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A’s Rally Past Tigers 4-3 To Force Game 5
Seth Smith hit a game-tying two-run double off Detroit closer Jose Valverde in the ninth inning and Coco Crisp capped Oakland’s most dramatic comeback yet with an RBI single as the Athletics staved off elimination for a second straight night with a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of the AL division series Wednesday.
Anderson Pitches A’s Past Tigers To Stay Alive In ALDS
Brett Anderson outdueled fellow playoff first-timer Anibal Sanchez and received stellar defense all over the diamond, and the upstart Oakland Athletics avoided another playoff sweep by Detroit, beating the Tigers 2-0 Tuesday night in their AL division series.
Cabrera And Verlander Help Tigers Top A’s 6-2
Miguel Cabrera homered, Omar Infante drove in three runs and Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Wednesday night.
Cabrera Drives In 6, Tigers Rout A’s 12-2
Miguel Cabrera homered twice, including an eighth-inning grand slam, and the Detroit Tigers had no trouble overcoming an early injury to right-hander Max Scherzer in a 12-2 rout of the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
Cubs Acquire Recker From A’s
The Cubs announced Monday they have traded for catcher Anthony Recker from the A’s in exchanged for Blake Lalli.
Bartolo Colon Suspended 50 Games For PEDs
Former AL Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colon of the Oakland Athletics has been suspended for 50 games after testing positive for testosterone.
Danks’ First Major-League HR Seals White Sox Win Against Oakland
Jordan Danks hit his first major league homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Chicago White Sox overcame a three-run deficit to beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Friday night.
First-Place White Sox Shut Out Oakland 4-0
The White Sox now find themselves in first place, after Jake Peavy threw his best game of the season and shut out the Oakland Athletics 4-0 Monday night.
Manny Already Making Presence Known In Oakland
It’s Manny being Manny… again.
Manny Ramirez Reportedly Agrees To Deal With A’s
Slugger Manny Ramirez is close to signing a contract with the Oakland Athletics that would be worth approximately $500,000, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said Monday.
Dunn Hits Three-Run Homer, White Sox Top A’s
White Sox slugger Adam Dunn has said that he only needs about 75 good swings a season to be valuable. He had one of those on Sunday afternoon.
Ramirez, Buehrle Lead Sox To 4-3 Win Over A’s
Alexei Ramirez hit his fifth home run of the year and drove in two runs, Mark Buehrle pitched 6 1/3 strong innings and the White Sox bullpen didn’t give up a run, giving the Sox a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.
Six Minor League Players Suspended by MLB for Performance Enhancers
In a press release on MLB.com, The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball has confirmed that six Minor League players have been suspended as as part of the new expanded drug testing policy. This news […]
Successful Surgery for Peavy
Jake Peavy underwent surgery on Wednesday to repair a detached muscle in his right shoulder. By all reports the surgery was sucessful, but as known before the pitcher will miss the rest of this season.
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