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Athletics Drop Heartbreaker to Giants for Fifth Straight Loss

Giants 3, Athletics 2 SAN FRANCISCO (May 18) — The Athletics saw a 2–1 lead vanish in the eighth, as a two-run inning gave the San Francisco Giants a come-from-behind 3–2 win over their former cross-bay rivals. The late-inning hiccup squandered a dominant performance from Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs. Springs gave up a home run […]

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Jacob Wilson and Lawrence Butler of the Athletics celebrate Jacob's homer against the Dodgers
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Wilson, in His Homecoming, Leads Athletics Offense to Rout of Dodgers

Athletics 11, Dodgers 1 LOS ANGELES (May 13) — Jacob Wilson’s homecoming could not have gone much better, as the Southern California native went 4-for-5 with two homers, leading the Athletics to an 11–1 blowout victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. Athletics – Dodgers Game Summary The Athletics opened the […]

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Rangers Fold Late, Succumb to Athletics

Athletics 7, Rangers 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (Apr 30) — The Texas Rangers fell apart on Wednesday, losing to the Athletics, 7–1, on a very rainy evening in Arlington. A grand slam in the ninth by Lawrence Butler slammed the door shut on any hope the Rangers had of winning. They’ll aim for the series split […]

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Max Muncy of the Athletics celebrating his first big league home run against the Mariners
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Athletics Clobber Mariners for First Win of 2025

Athletics 7, Mariners 0 Jeffrey Springs, making his Athletics debut, dominated through six scoreless innings, holding the host Seattle Mariners to three hits while walking one and striking out nine. The offense had 12 hits, including three home runs, and the defense was stellar. After a tough loss the night before on late homers, the […]

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Lawrence Butler high-fiving his teammates. In Athletics Preview 2025, see the tools the team has to surprise some people.
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Athletics Preview 2025: Out to “Prove a Lot of People Wrong”

Athletics Preview 2025 The Athletics players are excited for the 2025 season, as every major leaguer would be. But they have a different reason for this season in comparison to others. Sport Relay got the reasons from a few of them Sunday at their spring home of Mesa, Arizona. The overriding theme was optimism, especially […]

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Osvaldo Bido of the Athletics pitching against the Cubs.

Athletics Report: Osvaldo Bido Dominates in Last Cactus League Start of 2025

Athletics Report: Osvaldo Bido Dominates in His Final Spring Tune-up MESA, Ariz. (Mar 23) — Osvaldo Bido has had some good and not-so-good starts this spring. Entering his final 2025 Cactus League start Sunday, a strong outing would have been a nice stepping stone to the season. Dominating the Chicago Cubs to the tune of […]

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Rangers Grab Another Walk-Off Win over Athletics

Rangers 6, Athletics 4 ARLINGTON, Texas (Sep. 1) — The Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics, 6–4, on Sunday afternoon in their second consecutive walk-off win. The hero in this one was Josh Jung, who sent the crowd of 33,309 home happy with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning in […]

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Rangers Walk it Off against Athletics

Rangers 3, Athletics 2 ARLINGTON, Texas (Aug 31) – The Texas Rangers snuck back into the win column on Saturday evening, beating the Oakland Athletics, 3–2, in front of a crowd of 28,454. A thrilling walk-off single by outfielder Leody Taveras did the trick for the Rangers, as they have evened this series at one […]

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