MLB - Oakland Athletics

Yu Darvish eyes his eighth win of the season Tuesday when the Texas Rangers continue a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

The A's are a dramatically different team when Coco Crisp and Yoenis Cespedes are anchoring their lineup.

Rookie right-hander Dan Straily pitched seven scoreless innings and Yoenis Cespedes homered as the Oakland Athletics won their fifth straight game, 1-0 over the Texas Rangers and Yu Darvish on Tuesday night.

Seth Smith went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, two RBI and three runs scored to back a solid start from Bartolo Colon, as the Oakland Athletics downed the Texas Rangers, 9-2, in the opener of a three-game set Monday.

After ending their recent struggles in Oakland, the Texas Rangers try to secure their MLB-leading 30th victory of the season on Monday night when they host a rematch with the A's.

Shortly 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 catcher. At that point, it was the latest out for Cespedes in a 4-for-39 stretch.

Yoenis Cespedes hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth and the Oakland Athletics swept a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals with a 4-3 win.

The Oakland Athletics seek their first three-game winning streak since late April on Sunday when they close out their three-game series against the Kansas City Royals at the O.co Coliseum.

A sacrifice fly from the A's Jed Lowrie and a subsequent tiebreaking RBI triple by Brandon Moss gave the A's two runs against longtime nemesis Ervin Santana in the sixth inning, enough for Oakland to post a second consecutive 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals.

It has become custom at O.co Coliseum to temporarily turn off the scoreboard and video monitors above the stadium's upper levels when A's closer Grant Balfour enters a game. On Friday night, they were so darkened as Balfour came in from the bullpen to preserve the A's 2-1 win over the Royals for his seventh save.

The Oakland Athletics reinstated outfielder Chris Young from the 15-day disabled list Saturday.

No debating this home run by Adam Rosales.

Adam Rosales scorched a leadoff homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Oakland Athletics to a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals in the opener of a three-game set at the Coliseum.

Oakland Athletics pitcher Brett Anderson won't return to action for at least another month.

The Oakland Athletics selected the contract of pitcher Hideki Okajima from Triple-A Sacramento prior to Friday's game against the Kansas City Royals.

James Shields has put together plenty of strong outings this season for the Kansas City Royals, but victories have still been hard to come by.

Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - The Oakland Athletics reinstated outfielder Coco Crisp from the 15-day disabled list, the team announced on Wednesday.

It took extra innings, but the Texas Rangers finally solved the Athletics in Oakland. They now shoot for a series victory over the A's on Wednesday afternoon in the conclusion of a three-game series.

Adrian Beltre and Mitch Moreland each crushed solo home runs in the 10th inning and Joe Nathan survived a shaky bottom half to help the Texas Rangers down the Oakland Athletics, 6-5, in the middle test of a three-game series between the AL West rivals.

Playing out the end of last season with the last-place Seattle Mariners, now-A's catcher John Jaso said he didn't follow the drama atop the American League West in the season's final series with much interest.

A's starter A.J. Griffin buckled down and waited for his team's bats to respond.

A.J. Griffin tossed seven strong innings while Yoenis Cespedes and Brandon Moss hit back-to-back home runs to lead the Oakland Athletics in a 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game set.

The A's, who have a full outfield on the disabled list, may start getting those players back Wednesday.

Much like the last time that the Texas Rangers visited Oakland, they will do so atop the American League West.