The Athletics made an untimely Brent Rooker injury move Friday, placing their power bat on the 10-day injured list with a left knee bone bruise. However, Jacob Wilson’s return provided the club with some benefit. Rooker’s IL stint, retroactive to June 9, removes a dangerous middle-order presence from the lineup. Wilson’s activation after a month […]
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There was no late-night luck in Vegas for the Rockies. Sean Sullivan gave Colorado an encouraging first look in his major league debut, and Cole Carrigg delivered the swing that briefly looked like it might define the night. But the lead did not hold. The Athletics answered Carrigg’s three-run homer with four unanswered runs, including […]
Athletics 6, Rockies 4 Graphic via FanGraphs. He’s back: Lawrence Butler, +0.38 WPA Tough day in the bullpen: Zach Agnos, -0.39 WPA Game thread comment of the day Please keep in mind our Purple Row Community Guidelines when you’re commenting. Thanks!
The Athletics started their weekend series against the Colorado Rockies on the right foot, beating their NL West counterparts 6-4 thanks to some solid pitching and timely hitting. The win secures the team’s 34th win of the season and they remain in striking distance of a playoff spot and the AL West lead. They’re now […]
The Colorado Rockies are opening a six-game road trip tonight with three games against the Athletics in Las Vegas, where the A’s are playing a rare ‘home’ series away from their temporary home in Sacramento. After this series, the Rockies head to Wrigley Field for three against the Chicago Cubs. The nomadic Athletics enter at […]
After a day off yesterday the A’s are back at it tonight, welcoming the Colorado Rockies to Las Vegas Ballpark for a three-game weekend series against the worst team in the National League. The Rockies sit at 26-43 and are already gauging the upcoming trade market to see what they can offload on contenders. A […]
The Athletics have placed designated hitter/outfielder Brent Rooker on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to June 9) with a bone bruise in his left knee, per Martin Gallegos of MLB.com. The team reinstated shortstop Jacob Wilson from the IL to take Rooker’s roster spot. The injury continues a rough start for Rooker, who is already […]
In their last 10 games, the A's have slugged a staggering 26 home runs. The Rockies' pitchers will have their hands full tonight.
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The Colorado Rockies are reportedly promoting left-handed pitcher Sean Sullivan (No. 8 PuRP) to start Friday night’s game against the Athletics. The Gazette’s Kevin Henry was among the first to report on the news. The Rockies have yet to officially announce the move. Sullivan was the Rockies’ second-round pick in the 2023 draft after pitching […]
Just because you’re in the basement, that doesn’t mean you should stop trying.
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This weekend's A's-Rockies series is taking place in one of the most extreme offensive environments imaginable.
Happy Friday A’s Fans, This evening, the Athletics will resume action in Las Vegas, beginning a three-game series against the last-place Colorado Rockies at Las Vegas Ballpark. Earlier this week, the A’s hit a franchise record-tying 15 home runs over three games against the Milwaukee Brewers’ pitching staff, which has been one of the best […]
Greetings, Brew Crew Ball community. The Brewers had another slightly underwhelming week, as they swept the Rockies in Colorado and won an extra-innings slugfest on Monday night in Las Vegas but ultimately dropped their series with the A’s. Elsewhere in the division, the bottom three teams (Pirates, Cubs, and Reds) struggled, but the Cardinals continue […]
On Friday, the Milwaukee Brewers will open up a series with the Philadelphia Phillies (at home) in Wisconsin.They are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Athletics on Wednesday (and have the day off on Thursday).Milwaukee Brewers Sign 4-Year MLB PlayerAhead of their series with the Phillies, the Brewers announced that they had signed Lyon […]
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Morning A’s fans! The team ended their first series in Las Vegas with a win against the Milwaukee Brewers. It was a slugfest with plenty of home runs and we shouldn’t expect that to end any time soon. Now the team gets a day off to enjoy the Vegas Strip and hang out by the […]
Monday night’s offensive slugfest with the Athletics in Las Vegas was nothing short of wild. From Kyle Harrison’s random blowup, where the first pitch of the bottom of the first inning got taken for a ride, to the 15 overturned pitch challenges, or maybe the fact that despite giving up 14 runs as a pitching […]
The Athletics and Milwaukee Brewers faced off in the rubber match of this three game interleague series. Down 3-0 after 6 1/2 innings, it looked like the A’s offense had finally cooled off in the desert heat. Yet, the team burst to life just in time and then its bullpen shut the door on the […]
Box Score It was a solid night for Brandon Sproat in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, but the Brewers were unable to pick up the series win, as the offense faltered after putting up an early lead and Chad Patrick struggled out of the bullpen. Christian Yelich started the evening off with a walk, and […]
Former Boston Red Sox player Jeff Frye thinks baseball is turning into professional wrestling. He recently blasted MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred over the cheap home runs happening in Las Vegas. Frye played in parts in Boston from 1996 to 2000. He knows how the game should look. But after watching a routine pop fly sail […]
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Tonight, the Athletics will take on the Brewers in the series finale of the first of two series at Las Vegas Ballpark this week. After dropping the opener 15-14 in the highest scoring game of the season so far, the A’s rebounded last night with a 7-5 victory, hitting five more home runs and getting […]
After a late-night/early-morning victory on Monday night, the Brewers lost the second game of their series against the Athletics in Las Vegas on Tuesday, meaning Wednesday night’s game is a rubber match. On the mound for the series finale is Brandon Sproat, who continues to struggle to put together multiple consistent innings. Sproat, 25, is […]
As you might expect with a team that has hovered around .500 all season, signs point upwards, downwards, and downright sideways, all at the same time, with regard to the 2026 A’s and the rest of the season. Make no mistake about it, there are positives. The A’s have not hit the way they expected […]
Ian Cundall looks outside the top tier of prospects for all 30 teams to highlight players whose data still stands out.
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Happy Wednesday A’s fans! Today marks the midway point of the Athletics’ weeklong Las Vegas residency. After concluding a series against the Milwaukee Brewers tonight, the team gets tomorrow off before wrapping up its Las Vegas showcase with three games against the Colorado Rockies this weekend. So far, the games at Las Vegas Ballpark, home […]
On a day full of intriguing pitching matchups, Shohei Ohtani vs. Jared Jones might take the cake. Ohtani has allowed five earned runs all season. Jones bounced back from a rough season debut with five zeroes against the Astros in his last outing. 1. Montgomery walks off the Braves What a debut for Braden Montgomery. […]