Manager Bob Geren confirmed Tuesday that the A's, who optioned righty Vin Mazzaro to Triple-A on Monday, will skip the fifth starter's spot with Thursday's off-day.

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Three pitches in, it was obvious Jason Vargas and the Mariners were in for a long day. In actuality, the two-hour, 19-minute holiday yawner, which the Mariners lost, 6-2, to the Oakland Athletics, seemed a whole lot longer than it really was.

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Times wires Monday, September 6, 2010 Athletics 6, Mariners 2 OAKLAND, Calif. — Coco Crisp and Matt Carson hit solo home runs to back Brett Anderson and lift the Athletics. Anderson won for the first time in five starts since Aug.

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OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 6 (UPI) — Coco Crisp collected a pair of RBI and Brett Anderson allowed one run over seven-plus innings Monday in the Oakland Athletics’ 6-2 victory over Seattle. Oakland Athletics – Coco Crisp – Brett Anderson – Run batted in – Sports

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Oakland Athletics’ Coco Crisp, right, is congratulated by Daric Barton after hitting a solo home run against the Seattle Mariners in the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Sept. 6, 2010.

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Backed up by some quality defense, Brett Anderson shackled the Mariners to pace the A's to a 6-2 win on Monday, as Oakland moved seven games back of the suddenly reeling Rangers for first place in the American League West.

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Following a six-week winless stretch, A's right-handed starter Vin Mazzaro was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento in a surprising move on Monday morning.

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In a surprising September move, the Oakland Athletics have optioned struggling starter Vin Mazzaro to Triple-A Sacramento. Rosters expand in September, so the A’s could have chosen to sit Mazzaro and have him work things out in side sessions and bullpens

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Justin James thought he was going to be closing out Triple-A Sacramento's game on Monday, but he never got the nod.

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Much like on Monday, the A's received a substandard outing from their starter on Tuesday and couldn't overcome it, falling, 9-3, to the Yankees, who hit three homers off Vin Mazzaro.

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Much like on Monday, the A's received a substandard outing from their starter on Tuesday and couldn't overcome it, falling, 9-3, to the Yankees, who hit three homers off Vin Mazzaro.

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Robinson Cano, Mark Teixeira and the Yankees tagged Cahill for the second time this season, emphatically ending the All-Star’s run of pitching excellence in an 11-5 rout of the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.

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The New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 11-5 Monday night.

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Oakland Athletics pitcher Trevor Cahill delivers the ball to the New York Yankees during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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Trevor Cahill's fine season swerved into the loss column for the sixth time this year in Monday night's 11-5 A's defeat, in which he allowed the Yanks eight runs in four-plus innings.

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Jeff Larish received his second start in the outfield in as many days on Monday, a sign that A's manager Bob Geren would like to keep Larish's bat in the lineup.

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Outfielder Travis Buck was called up by the Oakland Athletics on Monday from Trip

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The Oakland Athletics have agreed to terms with three draft picks, including second-round selection Yordy Cabrera. The A’s also reached agreements Monday night with outfielder Aaron Shipman (third round) and third baseman Chad Lewis (fourth round).

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Shaun Marcum pitched a one-hitter, allowing only a home run to Conor Jackson leading off the seventh inning, and Jose Bautista hit a controversial inside-the-park home run to lift the Toronto Blue Jays over Oakland Athletics, 3-1 on Monday night. Shaun Marcum – Toronto Blue Jays – Sports – Baseball – Major League

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hit his majors-best 37th home run to lift the Toronto Blue Jays over Oakland Athletics, 3-1 on Monday night.

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