Athletics
Sacramento survival with green-and-gold stubbornness
A pitching staff vulnerable when one bad inning becomes several.
The Athletics beat Texas 9-2 after Henry Bolte hit his first two major-league home runs and the lineup scored nine unanswered runs.
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Athletics 9, Rangers 2: Henry Bolte made the announcement
Henry Bolte hit his first two major-league homers as the Athletics scored nine unanswered runs and turned Texas into a long highlight reel.
Twins 9, Athletics 6: Minnesota built a cushion and then tested it
Kaelen Culpepper had four hits and Josh Bell drove in three as Minnesota survived a four-run ninth to beat the Athletics 9-6.
Rays 8, Athletics 4: Hicks kept the hits moving
Liam Hicks homered and drove in three as Tampa Bay used 15 hits to beat the Athletics 8-4.
Reds 6, Athletics 5: Cincinnati stopped the comeback at the door
Cincinnati built a three-run cushion through seven innings, then survived Oakland's two-run ninth without surrendering the game.
Reds 3, Athletics 2: Cincinnati made the one-run game behave
Cincinnati answered an early Lawrence Butler homer with three scoring innings, while Rhett Lowder and the bullpen kept Oakland from finding a second equalizer.
Reds 5, Athletics 4: Cincinnati turned traffic into runs
Cincinnati beat the Athletics 5-4 by turning five hits into five runs while Oakland stranded 15 runners in a one-run finish.
Red Sox 5, Athletics 4: Boston won the extra-base margin
Boston beat the Athletics 5-4 after three extra-base hits gave its eight-hit attack more damage than Oakland's nine-hit, five-double night.
Red Sox 4, Athletics 2: Rafaela erased five quiet innings
Ceddanne Rafaela hit his first career grand slam in the sixth as Boston overcame five hitless innings to beat the Athletics 4-2.
Diamondbacks 6, Athletics 5: Arizona answered twice in the 10th
Arizona erased a one-run deficit in the bottom of the 10th and beat the Athletics 6-5 on Ildemaro Vargas' winning single.
Athletics 5, Diamondbacks 2: McNeil turned a tie into separation
Jeff McNeil's pinch-hit two-run single opened a three-run seventh inning and carried the Athletics past Arizona 5-2.
Nationals 5, Athletics 2: Foster Griffin made seven hits enough
Foster Griffin allowed one run over seven innings as Washington beat the Athletics 5-2 despite being outhit 11-7.
Athletics 15, Nationals 1: The series margin swung 33 runs overnight
The Athletics answered a 23-4 loss with a 15-1 win, using five first-inning runs and J.T. Ginn's 6 1/3 scoreless innings to reverse the series.
Nationals 23, Athletics 4: The avalanche kept finding another inning
Washington collected 21 hits and scored 19 runs from the fifth inning onward in a 23-4 rout of the Athletics.