Despite a gritty performance by Tim Lincecum, the Atlanta Braves capitalized on every Giants mistake, and San Francisco fell to the Braves 3-0. The Braves drew first blood against Lincecum. After Andrelton Simmons walked to lead off the game and stole second, Freddie Freeman brought him home with a two-out RBI single to give Atlanta an early 1-0 lead. Lincecum more »
Four Home Runs Give A’s Win Over Mariners
It was definitely a happy Father’s Day in Oakland as the Oakland Athletics (42-29) avoided a sweep of the Seattle Mariners (31-39) and still making them the hottest team in the MLB. It was the fourth time this season that the A’s had back-to-back home runs in a game and it helped catapult them to a win against the Mariners more »
Sergio Romo Drops Game In The Ninth For Giants
The San Francisco Giants had the lead against the Atlanta Braves the majority of the game until the ninth inning came along. Starting pitcher, Chad Gaudin (2-0, 2.83 ERA) went five innings with eight hits, four runs, one walk and no strikeouts. He also gave up two home runs to BJ Upton with the first one being in the second more »
Athletics vs. Mariners: Sunday Preview
After sweeping the New York Yankees, the Oakland Athletics have dropped their first two games against the Seattle Mariners. Joe Saunders and Felix Hernandez pitched gems on Friday and Saturday night, Both pitchers dominated the Athletics at the Coliseum; Saunders allowed just one run and five hits through seven innings, while King Felix struck out eight through seven scoreless innings. more »
Josh Osich helps San Jose clinch first-half title, has bright future with the Giants
The San Francisco Giants are looking to build a dynasty. In modern-day baseball, two World Series titles in three years will just about do it, but a third one couldn’t hurt. In both 2010 and 2012 the Giants relied on a strong pitching staff, many of whom were brought up through their successful farm system. Much of that success comes more »
A’s Stifled By King Felix, Lose to Mariners 4-0
Felix Hernandez is awesome. The A’s probably already knew that, but the fact was reinforced Saturday afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum. Hernandez shut out the A’s for seven innings as the A’s fell for the second straight game to the Seattle Mariners. With his usual assortment of low-90′s fastballs with late movement and a filthy slider, Hernandez cut through the more »
Oakland A’s: Billy Beane’s Mix & Match Masterpiece is Best in MLB over Past Year
Following the A’s marathon 18-inning win and sweep over the New York Yankees, the national media is finally starting to take notice of the Oakland A’s and what they have accomplished over the past 12 months of baseball. Earlier this week there was an insider article posted to ESPN that essentially said that the A’s are a good team, but more »
Recap: Athletics Lose 3-2 to Mariners, “It’s time for some other guys to shine.”
Chris Young’s sixth home run of the season brought the Athletics within one run, but it wasn’t enough as Oakland lost to the Seattle Mariners 3-2 on Friday night. Young went 3-for-3 on the night, hitting a double in addition to his eighth-inning home run. He had gone 4-for-49 (.082) in his last 14 games. A’s skipper Bob Melvin acknowledged more »
Bumgarner is brilliant, Buster bashes the Braves in game 1
Madison Bumgarner was near-perfect, and Buster Posey showed why he’s the reigning MVP, as the Giants blanked the Atlanta Braves 6-0 to take game one of the series. This marks the first time on this road trip that San Francisco has won the first game of a series. Bumgarner was brilliant in his seven innings of worked. He threw 108 more »
Athletics Agree to Terms With Two of Top Three Draft Picks
Two of the Athletics’ top three draft picks agreed to terms with Oakland on Friday afternoon. First-round selection and 24th overall pick Billy McKinney committed to the A’s, as did shortstop Chad Pinder, selected as a competitive balance pick following the second round. McKinney hails from Plano West High School in Plano, TX. The center fielder batted .372 with four more »
