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A Sunday acquisition brings infield depth, versatility, and flexibility.

The Athletics picked up catcher Austin Wynns, who has a batting average of .400 this season, in a trade with the Reds on Sunday

The Athletics acquired catcher Austin Wynns from the Cincinnati Reds for cash on Sunday. In another move announced Sunday, the Milwaukee Brewers claimed outfielder Drew Avans off waivers from the Athletics and assigned him to their Triple-A Nashville affiliate. The 34-year-old Wynns had batted .400 with a .442 on-base percentage, three homers and 11 RBIs in 18 games with the Reds.

Colton Cowser hit a tiebreaking 455-foot home run in the sixth inning and the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the Athletics 7-4 on Saturday night. Ramón Laureano also homered and had three hits and three RBIs to help the Orioles get their seventh win in eight games. Gunnar Henderson also had three hits.

Baltimore Orioles (26-37, fifth in the AL East) vs. Athletics (25-41, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Tomoyuki Sugano (5-3, 3.04 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Athletics: Jacob Lopez (0-4, 7.20 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, 26 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -128, Athletics +108; over/under is 10 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: Both the Athletics and the Baltimore Orioles are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday. The Athletics are 25-41 overall and 11-23 in home games. The Athletics rank seventh in MLB play with 79 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game. Baltimore is 26-37 overall and 14-20 in road games. The Orioles are

Sports Cowser hits tiebreaking HR as Orioles beat Athletics 7-4 June 7, 2025 / 10:34 PM PDT / AP CBS News Live CBS News Sacramento Live Colton Cowser hit a tiebreaking 455-foot home run in the sixth inning and the Baltimore Orioles held on to beat the Athletics 7-4 on Saturday night. Ramón Laureano also homered and had three hits and three RBIs to help the Orioles get their seventh win in eight games. Gunnar Henderson also had three hits. Cowser, who homered on Tuesday in his first game back off the 60-day injured list, crushed a first-pitch cutter from A's starter Luis Severino (1-6) that landed deep into the grass beyond the outfield wall in right field. Keegan Akin (1-0) retired one batter

Jacob Wilson had three hits and two RBIs, Brent Rooker drove in the tiebreaking run and the Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Friday night. Mason Miller got the last five outs to get his 13th save as the Athletics got back-to-back wins for the first time since May 4-5 and ended the Orioles' six-game win streak. Miller struck out two after coming in with one out and the bases loaded in the eighth inning.

Jacob Wilson had three hits and two RBIs, Brent Rooker drove in the tiebreaking run and the Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Friday night. Mason Miller got the last five outs to get his 13th save as the Athletics got back-to-back wins for the first time since May 4-5 and ended the Orioles' six-game win streak. Miller struck out two after coming in with one out and the bases loaded in the eighth inning.

Mason Miller got the last five outs to get his 13th save as the Athletics got back-to-back wins for the first time since May 4-5 and ended the Orioles' six-game win streak. Miller struck out two after coming in with one out and the bases loaded in the eighth inning. Ryan O'Hearn flied out to left and Ramón Urías hit a comebacker to end it. Dylan Carlson hit his third homer — a two-run shot in the second off JP Sears to give Baltimore the lead.

Former Cincinnati Reds outfielder Nick Martini is headed back to the team (not the place) where he made his MLB debut. The not-Sacramento Athletics have signed Martini to a minor-league contract according to his player page. The 34-year-old debuted with the Oakland A's back in 2018, appearing in 55 games and batting .296 with a .397 OBP, but after a slow start in 2019 where he hit just .091, Martini was optioned back to the minors, and would make the trek back-and-forth between Oakland and Las Vegas (much like A's owner John Fisher) a couple of times before ultimately being designated for assignment in August.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For now, the team plays their games at Sutter Health Park, a minor league field in Sacramento, while the transition to Las Vegas continues to run its course. As a result, there is a large portion of the team's fanbase that remains disgruntled at ownership for moving to Sin City instead of continuing to play in Oakland.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! For now, the team plays their games at Sutter Health Park, a minor league field in Sacramento, while the transition to Las Vegas continues to run its course. As a result, there is a large portion of the team's fanbase that remains disgruntled at ownership for moving to Sin City instead of continuing to play in Oakland.

Baltimore Orioles (25-36, fifth in the AL East) vs. Athletics (24-40, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Friday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Dean Kremer (5-5, 4.70 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Athletics: JP Sears (4-5, 5.05 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 46 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -125, Athletics +105; over/under is 11 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics host the Baltimore Orioles to begin a three-game series. The Athletics have a 24-40 record overall and a 10-22 record at home. The Athletics have the fourth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .323. Baltimore has a 25-36 record overall and a 13-19 record on the road. The Orioles have the 10th-ranked

The Minnesota Twins are promoting pitching prospect Travis Adams to make his major league debut.

The Athletics reinstated right-hander Michael Kelly from the suspended list on Thursday after he completed a one-year ban for betting on baseball games. On June 4, 2024, Major League Baseball announced a lifetime ban for San Diego Padres infielder/outfielder Tucupita Marcano for betting on baseball games. Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Andrew Saalfrank, Kelly and two minor leaguers received one-year bans for violating the league's sports betting rules and policies.

Sometimes the best moments of a game do not happen on the field.

FILE - Oakland Athletics' Michael Kelly throws during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Jeff Chiu/AP FILE - Chicago White Sox second baseman Jose Rodriguez throws out Texas Rangers' Jonah Heim at first base during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. Nam Y. Huh/AP FILE - San Diego Padres starting pitcher Jay Groome throws against the Milwaukee Brewers during the second inning of a spring training baseball game Thursday, March 23, 2023, in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP FILE - Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Andrew Saalfrank throws against the Texas Rangers during the ninth inning in Game 3 of the baseball

Behind Tyler Soderstrom's big day, the Athletics snapped a nine-game losing streak after trouncing the Minnesota Twins 14-3 Thursday at Sutter Health Park.