Sean Doolittle

Adam Rosales #17 of the Oakland Athletics is congratulated by third base coach Mike Gallego #2 after Rosales hit a solo home run against the Kansas City Royals in the eighth inning at O.co Coliseum on May 17, 2013 in Oakland. The home run put the Athletics ahead in the game 2-1. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Late Homer By Rosales Lifts A’s Over Royals

Adam Rosales hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning, Josh Donaldson also connected and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Friday night.

2013/05/17

Lance Berkman #27 of the Texas Rangers is tagged out at home plate by Derek Norris #36 of the Oakland Athletics during the sixth inning at O.co Coliseum on May 14, 2013 in Oakland. (Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)

A’s Fall To Rangers In 10 Innings

Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking home run in the 10th inning, Mitch Moreland followed with his second of the game and the Texas Rangers held off the Oakland Athletics 6-5 Tuesday night.

2013/05/14

Josh Donaldson #20 of the Oakland Athletics hits a triple that scored Josh Reddick #16 to give the Athletics a 4-3 lead in the eighth inning of their game against the Houston Astros at O.co Coliseum on April 16, 2013 in Oakland. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Donaldson’s Triple Lifts A’s Over Astros

Josh Donaldson’s eighth-inning triple drove in Josh Reddick for the winning run and Oakland Athletics overcame starter A.J. Griffin’s early struggles for a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

2013/04/16

Josh Donaldson #20 and Brandon Moss #37 of the Oakland Athletics congratulate one another after they both scored on a hit by Derek Norris #36 in the fifth inning of their game against the Texas Rangers at O.co Coliseum on October 2, 2012. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

A’s Forge 1st Place Tie, Defeat Rangers

Travis Blackley allowed one run over six innings in a strong bounce-back performance that helped the Oakland Athletics move into a first-place tie in the AL West with Texas and set up a one-game showdown for the division title.

2012/10/02

Jarrod Parker #11 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on September 21, 2012 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

A’s Fall To Yankees In 10th Inning Walk-Off

Russell Martin led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a homer off Sean Doolittle, and the AL East-leading New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 2-1 Friday night for their sixth straight win.

2012/09/21

Brandon McCarthy #32 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Kansas City Royals in the first inning on August 15, 2012 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

McCarthy’s Win Streak Snapped, A’s Lose To Royals

Brandon McCarthy, who is 6-1 with a 2.45 ERA in his past nine starts, gave up three runs, two earned, and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings, while walking none and striking out four.

2012/08/15

Sean Doolittle (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

A’s Lose To Rangers In Doolittle’s Debut

Ian Kinsler hit a two-run double and Josh Hamilton also doubled in a run to back Derek Holland, and the Texas Rangers rebounded from an embarrassing rout a night earlier to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Tuesday.

2012/06/06

Slugger-To-Pitcher Transition Complete: A’s Call Up Doolittle

Just more than nine months after throwing his first pitch as a professional and two months after starting the season in Class-A ball, former slugging 1st baseman Sean Doolittle has made it to the majors as a left-handed reliever with the Oakland Athletics.

2012/06/05