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Braves left-hander Mike Gonzalez sustained a bruised forearm when he was hit by a line drive off the bat of the San Francisco Giants' Nate Schierholtz on Thursday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Reliever Joey Devine made the short trip from his home in Atlanta to spend this series with his A's teammates.

It's now quite clear where the A's are. They have a young, competent pitching staff that will eventually improve, and a completely ineffective lineup filled largely with veterans... by Nathaniel Stoltz 35 reads Opinion It's now quite clear where the A's are.

I'm here to make amends. During spring training, I said that Oakland was a fantasy wasteland, nearly void of any talent.

Recently acquired reliever Chris Perez was added to the roster and IF Josh Barfield, who attended Klein High School, was optioned to Class AAA Columbus for the third time this season.

Cleveland Indians All-Star CF Grady Sizemore will likely undergo postseason surgery on his inflamed left elbow, trainer Lonnie Soloff said.

Ervin Santana could be back in the rotation for the Angels by the weekend. Angels manager Mike Scioscia said the right-hander had no problems during a 45-pitch rehab assignment Sunday night in the Arizona Summer League.

Oakland Athletics rookie left-hander Josh Outman will have surgery on his pitching elbow Tuesday.

The Oakland Athletics reinstated infielder Mark Ellis from the disabled list before Sunday's game against the Colorado Rockies.

Gio Gonzalez reported for Spring Training this year as a candidate to claim a spot in the A's starting rotation, but a shoulder injury cost him a couple of weeks and any hope of opening the season in Oakland.

Now that the San Diego Padres have snapped their major league record interleague losing streak, winning two in a row over an AL opponent could be less of a challenge with the Oakland Athletics in town.

Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith and St. Louis third-base coach Jose Oquendo will serve as managers for the All-Star Futures Game.

Rookie left-hander Josh Outman will miss his start Wednesday for the Oakland Athletics with tightness in his throwing arm.

Even though he'll be staying in a hotel with the rest of the club, Oakland manager Bob Geren's going home for the weekend.

Orlando Cabrera's two-run double in the eighth inning gave Oakland the lead, and the Athletics took a 7-5 win over the San Diego Padres in the opener of a three-game interleague set.

Oakland A's rookie pitcher Josh Outman left Friday night's game against the San Diego Padres in the second inning with an undisclosed injury.

After enduring growing pains for two months, the Oakland Athletics' young pitchers made a loud statement about their potential when the team reeled off a season-best seven-game winning streak in early June.

After five consecutive games against lefthanded starting pitching, the Twins were ready to unload on some righthanders Wednesday night.

Randy Johnson limited Oakland to four hits over seven strong innings to earn his 301st victory, and Juan Uribe drove in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning in the San Francisco Giants' 5-2 win over the Athletics on Saturday night.

The San Francisco Giants are likely most confident when they have reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum on the mound.