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Game #52: A’s at Padres Game Thread
The A’s saw their three-game winning streak snapped last night in the first game of this series down in San Diego. The team remains in first place in the AL West though so can’t let last night’s struggles follow them into the second game of this weekend set against the Padres. On the mound for […]
Is A Jump In Talent Nigh?
This season’s first 2 months have always been about treading water. The A’s have a gloriously average squad that has been, well, average: Since April 10th, the A’s have been been between 1 game under .500 and 3 games over .500 each and every day. The ability to stay neck and neck in the standings […]
A’s Drop Series-Opener in San Diego
The Athletics and San Diego Padres kicked off a three-game series on a beautiful Friday night in San Diego. The A’s sought to win their fourth straight game, while the Padres hoped to rebound after losing their past series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Buoyed by three key home runs, the Padres won the series-opener […]
Game #51: Athletics at Padres Game Thread
The Athletics started this weeklong Southern California road trip on the right note, winning three of four against the woeful, last-place Los Angeles Angels. The series win was anything but easy, though, as the A’s needed 10 innings to win each of the final two games. Tonight, the first-place Athletics head further south to begin […]
Elephant Rumblings: Denzel Clarke Suffers Setback, Out Past All-Star Break
Happy Friday Athletics Nation! After beginning the season as the team’s Opening Day center fielder, Denzel Clarke has seen his 2026 season get worse and worse as the season has progressed. The gifted defender struggled in the batter’s box from the jump and was slashing just .170./.228/.417 with no home runs at the time he […]
A’s defeat Halos 3-2 in Extras!
The A’s and Angels continued their four-game series with the final of the set tonight at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. After taking two of the first three games, the A’s sent Luis Severino to the mound to face off against LA’s ace, José Soriano. The Angels didn’t hesitate to jump out early, as Mike Trout, […]
Game #50, Athletics vs. Angels Game Thread
The Athletics have taken two of the three games in this series with the Los Angeles Angels at their home field and are aiming for three of four with a victory tonight in the final game of this set. But standing in their way will be LA’s ace, José Soriano. Soriano on the year is […]
Elephant Rumblings: A Quick Review
Happy Thursday Athletics Nation! Going into today’s game against the Angels, the Athletics are nine games past the quarter mark of the 2026 season. As of the time I sat down to pen this, our team was 24-24 with the thirteenth best record in baseball but the fifth best in the American League. Shea Langeliers […]
A’s Come Back In Extras, Beat Angels 6-5
The A’s were on the ropes tonight, down to their final three outs. A late home run tied this game up for the A’s and sent it to extras, where the Athletics managed to pull ahead and hang on for the win, putting them back over the .500 mark and remain alone atop the AL […]
Game #49: A’s at Angels Game Thread
After briefly falling below .500 the A’s got back to the even mark yesterday evening when they beat the Angels in the second game of this four-game series. They remain a half-game over the Texas Rangers for first place in the AL West so a win tonight sure would feel good in order to remain […]
“State Of The Rotation”: A Projected Weakness, An Actual…?
