Athletics 9, Rangers 2 ARLINGTON, Texas. (Aug 30) — The Texas Rangers saw their three-game winning streak come to an end on Friday, as they lost to the Oakland Athletics, 9–2. A two-homer performance by Brent Rooker lifted the Athletics to the lopsided victory in front of a crowd of 28,111. The Rangers will have […]
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 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 MoreThe Oakland Athletics (27–71) won their series against the scorching hot Boston Red Sox on (51–46). After dropping the first game of the series, the Athletics showed great fight and took the final two. The youth movement is already reaping benefits in Oakland. The young guys look hungry to win, and are showing a lot […]
Read MoreBrent Rooker was announced as an All-Star Game reserve and will be the lone Oakland Athletics representative. I know what you are thinking, the Athletics have an All-Star? Well, yes, every team gets one, so by process of elimination, it’s Rooker. This was obviously a very big deal for Rooker, making his first ever All-Star Game […]
Read MoreThe Oakland Athletics (21–62) dropped their series against the New York Yankees (45–36) on Thursday. They lose the season series to the Yankees 5–1 while being out scored 50-16. The Yankees scored double digit runs in four of the six games. In continued futility, the Athletics went 3-for-16 with RISP. Over their last four series, […]
Read MoreThe Oakland Athletics (17–50) have swept the Milwaukee Brewers for their first sweep of the season. This comes in the best stretch of baseball the team has played all season. They have now won two straight series and three out of their last four. Five straight wins is a season high for the team, and […]
Read MoreThe Oakland Athletics (12-46) take two out of three games from the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves. Although the team continues its course toward a historically-bad season, taking a series against a division leader must feel good in the clubhouse. This is the second series they have won this season. The first came against the Kansas […]
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