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Triple-A Sacramento clinches division title
4 hours ago - web.minorleaguebaseball.com
... celebration, we've had some champagne and hopefully we'll be doing this again next week, too. "We wanted to control our own destiny tonight and we knew we could come through it." Sacramento used hits -- one shy of a season high -- to secure their ninth title in years, more than any other team in major American pro sports. The Cats, the top affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, grabbed a - lead in the fourth inning, but the Sky Sox plated two runs in the bottom of the frame and three more in the fifth to forge ahead, -. Sacramento regained the lead in the seventh, only to watch ... Read More »
5. Athletics score six in seventh to pound Angels
6 hours ago - mercurynews.com
. Gio Gonzalez pitched six scoreless innings while Kevin Kouzmanoff and Cliff Pennington hit two-run homers in a six-run seventh as the Athletics posted an - victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Read More »
7. Gonzalez pitches Athletics past Angels, 8-0
6 hours ago - miamiherald.com
... City from Aug. - - and first on the road since Aug. - at Detroit. The field was beaten up and hardly looked its best following the Oakland Raiders' preseason finale that ended late Thursday. The outfield was particularly bad, with a huge dirt patch right smack in center field. Neither team took batting practice outside before the game, instead doing their hitting in the indoor cage. Davis stole his rd base in the seventh, matching his career high established last season. Notes: Kazmir's walks were his most since April , . ... Angels RHP Joel Pineiro, on the DL since ... Read More »
10. Athletics Chavez done for '10, ponders future
8 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com
... Ill just let time be the answer, and we'll see what happens." This year, time was all he had. But the "nuisance" that is his neck and shoulder pain never fully went away, thus leaving him no choice but to temporarily call it quits. Chavez attempted to play with the Athletics Arizona Rookie League team less than two weeks ago, but one game was all he had in him. "It was the same thing again, the neck and shoulder," he said. "It was one of those things where I was battling, and I knew it wasn't going to happen. "I think Ive done everything I can to try and be healthy, and it just hasn't ... Read More »
12. Athletics have winning mark vs. remaining opponents
12 hours ago - mlb.mlb.com
... better than .. This weekend's three-game set with the Angels will open a nine-game homestand, as the Mariners and Red Sox also come to town. "When you play in the division, it's always close games," Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki said. "Nothing changes against the Angels. They're a great team and it's always fun games." Oakland is a combined - this season against its remaining opponents, including the AL Central-leading Twins and Rangers. The Athletics will host the Rangers from Sept. - for a four-game series. "Your goal still is obviously to finish first," Oakland ... Read More »
14. Athletics Braden disappointed in Yankees fans
20 hours ago - sportingnews.com
... third baseman Alex Rodriguez stirred up some controversy earlier this season during a game in Oakland. After Rodriguez ran across the pitching mound, Braden yelled at him, telling him to stay off his mound. Following that incident, Braden and A-Rod sparred in the media a bit. However, when the teams met again in July, Braden was out with a sore elbow. And Rodriguez was sidelined by a sore calf Thursday. Braden suffered the loss Thursday, despite allowing only one run in five innings. He left the game with a leg cramp. Asked whether he was disappointed that he didn't get to stick it to ... Read More »
16. Belligerent Braden can't handle heat
1 day ago - nypost.com
... him with eight one-hit innings to pitch the Yanks to a - win in a game Braden (-) admitted held extra meaning. "Absolutely I wanted to shove it [to them], period. Especially against the competitor that CC is. I knew what he was going to be bringing," said Braden. "These are the type of teams and types of players that serve as your measuring stick. By no means did we want to see a one-hit shutout out of him." But that's what Braden had to sit through, after limping off the field with a knot in his right leg and the game on the line, the Yankees leading just -. As Braden was ... Read More »
17. Athletics / Chavez says he's thinking about the next chapter
1 day ago - sfgate.com
... combined from through . He batted . with one homer and RBIs in games this year. Chavez has been at his offseason home in Arizona for the bulk of the past three months. He had hoped to rejoin the Athletics on Friday as an active player. He spent some time with the Athletics team in the Arizona Rookie League and went -for- in his one game Aug. . Chavez said the pain in his neck and shoulder is most noticeable when he swings the bat. "My will to play, my desire to play was always there," he said. "The skills are even there. I would have closed the chapter a long ... Read More »
19. Sabathia wins 19th as Yanks sweep Athletics
1 day ago - philly.com
... th as Yanks sweep Athletics NEW YORK - CC Sabathia pitched one-hit ball for eight innings to earn his major-league-leading th win, fill-in Curtis Granderson homered twice, and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics, -, Thursday for a four-game sweep. Sabathia (-) breezed on a steamy afternoon, nicked only by Mark Ellis' clean single leading off the second. Jonathan Albaladejo completed the combined one-hitter in the ninth. Granderson hit a solo homer and a two-run shot as a replacement for Nick Swisher, who left after one inning because of a stiff left knee. Jorge ... Read More »
20. Athletics Braden gives Yankees fans an 'F'
1 day ago - nydailynews.com
... what the hell was going on," Braden said. "It felt like my leg was going to fall off." Asked if the toughest part of the afternoon was not being able to stick it to the Yankees and their fans, Braden replied, "Absolutely, I wanted to shove it, period. Ive said it all year, these are the types of teams and types of players that you play against that serve as your measuring stick." Granderson didn't start Thursday's game, but he still belted two home runs to right field after Nick Swisher departed with knee stiffness in the second inning. "I'm comfortable with what we've been working on ... Read More »
Oakland Athletics update: Gio Gonzalez sharp in 8-0 rout of An ...
