Month: August 2023

Giants Battle Their Way To Win In Ten Innings Over Phillies 8-6

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San Francisco Giants Paul Delong strokes a two run home run off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen in the top of the fourth inning at Citizen’s Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia on Wed Aug 23, 2023 (AP News photo)

Giants Battle Their Way To Win In Ten Innings Over Phillies 8-6

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (65-61) took on the Philadelphia Phillies (69-57) in game three on Wednesday in a 8-6 ten inning win at Citizens Bank Ball Park in Philadelphia. This after losing the first two games of the series.

Wednesday game wrap: The Giants got this game going early with a run in the first inning, Wilmer Flores hit a home run to left center for the early one run lead 1-0. They got a second run in the third, another hit from Flores, a single. Wade Meckler scored on that Flores single.

In the fourth inning, another San Francisco home run off the bat off Paul DeJong; a two- run homer extending their lead to 4-0. Everything was going well for the Giants when the Phillies came around. They had back to back home runs, both of them solo shots. Kyle Schwarber hit the first followed by Trea Turner. The Phillies had crept back into this game but still trailing 4-2.

The Giants added another run in the 7th inning to lead 5-2. Austin Slater doubled Thairo Estrada home. It all came down to the ninth inning. The Giants appeared to be in good shape on the verge of the win.

The Philadelphia Phillies are never out of the game as we have seen this season. Bryce Harper came to the plate, always a threat, and tied up the game with a 3-run home run. This was a brand new ball game all tied up 5-5.

Undeterred, the Giants put three runs up on the board in the tenth inning. DeJong singled bringing Patrick Bailey and Casey Schmitt home. Meckler scored the third run and the Giants had taken back the lead 8-5. Once again the Giants were three outs away from the win.

Edmundo Sosa doubled Realmuto home and the score was now 8-6 with one out. Taylor Rogers got the second out and the Giants were one out away from the win. Ryan Walker took the mound looking for that final out. Walker got the job done, got the final out and San Francisco had fought through this one.

It wasn’t easy but San Francisco battled their way through this game. The Giants needed this win with huge wild card implications.

Giants post game notes: Philadelphia won handily in game one. Game two was a Philly walk off win 4-3. It was really disappointing series for the Giants especially in Tuesday’s game.

The Giants were leading 3-2 going into the ninth inning when the Phillies answered with two runs in the ninth. It was a crushing loss. Wednesday the Giants avoided the sweep with the win .

They will now head back home to Oracle Park and ready themselves for a three game series starting this Friday with the Atlanta Braves. Starting for the Braves Spencer Strider (14-4 ERA 3.57) the Giants have not determined a starter as of Wednesday night. First pitch 7:15pm.

Royals beat A’s 4-0 for two hitter avoid getting swept at Coliseum; KC uses four pitchers for shutout

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Oakland Athletics’ Lawrence Butler breaks his bat while grounding into a force out during the eighth inning against the Kansas City Royals at the Oakland Coliseum on Wed Aug 23, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

OAKLAND–The Kansas City Royals shut down the A’s offense, as the guys from Kansas City shut out the A’s 4-0

The Royals starter Cole Ragans was the winning pitcher. Ragans allowed the A’s two singles in his six innings of work Wednesday afternoon. The A’s used an opener, Adrian Martinez, to start. Martinez went two and 1/3rd innings and allowed three hits and one run. It was not a bad performance, but the A’s offense went to sleep and could not put any runs on the board.

The Royals drew first blood in the top of the third. Royals’ Right-fielder hit his first Major League home run to give the Royals an early 1-0 advantage halfway through the inning. The A’s failed to score in their half of the inning.

The Royals put two more on the board in the fourth. A’s reliever Francisco Perez hit the Royals’ DH Matt Beaty. Perez struck out Royals’ catcher Freddy Fernin for the first out. Drew Waters tripled over Brent Rooker’s glove to drive in Beaty.

The Royals’ third baseman Maikel Garcia’s sacrifice fly plated Waters with the game’s third run for Kansas City. The A’s went down in order in their half of the fourth. Kansas City leads 3-0.

