Harden impressive in return as A's win
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Rich Harden wanted to keep going he felt so strong after 55 pitches. Yet Oakland's star right-hander knows he must pace himself in order to be on the mound in meaningful games come October.
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Kenny Rogers matched a career high with his 17th win and Eric Young hit his first homer in more than a year, a three-run tiebreaker, leading the Texas Rangers over Oakland 5-3 Wednesday night to move three games back of the Athletics.
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Not even a big home run by Barry Bonds could stop Jaret Wright from winning again. Wright set a career high with his 13th win and drove in the go-ahead run with a surprise bunt Friday night, helping the Atlanta
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Jeff Francoeur's knack for delivering big hits with two outs made the difference for Atlanta on Saturday night.
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James Harden scored 23 points, including eight in overtime, and Arizona State rallied to defeat No. 7 Stanford 72-68 in overtime on Thursday night.
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The Minnesota Twins are finding their form from last season when they made an unlikely playoff run. Second-half success for the Oakland A's, meanwhile, has yet to be found.
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Rookies Bobby Crosby and Nick Swisher hit back-to-back homers in the eighth inning against Bob Howry, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Cleveland Indians on Saturday night. The A's rallied from a four-run deficit in the final three innings to keep their AL West lead.
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James Harden scores 23 points, including eight in overtime, as Arizona State rallies to shock No. 7 Stanford, 72-68, on Thursday.
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OAKLAND - The weekend showdown and pitching matchups were perfect for a season-ending billing, but the unheralded stars Friday night became even more amazing for pennant-drive stories.
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Joe Kennedy has been Oakland's tough-luck pitcher the first two months. So perhaps it was fitting that a lucky bounce helped give Kennedy his first win in nearly a month.
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Jason Giambi took a curtain call and Esteban Loaiza got the souvenir ball. For a pair of guys struggling since playing in the all-star game, it was a nice time to break out.
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Dodgers rookie Russell Martin has drawn praise this season for his work behind the plate. His offense has been a bonus.
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The Anaheim Angels beat Oakland 5-3 to move back to within two games of the AL West-leading Athletics. Garret Anderson hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning to give Anaheim a 4-3 lead, and Chone Figgins
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Brad Ausmus drove in his fourth run of the night with the game-winning single in the 11th inning, and the Houston Astros overcame another blown save by Brad Lidge to beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Tuesday night.
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The Cleveland Indians rallied for five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday, pulling off an 8-5 victory over the slumping Oakland A's.
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Adam Loewen is dominant early and Baltimore's offense does enough for the OriolesÃÂ toÃÂ end Oakland's 10-gameÃÂ home winning streak with aÃÂ 6-5 victory on Saturday.
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Roger Clemens and the powerful Houston lineup made sure the Astros got off to a good start, a 9-3 victory, in their quest to finally win a playoff series.