Oakland Athletics pitcher Ben Sheets has been placed on the disabled list because of an injury to his right elbow.
This is the same elbow that Sheets had to have surgery on back in 2009, causing him to miss an entire baseball season.
The injury is being termed an elbow strain, and it comes at a bad time as the right-hander has pitched much better over the past several starts.
The A’s were possibly looking to trade Sheets before the July 31 deadline, but that is no longer a possibility. ( Read More…)
Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 7:02 am by steve
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The Oakland Athletics could not have gotten the second half of their season off to a better start.
On the strength of three home runs, the A’s out-slugged the host Kansas City Royals, 9-6, to finish off a three-game sweep.
Adam Rosales, Kevin Kouzmanoff and Jack Cust all went yard, giving the A’s their fifth straight win overall and bringing the club back to .500. ( Read More…)
Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 5:08 pm by Raj Sethi
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The Oakland Athletics have overcome injuries to their starting pitchers to hang around in the American League West race.
Scoring runs is still a challenge for Oakland, but they continue to get good pitching out of their starters and bullpen.
Dallas Braden has led the charge in the starting rotation, with his perfect game being the highlight of the first half of the season. ( Read More…)
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at 8:00 pm by steve
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