Mariners fourth. J.P. Crawford singles to shortstop. Tim Lopes flies out to Stephen Piscotty. Kyle Lewis singles to left center field. J.P. Crawford to third. Kyle Seager doubles to right field. Kyle Lewis scores. J.P. Crawford scores. Evan White grounds out to shallow infield, Sean Manaea to Matt Olson. Austin Nola singles to shallow infield. Kyle Seager scores. Throwing error by Matt Chapman. Shed Long Jr. strikes out swinging.3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. Mariners 3, Athletics 0.Mariners fifth. Dylan Moore doubles to deep right center field. Dee Gordon pops out to shortstop to Marcus Semien. J.P. Crawford singles to shortstop. Dylan Moore to third. Tim Lopes reaches on a fielder's choice to second base. J.P. Crawford to second. Dylan Moore scores. Throwing error by J.B. Wendelken. Kyle Lewis singles to center field. Tim Lopes to second. J.P. Crawford scores. Kyle Seager walks. Kyle Lewis to second. Tim Lopes to third. Evan White strikes out on a foul tip. Austin Nola flies out... [More]

Athletics first. Marcus Semien strikes out swinging. Ramon Laureano strikes out swinging. Matt Chapman homers to left field. Matt Olson grounds out to shallow right field, Garrett Hampson to Ryan McMahon.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 1, Rockies 0.Rockies second. Daniel Murphy walks. Ryan McMahon singles to right field. Daniel Murphy to second. Sam Hilliard strikes out swinging. Garrett Hampson walks. Ryan McMahon to second. Daniel Murphy to third. Tony Wolters singles to deep right field. Garrett Hampson to second. Ryan McMahon to third. Daniel Murphy scores. David Dahl pops out to shallow center field to Marcus Semien. Trevor Story grounds out to first base, Matt Olson to Vimael Machin to Matt Olson.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Rockies 1, Athletics 1.Rockies fourth. Ryan McMahon singles to left field. Sam Hilliard singles to right field. Ryan McMahon to third. Garrett Hampson out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Robbie Grossman. Ryan McMahon scores. Tony Wolters... [More]

Rockies third. David Dahl grounds out to shallow infield, Marcus Semien to Matt Olson. Trevor Story singles to left field. Charlie Blackmon singles to right field. Trevor Story to third. Nolan Arenado out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Robbie Grossman. Charlie Blackmon to second. Trevor Story scores. Daniel Murphy flies out to deep right field to Mark Canha.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rockies 1, Athletics 0.Athletics third. Marcus Semien flies out to left field to Sam Hilliard. Ramon Laureano singles to right field. Matt Chapman walks. Ramon Laureano to second. Matt Olson walks. Matt Chapman to second. Ramon Laureano to third. Mark Canha out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to David Dahl. Ramon Laureano scores. Khris Davis strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on. Rockies 1, Athletics 1.Rockies fourth. Ryan McMahon grounds out to second base, Marcus Semien to Matt Olson. Raimel Tapia singles to shallow center field. Sam Hilliard homers to right field.... [More]

Athletics third. Sean Murphy strikes out swinging. Tony Kemp walks. Marcus Semien singles to second base. Tony Kemp to third. Ramon Laureano out on a sacrifice fly to deep left field to Justin Upton. Marcus Semien to second. Tony Kemp scores. Matt Chapman doubles to deep center field. Marcus Semien scores. Matt Olson strikes out on a foul tip.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 2, Angels 0.Athletics fourth. Mark Canha homers to center field. Khris Davis strikes out swinging. Stephen Piscotty strikes out swinging. Sean Murphy flies out to deep right field to Brian Goodwin.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 3, Angels 0.

