In his first season as manager of the Padres, Bob Melvin recently had the very delicate task of navigating a major league locker room full of players fraught with anxiety as the trade deadline approached. General Manager A. J. Preller, who is among the most driven and …
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 …
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