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  • April 2008

    • A's Pound Royals' Rookie Phenom Hochevar

      Associated Press  |  Apr 20, 08 10:47 PM CDT

      A's Pound Royals' Rookie Phenom Hochevar

      (Newser) - Oakland battered rookie phenom Luke Hochevar just as it did Kansas City's experienced starters the previous two days. Dana Eveland won for the first time in three starts as the Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the Royals with a 7-1 victory Sunday. Oakland improved to 12-8 for its best record through 20 games since starting 13-7 in 1992. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Kansas City Royals  • Oakland Athletics  • Mark Ellis  • Bobby Crosby  • Luke Hochevar  • Chris Denorfia  • Dana Eveland

    • Suzuki Leads A's to Comeback Win Over Royals

      Associated Press  |  Apr 19, 08 11:12 PM CDT

      Suzuki Leads A's to Comeback Win Over Royals

      (Newser) - Kurt Suzuki singled home Chris Denorfia with the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Oakland Athletics knocked around Kansas City's bullpen for a second straight day in a 6-5 win over the Royals yesterday. Daric Barton went 3-for-5 with a single, double and triple to make up for a critical fielding error in the second inning while five other players had two hits apiece for the A's. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • American League  • Kansas City Royals  • Oakland Athletics  • Jose Guillen  • Huston Street  • Joey Devine  • Miguel Olivo  • Chris Denorfia  • Daric Barton  • Kurt Suzuki

    • Seattle Rides Another Strong Pitching Effort

      Associated Press  |  Apr 18, 08 12:54 AM CDT

      Seattle Rides Another Strong Pitching Effort

      (Newser) - Seattle's starters took it to Oakland again. This time, it was Carlos Silva. Silva followed Felix Hernandez's complete game a day before with his own gem, leading the Mariners to their sixth straight win in the series with an 8-1 victory over the Athletics last night. They won their third straight overall and sent the A's to their first three-game losing streak of the season. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Seattle Mariners  • Oakland Athletics  • Felix Hernandez  • Jose Lopez  • Yuniesky Betancourt  • Carlos Silva  • Raul Ibanez  • Lenny DiNardo

    • Hernandez Holds Down A's, Pitches Seattle to 4-2 Win

      Associated Press  |  Apr 16, 08 11:49 PM CDT

      Hernandez Holds Down A's, Pitches Seattle to 4-2 Win

      (Newser) - Felix Hernandez found success with all four of his pitches, throwing his first complete game in more than a year to lead the Seattle Mariners past the Oakland Athletics 4-2 Wednesday night. Hernandez struck out eight in an eight-hitter, retiring 16 of 18 during one stretch. He threw 115 pitches in a game that took only 2 hours, 9 minutes. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Seattle Mariners  • Oakland Athletics  • Felix Hernandez

    • Danks Celebrates Birthday Win

      Associated Press  |  Apr 15, 08 6:58 PM CDT

      Danks Celebrates Birthday Win

      (Newser) - John Danks celebrated his 23rd birthday with his first win in 12 starts, taking a shutout into the eighth inning to lead the Chicago White Sox past the Oakland Athletics 4-1 Tuesday for a two-game split. Chicago just missed its third shutout in four games, the White Sox kept the team that entered the game with the American League's best record in check. More »

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      MLB  • American League  • Chicago White Sox  • Oakland Athletics  • John Danks

    • Smith Pitches Oakland Past White Sox

      Associated Press  |  Apr 14, 08 10:31 PM CDT

      Smith Pitches Oakland Past White Sox

      (Newser) - Greg Smith outpitched Mark Buehrle for his first major league win, and Kurt Suzuki went 4-for-4 as Oakland beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 Monday for its eighth victory in 10 games. Making his second big league appearance, Smith (1-0) gave up one run and six hits over seven innings at U.S. Cellular Field, where the gametime temperature was 42 degrees. More »

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      baseball  • Chicago White Sox  • Oakland Athletics  • Mark Buehrle  • Huston Street  • Greg Smith  • Kurt Suzuki

