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Evil Angels strike down A’s
It didn’t take long before A’s starter Cody Martin was pulled from his first big league start. The Angels made quick work of the fresh face, nailing the A’s for four runs and the ballgame during the...
View ArticleGray leads A’s to victory over Astros
It’s a game where bragging rights could be assigned between friends, but that won’t happen yet. Sonny Gray (W, 13-7, 2.28 ERA) didn’t allow a run against the Astros over seven innings, and while...
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Bay Area shortstops suffer All-Star snubs
Every All-Star Game, noteworthy snubs keep players out of a hard-earned spot on baseball’s biggest stage. Among the 2016 crop are three recognizable figures on the Bay Area baseball scene. One of the...
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Melvin ejection sparks A’s past Toronto
Due to a perceived floating strike zone, frustration boiled over in the fourth inning for the Oakland Athletics. But, a bit of fire proved to be exactly what the Green and Gold needed, serving as the...
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Scrappy A’s rescue Dull with exciting finish
After a rare bullpen blunder by Ryan Dull, the Oakland Athletics once again showed late-inning scrappiness claiming a 3-2 win Sunday afternoon, and a 7-3 homestand out of the All-Star break. While...
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Late Indians homer tops A’s in pitchers’ duel
Unable to solve a dominant Carlos Carrasco, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Cleveland Indians in a 1-0 pitchers’ duel Monday night. Starter Andrew Triggs held the American League Central-leading...
View ArticleA’s rookies hitting early career milestones
In one week the Oakland Athletics will summon their first batch of September call-ups, but the auditions for 2017 spots have long since begun. Along with Ryan Dull — the only rookie to make the opening...
View ArticleAs season nears, A’s bullpen begins to take shape
Just two years removed from being statistically the worst bullpen in the American League, the Oakland Athletics have built one of the deepest. After finishing the 2015 season last in the AL with a 4.63...
View Article2017 prediction: A’s leap toward postseason
In 2012, the Oakland Athletics were the popular pick to finish dead last in the American League West. They won 94 games and surprised the baseball world by swiping the division crown from the...
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Homer-happy A’s swing Opening Day win
It was a day-long party at the Oakland Coliseum, and the Athletics brought the fireworks. Behind Kendall Graveman, getting the first Opening Day nod of his career, and after a celebration honoring...
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Angels bury A’s with ninth-inning home run
If chicks truly dig the long ball, they might want to migrate to Oakland for the summer. Despite two Athletics home runs Tuesday — giving Oakland an MLB-leading five — it was the lone home run from the...
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Manaea steadies somewhat as A’s eclipse .500
For the first time in 356 days, the Oakland Athletics are above .500. Behind a second straight solid start from Sean Manaea, the A’s (9-8) handed Hisashi Iwakuma a rare Oakland defeat, claiming a 3-1...
View ArticleInside Pitch: Bullpen bails on homering A’s
The greatest goal for improvement is growing strength from weakness. The Oakland Athletics did the opposite. Oakland was paced by a powerful bullpen performance to a series victory beginning a...
View ArticleA’s bullpen a classic case of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’
Come to the Oakland Coliseum and the Athletics will treat you to, among other things, one of baseball’s premiere bullpens. Watch them away from the East Bay, though, and that same bullpen struggles to...
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Chad Pinder’s 460-foot home run blows up Boston
Bashing four home runs Saturday, the Oakland Athletics buried the Boston Red Sox for a third straight day becoming the American League’s most powerful club on the season. With 63 long balls on the...
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A’s gun down aggressive Jays, stride to 4-1 win
The Toronto Blue Jays ran themselves out of two solid scoring opportunities. And that was all the window the Oakland Athletics would need to snatch a 4-1 victory Tuesday night. Jesse Hahn returned from...
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Healy, A’s law down law on Judge, Yankees
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has received the home star treatment throughout this weekend’s series in Oakland. The Athletics, though, have their own 25-year-old stud, and Ryon Healy made sure...
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Astros pile on Gray early, pull away from A’s late
Auditioning for perhaps his top suitor this trade season, Sonny Gray showed the Houston Astros his intestinal fortitude. Gray was lit up in the first, surrendering five hits, two walks and five runs to...
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Parade of blunders nets A’s sixth-straight loss
The Oakland offense has hit a bump in the road, and the defense continues to be offensive. The summation: The Athletics‘ first six-game losing streak since June 2016. The A’s (35-48) could muster just...
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Rays crack Casilla to spoil Chris Smith start
Oakland Athletics starter Chris Smith hasn’t won a big league game since June 24, 2008. After getting a line-out to end the seventh, the 36-year-old was unable to hold back a massive grin. He strode...
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