Game preview: Royals look to avert sweep in Oakland
OAKLAND (AP) -- After struggling during the first half of May, the Oakland Athletics might be ready to make a run in the positive direction.
Coming off consecutive one-run victories, the A's try to complete their first three-game home sweep of the struggling Kansas City Royals in five years Sunday.
One night after Oakland (22-22) rallied to score a run in both the seventh and...
Royals lose 9th of 12, fall to A's
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)-- Brandon Moss hit a tiebreaking triple in the sixth inning to help Tommy Milone outduel Ervin Santana, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Saturday night.
The A's had just five hits and were held to two runs for the third consecutive game but made it hold up in front of a rare sellout crowd at the Oakland Coliseum. The A's also...
Cruz, Ogando lead Rangers past A's
When everything is rolling for the Oakland Athletics, Brandon Moss' line drive with two runners on in the sixth falls perfectly in the gap for a key hit. On Wednesday, Nelson Cruz ran down the ball and snagged it for a spectacular diving catch.
The reigning AL West champion A's are in another familiar first-half funk after dropping the series finale to the first-place Texas...
Rangers lose to A's in return to Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Sure, it's the Texas Rangers in town. The very team the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat in Game No. 162 last October for a stunning sweep to steal away the AL West crown from the two-time reigning AL champions.
The opponent hardly mattered Monday night. Oakland needed to bounce back and win.
Yoenis Cespedes and Brandon Moss hit consecutive home runs...
Athletics 5, Rangers 1
Yoenis Cespedes and Brandon Moss hit consecutive home runs in the third inning, A.J. Griffin matched his season high with eight strikeouts and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 on Monday night.
It was Texas' first trip to Oakland since being swept in the final three games of the 2012 regular season and coughing up the AL West title to the surprising A's.
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Rangers-Athletics Preview
The Texas Rangers are returning to the site where their bid for a third straight World Series appearance may have essentially ended.
The Oakland Athletics swept three home games from the Rangers to capture an unlikely AL West crown the last time these teams met heading into Monday night's opener of a three-game set.
Texas (24-13) was forced to settle for a wild card after getting...
Athletics 4, Mariners 3
Josh Donaldson, Daric Barton and Brandon Moss hit solo home runs and Jarrod Parker pitched into the seventh to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 4-3 win against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.
Jed Lowrie had three hits and an RBI as the Athletics held on to snap a season-long five-game losing streak.
Parker (2-5) didn't give up a hit until Kelly Shoppach's two-out...
AL-Only Positive Surprises
The Houston Astro’s victory over the Texas Rangers on March 31st seems like a lifetime ago. Since that point, we’ve all been wrapped up in the day to day minutia of our teams and trying to get to the top of standings. Today, we’ll take a step back from the day to day and look at some relative ADP surprises in AL-Only leagues.
Nate McLouth, Baltimore Orioles: Nate McLouth is...
Tired tale: A's beat Angels 10-8 in 19 innings
An exhausted Brandon Moss threw a pie in his own face after hitting the home run that ended the major league's longest game this season.
Moss hit his second home run of the night with two outs in the 19th inning early Tuesday, giving the Oakland Athletics a 10-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
The teams were on the field for 6 hours, 32 minutes in a game that ended at...
Angels Won’t Continue Playing This Poorly, But Season May Already Be Doomed by Another Poor Start
The Angels may well have hit rock bottom, less than one m0nth into the 2013 season.
At 9-16, this is a team that has massively underperformed expectations, and is already seven games back of the Western Division-leading Texas Rangers. And Monday night was easily the season’s low point, with the team losing a 19-inning marathon to the Oakland Athletics on a walkoff home run by Brandon...
Angels vs Athletics, by the numbers
Monday night's Angels vs Athletics game was the definition of pure insanity in a baseball game. The A's won in 19 innings, and didn't lead at any point during the game until Brandon Moss' two-run homer in the bottom of the 19th. In a game like this, there were some unique situations that came into play, and we can break them down using numbers.
5: the number of...
Brandon Moss Gives Self Pie in Face After Walk-Off Two-Run Home Run in 19-Inning Game (Video)
It was a long night for Brandon Moss and the Oakland Athletics.
After Moss hit a walk-off two-run home run in the bottom of the 19th inning in a game that ended at 4:37 a.m. ET against the Angels, he was allowed the honors of pieing himself in the face. It was quickly followed by another pie from outfielder Josh Reddick and a Gatorade shower from third baseman Josh Donaldson.
