Eric Sogard News

Talking former Astro Jed Lowrie, Athletics outfielder Coco Crips, Astros secondbasemen Jose Altuve and the Athletics weakness with Alan Torres of Althetics Nation.

From left to right: Detra Paige, director of community relations, Oakland Athletics; Eric Sogard, Oakland Athletics and Stomper, Oakland Athletics Mascot.

A.J. Pierzynski checks out umpire Lance Barrett's moves as he rings up Derek Norris to end Wednesday's game.

David Murphy and Adrian Beltre homered in a three-run first inning, Ross Wolf was strong in his first major league start and the Texas Rangers avoided a sweep with a 3-1 victory against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.

Seth Smith went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, two RBI and three runs scored to back a solid start from Bartolo Colon, as the Oakland Athletics downed the Texas Rangers, 9-2, in the opener of a three-game set Monday.

Yoenis Cespedes hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics swept a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals with a 4-3 win.

Texas Rangers' pitcher Yu Darvish pitches in the first inning against the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

Seth Smith went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, two RBI and three runs scored to back a solid start from Bartolo Colon, as the Oakland Athletics downed the Texas Rangers, 9-2, in the opener of a three-game set Monday.

Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer, Alexi Ogando earned his first career win against Oakland and the Texas Rangers took the rubber game with the Athletics 6-2 on Wednesday.

The bacon hangovers are all but worn off, and it was back to baseball Saturday as the A's took on the Royals in game 2 of this weekend series.

Yoenis Cespedes hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics swept a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals with a 4-3 win.

Josh Reddick took dry swings for the first time Saturday since going on the disabled list with a sprained wrist.

The possibility of winning a record Powerball jackpot was a big draw Saturday for area stores selling lottery tickets.

Brandon Moss tripled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and Tommy Milone got his first win in more than a month, as the Oakland Athletics edged the Kansas City Royals, 2-1, in the middle portion of a three-game series.

The A's had an amazing 2012 season culminating in an AL West Crown. Their recipe was simple yet executed to simplistic perfection; pitching, defense, and clutch hits from the entire lineup, 1-9. Fast forward to this season.

Outfielder Chris Young went 1-for-1 with two walks in a rehab start with Triple-A Sacramento on Thursday night.

Adam Rosales homered to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning, snapping a tie and carrying the Athletics to a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals in the first of a three-game series Friday night.

Behind six-plus strong innings from Alexi Ogando and a three-run homer by Nelson Cruz, the Texas Rangers earned their first series win in Oakland in nearly two years following Wednesday's 6-2 decision over the Athletics at the Coliseum.

MAY 15: Eric Sogard #28 of the Oakland Athletics gets his throw off to complete the double play while avoiding the slide of Ian Kinsler #5 of the Texas Rangers in the first inning at O.co Coliseum on May 15, 2013 in Oakland, California.

Adrian Beltre and Mitch Moreland each crushed solo home runs in the 10th inning and Joe Nathan survived a shaky bottom half to help the Texas Rangers down the Oakland Athletics, 6-5, in the middle test of a three-game series between the AL West rivals.