Coco Crisp News

Nelson Cruz belted a pair of homers, including the go-ahead two-run blast in the fifth inning, and Texas broke a six-game skid with an 8-7 win over the Oakland Athletics.

These teams have split their six meetings so far this season. Oakland has won four of its last six road games against the Rangers.

Bartolo Colon worked seven strong innings to win his sixth straight decision, Josh Reddick homered and matched a career high with four hits, and the Oakland Athletics avoided a sweep with a 10-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

The Oakland Athletics will be challenged as they try to bounce back against Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners in the second of a three-game series at O.co Coliseum.

Josh Reddick rushed out of the ballpark, more eager than ever to get home from yet another extra-long work day.

Athletics 3, Yankees 2 : Nate Freiman's RBI single plated John Jaso in the 18th inning and Jesse Chavez sparkled in long relief as Oakland extended its home winning streak to 11 contests with a three-game sweep of New York.

Oakland Athletics' Coco Crisp smiles with his face covered with the ritual cream pie as he gets doused with gatorade during the celebration on his walk-off single against the Detroit Tigers in the ninth inning of their Game 4 of the American League Division Series at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012.

Before the season began, I predicted the Oakland Athletics would win 92 games and just miss the playoffs.

Joe Saunders has certainly enjoyed his time spent in Seattle this season. But when the veteran left-hander has left the friendly confines of Safeco Park, it's been an entirely different story.

Yankees' CC Sabathia, right, waits for Oakland Athletics' Coco Crisp to run the bases, left, after Crisp hit a home run in the first inning.

MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Yoenis Cespedes, the Athletics' biggest offensive threat, came out of Tuesday night's game with a left hamstring strain.

A late New York Yankees rally fell just short as the Bronx Bombers threatened to overcome a six-run deficit in the final two innings of their 6-4 defeat to the high-flying Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.

The St. Louis Cardinals recently completed the 2013 first-year player draft and by all accounts, secured considerable talent for its already well-stocked farm system.

Bartolo Colon tries to stay hot on Tuesday when the Oakland Athletics open a three-game series against the New York Yankees at the O.co Coliseum.

Jones-Drew held a 15-minute news conference Monday but didn't say much about an alleged bar fight over Memorial Day weekend.

The Athletics' Coco Crisp runs under high-fives by his teammates after hitting a solo home run in the third inning on Sunday.

The A's offense has become home run-or-nothing of late, and that was the case again Sunday in a 4-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

Sean Doolittle says he hasn't lost confidence, not even after giving up three more runs and taking the loss as the Chicago White Sox took a 4-1 victory Saturday.

Paul Konerko hit his 428th career home run, moving into 44th place on the all-time list, as the White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Saturday at U.S. Cellular Field.

Boston Marathon bombing survivor Karen Rand threw out the honorary first pitch before Saturday's Chicago White Sox game against the Oakland Athletics , getting a standing ovation not only from the crowd but from players on both benches.