Month: August 2023

Bitter pill to swallow for Giants in 5-1 loss; Braves Strider becomes first 15 game winner

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Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider throws to a San Francisco Giants batter during the first inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Fri Aug 25, 2023 (AP News photo)

Atlanta (83-44). 100 202 000 – 5 7 0

San Francisco (65-62). 000 000 100 – 1 6 0

Time: 2:15

Attendance: 36,511

Friday, August 25, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

SAN FRANCISCO–A glance at the National League standings will give you an idea of how important the three game series between the Braves and the Giants that started at 7:16 this evening is to the orange and black. The visitors strode into Oracle Park having won seven of their last ten contests, which brought their won and lost balance sheet to 86-44, good enough to put them at the head of the senior circuit’s Eastern Division, 13-1/2 games in front of Philadelphia.

The Giants, on the other hand, had lost six of their ten previous games and were sitting at 65-61, 12-1/2 games behind the Western Division leading Dodgers. More relevant is their position in the wild card chase.

There, San Francisco came to the park in fourth place, in a virtual tie with Arizona for third place and a half a game behind the Cubs. This will not be a series that forgives errors, be they mental or physical, of omission or commission. September becomes, and it remains to be seen if there will be an October at Third and King.

The result of the series opener was a disheartening 5-1 loss to the dominant and dominanting visitors from Georgia.

The Giants pitching staff is dominated by the Cobb-Webb combination. The second half of that amalgamation started for the home team tonight. He brought a record of 9-9, 3.35 with him. His last start had been in Atlanta six days ago, when he was tagged for nine hits and charged with four runs, all earned over six innings in San Francisco’s 6-5 loss to the Braves.

His performance tonight was mediocre. It lasted 5-1/3 frames, in which Logan gave up five runs, all earned, on six hits, one of them a four bagger, and a walk. He struck out one batter. His pitch total was 76, 21 of them balls. He took the loss, and now has a record of 9-10, 3.51.

Spencer Strider,at 14-4, 3.57, toed the rubber for the Braves. Like Webb, he pitched in last week’s Giants-Braves series. He was the winning pitcher on August 18th, going seven shutout innings and allowing only one hit in the Braves’ 6-0 triumph.

He wasn’t quite that good tonight, but he came damn close. He pitched seven innings of three hit ball and allowed one run, which was earned and came in the seventh. He struck out nine Giants and allowed one base on balls. Of his 94 offerings, 67 qualified as strikes.. Strider was the winning pitcher, making his numbers 15-4, 3.46. Joe Jiménez replaced him for the eighth inning.

It took Atlanta all of six pitches to go ahead,1-0. That pitch was a 94mph sinker that Michael Harris II lifted 389 feet into right field for a one out solo home run, his 12th round tripper of the year. Harris provided the park that ignited the rally that netted Atlanta two more runs in the fourth. He led off with a single to right and stole second.

Matt Olson, fondly remembered in the east bay, brought him home with a one out double to right and scored on Marcell Ozuna’s single, once more tonight. Webb put down the uprising by getting Eddie Rosario to hit into a 4-6-3 double play, the Giants’ second twin killing of the night.

It was Harris who was at the heart of Atlanta’s next tallies, this time following Acuña’s leadoff triple in the sixth. The Braves’ fleet center fielder singled, again to right, making it 4-0, and then stole second, making it two stolen bases for the night and 19 on the year for him.

That enabled Harris to advance to third on Riley’s ground out to second and score on Olson’s foul to short left field that third baseman JD Davis captured with an over the head, running away grab.

Olson’s sac fly came against Alex Wood, who relieved Webb after Riley’s productive out. Atlanta now held a 5-0 lead. Wood remained in the game until the bitter end, holding the Braves to just a walk and a single.

Another leadoff triple, this one by Joc Peterson, in the home half of the seventh led to San Francisco’s first and only run, which Peterson scored on Davis’s weak RBI ground out to third.

Raisel Iglesias, Atlanta’s closer, gave up a two out double to the foot of the State Farm advertisement in right by Davis before fanning DeJong to end the game.

