Bassitt strong in return but A's still fall to Mariners
Chris Bassitt pitched three scoreless innings less than a month after surgery to repair facial fractures, but the Mariners rallied against Oakland's bullpen for a 6-5 victory Thursday.
2021 Season
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82-71, 3rd in AL West
Bassitt returns but Mariners beat A’s 6-5 for 4-game sweep
— Chris Bassitt pitched three scoreless innings less than a month after surgery to repair facial fractures, but the Seattle Mariners rallied against Oakland's bullpen for a 6-5 victory Thursday and a four-game sweep that damaged the Athletics'...
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Seager, France HR, Mariners top A's, move up in playoff race
— Seattle manager Scott Servais has said the Mariners might need a nice winning streak during the September stretch run to make a real postseason push.
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Bassitt set for A's return after line drive to head
Chris Bassitt will start for the A's on Thursday, just over five weeks after being hit in the head by a 100 mph line drive.
Mariners beat Athletics 5-2 to stay in AL wild-card chase
— Marco Gonzales pitched six uneven innings and won his eighth straight decision, and the Seattle Mariners beat Oakland 5-2 on Tuesday night, moving into a tie with the Athletics in a matchup of wild-card contenders.
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Seager's three RBIs help Mariners stop A's 5-game win streak
— Oakland's starting pitchers had been so dominant during this recent stretch until Kyle Seager and Seattle swung away and took it to Sean Manaea.
Kaprielian, A's beat Angels 3-1 to keep pace for wild card
— James Kaprielian pitched two-hit ball over six innings, Matt Olson hit his 36th home run and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-1 Saturday night.
A's keep pace in wild-card race with 5-4 win over Angels
— The Oakland Athletics committed three errors in the first two innings, stranded 10 runners through the first six and didn’t have an extra-base hit all night at the Big A.
Royals' Perez ties Bench's HR mark with 45th in loss to A's
— Salvador Perez tied Johnny Bench’s record for homers in a season by a catcher with his 45th, but Chad Pinder’s two-run single spurred a third-inning rally and the Oakland Athletics held off the Kansas City Royals 7-2 Thursday.
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A's hold off Royals 12-10 to keep pace in AL wild-card race
— Matt Olson hit a two-run homer, Josh Harrison drove in three runs and Elvis Andrus had four hits as the Oakland Athletics held on through a nervy ninth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 12-10 on Wednesday night.
Perez hits 43rd homer as Royals rally past Athletics, 10-7
— Salvador Perez is having the kind of season the Kansas City Royals won't soon forget.
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Rangers hold off A's 4-3 to win series, dent Oakland's hopes
— Isiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits and two RBI, Taylor Hearn won his fourth straight start and the Texas Rangers put another dent in Oakland’s playoff hopes, beating the Athletics 4-3 on Sunday.
Rangers score five in 8th, come back to nip A's 8-6
— Jonah Heim hit a two-run home run with two outs in the eighth to cap a five-run rally, lifting the Texas Rangers past the Oakland Athletics, 8-6, on Saturday.
Olson's 4 RBIs lead A's past Rangers for 3rd straight win
— The Oakland Athletics understand the ups and downs of a season, having started 2021 with six straight losses before soon winning 13 in a row.
Manaea fans 9, A’s beat White Sox 3-1
— Sean Manaea struck out nine in seven dominant innings, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Thursday.
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Chapman homers, Montas shuts down White Sox as A's end skid
— The consistency of Frankie Montas every fifth day has meant so much to the Oakland Athletics down the stretch.
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White Sox beat A's 6-3; Oakland drops fourth straight game
— Tony La Russa has seen his share of celebrations during all his decades in baseball. What the Chicago White Sox gave Jimmy Lambert for his first major league win ranked right up there.
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2021 AL West Standings
2021 Team Leaders
- Batting
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BATTING AVERAGE
Home Runs
RUNS BATTED IN
Earned Run Average
Wins
Strikeouts
Team Stats
- Batting
- Pitching
Runs69713th
Batting Average.23722nd
On Base Percentage.31715th
Slugging Percentage.40716th
Earned Run Average3.9412th
Quality Starts731st
WHIP1.2511th
BAA.24617th