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A's top Yanks in 18 innings to complete sweep
OAKLAND, Calif. -- What started as a pitching duel between A's right-hander Jarrod Parker and Yankees righty Hiroki Kuroda turned into a marathon battle of shutdown bullpens Thursday afternoon at the O.co Coliseum. The question was, which 'pen would...Tags: Josh Reddick, John Jaso, Mariano Rivera, Sports, Boone Logan
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New playoff format doesn't do A's any favors
DETROIT — So there it is: baseball's biggest kiss-off. They made a movie about the 2002 Athletics. This time around, somebody should write a blues song for them. After they had won the second-most games in the American League this year, the A'...
Tags: Sean Doolittle, Omar Infante, Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers
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The national pastime becomes a time machine
I'm playing hooky. It's Thursday around noon, and a column is due, but it's 1970 and I'm playing hooky. I'm watching baseball. Gloriously sunny, rapturously dramatic, midweek playoff baseball. I'm sitting in my living room in the middle of the day...Tags: Cincinnati Reds, Bruce Bochy, Washington Nationals, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Buster Posey
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Orioles drop first game of road trip, losing 3-2 to Oakland A's
The Baltimore SunOAKLAND – The Orioles got what they expected Friday in their first meaningful late season game against the Oakland A’s in 20 years: A tense, low-scoring contest that the A’s ultimately won 3-2. The Orioles also received something they...Tags: Chris Davis, New York Yankees, Jim Johnson, Joe Saunders, J.J. Hardy
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Kevin Cowherd: Let's not spoil Orioles' fun by looking ahead to tough stretch
Just another day at Camden Yards, right? Another ho-hum, garden-variety 5-2 win Sunday, this time over the Oakland Athletics? OK, maybe not. Say what you will about this team and where it'll end up at season's end. But right now, you can't deny this: The...
Tags: Kila Ka'aihue, Seth Smith (baseball), New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Eric Sogard
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Betemit caps Orioles' ninth-inning rally with walk-off homer
The Baltimore SunAs Wilson Betemit rounded third, he flung his batting helmet in the air and charged headfirst into the mob awaiting him at home plate. A remarkable comeback struck quickly -- the stadium siren blaring and the seating bowl fervent -- with the Orioles,...Tags: Josh Reddick, Chris Davis, Bartolo Colon, American League, Kurt Suzuki
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Umpire's tackle a hit in Orioles' 5-2 loss to A's
The Baltimore SunFor the first time in nearly seven years, the Orioles had a chance to go six games over .500 on Friday night. Instead, they received a middling performance from their de facto ace while their offense provided less pop than the plate umpire. With right-...Tags: Josh Reddick, Kevin Gregg, Troy Patton, American League, Brandon McCarthy
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MLB: Seattle, Oakland split season-opening series
TOKYO - Ichiro Suzuki came up empty in the finale of a two-game trip to Japan, and so did the Seattle Mariners.
The Japanese star went 0 for 4 and the Mariners wasted a seventh-inning lead in a 4-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night that...Tags: Spring Training, Ichiro Suzuki, Felix Hernandez, Bartolo Colon, Eric Wedge
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Orioles turn in ugly performance in 6-5 loss to A's
The final, frantic moment of another discouraging and depressing afternoon of Orioles baseball featured pinch runner Blake Davis sprinting around third base and eyeing the Oakland Athletics' catcher and his former Cal State Fullerton teammate, Kurt...Tags: Robert Andino, Josh Willingham, J.J. Hardy, David DeJesus, Kurt Suzuki
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