The Royals added a run in the fifth. The Royals’ best player, shortstop Bobby Witt, Jr., led off the inning with his 26th bomb of the year. Witt also had a single in the game. 

Kagans left the game after the sixth. Three Royals’ relievers did not allow a hit and kept the A’s scoreless. The A’s mounted a threat in the eighth when Royals’ reliever Jackson Kower walked three A’s hitters to lopas the bases.

The Royals brought in Carlos Hernandez to pitch. Hernandez retired pinch-hitter Seth Brown for the second out, and Zack Gelof grounded out to end the inning. The A’s failed to score in the ninth. The A’s lost 4-0.

Game Notes: With the loss, the A’s are now 36-91. The Royals are 41-88.

The A’s used four pitchers: Adrian Martinez, Francisco Perez, Kyle Muller, and Sean Newcomb. Muller went four innings and allowed one run, Bobby Witt’s homer.

The A’s will be in Chicago on Thursday to start a four-game series against the White Sox. Lefty Ken Waldichul will go for Oakland. Chicago will counter with Jesse Scholtens. The game will start at 5:10 p.m.

MLB podcast with Stephen Ruderman: Chicago owner Reinsdorf fires VP and GM, might move team; 7 MLB teams to possibly relocate; plus more news

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On his last day as Chicago White Sox, vice president Ken Williams (pictured) along with general manager Rick Hahn were both fired after the game at Guarantee Rate Field in Chicago on Tue Aug 22, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the MLB with Stephen Ruderman:

#1 Stephen talk about the housecleaning that’s been going on over at the Chicago White Sox as owner Jerry Reinsdorf has fired his top brass starting with longtime vice president Ken Williams and general manager Rick Hahn. Reinsdorf said that this season has been disappointing and that was the one of the big reasons the for firing. Also infielder Tim Anderson says he want Tony LaRussa to return as manager.

#2 Relocation has been the newest thing in MLB first the Oakland A’s now the White Sox are considering relocation they have their eye on moving to Nashville but not so fast the Baltimore Orioles are considering Nashville as well.

#3 There are seven big league teams considering relocation do you think that’s why Commissioner Manfred is not charging a relocation to the A’s or are the exception?

#4 Stephen, talk about Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora going onto the field and telling Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander to hurry up and pitch in the second inning when Verlander’s pitchcom earpiece malfunctioned. Verlander was later swore at Cora for telling him to hurry up.

#5 A’s owner John Fisher said that the team is not for sale, Fisher in an interview today with the Las Vegsas Independent Journal said the A’s have lost significant amounts of money this season. Fisher added that his goal is to build and find a new home for the team.

Join Stephen Ruderman for the MLB podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: Interview with Nancy Finley daughter of former A’s GM and niece of former A’s owner and author of the book Finley Ball

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The book Finley Ball a look at two outsiders Charlie O Finley and Carl Finley who guided the Oakland A’s to three consecutive championships from 1972-74 written by Nancy Finley (photo of book from Nancy Finley

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry F:

#1Nancy Finley is the daughter of former Oakland A’s general manager Carl Finley and the niece of former A’s owner Charles O Finley. Nancy is the author of the book Finley Ball by Nancy Finley. Nancy was on the scene when the Oakland A’s won three straight Championships from 1972-74.

#2Nancy also was welcomed to Cooperstown for a Hall of Fame celebration and talked about her book Finley Ball on how two outsiders on her father Carl and Charlie O changed the franchise forever and made them baseball’s world champions.

#3 Talk about Charlie he started out as an insurance salesman and with his cousin Carl moved the team from Kansas City to Oakland in 1968 and later built the club up with the likes of Sal Bando, Jim Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Vida Blue, Bert Campaneris, Joe Rudi, Gene Tenace and many others.

#4 Talk about when MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn who stopped the deal that sold Rollie Fingers and Joe Rudi to Boston and Vida Blue to the Yankees. It was a trade that had no players coming to Oakland so it was in essence a sale.

#5 Talk about the Nancy appearing at the Cooperstown Hall of Fame and promoting her book Finley Ball. With the relocation of the A’s it seems like it’s drumming up lots of interest in regards of Oakland baseball history which might be gone as soon as next season.