Athletics first. Marcus Semien singles to center field. Ramon Laureano walks. Marcus Semien to second. Matt Chapman walks. Ramon Laureano to second. Marcus Semien to third. Matt Olson walks. Matt Chapman to second. Ramon Laureano to third. Marcus Semien scores. Mark Canha singles to right center field. Matt Olson to second. Matt Chapman scores. Ramon Laureano scores. Robbie Grossman singles to shallow right field. Mark Canha to third. Matt Olson scores. Vimael Machin grounds out to shortstop. Robbie Grossman out at second. Mark Canha scores. Sean Murphy strikes out swinging.5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 5, Angels 0.Angels third. Brian Goodwin singles to right field. David Fletcher singles to right center field. Brian Goodwin to second. Mike Trout homers to left field. David Fletcher scores. Brian Goodwin scores. Tommy La Stella flies out to right field to Mark Canha. Justin Upton flies out to Robbie Grossman. Jared Walsh grounds out to second base, Marcus Semien to Matt... [More]

Angels fourth. David Fletcher grounds out to shortstop, Marcus Semien to Matt Olson. Mike Trout called out on strikes. Justin Upton homers to left field. Albert Pujols grounds out to third base, Matt Chapman to Matt Olson.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 1, Athletics 0.Angels fifth. Taylor Ward singles to center field. Tommy La Stella lines out to center field to Ramon Laureano. Michael Hermosillo pops out to shallow infield to Chad Pinder. Max Stassi singles to left field. Taylor Ward to second. Andrelton Simmons doubles. Max Stassi to third. Taylor Ward scores. David Fletcher doubles to deep left center field. Andrelton Simmons scores. Max Stassi scores. Mike Trout flies out to right field to Stephen Piscotty.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 4, Athletics 0.Athletics seventh. Matt Olson lines out to deep center field to Mike Trout. Khris Davis flies out to Taylor Ward. Stephen Piscotty doubles. Robbie Grossman singles to left field. Stephen Piscotty scores. Chad Pinder walks. Robbie Grossman to third. Austin Allen grounds out to second base, Tommy La Stella to Albert Pujols.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Angels 4, Athletics 1.

Angels fourth. Tommy La Stella grounds out to first base, Matt Olson to Frankie Montas. Albert Pujols walks. Jason Castro walks. Albert Pujols to second. Andrelton Simmons flies out to deep center field to Ramon Laureano. Brian Goodwin singles to deep right field. Jason Castro out at home. Albert Pujols scores.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 1, Athletics 0.Athletics fourth. Marcus Semien strikes out swinging. Ramon Laureano homers to left field. Matt Chapman lines out to deep left field to Justin Upton. Khris Davis strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 1, Athletics 1.Angels seventh. Andrelton Simmons reaches on error to shallow left field, advances to 2nd. Throwing error by Matt Chapman. Brian Goodwin flies out to deep right center field to Stephen Piscotty. Andrelton Simmons to third. David Fletcher out on a sacrifice fly to deep center field to Ramon Laureano. Andrelton Simmons scores. Mike Trout grounds out to shallow infield, Joakim Soria to Matt Olson.1... [More]

