Dallas Braden

Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden and his dog, Diesel

Athletes and their pets

Red Sox trends by the numbers

A deep look inside the Red Sox's numbers.

Minus Ichiro, Lopez and Hall keep Mariners winning

Jose Lopez homered, newly acquired Bill Hall drove in two runs and Luke French won his third game in four decisions as a Mariner in Seattle's 5-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night.

Baseball Mega-Preview -- AL/NL West

...to unseat the Angels, I never truly considered the A's, the deciding factor being that Dallas Braden was on the mound for them on opening day. Braden was completely off my radar and...

Yankees-Athletics Preview

Yankees-Athletics Preview

Trade for Harang, deal away Joba

Christopher Harris gives a couple of suggestions for trades as the ESPN.com trade deadline approaches.

Greinke beats A's for first win vs. AL team since May 26

Zack Greinke earned his first win over an American League club since May 26, the Royals defeated the Athletics 12-6 Saturday night.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 16: Dallas Braden #51 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on June...

Dallas Braden with the Alexander brothers

Braden gives back to community that shaped him

Oakland A's lefty Dallas Braden got his blue-collar attitude from his hometown and his hardworking mother. Now he's giving back to the community that shaped him, writes Anna Katherine Clemmons.

Kennedy homers in sixth to lift A's to win

Adam Kennedy's homer in the sixth pushed the A's past the Rangers on Wednesday.

Harden's post All-Star break impressive

Tristan H. Cockcroft previews Wednesday's schedule in the major leagues and notes that a weak set of starters makes Rich Harden the best choice.

Suzuki's homer backs Gonzalez as A's extend Rangers' troubles

Gio Gonzalez threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings and Kurt Suzuki homered to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Tuesday night.