Oakland Athletics

The A's fail to capitalize on early chances against Tim Wakefield.

BOSTON -- Jason Bay is starting to break out of his slump. Josh Beckett left his behind a while ago.

BOSTON -- It was a game of firsts for big names John Smoltz and Nomar Garciaparra -- and Oakland rookie Brett Anderson.

CLEVELAND -- While their embattled manager received some good news, it was another disappointing day for the Cleveland Indians.

Luis Valbuena and Ben Francisco each went 3- for-3, with Valbuena knocking in a run and scoring twice and Francisco adding a two-run homer in Cleveland's 5-2 win over Oakland.

CLEVELAND -- Shin-Soo Choo gave his high school baseball coach a fitting tribute.

Choo learned before batting practice that his coach had died of cancer.

Jason Giambi and Jack Cust broke out of funks with two-run homers, Dallas Braden ended a four-start winless stretch and the Oakland A's beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 Wednesday.

Jason Giambi and Jack Cust broke out of funks with two-run homers, Dallas Braden ended a four-start winless stretch and the A's beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 Wednesday.

OAKLAND – Armando Galarraga pitched two-hit ball into the seventh inning, and Plácido Polanco homered and drove in three runs in the Detroit Tigers' 5-3 victory over the A's on Tuesday night.

The A's lose for the sixth time in seven games.

OAKLAND -- Mark Ellis has always possessed an ineffable knack for timely hits during his years with the Oakland Athletics. Now that he's back from a two-month injury absence, maybe he can show his light-hitting teammates how to get it.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Aaron Cook is enjoying one of the most productive stretches of his career. It's also Colorado's best stretch since ending the 2007 season on a tear.

Todd Helton and Brad Hawpe both had two hits and drove in two runs, as Colorado staved off a late rally to edge Oakland, 11-9, in the middle test of a three-game interleague set.

Brad Hawpe hit the 100th home run of his career, one of four hit by Colorado, and Jorge De La Rosa pitched six strong innings to lead the Rockies to an 11-9 win over the host A's on Saturday night.

OAKLAND -- Randy Johnson is rejuvenated with the San Francisco Giants.

He follows reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum in the rotation, then sees nine-game winner Matt Cain pitch after him.

Nate Schierholtz hits a two-run homer to back Randy Johnson.

The conspicuous-by-their-absence Bash Brothers sparked the most conversation at Tuesday's A's 1989 World Series championship team reunion.

OAKLAND -- Tim Lincecum had to work a little harder for this one. Even a few jams weren't enough to faze him.

Tim Lincecum records his fourth career complete game and second this year, both against the A's.

OAKLAND -- Barely a week ago, the Oakland Athletics were swept in San Francisco having scored all of three runs in three games.

SAN DIEGO -- Kevin Correia picked a good time for a hot streak with the San Diego Padres' top two starters on the disabled list.

On a night when the A's had many big contributors, Adam Kennedy found a way to stand out.

SAN DIEGO -- Orlando Cabrera doubled in two runs in the eighth inning to lift the Oakland Athletics to a 7-5 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

A's rookie Trevor Cahill allows two unearned runs in 5 1/3 innings.

LOS ANGELES – Matt Kemp's RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers over the A's 5-4 Tuesday night.

The A's blow a 4-2 eighth-inning lead.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Cain endured several years of little run support with no complaints. So, imagine his joy at watching Nate Schierholtz's inside-the-park home run highlight San Francisco's latest win.

SAN FRANCISCO – Randy Johnson limited the A's to four hits over seven strong innings to earn his 301st victory, and Juan Uribe drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning in the Giants' 5-2 win Saturday night.

Time has taught Gio Gonzalez the value of patience, a great virtue when you're young, talented and staring at a logjam directly ahead.

Brett Anderson

In a game where a 25-year-old, tatted-up free spirit serves as the voice of reason to 24-, 22- and two 21-year-old acolytes, nothing is surprising.

SAN FRANCISCO – Tim Lincecum kept tabs on heralded rookie Vince Mazzaro all right, despite the reigning Cy Young Award winner's insistence that he's facing the other lineup and not the other pitcher.

Rajai Davis slapped a single to right to drive in the winning run in the ninth, and the Oakland Athletics rallied from a late three-run deficit for a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.