Major League Baseball has instructed the Athletics to explore relocation options as the team tries to secure the new ballpark it hopes for to stay in Oakland.
Oakland’s 13-game winning streak ended as Austin Hays hit a pair of home runs, starter John Means had another stellar performance and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Athletics 8-1.
Mike Trout hit his first home run of the season and Shohei Ohtani scored the go-ahead run in the eighth-inning giving the Los Angeles Angels a 7-6 win over the Houston Astros.
White Sox's Giolito carried a perfect game into the seventh inning of his postseason debut to pitch the White Sox to a 4-1 win against Oakland in Game 1 of the ALWC Series.
The first day of major league baseball's playoff with the Yankees and Indians open wild-card series. In other games Twins vs Houston, White Sox vs A's and Rays vs Blue Jays.
Mike Minor tossed a two-hitter with eight strikeouts, Jake Lamb doubled and homered in his first game after signing with Oakland, and the Athletics beat the Seattle Mariners 9-0.
Ramon Laureano broke out of a slump with a three-run homer, Chris Bassitt became the first Oakland starter to earn a victory this season and the Athletics beat Seattle 3-2.
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler knelt during the national anthem along with several of his players before first pitch of a 6-2 exhibition win against the Athletics in Oakland.