Oakland Athletics (26-41, fourth in the AL West) vs. San Diego Padres (34-35, second in the NL West) San Diego; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Joey Estes (2-1, 4.67 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Padres: Dylan Cease (5-5, 3.51 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 93 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Padres -222, Athletics +182; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Oakland Athletics to begin a three-game series. San Diego has a 34-35 record overall and a 15-21 record at home. The Padres have an 11-7 record in games when they hit two or more home runs. Oakland has a 26-41 record overall and an 11-21 record in road games. The Athletics have hit 76 total home runs

Oakland Athletics (26-41, fourth in the AL West) vs. San Diego Padres (34-35, second in the NL West) San Diego; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Joey Estes (2-1, 4.67 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Padres: Dylan Cease (5-5, 3.51 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 93 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Padres -222, Athletics +182; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Oakland Athletics to begin a three-game series. San Diego has a 34-35 record overall and a 15-21 record at home. The Padres have an 11-7 record in games when they hit two or more home runs. Oakland has a 26-41 record overall and an 11-21 record in road games. The Athletics have hit 76 total home runs

Oakland Athletics (26-41, fourth in the AL West) vs. San Diego Padres (34-35, second in the NL West) San Diego; Monday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Joey Estes (2-1, 4.67 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Padres: Dylan Cease (5-5, 3.51 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 93 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Padres -222, Athletics +182; over/under is 7 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres host the Oakland Athletics to begin a three-game series. San Diego has a 34-35 record overall and a 15-21 record at home. The Padres have an 11-7 record in games when they hit two or more home runs. Oakland has a 26-41 record overall and an 11-21 record in road games. The Athletics have hit 76 total home runs

Eighteen-year-old Taiwanese pitcher Lin Wei-en has signed a US$1.3 million contract with the Oakland Athletics, making him one of only nine Taiwanese players to sign an MLB contract worth more than a million dollars. Tags Videoelephant Wire Dcc Ve-news-import News Baseball Athlete Us Mlb Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save

Eighteen-year-old Taiwanese pitcher Lin Wei-en has signed a US$1.3 million contract with the Oakland Athletics, making him one of only nine Taiwanese players to sign an MLB contract worth more than a million dollars. Tags Videoelephant Wire Dcc Ve-news-import News Baseball Athlete Us Mlb Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save

Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit a bases-loaded double in the 10th inning and finished with five RBIs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Sunday. Kiner-Falefa hit a 2-1 pitch into the gap in left-center with one out in the 10th, scoring Bo Bichette, Daulton Varsho and Ernie Clement to give Toronto a 6-3 lead. Kiner-Falefa also had a two-run single as Toronto took the rubber match of the three-game series and won for the fourth time in five games.

At PETCO Park on Monday, the San Diego Padres (34-35) begin a three-game series versus the Oakland Athletics (26-41), at 9:40 PM ET. The Padres are favored (-220 on the moneyline to win) when they host the Athletics (+181). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the San Diego Padres looking to Dylan Cease (5-5), and Joey Estes (2-1) getting the nod for the Oakland Athletics. The Padres lost 9-3 to the Diamondbacks yesterday, with Adam Mazur (three innings, giving up eight earned runs on eight hits while striking out two) on the hook for the loss.

Chris Bassitt was in no hurry to vacate the premises Sunday at the Coliseum, spending considerable pregame time chatting with A's television analyst Dallas Braden on the grass along the third base line, with former teammate Seth Brown and manager Mark Kotsay coming over to say hello. Bassitt had already pitched Friday night for the Toronto Blue Jays in the series opener, giving up four hits and one earned run in eight innings, a game the A's won in the bottom of the ninth 2-1 on a first-pitch home run by JJ Bleday. Before he was finished, Bassitt scooped up some dirt and put in his pocket as a memento of the place where he found himself as a big leaguer, telling reporters afterward he wasn't sure if he'd ever pitch at the Coliseum again.

Chris Bassitt was in no hurry to vacate the premises Sunday at the Coliseum, spending considerable pregame time chatting with A's television analyst Dallas Braden on the grass along the third base line, with former teammate Seth Brown and manager Mark Kotsay coming over to say hello. Bassitt had already pitched Friday night for the Toronto Blue Jays in the series opener, giving up four hits and one earned run in eight innings, a game the A's won in the bottom of the ninth 2-1 on a first-pitch home run by JJ Bleday. Before he was finished, Bassitt scooped up some dirt and put in his pocket as a memento of the place where he found himself as a big leaguer, telling reporters afterward he wasn't sure if he'd ever pitch at the Coliseum again.

The Toronto Blue Jays couldn't be set up any better for a bullpen day when they seek a road-series win over the Oakland Athletics in the finale of a three-game set on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Jays needed to give their relievers as much rest as possible with starter Alek Manoah out for the season with upcoming elbow surgery and his spot in the rotation coming up Sunday. The Blue Jays' bullpen threw a total of one pitch in the two games, although it went for a walk-off home run by Oakland's JJ Bleday on Friday.