Join Jerry Feitelberg does the Oakland A’s podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: A’s hire same managing construction company as the Raiders

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This rendering is a illustration sample that the Nevada Legislation had to work with before approving the $390 million in public money for the Las Vegas A’s new Tropicana ballpark but is not the real rendering. Which will later be presented by an architect company to be named later. The A’s named Mortensen-McCarthy as the managing contractor for the Tropicana ballpark project (rendering from the Oakland A’s)

A’s hire same construction company as the Raiders

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By Amaury Pi-González

OAKLAND–The same company that was hired by the Oakland Raiders to build Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas will serve as construction manager for the new Oakland A’s ballpark in Las Vegas. Mortensen McCarthy completed the Las Vegas Raiders new home in the summer of 2020.

The Oakland A’s Press Release says the company will be responsible for overseeing the construction, like scheduling, coordination and the management of employees, as well as labor relations and community engagement. This construction outfit also was hired for the construction of the spectacular Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.

Mortenson McCarthy, additionally, is also the same construction outfit that built Target Field in Minnesota the home of the Twins, on a 8.5 acres or land, the smallest in Major League Baseball, only 8.5 acres but it covers a total of 10.5-acres because portions extend over surrounding roadways.

The A’s land at Tropicana is nine acres. The ballpark is scheduled to be built on the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip, where the Tropicana Las Vegas casino resort sits. Aside from the Raider’s Allegiant Stadium, Mortenson McCarthy was responsible for the Atlanta Braves Truist Park, the Seattle Kraken’s Climate Pledge Arena and the Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium.

“If I were awarding this contract, I would say I want someone with a track record, and a good track record, in an industry where there are constant cost overruns.” Jerald Podair, who wrote the 2017 book “City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of a Modern Los Angeles, (FOX5 Las Vegas)

Podair (many consider him a reputable expert) added he is impressed with Mortenson McCarthy’s portfolio, especially with Allegiant Stadium, which was completed on time without any cost overruns, and Target Field in Minneapolis, which (like mentioned above) is the only Major League Baseball stadium built on less acreage than the nine at Bally’s has given the A’s for their new ballpark project on the site of the Tropicana Hotel and Casino.

Construction for the Las Vegas A’s project will have to wait until at least part of the Tropicana is demolished. MLB owners are expected to vote on the approval of the ballpark next December. On this vote 75% of the baseball owners will have to vote Yes. If all goes well, the A’s hope to put ‘shovel in ground’ by early 2024 and Play Ball at their new facility Opening Day 2028.

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

A’s win in the battle of the titans 5-4; Oakland hands Kansas City their second loss of series

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Oakland Athletics Aledmys Diaz watches his RBI sacrifice fly during the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at the Oakland Coliseum on Tue Aug 22, 2023 (AP News photo)

Kansas City (40-88) 020 020 000. – 4. 6. 1

Oakland (36-90). 212 000 00x – 5. 6. 2

Time: 2:37

Attendance: 4,021

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–It’s not often that we get to see the A’s play a game that’s not a mismatch. Their current three game series against the Kansas City Royals affords us the rare opportunity to experience an exception to that unfortunate rule. Monday night’s walk off win over the Royals was an example of how exciting triple A baseball (well, maybe four A ball) can be, even if played by two major league teams. Tuesday’s 5-4 A’s win was another.

Both teams went the bullpen route.The Athletics picked Dany Jiménez, whose major league experience had consisted of 1-1/3 innings with the 2020 Giants before he signed with Oakland as a free agent after the ’21 season, for their opener.

He went 3-4, 3.41 over 34-1/3 frames last year. He made a cameo appearance in last night’s thriller against the Royals, throwing a third of an inning. He brought an 0-1, 6.75 record to the mound with him. Tuesday night, he retired the side in order in his one inning on the mound and then yielded to the just called up from Las Vegas Hogan Harris.

Harris had not been sharp in his last big league start; he gave up eight runs on nine hits, three of which were home runs, in three innings., which gave him a 2-6, 6.98 record for the season. He was a lot better tonight, but still not the type of pitcher you’d want to pin your hopes on. He gave up all of KC’s runs and did it in 3-2/3 innings.

