Oakland Athletics pitcher Josh Outman will undergo surgery to repair damage in his left elbow, the team announced Monday. The procedure is scheduled to take place Tuesday in Birmingham, Ala., performed by specialist Dr.

Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run homer Wednesday and Randy Johnson allowed a run over seven innings, carrying San Francisco to a 6-3 decision over Oakland. Johnson (7-5) won for the 302nd time in his career.

Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run homer Wednesday and Randy Johnson allowed a run over seven innings, carrying San Francisco to a 6-3 decision over Oakland. Johnson (7-5) won for the 302nd time in his career.

Matt Holliday hit a three-run homer in the 11th inning Tuesday to give the Oakland Athletics a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Holliday's homer was the fifth of the season for the first-year Oakland outfielder, as the Athletics snapped a four-game losing streak.

Jack Cust produced three of his four RBI with a bases-loaded double in the seventh inning Wednesday, lifting Oakland to a 7-2 win over Kansas City. The Athletics completed a two-game sweep of the Royals by handing Brian Bannister his first loss of the season. Kansas City took a 1-0 lead into the sixth, but Jason Giambi doubled home a run to tie it and Cust put the Royals in front with a sacrifice fly. Both those runs were charged to Bannister (3-1), who came into the contest with an ERA of 1.48. Horacio Ramirez opened the seventh on the mound for Kansas City and Oakland sent 10 men to the plate in the inning while scoring five times. The A's loaded the bases with one out and Ramirez hit Kurt Suzuki with a pitch to bring home the first run of the inning.