A’s acquire OF Bleday from Marlins in trade for lefty Puk
February 12, 2023 GMTOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics acquired lefty-hitting outfielder JJ Bleday from Miami on Saturday, sending left-hander A.J. Puk to the Marlins.
The 25-year-old Bleday made his major league debut last year, hitting .167 with five home runs and 16 RBIs in 65 games.
Langeliers’ bases-loaded walk sends A’s past Angels, 2-1
October 5, 2022 GMTOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Shea Langeliers drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning, sending the Oakland Athletics past the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Tuesday night.
“Those are the moments you practice for right there," Langeliers said.
Jo Adell’s 8th-inning RBI sends Angels past Athletics, 4-3
September 28, 2022 GMTANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jo Adell drove in Matt Duffy with a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, Shohei Ohtani extended his hitting streak to a career-best 12 games, and the Los Angeles Angels opened their final homestand of the season with a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.
Brown hits two homers to lead Athletics past Orioles, 5-0
September 4, 2022 GMTBALTIMORE (AP) — Seth Brown hit a pair of solo homers, rookie Adrián Martínez threw six innings of three-hit ball and the Oakland Athletics stalled the Baltimore Orioles playoff surge with a 5-0 victory Sunday.
Bolt hits leadoff sacrifice fly in 10th, A’s beat Marlins
August 25, 2022 GMTOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Skye Bolt hit a leadoff sacrifice fly — as strange as that sounds — in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 Wednesday to avert a three-game sweep.
Toro’s single in 9th sends Mariners over Athletics
July 3, 2022 GMTSEATTLE (AP) — Pinch-hitter Justin Upton homered to tie it in the eighth inning and Abraham Toro singled home the winning run in the ninth to lift the Seattle Mariners over the Oakland Athletics 2-1 Saturday.
Gray, Sánchez help Twins widen division lead over Guardians
June 28, 2022 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) — Sonny Gray pitched seven scoreless innings and Gary Sánchez had four RBIs to help the Minnesota Twins stretch their lead in the AL Central with an 11-1 blowout of the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night.
Best-in-MLB Yanks top worst-in-majors A’s 9-5 on late rally
June 28, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees lived up to expectations, even trailing by four runs.
Unfortunately for Oakland, the Athletics also played to pattern.
No-hit till 8th, M’s score 2 in 9th on wild pitches, top A’s
June 24, 2022 GMTOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland starter Frankie Montas took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, then reliever A.J. Puk threw a pair of run-scoring wild pitches with two outs in the ninth that gave the Seattle Mariners a 2-1 win over the Athletics on Thursday.
Valdez throws 2-hitter, Álvarez homers twice, Astros top A’s
May 31, 2022 GMTOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Yordan Álvarez hit a pair of no-doubt homers, Framber Valdez pitched a two-hitter for a rare complete game and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Monday.
After being held to five runs the previous four games, the Astros' bats woke up against Oakland ace Paul Blackburn (5-1).
Alvarez hits 2 long homers to lead Astros past A’s 5-1
May 31, 2022 GMTOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Yordan Álvarez might have been the only person unimpressed by his pair of tape-measure home runs.
Álvarez hit a pair of no-doubt homers, Framber Valdez pitched a two-hitter for a rare complete game and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Monday.
Orioles bring road skid into matchup with the Athletics
April 19, 2022 GMTBaltimore Orioles (3-7) vs. Oakland Athletics (5-5)
Oakland, California; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: TBD; Athletics: Cole Irvin (1-1, 5.40 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, six strikeouts)
Lowrie, Puk, Trevino among 6 A’s added to COVID-19 IL
April 19, 2022 GMTOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Infielder Jed Lowrie and relievers A.J. Puk and Lou Trivino were among six players added to the COVID-19 injured list by the Oakand Athletics before their home opener against the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.
A’s put Piscotty on COVID-19 IL, 3 others on restricted list
April 16, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — The Oakland Athletics placed outfielder Stephen Piscotty on the COVID-19 injured list and put catcher Austin Allen and left-handers A.J. Puk and Kirby Snead on the restricted list before Friday’s game in Toronto.
Solano’s pinch-hit, 2-run homer rallies Giants past A’s
August 23, 2021 GMTOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco Giants are coming through with the late-game magic at the plate that long defined their Bay Area rival in Oakland.
Pinch-hitter Donovan Solano delivered a go-ahead two-run homer on the first pitch he saw from A.J.
Lowrie doubles in 10th, A’s top Indians for 5th win in row
August 11, 2021 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) — Jed Lowrie delivered an RBI double in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics extended their winning streak to five, beating the Cleveland Indians 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Oakland moved into sole possession of the top AL wild-card spot, one game ahead of Boston.
Detroit takes 3-game slide into matchup with Oakland
April 18, 2021 GMTDetroit Tigers (6-9) vs. Oakland Athletics (8-7)
Mize scheduled to start for Tigers at Athletics
April 17, 2021 GMTDetroit Tigers (6-8) vs. Oakland Athletics (7-7)
Montas scheduled to start as Oakland hosts Detroit
April 16, 2021 GMTDetroit Tigers (6-7) vs. Oakland Athletics (6-7)
Skubal scheduled to start for Tigers at Athletics
April 15, 2021 GMTDetroit Tigers (6-6) vs. Oakland Athletics (5-7)