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OAKLAND -- This is the team the Giants thought they should be all along. In a season all but lost, home runs sailed over the fence, the lead held up and they added on with key hits to support Jeff Samardzija. Hunter Pence hit a three-run homer and Nick Hundley contributed a two-run shot to back Samardzija's stellar start, and San Francisco beat the Oakland Athletics 10-4 on Tuesday night to snap a four-game losing streak. Brandon Belt homered leading off the fourth inning for San Francisco. The Giants' five runs in the first matched their most in any inning this year, and their three homers also equaled a season high. "It's great to see. It's who we think we are on a consistent basis," Samardzija Continue to Article

August 02, 2017 3:33:am EST

After adding three relievers in two weeks, the Washington Nationals still aren't sure who's going to be their closer. The NL East leaders added another Monday by barely beating the trade deadline to acquire Minnesota Twins All-Star right-hander Brandon Kintzler, who is 28 of 32 in save opportunities this year. Kintzler joins newly acquired Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle, both obtained July 16 from the Oakland Athletics, in the back of the bullpen. Continue to Article

July 31, 2017 7:54:pm EST

There is nothing worse than a trade deadline when your team has nothing to do with it. Everyone’s talking, and you’re in the room, but nobody’s talking to you. Second worst is when everyone IS talking to you, but it’s because they want to know what you’re ready to get rid of rather than what you’re ready to obtain. In an acquisitive world, selling always sucks. Still, the Sonny Gray rumors – “He’s a Yankee!” “No, what, maybe not.” “Uh-oh, why is Atlanta interested?” – have at least allowed A’s fans to be interested in the final few hours of this deadline. And even if he passes through the 1 p.m. PT deadline without being moved, he will remain a jewel for folks who like talking about who’s talking Continue to Article

July 31, 2017 1:57:pm EST

OAKLAND — Even when buried in the American League West standings, the A’s remain one of the majors’ most intriguing stories this time of year. Multiple reports surfaced Saturday that the Yankees had emerged as the front runners to acquire Oakland starter Sonny Gray, with the New York Post suggesting a deal could materialize by Sunday. That doesn’t mean the A’s aren’t talking to other clubs about the prized right-hander, who is resembling his All-Star form of 2015 and comes with two years of team control beyond this year, making him the most talked-about trade chip in the majors as Monday’s 1 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline draws near. But the Yankees clearly are the front-runners. Before Saturday Continue to Article

July 30, 2017 2:32:am EST

The Oakland Athletics have pushed back Sonny Gray's next scheduled start until after Monday afternoon's trade deadline. Gray has been the subject of much trade speculation. He was supposed to pitch Sunday against Minnesota, but now is set to throw against San Francisco on Monday night. That game would be hours after teams must conclude any deals without waivers. The move is ostensibly to give the 27-year-old right-hander, along with the rest of the A's starting rotation, an extra rest day that organization believes pitchers need. Gray is 6-5 with a 3.43 ERA. He's 4-2 with a 1.38 ERA over his last six starts. "At this point in time in the season, there's some wear and tear involved and you just Continue to Article

July 29, 2017 7:32:pm EST