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After the Houston Astros wrapped up their season series with the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, manager A.J. Hinch likened the last three games to a heavyweight title fight. "We have a lot of games to play, a lot of games to win," Hinch said. The Astros gave the Athletics just their second series defeat in their last 21 series when Tyler White homered with one out in the ninth inning to give Houston a 5-4 victory. Continue to Article

August 30, 2018 1:23:am EST

With less than 30 games left in the regular season, the A's find themselves 2 1/2 games behind the Astros for first place in the AL West, and 5 1/2 games ahead of the Mariners for the second AL Wild Card spot. As the race for the division title hits the Continue to Article

August 29, 2018 7:22:pm EST

The Oakland Athletics took three of four from Minnesota this weekend while the Astros completed a sweep of the Angels. The puts Houston a mere one and a half games ahead of Oakland in the AL West, setting the stage for the final head-to-head series between the two clubs. Now the series shifts to Houston, kicking off tonight with Brett Anderson — who has not allowed a run in his past two starts and is on a streak of 17 consecutive scoreless innings — taking on Gerrit Cole. Continue to Article

August 27, 2018 2:25:pm EST

Cubs rookie David Bote tries to keep his sensational rookie season rolling in a game against Cincinnati. The 25-year-old didn't get much hype as a prospect, but he's finding the spotlight regularly in the majors, with each of his five home runs either tying the game or putting the Cubs ahead. Mike Fiers has given Oakland a major boost in its pursuit of the Astros in the AL West, a trend the right-hander will try to continue against Minnesota. Continue to Article

August 25, 2018 2:10:am EST

Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout changed his Players’ Weekend nickname to honor his brother-in-law Aaron Cox, who died last week, on Friday night against the Houston Astros. (Getty Images) For the first time in more than three weeks, Los Angeles Angels Continue to Article

August 24, 2018 11:21:pm EST