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Las Vegas Raiders podcast Rich Perez: McCollum claimed off waivers from Eagles; Raiders relying on Carroll to turn things around for 2025 season

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The Las Vegas Raiders safety Tristin McCollum was claimed off waivers from the Philadelphia Eagles on Thu Aug 28, 2025 (photo from Las Vegas Review Journal)

Las Vegas Raiders podcast Rich Perez:

#1 The Las Vegas Raiders claimed safety Tristin McCollum off waiver on Thursday. McCollum had previously played for the Philadelphia Eagles. McCollum played 250 defensive snaps and 227 special team snaps. The Raiders waived 2024 draft pick Trevor Keegan.

#2 Alex Guerrero has been hired as the Raiders wellness coordinator. Guerrero worked with Raiders co owner Tom Brady during Brady’s NFL career. Guerrero were good friends and are now business partners they both co-own and started the health and wellness brand TB12 in 2013. Guerrero will be in charge of the training staff, overseeing strength and conditioning, nutrition, medical and mental health.

#3 Fox Sports analyst and former Raider Howie Long knows his football and says that he has a lot of confidence in Raiders head coach Pete Carroll who in his first year as head coach saying that the Carroll is going to run the football. That the Raiders under Carroll are going to be a tough physical team. That the Raiders play the Kansas City Chiefs twice a year and they’re preparing for those match ups.

#4 Rich, do you see the Raiders turning it around this season being a competitive team with a shot at the post season. Carroll has worked with organizations in the past that have struggled and Carroll is looking forward to working with the players they’ve got to make that happen.

#5 Raiders open up against Tom Brady’s old team the New England Patriots. The Raiders are looking forward to see what quarterback Geno Smith has and the big test will be on opening week against these Patriots Sun Sep 7 in Foxboro.

Join Rich Perez for the Raiders podcasts after every home and away game at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Webb solid over seven; Adames hits two home runs; and Jung Hoo Lee walks it off for fifth-straight 4-3 win and sweep of Cubs

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The thrill of victory as the San Francisco Giants Jung Hoo Lee (51) hits a walk off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Thu Aug 28, 2025 (AP News photo)

Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Chicago Cubs 3 (76-58)

San Francisco Giants 4 (66-68)

Win: Ryan Walker (5-4)

Loss: Daniel Palencia (1-4)

Time: 2:09

Attendance: 32,187

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–Jung Hoo Lee walked it off with a base-hit in the bottom of the ninth inning, as the Giants completed the sweep of the Cubs with a big 4-3 win, and have now won five in a row.

The Giants came into Thursday having won four in a row, and have looked like a completely different team. They have been pitching well; playing good defense; executing good situational hitting and keeping the line moving; and hitting for power. It’s how they got off to their 24-14 start at the beginning of the season.

Most importantly, the Giants have been much looser, and have been having a lot more fun. Maybe it has to do with the lack of pressure after falling out of the pennant race, or maybe they just found that spark. The fact of the matter is that they have been playing much better, and have crept their way back up to just three games under .500.

The best part was that Logan Webb was getting a rare start after a Giants’s win. However, things were a bit rough for the Giants’ ace in the top of the first inning.

Kyle Tucker slashed a double off the end of the bat and down the left field line with one out. Ian Happ then fired, or shall we say rolled the opening salvo with a seeing-eye ground ball that found its way into right-center field for a base-hit. Tucker scored, and the Cubs had a 1-0 lead.

Pete Crow-Armsrong singled Happ over to third, and Webb was staring an ugly inning right in the face. However, Webb got Nico Hoerner to ground into a double play to end the inning, and limit the damage to just a run.

Webb got a much-needed reprieve , and the Giants struck back against Cubs’ starter Shota Imanaga in the bottom of the first. Rafael Devers took a one-out walk, and with a slight wind blowing out and the ball carrying, Willy Adames hit a home run to left-center field to put the Giants ahead.