Before game time, the Giants announced that they had recalled Héctor Ramos from Sacramento to replace Michael Conforto, whom they put on the 10 day injured list with a strained left hamstring.

Tomorrow, Saturday, in a game scheduled to start at 1:05, the Giants will see what they can do against Max Fried (4-1, 2.83). San Francisco’s starter or opener, as the case may be, is yet to be announced.

Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s Langeliers hot bat smashes two homers and Sox

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Oakland Athletics’ Shea Langeliers hits a two-run home run off Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Jesse Scholtens during the fourth inning at Guarantee Rate Field in Chicago on Thu Aug 24, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 Oakland A’s catcher Shea Langeliers made good contact against Chicago White Sox pitching with two home runs in the A’s 8-5 win at Guarantee Rate Field in Chicago’s South side.

#2 The White Sox Luis Robert Jr snagged a fly ball that was certain to clear the fence hit by the A’s Brent Rooker in the top of the fourth inning. Despite the catch the A’s hung for the three run win.

#3 Things had been tough for both the A’s and White Sox, the White Sox had infielder Tim Anderson out on a suspension for fighting and has returned, the clubhouse atmosphere had been not so loose and the Sox have lost seven of their last ten games.

#4 The A’s have had their share of problems narrowly avoiding getting swept on their last road trip winning the last game in St Louis and getting swept by Baltimore upon returning to Oakland. The A’s snapped out of it taking two out of three from Kansas City to conclude their last homestand.

#5 The A’s and Sox go at it again starting for the A’s Zach Neal (0-0 ERA 8.25) going for the White Sox Dylan Cease (5-6 ERA 4.50) a 5:10pm PT first pitch.

Join Jeremiah for the A’s podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Daniel Dullum: MLB teams relocation threats are to get local tax money for improvements

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Camden Yards in Baltimore, John Angelos and family who own the Baltimore Orioles want improvements on the ballpark. They were offered $600 million from the state of Maryland and the Angelos wants more they want to build a downtown complex for hotels, retail, offices, and to own the land if not the team will relocate possibly to Nashville (AP file photo)

On the A’s podcast with Daniel:

#1 Daniel, there are now seven MLB clubs who are interested in relocating for various reasons how much of a role did A’s owner John Fisher play in opening the door to relocation in his case Las Vegas and now MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred can capitalize on mass taxpayer municipalities who will feel like hostages to try and keep their teams.

#2 All of sudden the idea of relocating might not be half a bad idea they could get expansion money out of it or best yet they can get state and local tax money to do the relocation and best yet baseball doesn’t have to worry about the relocation fees.

#3 Daniel, tell us about the teams who are interested in moving unless their local government comes up with tax payer money for stadium improvements or to pay for new stadiums are Tampa Bay, Arizona, Milwaukee, Chicago White Sox, Baltimore, Kansas City and the Los Angeles Angels.

#4 It was stated the national past time is not designed to be there for generations of fans, loyal fans, long time season ticket holders it’s there for the mean green almighty dollar and to serve the MLB owners including Fisher.

#5 At Howard Terminal where the A’s originally were going to try and move to before A’s team president David Kaval said the A’s had a binding agreement in Vegas. The A’s are suing longtime Howard Terminal tenant Schnitzer Steel for toxic waste. There is also an investigation into why Schnitzer has had fires at their plant between 2018-2020, there have been five fires involving hazardous materials at the plant. Schnitzer had a most recent fire last Wed Aug 16th.

Join Daniel for the A’s podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com Fridays

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: A’s could be playing in San Francisco after 2024

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NBC Bay Area TV’s Raj Mathai (left) and Oakland A’s owner John Fisher (right) do an exclusive interview in Fisher’s home on Wed Aug 23, 2023 (NBC Bay Area photo)

A’s could be playing in San Francisco after 2024

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-Gonzalez

Oakland A’s President Dave Kaval, who was in Oakland recently prior to a game for the A’s team photo, narrowed the Oakland A’s temporary home (while they build in Las Vegas) to three sites, including Oracle Park in San Francisco.

