News Category: Oakland Athletics

A’s Paul Blackburn out to continue scoreless-innings streak vs. Cardinals

Right-hander Paul Blackburn will attempt to continue his American League Pitcher of the Month candidacy when he and the Oakland Athletics host the St. Louis Cardinals in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday afternoon. Blackburn (1-0, 0.00 ERA) is the only major league pitcher to have opened the season without allowing a single run in three starts. He shut out the Cleveland Guardians over seven innings on March 31, the Detroit Tigers for

Veteran Lance Lynn looks for first win in 2024 vs. A’s

Lance Lynn attempts to trace the footsteps of fellow veteran righty Sonny Gray and break into the win column as the visiting St. Louis Cardinals go for a second straight victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. Pitching at the site of his early career success, Gray dominated the series opener for six innings, shutting out his former team on four hits in a 3-1 Cardinals win. Lynn (0-0, 2.63 ERA) is coming off

A’s open series with Cardinals, hope to continue surge

The Oakland Athletics lost seven of their first eight games before reversing course with six wins in their last eight contests. The Athletics will aim to continue their recent good fortune on Monday night when they open a three-game series against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals. Oakland won its third consecutive series for the first time since 2021, and the A’s did so in spectacular fashion on Sunday. The Athletics overcame a five-run deficit by

Nationals looking for win, bullpen relief against A’s

The Washington Nationals will take the type of dominance they got Saturday out of MacKenzie Gore every day. Well, hopefully not every day, according to manager Dave Martinez. Gore showed why he was one of the centerpieces of the 2022 trade that sent star outfielder Juan Soto to San Diego in exchange for a haul of Padres prospects, striking out 11 over five innings in a 3-1 win in Oakland. But in piling up the

Once-lowly A’s face Nats again, aim to keep rolling

The Oakland Athletics are doing the little things necessary for big things to happen. After losing 102 games in 2022 and 112 last season, the A’s are showing spunk early in 2024. They’ve gained momentum by winning five of their past six games. They have come out on top in back-to-back one-run games, including Friday night’s 2-1, 10-inning decision against the visiting Washington Nationals. The teams will meet again Saturday afternoon, with the Athletics liking

Nationals, A’s look to break through against strong pitching

Pitching largely has been a plus this week for the Washington Nationals and Oakland Athletics. Whichever team can break through with the bats might be in better shape as they begin a three-game series Friday night in Oakland. This will be the Athletics’ first home game since the announcement late last week that they will play home games from 2025-27 in Sacramento, Calif., in advance of an anticipated relocation to Las Vegas. Oakland will be

Winless starters meet in A’s-Rangers rubber match

Two winless starting pitchers who have already shown marked improvement in their two outings this season go head-to-head Thursday afternoon when the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers wrap up their three-game series in Arlington, Texas. A’s left-hander JP Sears (0-1, 8.68 ERA) and Rangers righty Jon Gray (0-0, 6.14) are scheduled to get the ball when a surprisingly competitive series between last year’s champion and losingest club continues. Sears was bombed for five runs in

A’s, Shea Langeliers hope everything continues to be better in Texas

Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers’ Texas homecoming has been filled with highlights so far. On Tuesday, he became the first starting catcher in franchise history in almost a century to hit three home runs in a game. On Wednesday night, in the second game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas, Langeliers will face his old college battery mate. And to top that off, the A’s are on a three-game winning streak after a 1-7

Rangers aim for bullpen consistency in matchup vs. A’s

Bruce Bochy, manager of the World Series champion Texas Rangers, is looking for a consistent effort from his bullpen as his team prepares to host the Oakland Athletics in a three-game series in Arlington, Texas, starting Tuesday night. Left-handed reliever Brock Burke entered Monday night’s game against the Houston Astros in the fourth inning with two on and two out with left-handed sluggers Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker up next as the Rangers held a

Jack Flaherty looks to lead Tigers to series win vs. A’s

Jack Flaherty made a strong impression in his debut with the Detroit Tigers. Flaherty, a right-hander, will look to build off that performance when he starts the finale of a three-game home series against the Oakland Athletics on Sunday afternoon. Detroit added Flaherty on a one-year, $14 million contract to fortify its rotation. Flaherty, who made a combined 27 starts for St. Louis and Baltimore last season, held the Chicago White Sox to one run