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A’s players speak out after cancelling Thursday’s doubleheader in Texas

The Oakland A's postponed their doubleheader Thursday after three other teams did the same on Wednesday.

By Simone McCarthyAugust 28, 20200

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Jordan Weems: From catcher, to pitcher, and now, the Oakland A’s bullpen

In front of an empty Oakland Coliseum in July, after nine seasons in the minor leagues since age 18,

By Simone McCarthyAugust 24, 20200

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A’s hold reign atop AL with yet another walkoff win

The Oakland A's might not have been able to conjure up a walkoff win Saturday, but they sure did in the finale.

By Simone McCarthyAugust 24, 20200

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Angels hold off A’s, break nine-game Oakland home winning streak

The Angels scored four runs in the first two innings Saturday, and that was all they would need.

By Simone McCarthyAugust 22, 20200

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A’s small ball pays off in 5-3 Friday night win over Angels

The Oakland A's didn't make it look easy, but earned a 5-3 win Friday night playing small ball.

By Simone McCarthyAugust 22, 20200

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Matts, Chapman and Olson, power A’s past Diamondbacks

Matt Chapman smashed a pair of home runs and Matt Olson ...

By Simone McCarthyAugust 21, 20200

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Laureano appeals suspension as Houston coach slapped with historic penalty

During a series-sweeping win over the Houston Astros Sunday afternoon, Ramón Laureano charged the Astros dugout after ...

By Simone McCarthyAugust 13, 20200

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Streaking A’s sweep past Astros after brawl clears both benches

The Oakland A's rolled over the Houston Astros 7-2 Sunday afternoon, sweeping their AL West rivals in a game where the benches cleared.

By Simone McCarthyAugust 9, 20200

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Montas shuts down Astros, blazing A’s stay hot for eighth straight win

The Oakland A's are now two-for-two in the biggest series of this young, shortened season

By Simone McCarthyAugust 8, 20200

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Semien game-winner in 13th slays Houston as A’s stretch AL West lead

The A's launched out of the dugout with water bottles in their hands, showering Marcus Semien in jubilation.

By Simone McCarthyAugust 8, 20200

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Astros, A’s downplay rivalry of AL West contenders

As the Oakland A's took batting practice and the Houston Astros stretched in right field, a small airplane dragged a sign over the ...

By Simone McCarthyAugust 7, 20200

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Streaking A’s face early test against Astros in key AL West series

Houston Astros new skipper Dusty Baker has been a father figure to Oakland A's skipper Bob Melvin when it comes to ...

By Simone McCarthyAugust 7, 20200

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A’s demote Kaprielian, Brown as roster shrinks to 28

Thursday marked the day all MLB teams had to shrink their roster from a 30 men to 28.

By Simone McCarthyAugust 6, 20200

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A’s sweep away Rangers as Fiers earns first win

It took a group effort from Oakland to overcome a mighty debut from Rangers A-ball prospect Anderson Tejada.

By Simone McCarthyAugust 6, 20200

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Surging A’s bash four homers, bolster quick start to shortened season

A pair of home runs from Matt Olson and phenomenal pitching from Burch Smith lifted Oakland to a 6-4 victory over the Texas ...

By Simone McCarthyAugust 6, 20200

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Piscotty stretches A’s slammin’ start with another grand walk-off

Another 2020 grand slam walk-off win for the A's. No big deal, right?

By Simone McCarthyAugust 5, 20200

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Germán Márquez, Rockies stifle A’s to secure sweep

The last time Matt Chapman faced Germán Márquez on this exact day two years ago, Chapman hit a home run. He did it ...

By Simone McCarthyJuly 29, 20200

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Frankie Montas, Germán Márquez seek their first wins of 2020 season

Frankie Montas (0-0, 2.25 ERA) and Germán Márquez (0-1, 1.59 ERA) are both looking for their first wins of the season ...

By Simone McCarthyJuly 29, 20200

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Rockies rough up Mengden, A’s relievers in 8-3 win

Before Tuesday, the A's pitching was the talk of the league. After tonight, not so much.

