The Latest Breaking News from Oakland

Ramón Laureano drove in two first-inning runs to give the A’s an early spark in Atlanta, but that was all the offense Oakland mustered in another rough showing for a disappointing lineup in a 3-2 loss to the Braves on Tuesday.

In his new biography of the itinerant speedster, author Howard Bryant captures Henderson’s last cocksure days—a final act like only Rickey could write.

The Mariners had the right opponent to end a four-game losing streak: the Oakland A’s.

LOS ANGELES — Patrick Sandoval wasn’t quite as dominant Sunday as he was last July 24 in Minnesota, when the Angels left-hander came within two outs of a no-hitter and struck out a career-high 13.

DETROIT — There will be stretches of the season when giving a team a three-run head-start in the first inning won’t seem like such a deep hole. But when your offense has managed three runs in a game just three times in the last three weeks, that hole might’ve looked…

They looked like toast last week but things have changed quickly.

MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins completed their first sweep of the Athletics since 2012 on Sunday largely due to some solid relief pitching. Five relievers held Oakland to just two singles over the final 6 2/3 innings, and the Twins tied their longest winning streak in Target Field history with their…

Jorge Polanco's 451-foot blast was the Twins' lone run, but it was enough to carry them to their eighth straight home victory.

MINNEAPOLIS — Josh Winder is ruining the Twins' pitching plans. Assigned a role as the long reliever in Minnesota's bullpen, Winder has now made two fill-in starts to help the team cover for a pair of pitchers on the injured list.