KC used 23 year old Angel Zerpa as a prologue to the entry of 20 year veteran and 2009 Cy Young Award winner, Zack Greinke, fresh off the 15 day injured list He’s approaching his 3,000th career strikeout, but would have been mathematically impossible for him to have reached that milestone tonight. He came to work needing 45 more Ks to do that.

His record on entering the game in the bottom of the fourth was 1-12, 5.53, a sign that this year probably will be the last chance he has to become the 20th member of the 3,000 K Club. If the right elbow soreness that had sidelined him for two weeks still bothered him, his performance tonight didn’t reflect it.

He added five strikeouts to his total in his four inning stint as the bulk pitcher; he now has 2,960, Greinke held the A’s to two hits, one of them of the infield variety, and didn’t walk anyone. He did this on 53 pitches, 38 of them considered strikes.

He wasn’t involved in the decision because the A’s were ahead when he entered the game, and the Royals never caught up with them. John McMillon relieved him and set the A’s down 1-2-3 in the eighth.

Jiménez threw the game’s first pitch at 6:40. The “SELL THE TEAM” chants began at 6:42.

Oakland opened the scoring early, loading the bases with one out in the first when Zerpa hit Jonah Bride with a pitch, walked Zack Gelof, and, after Carlos Pérez flew out to left, Brent Rooker singled Bride home and Aledmys García’s sac fly brought Gelof home.

That 2-0 lead disappeared when Harris entered the fray and Kansas City imitated Oakland by loading the bases with one out; Number nine hitter Kyle Isbel drove in Salvador Pérez and MJ Meléndez with a two out single to center that knotted the score at two all.

Shea Langeliers’ 13th home run, a definitive 412 foot blast to left, to lead off the home second untied the knot. An inning later, Oakland tacked on another pair of runs. With one down, Carlos Pérez smacked a hard shot down the left field foul line that got by third sacker Maikel García. It was scored as an error. Rooker followed with a single to left and Aledmys García doubled to left.

The Royals mounted a comeback in the top of the fifth. Maikel García drew a leadoff base on balls and stole second. After Bobby Witt, Jr., fanned, Michael Massey sent a fly to deep left center that Ruíz caught up with while colliding with the wall.

The wall won; the ball was dislodged from Ruíz’s glove. García advanced to, but had to hold at, third. Salvador Pérez singled both runners home, closing the gap between the teams to 5-4. Meléndez went down swinging, and Spencer Patton, just promoted from the AAA Aviators, replaced Harris on the mound.

Harris retired Nelson Velázquez on a fly to right, retired the side in the sixth, and left with one away in the top of the seventh after a video review showed that Witt had beaten out a throw that otherwise would have resulted in a 6-4-3 double play. Kirby Snead was Patton’s replacement, and the score remained 5-4 in favor of Oakland at the seventh inning stretch.

Trevor May began the KC half of the ninth on the mound, facing the 9,1, and 2 Royal batters. They went down 1,2,3. It was Mays’ 13th save of the season. Harris got the win and now is 3-6, 7.14.

Tonight’s squeaker of a win brings Oakland’s record to W 36-90, .288. The Cleveland Spiders of August 22, 1899 were 18-92, .164, after having been obliterated, 15-6, at Eclipse Park by their hosts, the Louisville Colonels. 63 years later, the infamous and belovèd New York Mets enjoyed a rare victory. They defeated Don Larsen and the Giants, 5-4, at Candlestick. That raised the Amazin’s record to 32-95, 2.52.

The last game of the series will start tomorrow, Thursday, at 12:37. Kansas City intends to send southpaw Cole Ragens (2-1, 2.51). Oakland still hasn’t announced its starter or opener, as the case may be.

Giants Lose Backbreaker to Phillies In a Walk Off 4-3; SF drops 12 of 16 games

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Philadelphia Phillies’ Trea Turner hits a game-winning two-run single against San Francisco Giants pitcher Camilo Doval during the ninth inning at Citizen’s Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia on Tue Aug 22, 2023 (AP News photo)

Giants Lose Backbreaker to Phillies In a Walk Off 4-3

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (65-61) took on the Philadelphia Phillies (69-57) at Citizens Bank Park in game two of their series Tuesday evening losing on a walk off by the Phillies 4-3.

