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Oakland Athletics second baseman Jed Lowrie's $6 million contract option for the 2018 season was exercised on Thursday, the team announced. Lowrie's deal included a $1 million buyout if the option had been declined. The 33-year-old Lowrie batted .277 with 14 homers, 69 RBIs and a franchise-best 49 doubles in 153 games last season. Oakland also…
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Oakland right-hander Daniel Mengden pitched seven shutout innings as the Athletics closed the season with 5-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Mengden (3-2) didn't allow a baserunner until Adrian Beltre led off the bottom of the fifth with a single to center. Mengden gave up just four singles. He also set…
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Joey Gallo hit two home runs and had three RBIs in the Texas Rangers' 8-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. Gallo hit a two-run homer in Texas' four-run second off Oakland starter Daniel Gossett and a towering solo shot to right in the third off right-hander Simon Castro. The multi-home run…
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Khris Davis hit his 41st home run of the season, Jharel Cotton allowed one hit over five shutout innings, and the Oakland Athletics pushed the Texas Rangers to the brink of elimination in the wild-card playoff race with an 8-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum. The Rangers fell 5 1/2…
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OAKLAND, Calif. — There's hitters going on hot streaks to begin their careers and then there's what Matt Olson has accomplished, which is now just ridiculous. Olson blasted yet another home run in Friday's 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers in front of 13,848 fans at the Coliseum. The two-run bomb came in the second inning…
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DETROIT -- Daniel Mengden followed up a shutout by tossing seven scoreless innings and Marcus Semien drove in all three runs in the Oakland Athletics' 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park. Mengden (2-1) gave up seven hits but didn't walk a batter while striking out four. The right-hander allowed just…
