Athletics 6, White Sox 2 (52-51, 22-29 away)

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Dallas Braden delievrs to the Chicago White Sox in the first inning of a baseball game on Saturday, July 31, 2010, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Cherney)

W: D. Braden (6-7)
L: J. Danks (11-8)

HR: K Kouzmanoff (10, 3rd inning off J Danks 0 on, 0 Out)
HR: A Jones (15, 7th inning off D Braden 1 on, 1 Out)

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Athletics 1, White Sox 6 (51-51, 21-29 away)

Oakland Athletics shortstop Cliff Pennington, right, turns the double play getting Chicago White Sox's Carlos Quentin at second and A.J. Pierzynski at first during the first inning a baseball game Friday, July 30, 2010 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

W: L. Harrell (1-0)
L: B. Anderson (2-2)

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Athletics 4, Rangers 7 (51-50, 21-28 away)

Oakland Athletics Rajai Davis, right, is congratulated by teammate Kevin Kouzmanoff, left, after scoring off a sacrifice fly by Kurt Suzuki in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Thursday, July 29, 2010, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Cody Duty)

W: C. Wilson (10-5)
L: V. Mazzaro (6-3)

HR: D Murphy (5, 6th inning off V Mazzaro 0 on, 0 Out); T Teagarden (1, 6th inning off V Mazzaro 1 on, 1 Out)

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Athletics 3, Rangers 1 (51-49, 21-27 away)

Oakland Athletics' Kurt Suzuki is follows through on a home run off of Texas Rangers starting pitcher Colby Lewis in the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 28, 2010, in Arlington, Texas. The Athletics defeated the Rangers 3-1. (AP Photo/Cody Duty)

W: T. Cahill (10-4)
L: C. Lewis (9-7)
S: C. Breslow (1)

HR: K Suzuki (12, 6th inning off C Lewis 0 on, 1 Out)

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Athletics 1, Rangers 3 (50-49, 20-27 away)

Texas Ranger base runner Michael Young, left, slides safely into home against Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki, right, during the first inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)

W: N. Feliz (2-2)
L: M. Wuertz (2-2)

HR: N Cruz (14, 10th inning off M Wuertz 1 on, 1 Out)

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White Sox 4, Athletics 6 (50-48, 30-22 home)

Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden throws to the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 25, 2010, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/George Nikitin)

W: D. Braden (5-7)
L: D. Hudson (1-1)
S: M. Wuertz (3)

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White Sox 2, Athletics 10 (49-48, 29-22 home)

The Oakland Athletics' Jack Cust watches the flight of his solo home run, his second of the game, against the Chicago White Sox in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, July 24, 2010, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Dino Vournas)

W: V. Mazzaro (6-2)
L: F. Garcia (9-4)

HR: R Castro (3, 2nd inning off V Mazzaro 1 on, 1 Out)
HR: K Suzuki (11, 4th inning off T Pena 0 on, 0 Out); J Cust 2 (8, 4th inning off T Pena 0 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off S Linebrink 0 on, 0 Out)

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White Sox 5, Athletics 1 (48-48, 28-22 home)

Oakland Athletics' Cliff Pennington, right, throws to first base after forcing out Chicago White Sox's Gordon Beckham at second base on Juan Pierre's fielders choice in the third inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

W: M. Buehrle (9-8)
L: T. Cahill (9-4)

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Red Sox 4, Athletics 6 (48-47, 28-21 home)

Oakland Athletics' Jack Cust, right, is congratulated by Kurt Suzuki, left, and Kevin Kouzmanoff after hitting a two-run home run that scored Suzuki in the third inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, July 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

W: G. Gonzalez (9-6)
L: C. Buchholz (10-5)
S: M. Wuertz (2)

HR: A Beltre (16, 6th inning off G Gonzalez 1 on, 0 Out)
HR: M Watson (1, 2nd inning off C Buchholz 0 on, 1 Out); J Cust (6, 3rd inning off C Buchholz 1 on, 1 Out)

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Red Sox 4, Athletics 5 (47-47, 27-21 home)

Oakland Athletics' Kevin Kouzmanoff swings for the game-winning single off Boston Red Sox's Michael Bowden during the tenth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, July 20, 2010, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

W: A. Bailey (1-3)
L: R. Ramirez (0-3)

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Red Sox 2, Athletics 1 (46-47, 26-21 home)

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 19: Ben Sheets #15 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Boston Red Sox at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on July 19, 2010 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

W: D. Matsuzaka (7-3)
L: B. Sheets (4-9)
S: J. Papelbon (21)

HR: A Beltre (15, 4th inning off B Sheets 0 on, 2 Out)
HR: R Davis (4, 3rd inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 1 Out)

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Athletics 9, Royals 6 (46-46, 20-26 away)

Oakland Athletics' Cliff Pennington (2) beats the tag by Kansas City Royals third baseman Alberto Callaspo to advance to third on a single by Mark Ellis during the ninth inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 18, 2010 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

W: V. Mazzaro (5-2)
L: B. Bannister (7-8)
S: A. Bailey (20)

HR: A Rosales (7, 4th inning off B Bannister 1 on, 0 Out); K Kouzmanoff (9, 5th inning off B Bannister 0 on, 1 Out); J Cust (5, 9th inning off V Marte 2 on, 2 Out)

