#Mike Fiers

At the beginning of the season, talk around baseball concerning the best starting rotations in the big leagues likely won't focus on the A's. But the talk should trend westward because the A's have the arms, all healthy for once, to orchestrate Oakland's third consecutive postseason appearance. The A's, winners of 97 games each of the last two…

After a season that could have been special, the Oakland A's will be hard-pressed to post the second-best record in the American League once again in 2021. The A's are still in position to contend, even with two of their main guys, shortstop Marcus Semien and closer Liam Hendriks, elsewhere after a disappointing team stumble in the ALDS against the…

The Houston Astros (78-43) visit the Oakland Athletics (68-52) in the opener of a four-game set at Oakland Coliseum Thursday at 10:07 p.m. Eastern. The Astros, who won nine of 11 in the season series, lead the A's by 9.5 games in the AL West. They have eight games left vs. each other. Meanwhile, the A's are only two games out of the second…

The Oakland Athletics are 6-1 in their last seven home games against the New York Yankees. The Athletics hope that this trend of success continues when they host the Yankees in a three-game series starting on Tuesday night. Oakland is a+125 home underdog on the MLB odds in the series opener at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Homer Bailey…

The Oakland A's (55-41) and the Minnesota Twins (58-36) open a four-game set at Target Field Thursday at 8:10 p.m. ET. Oakland took two of three at home from Minnesota in early July. Wednesday: The A's beat the Seattle Mariners 10-2 at home for a sixth consecutive win. The Twins fell 14-4 to the visiting New York Mets, losing a third in a row. Odds…

In 2017 the Houston Astros won their only World Series, defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers in a seven-game classic. Two years later that World Series run was heavily scrutinized by media and fans alike. Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of The Athletic reported that the Astros had used technology for years to steal signs from opposing team's catcher…