Wed, 09/09/2009 - 11:13 by preet_20
Chicago, Sept. 8 Jack Cust hit a three-run homer in a five-run first inning Tuesday to boost the Oakland Athletics to an 11-3 thrashing of the Chicago White Sox.
Ryan Sweeney was 4-for-6 with three runs scored and two RBI. Scott Hairston and Kurt Suzuki each had two RBI, Rajai Davis had three hits, three runs and an RBI, and Mark Ellis added a solo homer for Oakland.
Brett Tomko (4-3) got the win after allowing three runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Carlos Torres (1-1), coming off his first big league win in his previous start, didn't make it out of the first inning after surrendering five runs on four hits.
Paul Konerko and Mark Kotsay each homered for Chicago.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Mon, 09/07/2009 - 04:44 by surajdogra
Oakland, Calif. -- Scott Hairston's seventh-inning grand slam Sunday lifted the Oakland Athletics to a 5-2 win over the Seattle Mariners.
Landon Powell also homered for the A's.
Winning pitcher Gio Gonzalez (5-5) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings.
Jose Lopez and Adrian Beltre singled in the Seattle runs.
Reliever Shawn Kelley (4-2), victim of Hairston's blast, was the loser.
Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki collected the 2,000th hit of his major-major career, a double to right field in the first inning.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sat, 08/29/2009 - 11:29 by preet_20
Anaheim, Calif. Aug. 29: Kendry Morales highlighted a seven-run seventh inning with a three-run homer Friday, rallying the Los Angeles Angels past Oakland 11-7.
Morales hit two home runs and had six RBI in helping Los Angeles break out of an offensive slump.
The Angels appeared headed for what would have been their seventh loss in nine games when Oakland built a 6-1 lead through five innings.
Los Angeles got a run back in the sixth, when Morales doubled home Vladimir Guerrero, and the Angels then stormed from behind in the seventh by sending 11 men to the plate and capitalizing on two Oakland errors.
The Angels increased their lead over Texas to five games in the American League West.
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Tue, 08/18/2009 - 11:07 by Jaspreet Virk
Oakland, Calif. Aug. 18: Brett Tomko pitched five scoreless innings against his former team Monday to help the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 3-0.
Tomko (2-2) allowed five hits and one walk, and struck out one batter. The Yankees gave him his release last month and the A's signed him Aug. 5.
Andrew Bailey earned his 18th save in Oakland's second straight win.
Scott Hairston had two hits and scored a run for the A's, who also got an RBI apiece from Kurt Suzuki and Mark Ellis.
New York starter A.J. Burnett (10-6) gave up three runs on six hits in eight innings to take the loss.
Derek Jeter had three hits for the Yankees.
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Thu, 08/13/2009 - 03:22 by surajdogra
Baltimore -- Oakland's Landon Powell ripped a two-run homer Wednesday in a 6-3 Athletics victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
Scott Hairston, Mark Ellis and Adam Kennedy each added an RBI for the A's, who have won four of their last six games.
Vin Mazzaro (4-8) got the win, allowing three runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Aubrey Huff cracked a two-run homer for the Orioles.
Losing pitcher Jason Berken (2-10) gave up four runs and eight hits in five innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:52 by preet_20
Baltimore, Aug. 11: Brian Roberts had three hits and an RBI Tuesday to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
Adam Jones and Melvin Mora drove in the other runs for the Orioles, who beat the Athletics for the first time in their last 10 meetings.
Winning pitcher David Hernandez (4-4) allowed two runs on six hits while walking one and striking out six in 6 2/3 innings. Jim Johnson earned the save.
Losing pitcher Trevor Cahill (6-12) gave up three runs and eight hits over seven innings for his seventh loss in his last eight decisions. Scott Hairston and Adam Kennedy homered for the Athletics, who had won six of their previous eight games.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sat, 08/08/2009 - 11:57 by preet_20
Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 8: Cliff Pennington and Scott Hairston drove in two runs each during a five-run fourth inning Friday, propelling Oakland to a 9-4 win over Kansas City.
Oakland won for the fourth time in five games despite allowing the Royals 14 hits.
The Athletics sent 10 men to the plate in the fourth against Brian Bannister (7-8) and scored five runs on five hits to take control of the game.
Jack Cust opened the inning with a single, moved to second on a wild pitch, took third on a ground out by Kurt Suzuki and scored on another Bannister wild pitch.
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Mon, 07/20/2009 - 12:02 by surajdogra
Oakland, Calif. July 19: Bobby Abreu's 10th-inning homer produced the lone run Sunday and gave the Los Angeles Angels a 1-0 win over Oakland.
Starters John Lackey of the Angels and Oakland's Brett Anderson were locked in a scoreless dual through eight innings before closer and losing pitcher Andrew Bailey (4-2) entered in the top of the ninth.
Abreu's homer, his seventh of the season, settled the issue with one out in the top of the 10th. He finished with two of the three hits for the Angels, who won three times in the four-game series.
Lackey (5-4) surrendered three hits in nine innings with a walk and six strikeouts.
Closer Brian Fuentes earned his 28th save despite giving up Bobby Crosby's one-out infield single.
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Wed, 07/08/2009 - 11:15 by preet_20
Boston, July 7: Jason Varitek knocked in a pair of runs, and Jason Bay homered and scored twice, Tuesday to power the Boston Red Sox' 5-2 win over Oakland.
Josh Beckett (10-3) got the victory by holding the Athletics to two runs on six hits over 6 2/3 innings. Jonathan Papelbon got the final three outs for his 21st save.
Scott Hairston homered and Adam Kennedy drove in the other run for the Athletics.
Dana Eveland (1-3) took the loss after giving up four runs on six hits in 2 2/3 innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Mon, 06/29/2009 - 11:34 by preet_20
Arlington, Texas June 28: Chad Gaudin and Heath Bell hurled a combined one-hit shutout Sunday, helping the San Diego Padres record a 2-0 inter-league win over the Texas Rangers.
Gaudin (4-6) gave up a single to Michael Young with one out in the bottom of the first. In eight innings, he threw 101 pitches with two walks and nine strikeouts.
The 26-year-old right-hander retired the final 13 batters he faced.
Bell earned his 21st save despite walking a batter in the bottom of the ninth.
San Diego's Scott Hairston had three hits, knocking in both runs with a solo fourth-inning homer and a single in the sixth. Kyle Blanks, Chase Headley and Kevin Kouzmanoff all had two hits for the Padres, who won twice in the three-game series.
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Fri, 05/22/2009 - 13:09 by Salinder Kumar
San Diego -- Scott Hairston capped a ninth-inning rally with a two-out, RBI single Thursday, giving San Diego a 3-2 victory over San Francisco.
The Padres won their sixth straight game despite giving up a go-ahead run in the top of the ninth.
San Francisco relied on Brian Wilson (2-3) to protect the one-run advantage in the bottom of the ninth, but the Giants closer could retire only two of the seven men he faced.
Kevin Kouzmanoff opened the ninth with an infield single and was sacrificed to second by Nick Hundley.
Pinch-hitter Tony Gwynn drew a walk and, after Edgar Gonzalez struck out, Brian Giles also walked to load the bases.
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