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The question isn't what Manny Ramirez wants to do with the rest of his life. Manny always takes care of Manny. It's what the former Boston Red Sox slugger can do – if anything – for the A's for the remainder of their surprisingly competitive 2012 season.

Josh Reddick is providing the power stroke the Oakland Athletics are missing without Brandon Inge and Yoenis Cespedes in the middle of the order.

Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer and a solo shot among his career high-tying four hits to back CC Sabathia's sixth win of the year, and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Saturday for their fourth straight win.

Manny Ramirez is eligible to join the A's on Wednesday. Here's how he's faring with the River Cats:

The clock atop the scoreboard read 6:23 on Friday evening when Manny Ramirez emerged from the left-field wall that fronts the Raley Field clubhouses and walked toward the River Cats' dugout.

OAKLAND – Mark Teixeira and Nick Swisher hit two-run homers to help the New York Yankees win for the seventh straight time in Oakland, beating the A's 6-3 Friday night.

Because his dad's hands had been ravaged in a power plant accident, Josh Reddick made a call to the bullpen whenever he wanted to take batting practice as a kid. He would summon a right-hander with a below-average fastball and shaky control.

Bob Melvin has little to explain about Oakland's losses the past two days: Four hits in two games is not going to amount to much.

The Los Angeles Angels are showing no signs of putting their slow start behind them.

Tommy Milone allowed five hits over seven innings, and Kila Ka'aihue drove in the go-ahead run, leading the pesky A's past the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 Monday night.

The proverbial silver lining for the Giants on Sunday was that it was not the collision at the plate in the fourth inning that knocked Tim Lincecum out of their 6-2 loss to the A's.

Manny Ramirez felt pretty good - despite all the boos and the three strikeouts.

When equipment manager Steve Vucinich told Josh Donaldson he might want to change something to work out of his hitting funk, the third baseman shaved off his beard Friday.

Ryan Vogelsong didn't know what hit him Saturday. All he knows for sure is that the A's didn't. Not much, anyway.

SAN FRANCISCO – By the fourth inning Friday night, the Giants already had matched their season high in runs.

Mitch Moreland tried to make everyone forget Josh Hamilton was supposed to have the day off. He didn't get a chance to finish the job.

Except for one inning - actually one pitch - rookie Tommy Milone stood toe-to-toe with baseball's best hitting team on the road and their high-profile first-year pitcher, Yu Darvish.

Although the Oakland Athletics weren't thrilled by a mid-afternoon start time at Angel Stadium, they realized Ervin Santana deserved much more of the blame for their dismal offensive performance.

The A's 4-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday is one they would just as soon forget.

When baseball owners gather in New York on Wednesday and Thursday for another quarterly meeting, they won't take up the A's ballpark situation, at least not officially because it's not on the agenda.

Tyson Ross allowed five hits in six strong innings to snap a three-start skid, Josh Reddick homered, and Seth Smith hit a two-run double in the A's 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.

OAKLAND – For an A's team battling a virulent injury bug, facing Detroit ace Justin Verlander certainly was no cure for the ailing.

Justin Verlander struck out eight to win his fourth straight decision and the Detroit Tigers beat the ailing Oakland Athletics 3-1 on Sunday to salvage a series split.