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — With hit-robbing catches and 19 assists in less than a season-and-a-half, the defense of Oakland center fielder Ramon Laureano has gained attention.Laureano led the Oakland Athletics with a .288 batting average last year, although a shin injury that sidelined him for more than a month left him short of becoming a qualifier. He had 24 homers., 67 RBIs, 29 double and 10 outfield assists — along with an AL-high seven errors and 123 strikeouts in 434 at-bats.“I learned quickly and I made early adjustments on defense and hitting,” Laureano said, speaking in Spanish. “But there is still room to continue getting better. There was good and some bad in 2019 and what happened happened, and now I’m focused on a new season and helping the team get to the World Series.”The 25-year-old's defense gained his most attention. He had three assists in one four-game series against the Boston Red Sox. Laureano said the opportunity he’s been given to play regularly is a result of hard work... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Following a career year, Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien was rewarded Friday with a $13 million, one-year contract that avoids arbitration and gives him a raise of $7.1 million.Semien played all 162 games for the first time in 2019 to help the A's win 97 games for a second straight season and the AL's top wild card. He finished third in MVP voting after putting up several personal bests: 33 homers and 92 RBIs while hitting .285. Semien earned $5.9 million last year.All seven of Oakland's arbitration-eligible players reached one-year agreements, including starting pitcher Sean Manaea and closer Liam Hendriks. Manaea got $3.75 million and Hendriks $5.3 million.Manaea started Oakland’s wild-card loss to Tampa Bay last year, chosen over right-hander Mike Fiers.It was the first career playoff start for Manaea at age 27 and it came after he missed nearly a year following shoulder surgery. The left-hander pitched a no-hitter in 2018 before the injury. Manaea earned... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Following a career year, Oakland Athletics shortstop Marcus Semien was rewarded Friday with a $13 million, one-year contract that avoids arbitration and gives him a raise of $7.1 million.Semien played all 162 games for the first time in 2019 to help the A's win 97 games for a second straight season and the AL's top wild card. He finished third in MVP voting after putting up several personal bests: 33 homers and 92 RBIs while hitting .285. Semien earned $5.9 million last year.All seven of Oakland's arbitration-eligible players reached one-year agreements, including starting pitcher Sean Manaea and closer Liam Hendriks. Manaea got $3.75 million and Hendriks $5.3 million.Manaea started Oakland’s wild-card loss to Tampa Bay last year, chosen over right-hander Mike Fiers.It was the first career playoff start for Manaea at age 27 and it came after he missed nearly a year following shoulder surgery. The left-hander pitched a no-hitter in 2018 before the injury. Manaea earned... [More]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Manager Bob Melvin knows the Oakland Athletics might need to find a way to win the AL West to guarantee themselves a long playoff series.Pulling past the powerful Astros is the next aim for the A’s, daunting as it might be.Two straight AL wild-card losses following 97-win seasons have left the A’s going into the offseason again wondering what it will take to finally get over the hump in a tough division dominated by Houston the past three years. Oakland has lost nine straight winner-take-all games since 2000 after a 5-1 defeat to the Rays on Wednesday night with Tampa Bay getting to Sean Manaea from the start.The A’s were playing at home this time, a far different scenario from the 7-2 loss at Yankee Stadium in the 2018 wild-card game.“We really had a great feeling about yesterday, so it's disappointing for a lot of reasons,” Melvin said Thursday. “Trying to digest that but as far as the season goes, it was another great season. We're proud of the fact that we backed... [More]

Rays first. Yandy Diaz homers to center field. Tommy Pham called out on strikes. Austin Meadows strikes out swinging. Travis d'Arnaud strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 1, Athletics 0.Rays second. Matt Duffy singles to shortstop. Avisail Garcia homers to center field. Matt Duffy scores. Willy Adames grounds out to shortstop, Marcus Semien to Matt Olson. Kevin Kiermaier strikes out swinging. Mike Brosseau called out on strikes.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Rays 3, Athletics 0.Rays third. Yandy Diaz homers to center field. Tommy Pham singles to center field. Austin Meadows strikes out swinging. Travis d'Arnaud flies out to deep center field to Mark Canha. Brandon Lowe pinch-hitting for Matt Duffy. Brandon Lowe grounds out to first base to Matt Olson.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Rays 4, Athletics 0.Athletics third. Marcus Semien reaches on error to third base, advances to 3rd. Throwing error by Mike Brosseau. Ramon Laureano out on a sacrifice fly to... [More]

