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    A’s Break Up Ogando’s No-Hit Bid But Can’t Beat Rangers in Oakland

    By Brian Shields

    OAKLAND (AP) - Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer, Alexi Ogando earned his first career win against Oakland and the Texas Rangers took the rubber game with the Athletics 6-2 on Wednesday. Ogando (4-2) didn't allow a hit until Eric Full Article

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    A’s Start Homestand with Win Over Rangers

    By Brian Shields

    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - 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 Full Article

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    A’s Drop Seven of Ten as Year’s Longest Roadtrip Ends

    By Brian Shields

    SEATTLE (AP) - Joe Saunders won his ninth straight decision at Safeco Field and Kendrys Morales hit a three-run homer, leading the Seattle Mariners over the Oakland Athletics 6-1 Sunday. Saunders (3-4) allowed one run and five hits in 6 Full Article

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    A’s Struggle in Seattle and Fall to M’s 6-3

    By Brian Shields

    SEATTLE (AP) - Hisashi Iwakuma retired 16 straight over one stretch of a solid seven-inning outing, Raul Ibanez homered for the first time in nearly a month and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Friday night. Iwakuma ( Full Article

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    Controversial 9th Inning Call Costs A’s the Game Tying Homer as Tribe Prevails in Cleveland

    By Brian Shields

    CLEVELAND (AP) - An apparent game-tying homer by Oakland's Adam Rosales was ruled a double by umpires in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Indians held on to beat the Athletics 4-3 on Wednesday night. Rosales sent a drive off Full Article

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    Tommy Milone Gets Zero Run Support as A’s Lose 1-0 in Cleveland

    By Brian Shields

    CLEVELAND (AP) - Zach McAllister and two relievers combined on a shutout and the Cleveland Indians scored an unearned run in the fifth inning for their eighth win in nine games, 1-0 over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. McAllister, Full Article

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    Parker Drops His Fifth Decision as Tribe Beats A’s in Cleveland

    By Brian Shields

    CLEVELAND (AP) - Asdrubal Cabrera homered twice and Mark Reynolds hit one to the deepest reaches of Progressive Field, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 7-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night. Jason Kipnis and Cabrera hit consecutive Full Article

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    Donaldson’s Homer Lifts A’s in Yankee Stadium

    By Brian Shields

    NEW YORK (AP) - Josh Donaldson hit Oakland's third home run of the game, a tiebreaking drive off Boone Logan in the eighth inning that lifted the Athletics over the New York Yankees 5-4 Sunday. Luke Montz and Yoenis Cespedes Full Article

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    Yankees Edge A’s in New York as Colon Drops First of the Season

    By Brian Shields

    NEW YORK (AP) - Phil Hughes pitched eight shutout innings of four-hit ball for his first win of the season, and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Saturday. Chris Stewart and Lyle Overbay homered against Bartolo Full Article

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    A’s Shut Out Yankees in New York 2-0

    By Brian Shields

    NEW YORK (AP) - A.J. Griffin showed his Oakland teammates before facing the Yankees that he's quite an entertaining guitarist. Then he went out and reminded everyone he's a pretty good pitcher, too. Griffin pitched six-hit ball into the Full Article

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    Cespedes Overslides Second as A’s Fall Just Short of Sweeping Angels

    By Brian Shields

    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Mark Trumbo hit a home run for the third consecutive day, Howie Kendrick and Mike Trout also homered and the Los Angeles Angels ended a four-game losing streak, beating the Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Wednesday. C. Full Article

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    Cespedes’ Four RBI’s Power A’s Past Angels

    By Brian Shields

    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Yoenis Cespedes drove in four runs, Seth Smith knocked in three with a bases-loaded double and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-6 on Tuesday. One night after outlasting the Angels 10-8 in a Full Article

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    A’s Outlast Angels in 19 Innings

    By Brian Shields

    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - 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 Full Article

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    A’s Bats Give Tommy Milone No Run Support in Orioles Win

    By Brian Shields

    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Wei-Yin Chen pitched eight strong innings, giving up only two hits to help the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 3-0 on Friday night. Jim Johnson completed the three-hitter by getting the final three outs for Full Article

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    Jarrod Parker Now 0-4 After Orioles Blow Out A’s at the Coliseum

    By Brian Shields

    OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Nate McLouth reached base four times and scored twice, Nick Markakis drove in two runs, and the Baltimore Orioles opened their longest road trip of the season by routing the Oakland Athletics 10-2 on Thursday night. Full Article

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    A’s End Disappointing Roadtrip with Loss in Boston

    By Brian Shields

    BOSTON (AP) - Big Papi almost looks as if he never missed all that time. He had two hits and drove in a run , Stephen Drew hit a two-run triple, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 Full Article