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The Kansas City Royals seek revenge for their series- opening loss to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday when they tangle with them at the O.co Coliseum in the second installment of a three-game set.

May 1, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Athletics first baseman Nate Freiman hits a RBI-double scoring third baseman Josh Donaldson against the Los Angeles Angels during the third inning at O.co Coliseum.

A sacrifice fly from the Athletics' Jed Lowrie and a subsequent tiebreaking RBI triple by Brandon Moss gave the Athletics two runs against longtime nemesis Ervin Santana in the sixth inning, and that was enough for Oakland to post a second consecutive 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

Adam Rosales hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning, Josh Donaldson also connected and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Friday night.

Ever since that fateful night in St. Louis 19 months ago, Nelson Cruz has made some folks squirm with his play in right field.

In a recent post on The Hardball Times, a Mets fan author discusses whether Moneyball really has changed, as many have claimed.

Joe Saunders has no idea why he can't win on the road when he can't lose at home.

Josh Donaldson, Daric Barton and Brandon Moss hit solo home runs and Jarrod Parker pitched into the seventh to lead the Oakland Athletics to a 4-3 win against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.

It's clearly gone now after Oakland lost its fifth straight on Friday night, a 6-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners that dropped the Athletics below .500 for the first time since beginning the season with one win in their first three games.

The two teams were back in action less than 24 hours after Wednesday night's controversial call in the ninth inning.

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The two teams were back in action less than 24 hours after Wednesday night's controversial call in the ninth inning.

It's not unusual to complain about a blown call, something that perhaps sways a game in one direction or the other.

The Indians are quite possibly the hottest team in baseball right now. After winning 6 of their past seven games, they have propelled themselves back into contention in the AL Central and have reminded everyone what they may be capable of in 2013.

After a successful start to their longest road trip of the season, the Oakland Athletics will try to keep their momentum going by continuing their recent dominance of the Cleveland Indians .

Andy Pettitte leaves the mound after the top of the fifth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium.

I really didn't think I'd be writing about the A's pulling out a win in this afternoon's rubber match against the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium.

Luke Montz and Yoenis Cespedes homered as Oakland took a 4-1 lead against Andy Pettitte, who struggled for the second straight start, but the Yankees rallied in the sixth against reliever Jerry Blevins.

New York Yankees starting pitcher Andy Pettitte throws out Oakland Athletics Josh Donaldson after dropping his glove in the fifth inning of a baseball game in New York on Sunday, May 5, 2013.

Josh Donaldson hit Oakland's third home run of the game, a tiebreaking drive off Boone Logan in the eighth inning that lifted the Athletics over the New York Yankees 5-4 Sunday.