On Monday night: The Phillies had a commanding lead throughout game one winning by the score of 10-4.

Tuesday night: San Francisco was looking to even up the series. The Giants had a great first inning in this game taking advantage of two errors from the Phillies and taking a 1-0 lead. They did leave two runners on base but this was an awful start for the Phillies. Wilmer Flores grounded into a fielders choice and Lamonte Wade Jr. scored for the early lead.

The bottom of the first inning show-cased Kyle Harrison in his MLB debut. Family and friends were in the stands to witness this, his first start for the Giants. He did finish the inning with three strikeouts but did allow a two-run home run from Bryce Harper giving the Phillies a 2-1 lead.

Harrison did put two runners on base but the Phillies failed to take advantage and the score remained 2-1 going into the third inning. It was a tough inning for Kyle but he held on, to get out of the inning unscathed.

Kyle Harrison was relieved after a little over three innings by Ryan Walker. Harrison had thrown 65 pitches, 49 of them in the first two innings allowing five hits and two runs with five strikeouts.

In the fifth inning the Giants took back the lead 3-2. Joc Pederson doubled Wilmer Flores and Thairo Estrade home for the lead and San Francisco was back in business.

The Giants hung onto the 3-2 lead going into the bottom of the ninth. The Phillis had one last chance to even up this game or take the lead and get the walk off.

They did threaten, putting runners on second and third with one out. The Giants intentionally walked Kyle Schwarber to load the bases. Trey Turner singled for the walk off. The Giants had lost another heartbreaker.

San Francisco will try to avoid the sweep Wednesday in game three in Philadelphia. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 PM. Going for San Francisco Alex Cobb (6-5 ERA 3.75) and for Philadelphia Michael Lorenzen (7-8 ERA 3.57).

A’Ja Wilson’s 50+ Points Dominates the Dream 112-100

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The Las Vegas Aces A’ja Wilson (22) outscores everyone defeating the Atlanta Dream in WNBA action at the Gateway Center at College Park GA (@LVAces photo)

A’Ja Wilson’s 50+ Points Dominates the Dream 112-100

By Barbara Mason

Tuesday evening the Las Vegas Aces (29-4) traveled to Atlanta to take on the Dream (16-17) and the Aces A’Ja Wilson led with an amazing 50 point to defeat the Dream 112-110.

Tuesday game wrap: It was a hard-fought battle in the opening quarter with the Dream winning the first quarter by the slimmest of margins 34-33.

The battle continued into halftime with the Aces this time leading by the slimmest of margins 56-55. A’Ja Wilson was having a terrific first half with 22 points as was Kelsey Plum with 14 points. Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young both had an unusually quiet first half.

The Aces turned this game around as they went into the third quarter. They won the third quarter 26-13 leading 82-68 going into the fourth quarter. Both Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young started hitting shots and the Aces had all the momentum going on in this game.

Las Vegas really poured it on in the fourth quarter. Wilson continued to completely dominate this game finishing with 53 points. It was simply another amazing game from Las Vegas. We have seen these second half dominations and they are not done with a few more games left in the season.

Las Vegas only had nine turnovers, so great ball protection. The two teams were close when it came to points from the floor; the Aces had 50.7% and the Dream came in with 49.3%. When you look at the stats these two teams seemed, by the numbers, to be pretty evenly matched. It was the play by A’Ja Wilson that put this game on ice.

Aces post game notes: They dropped their last game last Saturday losing to the Los Angeles Sparks 78-72 in a crazy low scoring game. The Dream continued their losing streak extending it to 14 straight games to the Aces. Las Vegas bounced back with a win. The Aces embarked on a four game road trip that begun in Atlanta Tuesday.

