A's Put Tigers On Brink Of Elimination, Take 2-1 Series Lead In ALDSBrandon Moss, Josh Reddick and Seth Smith homered for the Oakland Athletics, who chased Anibal Sanchez in the fifth inning and beat the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, on Monday for a 2-1 lead in their AL Division Series.
Coleman: Might The Mets Target Slugger Jonny Gomes If Scott Hairston Departs?After a down year in 2011 -- which was split between Cincinnati and Washington -- Gomes bounced back to hit 18 home runs and drive in 47 runs in 279 at-bats, along with his best-ever .377 on-base percentage for the A's.
Athletics Complete Four-Game Sweep Over YankeesCoco Crisp collected the game-winning hit as the Yankees lost in 12 innings to the Oakland A's. The Athletics completed a four-game sweep over the Yankees.