Toronto Blue Jays (31-33, fifth in the AL East) vs. Oakland Athletics (26-40, fourth in the AL West) Oakland, California; Sunday, 4:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Bowden Francis (2-2, 9.00 ERA, 1.67 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Athletics: Mitch Spence (4-3, 3.86 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 37 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: Both the Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday. Oakland is 26-40 overall and 15-19 at home. The Athletics have hit 75 total home runs to rank fourth in the AL. Toronto has a 31-33 record overall and a 15-18 record on the road. The Blue Jays have a 19-29 record in games when they have given up at least one home run. Sunday's game

Kevin Gausman pitched the first shutout of his 12-year career, a five-hitter, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 7-0 on Saturday. A two-time All-Star who had never thrown a nine-inning complete game in the majors, the 33-year-old Gausman matched his season high of 10 strikeouts and walked one. “It's always good to give the bullpen a day off,” Gausman said. “You don't see many (shutouts) anymore, so to get the first one in my career 10 years later after it started makes it that much more special.”

Kevin Gausman pitched the first shutout of his 12-year career, a five-hitter, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 7-0 on Saturday. A two-time All-Star who had never thrown a nine-inning complete game in the majors, the 33-year-old Gausman matched his season high of 10 strikeouts and walked one. Gausman (5-4) allowed one run or fewer for the eighth time in 13 starts this season.

The Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night 2-1 after a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning by JJ Bleday. The Blue Jays, a team filled with great expectations entering the season, are now 30-33 on the year and facing a potential sell-off at the trade deadline. The walk-off home run was allowed by Jays' veteran reliever Chad Green, which marked the 41st home run allowed by Toronto's bullpen this year. That's the most in baseball by a wide margin. Per @StatsCentre: Most home runs allowed by relief pitching among all MLB teams this season: 41- #BlueJays (Thanks to losing 2-1 tonight vs the Athletics on a 9th inning walkoff home run given up by Chad Green)

Toronto Blue Jays (30-33, fifth in the AL East) vs. Oakland Athletics (26-39, fourth in the AL West) Oakland, California; Saturday, 4:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (4-4, 4.60 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Athletics: Luis Medina (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, six strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Blue Jays -169, Athletics +142; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics play the Toronto Blue Jays, leading the series 1-0. Oakland is 15-18 in home games and 26-39 overall. The Athletics have the ninth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.15. Toronto has a 14-18 record in road games and a 30-33 record overall. The Blue Jays have a 19-29 record in games when they

Toronto Blue Jays (30-33, fifth in the AL East) vs. Oakland Athletics (26-39, fourth in the AL West) Oakland, California; Saturday, 4:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (4-4, 4.60 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Athletics: Luis Medina (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, six strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Blue Jays -169, Athletics +142; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics play the Toronto Blue Jays, leading the series 1-0. Oakland is 15-18 in home games and 26-39 overall. The Athletics have the ninth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.15. Toronto has a 14-18 record in road games and a 30-33 record overall. The Blue Jays have a 19-29 record in games when they

The Toronto Blue Jays hope to put an all-around shocking day behind them when they get an early wake-up call for an afternoon contest against the host Oakland Athletics on Saturday. On the same day that the club announced that career-long Blue Jay Cavan Biggio had been designated for assignment, Toronto's players were informed that star pitcher Alek Manoah would have to undergo season-ending elbow surgery. Toronto then went out and collected just five hits against four Oakland pitchers -- including starter Hogan Harris, who entered the game with a 6.40 career ERA.

JJ Bleday hit the first pitch of the ninth inning from Chad Green over the right-field wall to give the Oakland Athletics a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. “Not just from a home run standpoint but from a physicality standpoint, we really stressed to JJ that he could push himself harder this offseason than he had in the past.” Chris Bassitt's wild pitch against his former club allowed Oakland's Max Schuemann to score the first run of the game in the sixth.

Bryan Johansen surveyed the landscape Friday night before the Athletics faced the Toronto Blue Jays at the Coliseum with equal parts satisfaction and resignation. It was a heck of a party for fans who have united against A's owner John Fisher for moving their team to Sacramento and eventually Las Vegas. At the same time, even with grunge rock bands in the parking lot and “Sell” shirts and signs everywhere, it wasn't anywhere near the atmosphere of the “Reverse Boycott” night of June 13 of last season that drew 27,759 fans and gained national attention.

Bryan Johansen surveyed the landscape Friday night before the Athletics faced the Toronto Blue Jays at the Coliseum with equal parts satisfaction and resignation. It was a heck of a party for fans who have united against A's owner John Fisher for moving their team to Sacramento and eventually Las Vegas. At the same time, even with grunge rock bands in the parking lot and “Sell” shirts and signs everywhere, it wasn't anywhere near the atmosphere of the “Reverse Boycott” night of June 13 of last season that drew 27,759 fans and gained national attention.