BALTIMORE -- The news was not good for the A's and right-hander Justin Duchscherer on Thursday, when he was scratched from his scheduled start in Baltimore on Saturday night due to a strained right hip. Things got even...
ARLINGTON -- Left-hander Matt Harrison is the last one standing and starts against the Red Sox on Saturday at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. This will be Harrison's 12th start, the most by a Rangers rookie, and some of...
Oakland (63-76) at Baltimore (63-76), Friday, 4:05 p.m. PT KANSAS CITY -- When the A's open a two-day, three-game series against the host Orioles at Camden Yards on Friday, they'll be hoping fairly hard that lefty Dallas...
The distinction as the National League's top pitcher is no longer a runaway. The struggle for win No. 20 is apparently taking its toll on Arizona Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb. After a pair of subpar outings in which he...
KANSAS CITY -- It seemed fitting in a way. Moments before A's manager Bob Geren provided reporters with yet another series of updates on his long list of infirm players, one of his coaches went down in a heap. Bullpen...
Monday, September 1, 2008; Page E08 White Sox slugger Jim Thome hit career home run No. 536 against the Red Sox, moving into a tie with Mickey Mantle for 14th on the career list. Thome hit a two-run shot with two outs...
Casilla, Morneau Go Deep As Twins Pound A's, 12-4 Minnesota Twins' center fielder Denard Span, left, catches a fly hit by the Oakland Athletics' Ryan Sweeney as left fielder Delmon Young jumps over him in the fifth inning...
OAKLAND -- Right-hander Sean Gallagher spent most of Sunday morning playing catch, right-hander Justin Duchscherer took part in pregame warmups and left-hander Dan Meyer was heading to Double-A Midland. At least one of...
The A’s did almost everything they could to lose the rubbergame of their three game set in Anaheim on Wednesday, but somehow they managed to win and snap their seemingly endless streak of not winning a series. In fact,...
Days of Wonder by Jay Jaffe Breaking Away: A six-game winning streak helps the Cubs open up their biggest division lead of the year, and their 193-run differential is now 120 runs ahead of the next-closest NL team. Mark...