Oakland Athletics left-handed starting pitchers past and present engaged in a duel on Wednesday. It was pretty much a draw between Barry Zito and Brett Anderson. Zito won the American League Cy Young Award with Oakland in 2002 but hasn't found the same ...

Ben Sheets was battered for 10 runs without retiring a batter in his latest poor showing, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Oakland Athletics 13-5 Monday. Sheets signed a one-year, $10 million contract with Oakland after missing last season with elbow problems that required surgery. He gave ...

Oakland right-hander Clayton Mortensen is on the fringe of the competition for the final spot in the Athletics' rotation. Finally getting a start gave him a chance to stretch things out. San Diego right-hander Kevin Correia threw more than 60 pitches in his third start of the spring with ...

Gio Gonzalez might ride his new-look changeup right into the Oakland Athletics' rotation. He sure is making a strong case to be the A's fifth starter. The left-hander, competing with Trevor Cahill and Vin Mazzaro to win the job, pitched three scoreless innings and struck out three in ...