The Oakland Athletics coming into Wednesday’s game against the Houston Astros were down two games to none in a best of five series. Oakland’s hope of moving on to the ALCS remained alive after defeating Houston 9-7 after five runs late in the game. Athletics Started Strong Oakland took the …
Read More »White Sox Enter First Postseason in a Decade Against The A’s
Twelve years. That’s how long it’s been since the Chicago White Sox lost to the Tampa Bay Rays during the ALDS in 2008. For the first time in over a decade, the Chicago White Sox will be playing postseason baseball when they take on the Oakland A’s at 3 pm …
Read More »Rays Defeat A’s to Advance to ALDS
No money, no problem. The Tampa Bay Rays used four home runs to down the Oakland Athletics 5-1 in the AL wild-card game Wednesday night. The Rays, who have the lowest payroll in the MLB, move on to face the Houston Astros in the divisional round beginning Friday. How it …
Read More »6,106! MLB Breaks Single-Season Home Run Record
When Justin Verlander publicly claimed that MLB was intentionally “juicing” their baseballs this season, not too many people around the league were thrilled. “Major League Baseball’s turning this game into a joke. They own Rawlings, and you’ve got Manfred up here saying it might be the way they center the …
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