This was reported by the Independent of Las Vegas, The A’s could make an early leap to Las Vegas in 2025, right after 2024 which is already set for the A’s to be played at Oakland, However, if the A’s and Giants come to an agreement, the A’s could be playing 30 to 40 “home” games at Oracle Park in 2025.

The Oakland A’s have submitted their application for relocation to Major League Baseball, owner John Fisher told ESPN, putting the team one step closer to becoming the Las Vegas A’s. Now it is all up to the MLB owners to approve.

A’s owner John Fisher answering to the cry of A’s fans to “sell the team”says: “I have not considered selling the team” and added “I’ve now owned the team with my partner Lew Wolff, it’s shocking really how the time time flies, but since 2005”.

Meanwhile the group “Schools not Stadiums” from Las Vegas still lobbying for the city of Las Vegas not to build a parks for the Oakland Athletics.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead play by play on the Oakland A’s Spanish radio network on 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 990 KATD and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

It was bombs away as A’s homer five times to beat White Sox 8-5

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Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. robs Oakland Athletics’ Brent Rooker of a home run during the fourth inning  at Guarantee Rate Field in Chicago on Thu Aug 24, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

The Oakland A’s won a slugfest Thursday night as they downed the Chicago White Sox 8-5 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago. The A’s won for the third time in their last four games. The A’s hope the turmoil in Chicago will help them get a couple of wins in the Windy City this weekend.

The White Sox, expected to win the AL Central crown, have been floundering this season. The Sox fired team president Ken Williams and General Manager Rick Hahn. Skipper Pedro Grifol may be the next to be fired. 

The A’s sent lefty Ken Waldichuk to the hill to face the Sox. Waldichuk did well for the first four innings. His only mistake in those innings was serving up a gopher ball to the second batter he faced, Andrew Benintendi. It was Benintendi’s fourth dinger of the year. The rest of the game summary follows below.

The A’s put three on the board in the top of the fourth to take a 3-1 lead. With one out, Seth Brown singled to get the rally started. Luis Robert snagged Brent Rooker’s drive to centerfield as the ball was headed over the wall.

Rooker had flown out to deep left field in his first at-bat. Left fielder Tony Kemp doubles to send Brown to third. A’s catcher Shea Langeliers continued his hot homer streak by blasting a line drive over the fence in left field. 

The White Sox scored four times in the bottom of the fifth. Former Oakland A’s shortstop Elvis Andrus led off the frame with his fifth bomb of the year. Waldichuk retired Trayce Thompson for the first out. On the next play, Waldichuk threw the ball past first base.

The batter, Sox catcher Korey Lee, motored to the second base. Waldichuk struck out Tim Anderson for the second out. Andrew Benintendi singled to drive in his second run of the game.

Waldichuk now had to deal with the Sox’s best hitter, Luis Robert. Robert led the Sox with 33 homers. He now has 34. Robert’s home run gave the Sox a 5-3 lead after five innings.

The A’s homered twice in the sixth inning to send White Sox starter Jesse Scholtens to the showers. With one out, Brent Rooker, denied in his first two at-bats, homered for the 22nd time this year. Schotens retired Tony Kemp for the second out. The next hitter, Shea Langeliers, homered for the second time to tie the game 5-5. 

The A’s added two runs in the top of the seventh. With two out, Ryan Noda singled and then stole second. The A’s sensational rookie second baseman, Zack Gelof, homered for the tenth time this season. The A’s led 7-5

It was now up to the A’s bullpen to preserve the win. Before we get to what the bullpen did, the A’s added another run in the top of the eight. Tony Kemp hit a solo homer to give the A’s a three-run cushion midway through the eighth,

The A’s bullpen allowed the White Sox four hits and kept them scoreless in the last four innings of the game. Lucas Erceg, Danny Jimenez, Spencer Patton, Kirby Snead, and Trevor May came through for the A’s. Oakland won the first game of the four-game series 8-5.

Game Notes: With the win, the A’s are now 37-91. The White Sox dropped to 50-78. 