The...
A's win on walk-off HR in 19th
Two games in one.
Brandon Moss hit his second home run of the night with two outs in the bottom of the 19th inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 10-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels early Tuesday in the longest major league game of the season.
The teams were on the field for 6 hours, 32 minutes in a marathon game that ended at 1:41 a.m. on the West Coast. It was the longest...
Athletics 10, Angels 8(19)
Two games in one.
Brandon Moss hit his second home run of the game with two outs in the bottom of the 19th inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 10-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels early Tuesday in the longest major league game of the season.
The teams were on the field for 6 hours, 32 minutes in a marathon game that ended at 1:41 a.m. on the West Coast. It was the longest...
A's win on walk-off HR in 19th
Brandon Moss hit his second home run of the night with two outs in the bottom of the 19th inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 10-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels early Tuesday in the longest major league game of the season.
3 Stars of the game: Game 20
At about noon today I thought it would be fun to see how much Red Sox tickets were on stubhub and well the cheapest ones were $7.50. I couldn't pass up a night in Fenway for that price no matter what the weather forecast was. Well turns out that was a bad idea, a very bad idea. It rained all night, Aceves was awful, the bats were silent for the Sox and the game was called after...
Former Red Sox Members, Current Athletics’ Josh Reddick, Brandon Moss Visit Young Boston Marathon Victim
BOSTON — Josh Reddick and Brandon Moss of the Oakland Athletics visited an 11-year-old boy Monday who was injured a week ago in the bombings at the Boston Marathon.
Moss and Reddick, who both previously played for the Red Sox, are in town for the start of a three-game series Monday night against the Red Sox. The duo spent time off the field at Boston’s Children’s Hospital,...
Reddick, Moss visit bombing victim
Josh Reddick and Brandon Moss of the Oakland Athletics visited an 11-year old boy Monday who was injured a week ago in the bombings at the Boston Marathon.
Moss and Reddick, who both previously played for the Red Sox, are in town for the start of a three-game series Monday night against the Red Sox.
They spent time at Boston's Children's Hospital, visiting Aaron Hern, who...
Reddick and Moss visit young bombing victim
Josh Reddick and Brandon Moss of the Oakland Athletics visited an 11-year old boy Monday who was injured a week ago in the bombings at the Boston Marathon.
Moss and Reddick, who both previously played for the Red Sox, are in town for the start of a three-game series Monday night against the Red Sox.
They spent time at Boston's Children's Hospital, visiting Aaron Hern, who...
Oakland Athletics Activate Brandon Moss, Option Shane Peterson
MLB News: Friday the Oakland Athletics activated Brandon Moss from the paternity list while optioning Shane Peterson to Triple-A Sacramento.
Fantasy Ramifications: First and foremost, congratulations to the Moss’ family. We hope mother and baby are doing just fine and that dad has had some good sleep, as he is about to get back to the grind. While streaky, Moss is a solid backup...
Rays 8, Athletics 3
The Tampa Bay Rays are finally showing signs of heating up offensively.
Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer and Ben Zobrist had a pair of RBI singles to pace a 10-hit attack that carried the struggling team to an 8-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.
A night after slugging four solo home runs in a 10-inning loss that concluded a 2-7 road trip, the Rays matched a...
Oakland Athletics Recall OF Shane Peterson
MLB News: The Oakland Athletics recalled outfielder Shane Peterson from Triple-A Sacramento to fill the roster spot that opened up while Brandon Moss is on paternity leave. He provides nothing more than depth for the A’s.
Fantasy Ramifications: None.
The post Oakland Athletics Recall OF Shane Peterson appeared first on Fantasy Sports Player Rankings - Baseball and Football - FFLockerRoom.com.
Oakland Athletics Place Brandon Moss On Paternity Leave
MLB News: The Oakland Athletics placed first baseman Brandon Moss on the paternity list for the next 24-72 hours. Taking his place on the roster will be outfielder Shane Peterson.
Fantasy Ramifications: None as Moss will only miss the next couple games at the most. His fantasy value remains unaffected.
The post Oakland Athletics Place Brandon Moss On Paternity Leave appeared first...
Athletics 11, Astros 2
Jed Lowrie drove in four runs, Tommy Milone won his third straight start and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 11-2 on Monday night.
Nate Freiman added a three-run homer and Brandon Moss had three RBIs for the A's. Oakland also benefited from eight walks - four in the first inning by Houston starter Erik Bedard.
Carlos Pena had two hits for the Astros, who have...
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