Category: Oakland Athletics

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Giants, Athletics both on the rise ahead of two-game set

The San Francisco Giants’ hopes of improving their standing in the National League wild-card race will have to come at the expense of their local rivals when the Oakland Athletics host a two-game series starting Saturday afternoon. The Giants, just

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Athletics overcome 5-0 deficit, top Mets

Seth Brown laced the tie-breaking RBI single in the sixth inning Thursday afternoon for the visiting Oakland Athletics, who overcame a five-run deficit to edge the New York Mets 7-6 in the rubber match of a three-game interleague set. JJ

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Athletics aim to give Mets more trouble

The Oakland Athletics aren’t going to the playoffs, but they have proven over the last month that they can compete with teams bound for the postseason. The New York Mets, meanwhile, might be running out of time to prove they

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Resurgent Athletics take on slumping Mets

Nobody has a better idea of the danger that the rebuilding — yet surging — Oakland Athletics offer to the New York Mets better than the only player to spend time with both teams this season. Right-hander Paul Blackburn will

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Athletics use big first inning to beat Blue Jays

JJ Bleday and Zack Gelof each hit two-run home runs in the first inning and finished with three hits apiece as the Oakland Athletics defeated the host Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 Saturday afternoon. Lawrence Butler also had three hits for

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