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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 […]
Athletics (26-25) at San Diego Padres (30-20), May 23, 2026, 6:40 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
The San Diego Padres needed this. After only scoring five runs across their entire series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Friars put up seven runs with three homers against the Athletics. It was a barrage that felt warranted. The Padres offense looked healthy as ever against the Seattle Mariners last weekend but went cold […]
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 […]
It did not look like it was going to be a good day for the San Diego Padres when their starting pitcher, Walker Buehler, allowed two runs in the first inning. It did not look much better when he allowed the visiting Athletics to take a 3-2 lead in the top of the fourth inning. […]
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 […]
Athletics (26-24) at San Diego Padres (29-20), May 22, 2026, 6:40 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines.
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 […]
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 […]
So… it’s not been a good week in Royals-land. Back on April 30th, the Royals stood at 12-19 after losing a Thursday game to the Homeless A’s. I was tempted to put in a poll: “Will the Royals reach .500 again this season?” They proceeded to win 5-in-a-row and 7 of 9 to get to […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Jacob Turner*, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, 1930 – In Philadelphia, the Yankees and the Athletics continue the home run barrage as the Yankees take both games of a second straight doubleheader, 10-1 and 20-13. Babe Ruth hits a pair of home runs in the opener, as […]
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 […]
With young MLB talent and intriguing prospects, are the Athletics primed for a resurgence as they get set to move to Las Vegas? The post Are The Athletics Ready For A Resurgence In Las Vegas? appeared first on College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects - Baseball America .
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
After a ten-year major league career with a lifetime average of .270, versatile infielder Gio Urshela has called it quits. He has announced his retirement at the age of 33. Classy veteran infielder Gio Urshela, who played parts of 10 seasons, announces his retirement — Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) May 18, 2026 Urshela last played for the Athletics in Sacramento last season, posting a .238 average in 197 plate appearances. He became a household name during his three seasons as a regula...
He was a cornerstone of the A’s dynasty, winning three consecutive World Series Championships in the 70’s with the A’s. For Houstonian’s he’d serve as bullpen coach on the beloved 1986 squad that fell just short to the Mets in a 16-inning marathon. Our 16th entry is a man who collected 6 rings throughout his […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s series finale time, as the San Francisco Giants take on the Oakland/Sacramento/Vegas Athletics for the third game of the series. I’m writing this before the first game, so here’s hoping that the Giants are going for a sweep, or at least a series win today. But who knows! You, probably. If the scheduled starters […]