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Kade Morris is set to make his Major League debut today when the Athletics right-hander gets the start against the Astros. Morris will take on a Houston lineup boosted by the return of Jose Altuve, who was activated from the 10-day injured list yesterday and went 1-for-4 in the Astros’ 5-1 win over the A’s […]
The Athletics began a pivotal three-game series at the surging Houston Astros, who are closing in on them in the American League West. The Astros jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, winning the series-opener between these division rivals 5-1. The A’s appeared to carry over the effects of yesterday’s ninth-inning collapse, […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (28-36) will continue their nine-game homestand tonight as they open a three-game series against the Athletics (30-32) at Daikin Park. RHP Peter Lambert (4-4, 3.77 ERA) will make his ninth start of the year for the Astros tonight opposite the A’s and RHP Jack Perkins (2-2, 5.46 ERA), who’s making […]
Last night, the Athletics were three outs away from completing their first sweep of the Chicago Cubs since interleague play began in 2004. Instead, the team’s bullpen melted down yet again. The Cubs scored four runs in the ninth inning, rallying for a walk-off victory to salvage the series finale. If the A’s had held […]
The Athletics announced that they have recalled right-hander Elvis Alvarado. Fellow righty Joel Kuhnel has been designated for assignment in a corresponding move. The club’s 40-man roster count drops to 39. Kuhnel, 31, signed a minor league deal with the A’s in the offseason. He was added to the big league roster a week into […]
The Chicago Cubs are absolutely savoring their incredible 7-6 victory over the Athletics at Wrigley Field. It was CF Pete-Crow Armstrong, whose walk-off inside-the-park home run sealed the deal. Afterward, Cubs manager Craig Counsell made a bold prediction about what lies ahead, per MLB.com. He says they anticipate the same thing to happen in October […] The post Craig Counsell’s ‘October’ message after wild win vs. A’s appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Mariners had their eight-game win streak snapped on Wednesday, but they maintained their 2.5 game lead over the Athletics with the series win over the Mets. Now the team embarks on their longest road trip of the season, a 10-day affair that will take them through Detroit, Baltimore, and Washington DC. Thanks to this […]
On Friday afternoon, the Chicago Cubs will open up a series with the San Francisco Giants (at Wrigley Field).They are coming off a 7-6 win over the Athletics (on Thursday).Seiya Suzuki had one hit (off the bench).Chicago Cubs Make Seiya Suzuki DecisionFor Friday’s game, the Cubs have announced their starting lineup.Via Underdog MLB: “Cubs 6/5 […] The post Chicago Cubs Make Seiya Suzuki Decision Before Giants Series Opener appeared first on HEAVY .
Happy Friday A’s Fans! Hope everyone’s week has been going well so far. The Athletics have had more success this week, once again showcasing better performances on the road than at West Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park. They got the weeklong road trip started with a series win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. They […]
In the top of the seventh inning Thursday night at Wrigley Field, I was sitting around thinking sad thoughts, after Shōta Imanaga had given up two more home runs, totaling four long balls allowed on the evening, and the Cubs trailed the Athletics 6-1. At that point — and come on, you were thinking this […]
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Greetings, Brew Crew Ball community. The Brewers still sit atop the NL Central, though a 4-3 week against the Astros and Giants is probably not as good as they were hoping. They’re now headed west, as they’ll take on the Rockies in Denver before heading to Las Vegas to battle the A’s in a preview […]
Jack Perkins will make his first start of the season for the A’s on Friday. The second-year righty will go opposite Peter Lambert to kick off a weekend series with the Astros. Manager Mark Kotsay told Martín Gallegos of MLB.com this week that Perkins will be part of the rotation. The A’s have lost Aaron Civale […]
After a 13-16 month of May, the Chicago Cubs recorded their first win in June against the Athletics in walk-off fashion. The ninth inning kicked off with a double by Michael Busch to begin the Cubs four run comeback.Dansby Swanson delivered the tying run with a single to center that scored Kevin Alcantara evening the […] The post Pete Crow-Armstrong Sends Message to Cubs After Redeeming Walk-Off Hit appeared first on HEAVY .
The A’s couldn’t finish off the sweep of the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night. They imploded late, blowing a three-run lead in the ninth to ruin the chance at leaving Chicago with three wins.. A strong start from their young starting pitcher paired with four home runs wasn’t enough to overcome a bullpen collapse at […]
Pete Crow-Armstrong haters just got a new material to fuel their trolling of the Chicago Cubs outfielder. Crow-Armstrong was involved in an unfortunate sequence for the Cubs in the sixth inning of their matchup Thursday night against the visiting Athltics at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Apparently, the 28-year-old Crow-Armstrong lost what was supposed to […] The post Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong’s lowlight leads to wild Athletics inside-the-park HR appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
The A’s had an awesome come-from-behind victory last night, scoring two runs in the eighth to tie the game before taking a one-run lead into the ninth and holding on. That earned them win #30 on the year and pushed them past the Texas Rangers into second place, Right-hander J.T. Ginn will be tasked with […]
Thursday notes… Cubs lineup: Athletics lineup: Shōta Imanaga, LHP vs. J.T. Ginn, RHP Didn’t we just do this Tuesday? Shōta Imanaga’s last three starts have been just awful. He’s allowed 21 hits and five walks (1.660 WHIP) in 15.2 innings, with 20 (!) earned runs (11.49 ERA) and eight home runs. He was striking out […]
Pete Crow-Armstrong’s walk-off single caps an incredible Cubs comeback against the A’s Cubs vs. Athletics, Thursday 6/4, 7:05 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Athletics preview, Thursday 6/4, 7:05 CT
New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge faces a concerning injury. He missed recent games against the Cleveland Guardians. The superstar first felt nagging shoulder soreness weeks ago.The discomfort worsened recently in West Sacramento. Judge struggled during a weekend series against the Athletics. He could not pinpoint a specific play causing the pain. He only feels […] The post Yankees Announce Latest Injury News on Aaron Judge Before Guardians Game appeared first on HEAVY .
The Yankees recently returned home from a successful roadtrip during which they swept the Royals and took two out of three from the A’s. The offense awoke from its mid-May slumber, putting up 51 runs across the six games. One of the unlikely contributors at the heart of that scoring outburst was Paul Goldschmidt. Initially […]
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I thought about it again, yes I did. What’s that, you’re asking? I thought about just posting the final score of this game as a one-line recap. “The Cubs lost to the Athletics 5-4 in 10 innings,” the one line would have read. But you come here for a recap of Cubs games, and by […]
On March 20, 1993, Octavio Dotel signed as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic at 19-years-old. Nearly a decade later, Mark Teahan was selected with the 39th pick of the MLB draft by the Oakland Athletics in 2002. On July 2nd, 2005, Abraham Almonte had recently turned 16 and signed with the […]