    • Cliff Lee, Indians Beat Athletics 7-1

      Associated Press  |  Apr 13, 08 6:18 PM CDT

      Cliff Lee, Indians Beat Athletics 7-1

      (Newser) - Cliff Lee's quick and efficient pitching in the wind and cold helped the Cleveland Indians end the Oakland Athletics' five-game winning streak with a 7-1 victory today. Lee repeatedly got his teammates out of the cold and back into in Cleveland's warm dugout, limiting the A's one run and two hits over eight innings. The left-hander struck out eight without one walk. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Cleveland Indians  • Oakland Athletics  • Grady Sizemore

    • Crosby's Homer Helps A's Beat Indians

      Associated Press  |  Apr 13, 08 8:16 AM CDT

      Crosby's Homer Helps A's Beat Indians

      (Newser) - Bobby Crosby hit a three-run homer for the Oakland Athletics, who took advantage of 10 walks by Cleveland pitchers in a 7-3 win over the Indians last night. Cleveland starter Fausto Carmona, two days after signing a seven-year, $48 million extension, couldn't buy a strike. The A's held off swinging at his sinker, which dipped out of the zone and produced a career-high eight walks in 3 1/3 innings. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Cleveland Indians  • Oakland Athletics  • Fausto Carmona  • Rich Harden  • Rafael Perez  • Bobby Crosby  • Lenny DiNardo

    • A's Rough Up Sabathia, Indians 9-7

      Associated Press  |  Apr 12, 08 12:35 AM CDT

      A's Rough Up Sabathia, Indians 9-7

      (Newser) - Reigning AL Cy Young winner C.C. Sabathia gave up nine runs and 12 hits in his shortest outing in nearly two years, and the Oakland Athletics held on to beat the Cleveland Indians 9-7 on Friday. Sabathia (0-2) was pulled after 3 1-3 innings, his shortest start since yielding nine runs in 2 1-3 innings to the Chicago Cubs in 2006. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Cleveland Indians  • Oakland Athletics  • C.C. Sabathia  • Mark Ellis  • Huston Street  • Joe Blanton  • MIke Sweeney  • Donnie Murphy

    • Athletics Top Jays; Sweep Series

      Associated Press  |  Apr 11, 08 12:26 AM CDT

      Athletics Top Jays; Sweep Series

      (Newser) - Travis Buck doubled home two runs in the 12th inning and the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with a 3-2 win Thursday night. Buck went 3-for-6 with three RBIs, matching an Oakland record with three doubles. The Athletics have won four of six overall, and seven straight in Toronto in a streak that began during the 2007 season. More »

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      Toronto Blue Jays  • Oakland Athletics  • Vernon Wells  • Joey Devine  • Rich Harden  • Travis Buck

    • Ellis, Athletics Beat Blue Jays 6-3

      Associated Press  |  Apr 9, 08 10:39 PM CDT

      Ellis, Athletics Beat Blue Jays 6-3

      (Newser) - Mark Ellis had four hits, including the tying triple in the ninth, then scored the go-ahead run in the Oakland Athletics' 6-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Ellis went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Oakland closer Huston Street pitched around a single and a walk in the ninth for his second save. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Toronto Blue Jays  • Oakland Athletics  • Vernon Wells

    • Sweeney's Triple Lifts A's Past Jays

      Associated Press  |  Apr 8, 08 10:27 PM CDT

      Sweeney's Triple Lifts A's Past Jays

      (Newser) - Ryan Sweeney hit a tiebreaking triple in the ninth inning, and the Oakland Athletics ended the Toronto Blue Jays' three-game winning streak with a 9-8 victory. Kurt Suzuki singled up the middle off right-hander Jeremy Accardo (0-1) with two outs in the ninth. Sweeney then hit a triple to right. He finished 2-for-5 with two RBIs. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Toronto Blue Jays  • Oakland Athletics  • Frank Thomas

    • Cleveland Tops Oakland, 2-1

      Associated Press  |  Apr 6, 08 10:17 PM CDT

      Cleveland Tops Oakland, 2-1

      (Newser) - Cliff Lee won his first start of the season, retiring 10 of his last 12 batters to lead Cleveland over Oakland 2-1 Sunday and stop the Indians' three-game losing streak. Lee gave up four hits and struck out four in 6 2/3 innings to beat A's ace Joe Blanton who carried a shutout into seventh before Cleveland scored twice on just two hits. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Cleveland Indians  • Oakland Athletics  • Cliff Lee  • Joe Borowski  • Rafael Perez  • Joe Blanton  • Rafael Betancourt

