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The A’s were on the cusp of dropping their fifth straight and getting swept out of San Francisco. Instead they used a huge late rally to come back and stun the Giants, beating them 9-6 in regulation. Springs bounces back Left-hander Jeffrey Springs got the ball this afternoon, looking to put a series of bad […]
San Francisco Giants right fielder Victor Bericoto wore a customized hat for Thursday's game against the Athletics to honor his home country of Venezuela.
The Athletics have released veteran reliever Scott Barlow, per their transaction log at MLB.com. He was designated for assignment over the weekend. Barlow signed with the A’s on a one-year, $2MM deal back in early February. His time in green and gold did not go well. Barlow pitched 33 1/3 innings with a career-worst 6.48 […]
As rumors surround San Francisco Giants star Matt Chapman ahead of the MLB trade deadline, the third baseman was a part of the unfortunate injury to Athletics infielder Zack Gelof in Tuesday’s game. As the Athletics third baseman suffered a hand injury in the 3-1 loss for the Giants on Tuesday, Chapman was the cause, […] The post Giants’ Matt Chapman gives Zack Gelof classy gift after injury mishap appeared first on ClutchPoints .
SAN FRANCISCO — On Wednesday night, I attended a Major League Baseball game for the first time since the final game the Athletics played in the Oakland Coliseum. I have all but stopped paying attention to the sport, less in active protest than as a casualty of no longer being able to pay like $9 to be inside of a major-league ballpark (OK, fine, "major-league" "ballpark") within 30 minutes, though the existence of the geographically unmoored Athletics is omnidirectionally repulsive. It was an ...
The San Francisco Giants wrap up this three-game series against the Athletics this afternoon from Oracle Park. Taking the mound for the Giants will be Landen Roupp, who will enter today’s game with both a chorus of boos and a 4.15 ERA, 3.00 FIP, with 89 strikeouts to 33 walks in 80.1 innings pitched. His […]
The Athletics announced that infielder/outfielder Zack Gelof has been placed on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to June 24th, with a right hand contusion. Infielder Alika Williams has been recalled to take his place on the roster. The injury occurred on Tuesday in San Francisco, as seen in this clip from Baseball Savant. Giants third […]
The A’s announced on Thursday morning that infielder/outfielder Zack Gelof will head to the injured list due to the hand injury he suffered on Tuesday night, with Alika Williams coming up to take his place: The team evidently felt that Gelof’s hand injury was too severe to avoid a stint on the IL. Luckily there […]
Watching SF Giants team president Buster Posey evade media Pride Night questions sounded a lot like what hurt Mark McGwire's legacy.
Happy Thursday everyone! Can you make it to the weekend? The A’s have avoided a worst-case scenario with second baseman/third baseman/outfielder Zack Gelof after he suffered what looked like a gruesome hand injury on Tuesday night in the series opener against the Giants. From the looks of things it seemed to all of us who […]
The A’s have dropped the first two games of this mid-week series against our old Bay Area rivals the Giants. That’s extended the losing streak to four games, dropping the team to 38-42 and into third place in the AL West. Can’t think about that though. Gotta flush the bad vibes and that starts today. […]
It’s safe to say that Wednesday night was the best night of Victor Bericoto’s young major league career. On a night where he gunned down a runner at home plate, the 24-year-old rookie hit a two-out 9th inning home run off Oakland Las Vegas Sacramento Athletics closer Elvis Alvarado (3-3) to give the San Francisco […]
The Athletics took on the San Francisco Giants in the second game of this three-game interleague series on a breezy summer night in The City by the Bay”. It looked like Max Muncy’s eighth inning home run would be enough to win this pitching duel. However, the A’s beleaguered bullpen had a final say, blowing […]
The San Francisco Giants continue this three-game series against the Athletics tonight from Oracle Park. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Tyler Mahle, who enters tonight’s game with a 6.04 ERA, 4.89 FIP, with 57 strikeouts to 24 walks in 56.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 7-5 loss […]
Tonight, the Athletics will look to snap their three-game losing streak as they take on the San Francisco Giants in the middle game of this three-game interleague series. Last night, the A’s offense struggled against Giants starter Robbie Ray, who tossed eight innings of one-run ball. As a result, the “Green and Gold” need to […]
One of manager Mark Kotsay’s flaws has reared its ugly head more than usual of late, and that is a lack of understanding of who his relievers are, what they do well, and just as importantly what they do not do well. Sometimes you get away with “wrong move, right result” and often you do […]
Zack Gelof entered the game against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday with a record waiting to be broken. He was just one game away from tying the Oakland Athletics’ legend, Jason Giambi’s 25-game hitting streak recorded back in 1997. Gelof already dwarfed Lawrence Butler’s 20-game hitting streak, and he entered Tuesday with a 24-game […] The post A’s 26YO Star Faces Second Injury in Quick Succession to End 24-Game Hit Streak appeared first on EssentiallySports .
Happy Wednesday A’s fans! The Athletics remain stirred in mediocrity at the big-league level. The “Green and Gold” have been unable to establish a foothold above .500 and take control of a division whose expected pace-setter, the Seattle Mariners, have fallen short of preseason expectations. The situation is unlikely to improve unless the team receives […]
The Athletics took on the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game midweek series on a beautiful summer night in San Francisco. The Giants scored a pair of early runs that held up in the hosts’ 3-1 victory, snapping their losing streak and stretching the A’s skid to three games. Robbie Ray, a […]
Athletics second baseman Zach Gelof had a rough night in a series opener against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. In the second inning of the game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, Gelof suffered an injury after Giants third baseman Matt Chapman stepped on his hand. The 26-year-old Athletics infielder immediately left the […] The post Athletics’ Zack Gelof loses hitting streak after scary-looking hand injury vs Giants appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The San Francisco Giants welcome the Athletics to Oracle Park tonight to begin a three-game series. Taking the mound for the Giants will be left-hander Robbie Ray, who enters tonight’s game with a 4.07 ERA, 4.96 FIP, with 74 strikeouts to 38 walks in 79.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 7-2 […]
The Athletics are back on the road this week, beginning a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants tonight. This past weekend, the A’s lost the final two games of a four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels, ending their seven-game West Sacramento homestand with a 3-4 record. Their most recent game on Father’s Day […]
In a true race to the bottom, two teams tied for the fewest wins in the entire sport are set to square off in Coors Field tonight with the Red Sox taking on the Rockies. If the Red Sox lose and the Giants beat the A’s later this evening, Boston will stand all alone as […]
Five weeks ago, the Giants took 2 out of 3 from these Athletics and were a bad, but not completely embarrassing 20-27. That series ended with a 10-1 blowout that looked so good that all the Giants seemed to get healthy from it. Adrian Houser even got the win thanks to 6 innings of 1-run […]
While we wait for the Cubs to resume the 2026 season after back-to-back postponements, I thought I’d take this opportunity to present a few more of my thoughts about the A’s and their move to Las Vegas. Note that I didn’t say “proposed” move to Las Vegas. As most of you know, I’ve been skeptical […]