The Cubs tied it on a home run by Dansby Swanson in the top of the second, but both pitchers settled down, and kept the score at 2-2 going into the middle innings. Imanaga set down 12 of the next 14 men he faced after Adames’ home run. Webb retired nine of the next 11 he faced after Swanson’s home run.

Michael Busch led off the top of the sixth with a home run to center to put the Cubs back ahead, but Webb then retired the side in order. Adames responded with his second home run of the game, this one also to center, in the bottom of the sixth to tie it back up at 3-3.

This was Adames’ fourth multi-home run game this season, and his second in just the last week. Adames has 24 home runs this season, and with 28 games left to play for the Giants, Adames could feasibly become the first Giant to hit 30 home runs in a season since Barry Bonds did hit 45 of them in 2004.

Both pitchers were truly evenly matched, as Webb and Iminaga both finished the day with one, two, three, innings in the seventh. Webb gave up three runs and seven hits over seven innings, while striking out seven and not walking a single guy. Iminaga allowed three runs and five hits over seven innings, while walking one and striking out five.

Jose Butto came in for the top of the eighth, and ran into trouble when Matt Shaw hit a one-out double to left. However, Busch hit a bullet that second-baseman Casey Schmitt leapt and caught, and Schmitt threw to second to double off Shaw, who had nowhere to go, and end the inning.

Brad Keller threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth for the Cubs. Joey Lucchesi and Ryan Walker combined for a scoreless top of the ninth. Chicago brought in Daniel Palencia, and he got Matt Chapman to ground out to start the bottom of the ninth.

However, the Giants rallied. Casey Schmitt and Wilmer Flores both lined base-hits to center, and the Giants had runners at first and second with one out for Jung Hoo Lee. With the count at 1-1, Lee got a somewhat-nasty slider on the inside; and lined a base-hit to right; Schmitt was waved in and scored the winning run, and the Giants had their tenth walk off win of the season.

Ryan Walker got the win, and Daniel Palencia took the loss.

The Giants have won their fifth in a row, and improve to 66-68. Other than their seven games against the Dodgers, 21 of the Giants’ final 28 games will be against teams currently under .500. The Giants just need to go 16-12 to finish over .500. With the schedule the rest of the way, it is certainly doable.

The Baltimore Orioles will come in for a three-game series starting Friday night. Robbie Ray (10-6, 2.93 ERA) will take the ball for the Giants. Dean Kremer (9-9, 4.19 ERA) will counter for the Orioles.

First pitch will be at the old and familiar 7:15 p.m.

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson: Morales was humming for Sacramento in 7-0 shutout

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Sacramento A’s pitcher Luis Morales was dealing in the shutout against the Detroit Tigers at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Wed Aug 27, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The Sacramento Athletics got superb pitching from starter Luis Morales who pitched seven innings, allowed two hits, two walks, and seven strike outs to help shutout the Detroit Tigers 7-0 at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento Wednesday night.

#2 The win is a sweep for the A’s in three games over the Tigers 8-3 on Monday, 7-6 on Tuesday and Wednesday night’s sweeper a 7-0 shutout.

#3 The A’s got key hitting in the first inning Tyler Soderstrom scored Nick Kurtz on a base hit to left for a 1-0 lead, in the second Zack Gelof hit a two run home run that put the A’s on top 3-0. Later in the second Brent Rooker hit a sac fly to center that scored Kurtz and it was 4-0 after 1.5 half.

#4 In the fourth the A’s added three more runs before it was over Brett Harris scored on an error as Gelof was safe on a throwing error by Tigers pitcher Casey Mize making it 5-0. In the top of the eighth Gelof doubled to center scoring Harris and JJ Bleday for all the damage and a 7-0 final.

#5 A’s have a day off Thursday before opening the next leg of their homestand against the Texas Rangers Friday. RHP Jack Lieter (8-7 ERA 3.81) will start for the Rangers and the A’s LHP Jefferey Springs (10-8 ERA 4.15). First pitch 7:05pm PT in West Sacramento.

