Brandon Moss went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored as the A's beat the Rangers 6-2 on Tuesday.

Moss has homers in two of his last three games and 13 on the year. The first baseman also tripled in the game, his third already this season. Moss likely won't replicate the .291 batting average he finished with in 2012, but he is well on his way to another 20-homer season.

Brandon Moss hit a pair of homers to lead the A's past the Yankees 5-2 on Wednesday.

Moss had a two-run homer off Phil Hughes in the second and added an insurance blast off Joba Chamberlain in the eighth. The good news is that Moss has five homers since May 25. The bad news is that he has absolutely no hits of any other kind since May 20. Part of that is because the A's have faced a lot of lefties lately. That changes now, so Moss will resume getting consistent at-bats.

Brandon Moss went 1-for-3 with a walk and a triple in Saturday's 2-1 victory over the Royals.

He also collected an RBI. Moss has just one multi-hit game since April 29. After a nice start to the year, Moss has lost his swing in May.

Brandon Moss went 1-for-3 with a walk and a home run in Monday's 5-1 victory over the Rangers.

And boy did he need it. Moss went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in Sunday's loss to the Mariners, continuing a cold month. He entered the game with a .156 average and one homer in May. Moss had a nice start to the season, but has seen his slash line fall to .260/.355/.447 over 141 plate appearances.

Brandon Moss went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in Sunday's loss to the Mariners.

Moss has been in a major slump over his last 10 games. He started in right field Sunday, but will continue to split time with Nate Freiman and Daric Barton at first base. Moss is batting just .258/.350/.425 in 137 plate appearances this season.

Brandon Moss went 3-for-8 with two homers, including a walkoff shot in the bottom of the 19th, as the A's beat the Angels 10-8 on Monday night.

By time of game -- six hours and 32 minutes to be exact -- it was the longest contest in both A's and Angels history. It was 7-7 after nine innings, but both teams scored single runs in the 15th. Extra innings featured four players leaving with leg injuries: Peter Bourjos for the Angels and Coco Crisp, Chris Young and Brett Anderson for the A's. Moss's second homer came on the 598th pitch and made a loser of Barry Enright. He previously homered off Tommy Hanson in the sixth. Jerry Blevins, one of 16 pitchers to work in the game, got the win for the A's.

Brandon Moss went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in his return to action Friday against the Rays.

Moss missed the previous two games in order to be present for the birth of his second child. The 29-year-old was a pleasant surprise in 2012 and is off to a nice start this season, hitting .306 (15-for-49) with two home runs and 14 RBI in 14 games. His strikeout rate figures to bring his batting average down before long, but he's well worth owning in deeper mixed leagues.

Athletics activated OF Brandon Moss from the paternity list.

Moss missed a couple games for the birth of his child. Shane Peterson has been sent back down in a corresponding move.

Brandon Moss is expected to be activated from the paternity leave list Thursday.

Moss left the team Tuesday for the birth of his child. Shane Peterson should be optioned to Triple-A Sacramento once he's ready to return.

Athletics placed 1B Brandon Moss on the paternity leave list.

Moss can remain on paternity leave list for the next 24 to 72 hours. Shane Peterson has been called up from Triple-A Sacramento to take his place on the roster.