Athletics 3, Indians 4 (60-76)

CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 31: Jemile Weeks(notes) #19 celebrates with Kurt Suzuki(notes) #8 of the Oakland Athleticsafter Suzuki's solo home run during the fourth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on August 31, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)



WP: F. Herrmann (4-0)
LP: J. Outman (3-4)
HR: OAK - K. Suzuki (13), CLE - J. Hannahan 2 (8)

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Athletics 2, Indians 6 (60-75)

Coco Crisp hits an RBI single in the fifth inning, scoring Jemile Weeks.

Crisp, CF .268


W: Gomez, J (1-2, 4.55) ; L: Cahill (9-13, 4.26)
HR: CLE: Hannahan (6) ,  Santana, C (21) .

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Athletics 1, Indians 2 (60-74)

Jemile Weeks hits an RBI double in the eighth inning. Scott Sizemore scored on the play.

Weeks, 2B .297


W: Huff (2-2, 2.08) ; L: McCarthy (7-7, 3.64) ; SV: Perez, C (30)
HR: CLE: Santana, C (20) .

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Athletics 0, Red Sox 4 (60-73)

BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 27: Graham Godfrey(notes) #65 of the Oakland Athletics throws against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park August 27, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)



WP: A. Aceves (9-1)
LP: G. Godfrey (1-2)
HR: BOS - D. Ortiz (27)

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Athletics 3, Red Sox 9 (60-72)

BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 27: Dustin Pedroia(notes) #15 of the Boston Red Sox slides home on a hit by teammateDavid Ortiz(notes) #34 of the Boston Red Sox as Kurt Suzuki(notes) #8 of the Oakland Athletics defends the plate in the third inning at Fenway Park August 27, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)



WP: J. Lester (14-6)
LP: G. Moscoso (6-8)
HR: OAK - B. Allen (3), BOS - J. Varitek (9)

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Athletics 15, Red Sox 5 (60-71)

BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 26: Josh Willingham(notes) #16 of the Oakland Athletics rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park August 26, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)


J. Willingham dh .251

WP: G. Gonzalez (11-11) 

LP: T. Wakefield (6-6)

HR: OAK - J. Willingham (23), S. Sizemore (7), BOS - D. Pedroia (17), D. Ortiz (26)

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Athletics 9, Yankees 22 (59-71)

Rich Harden was handed a 7-1 lead, but upon his departure, left Oakland with just a one-run advantage because of Robinson Cano's fifth-inning grand slam.

W: Logan (4-2, 2.67) ; L: De Los Santos (2-1, 3.42)

HR: OAK: Sizemore, S (6) ,  Pennington (6) .  NYY: Cano (22) , Jones, An (10) ,  Martin 2 (17) ,  Granderson (36) .

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Athletics 6, Yankees 4 (59-70)

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 24: Coco Crisp(notes) #4 of the Oakland Athletics rounds the bases after his first inning solo home run against the New York Yankees on August 24, 2011 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

C. Crisp cf .274

WP: F. De Los Santos (2-0) S: A. Bailey (18) 

LP: R. Soriano (2-2)

HR: OAK - C. Crisp 2 (7), NYY - N. Swisher 2 (18), M. Teixeira (35)

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Athletics 6, Yankees 5 (58-70)

Brandon Allen crushed a long home run during the eighth inning against the New York Yankees.

Allen, 1B .290


W:  McCarthy (7-6, 3.72) ;  L:  Colon (8-8, 3.71) ;  SV:  Bailey, A (17)
HR: OAK:  Allen 2 (5) , Sogard (1) .  NYY:  Posada (11) , Swisher (16)

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Blue Jays 1, Athletics 0 (57-70)

OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 21: Guillermo Moscoso(notes) #52 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays in the fourth inning during an MLB baseball game August 21, 2011 at the O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)



WP: L. Perez (3-2) S: C. Janssen (2)
LP: G. Moscoso (6-7)   ERA:  3.28
HR: TOR - J. Bautista (36)

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Blue Jays 1, Athletics 5 (57-69)

OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 20: Gio Gonzalez(notes) #47 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning during an MLB baseball game at the O.co Coliseum August 20, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

WP: G. Gonzalez (10-11)    ERA: 3.24

LP: H. Alvarez (0-1)

HR: OAK - J. Willingham (22)

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Blue Jays 0, Athletics 2 (56-69)

Oakland's Josh Willingham cracks a two-run homer in the first inning.


W:  Harden (4-2, 3.91) ;  L:  Cecil (4-6, 4.24) ;  SV:  Bailey, A (16)
HR:  OAK:  Willingham (21) .


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Blue Jays 7, Athletics 0 (55-69)

OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 18: Jemile Weeks(notes) #19 of the Oakland Athletics throws to first as Adam Lind(notes) #26 of the Toronto Blue Jays slides into second on a double play ball hit by Edwin Encarnacion(notes) in the fifth inning at O.co Coliseum on August 18, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)



WP: R. Romero (12-9)
LP: T. Cahill (9-12)
HR: TOR - C. Rasmus (3)

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Orioles 5, Athletics 6 (55-68)

Kurt Suzuki tags out Blake Davis for the last out of the game. The Athletics defeated the Orioles, 6-5.


