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SEATTLE -- Mitch Haniger hit a three-run homer and Daniel Vogelbach added a two-run shot - both with two outs in the seventh inning - rallying the Seattle Mariners to a 7-4 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. Seattle took advantage of a breakdown by Oakland's bullpen for five runs in the seventh. Lefty specialist Danny Coulombe (0-1) walked Robinson Cano, and Chris Hatcher was summoned to face Haniger. Continue to Article

April 14, 2018 1:42:am EST

PHOENIX (AP) Oakland Athletics catcher Bruce Maxwell pleaded guilty Friday to disorderly conduct in an incident in which he was accused of pointing a handgun at the head of a woman who delivered food to his home in Scottsdale, Arizona. Defense attorney Rhonda Neff said Maxwell pleaded to an undesignated felony, meaning the offense will go down to a misdemeanor upon successful completion of his probation. “Accepting responsibility is the first step in working to make amends for my lapse in judgment. Continue to Article

April 13, 2018 4:13:pm EST

Oakland A's catcher Bruce Maxwell reached a plea agreement stemming from his October arrest in Scottsdale, and will be required to serve probation and community service, the A's announced on Friday. "Accepting responsibility is the first step in working Continue to Article

April 13, 2018 1:14:pm EST

Shohei Ohtani made his home debut for the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday and ensured it was an occasion to remember. The Japanese rookie threw seven shutout innings of one-hit ball as the Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 6-1, with no runners and 11 strikeouts in the first six innings. Marcus Semien’s one-out single disrupted Ohtani’s chances of throwing a perfect game but the 23-year-old still ended his first home game with seven innings of one-hit ball, with one walk and 12 strikeouts. "I wanted to keep a clean zero on the board," Ohtani was quoted as saying by ESPN. "One hit would [mean] two runs, and it's a huge difference. I wanted that strikeout, and I got it." Mike Scioscia, the Angels manager Continue to Article

April 09, 2018 5:08:am EST

Shohei Ohtani seemed to be the only person in Angel Stadium who wasn't incredibly impressed while he mowed down the Oakland Athletics' first 19 batters in order. Ohtani threw seven shutout innings of one-hit ball in his home debut on the mound, propelling the Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 victory Sunday. Marcus Semien's clean one-out single to left broke up Ohtani's bid for a perfect game, but he finished the inning with his 12th strikeout. Continue to Article

April 08, 2018 8:53:pm EST