Oakland Athletics vs. Texas Rangers
With October looming, the Texas Rangers were hoping home cooking would help them get back into playoff contention, but things have not gone as planned. The Rangers (80-63) have gone 1-3 on their homestand thus far and their usually potent offense has been missing in the three losses,...
New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics
The New York Yankees bounced back from dropping two straight when they claimed a 7-2 victory, behind three hits from Derek Jeter, over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday and will now go for the series victory on Wednesday from Oakland-Alameda Coliseum. The Yankees (75-45) will once...
Oakland Athletics vs. Chicago White Sox
If the Chicago White Sox want to win their second straight AL Central division title and their third since 2005, they need to take advantage of their opportunities to win when the team they are chasing struggles. As the Detroit Tigers lost three of their first four games to the Boston...
Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics
Losing games is starting to become a mainstay in Boston and they are paying the price in the standings. The Boston Red Sox (58-42) have lost eight of 12 since finishing the All-Star game with the best record in the AL through the first half. They held on to a three-game lead over...
Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees
In the three games before the All-Star break, the New York Yankees failed to win a game. In the six games after they have failed to lose a game. Their success, couple with the struggles of the Boston Red Sox, who have gone 1-5 since the break has allowed them to move up two games...
Oakland Athletics vs. Minnesota Twins
How a team responds from a stunning, embarrassing or devastating loss can show the character of a team. For the Minnesota Twins, they needed to respond from a loss that combined all of those elements, and they were successful. On Monday, the Minnesota Twins (48-46) blew a 10-run lead...
Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels
One of only two games on the American League schedule pits the first-place Los Angeles Angels against the last place Oakland Athletics for the first game of a four-game series in Oakland beginning Thursday. The Los Angeles Angels (49-37) hope that a series with the woeful As (37-49)...
Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics
Coming into this season, no one really knew what to expect from Justin Verlander. Would they see the 2006 Rookie of the Year and the player that won 16 and 17 games in his first two seasons in the majors or the struggling player looking for answers in the devastating 17-loss 2008...
Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland Athletics
The first-place Detroit Tigers finished a perfect home stand when they dispatched the two of the teams who figure to be prominent in the NL Central race when it is all said and done. The Tigers (42-34) did not make it look easy on their home stand, having to come from behind on many...
Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
The Oakland Athletics are reeling both on the field and in the medical facility in their clubhouse. Their pitching staff has been ravaged by injuries and has had to start a series of rookies. They started with their first rookie on Wednesday when Trevor Cahill went to the mound in...