Athletics secure 'B-' grade behind solid pitching and road success originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Last season, the Athletics were a fun team to watch. They had no problem on the offensive side of things, hitting home runs left and right.

Munetaka Murakami hit his first career grand slam, Davis Martin gave up three hits over seven innings, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Athletics 9-2

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Munetaka Murakami mashed a 431-foot grand slam nearly over the batter's eye in West Sacramento on a cathartic night for the offense.

Rangers manager Skip Schumaker accepted responsibility for the team's competitive loss on Wednesday to the Athletics.

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Max Muncy drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning to lift the Athletics to a 7-6 win over the Chicago White Sox.

Eddie Nketia has recorded the fastest 100m time by an Australian in athletics history - albeit with an illegal tail-wind - after Gout Gout cost himself a sub 10-second time on Saturday. Nketia, who recently switched allegiances from New Zealand to Australia,