The Philadelphia Phillies have gone through a few difficult periods in the month of May. Half of that was due to the Phillies' offensive woes, and half was due to tough competition. All of us fans in Philadelphia still feel a little uncertain, since the team was only .500…
View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Oakland Athletics News
Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes had not won in 28 major league starts dating back to June 13, 2008, when he beat the Los Angeles Angels while he was still with the Atlanta Braves. He ended that string with his first career major league complete game as the Blue Jays beat…
View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Oakland Athletics News
The way Bartolo Colon was dealing, the Oakland Athletics had little chance overcoming the first-inning hole starter Trevor Cahill created. Cahill allowed a homer to Mark Teixeira in a three-run first inning and the A's managed just four baserunners against Colon as they fell to the New York Yankees for the eighth straight time, 5-0 on Monday.
View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Oakland Athletics News
Zach Britton hasn't received much run support during his stellar rookie season. Once he got a three-run lead Sunday it was as if he didn't know how to handle it. That's how rough things have been these last few days for Baltimore's staff, and the ramifications are being felt throughout the organization.
View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Oakland Athletics News
The Oakland Athletics activated reliever Andrew Bailey from the disabled list and used the two-time All-Star for one inning Sunday but plan to ease him back into the closer's role. Bailey, who had been out since March 30 with a strained right forearm, pitched a scoreless seventh inning during the A's 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Oakland Athletics News
Brian Fuentes, only a few days removed from criticizing Bob Geren for the manager's alleged lack of communication, was back in the closer role Saturday. RHP Grant Balfour, appointed the closer by Geren earlier this week, pitched a scoreless top of the eighth inning with the…
View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Oakland Athletics News
Maybe Oakland manager Bob Geren should get ejected more often. The offense-starved Athletics scored three runs in the sixth inning after Geren was tossed by home plate umpire Angel Campos for arguing balls and strikes then added an insurance run on Josh Willingham's eighth home run of the season on the way to a 6-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Oakland Athletics News
The Baltimore Orioles had Oakland starter Gio Gonzalez reeling in the second inning, with one run in and the bases loaded. A strikeout by J.J. Hardy and double-play grounder ended whatever hopes the Orioles had of getting to Gonzalez early, and they didn't get anything at all against three Athletics relievers during a 6-2 loss on Friday night that ended Baltimore's five-game winning streak.
View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Oakland Athletics News
With two-time All-Star reliever Andrew Bailey set to return from the disabled list any day, the Oakland Athletics made room in their bullpen by sending left-hander David Purcey to the Detroit Tigers on Friday. In return, the Tigers sent infielder Scott Sizemore to the A's. Sizemore was batting .222 in 17 games with Detroit and is expected to report to Oakland's Triple-A team in Sacramento.
View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Oakland Athletics News
Nine innings, nine items to get you going (unless there are only eight games). Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice. 1. By the time they get to first place: Having won nine of 10, … Continue reading →
View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – Oakland Athletics News
