Marcus Semien hit a tiebreaking homer on the first pitch of the ninth inning and the surging Oakland Athletics went on to their third straight victory, 9-4 over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.
Former Oakland Athletics owner Ken Hofmann has died. He was 95.
Before a chat with Dodgers P Alex Wood (23:32), Buster and Tim Kurkjian hop on the Sean Manaea hype train, debate which future HOFer's career is most desirable and more (:47). Plus, Todd Radom's latest quiz (26:16).
Josh Macri recaps Sunday's MLB action including a big win for the Dodgers, a sweep for the Phillies, another good performance for Oakland and a scary moment for Kris Bryant.
While no-hit bid alerts blow up our phones almost on a nightly basis, completing the job -- as Sean Manaea just did -- will become rarer and rarer.
Khris Davis hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off David Price with two outs in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Sunday.
On this there's no debate: Manaea shut down the red-hot Red Sox, outdueled Chris Sale and joined some Hall of Fame company with his no-hitter.
Sean Manaea cooled the Red Sox off in a big way Saturday in Oakland. We take a look inside the facts and figures of the lefty's first no-no.
A great tidbit from ESPN Stats & Info: Sean Manaea is the first Indiana native to throw a no-hitter since Don Larsen's perfect game in the 1956 World Series.
Whenever you want to second-guess the benefits of trading a veteran for prospects and "tanking," remember that the payoffs can be very sweet indeed. Witness Sean Manaea and what he just gave A's fans for the tail end of Ben Zobrist's time in Oakland in 2015. Some deals really are win-win, if you're patient for their payoffs.
A's lefty Sean Manaea pitched the first no-hitter against Boston in 25 years, with an overturned call preserving the gem Saturday night in Oakland's 3-0 win over the sizzling Red Sox.
In his stunning no-hitter against the Red Sox, Oakland left-hander Sean Manaea joined some pretty exclusive company. The only Athletics pitchers with 10+ strikeouts in a no-hitter: Catfish Hunter, Dave Stewart and, now, Sean Manaea.
Sean Manaea? Sean Manaea! The first no-hitter of the 2018 season has come from a very unexpected place as the A's lefty outdueled Chris Sale and shut down the best team in the majors for Oakland's first no-hitter since Dallas Braden's 2010 perfect game.
A no-hit bid with Chris Sale on the mound is always a possibility — but tonight in Oakland, it's been the other guy on the mound putting up zeroes as Sean Manaea has held the Red Sox hitless through 8 innings. How surprising is this no-hit bid? Well, the Oakland lefty was just one-year-old last time Boston was no-hit, in 1993.
Oakland A's starter Sean Manaea is deep in a very unexpected no-hit bid against the Red Sox. If he can get the final 3 outs, it will be Oakland's first no-hitter since Dallas Braden's perfect game in May of 2010. Boston hasn't been no-hit since 1993.
Mitch Moreland hit a grand slam, Jackie Bradley Jr. added a three-run homer and the streaking Boston Red Sox won their eighth in a row, beating the Oakland Athletics 7-3 on Friday night.
Trayce Thompson is joining his fourth team of the season after the Athletics sold the outfielder to the White Sox on Thursday. The White Sox then sold infielder Tyler Saladino to the Brewers.
Matt Olson singled over left fielder Nicky Delmonico to drive in Marcus Semien with two outs in the 14th inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 12-11 in a wild game that lasted nearly six hours Wednesday.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 16 | 8 | .667 | - | L1 |
| Los Angeles | 15 | 8 | .652 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Seattle | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.5 | L2 |
| Oakland | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.5 | W3 |
| Texas | 8 | 16 | .333 | 8 | L1 |
