Mon, 08/09/2010 - 22:26 by Prince damin
Oakland, Calif. -- Trevor Cahill allowed just two unearned runs over eight innings Sunday in lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers.
Cahill (12-4) scattered six hits -- all singles -- and didn't walk a batter in picking up the win. He struck out three. Michael Wuertz walked two in the ninth but also got a game-ending double play in picking up his fifth save.
Texas starter Colby Lewis allowed three hits and one run in six innings but reliever Darren Oliver (0-1) allowed two runs while getting just one out and took the loss.
Texas broke the scoreless tie in the sixth when Elvis Andrus opened the inning by reaching on a Cliff Pennington error. Andrus advanced on a ground out and scored when Josh Hamilton singled.
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Mon, 07/12/2010 - 09:21 by Pankaj Damin
Oakland, Calif. -- Trevor Cahill allowed only one unearned run in seven innings Sunday and the Oakland Athletics posted a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.
Cahill (9-3) baffled the Angels on five hits, issued a pair of walks and struck out three to boost the A's to a 43-46 record entering the All-Star break, good for third in the American League West.
Jack Cust hit a two-run homer as Oakland took the rubber match of a three-game series with the Angels.
Bobby Abreu knocked a solo homer and Jered Weaver (8-5) was lit up for five runs over six innings in the Angels' sixth loss in seven games entering the break.
Los Angeles fell to 47-44, 4 1/2 games behind Texas in second place in the American League West.
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Wed, 09/30/2009 - 11:50 by shalini.bahadur
Seattle, Sept. 30: A three-run homer by Ken Griffey Jr. helped power the Seattle Mariners to a 6-4 win over Oakland Tuesday.
Griffey's 17th home run of the season came in a five-run Seattle fifth that also included an RBI sacrifice fly by Franklin Gutierrez and a run-scoring double by Bill Hall.
The outburst cleared the way for Felix Hernandez (18-5) to pitch into the eighth and win his sixth consecutive start. Hernandez allowed two runs on seven hits in 7 2/3 innings.
Kurt Suzuki drove in two runs in the ninth inning for the A's.
Trevor Cahill (10-13) took the loss after giving up six runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Wed, 09/23/2009 - 11:31 by shalini.bahadur
Oakland, Calif., Sept. 23: Trevor Cahill held Texas to one run and led the Oakland Athletics to a 9-1 victory over the Rangers Tuesday.
Cahill (10-12) limited the Rangers to six hits in 5 2/3 innings and knocked them down to seven games in back of Boston in the American League wild-card hunt.
Texas' loss also allowed the New York Yankees to clinch a berth in the AL playoffs.
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Wed, 09/23/2009 - 11:03 by shalini.bahadur
Oakland, Calif., Sept. 23: Trevor Cahill held Texas to one run and led the Oakland Athletics to a 9-1 victory over the Rangers Tuesday.
Cahill (10-12) limited the Rangers to six hits in 5 2/3 innings and knocked them down to seven games in back of Boston in the American League wild-card hunt.
Kurt Suzuki and Daric Barton each had two RBI for the A's, who have won eight of their last nine games.
Oakland scored five runs in the seventh inning to put the game away.
David Murphy had two hits and drove in the only Texas run.
Starter Brandon McCarthy (7-4) took the loss after giving up three runs -- two earned -- on five hits over 5 1/3 innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Thu, 09/17/2009 - 10:42 by harsheeb
Arlington, Texas, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Trevor Cahill and two relievers combined on a one-hitter Wednesday, bringing Oakland a 4-0 win over the slumping Texas Rangers.
Cahill gave up a lead-off single to Marlon Byrd in the second inning and the Rangers managed only two base runners the rest of the way.
Texas has lost four straight games and has been shut out in three of them.
The Rangers were six games behind the American League West-leading Los Angeles Angels when play began Wednesday and they were trailing Boston by 5 1/2 games in the wild-card race.
Cahill (9-12) walked two and struck out seven in a seven-inning effort. Michael Wuertz and Andrew Bailey each worked a perfect inning of relief.
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Thu, 09/03/2009 - 11:22 by preet_20
Oakland, Calif. Sept. 2: Landon Powell hit his first career grand slam Wednesday in Oakland's 10-4 victory over Kansas City.
Powell's grand slam, his fifth homer this season, capped a five-run inning, giving Oakland an 8-0 lead with two outs in the bottom of the second.
Rajai Davis and Ryan Sweeney had two hits and two RBI apiece.
Mark Ellis drove in a run.
Sweeney drove in a run with a groundout, while Jack Cust and Adam Kennedy added two hits each for the Athletics, who have split their last eight games.
Winner Trevor Cahill (8-12) gave up three runs and six hits in five innings.
Josh Anderson led Kansas City with two hits and one RBI.
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Fri, 08/28/2009 - 11:21 by preet_20
Anaheim, Calif. Aug. 28: Trevor Cahill and two relievers combined on a three-hitter Thursday and the Oakland A's handed the Los Angeles Angels a rare blanking 2-0.
It was only the second time in the last three months -- and the fourth time this season -- the Angels had been shut out. Los Angeles has lost six of its last eight and its lead over Texas in the American League West was reduced to four games.
Cahill allowed a two-out single in the fourth inning to Vladimir Guerrero and a leadoff double to Jeff Mathis in the sixth.
Mathis reached third on a ground out by Chone Figgins, but neither of the next two batters could get the ball out of the infield and Cahill (7-12) survived his only major problem of the game.
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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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Tue, 07/28/2009 - 11:05 by surajdogra
Boston, July 27: Dustin Pedroia went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBI Monday to help the Boston Red Sox post an 8-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
Josh Beckett (12-4) allowed three runs on eight hits in seven-plus innings to remain perfect at home this season. Beckett, who tied a season high with 10 strikeouts, is 7-0 in 10 starts this year home.
Jacoby Ellsbury went 3-for-5 with an RBI for the Red Sox, who have won three of their past four games.
Adam LaRoche had two doubles, an RBI and a run scored. Jed Lowrie had a two-run double and Jason Varitek and Jason Bay each had an RBI and two walks for Boston.
Losing pitcher Trevor Cahill (6-9) gave up six runs on 10 hits in five innings.
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Thu, 07/09/2009 - 10:39 by preet_20
Boston, July 8: David Ortiz produced three of his four RBI with a sixth-inning homer Wednesday, helping rally Boston to a 5-4 decision over Oakland.
The Red Sox overcame a one-run deficit with a four-run sixth, giving them their third win in four games.
Tim Wakefield (11-3) won his fifth straight decision, giving up one earned run while scattering 10 hits over six-plus innings. He struck out eighth.
Oakland starter Trevor Cahill (5-8) took a shutout into the sixth, but he allowed the first four batters in that inning to score.
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Sat, 07/04/2009 - 10:20 by preet_20
Cleveland, July 3: Shin-Soo Choo put on a one-man show Friday with two home runs, seven RBI and four runs scored in leading the Cleveland Indians to a 15-3 bashing of Oakland.
Choo had four of Cleveland's 15 hits, allowing the Indians to halt a five-game losing streak. It was only their third win in 16 games.
Cleveland overcame an early two-run deficit and took the lead with a three-run third, during which Choo had an RBI single. Choo doubled home two more during a four-run fourth, and then hit a three-run homer in the fifth and a solo shot in the seventh.
He also stole a base, his 13th in 13 tries this season.
Travis Hafner added a solo home run for the Indians and Asdrubal Cabrera had three RBI.
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