Most of Tuesday’s Tuesday’s game between the A’s and Brewers could basically be pitched as a TV pilot for The Yoenis Cespedes Show. The A’s led 3-0 for most of the game, thanks to Cespedes’ two-run home run in the first against Kyle Lohse and his solo shot in the sixth, but a poor outing from Sean Doolittle surrendered the more »
A’s Rack Up Season-High 19 Hits in 10-2 Win Over Brewers
The A’s kept on rolling on Monday night in the opener of a three-game interleague series against the Milwaukee Brewers. Behind 7 solid innings from Tommy Milone and a 19-hit barrage against Marco Estrada and relievers Burke Badenhop and Donovan Hand, the A’s dispatched the struggling Brewers 10-2 in the first of a seven-game road trip. Coco Crisp started things more »
A’s Finish Texas Road Trip with 6-2 Win, Sweep of Astros
Can the A’s play the Astros every week? They fire on all cylinders against Houston, and it continued on Sunday. Oakland finished up a third sweep of the ‘Stros on Sunday with a tidy 6-2 win. Bartolo Colon threw 7 shutout innings, his fastball and trademark pinpoint control baffling the Astros hitters to the tune of 9 strike outs and, naturally, more »
A’s Offense Stymied, Fall to Indians in 1-0
Despite a stellar performance by starting pitcher Tommy Milone, the A’s fell for the second consecutive night to the Indians. Milone matched zeroes with Indians’ starter Zach McAllister until the fifth inning where an unearned run was all the home team would need to pull out a victory over the A’s. The lone run of the game crossed the plate more »
Oakland A’s are a Different Team with Yoenis Cespedes in the Lineup
Yoenis Cespedes is certainly making his presence felt since returning from the disabled list on Sunday, April 28. Already 9-2 on the season with his bat in the lineup prior to his return, the A’s quickly turned in two come from behind victories in his first two games back with the club. Cespedes played a major role in both games. more »
Offseason Depth Moves Paying Off Early For Oakland, Yoenis Cespedes on 15-Day DL
Once again Billy Beane has shown the foresight that places him among the best executives in baseball annually. The trade to send Chris Carter to the Houston Astros for Jed Lowrie paid instant dividends in spring training when Hiro Nakajima struggled and eventually landed on the disabled list to start the season. Now the move to add Chris Young to more »
Parker Dazzles As A’s Win Third Straight Over Yankees; Attempt Four-Game Sweep on Sunday
Oakland A’s starter Jarrod Parker was back in his familiar groove on Saturday night, and his outing was just enough for the A’s to pull out a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees. It was Oakland’s third-straight win over New York, their fourth-straight win by one run and they will have a chance to complete a four-game sweep of more »
Griffin, Cespedes Help Snap Nine Game Home Losing Streak Against The Yankees
On a perfect Thursday night Dog Day at the O.Co Coliseum A.J. Griffin and the A’s out lasted the Yankees, winning 4-3 and snapping a nine game home losing streak against New York. Griffin scattered seven hits over six innings, striking out four and allowing only two runs. He didn’t back down from a single Yankee, challenging them early and more »
Josh Reddick’s 13th Inning Double Breaks Up Pitching Dual, Pushes A’s Back to .500
The Oakland A’s and Seattle Mariners turned back the clock to 1955 Sunday afternoon when the two teams faced off in the first half finale at the Oakland Coliseum. Fans were treated to a 1955 Oakland Oaks cap and a rendition of the National Anthem by an Elvis impersonator before they watched the A’s and Mariners battle it out on more »
Oakland A’s: Coco Crisp Providing Veteran Leadership at Right Time
With a relatively young ball club, you need a veteran presence to stabilize the team and keep things together. To an extent, this would be the responsibility of the manager. Oakland A’s skipper Bob Melvin has done a nice job of keeping a young team debilitated with injuries stay right in the thick of things in the American League. What more »