A look at the American League wild-card game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics:___Schedule: Wednesday, at Oakland, California, 8:09 p.m. EDT (ESPN).___Season Series: Athletics won 4-3.___Projected Lineups:Rays: 2B Joey Wendle (.231, 3 HRs, 19 RBIs in 75 games), LF Tommy Pham (.273, 21, 68, 33 2Bs), RF Austin Meadows (.291, 33, 89 in 138 games), C Travis d'Arnaud (.263, 16, 67 in 92 games with Rays; .087, 0, 2 in 10 games with Mets, and 1 at-bat in only game with Dodgers), 1B Ji-Man Choi (.261, 19, 63), DH Brandon Lowe (.270, 17, 51 in 82 games) or Avisail Garcia (.282, 20, 72, 25 2Bs in 125 games), 3B Matt Duffy (.252, 1, 12 in 46 games), CF Kevin Kiermaier (.228, 14, 55, 19 SBs in 129 games), SS Willy Adames (.254, 20, 52).Athletics: SS Marcus Semien (.285, 33, 92, 123 runs, 43 2Bs), RF Ramon Laureano (.288, 24, 67, 10 assists), 3B Matt Chapman (.249, 36, 91, 102 runs, 36 2Bs), 1B Matt Olson (.267, 36, 91), CF Mark Canha (.273, 26, 58), DH Khris Davis (.220, 23, 73), LF... [More]

A look at the American League wild-card game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland Athletics:___Schedule: Wednesday, at Oakland, California, 8:09 p.m. EDT (ESPN).___Season Series: Athletics won 4-3.___Projected Lineups:Rays: 2B Joey Wendle (.231, 3 HRs, 19 RBIs in 75 games), LF Tommy Pham (.273, 21, 68, 33 2Bs), RF Austin Meadows (.291, 33, 89 in 138 games), C Travis d'Arnaud (.263, 16, 67 in 92 games with Rays; .087, 0, 2 in 10 games with Mets, and 1 at-bat in only game with Dodgers), 1B Ji-Man Choi (.261, 19, 63), DH Brandon Lowe (.270, 17, 51 in 82 games) or Avisail Garcia (.282, 20, 72, 25 2Bs in 125 games), 3B Matt Duffy (.252, 1, 12 in 46 games), CF Kevin Kiermaier (.228, 14, 55, 19 SBs in 129 games), SS Willy Adames (.254, 20, 52).Athletics: SS Marcus Semien (.285, 33, 92, 123 runs, 43 2Bs), RF Ramon Laureano (.288, 24, 67, 10 assists), 3B Matt Chapman (.249, 36, 91, 102 runs, 36 2Bs), 1B Matt Olson (.267, 36, 91), CF Mark Canha (.273, 26, 58), DH Khris Davis (.220, 23, 73), LF... [More]

Athletics third. Sheldon Neuse called out on strikes. Marcus Semien grounds out to third base, Kyle Seager to Austin Nola. Ramon Laureano homers to left field. Matt Chapman grounds out to second base, Shed Long to Austin Nola.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 1, Mariners 0.

Athletics first. Marcus Semien homers to center field. Ramon Laureano flies out to deep center field to Dylan Moore. Matt Chapman lines out to center field to Dylan Moore. Matt Olson walks. Mark Canha grounds out to shallow infield, Tom Murphy to Austin Nola.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 1, Mariners 0.Mariners first. Shed Long grounds out to shortstop, Matt Chapman to Matt Olson. J.P. Crawford walks. Austin Nola singles to left field. J.P. Crawford to third. Kyle Seager grounds out to shortstop, Marcus Semien to Matt Olson. Austin Nola to third. J.P. Crawford scores. Kyle Lewis grounds out to shortstop, Marcus Semien to Matt Olson.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 1, Mariners 1.Mariners third. Dylan Moore strikes out swinging. Shed Long doubles to left field. J.P. Crawford flies out to shallow right field to Ramon Laureano. Austin Nola singles to center field. Shed Long scores. Kyle Seager flies out to shallow left field to Chad Pinder.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors,... [More]

