Josh Donaldson

The Sports Xchange By MoiseKapenda Bower, The Sports Xchange Young's ninth-inning HR lifts A's past Astros HOUSTON -- With roughly four dozen friends and family members on hand plus a track record for excellent performances at Minute Maid Park, no...

The Sports Xchange By MoiseKapenda Bower, The Sports Xchange Athletics 6, Astros 5 HOUSTON -- The Oakland Athletics fashioned an improbable rally against Houston closer Jose Veras and swiped a 6-5 win on Friday night at Minute Maid Park, their...

MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH The A's get to play the Houston Astros the next three games, and that's always welcomed news. The newest team in the American League is the worst team in the American League, dead last in the AL West....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH The A's are juggling their infielders at Triple-A Fresno. As manager Bob Melvin said, "With our organization, where versatility is kind of a theme, it doesn't hurt." Here's what's...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Dan Straily had been more about hype than substance. Now he's about substance, too. Straily pitched the game of his life Tuesday night, tossing seven scoreless innings to beat the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Chris Young returned to Oakland's lineup on Saturday, but the outfielder is still not contributing much, and another recent returnee, Coco Crisp, also hasn't caught fire since...

The Sports Xchange By Art Garcia, The Sports Xchange Colon pushes Oakland's winning streak to four ARLINGTON, Texas -- Oakland A's manager Bob Melvin asked Bartolo Colon how he was doing after the sixth inning Monday night. Colon answered, "How are...

1. Rangers (1): How good of a team do you have to be to beat the Tigers when Miguel Cabrera hits three home runs? Texas did that after putting Ian Kinsler on the DL on Sunday. Alexi Ogando is another recent addition to the DL. 2. Cardinals (2):...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Brett Anderson has missed large chunks of the past three years with injuries and a new one might cost him the rest of this season. Anderson has a stress fracture in his right foot,...

A's sweep Royals thanks to Cespedes' homer OAKLAND -- Someone wondered before the first pitch what Oakland Athletics' manager Bob Melvin was going to do about Yoenis Cespedes. The second-year major-leaguer from Cuba was hitting below the dreaded...

The Sports Xchange By Art Spander, The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: adds notes at end of story; write-thru to come A's 4, Royals 3 OAKLAND -- Yoenis Cespedes' leadoff home run in the eighth Sunday broke a tie and gave the Oakland Athletics a 4-3 win...

Athletics 4, Royals 3: Yoenis Cespedes belted a tiebreaking home run to lead off the eighth inning and host Oakland completed a three-game sweep. Jed Lowrie had an RBI single and Josh Donaldson and Coco Crisp each plated a run with a sacrifice fly as...