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Huston Street had five days off, so having to get five outs instead of the usual three felt like no problem. With the outcome in the balance in the eighth inning on Thursday night, Athletics manager Bob Geren went to his closer.
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Be it ever so presently dangerous for opposing pitchers and opposing teams, there's no place like U.S. Cellular Field in the mind of Frank Thomas.
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Jack Cust and backup Donnie Murphy each homered to support another strong outing by Justin Duchscherer, which came in the Athletics' 3-2 victory over the White Sox on Thursday.
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A leg injury kept Bobby Crosby out of the starting lineup Thursday night for the first time this season. Crosby hopes it won't sideline him much longer than that.
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Ryan Sweeney was traded by the White Sox to the A's in the Nick Swisher deal this past offseason, and is looking forward to making some noise against his former team during Oakland's four-game series in Chicago beginning on Thursday.
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Juan Rivera blasted a two-run homer off A's reliever Keith Foulke in the bottom of the sixth inning on Wednesday, and Erick Aybar hit a solo shot off Santiago Casilla an inning later to help the host Angels increase their lead over Oakland in the American League West with a 7-4 victory in the finale of a three-game series at Angel Stadium.
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A fan was ejected and arrested on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium after a pair of incidents involving A's closer Huston Street.
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The Oakland Athletics and prized 16-year-old pitching prospect Michael Inoa of the Dominican Republic agreed Wednesday to a Minor League contract with a $4.25 million signing bonus.
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The A's on Wednesday will place third baseman Eric Chavez, who has been battling a sore right shoulder for the past two weeks, on the 15-day disabled list, MLB.com has learned.
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The Oakland Athletics announced today the club has agreed to terms with 16-year-old Dominican pitcher Michael Inoa, generally regarded as the top eligible prospect in Latin America this year.
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A's skipper Bob Geren is reluctant to keep Eric Chavez from playing third base, but Chavez took the initiative to tell him he's not ready to man the hot corner.
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One of the worst-kept secrets in baseball will be a secret no more Wednesday morning, when the A's hold a press conference in the Dominican Republic to announce that they've signed 16-year-old right-hander Michael Inoa.
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Garret Anderson launched a tie-breaking, two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning off A's lefty Alan Embree to give the host Angels a 5-3 victory on Tuesday in the second game of a three-game series at Angel Stadium.
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A's designated hitter Frank Thomas didn't get the news he was hoping to hear on Tuesday, so even something as simple as hitting lobbed baseballs into a net will have to wait at least another week.
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Upon hearing that his name was on the Rookie of the Month ballot, right there along with nationally known newcomers such as Evan Longoria of the Rays, Jacoby Ellsbury of the Red Sox and Joba Chamberlain of the Yankees, A's reliever Brad Ziegler shook his head a little -- and smiled a lot.
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Oakland pitching prospect Sam Demel points to an epiphany he experienced on the mound in mid-April as the turning point of his season.
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Player Journal: Sean Doolittle
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Any truth to the Matt Holliday rumors? And more importantly, do we have enough prospects to make the deal? If they A's are looking to make a deal in the Trade Deadline, which prospects would they make available? Beat reporter Mychael Urban answers these questions and more.
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Rich Harden abandoned his split-fingered fastball in his past outing, the effects of which paid off for the right-hander who will face the Halos on Tuesday.
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Rookie lefty Greg Smith turned in one of his best outings of the year on Monday, tossing a complete game and allowing just four hits, as the visiting A's rolled to a 5-1 victory in the opener of a three-game American League West showdown at Angel Stadium.
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On the same day that the A's welcomed left-handed hitters Eric Chavez and Ryan Sweeney back to their starting lineup, they got visits from a pair of injured veterans whose return to action would probably quiet the recent talk about the need for right-handed reinforcements.
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A's shortstop Bobby Crosby used to chafe a bit when talking about the "injury prone" label some fans affixed to him in the wake of trips to the disabled list that prevented him from playing in more than 96 games in a season between 2005-07.
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