By Simone McCarthyJuly 29, 20200

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Daniel Mengden returns to the mound to open A’s-Rockies two-game series

The last time the Oakland A's (3-1) hosted the Colorado Rockies (2-1), Jesús Luzardo was barely old enough to get his driver's license.

By Simone McCarthyJuly 28, 20200

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A’s shut out Angels, seize season-opening series for first time since 2010

A game-changing fourth inning that could have gone either way ended up playing in the A's favor.

By Simone McCarthyJuly 27, 20200

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A’s chase Ohtani after 30 pitches, hold off Trout onslaught for 6-4 win

After not pitching all of 2019, Shohei Ohtani made his 2020 debut on the mound in Oakland on Sunday. It lasted just 30 ...

By Simone McCarthyJuly 26, 20200

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Angels break through Manaea in fifth, follow crisp Bundy to Saturday win

On a gorgeous Oakland day for baseball, in front of practically no one, Dylan Bundy did what Sean Manaea couldn't.

By Simone McCarthyJuly 25, 20200

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A’s go out with a whimper as Rays snatch Wild Card

Yellow towels filled the Coliseum Wednesday night, as 54,005 fans turned out only to watch the Oakland A’s end their season

By Simone McCarthyOctober 2, 20190

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Rangers jump Roark in the first, top A’s to avoid sweep

In seven MLB season, Tanner Roark has never been able to defeat the Texas Rangers, and that includes a throttling Sunday.

By Simone McCarthySeptember 22, 20190

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Semien’s big night powers Oakland to Texas-sized beatdown

The A's inducted their 2019 Hall of Fame class before the game Saturday, and came out looking like a squad of Hall of ...

By Simone McCarthySeptember 22, 20190

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Canha walkoff double seals series, sets tone for stretch run

Wednesday afternoon's giveaway were Mark Canha shirts. And he ended up being the hero.

By Simone McCarthySeptember 19, 20190

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A’s edge Royals 2-1, Hendriks slams door in ninth

A massive Matt Olson massive home run and Mark Canha ...

By Simone McCarthySeptember 17, 20190

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A’s clipped in ninth by Royals, Wild Card lead stands at one game

After three hours and 35 minutes, the Kansas City Royals did what most teams can't seem to do: Score runs off Oakland A's ...

By Simone McCarthySeptember 17, 20190

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Surging Oakland A’s race toward Wild Card berth

The A’s are riding a six-game win streak in a very tight race, but their schedule looks promising.

By Simone McCarthySeptember 15, 20190

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Manaea stuffs Tigers in Oakland return; A’s take series, hold ground in Wild Card race

Sean Manaea made his first home start of the season Sunday afternoon, and showed off his best playoff push form.

By Simone McCarthySeptember 8, 20190

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A’s fall in 11 after bullpen once again unable to hold late lead

The A’s scored all four of their runs Friday night in the second inning. Detroit finally chipped away at the early deficit in ...

By Simone McCarthySeptember 6, 20190

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A’s surge past Angels with mighty seventh inning to secure sweep

The A's swept the Angels Thursday afternoon, their 10-6 win fueled by a seven-run, seventh inning rally.

By Simone McCarthySeptember 5, 20190

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Sharp A’s tap long ball, secure shutout over Angels

Home runs from Marcus Semien, Jurickson Profar and Sean Murphy helped the A's top the Angels Wednesday night.

By Simone McCarthySeptember 4, 20190

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A’s eighth-inning massacre hands Giants 10-5 win

The A's held a lead twice Saturday night, but an eighth-inning nightmare served up the Giants a 10-5 win.

By Simone McCarthyAugust 24, 20190

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Grossman walkoff caps dominant performance by Trivino, A’s bullpen

After 13 innings and more than four hours of tooth-and-nail battle between the AL West's top two clubs, the A's gained ground on ...

By Simone McCarthyAugust 17, 20190

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