A.J. Griffin tossed seven strong innings while Yoenis Cespedes and Brandon Moss hit back-to-back home runs to lead the Oakland Athletics in a 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers in the opener of a three-game set.

Much like the last time that the Texas Rangers visited Oakland, they will do so atop the American League West.

It's been a stretch of struggles for Oakland, and no one on the Athletics struggled more Sunday than Brandon Moss.

Brandon Moss' leadoff homer in the sixth proved to be the difference, as the Oakland Athletics held off the Seattle Mariners, 4-3, on Saturday in the middle test of a three-game series at Safeco Field.

Joe Saunders has no idea why he can't win on the road when he can't lose at home.

The Seattle Mariners had a chance to move into second place with a victory on Saturday, but instead couldn't get the late clutch hit they needed to catch the Oakland Athletics.

A pair of young starters will duke it out Saturday when Jarrod Parker and the Oakland Athletics take on rookie Brandon Maurer and the Seattle Mariners.

Bob Melvin is still trying to figure out what happened to the consistency Oakland had the first month of the season.

SEATTLE - Hisashi Iwakuma retired 16 batters in a row at one point, and Raul Ibanez launched a three-run home run in a rare start as the Mariners cruised past the struggling Oakland Athletics, 6-3, to open a three-game series Friday at Safeco Field.

Josh Donaldson, Daric Barton and Brandon Moss hit solo home runs and Jarrod Parker pitched into the seventh to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 4-3 win against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.

Raul Ibanez smashed a three-run home run and the Seattle Mariners defeated the Oakland Athletics, 6-3, in the opener of a three-game series.

The Oakland Athletics on Friday recalled pitcher Jesse Chavez from Triple-A Sacramento and optioned pitcher Evan Scribner to Sacramento.

The Oakland Athletics will try to stop a four-game losing streak when they open a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners Friday at Safeco Field.

There was no disputing the Cleveland Indians' 9-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday.

Major League Baseball admitted that "an improper call" was made in the ninth inning of Wednesday night's game between the Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.

The Cleveland Indians entered their series with the Oakland Athletics having lost eight straight to them. However, the Indians have turned the tables and will now try to complete a four-game sweep of the A's on Thursday at Progressive Field.

The Oakland Athletics placed right fielder Josh Reddick on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday with a sprained right wrist.

Justin Masterson tries to get himself right on Wednesday when the Cleveland Indians continue their four-game series against the Oakland Athletics at Progressive Field.

Multiple errors led to the game's only run and Zach McAllister pitched a gem as the Cleveland Indians shut out the Oakland Athletics, 1-0, in a pitcher's duel from Progressive Field.

Asdrubal Cabrera cracked two of Cleveland's four home runs behind a strong outing from Ubaldo Jimenez as the Indians beat the Oakland Athletics, 7-3, Monday at Progressive Field.

The Cleveland Indians hope to avoid their longest losing streak to the Oakland Athletics in more than 40 years, as the two are set to open a four-game series on Monday at Progressive Field.

Josh Donaldson's tie-breaking solo home run in the top of the eighth inning provided the winning margin in the Oakland Athletics' 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees in the rubber match of a three-game series.

Oakland Athletics outfielder Chris Young has been placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left quadriceps.

The Oakland Athletics shoot for their fifth win in the last six outings on Saturday afternoon as they tangle with the New York Yankees in the second of a three-game series in the Bronx.

Adam Rosales took CC Sabathia's first pitch over the left-field fence and A.J. Griffin did the rest over seven-plus scoreless innings as the Oakland Athletics downed the New York Yankees, 2-0, in the opener of a three-game series.