Scott Hairston News

The Padres have selected right-hander Craig Italiano, left-hander Steve Garrison and outfielder Chad Huffman from Triple-A Portland.

A's outfielder Ryan Sweeney, nursing sore knees, was held out of the starting lineup Wednesday for the second game of a three-game series against the host Mariners at Safeco Field.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my baseballdad! Love you! AN General Consensus on 2010 starting pitching: Weed out the best starters from this season and call it a rotation.

Eric Patterson spent most of the season proving that he's more than ready for the challenge of regular playing time in the big leagues.

A's left-hander Brad Kilby gave up the first run of his 23-day big league career on Wednesday, but it was unearned.

Scott Hairston's list of injuries is growing, and the frustration bothers him just as much as the pain.

Adam Kennedy's three hits and three RBI Sunday boosted the Oakland Athletics to an 11-4 rout of Cleveland, capping a four-game sweep.

Solo homers by Kurt Suzuki and Mark Ellis Saturday helped Oakland to an 8-4 victory against Cleveland.

Previewing our weather with a thunderous five-homer explosion last night, the A's try to keep it going in Minnesota with Scott Hairston back in the lineup: Kennedy 3B, Davis CF, Suzuki C, Cust DH, Hairston LF, Ellis 2B, Barton 1B, Patterson RF, Pennington SS .

Ichiro Suzuki had his 2,000th career hit Sunday, but the milestone was momentarily overshadowed by Scott Hairston's go-ahead grand slam in the seventh inning as the host Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners , 5-2. Suzuki doubled in the first inning against Gio Gonzalez , drilling his second pitch down the right-field line.

Ichiro Suzuki doubled down the right-field line in the first inning to record the 2,000th hit of his major league career during the Seattle Mariners' game against the Oakland A's. Ichiro's milestone couldn't propel the Mariners to the win, however, as a go-ahead grand slam by Scott Hairston in the seventh inning helped the Athletics beat the ...

Ichiro's 2,000th hit was overshadowed by the go-ahead grand slam Scott Hairston hit in the seventh inning to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 5-2 Sunday.

Throughout his career with the Pirates, Giants and A's, center fielder Rajai Davis has always gone to Spring Training just fighting to win a spot on the 25-man roster.

Outfielder Scott Hairston was held out of the starting lineup for the second consecutive game Thursday as the A's opened a four-game series against the Mariners at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Getting no relief from their bullpen while Oakland's relievers were shutting down their offense, the Angels watched a three-run lead dissolve into a 4-3 loss -- their seventh in 10 games -- on Saturday night.

Oakland 1, Seattle 3 Monday, August 24, 2009 -- Adam Kennedy grounded out second to first.

Brett Tomko wore pinstripes at one point this season only to go out and beat them on Monday, tossing five scoreless frames in Oakland's 3-0 victory over the Yankees.

With only four weeks left until the fantasy postseason, now is the most important part of the fantasy baseball season.

Landon Powell homered in Oakland's four-run fourth inning, and the Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Wednesday.

Landon Powell hit a two-run homer while Scott Hairston added three hits and an RBI as Oakland doubled up Baltimore, 6-3, in the finale of a three-game series from Camden Yards.