The line score for Oakland was eight runs, nine hits, and one error. Ken Waldichuk worked five innings and allowed eight hits and five runs. The White Sox hit three home runs off of Waldichuk’s offerings. Lucas Erceg was the winning pitcher.

The line score for Chicago was five runs, 12 hits, and one error. 

The A’s hit five home runs in the game. Tony Kemp had a double and a home run. Shea Langeliers had two dingers and four RBIs. Brent Rooker hit his 22nd of the year. He was robbed by Luis Robert earlier in the game. Two other drives were very long outs. He seems to be back in the groove. 

Game two of the series will be played Friday night. The A’s starter will be Zach Neal (0-0 ERA 8.25). Neal probably will be an opener. The White Sox will counter with Dylan Cease (5-6 ERA 4.50). The game will start at 5:10 p.m.

There was a sparse crowd 13,247 at the park on Chicago’s southside. Reports surfaced that the White Sox are not happy with their park. Reports say the team is looking at relocating to Nashville. The White Sox, for years, have been the second banana in the Windy City. The fans love the Cubs, who went 108 years before winning a World Series Championship. The Cubs can do no wrong. It would be sad for the White Sox fans to lose their team.

Aces Survive Scare Against Sky 94-87; 30 wins by Aces most in a season in WNBA history

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The Las Vegas Aces set a WNBA record for the most wins in a season with their win over the Chicago Sky on Thu Aug 24, 2023 in Chicago (@LVAces image)

By Barbara Mason

Thursday evening the Las Vegas Aces (30-4) traveled to Chicago taking on the Sky (13-21) and hung onto for a seven point win over Chicago 94-87. As this game got underway, the first half turned out to be more of a nightmare for the Aces.

The Sky had a great game plan holding Las Vegas to 37.8% from the field while the Sky were shooting a little over 54%. Chicago was aggressive coming away with 20 rebounds to the Aces 14. The Sky won the first quarter 24-17 as well as the second 26-20.

At the half, the Sky had a 50-37 lead. We have seen the Aces overcome deficits all season but the first half saw Las Vegas missing far too many shots. They definitely had a lackluster first half. Kelsey Plum had only made a number of free throws but nothing from the field.

A’Ja Wilson had 12 points at the half with both Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young with eight points. If Las Vegas was going to win this matchup, they had to pick up their offense. The Aces have shown over and over that they are a second half team and they need to pull out all the stops in this contest. The first half was all Chicago.

The Sky did not slow down one bit in the third quarter. Las Vegas had cut the Chicago lead to single digits in the early minutes but the Sky came roaring back to take a 56-42 lead. They were relentless. Las Vegas began to turn up their physicality once again cutting the Dream lead to single digits.

Kelsey Plum turned up the heat hitting 16 points with just under five minutes left in the quarter with the Aces eyeing the lead trailing 60-57. With 2:45 left in the quarter it was a tie game 62-62. The Aces rallied in this game to take the lead 67-65 after having trailed by 16 points.

Kelsey Plum had struggled in the first half but completely turned it around in the second half finishing with 18 points as the third quarter came to an end. The Aces had a slim lead going into the fourth quarter 70-68. They had won the third quarter 33-18.

With less than six minutes left in the game, the Aces had a 81-78 lead and it became evident that this game was going down to the wire. The Aces got a slight advantage in the fourth quarter taking a 86-80 lead with under four minutes left in the game.

With all the marbles on the table this was anybody’s game. The Aces played a brilliant final minute extending their lead 90-84 with 43 ticks on the clock. They had won 30 season games which was a WNBA record.

The Aces fought hard in the second half. They had no choice in the matter; the Dream came in with incredible energy and a great plan that had the Aces stymied in the first half. Jackie Young had the team high with 24 points with Kelsey Plum right behind her with 24. Both A’Ja Wilson and Jackie Young had 10 rebounds apiece. It was an amazing comeback.

Saturday evening Las Vegas will take on the Washington Mystics. The Aces have a huge bullseye on their backs. With so many teams vying for a spot in the playoffs they have all lifted their level of play to new heights. The Mystics will be no different. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:00 PM.

