the 22-year-old was subbing for closa, and his fresh legs may have been the difference. 1-0 the final as germany wins its first world cup since 1990. only brazil, with five championships, has one more. >>> the a's were able to salvage the final game of their series with seattle thanks in large part to pitcher sonny gray. he gets out of a jam in the fourth striking out ackley. he allowed just one run over 7 2/3. the offense got going in the fifth. gentry with the base hit. the throw home not in time to get jed lowrie. then jaso brings home a hustling parrino. in the sixth, the a's got breathing room as brandon moss takes chris young deep for his 21st homer of the season. a's win 4-1. at the break, oakland has the best record in the majors at 59-26. >>> with bumgarner starting today in arizona, tim hudson takes his place in the all-star game. buster posey comes through with a grand slam, just like that, it was 4-1 san francisco. posey tells mad bum if he can do it, you can do it, and sure enough in the sixth bumgarner goes deep to left with the bases loaded. the first time in major leag