Michael Taylor

A broken-bat grounder across second base accomplished what a 400-foot drive to deepest center field could not in the Winston-Salem Dash's 5-4 victory over the Potomac Nationals on Saturday night in front of 6,685 at BB&T Ballpark. "That's just the way...

MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Oakland has been in something of a free-fall since starting off the season 12-4 -- the A's are now 20-22 and seven games behind the Texas Rangers, a season-high. The A's, though, can take inspiration...

The Sports Xchange By Eric Gilmore, The Sports Xchange Rangers 6, Athletics 2 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Right fielder Nelson Cruz hit a three-run home run and saved two runs with a diving catch Wednesday afternoon at the O.co Coliseum, leading the Texas...

The Sports Xchange By Eric Gilmore, The Sports Xchange Cruz stars with bat, glove as Rangers beats A's OAKLAND, Calif. -- Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz hit his team-leading 10th home run of the season Wednesday, a three-run blast in the fifth...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH What exactly is wrong with Oakland slugger Yoenis Cespedes? Apart from the sour stomach that knocked him out of Monday's game, that is. A day after what Cespedes called "an upside...

The Sports Xchange By Eric Gilmore, The Sports Xchange Rangers 6, A's 5 (10 innings) OAKLAND, Calif. -- Adrian Beltre and Mitch Moreland launched solo home runs in the top of the 10th inning off reliever Chris Resop, powering the Texas Rangers to a 6-5...

OAKLAND, Calif. _ The Athletics were good for one rally Tuesday night but couldn't deliver a second one and fell, 6-5, to the Texas Rangers in 10 innings. Eric Sogard grounded out with the bases loaded against Rangers closer Joe Nathan as the Athletics'...

The A's were good for one rally Tuesday night but couldn't deliver a second one and fell 6-5 to the Texas Rangers in 10 innings. Eric Sogard grounded out with the bases loaded against Rangers closer Joe Nathan as the A's bid for an extra-inning comeback...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH The A's will get three of their four injured players back this week, it appears. Manager Bob Melvin said on Sunday that Coco Crisp, who had initially been behind Chris Young in the...

With far less riding on the outcome Monday, the A's picked up where they left off in their first game against the Texas Rangers in more than seven months. Sure, a 5-1 win Monday night at the Coliseum didn't carry anywhere near as much import as...

Josh Reddick remains hopeful that his sore right wrist will recover through proper rest and rehab. If not, surgery is a realistic option, the A's right fielder said Monday. Reddick was placed on the 15-day disabled list last Wednesday one day after...

When the Mariners visit New York this week, they'll hit the quarter pole in the 2013 season. To date, it's been six weeks in which sweeping conclusions are elusive, other than that the top two spots in their rotation are nails, and the M's are at least...