Stephen Piscotty hit a three-run homer and matched his career high with five RBI, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-0 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Kaleb Cowart hit a go-ahead grand slam in a six-run sixth inning before adding an RBI triple, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied past the Oakland Athletics 9-7 on Tuesday night.
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Khris Davis hit a grand slam in the ninth inning but the Oakland Athletics again came up short, beaten by the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Sunday.
Jake Bauers hit a three-run homer off Jeurys Familia in the eighth inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays set back the playoff-chasing Oakland Athletics with a 7-5 win Saturday night.
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Khris Davis led off the 10th inning with his major league-leading 42nd homer, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Friday night.
Dylan Bundy had eight strikeouts in six solid innings, and the Baltimore Orioles ended the Oakland Athletics' six-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory Thursday night.
A's right-hander Trevor Cahill has been scratched from Saturday's scheduled start with a strained muscle in his back, the latest in a long line of A's starters dealing with injuries. Cahill is returning to Oakland for an MRI.
Matt Olson homered during a 10-run third inning in which the first 11 batters reached base, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-0 Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory.
99 wins. That's what the Oakland A's are on pace to finish the season with, following a 10-0 skunking of the Orioles. Now if only Houston would stop winning. Despite the A's victory - their sixth in a row - they're still three games behind the Astros (9-1 in their last ten) in the AL West.
Oakland's bullpen and defense get plenty of love, but don't sleep on the offense. Entering play today, the A's had a .791 OPS since June 1, best in the bigs. That number's gone up a little bit tonight, as Oakland is absolutely blitzing Orioles pitching. In the third inning, the first 11 batters reached base as the A's hung a 10-spot on Baltimore.
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Mike Fiers remained unbeaten in an Oakland uniform, working six solid innings to lead the Athletics past the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on a damp Tuesday night.
OK, every team is good at beating the Orioles in 2018, but the A's continue to put pressure on the Astros with a 3-2 victory in Baltimore. The A's are a remarkable 54-21 in the past 75 games, after going 34-36 in their first 70. The A's also have an easy schedule the rest of the way: two more in Baltimore, at Tampa, home against the Angels and Twins and a season-ending trip to Seattle and Anaheim. The Astros will not be able coast to a division title.
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| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 95 | 57 | .625 | - | L1 |
| Oakland | 91 | 61 | .599 | 4 | W1 |
| Seattle | 84 | 68 | .553 | 11 | W1 |
| Los Angeles | 75 | 77 | .493 | 20 | L1 |
| Texas | 64 | 88 | .421 | 31 | L4 |
