The Brewers continue their three-game series with the A's Saturday afternoon

Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run second inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Oakland Athletics 11-3 on Friday night, Aug. 23. The Brewers, who have won seven of nine, sent nine batters to the plate in the second to take a 5-1 lead. Hoskins, who entered the game hitless in his last 21 at-bats, put Milwaukee in front with a three-run blast after Willy Adames and Gary Sánchez led off the inning with singles.

OAKLAND, CA (WSAU) — The Milwaukee Brewers got back-to-back home runs from Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz in an 11-3 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday. Those taters came in the 2nd inning and lifted the Brewers to a 4-1 lead on the home team. Jackson Chourio added an RBI single later in the frame and followed that with an RBI double in the 4th, helping the Brewers build a 7-1 lead after 4. The bats would go quiet until the 9th when Gary Sanchez smacked a bases-clearing triple to bring home three. Hoskins would bring him home on a sacrifice fly one batter later to plate the 11th run. Ortiz, Sanchez. Chourio, Sal Frelick, and Blake Perkins all finished with two hits. Willy Adames went 1-3 with

Milwaukee Brewers (74-54, first in the NL Central) vs. Oakland Athletics (55-74, fourth in the AL West) Oakland, California; Saturday, 4:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Colin Rea (11-4, 3.52 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 108 strikeouts); Athletics: Joseph Boyle (3-5, 6.21 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 41 strikeouts) : LINE Brewers -114, Athletics -105; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics. Oakland is 55-74 overall and 32-34 in home games. Athletics hitters have a collective .390 slugging percentage to rank ninth in the AL. Milwaukee has gone 36-30 on the road and 74-54 overall. The Brewers have the seventh-ranked team slugging

The Oakland A's were blown out at the Coliseum on Friday night as a rare poor performance from left-handed starter JP Sears, along with some defensive miscues and a sputtering offense, led to an 11-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs as part of a five-run second inning for red-hot Milwaukee, which opened its three-game set in Oakland before an announced crowd of 14,031. The Brewers, who have won seven of nine, sent nine batters to the plate in the second to take a 5-1 lead. Hoskins, who entered the game hitless in his last 21 at-bats, put Milwaukee in front with a three-run blast after Willy Adames and Gary Sánchez led off the inning with singles.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- - Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs as part of a five-run second inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Oakland Athletics 11-3 on Friday night. The Brewers, who have won seven of nine, sent nine batters to the plate in the second to take a 5-1 lead. Hoskins, who entered the game hitless in his last 21 at-bats, put Milwaukee in front with a three-run blast after Willy Adames and Gary Sánchez led off the inning with singles.

(WNFL) – The Milwaukee Brewers pounded out 14 hits and hit 2 home runs in an 11-3 win over the Oakland A's in Oakland on Friday. Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs in a 5-run second inning for Milwaukee. Jackson Chourio, Blake Perkins, Gary Sanchez and Sal Frelick each had 2 hits for Milwaukee. Aaorn Civale started for Milwaukee but made it through only 4 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks. Bryan Hudson came in, pitched 2 perfect innings of relief and got the win. Joel Payamps, Trevor McGill and Joe Ross each pitched a scoreless inning of relief to cover the final 3 innings of the game. JP Sears took the loss for Oakland. The 2 teams will meet in the second game

Rhys Hoskins and Joey Ortiz hit back-to-back home runs in a five-run second inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Oakland Athletics 11-3 on Friday night. The Brewers, who have won seven of nine, sent nine batters to the plate in the second to take a 5-1 lead. Hoskins, who entered the game hitless in his last 21 at-bats, put Milwaukee in front with a three-run blast after Willy Adames and Gary Sánchez led off the inning with singles.