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Athletics 6, Royals 5 (45-46, 19-26 away)

Oakland Athletics' Kurt Suzuki beats the tag by Kansas City Royals catcher Jason Kendall to score the game winning run on a double by Adam Rosales during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 17, 2010 in Kansas City, Mo. The Athletics won the game 6-5. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

W: C. Breslow (4-2)
L: J. Soria (0-2)
S: A. Bailey (19)

HR: Y Betancourt (7, 2nd inning off T Cahill 3 on, 1 Out)

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Athletics 5, Royals 1 (44-46, 18-26 away)

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez throws during the third inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals on Friday, July 16, 2010, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

W: G. Gonzalez (8-6)
L: Z. Greinke (5-9)

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David Ortiz wins HR Derby with 11-homer final

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—David Ortiz believes his power swing is all the way back. After a big finish in the Home Run Derby, Boston’s beloved slugger has a trophy to prove it.

Big Papi won his first derby title Monday night, hitting 11 homers in the final round to beat Florida’s Hanley Ramirez at Angel Stadium.

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Angels 2, Athletics 5 (43-46)

Oakland Athletics third base coach Mike Gallego, left, congratulates Jack Cust after Cust's two-run home run off of Los Angeles Angels' Jered Weaver in the fourth inning a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, July 11, 2010.

WP: T. Cahill (9-3) S: A. Bailey (18)
LP: J. Weaver (8-5)

HR - B Abreu (10, 8th inning off C Breslow 0 on, 0 Out).
HR - J Cust (4, 4th inning off J Weaver 1 on, 0 Out).

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Angels 1, Athletics 15 (42-46)

Rajai Davis socks a homer with the sacks packed to double Oakland's lead in the third.

WP: B. Sheets (4-8)
LP: S. Kazmir (7-9)

HR - C Crisp (3, 5th inning off S Kazmir 2 on, 2 Out), D Barton (5, 5th inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 2 Out), R Davis (3, 3rd inning off S Kazmir 3 on, 2 Out).

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Angels 6, Athletics 5 (41-46)

A's catcher Kurt Suzuki can only watch as Erick Aybar's go-ahead home run sails over the fence in the 10th inning.

WP: K. Jepsen (1-1) S: B. Fuentes (16)
LP: A. Bailey (0-3)

HR - E Aybar (3, 10th inning off A Bailey 0 on, 0 Out), B Abreu (9, 1st inning off V Mazzaro 1 on, 1 Out), T Hunter (15, 8th inning off C Breslow 1 on, 2 Out).
HR - J Cust (3, 6th inning off J Pineiro 0 on, 1 Out).

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Yankees 6, Athletics 2 (41-45, 24-19 home)

OAKLAND, CA - JULY 07: Cliff Pennington #2 of the Oakland Athletics turns a double play while Marcus Thames #38 of the New York Yankees slides into second base on a ball hit by Francisco Cervelli #29 at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on July 7, 2010 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

W: A. Burnett (7-7)
L: G. Gonzalez (7-6)

HR: M Teixeira (15, 4th inning off G Gonzalez 2 on, 2 Out); N Swisher (14, 6th inning off M Wuertz 0 on, 1 Out)

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Yankees 6, Athletics 1 (41-44)

Kevin Kouzmanoff rips a double just inside the third-base line to score Coco Crisp and give the A's an early 1-0 lead.

WP: C. Sabathia (11-3)
LP: T. Cahill (8-3)

HR - A Rodriguez 2 (14, 3rd inning off T Cahill 3 on, 2 Out, 6th inning off T Cahill 0 on, 1 Out).

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Yankees 3, Athletics 1 (41-43)

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Ben Sheets(notes) throws against the New York Yankees during their MLB American League baseball game in Oakland, California July 5, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Bartram (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASEBALL)

WP: J. Vazquez (7-7) S: M. Rivera (19)
LP: B. Sheets (3-8)

HR - M Teixeira (14, 6th inning off B Sheets 0 on, 1 Out).

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Athletics 3, Indians 1 (41-42, 17-26 away)

Vin Mazzaro pitched a strong 7 1/3 innings, allowing one run on seven hits, and Adam Rosales hit his sixth homer of the season to power the A's. Fausto Carmona, who was named to the All-Star team, took the loss.

W: V. Mazzaro (4-2)
L: F. Carmona (7-7)
SV: A. Bailey (17)

HR: A Rosales (6, 7th inning off F Carmona 0 on, 0 Out)

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Athletics 4, Indians 5 (40-42, 16-26 away)

Oakland Athletics' Clayton Mortensen pitches against the Cleveland Indians in the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 3, 2010, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

W: T. Sipp (1-2)
L: C. Breslow (3-2)

HR: J Nix (2, 1st inning off C Mortensen 1 on, 0 Out)

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Athletics 3, Indians 0 (40-41)

Oakland Athletics third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff throws out Cleveland Indians' Trevor Crowe in the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, July 2, 2010, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

WP: G. Gonzalez (7-5) S: A. Bailey (16)
LP: M. Talbot (8-7)

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Athletics 8, Orioles 1 (39-41, 15-25 away)

Oakland Athletics pitcher Trevor Cahill delivers against the Baltimore Orioles in the second inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 1, 2010 in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Gail Burton).

W: T. Cahill (8-2)
L: J. Arrieta (2-2)

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