Josh Donaldson

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...

The Sports Xchange A's 2, Royals 1 OAKLAND -- Kansas City Royals starter Ervin Santana was his usual effective self against the Oakland A's on Saturday night, but one night after James Shields had an equally strong outing at the Oakland Coliseum and...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Royals at Athletics A lack of offense has been the main reason why the Oakland Athletics lost eight of 10 entering a three-game home set against the Kansas City Royals. The offensive struggles continued in the series opener,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH With Brett Anderson's ankle a lingering problem, Dan Straily will remain in Oakland's rotation -- at least for now. Straily didn't make it out of the fifth inning on Wednesday, and...

Adam Rosales hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning, Josh Donaldson also connected and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Friday night. Sean Doolittle (3-0) pitched the eighth for the win in relief of Jarrod Parker as...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Athletics 2, Royals 1 Athletics 2, Royals 1: Josh Donaldson hit a tying homer in the seventh inning and Adam Rosales delivered a go-ahead blast in the eighth as host Oakland won the opener of the three-game series. Sean...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Adam Rosales hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning, Josh Donaldson also connected and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Friday night.         Sean Doolittle (3-0) pitched the eighth for the win...

Rosales' 'no-doubter' lifts Athletics past Royals Oakland -- Kansas City starter James Shields made only two mistakes over the middle of the plate on Friday night at the Oakland Coliseum, and Josh Donaldson and Adam Rosales put both of them over the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Oakland has been in something of a free-fall since starting off the season 12-4 -- the A's are now 20-22 and seven games behind the Texas Rangers, a season-high. The A's, though, can...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH What exactly is wrong with Oakland slugger Yoenis Cespedes? Apart from the sour stomach that knocked him out of Monday's game, that is. A day after what Cespedes called "an upside...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Rangers 6, Athletics 5 (10) Rangers 6, Athletics 5 (10): Adrian Beltre hammered a 3-0 pitch over the wall in left-center field with one out in the top of the 10th to help Texas defeat host Oakland. Mitch Moreland hit his second...

The Sports Xchange By Eric Gilmore, The Sports Xchange Rangers 6, A's 5 (10 innings) OAKLAND, Calif. -- Adrian Beltre and Mitch Moreland launched solo home runs in the top of the 10th inning off reliever Chris Resop, powering the Texas Rangers to a 6-5...