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Elephant Rumblings: A’s Pitching Depth Will be Tested
Happy Wednesday A’s Fans! Entering the third full month of the 2026 MLB season, the Athletics will hope to play better after languishing through their fifth straight losing May. The team’s pitching depth will be tested this month as four of the five members of the Opening-Day starting rotation are no-longer on the active roster. […]
Jump Dominant As Athletics Beat Cubs 2-1
The A’s were able to snap their losing ways on Tuesday evening, winning the series opener against the Chicago Cubs behind a strong second start from their prized rookie starting pitcher and winning their 29th game of the season in a 2-1 win. Starting the road trip right! Taking the hill for the A’s tonight […]
Game #60: Athletics at Cubs Game Thread
It’s almost time folks. The A’s are set to begin their road trip with the series opener in Chicago against the Cubs. We need a win desperately and to shake these bad vibes off. A big road trip, which includes a trip to Houston later, would help wipe away these tough past couple of weeks […]
Elephant Rumblings: A’s Look For Bounce Back On Road Trip
Welcome to Tuesday everyone! Happy Lou Gehrig Day! The A’s are set to begin their next new series, hitting the road to take on the Chicago Cubs in the first of three mid-week contests. The Athletics are coming off a terrible 1-5 homestand that saw them drop from first place in the AL West to […]
Three Things To Watch For The Athletics In June
Another year, another tough month of May that saw the Athletics struggle and knock us down in the standings. It wasn’t as bad as last year when the team lost pretty much every game that month but it was a tough month for the Athletics regardless. Big changes are on the horizon as the team […]
Elephant Rumblings: Kade Morris Promoted To Big Leagues
Welcome to another new week A’s fans! The homestand was not kind to the Athletics. First they got swept in the middle of the week by the Seattle Mariners before dropping two of three to the Yankees this weekend. They now sit at 28-31, which is tied for second in the AL West and two […]
A’s Unravel in Series and Homestand Finale
The Athletics and New York Yankees closed out their weekend series on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Sutter Health Park. The Yankees capitalized on another horrible start from A’s pitcher Jacob Lopez, scoring 13 runs in one inning and then holding off the A’s late comeback attempt to prevail 13-8, winning the series and moving […]
Game #59: Yankees at Athletics Game Thread
This afternoon, the Athletics and New York Yankees will match-up in the rubber-game of their three-game series at West Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park. In the wake of dropping the series-opener 8-2, the A’s rebounded last night, evening up the series with a 6-4 victory. Home runs from left fielder Tyler Soderstrom, catcher Shea Langeliers and […]
Athletics Beat Yankees 6-4
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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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Elephant Rumblings: Yankees Arrive, De Vries Injury, Plus MLB Salary Cap?
We made it through another week A’s fans! Ready for a huge weekend of A’s baseball? The Yankees are in town and the series kicks off tonight in Sacramento. The Athletics just got swept for just the second time this season and have fallen out of first place so stacking up a couple wins against […]
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 […]
A’s drop the game and Series to the Mariners, fall into second place
Hoping to avoid a sweep at the hands of American League West Rival Seattle Mariners, the A’s took the field today at Sutter Health Park for game three of the three game set. Taking the mound today for the A’s was Jeffrey Springs, who faced off against Logan Gilbert for the Mariners. Springs had a […]
Game #56, Athletics vs. Mariners Game Thread
Hoping to avoid a sweep at the hands of American League West Rival Seattle Mariners, the A’s take the field today at Sutter Health Park for game three of the three game set. Despite dropping the first two games, the A’s remain half a game ahead of the Mariners and a game and a half […]
Elephant Rumblings: A’s Pitching Wave is Here
Happy Wednesday A’s Fans! Over the past few years, the Athletics have built one of the most exciting young offensive cores in baseball, largely comprising players drafted and developed by the team. Guys like Jacob Wilson and Nick Kurtz did not need much minor league development time, while the likes of Tyler Soderstrom, Lawrence Butler […]
A’s lose to Mariners 4-1, Kurtz Streak ends with O-fer
After dropping the series opener to the visiting Seattle Mariners, the A’s hoped to rebound in game two of the three-game set. Gage Jump, the 23-year-old lefty, was called up from Las Vegas for the game today. He tossed a clean first inning, striking out 2 of the first three batters he faced. Unfortunately, Jump […]
Game # 55, Athletics vs. Mariners Game Thread
After dropping the series opener to the visiting Seattle Mariners, the A’s hope to rebound in game two of the three-game set. The Athletics, at 27-27 remain in first place in the American League West a game and a half over the Mariners who are right behind them in second place. The A’s hope to […]
Elephant Rumblings: Wilson Progressing In Rehab
Happy Memorial Day everyone! The A’s have been without starting shortstop Jacob Wilson for a couple weeks at this point thanks to the 24-year-old hurting his shoulder on a diving play. Dislocating your shoulder is never fun, especially for a player than literally needs it on every play he makes. He’s now taking swings with […]
Athletics Drop Series Opener to Mariners 9-2
The A’s had no answers for the Mariners tonight as the team came up helpless on their Holiday evening, dropping the first game of the series. Time to get back to winning. More to come…
Game #54: Mariners at Athletics Game Thread
Happy Memorial Day everyone! The A’s are back at home and return to the friendly confines of Sutter Health Park still in first place in their division after a 4-3 road trip. Now the team will go head-to-head against the team that won the AL West last year and are hot on our heels this […]
What The Mariners’ Slow First 1/3 Means For The AL West
Pre-season prognosticators were virtually unanimous: The Seattle Mariners will win the AL West. And they may well do so, but if they win the division it will not be on the strength of the season’s first 1/3. The Mariners completed their 54th game yesterday, an 8-6 loss to the Royals that left them 25-29 for […]
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