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The national pastime becomes a time machine
I'm playing hooky. It's Thursday around noon, and a column is due, but it's 1970 and I'm playing hooky. I'm watching baseball. Gloriously sunny, rapturously dramatic, midweek playoff baseball. I'm sitting in my living room in the middle of the day...
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Angels rally in ninth but lose to A's, 2-1, in 10 innings
The Fabulous ForumCliff Pennington squeezed a triple between Angels left fielder Vernon Wells and center fielder Peter Bourjos to open the 10th inning and scored on Conor Jackson's one-out grounder to shortstop Wednesday, and the Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game... -
Angels can't solve Brett Anderson in 4-3 loss to A's
The Fabulous ForumLeft-hander Brett Anderson held the Angels scoreless on three hits for eight innings Thursday, and the Oakland Athletics held on for a 4-3 victory in Angel Stadium. Mark Trumbo followed Erick Aybar's leadoff single and Alberto Callaspo's two-out walk... -
Athletics defeat Astros on Chris Young's ninth-inning home run
The Oakland TribuneHOUSTON Chris Young picked a perfect time Friday night to end the Oakland Athletics' record run of 15 consecutive solo home runs. With the Athletics trailing 5-3 in the ninth, Young crushed a three-run homer to left field that delivered a 6-5 victory...Tags: Chicago White Sox, Josh Reddick, Eric Sogard, Minute Maid Park, Chris Young (baseball, outfielder)
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A's Straily masterful as he beats Darvish, Rangers
The Oakland TribuneARLINGTON, Texas Dan Straily pitched the best game of his fledgling major league career Tuesday night, allowing just two singles over seven shutout innings as the A's beat the Texas Rangers and ace Yu Darvish 1-0. The 24-year-old right-hander, still a...Tags: Chris Resop, Derek Holland, Major League Baseball, Josh Reddick, Adrian Beltre
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A's defeat Rangers 1-0 as Straily outduels Darvish
Contra Costa TimesARLINGTON, Texas Dan Straily tuned in to the MLB Network in his hotel room Tuesday to hear all the hype about Texas Rangers ace Yu Darvish's upcoming start that night. The A's rookie right-hander said he wasn't even mentioned by name as Darvish's mound...Tags: MLB Network (tv network), Jed Lowrie, Yu Darvish, Josh Reddick, Walnuts
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A's beat Royals on Cespedes homer
The Sacramento BeeShortly after his manager said before Sunday's game that he has been trying to "fight his way out" of his recent slump by being more aggressive, Yoenis Cespedes swung at the first pitch he saw from Royals starter Luis Mendoza and popped out to the...Tags: Jerry Blevins, Ryan Cook (baseball), Boston Red Sox, David Lough, Kansas City Royals
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Punchless attack sinks Royals in another 2-1 loss to A's
The Kansas City StarIt's happened twice now, two nights in a row, and the Royals shouldn't require further proof: While their rotation is much improved over recent seasons, one run isn't often going to be enough. It was Ervin Santana who paid the price Saturday night for...Tags: Alcides Escobar, Ervin Santana, Eric Sogard, Ryan Cook (baseball), Jarrod Parker
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Royals again offer little support for Shields in loss to Athletics
The Kansas City StarOAKLAND, Calif. _ James Shields continues to pitch like the No. 1 guy the Kansas City Royals expected when they acquired him in that big offseason deal from Tampa Bay. And the Royals continue to waste his efforts. Shields gave up two runs Friday night...Tags: Jarrod Dyson, Adam Rosales, Alcides Escobar, Spring Training, Jarrod Parker
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Rosales and Donaldson keep Athletics' Jarrod Parker from undeserving defeat
The Contra Costa TimesOAKLAND, Calif. _ Adam Rosales homered to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning, snapping a tie and carrying the Athletics to a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals in the first of a three-game series Friday night. The Rosales home run, his second...Tags: Chris Resop, Jed Lowrie, Jarrod Dyson, Adam Rosales, Yankee Stadium
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A's trim Royals, 2-1
The Oakland TribuneOAKLAND, Calif._If there is a game plan to minimize the effect of losing opening day starting pitcher Brett Anderson for an indefinite time thanks to a stress fracture in his right foot, the A's used it as the outline for their 2-1 win over Kansas City on...Tags: Chris Resop, Jerry Blevins, Adam Rosales, Walnuts, Jarrod Parker
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