Jeremiah Salmonson does the A’s podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Cal Bears podcast Morris Phillips: GM Rivera says hopes to win with limited resources

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Cal Bears general manager Ron Rivera is starting his first year and says the team has limited resources but hopes to win (AP News photo)

Cal Bears podcast Morris Phillips:

#1 Morris, just wanted to talk to you about Cal Bears general manager Ron Rivera who joins the Bears after playing and coaching in the NFL for decades.

#2 Rivera said that the Bears are at a point where things could go either way. Rivera wants to move the team forward and that Cal has limited resources. Rivera said that the biggest thing is the investment in the soul of the team and that it’s about the time not the dollars.

#3 Rivera in the NFL had won a Super Bowl as a player and two NFL Coach of the Year awards. This GM job at Cal might be even tougher than his work in the NFL at his former alma mater at Cal.

#4 Cal head coach Justin Wilcox that the guys have put in a lot of work in the off season and through fall camp and now and that it’s time to play. The Bears aren’t perfect yet and expects to be better and better but it’s time to go compete against somebody.

#5 Cal opens up against their old Pac 12 team opponents the Oregon State Beavers at Reser Stadium. Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is Cal’s starting quarterback he’ll face the Beavers defense and is hoping to find some open receivers.

Morris Phillips does the Cal Bears podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento A’s game wrap: Sacramento A’s silence Tigers bats in convincing 7-0 shutout win

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Sacramento A’s Zack Gelof runs the bases after hitting a two run home run in the bottom of the second inning against the Detroit Tigers at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Wed Aug 27, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s silence Tigers bats in convincing 7-0 shutout win

By Mauricio Segura

The A’s wasted no time setting the tone Tuesday night, jumping on Detroit early and never looking back in a crisp 7-0 victory that showed off both timely hitting and steady pitching. It was one of those nights where everything clicked for the Green and Gold, while the Tigers could never quite find a foothold.

Rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz got the offense rolling in the bottom of the first with a sharp single to left, and the A’s quickly loaded pressure on Casey Mize. Shea Langeliers worked a walk, and after a Brent Rooker strikeout, Tyler Soderstrom delivered a line drive single to left to score Kurtz for the game’s first run. From there, Sacramento was off and running.

Luis Morales, the A’s young starter, made sure Detroit couldn’t answer back. He worked a clean first inning, getting Colt Keith swinging and Gleyber Torres to fly out before snuffing out Kerry Carpenter with a lineout to first. The Tigers went quietly, and the home crowd could already feel a rhythm developing.

That rhythm turned into a drumbeat in the second inning. After JJ Bleday struck out, Brett Harris grounded a single through short, and Zack Gelof followed with a booming homer to left-center, his first of the season, to give the A’s a 3-0 cushion.

Sacramento was not done yet. Kurtz added his second hit of the night, Langeliers doubled to right, and Rooker lofted a sacrifice fly to center to make it 4-0. Mize was clearly on the ropes, and the Tigers were left scrambling.

Detroit’s best chance to strike back came in the top of the second when Spencer Torkelson crushed a triple into the gap, but Morales bore down, striking out Wenceel Pérez and coaxing a lineout from Zach McKinstry to escape unscathed. That was the theme all night: when the Tigers threatened, Sacramento’s pitchers slammed the door.

The A’s padded the lead again in the fourth thanks to a hustle double from Harris and a throwing error from Mize that let Gelof reach safely while Harris crossed the plate. At 5-0, the Tigers’ demeanor and drive sagged, and manager A.J. Hinch had no choice but to turn to his bullpen, summoning Rafael Montero. It did not matter, the hole had already been dug too deep.

Meanwhile, Morales just kept dealing. He scattered a handful of baserunners but never let Detroit string anything together. Every time the Tigers put someone on, he found a way, whether it was freezing Spencer Torkelson with a third strike or jamming Keith into soft contact. By the sixth inning, Detroit had yet to push a man past third base, and Sacramento fans were already thinking about the “zero” glowing on the scoreboard.