San Francisco Giants preview: Giants gear up for another series with Braves

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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb throws in the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Oracle Park on Sun Jul 9, 2023. Webb starts Fri Aug 25, 2023 against the Atlanta Braves in San Francisco (AP file)

Giants Gear Up For Another Tough Series With Braves

By Barbara Mason

Wednesday the San Francisco Giants (66-61) held off the Philadelphia Phillies in a marathon ten inning slug fest. The Giants had lost the first two games of the series and very nearly opened the door for a Philly sweep.

Leading 5-2 going into the ninth inning, Philadelphia tied up the game when Bryce Harper does what he does best: knocks a three run home run and it was all even. San Francisco held on for a great tenth inning scoring three runs and capped off this win, a critical one with huge wild card implications.

It does not get any easier for the Giants this weekend. They are home Thursday with a well-deserved day off but Friday night they take on the Atlanta Braves in a three game series. The Braves are red-hot right now with a 82-44 record and they will present yet another major challenge for San Francisco.

Logan Webb will take the mound for the Giants. He is 9-9 in the win/loss column and in the last seven days has a 6.00 ERA. The Giants will face a solid pitcher in Atlanta’s Spencer Strider with a 3.57 ERA and a 14-4 win/loss record.

He will greatly challenge the San Francisco offense. The Braves to watch out for will be Matt Olson who has 43 home runs to his credit this season but also 108 RBIs. Ronald Acuna Jr. is also a good one with a .335 batting average.

The Giants began to flex their offensive muscle in the third game of their last series with 14 hits and Wilmer Flores continues to come up big at the plate. San Francisco will have to bring more of that in this upcoming series with so much at stake. The first appearance of Paul DeJong with the Giants was a dandy and the team will need more from him.

First pitch against the Braves Friday night is scheduled for 7:15 PM at Oracle Park.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: DeJong is plugged in on first day on the job with Giants

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San Francisco Giants Paul DeJong slugs a two run home run in the top of the fourth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia on Wed Aug 23, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the Giants podcast with Michael Duca:

#1 Michael talk about the San Francisco Giants Paul DeJong’s first day on the job with the Giants hitting a two run fourth inning home run and a two run single in the tenth inning to help lift SF to a 8-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

#2 DeJong said it was hard to put it into words that he was happy to be out there and that he was happy that the opportunity worked out for him. Michael talk about his excitement about getting a chance to perform.

#3 What is happening to Giants reliever Camilo Doval, he gave up a three run home run to the Phillies Bryce Harper that clanged off the right field foul pole this was before the Giants had a chance to comeback for the win. Is Doval losing confidence or teams are studying him well.

#4 DeJong is seven year veteran formerly with the St Louis Cardinals who joined Toronto Blue Jays at the trade deadline then was released by the Jays last Monday. He joined the Giants Tuesday and had his banner day Wednesday at the plate.

#5 The Giants host the Atlanta Braves who gave the Giants fits in Atlanta last weekend. Spencer Strider will start for the Braves on Friday. Giants manager Gabe Kapler has not announced a starter as of yet.

Join Michael Duca for the Giants podcasts Thursdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: The San Francisco Giants are more Sizzle than Steak

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San Francisco Giants Wilmer Flores (left) celebrates with Austin Slater (right) after hitting a home run that scored Bryce Johnson in the bottom of the ninth inning Sun Sep 4, 2022. Flores is underrated with the Giants last season say author Amaury Pi Gonzalez (AP News file)

The San Francisco Giants are more Sizzle than Steak

By Amaury Pi Gonzalez

Last off-season, the SF Giants announced to the world (with great bravado) that they were going heavy after Aaron Judge. I mentioned on the radio and wrote then that Judge would rather stay with the Yankees because that is “the legacy team” in baseball. Notwithstanding the terrible season, they are having this 2023.

But for me, one of the most important players and way underrated with the Giants last season and again this season is Wilmer Flores. In the Bay Area, the Giants are the #1 baseball team; they get more coverage than the Athletics, even when the A’s were winning the World Series.I have been a Bay Area resident since 1969 and I can attest to that.

