Cliff Pennington News

If I had to bet, I'd say least half of those reading this can immediately name where that image of Fred McGriff is from.

The Oakland Athletics' Cliff Pennington hold up the ball after tagging out the New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira who tries to stretch his hit into a triple in the fifth inning of their game played at the O.co. Coliseum in Oakland, Calif.

The A's hitting is bad, very bad as the past two games and four of the past four attest.

But it wasn't enough to prevent their second straight loss, as they dropped a 3-1 decision and the three-game set to the Angels, despite a stellar bounce-back performance from righty Jarrod Parker.

Yoenis Cespedes has no timetable for a return, but the A's center fielder took a step in the right direction Tuesday.

C.J. Wilson tossed eight scoreless innings and allowed just one hit as the Los Angeles Angels shut down the Oakland A's, 5-0, in the middle game of a three-game series on Tuesday.

San Francisco, CA -- The Giants picked up where they left off Thursday and got off to another impressive start for the offense.

The Oakland A's are beating all expectations this year. With role players like Jemile Weeks, Brandon Inge , and Cliff Pennington contributing stolen bases, grand slams and spectacular plays on the field -- the A's are deeper than most people thought.

Tommy Milone gets his 6th win as he once again dominated at home. He went 7 strong innings with only 3 strikeouts, but he only gave up 5 hits and 1 walk.

San Francisco Giants' Angel Pagan, right, slides in safely for a double past the tag-attempt from Oakland Athletics shortstop Cliff Pennington, center, during the second inning of an interleague baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, May 20, 2012.

Kila Ka'aihue ripped a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the 10th inning as the Athletics held off the Rangers, 5-4, in the finale of a two-game set in Arlington on Thursday.

The A's have five lefties in the bullpen now, with Travis Blackley officially joining the team and Andrew Carignan getting sent down, but manager Bob Melvin doesn't mind - he figures Blackley gives the team more length in the bullpen, so it doesn't really matter if he's righty or lefty, and most of the A's relievers can work vs.

The Oakland Athletics can cut into the Texas Rangers' lead atop the American League West standings when the two division foes collide tonight in the opener of a two-game series in Arlington.

Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout watches his home run against the Oakland Athletics during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

Ervin Santana went 7.2 shutout innings and Mike Trout and Albert Pujols paced the Los Angeles Angels' offense as the Oakland A's fell 4-0 in Anaheim.

Seth Smith drove in two runs and scored once as the Oakland Athletics posted a 5-0 win over the LA Angels of Anaheim in the opener of a two-game set.

If you are going to lose, you might as well lose to the best in the business, and the best would be Justin Verlander .

Brandon Inge and Josh Reddick powered the Oakland Athletics past the Detroit Tigers, 11-4, Friday night in front of 26,721 fans at the O.co Coliseum.

McCarthy broke out with the A's last season, pitching his way to a 3.32 ERA in 170+ innings.

Friday night across the Major Leagues had plenty of drama and fireworks. Jason Heyward's two-run home run gave the Braves a big win over the Cardinals.