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Kendrick’s 10th-Inning Sacrifice Fly Lifts Angels Over A’s, 4-3
ANAHEIM (AP) — Howie Kendrick drove in Albert Pujols with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Los Angeles Angels opened a two-game lead atop the major league standings with a 4-3 victory...
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Weaver, Angels Bullpen Blank Athletics, 4-0
ANAHEIM (AP) — Jered Weaver outpitched Jon Lester, Albert Pujols hit his 516th career homer and the Los Angeles Angels beat Oakland 4-0 Friday night, extend their AL West lead over the A’s to three...
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Eight Angel Pitchers Combine To Shut Out Athletics, 2-0
ANAHEIM (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels used eight pitchers — a franchise record for a nine-inning game — in a 2-0 victory over Oakland on Saturday night that increased their AL West lead over the...
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Angels Stay Hot By Defeating Rangers, 7-3, To Win 8 Straight
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Erick Aybar hit a two-run home run early and eight Angels pitchers combined for a 7-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night, giving Los Angeles its eighth straight...
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Playoff Pinch Hits: American League Wild-Card Tale Of Two Underdogs
By Sam McPherson The 1980s were a long time ago in terms of baseball years: performance-enhancing drug use wasn’t the big issue in terms of chemical substances, most MLB teams played in multi-purpose...
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Playoff Pinch Hits: American League Championship Series Is Set
By Sam McPherson If anyone reading this picked the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals as the American League finalists for 2014 back in spring training, we just don’t believe you. Even as the...
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Playoff Pinch Hits: It’s All Kansas City In The American League Playoffs
By Sam McPherson The Kansas City Royals just keep on winning in the most impressive fashion, and nothing seems to be able to stop them from advancing in the 2014 American League playoffs right now....
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Playoff Pinch Hits: Giants’ World Series Win Won’t Make Them A Dynasty
By Sam McPherson If the San Francisco Giants end up winning the World Series this October, there will be a lot of discussion about whether their third championship in a five-year span warrants the...
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30 Players: Semien Looks To Break Out With A’s
By Rich Arleo CBS Local Sports, in our “30 Players 30 Days” spring training feature, profiles one young player from each Major League Baseball team leading up to opening day. Marcus Semien, Shortstop,...
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Angels Beat A’s With 3-Run HRs By Giavotella, Calhoun
ANAHEIM (AP) — Johnny Giavotella hit a three-run shot for his first homer with the Angels after the second inning was extended by a replay review, and the defending AL West champion Angels so...
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Angels Get 1 Hit, But Beat A’s, 2-0, On Calhoun’s Homer
ANAHEIM (AP) — Nick Tropeano pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning in his Angels debut, and Kole Calhoun’s two-run homer was the Angels’ only hit in a 2-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on...
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Sonny Gray Strikes Out 6 To Pitch Athletics Past Angels
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sonny Gray struck out six and walked one over eight impressive innings, Brett Lawrie hit a three-run homer in the first that held up, and the Oakland Athletics snapped a...
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MLB 5 Best And Worst Surprises From First Month
By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports We’re a full month into the MLB season now and we’ve gotten the chance to see our favorite teams play upwards of 30 games. As always when discussing the MLB season in...
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Trout, Calhoun HRs In 8th Help Angels Beat A’s, 5-4
ANAHEIM (AP) — Mike Trout and Kole Calhoun drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with eighth-inning homers, leading the Angels to a seesaw 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. Josh...
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Gray Lowers ERA To Best In Majors, Pitches A’s Past Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Sonny Gray lowered his ERA to a major league-best 1.60 with 7 2-3 impressive innings and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-1 Sunday. Eric Sogard drove in three...
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Sonny Gray Throws 3-Hitter In 2-0 Shutout Of Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sonny Gray pitched a masterful three-hitter for his second shutout in July, and the Oakland Athletics snapped their four-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles...
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Dodgers Rally In 7th For Dramatic 10-7 Win Over Oakland, Stay In 1st Place
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pinch-hitter Kike Hernandez delivered the go-ahead, two-run double during the Dodgers’ five-run seventh inning, and Los Angeles rallied from a three-run deficit for a wild 10-7...
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Puig’s Hamstring Injury Not Considered Serious
OAKLAND (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig underwent an MRI exam on his injured right hamstring Wednesday that showed a mild strain, and the medical staff doesn’t expect him to need a...
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Pujols’ 35th HR Lifts Angels Over Athletics
OAKLAND (AP) — Albert Pujols hit a two-run drive to make him one of four players with 10 career 35-homer seasons, and the Los Angeles Angels jumped on AL ERA leader Sonny Gray from the start to beat...
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Manaea’s No-Hitter Could Signal Breakout Season
By Matt Citak For most people outside of Oakland, California, there’s a good chance that Saturday night was the first time you heard of Athletics starting pitcher Sean Manaea. Manaea put himself in the...
