Oakland Athletics

Texas (AP) – Kila Ka'aihue had a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, and the Oakland A's bounced back from a disputed call on squeeze play that cost them the lead to beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 Thursday. Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin argues a... Full Article at USA Today

Texas, May 17 (UPI) -- Kila Ka'aihue singled in Jonny Gomes in the 10th inning Thursday, helping the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers. The A's got a Josh Reddick home run in the seventh that tied the score 4-4 but didn't have... Full Article at United Press International

Darvish, who leads Texas starters in wins, ERA and strikeouts, struck out seven more and allowed just one run in seven-and-two-third innings to improve his first-year record to 6-1. "He was very efficient tonight," Rangers manager Ron Washington told... Full Article at The New York Times

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Calif. (AP) — Although the Oakland Athletics weren't thrilled by a mid-afternoon start time at Angel Stadium, they realized Ervin Santana deserved much more of the blame for their dismal offensive performance. Santana struck out nine during 7 2-3... Full Article at The New York Times

Athletics outfielder Manny Ramirez will begin a 10-game stint at Class AAA after serving a 50-game suspension for a second positive drug test. Oakland Athletics outfielder Manny Ramirez will begin a 10-game stint at Class AAA after serving a 50-game... Full Article at USA Today

Calif. , May 15 (UPI) -- Tyson Ross and three relievers combined on an eight-hit shutout Monday, elevating the Oakland Athletics to a 5-0 whitewash of the Los Angeles Angels. Ross (2-3) tamed the Angels on five hits over six full innings, issuing one... Full Article at United Press International

Pujols has been an anchor, all right. But the slumping slugger is just one reason the Angels are sinking to depths of historic proportions. Tyson Ross allowed five hits in six strong innings to snap a three-start skid, Josh Reddick homered and Seth... Full Article at The New York Times

Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics hardly resembled the same team that pounded the Detroit Tigers the two previous days. With only four regulars in the lineup, how could they? Especially with Tigers ace Justin Verlander making things even more difficult. Full Article at The New York Times

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May 13, 2012 at 12:55 AM OAKLAND, Calif. , May 13 (UPI) -- Brandon McCarthy struck out 10 over seven shutout innings Saturday and the Oakland Athletics rode his performance to a 3-1 win over Detroit. McCarthy (3-3) logged his third win in three starts... Full Article at United Press International

Cabrera and the rest of the Detroit Tigers are swinging and missing far too often lately. And for the first time all season, a lack of hitting has handed the Tigers a losing record. Fielder and Cabrera combined to go 0 for 8 with four strikeouts, and... Full Article at The New York Times

Yoenis Cespedes, who signed a 4-year, $36 million deal with the Athletics in the offseason, has landed on the disabled list just a month and a half into the season. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with... Full Article at USA Today

Calif. (AP) — Jim Leyland is getting quite the view of a suddenly productive Brandon Inge, in the other dugout, beating his former Tigers. Inge hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs for the fourth time in five games, Josh Reddick homered twice... Full Article at The New York Times

Calif. (AP) — Brandon Inge hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs for the fourth time in five games, Josh Reddick homered twice and had a career-high five RBIs, and the Oakland Athletics pounded the Detroit Tigers 11-4 on Friday night. Inge sent a... Full Article at The New York Times

Calif. (AP) — Miguel Cabrera broke out of a slump with two RBI hits in Detroit's eight-run third inning and the Tigers went on to beat the Oakland Athletics 10-6 on Thursday night. Cabrera, who came into the game hitless in his previous 14 at-bats,... Full Article at The New York Times

Calif. The Toronto Blue Jays demoted struggling closer Francisco Cordero, a day after he surrendered a game-ending grand slam to Brandon Inge in a 7-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics. Manager John Farrell met Wednesday morning with Cordero, who has 329... Full Article at USA Today

Calif. (AP) — Francisco Cordero walked off the mound with his head down as the Oakland Athletics celebrated behind him. A few more endings like that and Cordero knows he might not be closing close games for the Toronto Blue Jays anymore. Newcomer... Full Article at The New York Times

May 9, 2012 at 1:41 AM OAKLAND, Calif. , May 9 (UPI) -- A grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning by newly acquired Brandon Inge gave the Oakland Athletics a dramatic 7-3 win over Toronto Tuesday. Inge, who was released by Detroit in late April,... Full Article at United Press International