Oakland Athletics

Jim Johnson blows first regular-season save since July as Orioles fall to Padres, 3-2

2013-05-14 20:33:00

Buck Showalter's first glimpse of closer Jim Johnson inside the Orioles clubhouse moments after his remarkable consecutive-save streak came to an sudden end Tuesday night was the sight of Johnson working up a sweat on the exercise bike in the training...

Five Baltimore Orioles stats that stand out this week

2013-05-08 09:46:00

Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Orioles. 58.9 -- the number of saves Orioles closer Jim Johnson is on pace for this season. Jim Johnson got his 12th save in Tuesday night's 4-3...

Friday morning Orioles observations: Chris Tillman, Nick Markakis, Adam Jones, more

2013-05-03 03:54:00

The Orioles’ 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night gave them a 5-3 record eight games into this 11-game West Coast road trip. Perhaps even more important is that the win improved the Orioles’ record to 9-3 when coming off a...

Zach Britton prepared to make first MLB start of season vs. Mariners

2013-04-28 18:15:00

Zach Britton had been wondering for four days whether he'd get into a big league game against the Oakland A's. He didn't. And that's not a bad thing. Because now the 25-year-old lefty gets the call to start Monday night at Safeco Field against the...

Orioles ride three homers to their first series win in Oakland since 2007

2013-04-27 18:54:00

OAKLAND, Calif. – The Orioles exorcised plenty of their demons in 2012 when they finally achieved a winning record and a playoff berth for the first time in 15 years. But not every lingering nightmare can be erased in one season — not after...

Orioles show struggling A's how to handle jet lag

2013-04-27 18:05:00

When the Orioles headed off on their 11-game West Coast road trip, it was fair to assume that it would be a very difficult trip and probably just as fair to think that the O's would be satisfied to get back with something close to a .500 record on the...

Manny Machado recounts his recent first meeting with Brooks Robinson

2013-04-27 15:07:00

OAKLAND, Calif. — A week ago, Manny Machado was about to head onto the field from the dugout at Camden Yards when someone yelled out to him, "Hey Manny." It's not an unusual occurrence these days for the young third baseman, who is increasingly...

Orioles talk about 3-0 win over the A's in Oakland

2013-04-26 23:06:00

OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Orioles rode eight strong innings from Wei-Yin Chen and a key hit from Steve Pearce to a 3-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. Here's what some of the key figures had to say about the victory: Pearce on being able...

Wei-Yin Chen tosses 8 scoreless innings as Orioles beat A's, 3-0

2013-04-26 22:58:00

OAKLAND, Calif. — The majority of Wei-Yin Chen’s Orioles career has been watching his team’s offense take a breather whenever he pitches. The lack of offensive support has been well-documented – in 20 of his last 29 starts the...

Jake Arrieta passes first test down with Triple-A Norfolk

2013-04-26 19:30:00

OAKLAND, Calif — Orioles manager Buck Showalter's focus was on the Oakland Athletics on Friday night, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t have an eye on what was happening in Charlotte. Right-hander Jake Arrieta, who was demoted Monday...

Armed with improved sinker, Zach Britton ready to contribute

2013-04-25 19:30:00

OAKLAND, Calif. — When Zach Britton left the Orioles in March, he felt like he wasn't in a situation in which he could succeed in the majors. The 25-year-old left-hander believed he needed to go the minors and recapture what made him so...

Dan Duquette says his Montreal Expos were 'Moneyball 1'

2013-04-25 16:00:00

OAKLAND, Calif. — Before Michael Lewis' book "Moneyball" hit the best sellers list and before Brad Pitt brought Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane to the big screen in the Academy Award-nominated film of the same name, the concept of building a...

Oakland Athletics' Yoenis Cespedes connects for a solo home run off Texas Rangers' Justin Grimm during the third inning of their Major League Baseball game, Monday, May 13, 2013 at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California.

2013-05-13 00:00:00

The current West Coast swing sure looked a lot better last Saturday, when the Orioles were knocking off the Oakland A's for the third straight time to get a big jump on an 11-game, three-city trip, but there's still some perspective to be kept.

2013-05-01 00:00:00

Angels left fielder Mike Trout is congratulated by designated hitter Mark Trumbo after hitting a home run against the A's in the sixth inning Wednesday afternoon in Oakland.

2013-05-01 00:00:00