A&#39;s stagger home up by one
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It was the most difficult pitching change Ken Macha has ever made in his life. Giving a quick hook to Mark Mulder, whose baffling slump is showing no signs of ending
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Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals were hitting home runs at a record pace when they arrived at Coors Field.
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Carlos Almanzar left the game with an apparent right forearm injury with two outs in the ninth...Texas beat the A&#39;s for only the seventh time in 18 outings this season, but have won three of four from Oakland...Mark Kotsay and Jermaine Dye had three hits
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The Rangers have been a dominant team at home this year, compiling a 46-25 record at Ameriquest Field in Arlington. One homestand remains and Texas will need near-perfection if it is going to keep its hopes alive for an American League West title.
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The San Francisco Giants finally found a way to win a one-run game.
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Ryan Zimmerman was careful to touch home plate. Doug Mientkiewicz couldn&#039;t believe it happened. Carlos Lee made a special dedication. Zimmerman, Mientkiewicz and Lee all hit ninth-inning home runs Sunday to lift their teams to victory in interleague play.
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For the Angels, the complex math needed to break down the American League West is all of a sudden quite simple: One big one down, one huge one to go.
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With one big inning and a couple of close calls finally going their way, the Texas Rangers avoided a series sweep and a losing homestand.
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Bee Staff Writer. LOS ANGELES - One down, two or three to go - that&#39;s the Giants&#39; mantra after they successfully took their first step of a weekend mission at Dodger Stadium.
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Oakland's Chad Guadin and Rich Harden combine to one-hit the reeling New York Yankees as the A's  come away with a 7-0 win.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics caught Johan Santana on a rare off day. Nick Swisher, Eric Chavez, and Bobby Crosby each drove in runs to help Chad Gaudin to his fifth straight win as the A's beat the Minnesota Twins, 4-2, yesterday to take the series.
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OAKLAND, Calif.  - Bartolo Colon pitched seven  shutout innings and Alfredo Amezaga hit a grand slam home run  as the Anaheim Angels trounced the Oakland Athletics 10-0 in  their American League West showdown series opener Friday.
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The comforts of home got very uncomfortable for the New York Yankees last night. For everybody, really. That enormous sense of superiority that the Yankees and their fans have
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Bartolo Colon pitched seven shutout  innings and Alfredo Amezaga hit a grand slam home run as the  Anaheim Angels trounced the Oakland Athletics 10-0 in their  American League West showdown series opener Friday.
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OAKLAND, Calif. Oakland has company atop the AL West standings after the Athletics were beaten by Seattle 7-to-2. The loss drops the A&#39;s into a tie with Anaheim for the division lead with five games remaining.
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Eric Chavez&#039;s return to the lineup coincided with a boost in Oakland&#039;s offense and defense. Jay Payton was one of the beneficiaries.
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Ryan Howard and Albert Pujols perfected their power strokes yesterday.