The bullpen did not flounder. Justin Sterner entered in the eighth and promptly struck out the side, making the Tigers look overmatched. By then, the A’s offense had tacked on two more runs courtesy of Gelof once again, this time hammering a line-drive double to center that plated JJ Bleday and Harris. It was a fitting cap to Gelof’s night, as he not only went deep but also drove in four runs.

Detroit’s last gasp came in the ninth when Gleyber Torres worked a leadoff walk. Any flicker of hope was stomped out quickly though, as pinch-hitter Jahmai Jones rolled into a double play and Andy Ibáñez grounded out to short to end it. The Tigers had been blanked, and the A’s faithful were treated to a shutout win that checked every box.

Sacramento’s offense was efficient, stringing together 11 hits, including three from Kurtz and a monster performance from Gelof. Harris chipped in with two hits and two runs scored, while Langeliers reached base twice and guided the young arms behind the plate. On the mound, Morales earned the win with six scoreless frames, while Sterner and Brady Basso finished things off without breaking a sweat.

For a team still finding its footing in Sacramento, this was the kind of crisp, no-drama victory. The pitching was airtight, the defense was clean, and the bats came through with power and patience. If the A’s can bottle up this formula, the Green and Gold will make life miserable for plenty of opponents still in the race for post season.

Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has been covering sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for a variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, Golden Bay Times.

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Giants score big behind Devers’ two home runs and Chapman’s 200th career round-tripper, take series from Cubs in 12-3 win

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San Francisco Giants’ Rafael Devers, middle, celebrates after hitting a three-run home run that also scored Andrew Knizner (21) and Heliot Ramos (17) during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

By Lincoln Juarez 

SAN FRANCISCO – Rafael Devers went 4-for-4 with two home runs to lead the Giants offensive eruption. Matt Chapman blasted his 200th career home run en route to a 12-3 win over the Cubs.

Game two between the Giants and Cubs featured a lot of big swings and early scoring. 

In the bottom of the first, Rafael Devers launched a ball over the center field wall for his 26th home run of the season and first of the night, putting the Giants ahead 1-0. The first hit of his 4-for-4 night set the tone for the rest of the Giants offense to add to the explosion. 

It was the southpaw, Carson Whisenhunt on the mound for the Giants who really only made one bad pitch in his five innings of work. It was a 92mph middle-in sinker to Cubs second baseman, Nico Hoerner that ended up in the left field bleachers in the second inning. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Dansby Swanson scored on what wound up being the Cubs only offense of the night. 

Cubs starter Colin Rea entered Wednesday’s game with a 10-5 record and 3.96 era and got knocked around by the Giants bats. They went right after him, hitting everything he threw all over the yard. 

En route to their fourth straight win, the Giants have accumulated some luck and that showed in the fifth inning. In the visiting half Carson Whisenhunt escaped a bases loaded jam on a spectacular 1-6-4-3 inning-ending double play. A hard-hit ball up the middle deflected off Whisenhunt’s glove in an attempt to field it. “My first instinct was to go for the ball”, said Whisenhunt. He slowed it down just enough for a lunging Willy Adames to corral it and send a back-handed, bare-handed flip to second baseman Casey Schmitt covering the bag. Miraculously, Schmitt still had plenty of time to gun Justin Turner at first to escape without damage. 

Bob Melvin attributed the double play to Willy Adames’ defense of late, saying “Willy’s been playing great defense here for an extended string and he’s been right in the middle of everything…it’s not a surprise the way he’s playing defensively right now”. 

With runners on the corners in the home half of the fifth Matt Chapman dunked a base hit into right field scoring Devers from third. Cubs right fielder, Kyle Tucker fired a throw right off the helmet of Chapman, standing on first base, bouncing all the way to the backstop and allowing Dom Smith to come all the way around from first and score the Giants sixth run of the game.

“The one off the helmet, yeah I can’t remember the last time I saw something like that”, Melvin said as he acknowledged the bounces the Giants have been getting in their favor lately. 

Casey Schmitt knocked Chapman in to cap off a three-run fifth inning. The Giants went on to score three more in the sixth, on Devers’ second home run of the game, one run in the seventh on Matt Chapman’s 200th career home run, and one in the eighth on a Heliot Ramos homer off Cubs catcher Reese McGuire who went into pitch. 

