Hudson wraps career as Dodgers beat Giants 3-2

Giants pitcher Tim Hudson allowed three runs and three hits in 2 1-3 innings in the final start of his 17-year big league career as the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers beat San Francisco 3-2 Thursday.

Barry Zito is content after A's 8-7 win over Angels

Barry Zito's big league career began 15 years ago with a win over the Angels in Oakland. It might have ended Wednesday with four innings against the Angels in the waning days of a losing season.

Greinke, Dodgers denied NL West as Giants win 3-2 in 12

Zack Greinke and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers were denied a playoff-clinching party for at least another day, losing to the World Series champion San Francisco Giants 3-2 on pinch-hitter Alejandro De Aza's 12th-inning sacrifice fly Monday night.

Angels rally past A's in 9th for their 6th straight win, 5-4

Pinch-hitter David Murphy drove a bases-loaded single into left field to end it, and the Los Angeles Angels kept the pressure on in the AL wild-card race with their sixth consecutive victory, 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.

Parker's spectacular day leads Giants to win 14-10 win over A's

Jarrett Parker became the first Giants player to have at least three homers and seven RBIs in a game since Mays did it 54 years ago, overshadowing the disappointing starts in the feel-good matchup of Tim Hudson and Barry Zito as San Francisco beat the Oakland Athletics 14-10 on Saturday.

Gyorko's 2-out single in 9th lifts Padres over Giants 5-4

Jedd Gyorko hit an RBI single to right-center with two outs in the ninth inning Wednesday night to give the San Diego Padres a wild 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants, who dropped seven games behind first-place Los Angeles in the NL West with 11 to go.

Andrus, Beltre power Rangers past Athletics

Elvis Andrus and Adrian Beltre each hit three-run homers in support of Colby Lewis' six strong and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 10-3 Wednesday night to take a three-game lead in the AL West Division.

Rangers rally to beat A's 8-6

Delino DeShields hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the sixth inning four batters after Mitch Moreland connected for a tying two-run homer, and the Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 8-6 on Tuesday night to increase their lead in the AL West.

De La Rosa, Diamonbacks blank Giants 2-0

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rubby De La Rosa pitched into the sixth inning to outduel Madison Bumgarner, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 2-0 on Friday night.

Valencia's 2 homers lead A's over fading Astros 4-3

HOUSTON (AP) — Danny Valencia homered twice, including a go-ahead two-run shot in the eighth inning, to help the Oakland Athletics to a 4-3 victory Friday night that sent the scuffling Houston Astros to their fifth straight loss.