Based on the results, Tyson Ross should only pitch against the Los Angeles Angels. Ross was sharp, throwing six shutout innings and Josh Reddick’s solo home run in the top of the first inning was all the A’s would need in a 5-0 victory. Grant Balfour, Jordan Norberto, and Ryan Cook combined for three shutout innings [...]
If you are going to lose, you might as well lose against the best in the business. That would be Justin Verlander, and he was as advertised, holding the A’s to a single run on just two hits and a walk with eight strikeouts in seven dominant innings as theTigers won 3-1. A’s starter Jarrod Parker was [...]
It was not a good day on the injury front for the Oakland Athletics, as both Yoenis Cespedes and Jemile Weeks were injured on Saturday. Kila Ka’aihue was also scratched from the lineup due to injury. Cespedes re-aggravated a hand injury during batting practice, and Jemile Weeks sprained his left ankle while attempting to get [...]
The big news of the day for the Oakland Athletics was Yoenis Cespedes’ placement on the 15-day disabled list with a strained muscle in his left hand. Cespedes, who had missed the previous four games with a hand injury, was originally in the starting lineup for Saturday’s game, but was scratched a couple hours prior [...]
With this type of run support, Tom Milone could win 20 games. After getting nine runs in his last start, the A’s offense gave Milone 11 total runs and thumped the Tigers11-4 at the Coliseum. Josh Reddick went 4 for 4 with two home runs and five total RBI’s. Brandon Inge added four RBI’s, including his fifth home [...]
After an emotional comeback win, the A’s could not muster much against Torontostarter Brandon Morrow and lost 5-2 in the second of a two game series. Tyson Ross looked better, but still took the loss allowing three runs on five hits with three walks and three strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. A’s pitchers allowed three total [...]
Welcome to the Bay Area Brandon Inge. The A’s rallied for five runs off of Toronto reliever Francisco Cordero, the last four coming on Inge’s ninth inning grand slam and the A’s defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3. Grant Balfour gets the win, although he struggled in the ninth again, giving up the lead in [...]
Corurtesy of Will Kiss Oakland Raiders Media Relations ALAMEDA, Calif. – Oakland Raiders safety Tyvon Branch has signed his franchise tender, the team announced Monday. The Silver and Black designated the veteran defensive back as the team’s franchise player on March 1. The 6-foot, 205-pound Branch has started every game for the Raiders over the [...]
Down 4-0 after the first inning, the A’s rallied to score eight consecutive runs, including five in the key third inning, and defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 9-5 to move back over .500 for the year. Tom Milone overcame a very shaky first inning to get his fourth win. He went five innings allowing five runs on [...]
The relative youth movement in Oakland appears to continue, albeit in a less permanent fashion, as prospect Michael Taylor will be called up in time for the Tampa Bay series and beyond with veteran Coco Crisp headed to the disabled list. This represents a great opportunity for Taylor to make a real impression as opposed [...]
