Recap: Baltimore vs. Oakland
Dallas Braden and the Oakland bullpen held down the Baltimore offense, while the Athletics finally took advantage of suspect pitching in an 11-2 rout over the Orioles in a rain-soaked opener of a three-game weekend series.
Recap: Kansas City vs. Oakland
Jose Guillen went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored as the Kansas City Royals swept the doubleheader and three- game series against the Oakland Athletics with a 9-6 win.
Recap: Kansas City vs. Oakland
Joey Gathright's RBI single in the 10th inning led the Kansas City Royals to a 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics in the first game of a doubleheader from Kauffman Stadium.
A's reinstate Sweeney, transfer DH Thomas to 60-day DL
The Oakland Athletics reinstated designated hitter Mike Sweeney from the 60-day disabled list Wednesday and transferred DH Frank Thomas to the 60-day DL with a right quadriceps injury, effectively ending his season.
Recap: Kansas City vs. Oakland
Wednesday night's game between the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals was postponed due to rain.
Recap: Kansas City vs. Oakland
Billy Butler hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBI to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 win over the Oakland Athletics in the opener of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium.
Recap: Oakland vs. Minnesota
Justin Morneau hit a three-run home run and drove in four as Minnesota blasted Oakland, 12-4, in the final contest of a four-game set.
A's place DH Thomas on DL, reinstate P Foulke
The Oakland Athletics placed designated hitter Frank Thomas on the 15-day disabled list with a lingering right quadriceps injury prior to Saturday's 3-2 win over Minnesota.
Recap: Oakland vs. Minnesota
Ryan Sweeney's sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the ninth allowed both the tying and game-winning runs to score when Joe Nathan threw the ball away at third, as the Oakland Athletics stole a 3-2 win from the Minnesota Twins, in the third contest of a four-game series.
