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Today on Pinstripe Alley – 5/31/26

A month ago at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees won the first game of their three-game set against the A’s before dropping the next two in a row for a disappointing series loss. More recently, they won on Friday in West Sacramento and then lost last night thanks to an up-and-down Ryan Weathers and an offense […]

Yankees starting rotation just received attention-grabbing praise from Mark DeRosa

Winners of five straight, the New York Yankees sit one game behind the Tampa Bay Rays for the AL East lead. A sixth straight win would, at least for the moment, put them in first place. As the Yankees look to defeat the Athletics for the second straight day, their starting rotation received some head-turning […] The post Yankees starting rotation just received attention-grabbing praise from Mark DeRosa appeared first on ClutchPoints .

New York Yankees @ The Athletics: Ryan Weathers vs. J.T. Ginn

The ebbs and flows of a long, long baseball season can totally change your mood in a matter of days. Just six days ago, the Yankees had lost three consecutive games against division rivals and had fallen to 5.5 games back of the first-place Rays. Six days later, they have a chance to pull within […]

Game #58: Yankees at Athletics Game Thread

The A’s lost in epic fashion last night but it’s time to get back into the win column. How will the team respond to a tough loss? It’s J.T Ginn getting the start tonight. Let’s hope he can keep his strong season going. The A’s lineup: The Yankees meanwhile have this lineup set for tonight: […]

Luis Severino Placed On 15-Day IL With Shoulder Strain

4:45pm: The A’s have placed Severino on the 15-day IL with a right shoulder strain. Right-hander Michael Kelly was recalled to take his spot on the roster. Kelly broke camp with the club but was optioned to Triple-A in early April. 8:52am: Luis Severino threw only 23 pitches in an inning of work during his […]

The A’s Inability To Play Well At Home Is Embarrassing

Don’t chalk it up to the mound, the sun, the wind, the crowds, or the clubhouse facilities. They are the same for both teams and if anything, the A’s should have a “home field advantage” in being more accustomed to the conditions. No, the A’s poor play at home appears to be a mental block […]

Six for Double X: Foxx records half-dozen hits in one game

Six for Double X: Foxx records half-dozen hits in one game kkundahl Sat, 2026-05-30 10:05 The Hall of Fame first baseman provided nearly half the offense for the Philadelphia Athletics with six hits in one game on May 30, 1930. Khadifi Madison Jimmie Foxx provided six of the Philadelphia Athletics’ 13 hits in a 7-6 victory over the Washington Senators on May 30, 1930. (Charles M. Conlon/National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum)   By the 1930 season...

Carlos Rodón leads the way in an all-around victory over A’s

The Athletics as an organization have gotten themselves in a weird situation where they, as a major league team, are playing games in a minor league ballpark. The team themselves are a perfectly solid major league team, fighting atop an iffy AL West at this point of the season, with young talent that could make […]

A’s No Match for Yankees in Series-opener Defeat

The Athletics and New York Yankees kicked off a three-game weekend series tonight in Sacramento. The A’s entered the game trying to end a three-game losing streak, while the Yankees sought to make it five-straight wins. The “Bronx Bombers” took the lead before most fans had reached their seats and did not look back, earning […]

New York Yankees @ The Athletics: Carlos Rodón vs. Luis Severino

After an up-and-down homestand, the Yankees opened this week with a quite successful series in Kansas City against the Royals. Now, it’s time for them to go even further west as they take on the Athletics in West Sacramento. The A’s come into this series just half a game back in the AL West standings, […]

Game #57: Athletics vs. Yankees Game Thread

The Athletics had a much-needed day off yesterday to reset and, hopefully, figure out how to play better at home. The team opened its latest homestand by being swept in three games by the Seattle Mariners, who knocked the A’s out of first place in the American League West for the first time in several […]

Series Preview: Mariners (28-29) vs. Diamondbacks (31-24)

The Mariners finally put together a complete series with every part of the roster firing on all cylinders. That it came against the division leading Athletics and led to a sweep, launching the M’s into first place in the AL West makes it all the sweeter. The team still isn’t above .500 yet — it’s […]

Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Jays sneak past the Orioles

Following a much-needed sweep of the Kansas City Royals, the Yankees enjoyed an off day on Thursday. They next head further west to take on the Athletics, who are very much in the American League’s playoff picture. The first place Rays were also off the schedule, though there were still games of note to take […]

So … is Coby Mayo good now?

Back in February, Jordan Westburg got a double-whammy of bad news: after suffering an oblique strain, he started feeling elbow discomfort, only to learn he’d partly torn his UCL—a bad injury, under any circumstances. Most people figured that Jordan Westburg was gone for this calendar year (this even before it was announced in May that […]

New York Yankees vs. The Athletics: Series Preview

Somewhat of a big deal has been made of the fact that the Yankees have built up their solid record so far mostly on the back of below .500 teams. That leaves them somewhat in an interesting conundrum this weekend. This weekend the Yankees will face the Athletics, who come in at 27-29. A Yankees’ […]

Today on Pinstripe Alley – 5/29/26

After a well-earned day off, the Yankees have their final series of May in front of them with a trip to Sacramento to visit the Athletics. The not-yet-Vegas A’s were the first team to take a series against New York way back in the first week of April, as they took two of three in […]

Athletics Early MLB Draft Preview

While the Athletics are trying to win games at the MLB level, their scouts and front-office executives are preparing for the 2026 MLB Draft, which will take place July 11–13 in Philadelphia. For the sixth straight year, the draft will set the stage for MLB’s All-Star Game, scheduled for July 14. With this summer marking […]

Elephant Rumblings: Yankees are Coming to town

The A’s need to use the day off to regroup before the New York Yankees open their series at Sutter Health Park on Friday. The Yankees have the second-best record in the American League and are 2 ½ games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East going into Wednesday’s matchup. On Tuesday […]

Mariners News: Andrew McCutchen, Abner Uribe, and Cristopher Sánchez

Good morning everyone! Your Seattle Mariners get to enjoy this off-day in sole possession of first place in the American League West after confidently toppling the A’s last night 9-1. The squad will now head back home for a pair of interleague battles against the Diamondbacks and Mets. What are you most looking forward to […]

Mariners accept challenge, trounce A’s en route to series sweep

Heading into a pivotal divisional series in Sacramento, the vibes were off in Mariners Land. They had just dropped another series to the middling Royals in which they couldn’t put all the facets together in one game. And even though the M’s took the series opener on Monday night, their work was cut out for […]