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The Athletics celebrate Lawrence Butler's home run against the Astros
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Athletics Capitalize, Take Third Straight from Astros

Athletics 5, Astros 1 HOUSTON (July 26) — There was no letdown for the Green and Gold after Nick Kurtz’s legendary Friday performance, as clutch pitching and capitalization on opponent errors led the Athletics to a 5–1 Saturday evening road win over the Houston Astros. The win gives the Athletics their third straight win and […]

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Nick Kurtz of the Athletics celebrating his fourth homer of the game against the Astros
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“Greatest Performance Ever:” Nick Kurtz Has Game for Ages as Athletics Trounce Astros

“Greatest Performance Ever:” Nick Kurtz Has Game for Ages Athletics 15, Astros 3 HOUSTON (July 25) — Longtime Major League Baseball general manager Roland Hemond was known for saying that any time you attend a baseball game, you may see something that has never happened before. For the writers, broadcasters, players, staff, and 37,700 spectators […]

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Luis Severino of the Athletics pitching to the Astros
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Athletics Top Astros as Severino Dominates, Cortes Has Night of Firsts

Athletics 5, Astros 2 HOUSTON (July 24) — Luis Severino allowed two runs across seven innings, taking a shutout into the seventh, as the Athletics downed the first-place Houston Astros, 5–2, in a game that was not as close as the score. Severino only allowed four hits while striking out eight and walking none. The […]

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Rangers Secure Series Victory over Athletics

Rangers 6, Athletics 2 ARLINGTON, Texas (Jul 22) — (Nate Miller) The Texas Rangers took control of Tuesday’s contest, beating the Athletics, 6–2, in front of a crowd of 23,032. They were fueled by home runs by Adolis Garcia, Marcus Semien, and Corey Seager. The Rangers are starting to come to life as they are […]

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Nick Kurtz of the Athletics celebrating with teammates after his home run against the Tigers
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Athletics Blank Tigers behind Kurtz, Lopez

Athletics 3, Tigers 0 The Athletics shut out the host Detroit Tigers, 3–0, Wednesday night behind the hitting and pitching of a pair of rookies. Nick Kurtz gave the game all its scoring on a three-run home run. Jacob Lopez scattered three hits across seven scoreless innings, striking out six, walking one, and hitting one. […]

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Luis Severino of the Athletics pitching against the Royals
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Severino Terrific as Athletics Survive Royals to Snap Skid

Athletics 6, Royals 4 Luis Severino continued his sparkling season — when pitching away from West Sacramento, that is — pitching 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball to lead the Athletics past the host Kansas City Royals, 6–4, and spoil Alex Gordon’s induction into the Royals Hall of Fame Friday night. The Athletics notched 11 […]

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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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