    • Eveland, A's Shut Down Indians

      Associated Press  |  Apr 5, 08 10:01 PM CDT

      Eveland, A's Shut Down Indians

      (Newser) - Cleveland's C.C. Sabathia got roughed up in another disappointing homecoming and Dana Eveland allowed one run in seven innings to win in his Oakland Athletics debut, beating the Indians 6-1 today. Jack Cust hit a two-run double in a three-run first inning and Mark Ellis added a solo homer against Sabathia, a Bay Area native who fell to 1-4 with a 7.12 ERA in eight career starts in Oakland. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • American League  • Cleveland Indians  • Oakland Athletics  • C.C. Sabathia  • Dan Haren  • Mark Ellis  • Jack Cust  • Dana Eveland

    • Duchscherer Sharp Before Leaving for As

      Associated Press  |  Apr 5, 08 3:06 AM CDT

      Duchscherer Sharp Before Leaving for As

      (Newser) - Justin Duchscherer allowed one run in five innings in his first start since 2003, helping the Oakland Athletics to a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night that was tempered by the right-hander leaving the game with biceps tendinitis. Duchscherer, who had season-ending surgery on his right hip last July, retired the first 11 batters he faced. More »

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      MLB  • Cleveland Indians  • Oakland Athletics  • Dan Haren  • Grady Sizemore  • Paul Byrd  • Justin Duchscherer

    • Red Sox Top A's Behind Lester, Ortiz

      Associated Press  |  Apr 2, 08 6:16 PM CDT

      Red Sox Top A's Behind Lester, Ortiz

      (Newser) - Jon Lester pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning, David Ortiz broke open a scoreless game with a two-run homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0 Wednesday. Kevin Youkilis had a double and a run-scoring single while setting the major league record for consecutive errorless games by a first baseman. The Red Sox defeated the A's for the third time in four games. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Boston Red Sox  • Oakland Athletics  • David Ortiz  • Jon Lester

  • March 2008

    • Harden Brilliant as A's Topple Sox 5-1 in Japan

      Boston Globe  |  Mar 26, 08 9:54 PM CDT

      Harden Brilliant as A's Topple Sox 5-1 in Japan

      (Newser) - The Red Sox and the Athletics are headed home from the Land of the Rising Sun after Rich Harden shut down the defending World Series champions in game two of their Tokyo visit. The 26-year-old right-hander allowed one run, surrendered only three hits, and fanned nine Boston hitters over six innings, earning a 5-1 victory and a 1-1 series split, reports the Boston Globe. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Boston Red Sox  • Oakland Athletics  • Manny Ramirez  • Rich Harden

    • MLB Starts Season With Rising Sun

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Mar 25, 08 10:45 AM CDT

      MLB Starts Season With Rising Sun

      (Newser) - The sun was just rising in Boston today as the Red Sox began their World Series title defense by taking on the Oakland Athletics half a world away. Many American fans were still in bed, but Japanese aficionados were paying rapt attention, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Sox have been selling out exhibition games all week, playing for baseball-crazed fans with a decidedly different style than they're used to. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Japan  • Boston Red Sox  • Oakland Athletics  • Daisuke Matsuzaka

  • January 2008

    • Rolen, Glaus May Swap Cities

      ESPN  |  Jan 12, 08 10:14 PM CST

      Rolen, Glaus May Swap Cities

      (Newser) - Scott Rolen, who has become increasingly unhappy in St. Louis, specifically with manager Tony LaRussa, is reportedly headed to Toronto in exchange for fellow third baseman Troy Glaus. Both sluggers have fought injuries, with each missing more than 45 games in 2007. The deal is contingent on both players passing physicals on Monday, according to ESPN. More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • St. Louis Cardinals  • Toronto Blue Jays  • Atlanta Braves  • Oakland Athletics  • Hot Stove

    • A's GM Has Much Younger Team in Sights

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Jan 4, 08 9:56 AM CST

      A's GM Has Much Younger Team in Sights

      (Newser) - Oakland general manager Brian Beane is making good on his promise to bring more youth to the A's—and risking some short-term fan alienation—by trading outfielder Nick Swisher to the White Sox for three young prospects. "We're going with the youth movement, baby," A's third baseman Eric Chavez told the Chronicle . More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Oakland Athletics  • Nick Swisher

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