Putting up a run in all but two innings in which they hit, the Giants offense totaled 12 runs on 13 hits while knocking around another quality Cubs starter. Homering for the tenth straight game as well, the offense has finally come back to life with Devers, Ramos, and Chapman leading the way. 

Winners of four straight now, the Giants look to their ace to complete the series sweep Thursday afternoon at Oracle Park. 

LHP Shota Imanaga (8-6, 3.03) for Chicago vs. RHP Logan Webb (12-9, 3.13) for San Francisco will match up in the series finale. First pitch at 12:45pm on the corner of 3rd and King.

San Francisco Giants podcast Augie Mesenburg: Giants handling Cubs well in first two games of series

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San Francisco Giants starter Justin Verlander pitched over six innings to pick up his second win on Tue Aug 26, 2025 at Oracle Park in San Francisco against the Chicago Cubs (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Augie Mesenburg:

#1  Augie, Justin Verlander finally picked up his first home game victory with a 5-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. The win brings Verlander’s record to 2-10.

#2 Matt Chapman got the Giants back in the ball game with a sixth inning homer and in an earlier at bat Wilmer Flores hit a home run in the second inning.

#3 Verlander in his start pitched six innings, allowed two runs, seven hits, struck out five hitters and walked two batters and held the Cubs off for the win.

#4 The Chapman home run was his 17th home run for the campaign and it’s his third straight home run after the Giants ended their four game losing streak.

#5 Tonight at Oracle the Cubs are going with RHP Colin Rea (10-5) and for the Giants LHP Carson Wisenhunt (1-1 ERA 4.91)

Augie Mesenburg is a reporter for KWAI 1080 radio Honolulu and is a podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NFL Headlines podcast Michael Roberson: Chiefs Rice agrees to six week suspension will return Oct 19th; Jags Hunter to return for opener against Panthers; plus more news

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Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice will miss the first six weeks of the NFL season due to a personal conduct violation policy and is expected to return Oct 19, 2025 for week seven against the Las Vegas Raiders. (AP News photo)

Headline Sports podcast Michael Roberson:

#1 Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has agreed to a six game suspension for a personal conduct violation policy. Rice will begin serving his suspension week 1 of the regular season. Rice will return for Oct 19’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Rice will be attending a disciplinary hearing on Sep 30th. Rice pleaded guilty in mid July on third degree felony charges in car crash that left serious bodily injuries. Rice received a sentence of five years and had his probation deferred probation and got 30 days jail as part of his probation.

#2 Jacksonville Jaguars receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter who had been dealing with upper body injury issues since Aug 14 is reportedly to be healthy and is expected to play against the Carolina Panthers on Sun Sep 7th according to Jags general manager James Gladstone. Hunter had practiced in individual practices but did not play in the last two pre season games.

#3 The New England Patriots improved on their quarterback depth chart picking up former New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito on waivers on Wednesday. The Patriots released wide receiver Kendrick Bourne after contract talks broke down. Devito was a fan favorite with Giants fans who joined the Giants as a undrafted free agent in 2023. DeVito now joins the Pats starter Drake Maye and back up quarterback Joshua Dobbs.

  #4 Adam Thielen was brought back to his native state of Minnesota and where he played most of his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings. Thielen was traded from the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers will receive from the Vikings the 2026 fifth round pick, the 2027 fourth round pick. While the Vikings get Thielen, a conditional 2026 seventh round pick and a 2027 fifth round pick.

#5 The San Francisco 49ers hold out wide receiver Jauan Jennings who is requesting a contract extension or be traded but the 49ers who noted for being a very tough negotiating partner and 49ers general manager John Lynch said the team has no intention of trading Jennings. Jennings back in July left the 49ers camp on the fourth day of camp due to a calf injury and never returned. Lynch said of Jennings trade request that he had asked for it and Lynch said their not doing it and the team plans to move on.

