A’s bullpen loses another one
The A’s nearly broke their streak. After losing nine consecutive games to American League West teams, Oakland decided to make an effort to turn the streak in another direction. Blown Sonny Gray starts....
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A’s beat Rays in big seventh inning
After losing 10 straight to American League West teams, the A’s finally capped the total. Oakland defeated the Rays and starter Jake Odorizzi (ND, 6-6, 3.02 ERA) 8-2 Sunday afternoon. It looked for a...
View ArticleA’s give Gallego pink slip
Mike Gallego’s 19 year’s with the Oakland A’s is officially over. The A’s relieved the former player and third base coach of his duties Monday, naming Ron Washington third base coach for the remainder...
View ArticleA’s hammer Angels after left field wall falls
This one got ugly, and in a lot of ways. Only the game was fairly reasonable. Excluding that should have been charged to Brett Lawrie, who played second base, the A’s played a pretty clean game en...
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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 rocked in A’s loss
If Sonny Gray loses his bid for the 2015 Cy Young award, Wednesday would be a big reason. Oakland’s ace allowed six runs over five innings, and gave up eight hits as the Angels trounced the A’s 9-4. It...
View ArticleMariners edge A’s in September marathon
It took over 300 pitches, 28 hits and two errors. It had to end. The A’s lost to Seattle 11-8 in a game that took nearly four hours to complete, with constant hitting and 15 pitchers. This one was...
View ArticleNolin takes tough loss against Mariners
In a pitcher’s duel between Seattle’s veteran and Oakland’s youngster, the Mariners picked up their fifth consecutive win while laying a fourth consecutive loss on the home team. After a strong start...
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Doolittle earns first save as A’s edge Astros
Oakland held another marathon, though this one didn’t end in a loss. The A’s beat the rival Astros in an excruciating four-hour game that held 19 total runs, the A’s winning 10-9, and Sean Doolittle...
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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A’s tripped by long ball in loss to Houston
Just hours after A’s manager Bob Melvin announced a contract extension that will keep him in Oakland until 2018, his team got shellacked by the American League leading Astros. Houston took down the A’s...
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A’s muscled aside by AL West-leading Rangers
The A’s couldn’t stop the bleeding Tuesday night, even after averaging a run per inning through the first five. Oakland starter Sean Nolin was charged with five earned runs, and each A’s reliever after...
View ArticleA’s swept by rival Rangers
In a game that even was less competitive than the lopsided 8-1 final score might suggest, the Texas Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics. Unable to sustain any rallies, the A’s...
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Jarrett Parker slams into Giants history
Here’s your game ball, Jarrett Parker. After 20 combined runs in a matter of three hours Saturday afternoon, the Giants exploded back when rookie callup Jarrett Parker’s eigth-inning grand slam — his...
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Zito and Hudson mark end of an era
Saturday could have been Barry Zito and Tim Hudson’s final outings. One last hurrah. Two storied major league pitchers going out one more time. And though their cameos showed men do not always age...
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Giants hang on to beat A’s
Clinging to fading postseason aspirations, the San Francisco Giants fought out a gritty win against the Oakland Athletics. Using situational hitting and exemplary work from the bullpen, the Giants...
View ArticleJustine Siegal invited to be A’s guest instructor
The Oakland A’s have invited Justine Siegal to be a guest instructor for the team’s Arizona instructional league slate. During her time as a guest instructor with the A’s, Siegal will assist the A’s...
View ArticleA’s ship Chavez to Jays for young reliever
The A’s had a good Friday afternoon, addressing the team’s largest area of need while giving little to do so. Oakland traded starter Jesse Chavez to the Toronto Blue Jays in return for reliever Liam...
View ArticleA’s sure to fill needs at winter meetings
The A’s have some things to address, and it’s mostly defensive. With winter meetings slated to begin Monday afternoon, it seems as though they’ll address at least a few needs within one calendar week,...
View ArticleLooking at what the A’s have to offer in Nashville
There are no smoke and mirrors in the eyes of Oakland front office people like general manager Dave Forst. The 29 other major league teams know the A’s are in a tight spot, and need some serious...
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