Chapman belts 409-foot solo-homer (0:29)

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Montas leads A's to 6th straight win, 3-0 over Tigers

— Frankie Montas allowed two hits in six sharp innings and the Oakland Athletics won their sixth straight game by beating the Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Friday night.

A's pound Tigers, back Manaea's 1st victory of season, 8-4

— Stephen Piscotty and Matt Olson homered to back Sean Manaea's first victory of the season, and the Oakland Athletics won their fifth straight game by beating the Detroit Tigers 8-4 on Thursday night.

Chapman breaks game open with bases-loaded double (0:39)

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MLB Power Rankings Week 2: Which hot starts led to a big move up our list?

The Dodgers remain a clear No. 1 at the top -- but there is plenty of movement after that.

Lowrie, A's rally from 5-run deficit, beat Diamondbacks 7-5

— Jed Lowrie hit a tying, three-run homer in the seventh inning, Seth Brown had a solo shot in the next frame and the Oakland Athletics rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 on Tuesday.

Chapman homers, A's beat MadBum and Diamondbacks 9-5

— Matt Chapman homered among his three hits, Jed Lowrie added two hits and three RBI, and the Oakland Athletics roughed up Madison Bumgarner in a 9-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night.

Laureano's 2-run shot gives Athletics 7-3 win over Astros

— Ramón Laureano hit a two-run homer, rookie Seth Brown connected for his big league home run and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 7-3 to win the series.

Olson's 3-run blast lifts Athletics to 6-2 win over Astros

— Matt Olson’s tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning lifted the Oakland Athletics to a 6-2 win over Houston Astros on Friday night.

Astros remain hot in home opener with 6-2 win over Athletics

— The Houston Astros insisted they weren’t bothered by the angry crowds they faced on the road to start the season.

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A's reliever Rosenthal has surgery; to 60-day IL

A's reliever Trevor Rosenthal underwent surgery on Thursday after he was diagnosed with severe neurovascular compression.

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MLB Power Rankings: Who are the biggest risers and fallers in the first week of the season?

Here's how all 30 teams stack up exactly one week since Opening Day.

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A's rally to beat Dodgers 4-3 in 10 for 1st win of season

— Mitch Moreland hit an RBI single with one out in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 Wednesday for their first win of the season.

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Kershaw bounces back, Dodgers beat winless A's 5-1

— Clayton Kershaw struck out eight in seven smooth innings to send the Athletics to their worst start in more than a century, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat winless Oakland 5-1 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.

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Homers by Smith, Turner help Dodgers rout winless A's 10-3

— Will Smith homered off the left-field foul pole, Corey Seager and Zach McKinstry each drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers pounded the winless Oakland Athletics 10-3 on Monday night.

Astros batter A's 9-2 to complete four-game sweep

— Jason Castro homered in his first start back with Houston, and the Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Sunday for a four-game sweep.

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Yordan Álvarez hits 3-run homer as Astros beat A's again

— Yordan Álvarez hit a three-run homer and Houston kept thriving through all the boos, slugging its way to a third straight win in a 9-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday.

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Bregman homers for 2nd straight day, Astros beat A's again

— Alex Bregman hit a three-run homer for his second longball in two games, and the Houston Astros slugged past the Oakland Athletics 9-5 on Friday night.

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World Series contender tiers: How far away from winning it all is your favorite MLB team?

Only one team will win a ring in 2021. Who has the edge? And what about 2022, 2023, 2024 ...

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Zack Greinke, Astros shut down A's to win 8-1 opening day

— Zack Greinke pitched six shutout innings, Michael Brantley and Alex Bregman homered back-to-back in the eighth, and the Houston Astros hushed an unwelcoming crowd in beating the reigning AL West champion Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Thursday night.

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2021 MLB season predictions: From division champs and World Series picks to MVP and Cy Young favorites

Can the Dodgers repeat? Are the Yankees the team to beat in the AL? Will Mike Trout take home his fourth MVP? We made our picks for the 2021 MLB season.

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A's closer Rosenthal starts season on 10-day IL

The Athletics have placed closer Trevor Rosenthal and right-hander Mike Fiers on the 10-day injured list prior to their Opening Day game against the Astros.