Athletics 5, Rockies 4 OAKLAND, Calif. (May 21) — A two-run seventh-inning homer by Seth Brown and solo shot in the eighth by Abraham Toro led the Oakland Athletics to a 5–4 come-from-behind victory over the Colorado Rockies Tuesday night in front of 4,005 at the Coliseum. The comeback snatched a win away from Cal […]
Read MoreReliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza — April 2024 Awards Welcome to the first monthly awards edition of Reliever Roundup and Bullpen Bonanza! These awards are for March and April of the 2024 season. We’ve had some expected results and some surprises. Some key injuries have thrown relief units into disarray. There have been newcomers rising […]
Read MoreAthletics 1, Rangers 0 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Apr 11) — The Texas Rangers were hitless for most of the afternoon as they fell to the Oakland Athletics, 1–0, on Thursday. A solo home run by outfielder Seth Brown was enough to hand the Rangers their first series loss of the season. From here, the Rangers embark […]
Read MoreRangers 6, Athletics 2 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Apr 10) — The Texas Rangers evened their three-game series with the Oakland Athletics, beating them, 6–2, on Wednesday evening. RBI hits by Josh H. Smith, Adolis Garcia, and Evan Carter helped shut the door on the Athletics. They’ll try for the series win in the finale on Thursday […]
Read MoreAthletics 4, Rangers 3 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Apr 9) — The Texas Rangers were narrowly defeated by the Oakland Athletics, 4–3, in their series opener on Tuesday. The Athletics rode the bat of catcher Shea Langeliers, who had a three-homer game. The Rangers will have a chance to even the three-game set on Wednesday at Globe […]
Read MoreRockies 5, Athletics 1 MESA, Ariz. (Feb. 24) — A deep Michael Toglia home run to the berm in right field, coupled with a three-run outburst in the eighth inning, led the split-squad Colorado Rockies to a 5–1 victory over the host Oakland Athletics in Cactus League play Saturday afternoon at Hohokam Stadium. Rockies starting […]
Read MoreWith the dog days of summer winding down, the Oakland Athletics youth movement has come to the fore front. There have been great performances this season from young talent like Zack Gelof, Esteury Ruiz, and Lawrence Butler offensively. Those have been matched by impressive progression from JP Sears, Ken Waldichuk, and Mason Miller on the […]
Read MoreRangers 9, Athletics 4 ARLINGTON, Tex. (Sep 10) — The Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics in convincing fashion, 9–4, Sunday afternoon. Multi-homer performances by both Marcus Semien and Corey Seager helped set the tone in the matinee. With this win, they take the series from the Athletics, winning two out of three. It also […]
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