The Giants “propaganda” after they won three World Series in six years, recruited a lot of fans, had a great run, and they did get lucky; none of those three clubs that won the World Series will ever be considered “great” teams, like for example the Oakland A’s from 1988-89-90.

They only won one World Series against the 1989 Giants, but they had great players. Giants do not have that. After that run of three World Series titles for the Giants, I was asked to attend a “career day” at an East Bay public school.

The teacher was surprised when I told her that the Giants have won three World Series in San Francisco, but the A’s have won four in Oakland. I always enjoy talking to young kids at schools as they get interested in what I have done covering sports.

This teacher was young probably not a real baseball fan; she “bought” all the propaganda from the Giants just because they had won three in six years, and some even started predicting, “We are going to win a World Series every other year. Remember that?

A good friend is putting money on the Giants signing Shohei Ohtani this winter, as he will likely become a Free Agent. I bet $50 with my friend, who would be nameless here. I bet that the Dodgers would get Ohtani and not the Giants.

But do not be surprised if the Giants and their supporters begin right after the season talking about “getting” Ohtani’ because the Giants think they are the Yankees of the West Coast, but they are not; the Dodgers are the Yankees of the West!

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the Major League Baseball Hispanic Heritage Hall of Fame Museum and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland Roots Score A Brace Against New Mexico United 2-1 To Regain The Third Place Spot

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Lots of congratulations to go around as the Oakland Roots defeated the New Mexico United at Isotopes Park in Albuquerque NM on Wed Aug 23, 2023 (@oaklandrootssc photo)

Wednesday. August 23rd, 2023

By Troy Ewers

In Isotopes Park in Albuquerque, NM, it’s a weekday edition of the USL Championship and the Oakland Roots faced New Mexico United. Oakland entered this game fourth place in the West and hoped to control their destiny to make a run in the playoffs. Last time these two battled it out was April 1st and Roots leading scorer Johnny Rodriguez won Oakland the game, 1-0.

Defense was the name of the game in the first half and Oakland fought even a sliver of a chance during the half. One of Oakland’s biggest chances came from Neveal Hackshaw with a header that almost passed the New Mexico goalkeeper who was on the ground, but still gotta hand on the ball for the save.

The Oakland Roots silenced the crowd with their pacing throughout the first half, only time they made any noise was when they booed the ref for awarding a yellow card New Mexico which set up an Oakland set piece that Oakalnd couldn’t capitalize on.

The Roots would finally take advantage of the momentum they had built up all half as Anuar Palaez would score in the 42nd minute, after receiving a pass from Daniel Barbir and hitting a roller shot past the goalkeeper to take the lead, 1-0 Roots.

Before the halftime whistle blew, New Mexico witnessed why Paul Blanchette was the League leader in saves as Moreno attempted to even up the score with what looked like a clear goal, but Blanchette made the save and Oakland was able to clear it to end the half and the Roots maintained their goal lead.

The second half, Oakland had one goal, hold the lead, so they can take back third place in the West and in the beginning of the half the Roots used their slow pace strategy to generate offense and in the 51st minute, Trayvon Reid scored a goal from that style of offense and even though there was an appeal from New Mexico over a hand ball, but there was a no call from the ref and the score was upheld, 2-0 Oakland. This was the second assist from Barbir as he is used as the conductor of this offense this game.

The rest of the second half was Oakland keeping New Mexico at arm’s reach and not with many real scoring chances. With five minutes of stoppage time, New Mexico showed that they weren’t giving up even with the rain starting to pour.

A corner set piece for New Mexico was scored on when Sergio Rivas found the ball amongst the madness and shot it past Blanchette to make the score 2-1. New Mexico was quick to try to get the equalizer, but when Hackshaw was fouled the time was ticking down as he stayed on the ground with an injury, which led to the final whistle to blow and the game ended with Noah Delgado’s Oakland Roots securing the three points with a victory against New Mexico United and momentum towards this last stretch of the season.

Oakland’s next game will be in three days on Saturday, August 26th in Louisville, Kentucky against Louisville City FC.