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9 & 10 News April 15, 2021 By The Associated Press Detroit Tigers (6-6) vs. Oakland Athletics (5-7) Oakland, California; Thursday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (0-1, 7.71 ERA) Athletics: Sean Manaea (0-1, 5.06 ERA) FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Athletics -163, Tigers +144; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics square off against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday. The Athletics went 22-10 at home in 2020. Oakland hit .225 as a team last year and aver...

Oakland Athletics (4-7) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (4-7) Phoenix; Tuesday, 3:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jesus Luzardo (0-1, 6.10 ERA, 1.74 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)...

Oakland Athletics (3-7) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (4-6) Phoenix; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Chris Bassitt (0-2, 5.56 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 7 strikeouts)...

April 12, 2021 After pitching his way back from the outskirts of oblivion last year, Trevor Rosenthal fared relatively well via free agency, landing a one-year, $11 million deal from the A’s. Unfortunately, he has yet to take the mound for the team, and now it appears that it could be awhile before he does, even in a best-case scenario. On Thursday, Rosenthal underwent surgery to alleviate thoracic outlet syndrome, a loss that hardly helps an A’s pitching staff that’s off to a rough start...

The Oakland A’s have already overcome a few minor injuries early in the 2021 season, as Sean Murphy, Ramon Laureano, and Matt Olson each missed a few games but are now back in the lineup and playing well. However, another hitter is now taking a brief turn on the bench. DH Mitch Moreland was out of the lineup Friday due to “a little hamstring issue,” reports Shayna Rubin of the Mercury News. The lefty was available to pinch-hit if needed, but was not called to do so. He also did not pl...

April 8, 2021 It took until the late innings of their seventh game of the season, but the 2021 A’s have finally showed they have some fight in them. After losing the first six games of the season by a combined score of 50–13, Oakland was en route to loss No. 7 in a listless Wednesday matinee against the Dodgers, entering the bottom of the seventh with just a single hit and trailing 3–1. Then Matt Chapman halved the deficit with his first homer of the season and, two innings later, opened ...

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Cody Bellinger is unavailable Tuesday against the A’s after getting spiked in the series opener, as the Dodgers await tests on his calf. Chris Taylor is out of the lineup as well one day after getting hit by a pitch on the elbow, though he’ll be available in limited capacity. “Chris is feeling better today, and potentially could be used to run or play defense,” manager Dave Roberts said. “But extension, as far as his swing, he doesn’t feel g...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Clayton Kershaw got his slider back on track and helped the Los Angeles Dodgers continue their strong start. Make it five in a row for the defending World Series champs. The Oakland Athletics are at the opposite end of the spectrum, still searching for their first victory after winning the AL West in 2020. Kershaw struck out eight in seven smooth innings to send the Athletics to their worst start in more than a century, and the Dodgers beat winless Oakland 5-1 on Tuesda...

Kershaw bounces back, Dodgers beat winless As 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 Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory. The Canadian Press Clayton Kershaw , The Canadian Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Clayton Kershaw got his slider back on track and helped the Los Angeles Dodgers continue their strong sta...

Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images The Oakland A’s have begun to get over a couple of their early-season injuries, but one of them might turn out to be a long-term issue. New closer Trevor Rosenthal hasn’t pitched yet after going on the injured list Opening Day, and now insider Martin Gallegos offers the following report: “Bob Melvin says shoulder surgery is on the table for Trevor Rosenthal. He’ll make a decision in the next few days.” In particular, the operation would be for thoraci...