Chris Young (baseball, pitcher)

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Athletics at Astros The Oakland Athletics look for their third series sweep of the Houston Astros on Sunday, when the teams conclude their three-game set. The Athletics improved to 13-1 all-time against the Astros on...

RHP Grant Balfour is a perfect 10-for-10 in save opportunities this season and has converted 28 consecutive save opportunities. His last blown save came against the Orioles on April 29, 2012. Balfour has not allowed a run over his last 10 appearances....

The Sports Xchange By MoiseKapenda Bower, The Sports Xchange Athletics 6, Astros 5 HOUSTON -- The Oakland Athletics fashioned an improbable rally against Houston closer Jose Veras and swiped a 6-5 win on Friday night at Minute Maid Park, their...

MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Hiro Nakajima was reinstated from the disabled list on Thursday, but that doesn't mean he'll be joining the A's any time soon. It was more about paper work than anything else. Nakajima's rehab...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH The A's get to play the Houston Astros the next three games, and that's always welcomed news. The newest team in the American League is the worst team in the American League, dead...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH The A's are juggling their infielders at Triple-A Fresno. As manager Bob Melvin said, "With our organization, where versatility is kind of a theme, it doesn't hurt." Here's what's...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Oakland rookie right-hander Dan Straily was well aware of the ace pitcher and the powerful lineup he was facing. Now everyone can take notice of Straily, who on television before his latest start saw plenty of highlights...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Dan Straily had been more about hype than substance. Now he's about substance, too. Straily pitched the game of his life Tuesday night, tossing seven scoreless innings to beat the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Colorado Rockies - INSIDE PITCH Jorge De La Rosa will start Wednesday against the Diamondbacks almost two years to the day he tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow pitching against them at Coors...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Chris Young returned to Oakland's lineup on Saturday, but the outfielder is still not contributing much, and another recent returnee, Coco Crisp, also hasn't caught fire since...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Oakland Athletics - INSIDE PITCH Brett Anderson has missed large chunks of the past three years with injuries and a new one might cost him the rest of this season. Anderson has a stress fracture in his right foot,...

The Sports Xchange A's 2, Royals 1 OAKLAND -- Kansas City Royals starter Ervin Santana was his usual effective self against the Oakland A's on Saturday night, but one night after James Shields had an equally strong outing at the Oakland Coliseum and...