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The visiting Kansas City Royals will take a celebratory mood to the field Tuesday night when they go for a second straight win over the playoff-contending Oakland Athletics. The Royals (56-95) had reason to celebrate both before and after a 6-5 win over the A's (90-61) in the series opener Monday. The night ended on an exciting note when Kansas City rallied for two runs in the top of the ninth inning off A's closer Liam Hendriks to turn what appeared headed for a 5-4 loss into a dramatic victory. Continue to Article

September 17, 2019 2:56:am EST

Brett Phillips tied the game with a ninth-inning home run, and Adalberto Mondesi followed two batters later with a go-ahead double as the visiting Kansas City Royals handed the playoff-contending Oakland Athletics a stunning 6-5 defeat Monday. Jorge Soler bombed his 45th home run for the Royals, whose win trimmed Oakland's lead for the first American League wild card to one game over Tampa Bay and 2 1/2 over Cleveland. Oakland (90-61) saw its six-game winning streak end. Continue to Article

September 17, 2019 2:23:am EST

The 2019 Oakland A's set a franchise record with their 244th home run of the season on Sunday in a 6-1 win over the Texas Rangers. Marcus Semien launched his 30th home run of the season in the third inning to match the record at 243. Then in the ninth, Matt Chapman blasted his 34th homer to set the new mark. Continue to Article

September 15, 2019 7:50:pm EST

Marcus Semien and Matt Chapman homered, and Sean Manaea pitched six shutout innings to lead the Oakland A's to their sixth straight victory, 6-1, over the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas. Semien's homer was his 30th of the season, joining Matt Olson (34) and Chapman (34) in the 30-home run club and tying the team record for players with 30 homers in a season last accomplished in 2001. Seth Brown added two doubles and two RBIs. Continue to Article

September 15, 2019 6:45:pm EST

Mark Canha lined a two-run home run off the left field foul pole to break a 5-5 tie and Matt Chapman, Josh Phegley and Matt Olson also homered to lead the Oakland A's to their fifth straight victory, 8-6 over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas. Ramon Laureano doubled and had three hits and a run scored, and Sheldon Neuse also had two hits for Oakland (89-60). The four home runs gave the A's nine in the first two games of the series with the Rangers and 242 for the season, one off the franchise single-season record. Continue to Article

September 15, 2019 1:10:am EST