Josh Donaldson

The Sports Xchange 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...

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 going on: Hiroyuki...

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...

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 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...

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 Spander, The Sports Xchange 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 over the Kansas City and a sweep of the three-game weekend...

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 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,...

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,...