Brent Rooker hit his 10th home run in July, Seth Brown had three hits and drove in three runs, and the Oakland Athletics secured their first winning month in two years, beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 Friday night. Oakland is 13-7 in July, snapping a string of 11 consecutive full months with a losing mark. It is their first winning month since going 14-12 in July 2022.

Brent Rooker hit his 10th home run in July, Seth Brown had three hits and drove in three runs, and the Oakland Athletics secured their first winning month in two years, beating the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 Friday night. Oakland is 13-7 in July, snapping a string of 11 consecutive full months with a losing mark. It is their first winning month since going 14-12 in July 2022. Taylor Ward and Nolan Schanuel had two-run homers in the first inning as the Angels were unable to make an early lead hold up for the second straight night.

The A's rode a pair of clutch homers to a second consecutive win over the Angels on Friday.

Lawrence Butler is enjoying success at the MLB level after overcoming an initial learning curve.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- - Hunter Brown had eight strikeouts in six innings to remain one of the hottest pitchers in baseball, helping the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Wednesday. Chas McCormick homered for the first time in more than a month and Jose Altuve had three hits and two RBI as the Astros bounced back to win the last game of the series after losing the first two in likely their final regular-season trip to the Coliseum. "Just trying to keep it rolling," Brown said. Seth Brown had three hits for the A's, who had won five of six.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- - Hunter Brown had eight strikeouts in six innings to remain one of the hottest pitchers in baseball, helping the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 8-1 on Wednesday. Chas McCormick homered for the first time in more than a month and Jose Altuve had three hits and two RBI as the Astros bounced back to win the last game of the series after losing the first two in likely their final regular-season trip to the Coliseum. "Just trying to keep it rolling," Brown said. Seth Brown had three hits for the A's, who had won five of six.

Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker both hit their ninth home run in July, and the Oakland Athletics continued their power surge with a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night. Daz Cameron put Oakland on top with a two-run shot in the fourth inning off Angels' starter Kenny Rosenberg (0-1). The Athletics have hit 21 homers over the last eight games and their 135 for the season are fourth in the majors.

After being selected by the Oakland Athletics with the 346th overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, Texas A&M junior shortstop Ali Camarillo is returning home to the Golden State. As iconic rapper Biggie Sma

Gage Jump will officially join Tommy White in Oakland's organization after signing an overslot deal.

The Oakland Athletics would much prefer to have All-Star closer Mason Miller available at the back of their bullpen. The Athletics will look to improve on their strong July when they visit the Los Angeles Angels in the second contest of a four-game series between the American League West rivals. Paul Blackburn (3-2, 4.11 ERA) is scheduled to come off the injured list and start for the Athletics against fellow right-hander Carson Fulmer (0-2, 3.66).

Oakland Athletics (42-63, fifth in the AL West) vs. Los Angeles Angels (45-58, fourth in the AL West) Anaheim, California; Friday, 9:38 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Paul Blackburn (0-0); Angels: Carson Fulmer (0-2, 3.66 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 52 strikeouts) : LINE Athletics -133, Angels +113; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics lead 1-0 in a four-game series with the Los Angeles Angels. Los Angeles has a 45-58 record overall and a 22-30 record in home games. Angels hitters are batting a collective .235, which ranks ninth in the AL. Oakland has a 16-36 record in road games and a 42-63 record overall. The Athletics have hit 135 total home runs to rank third in the AL. The

Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker both hit their ninth home run in July, and the Oakland Athletics continued their power surge with a 6-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night. Daz Cameron put Oakland on top with a two-run shot in the fourth inning off Angels' starter Kenny Rosenberg (0-1).

Daz Cameron hit the go-ahead two-run homer in the fourth inning Thursday night for the visiting Oakland Athletics, who edged the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 in the opener of a four-game series. Brent Rooker hit a solo homer in the first inning and Lawrence Butler added a two-run blast in the third for the Athletics, who have won six of eight to improve to 12-7 this month.

The Angels' Kevin Pillar is congratulated in the dugout after scoring a run on a hit by Logan O'Hoppe, not pictured, during the second inning of their game against the Oakland A's on Thursday night at Angel Stadium. The Oakland Athletics' Lawrence Butler, right, slides safely into second base as Angels second baseman Luis Rengifo drops the ball during the first inning on Thursday night at Angel Stadium.

Oakland Athletics reliever Mason Miller was placed on the injured list due to a fractured left pinky finger. That might influence whether he gets traded.

Mason Miller, the A's All-Star closer and perhaps their most valuable trade candidate, is heading to the injury list with a broken left hand. The rookie reliever fractured the fifth metacarpal in the pinky of his non-throwing hand after Monday night's win over the Houston Astros, according to Martín Gallegos of MLB.com. It was initially unclear how Miller suffered the fracture, but Gallegos later clarified that Miller “put his hand down awkwardly on the training table while getting ready to do an exercise.”

Wednesday's 8-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics didn't just help the Houston Astros hang onto their lead in the American League West. It marked their last appearance at Oakland Coliseum. The Athletics, as they will only be known next season, will play in Sacramento in the next three seasons while they want for their stadium to be built in Las Vegas.

Oakland Athletics closer Mason Miller has been one of the best pitchers in baseball on a team that has no use for players who are the best at anything. The 25-year-old righty has 15 saves in 17 opportunities this year, twirling 40.2 innings for…

There is a lot of speculation surrounding what the Philadelphia Phillies might do ahead of the July 30 trade deadline with this campaign basically being "World Series or Bust" based on how they have dominated the regular season so far. Because of that, the sentiment is Dave Dombrowski will be very aggressive like he has been in the past to give his team the best possible chance at winning a championship. One name that's been constantly thrown around as a player who the Phillies might be interested in trading for is superstar closer Mason Miller of the Oakland Athletics who has taken Major League Baseball by storm with his overwhelming velocity.

The Reaper is headed to the IL. Ahead of the Athletics' series opener against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, the team placed All-Star closer Mason Miller on the 15-day injured list with a broken left hand. It is a non-pitching injury he suffered after pounding a padded training room table in frustration after Monday night's win against the Houston Astros, MLB.com's Martín Gallegos reported, citing a source. The 25-year-old flamethrower has put the league on notice all season, but after a stellar showing in the 2024 MLB All-Star Game last week, trade rumors surrounding Miller and the A's intensified tenfold.