Marcus Semien

For the second straight year, the A’s corner infielders are golden.

It was win or go home Wednesday night, and the Oakland Athletics are going home after a 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League wild-card game.

Matt Chapman blasted a go-ahead two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning Wednesday night, and the Oakland A’s held on to beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 to keep their slim lead in the AL wild card race.

Tanner Roark allowed four runs in the first inning Sunday, and the Oakland A’s were never able to catch up to the Texas Rangers in an 8-3 loss at the Coliseum.

Mark Canha delivered a run-scoring double in the bottom of the 11th inning Wednesday as the Oakland A’s walked off with a 1-0 win over the Kansas City Royals to take the series at the Coliseum.

Equipped with a one-run lead in the top of the ninth Monday night, Oakland A’s closer Liam Hendriks allowed a homer and two doubles to consecutive batters, and the Kansas City Royals went on to close out a 6-5 win at the Coliseum.

Sean Manaea tossed six scoreless innings and Marcus Semien hit his 30th homer of the season Sunday as the Oakland A’s beat the Texas Rangers 6-1 to complete a three-game sweep in Arlington, Texas.

Homer Bailey kept the high-flying Houston Astros grounded for five-plus innings Thursday night, and the Oakland A’s held on for a 3-2 win, taking the four-game series at Minute Maid Park.

Marcus Semien had three hits, including a home run, and Brett Anderson pitched five solid innings Wednesday night to lead the Oakland A’s past the Houston Astros 5-3 at Minute Maid Park.

A day after taking a 15-0 beating, the Oakland A’s exacted revenge on the Houston Astros in a 21-7 shellacking of their AL West rivals at Minte Maid Park.

Robbie Grossman hit a two-run triple over the head of center fielder Mike Trout as part of a seven-run eighth inning when the Athletics benefited from four consecutive walks, and Oakland rallied to beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-6 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.

Tanner Roark tossed six-plus scoreless innings, and the bullpen preserved the shutout as the Oakland A’s beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-0 at the Coliseum.

Tanner Roark wasn’t quite as sharp as his last outing, and the bullpen didn’t help much Wednesday night as the Oakland A’s lost to the Kansas City Royals 6-4.

Mike Fiers allowed just one run in five-plus innings, and the Oakland A’s bullpen took care of the rest in a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

Oakland A’s hitters exploded for 22 hits Monday night in a 19-4 clobbering of the Kansas City Royals as the A’s got back in the win column after two straight losses at home to the San Francisco Giants.

Tanner Roark tossed six-plus solid innings Thursday night, and the Oakland A’s beat the New York Yankees 5-3 to complete a three-game sweep at the Coliseum.

Khris Davis hit one of three A’s homers Wednesday night as the Oakland A’s beat the New Yrok Yankees for the second straight night, 6-4, at the Coliseum.

Mark Canha and Matt Olson hit back-to-back homers in the first inning Tuesday night, setting the tone for the Oakland A’s 6-2 win over the New York Yankees in the first of a three-game set at the Coliseum.

The Oakland A’s bats were held in check Sunday in a 4-1 loss to the Houston Astros, ending their four-game win streak and foiling a chance to gain more ground on their AL West rival.

In this season’s opener of the Bay Bridge Series, the San Francisco Giants outlasted the Oakland A’s 3-2 Tuesday night behind seven solid innings from Madison Bumgarner at Oracle Park.