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David Ortiz is on fire. Should the 40-year-old call it quits or play another season? Jesse Pantuosco debates in Monday's Dose. Continue to Article

May 23, 2016 2:44:am EST

A day that began with ace Sonny Gray being placed on the disabled list didn't get much better for Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin. There was another shaky outing by an Oakland starting pitcher, a defense that committed its AL-leading 36th error and numerous missed opportunities at the plate. Michael Pineda won for the first time since his opening start this season, Starlin Castro hit a tiebreaking, two-out single in the sixth inning and the New York Yankees beat the A's 5-4 to complete a four-game sweep. Continue to Article

May 22, 2016 8:46:pm EST

Athletics rookie Sean Manaea is learning the hard way in his first season in the majors. Coming off his first big league win, Manaea pitched into the seventh inning and gave Oakland's bullpen a much-needed rest, but not much else went right for the A's in a 5-1 loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday. ''I let my mind wander and I didn't get back,'' said Manaea, who allowed five runs on six hits. Continue to Article

May 21, 2016 8:36:pm EST

With his surgically repaired right elbow no longer throbbing in pain, Masahiro Tanaka is back to pitching the way the Yankees envisioned when they outbid several teams to lure him from Japan two years ago. Tanaka allowed one run over seven innings to get his first victory in more than a month and the Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Saturday to win their season-high fourth straight in Joe Girardi's 1,500th game as a manager. ''I thought he was pretty good today,'' Girardi said. Continue to Article

May 21, 2016 8:17:pm EST