Huston Street News

Former Oakland closer Huston Street will come on to pitch the top of the ninth. Street has three losses, one save and three blown saves over his last 12 outings.

The run is done, but its legacy will linger for generations of A's fans. Brad Ziegler set down a string of 39 1/3 straight scoreless innings to begin his Major League career and, in the process, set a new ...

In a 6-1 loss to the Tigers on Sunday, Oakland got a decent performance from a starter who didn't get deep enough into the game.

Huston Street was tapped as the A's full-time closer 19 appearances into his major league career in 2005, and he made the adjustment look easy.

Could Huston Street be the next A's veteran pitcher to be traded this year? Huston Street loses his job By Tristan H. Cockcroft ESPN.com Sunday might have been a rather telling sign of just how far A's closer ...

The A's upcoming homestand consists of just six games, but the players will be happy to unpack their suitcases even for a short spell.

The unscored-upon rookie closed out the A's first win in 11 games by throwing two more innings of zeros, tying Mike Torrez for the longest scoreless streak in Oakland history at 37 innings.

The day before that, struggling closer Huston Street was told he won't always be used in save situations.

And on Thursday, there were rumblings that several teams had put in waiver claims on A's closer Huston Street .

Arcadia High School graduate Jerry Blevins' efforts have not gone unnoticed by his manager.

Kevin Mench singled in the winning run with two outs in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays extended the Athletics' season-long losing streak to eight games, beating Oakland 4-3 on Tuesday night.

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Dana Eveland's success early this season was symbolic of the A's surprising first-half performance.

By Brad Pinkerton Huston Street owners can relax -- A's manager Bob Geren said the righthander will remain the club's closer despite blowing two of his last three save opportunities and being overall ...

Two of the more interesting stories for our beleaguered team this year are closer Huston Street and setup man and AN author Brad Ziegler.

Huston Street was rumored to be heading any number of places as Thursday's non-waiver trade deadline approached.

The A's play 30 games in August. They play 20 of them on the road. They enjoy only one day off.

"I said awhile ago I don't want to be traded," Street said. " Billy said all along it'll take a deal to knock his socks off for me to get traded, and that's where we stand right now.

Kansas City Royals' Jose Guillen swings for the game-winning RBI-single off Oakland Athletics' Huston Street in the tenth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 30, 2008, in Oakland, Calif.

Athletics reliever Brad Ziegler recorded six outs Sunday to set a major league record with 27 scoreless innings to begin his career.