W: McCarthy (6-6, 3.74) ; L: Simon (3-6, 4.68) ; SV: Bailey, A (15)
HR: BAL: Markakis (13) .  OAK: Suzuki, K 2 (12) .

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Orioles 4, Athletics 8 (54-68)

OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 16: Coco Crisp(notes) #4 of the Oakland Athletics hits a double to score two runs in the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles at O.co Coliseum on August 16, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

C. Crisp cf .275

WP: G. Moscoso (6-6) 

LP: B. Matusz (1-5)

HR: OAK - J. Willingham (20)

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Orioles 6, Athletics 2 (53-68, 31-28 home)

OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 15: Brandon Allen(notes) #31 of the Oakland Athletics hits a single against the Baltimore Orioles in the six inning during an MLB baseball game at the O.co Coliseum August 15, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

B Allen 1B .600

W: Hunter (2-2)   L: Gonzalez (9-11)  

HR »  BAL: Reynolds (27), Wieters (11)

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Rangers 7, Athletics 6 (53-67)

Oakland's Brandon Allen hits an RBI double scoring Kurt Suzuki in the sixth inning.

W: Adams, M (4-2, 1.12) ; L: Bailey, A (0-3, 2.13) ; SV: Feliz (23)

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Rangers 7, Athletics 1 (53-66)

Athletics shortstop Eric Sogard lunges to tag out Yorvit Torrealba in his attempt to steal second base during the sixth inning.

W: Lewis, C (11-8, 4.01) ; L: Cahill (9-11, 3.92)

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Rangers 9, Athletics 1 (53-65)

OAKLAND, CA - AUGUST 12: Conor Jackson(notes) #28 of the Oakland Athletics hits an RBI double against the Texas Rangers in the six inning during a MLB baseball game at the O.co Coliseum August 12, 2011 in Oakland, California. The Rangers won the game 9-1. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)


C. Jackson 1b .266

WP: C.J. Wilson (11-5) 

LP: B. McCarthy (5-6)

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Athletics 4, Blue Jays 8 (52-64)

TORONTO, CANADA - AUGUST 10: Gio Gonzalez(notes) #47 of the Oakland Athletics delivers a pitch during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays August 10, 2011 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Brad White/Getty Images)


G. Gonzalez (L, 9-10) WHIP:1.38 ERA:3.25

WP: C. Janssen (4-0) S: J. Litsch (1) 

LP: G. Gonzalez (9-10)

HR: OAK - J. Willingham (19), D. DeJesus (8), TOR - B. Lawrie (2)

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Athletics 4, Blue Jays 1 (52-63)

TORONTO, CANADA - AUGUST 9: Rich Harden(notes) #18 of the Oakland Athletics delivers a pitch during MLB game action the Toronto Blue Jays August 9, 2011 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Brad White/Getty Images)


R. Harden (W, 3-2) WHIP:1.17 ERA:4.07

WP: R. Harden (3-2) S: A. Bailey (14)
LP: B. Cecil (4-5)
HR: OAK - J. Willingham (18), K. Suzuki (10), TOR - E. Encarnacion (10)

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Athletics 5, Rays 4 (51-63)

Josh Willingham hits a go-ahead homer in the 10th inning to give the A's the series victory.

W: De Los Santos (1-0, 2.04) ; L: McGee (0-1, 3.86) ; SV: Bailey, A (13)

HR: OAK: Willingham (17) ,  Matsui (11) .  TB: Longoria (16) , Kotchman (6) .

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Athletics 8, Rays 0 (50-63)

ST PETERSBURG, FL - AUGUST 06: : Pitcher Brandon McCarthy(notes) #32 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against theTampa Bay Rays during the game at Tropicana Field on August 6, 2011 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by J. Meric/Getty Images)



WP: B. McCarthy (5-5)  ERA: 3.31
LP: A. Cobb (3-2)
HR: OAK - D. DeJesus 2 (7)

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Athletics 4, Rays 8 (49-63)

A's designated hitter Hideki Matsui popped a solo homer in the ninth inning, his 10th of the season and second hit of the day.

Matsui, DH .268


W: Niemann (6-4, 3.58) ; L: Moscoso (4-6, 3.69)
HR: OAK: Matsui (10) ,  Crisp (5) .

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Athletics 4, Mariners 7 (49-62)

Josh Willingham hits a three-run homer in the ninth inning, but the Mariners won, 7-4.


W: Furbush (2-3, 3.52) ; L: Gonzalez, G (9-9, 3.10) ; SV: League (26)
HR: OAK: Willingham (16) .

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Athletics 2, Mariners 4 (49-61)

SEATTLE - AUGUST 02: Scott Sizemore(notes) #29 of the Oakland Athletics rounds the bases on a two-run homer in the seventh inning against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on August 2, 2011 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)



WP: F. Hernandez (10-9) S: B. League (25)
LP: R. Harden (2-2)
HR: OAK - S. Sizemore (5), SEA - C. Wells (5)


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