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Jose Bautista's homer tied the game in the ninth inning and Rajai Davis scored the go-ahead run on a Ramon Troncoso wild pitch in the 10th to vault the Toronto Blue Jays past the Chicago White Sox, 7-5, in the middle test of a three-game set at U.S. Cellular Field.With two outs in the ninth, Bautista fell behind 1-2, but launched Addison Reed's hanging slider over the wall in left field to tie the game.After Brett Cecil (2-0) worked a perfect ninth inning, Davis led off the 10th with a base hit to left field and promptly swiped second base. Adam Lind followed with a fly ball to right field to move Davis to third before Troncoso (0-1) bounced a sinker to the backstop.Later in the inning, Maicer Izturis singled then scored on Munenori Kawasaki's double to give Toronto a two-run edge. Kawasaki laced a line drive to the left-field corner and Alexei Ramirez fired the relay throw to the plate, but catcher Tyler Flowers couldn't hold on to the ball as Izturis slid into him."I never had it. It...
Brandon McCarthy has pitched two complete games already this season for Oakland, which is good. Not so good were the outcomes.Ultra-fast pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson ca...
Trevor Cahill pitched seven strong innings to earn his sixth straight win to start the season and Josh Willingham homered and drove in five runs and the Oakland Athl...
Josh Outman did the job in his first major league outing in almost two years. The Oakland Athletics offense didn't. Of course, Jered Weaver had something to do with ...
Gio Gonzalez pitched seven effective innings and the Oakland Athletics ruined Eric Hosmer's much-anticipated major league debut with a 3-2 victory over the Kansas Ci...
If given a choice of cutting down the potential tying run at home plate or delivering a tiebreaking hit late in the game, Torii Hunter would always go with the clutc...
Brian Fuentes stood in the Oakland clubhouse and succinctly summed up why he's been struggling for the past week."I'm just probably not making pitches," Fuentes said...
The Oakland Athletics have traded right-hander Clayton Mortensen to the Colorado Rockies for minor league righty Ethan Hollingsworth.Oakland also announced Monday it...
Mariners ace Felix Hernandez was fortunate to get through his first batter of spring training.Hernandez, the 2010 AL Cy Young Award winner, shook off a line drive by...
After watching his bullpen blow a three-run lead in the ninth less than a week ago, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen had no second thoughts about pulling Mark Buehrle...
The Oakland Athletics have made a habit of close games this season.One night after a thrilling victory, Oakland got a glimpse of the other side of a one-run decision...
Cliff Pennington's swing had been off and he'd been limited for two games because of an infected sweat gland under his arm.Entering with a .160 average and batting o...
An Oakland Athletics defense so reliable in recent seasons is blowing it for the club's deep and talented pitching staff.The A's raised their majors-leading errors t...
The Toronto Blue Jays officially signed pitcher Chien-Ming Wang on Tuesday, four days after the Taiwanese right-hander opted out of his minor league contract with th...
The Cleveland Indians have signed infielder roster invitation to major league spring training.LaRoche, 28, spent last season with Oakland. He hit .247 with a .320 on...
Jhonny Peralta hit his first home run of the spring, and Rick Porcello allowed four hits and two runs in five innings to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Toronto Blu...
Brett Lawrie and Ricardo Nanita homered in the second inning off Jake Odorizzi, helping the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 Friday.Making his second st...
David Phelps allowed two hits over three scoreless innings Thursday as a New York Yankees' spilt squad lost 1-0 to the Toronto Blue Jays.Phelps struck out one and wa...
Pedro Alvarez had one of his best games yet. Still, it was a win by the Pittsburgh Pirates that had him really excited.Alvarez drove in a career-high six runs with h...
Randy Wolf didn't yield a hit, but the Milwaukee left-hander was a tad miffed at not making it through three complete innings.Wolf and five relievers held the Clevel...