View ArticleAthletics In Position To Overtake Yankees In Wild, A.L. Wild Card Race
By Matt Citak It’s not often you find a team sitting on 90 wins with 17 games remaining frantically panicking in the middle of September. Yet that is the case with the New York Yankees. It wasn’t too...
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Baseball Report: Josh Bell Turns On Power In Pittsburgh
By Norm Elrod (CBS Pittsburgh/CBS Local) — In MLB, and in any sport really, eyes are drawn to the leaders. And a third of the way through the season, as division races come into focus, those leaders...
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Baseball Report: AL Wild Card Race Coming Down To Wire
(CBS San Francisco/CBS Local) — The MLB regular season, at 162 games, is pretty long. Yet, in the final week, the American League’s wild card teams are far from decided. The Oakland Athletics (94-62)...
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Dodgers Clinch NL’s Top Seed, West Title With Win Over A’s
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Corey Seager had three hits, including one of Los Angeles’ four home runs, as the Dodgers clinched the National League’s top postseason seed and eighth straight West title Tuesday...
View ArticleHomers By Smith, Turner Help Dodgers Rout Winless A’s 10-3
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Will Smith homered off the left-field foul pole, Corey Seager and Zach McKinstry each drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers pounded the winless Oakland Athletics 10-3...
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Kershaw Bounces Back, Dodgers Beat Winless A’s 5-1
OAKLAND (AP) — Clayton Kershaw struck out eight in seven smooth innings to send the Athletics to their worst start in more than a century, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat winless Oakland 5-1 on...
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A’s Rally To Beat Dodgers 4-3 In 10 For 1st Win Of Season
OAKLAND (AP) — Mitch Moreland hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 Wednesday for their first win of...
View ArticleCatch This: Laureano, Pinder Do It All, A’s Top Angels 8-4
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ramón Laureano homered among his four hits and made a leaping catch above the center-field wall, Chad Pinder hit a go-ahead drive in the seventh inning and the Oakland Athletics...
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Bassitt Pitches 2-Hitter, Fans 9 As A’s Beat Angels 5-0
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Chris Bassitt was overcome by tears after pitching the first complete game of his career, releasing his emotions after all he has endured to become a dominant pitcher for the...
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A’s Take Lead On Upton’s Error, Beat Ohtani And Angels 3-1
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jed Lowrie scored the tie-breaking run from second base in the seventh inning after left fielder Justin Upton bobbled Matt Chapman’s single, Bob Melvin tied the Oakland record...
View ArticleAngels Blank A’s 4-0 With Key 2-Run Single From Shohei Ohtani
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a key two-run single, Alex Cobb struck out eight over seven scoreless innings to win consecutive starts for the first time this season, and the Los Angeles Angels...
View ArticleAngels Top Athletics 4-2 With Jared Walsh’s Homer
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jared Walsh’s 12th homer sparked a four-run second inning, four relievers combined for six scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Sunday....
View ArticleMoreland’s 1,000th Hit, Murphy’s HR Help A’s Down Angels 8-5
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sean Murphy hit a two-run homer, Mitch Moreland had a two-run single and the Oakland Athletics held off the Los Angeles Angels 8-5 on Monday night. Sean Manaea overcame an early...
View ArticleMurphy Homers Again, Montas Wins As A’s Beat Angels 6-4
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sean Murphy homered for the second consecutive night, Elvis Andrus hit a two-run double and Frankie Montas pitched the Oakland Athletics past the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 on...
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Laureano HR, Nifty Catch In Return, Streaking A’s Top Angels
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ramón Laureano hit a home run and made a homer-robbing catch in his return from the injured list, and the Oakland Athletics rallied past the Los Angeles Angels 8-4 Wednesday for...
View ArticleLaureano’s 3-Run HR Lifts A’s After Ohtani Leaves Mound
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Ramón Laureano hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning as Oakland finally got on the board once Shohei Ohtani left the mound, and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels...
View ArticleOlson Homers, Kaprielian Dominates As A’s Blank Angels 6-0
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Olson homered for the second straight game, James Kaprielian tossed six scoreless innings and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-0 on Tuesday to sweep a...
View ArticleMontas Records 10 Strikeouts, Athletics Beat Angels 4-0
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Frankie Montas struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings and Oakland took advantage of some early Los Angeles miscues in Starling Marte’s debut with the Athletics and beat the...
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A’s Blank Angels Again, 2-0; Bassitt 1st In AL To 11 wins
ANAHEIM (AP) — Chris Bassitt became the first American League pitcher to reach 11 wins, Matt Chapman homered and the Oakland Athletics shut out the Los Angeles Angels for the second straight night with...
View ArticleNewcomers Gomes, Marte Boost Jefferies, A’s Over Angels 8-3
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yan Gomes homered in his Oakland debut, fellow newcomer Starling Marte got three hits and stole three bases, and the Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-3 on Sunday. Gomes,...
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