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Felix Hernandez delivers win over A's on Opening Day

By: The Associated Press 04/01/13 10:05 PM
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Felix Hernandez struck out eight on opening day in his first start since signing a $175 million, seven-year contract in February, and the Mariners beat the reigning AL West champion Oakland Athletics 2-0 on Monday night. King Felix surrendered one walk while pitching 7 2-3 scoreless innings. He didn't allow a hit until John Jaso doubled to left-center with one out in the fourth, only a couple of hours after the pitcher gifted his former backstop with a Rolex watch for catching his perfect game in August against the Rays. Read More

Oakland A's uncork season against old foe

By: The Associated Press 03/31/13 11:33 PM
Yoenis Cespedes
OAKLAND, Calif. — His usual carefree self, Felix Hernandez danced in the visitors clubhouse to his techno "house music" Sunday. It's fitting that Hernandez will make his season debut and first outing since landing a $175 million, seven-year contract against the Oakland Athletics. The Seattle ace always faces them to start, or so it seems to the A's. "A lot," Hernandez said with a smile. "I've faced the A's a lot." Read More

Fun clubhouse helps Oakland A's overcome inequalities from having a small budget

By: Mychael Urban 03/29/13 4:00 AM
Yoenis Cespedes Josh Reddick
Back in the early 2000s, when the A’s were bursting back onto the scene as a relevant force in big-league ball, general manager Billy Beane — considered at the time a merely great young baseball mind — adopted a mantra of sorts in response to queries regarding his teams’ exceptional camaraderie. “Chemistry,” Beane would say, “is a by-product of winning.” Read More

A’s in position to contend once again

By: The Sports Xchange 03/29/13 4:00 AM
Grant Balfour, Oakland A's
Spring training revealed that the 2013 A’s will be much like last season’s division-winning club in at least one respect: There is great depth, and even greater versatility. Will the A’s ability to run numerous players out at numerous positions, mixing and matching at will, translate into another postseason run? The roster potentially is even better than last year’s, with the additions of Chris Young and Jed Lowrie, but like 2012, the real key for Oakland will be pitching, and the A’s remains a major team strength. Read More

Oakland A's 2013 schedule

By: Staff report 03/29/13 2:35 AM
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Tim Lincecum roughed up as Giants drop first game in Bay Bridge Series

By: Ben Martin 03/29/13 12:06 AM
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The Giants played their first game at AT&T Park on Thursday since Game 2 of last year’s World Series, reigniting the exhibition Bay Bridge Series with a 7-3 loss to the A’s. Giants starter Tim Lincecum began the game well, striking out four in his first three innings, but gave up a two-run homer to Yoenis Cespedes in the third. He departed the game with two outs and two on in the fifth before A’s outfielder Josh Reddick homered to right off reliever Jeremy Affeldt. Read More

Rockies lose lead in fifth, A's win 6-5

By: The Associated Press 03/27/13 5:55 PM
Oakland Athletics' Nate Freiman
PHOENIX (AP) — Jhoulys Chacin was roughed up in his final spring training start, allowing six runs and 10 hits in five innings, and the Colorado Rockies lost 6-5 to the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday. Nate Freiman hit a two-run double off the glove of Dexter Fowler in center field to put Oakland ahead in the fifth.Jeremy Barfield led off the A's three-run fourth with a homer off Chacin. Read More

A's Adam Rosales goes on DL with strained muscle in ribcage

By: Staff and wire report 03/26/13 7:13 PM
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PHOENIX — The A’s placed infielder Adam Rosales on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a strained muscle on the left side of his ribcage. He will miss the early portion of the season for the defending AL West champions, who open the year Monday at home against Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners. Rosales got hurt in Monday’s victory against the Milwaukee Brewers at Phoenix Muni Stadium. He was batting .324 with three home runs and nine RBIs in 21 spring games and also had eight walks for a .468 on-base percentage. Read More

Chris Young hits grand slam, Bartolo Colon goes 5 as A's beat Brewers

By: The Associated Press 03/25/13 10:06 PM
PHOENIX (AP) — Kyle Lohse is joining Milwaukee's pitching staff at just the right time. It appears the Brewers can use the help.Chris Young hit a grand slam and Josh Donaldson homered among his four hits as the Oakland Athletics backed Bartolo Colon with a big offensive performance in a 9-7 victory over Milwaukee on Monday.Brewers starter Chris Narveson served up Young's slam in the fourth. The left-hander allowed six runs on eight hits in 3 2-3 innings. Read More

A’s bats come to life against Dodgers’ Josh Beckett

By: The Associated Press 03/24/13 7:57 PM
PHOENIX — The A’s roughed up Los Angeles Dodgers starter Josh Beckett to the tune of seven runs on six hits in four innings of a 7-4 victory Phoenix Municipal Stadium on Sunday. Beckett had strong efforts in his three previous spring starts, but the right-hander couldn’t get many of his pitches to work this time around. “He couldn’t get the breaking ball over. That’s a big weapon for him,” Mattingly said. “It slows guys down.” Read More
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