News - Landon Powell
Scott Hairston's seventh-inning grand slam Sunday lifted the Oakland Athletics to a 5-2 win over the Seattle Mariners. Landon Powell also homered for the A's. Winning pitcher Gio Gonzalez (5-5) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings. Jose Lopez and Adrian Beltre singled in the Seattle runs. Reliever
Landon Powell and Orlando Cabrera had two RBI each Saturday, boosting Oakland to a 6-4 win over the New York Yankees. The loss ended New York's eight-game winning streak. Powell's bases-loaded two-run single broke a 1-1 tie with two outs in the top of the seventh. Cabrera's two-run double made Oakland's
Bobby Crosby, Landon Powell and Jason Giambi all hit solo home runs Wednesday, helping rally Oakland to a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. The Athletics handed the White Sox their second straight loss after Chicago had won a season-best four straight. Jermaine Dye's two-run homer in the first inning, his 14th of the season, staked Chicago to an early lead.