Thursday evening the Aces will meet the Chicago Sky, still playing on the road. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:00 PM.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Stephen Ruderman: Giants see their second inside the park HR against in a week

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Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper, left, slides past San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey to score on his inside-the-park home run against pitcher Sean Hjelle during the fifth inning at Citizen’s Bank Park in Philadelphia on Mon Aug 21, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the SF Giants podcast with Stephen Ruderman:

#1 The San Francisco Giants saw their second inside the park against them in as many as week apart. The first time was when the Tampa Bay Rays Luke Raley belted one at Oracle Park and on Monday night the Philadelphia Phillies Bryce Harper slugged a inside the park home run as one of many runs against the Giants in a 10-4 laugher at Citizens Bank Ballpark.

#2 Phillies starter Aaron Nola pitched seven innings, two earned runs, one walk and five strike outs in a ball game that looked like he could have gone the distance.

#3 Kyle Schwarber, Alec Bohm and Edmundo Sosa each hit home runs for Philadelphia the Phils are getting some offense and it came in droves on Monday night.

#4 With the win the Phillies now move three games ahead of the Giants in the NL Wild Card standings and the Giants wild card chances are starting to dim as their just having problems getting pitching whether an opener starts the game or if starters Alex Cobb and Logan Webb get the call.

#5 Phillies RHP Taijuan Walker (13-5, 4.03) and Giants rookie Kyle Harrison making his MLB debut first pitch 3:40pm PT.

Join Stephen Ruderman who does the Giants podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Walk off magic for the A’s get them the victory over the Royals 6-4

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Photo courtesy of Oakland Athletics.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

OAKLAND- The A’s and Royals battled it out in a night game that went down to the wire but ended on a walk-off by Brent Rooker 6-4.

Getting the start for the Royals was left hander Tucker Davidson while for the A’s Paul Blackburn was on the mound.

The first baserunner for the A’s got on in an interesting fashion as Esteury Ruiz reached on catcher interference. Despite Ruiz then managing to steal his way to third the A’s got no runs in the inning as Aledmys Diaz lined out to end the first.

In the second MJ Melendez got a triple and then Freddy Fermin got out on a sacrifice fly knocking home a run.

The bottom of the second saw the first pitching change of the game as Taylor Hearn came in to replace Davidson. After Seth Brown struck out it brought up Jordan Diaz who smoked one to center field tying the game up at one. The solo shot exited the park at 103.3 mph and went 383 ft.

The third saw Oakland’s offense strike once again as Zack Gelof leading off the inning struck one to center field and over the wall giving them a one run lead.

Looking to tack on to their lead in the fifth Ryan Noda got a single and Brent Rooker was hit by a pitch getting two on with only one out. After Diaz flied out Seth Brown singled getting Noda home and extending their lead to 3-1.

The Royals got some run support in the sixth as Bobby Witt Jr. got a solo shot which was his 25th of the season. Countering in the bottom of the inning was Shea Langeliers who hit his own solo shot that was his 12th homer of the season.

In the seventh Blackburn’s night came to an end as he finished the game giving up only two earned runs, four hits, and striking out six. He was replaced by Kirby Snead who pitched until the eighth when he was taken out in favor of Lucas Erceg.

Erceg’s night did not get off to a great start as Matt Beaty got a double and Kyle Isbel drew a walk. A wild pitch then got Beaty to third and on sacrifice fly Beaty made it home making it a 4-3 game.

With the pressure bearing down Erceg was able to get it down to two outs but despite that Michael Massey singled trying the game up at four. After the run knocked in Erceg was taken out and replaced by Dany Jimenez who did not have to pitch long as Langeliers threw out Massey who was trying to steal.

The white-and-green kept the the game tied until the bottom of the ninth as they came up to bat.

Facing the A’s batters was right-hander Dylan Coleman who was facing Noda first.

That at-bat did not go Coleman’s way as he hit Noda with a pitch bringing up the on fire Rooker. After two pitches taken for balls Coleman threw a 89 mph slider right at the heart of the plate and Rooker did not miss. He launched it to center field walking it off and getting the A’s their 35th win of the season.

Trevor May got the win for the A’s bringing his record to 4-4 while Coleman took the loss making his record 0-2.

The A’s next game will be the second of this three game home series against the Royals at 6:40 p.m.