In baseball, rarely does everything unfold as expected. The unpredictability of baseball is one of its gifts as well as one of its most confounding aspects. The Seattle Mariners were widely believed to be the cream of the AL West crop, projected to win well over 90 games. Who thought they would sit 4 games […]
Elephant Rumblings: A’s Check-in as Game #50 Approaches
Happy Wednesday Athletics fans! After several consecutive losing seasons, the A’s entered 2026 with renewed expectations, aiming to finish above .500 and remain in playoff contention late in the season. Through nearly 50 games, the A’s have played like a .500 team, yet they still sit atop an underwhelming American League West in which no […]
A’s clobber Angels 14-6 in Anaheim
After a heartbreaking loss last night in the J.T. Ginn near no-hitter the A’s needed to regroup for game two of the four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Jacob Lopez gets the start tonight against Reid Detmers for the Angels. Detmers was on fire the first two innings, striking […]
Game # 48, Athletics vs. Angels Game Thread
After a heartbreaking loss last night in the J.T. Ginn near no-hitter the A’s will need to regroup for game two of the four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. Despite being one game under .500, the A’s remain on top of the American League West by one game over […]
Elephant Rumblings: Ginn’s Breakout Continues Despite Loss
Welcome to Tuesday everyone! We were treated to some grade-A pitching last night from young right-hander J.T. Ginn. For eight innings the 26-year-old only allowed one walk while taking a no-hitter into the ninth. We’re going to ignore what happened in the final inning from last night’s game because we can. That performance dropped Ginn’s […]
A’s Suffer Heartbreaker to Open Road Trip
The Athletics and Los Angeles Angels matched up in the first game of this four-game series between these two longtime division rivals. Few would have thought that this game featuring two teams with struggling pitching staffs would turn out to be a pitching duel, yet that is what happened. Both starting pitchers performed well, especially […]
Game #47: Athletics at Angels Game Thread
Coming off a disappointing home stand in which the Athletics lost series against the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants, the “Green and Gold” are back on the road, set to begin a four-game series against the Los Angeles Angels this evening. Leaving Sacramento may be a good thing as the A’s have played […]
Elephant Rumblings: On The Road Again
Welcome to another new week A’s fans! The team had a lackluster weekend as they dropped two of three to the Giants. Add that to the series loss mid-week to the Cardinals and the A’s did not have a great time in their latest homestand in Sacramento. It’s in the books and behind us now […]
A’s Bullpen, Defense Collapse in Series-Deciding Loss to Giants
The Athletics and Giants battled in the rubber-game of their three-game set on a windy Sunday afternoon in Sacramento. While the wind helped both teams score runs, the weather did not play that much of a factor in this game’s result. Rather it was the A’s bullpen and defensive collapse in the eighth inning, when […]
Game #46: Giants at Athletics Game Thread
After splitting the first two games of the series, the Athletics and San Francisco Giants will square off this afternoon in the rubber game of this rivalry weekend showdown. Athletics’ starting pitcher Luis Severino struggled yesterday. The Giants jumped out to a 5-0 lead before holding off the A’s late comeback attempt. As a result, […]
A’s Drop Saturday Contest To Giants 6-4
The A’s couldn’t make it two in a row over their former Bay Area rivals. The Green & Gold dropped the middle game of their weekend series against San Francisco Giants on Saturday evening in Sacramento, with their comeback attempt coming up short in a 6-4 loss that drops their record to 23-22. Can still […]
Game #45: Giants at Athletics Game Thread
Our series with the Giants continues this evening with the A’s coming off a series-opening win last night. Can they make it two in a row against their former Bay Area rivals and continue padding their AL West lead? Before we get to the game we had a small transaction this morning. The club has […]
Kurtz Blasts the A’s to a 5-2 Victory Over the Giants
The Athletics and Giants opened their three-game series on a beautiful Friday night in front of a strong crowd at Sutter Health Park. The A’s prevailed 5-2 thanks to another solid start from starting pitcher Aaron Civale, first baseman Nick Kurtz’s latest game-changing blast and a makeshift bullpen that bent but did not break. A’s […]
Game #44: Athletics vs Giants Game Thread
Tonight, the Athletics look to get back to winning ways as they kick-off a three-game series against their regional rival, the San Francisco Giants, in West Sacramento. While this rivalry matchup does not feel the same in the wake of the A’s departing Oakland to eventually relocate to Las Vegas, Sutter Health Park should be […]
Elephant Rumblings: A’s Add Lefty Reliever; Giants Come To Town
Another week in the books! Welcome to Friday A’s fans. Yesterday morning the A’s announced the addition of some outside bullpen help, acquiring left-hander Jose Suarez from the Seattle Mariners for cash considerations: In order to make room on the 40-man roster for Suarez, the team designated outfielder Junior Perez for assignment, meaning any of […]
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