Athletics first. Marcus Semien grounds out to shortstop, J.P. Crawford to Austin Nola. Matt Chapman walks. Matt Olson singles to deep right field. Matt Chapman scores. Ramon Laureano singles to right field. Matt Olson to second. Seth Brown lines out to right field to Kyle Lewis. Jurickson Profar walks. Ramon Laureano to second. Matt Olson to third. Chad Pinder grounds out to shortstop, J.P. Crawford to Austin Nola.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Athletics 1, Mariners 0.Athletics second. Robbie Grossman grounds out to second base, J.P. Crawford to Austin Nola. Sean Murphy strikes out swinging. Marcus Semien walks. Matt Chapman homers to center field. Marcus Semien scores. Matt Olson singles to right field. Ramon Laureano reaches on a fielder's choice to third base. Matt Olson out at second.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 3, Mariners 0.Mariners fifth. Kyle Seager singles to center field. Austin Nola doubles to deep left field. Kyle Seager scores. Omar Narvaez grounds out to second base, Jurickson Profar to Matt Olson. Austin Nola to third. Domingo Santana strikes out swinging. Dylan Moore strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 3, Mariners 1.

CINCINNATI (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers wrapped up their second straight postseason appearance Wednesday night, with Ryan Braun's grand slam sparking a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds that also tightened the NL Central race.The Brewers have won six in a row and 17 of 19 despite losing MVP Christian Yelich to a broken kneecap, vaulting from also-ran to at least a wild card. There's more at their fingertips — the division-leading Cardinals lost again, slicing their lead over the Brewers to 1 1/2 games.Milwaukee trails Washington by one game for the wild card lead.The Brewers jogged onto the field and formed a scrum by second base after when Junior Guerra got Christian Colon on a grounder for the final out.Braun had a solo shot in a 4-2 win in the series opener, and got the celebration started early Wednesday with his eighth career grand slam in the first inning. Teammates were on their feet, leaning against the dugout railing in anticipation of a big night, when he connected off Tyler... [More]

Angels second. Jared Walsh called out on strikes. Taylor Ward homers to center field. Kaleb Cowart flies out to left field to Chad Pinder. Anthony Bemboom pops out to shallow left field to Matt Chapman.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Angels 1, Athletics 0.Athletics fifth. Marcus Semien grounds out to shortstop, David Fletcher to Jared Walsh. Ramon Laureano homers to center field. Matt Chapman grounds out to shortstop, Andrelton Simmons to Jared Walsh. Matt Olson strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 1, Angels 1.Angels seventh. Jared Walsh doubles to deep center field. Taylor Ward flies out to center field to Chad Pinder. Michael Hermosillo to third. Kaleb Cowart doubles to deep right field. Michael Hermosillo scores. Kevan Smith pinch-hitting for Anthony Bemboom. Kevan Smith called out on strikes. David Fletcher is intentionally walked. Brian Goodwin flies out to left field to Seth Brown.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Angels 2, Athletics 1.Athletics ninth. Marcus Semien singles to center field. Ramon Laureano out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Hansel Robles to Matt Thaiss. Marcus Semien to second. Matt Chapman homers to center field. Marcus Semien scores. Matt Olson strikes out swinging. Franklin Barreto doubles to deep left field. Chad Pinder called out on strikes.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 3, Angels 2.

Athletics fourth. Matt Olson pops out to Kevan Smith. Mark Canha lines out to center field to Brian Goodwin. Ramon Laureano singles to shortstop. Khris Davis homers to center field. Ramon Laureano scores. Chad Pinder grounds out to shortstop, David Fletcher to Jared Walsh.2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 2, Angels 0.Angels fifth. Taylor Ward singles to left field. Matt Thaiss singles to shallow center field. Taylor Ward to second. Kaleb Cowart strikes out swinging. David Fletcher singles to center field. Matt Thaiss to third. Taylor Ward scores. Brian Goodwin doubles to left field. David Fletcher to third. Matt Thaiss scores. Albert Pujols out on a sacrifice fly to left field to Chad Pinder. David Fletcher scores. Kole Calhoun flies out to deep right field to Ramon Laureano.3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Angels 3, Athletics 2.