Milwaukee Brewers (73-54, first in the NL Central) vs. Oakland Athletics (55-73, fourth in the AL West) Oakland, California; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Aaron Civale (4-8, 4.78 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 117 strikeouts); Athletics: JP Sears (10-8, 4.15 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 110 strikeouts) : LINE Brewers -131, Athletics +111; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics host the Milwaukee Brewers to begin a three-game series. Oakland is 32-33 in home games and 55-73 overall. The Athletics have gone 34-10 in games when they scored at least five runs. Milwaukee is 73-54 overall and 35-30 on the road. Brewers hitters have a collective .331 on-base percentage, the third-best

The streaky Milwaukee Brewers hope to end a downward trend when they continue a six-game trip with a three-game set against the Oakland Athletics starting Friday night. The Brewers were beaten 3-0 on the road by the St. Louis Cardinals, a second straight defeat following a six-game winning streak. Milwaukee had won five in a row, then lost three straight, before the six-game flurry. Coming off the shutout loss, the Brewers expect Blake Perkins to return to the starting lineup in the opener in Oakland.

Clovis West grad Tyler Ferguson is living the dream. Since Ferguson was recalled on July 2, the Oakland A's have the third best record in baseball. The Clovis West grad pitched another perfect eighth inning on Thursday as Oakland won 3-1.

Osvaldo Bido struck out six in five inning and won his third straight start, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Lawrence Butler, Miguel Andujar and Darell Hernaiz had two hits apiece to help Oakland split the four-game series. Bido (5-3) has been one of the A's top pitchers over the last two months and stepped up again against the Rays.

Osvaldo Bido struck out six in five innings and won his third straight start, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Lawrence Butler, Miguel Andujar and Darell Hernaiz had two hits apiece to help Oakland split the four-game series.

Osvaldo Bido struck out six in five inning and won his third straight start, leading the Oakland Athletics to a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Lawrence Butler, Miguel Andujar and Darell Hernaiz had two hits apiece to help Oakland split the four-game series. Bido (5-3) has been one of the A’s top pitchers over the last two months and stepped up again against the Rays.

The Tampa Bay Rays are not having a great season, and perhaps the frustrations of not being in postseason position are getting to the players a bit as tempers flared in the dugout on Wednesday night. Yandy Diaz and Jose Caballero, two of the remaining stars in Tampa Bay after a massive overhaul at the MLB trade deadline, were spotted screaming at each other to the point where they needed to be separated in the dugout during the team's game against the Oakland Athletics on the road. The Rays may have won the game, 4-2, but Diaz and Caballero continued to jaw at each other, while their teammates were pushing them farther apart in the dugout.

The Tampa Bay Rays picked up a 4-2 win over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday, but it did not come without conflict, as Yandy Diaz and Jose Caballero were seen getting into an altercation during the game, and manager Kevin Cash calmed the concerns after the game. It is a positive for the Rays that the issue is not seen as a lingering one, and that Yandy Diaz and Jose Caballero can move on.

Jose Siri hit a late go-ahead homer for the second straight game, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Wednesday night. Siri's 423-foot, two-run blast to left in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie. The center fielder had been hitless in 21 at-bats prior to driving in the lone run of the game in the Rays' 1-0 win on Tuesday with an eighth-inning solo homer. Siri said that his homer on Tuesday helped him find his rhythm.

Tampa Bay Rays (64-62, fourth in the AL East) vs. Oakland Athletics (54-73, fifth in the AL West) Oakland, California; Thursday, 3:37 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Jeffrey Springs (1-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Athletics: Osvaldo Bido (4-3, 3.40 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 45 strikeouts) : LINE Rays -134, Athletics +113; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take a 2-1 lead into the next game of the series against the Oakland Athletics. Oakland is 31-33 at home and 54-73 overall. Athletics hitters have a collective .391 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the AL. Tampa Bay has a 64-62 record overall and a 30-28 record on the road. The Rays have a 44-19 record in games

Jose Siri hit a late go-ahead homer for the second straight game, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Wednesday night. Siri's 423-foot, two-run blast to left in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie. The center fielder had been hitless in 21 at-bats prior to driving in the lone run of the game in the Rays' 1-0 win on Tuesday with an eighth-inning solo homer. Siri said that his homer on Tuesday helped him find his rhythm.

Jose Siri hit a late go-ahead homer for the second straight game, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2 on Wednesday night. Siri’s 423-foot, two-run blast to left in the seventh inning broke a 2-2 tie. The center fielder had been hitless in 21 at-bats prior to driving in the lone run of the game in the Rays’ 1-0 win on Tuesday with an eighth-inning solo homer.