Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
OAKLAND -- Mike Napoli homered, Joe Saunders pitched five strong innings and the Los Angeles Angels closed out an impressive regular season with a 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. The American League West champions swept the three-game set against the A's and will host the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of their division series Wednesday or Thursday. Saunders (16-7) allowed two runs and...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
A's right fielder Travis Buck dives for but misses a drive by Seattle's Jose Lopez that goes for a double in the second inning. SEATTLE -- Ken Griffey Jr. hit a three-run homer and Brandon Morrow allowed one hit over eight impressive innings, sending the Seattle Mariners to a 7-0 victory over the A's on Wednesday night. Griffey's 629th career home run came in the first inning. Morrow (2-4) yielded...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/30/2009
SEATTLE – Ken Griffey Jr. started what might be his final homestand with career homer No. 628, and Felix Hernández added another strong effort to his American League Cy Young Award résumé in the Seattle Mariners' 6-4 win over the A's on Tuesday night. Griffey has been mostly evasive about his plans following the end of the season, but the Mariners icon jolted the meager crowd...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Oakland Athletics' Rajai Davis, below, is forced out at second as Los Angeles Angels shortstop Erick Aybar throws out Daric Barton at first during the third inning Sunday. ANAHEIM -- Kendry Morales homered and drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their first four-game losing streak of the season with a 7-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday. Morales had three hits and...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
From Chronicle Staff Writer Susan Slusser at Angel Stadium The A's are loading up with right-handed hitters today - five of them and switch hitters Landon Powell and Cliff Pennington - against lefty Joe Saunders. Adam Kennedy, who had three hits and a walk last night and who is hitting .382...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
LORI SHEPLER Associated Press The A's Kurt Suzuki receives congratulations from Ryan Sweeney after hitting a two-run homer in the first inning. Suzuki had four RBIs. ANAHEIM – Mark Ellis hit a three-run homer during a six-run eighth inning as the A's came back to outslug the Los Angeles Angels 15-10 Saturday night. Jack Cust and Kurt Suzuki also homered for the A's, who overcame a seven-run deficit....
SI.com (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
OAKLAND, Calif.(AP) Jack Cust homered to help rookie Brett Anderson win his fourth straight start, Cliff Pennington hit a two-run triple and the Oakland Athletics salvaged a split of their four-game series against the Texas Rangers with a 12-3 rout Thursday.
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
The Rangers' Hank Blalock, rear, rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run off the A's Clay Mortensen in the fourth. OAKLAND -- Hank Blalock homered and drove in four runs, leading the Texas Rangers to a 9-8 victory over the A's on Wednesday night. David Murphy and Marlon Byrd each had two RBIs as the Rangers won for the third time in 10 games. Nelson Cruz also drove in a run for Texas, which...
Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
by Ben Margot - AP about 22 hours ago: Texas Rangers' Ivan Rodriguez (7) breaks up a double play with Oakland Athletics shortstop Cliff Pennington in the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. Rangers' Julio Borbon was safe at first base. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) View full size photo uploaded September 23, 2009 Go Rangers...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
Texas' Ivan Rodriguez breaks up a third-inning double play with a hard slide at A's shortstop Cliff Pennington. OAKLAND -- Kurt Suzuki and Daric Barton drove in two runs apiece, Trevor Cahill won his fourth consecutive decision, and the A's clinched their first winning month in more than a year with an 9-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. The loss kept the Rangers 6 1/2 games behind...
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
As Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports points out, closers Brian Fuentes and Ryan Franklin seem just as shaky as Brad Lidge these days. Rosenthal also covers some hot-stove themed issues. Here are the highlights: Carl Pavano, who will earn close to $4MM this year if enough incentives kick in, could sign a one-year deal worth $5-7MM this offseason, according to an MLB executive. Cliff Pennington's emergence...
The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
Should we bother taking down the "bust" label on this former first-round pick? Click the title to read more. Read more great baseball stuff at The Hardball Times .
Baseball Time in Arlington (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Tuesday, September 15th Game Preview Oakland Athletics (65-78) vs. Texas Rangers (80-63) Edgar Gonzalez (0-2, 4.92 ERA) vs. Brandon McCarthy (7-2, 4.81 ERA) 7:05 p.m. CST in Arlington, Texas (Rangers Ballpark in Arlington) TV: FSNSW-HD | Radio: KRLD 105.3 FM, XM 180 Athletics Rangers Position Player Position Player 3B Adam Kennedy LF Julio Borbon CF Rajai Davis DH Michael Young RF Ryan Sweeney RF...
Baseball Time in Arlington (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Monday, September 14th Game Preview Oakland Athletics (64-78) vs. Texas Rangers (80-62) Brett Tomko (4-3, 4.47 ERA) vs. Scott Feldman (16-4, 3.46 ERA) 7:05 p.m. CST in Arlington, Texas (Rangers Ballpark in Arlington) TV: FSNSW-HD | Radio: KRLD 105.3 FM, XM 178 Athletics Rangers Position Player Position Player 3B Adam Kennedy DH Julio Borbon CF Rajai Davis SS Elvis Andrus RF Ryan Sweeney 2B Ian Kinsler...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 09/13/2009
MINNEAPOLIS – Brett Anderson threw seven sharp innings, and Cliff Pennington had three hits with an RBI as the A's won for the fifth time in six games, beating Minnesota 4-2. Fewer than 24 hours after routing Minnesota with a season-high five home runs, the A's showed the Twins their style of small ball by making the most of a relatively quiet day at the plate. They drew walks, stole bases, advanced...
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