Michael Roberson filled in for Jessica Kwong on the NFL podcast heard every other Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers podcast David Zizmor: Jennings won’t return until he gets new contract; WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling signed to one year deal

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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings still without a contract is holding out hoping for a contract extension. Here is Jennings at the 49ers camp in July but left with calf injury and has not returned. (AP photo file)

San Francisco 49ers podcast David Zizmor:

#1 San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings is still without a contract and is still negotiating wit the 49ers. Jennings is in his last season of his two year $15.4 million contract that he inked in 2024. Jennings has said he wants a new contract or a trade before opening week Sept 7th. Jennings who left camp with a calf injury has not practiced with the team in training camp and has not be to any of the pre season games.

#2 San Francisco 49ers quarterback Tanner Mordecai had a great outing in his last game against the Los Angeles Chargers in game 3 of the pre season finale. Mordecai threw for ten completed passes out of 13 for 103 yards, a touchdown, no interceptions, no sacks, and rushed for 12 yards on three carries. Do you see Mordecai getting some playing time in the regular season.

#3 Brock Purdy told the media this week that he was disappointed in losing the Super Bowl LVIII in 2024. The 49ers lost to the Kansas Chiefs. “I would say I was frustrated about losing the Super Bowl, and it was like, ‘All right, we got to get back,’ ” Purdy told SI “That’s all I saw, was getting back. And because some of those guys are out, I have to go make plays to get us back.

Join David Zizmor for the San Francisco 49ers podcasts Wednesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Hernaiz’s Walk-Off Walk Lifts A’s Past Tigers 7-6 in 10

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Jacob Wilson #5 of the Athletics trots around the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Detroit Tigers in the bottom of the first inning at Sutter Health Park on August 26, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO — The A’s and Tigers battled in game two of their three-game series on Tuesday night at Sutter Health Park. The A’s defeated the Tigers in an extra-inning walk-off thriller 7-6 in 10 innings.

A’s starter Osvaldo Bido pitched well in the first two innings but got into trouble in the third. Bido gave up all of his runs in the troubled third inning in what was three innings of four-run, three-hit baseball. Bido walked two batters in the game while striking out one Tiger hitter.

The Bullpen

After Bido covered the first three innings as a hybrid opener, Mark Kotsay turned it over to his bullpen for the final seven innings of the game. The bullpen pitched well, holding the Tigers to only two more runs in regulation and a single run in extra innings. 

Justin Sterner relieved Bido and tossed one and two-thirds innings of one-run, one-hit baseball.

Hogan Harris was next out of the pen and pitched a scoreless three outs that took place in the fifth and sixth innings.

Tyler Ferguson closed out the sixth inning and pitched the seventh for the A’s, giving up no runs on two hits.

In the eighth inning, Michael Kelly gave the A’s a scoreless frame while allowing a hit and a walk.

In the ninth and 10th innings, Elvis Alvarado was the guy for Mark Kotsay. Alvarado pitched a spotless ninth inning but ran into trouble in the 10th, giving up the go-ahead run. However, Alvarado pitched well overall, and Eduarniel Núñez got the final out of the 10th to keep the A’s within one.

The Bats

The A’s runs came early in the first and third innings of the game.

Jacob Wilson got the A’s on the board with a three-run shot in the bottom of the first inning to set the tone for the A’s.

The A’s kept the bats going in the third inning when they added two more runs on a Tyler Soderstrom RBI single and a Jacob Wilson RBI groundout.

However, the A’s wouldn’t score again until the bottom of the 10th inning.

Tyler Soderstrom singled home the designated runner, Brent Rooker, from second base to tie the game up at six in the 10th inning.

The A’s would then win the game on a bases-loaded walk from Darrel Hernaiz to secure the 7-6 victory.

Up Next

With the series win secured on Tuesday, the A’s improved to 62-72.

On Wednesday, the Tigers will send Casey Mize (12-4, 3.68 ERA) to the hill as the A’s counter with Luis Morales (1-0, 1.72 ERA) in the final game of the series.

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in.