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Sacramento A’s podcast Daniel Dullum: A’s shock baseball world make that two straight over mighty Red Sox

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Donavon Walton is congratulated by the Sacramento A’s dugout after scoring the go ahead run in the top of the ninth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Sun Aug 9, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Daniel Dullum:

#1 The Sacramento A’s down a run 3-2 going into the top of the eighth inning at Fenway Park against a rugged Boston Red Sox team ended up tying up the ball game and picked up a go ahead run in the top of the ninth inning to take a 4-3 lead and win their second straight game over one of baseball’s toughest’s clubs.

#2 Daniel after beating the Red Sox on Saturday 7-3 and snapping their nine game win streak how much confiendce does that do for a club going into the rubber game and to take a series like that for the A’s?

#3 The A’s who allowed two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning got some relief pitching that held the Red Sox to no runs until the end of the game getting releif help from Brady Basso, Elvis Alvarado, and Hogan Harris.

#4 The A’s just got by the Sox Sunday but the Red Sox are no laughing matter they took out the A’s on Friday night 13-1 but the A’s regrouped and came back to the ballpark and won it Sunday 7-3 and squeaked by Sunday the Sox are a force to reckon with.

#5 A’s return back to West Sacramento for a three game series with the first place Tampa Bay Rays at Sutter Health Park. The Rays are no slouches and could be a handful for the A’s pitching staff but after taking two in Boston the A’s might have some momentum goimg into this series on Monday night. Starting pitchers for Tampa Bay RHP Freddy Peralta (5-9 ERA 5.37) and for Sacramento LHP Jacob Lopez (5-4 ERA 5.64) first pitch 6:40pm PDT.

Join Daniel Dullum for the A’s podcasts each Sunday 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. 

Webb goes eight in pitcher’s duel, but Tigers score two in 10th to take series over Giants with 3-1 win

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Detroit Tigers Hao Yu Lee (right) hits an RBI single in front of San Francisco Giants catcher Drew Cavanaugh (left) in the top of the tenth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Aug 10, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Detroit Tigers 3 (67-41)

San Francisco Giants 1 (49-69)

Win: Kenley Jensen (3-4)

Loss: Sam Hentges (1-4)

Save: Tyler Holton (2)

Time: 2:46

Attendance: 32,200

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–Logan Webb and Troy Melton duked it out in a good old-fashioned pitcher’s duel; each team scored a run; but the Tigers scored two off of Sam Hentges in the top of the 10th inning to take the rubber match of this three-game series 3-1 Sunday.

It was a hazy, but nice day for baseball at Oracle Park. Logan Webb would be doing what he has seemed to do far too many times, and that is take the ball after a Giants’ loss. It wasn’t any Giants’ loss; it was an 8-0 shellacking, in which the Giants only got two hits.

Things did not look that much more promising for the Giants’ offense today. Why, you ask? Opposing Webb would be right-hander Troy Melton. Melton, in his second year in the big leagues—his first as a fulltime starter—came into Sunday’s game 7-1 with a 1.58 ERA. It was not good news for the Giants’ offense, but it was great news for any true baseball fan, who enjoys a pitcher’s duel.

This turned out to be the pitcher’s duel we all expected. Webb and Melton both opened up with one, two, three, first innings, and then pitched through two-out hits in the second. The Giants’ two-out hit in the bottom of the second was a triple off the bat of Drew Gilbert. However, Daniel Susac was unable to get him in.

Both pitchers cruised along nicely through the middle innings. Though, the funny thing was that neither pitcher would throw another one, two, three inning until they both threw 1-2-3 innings in the fifth.

The Tigers would strike in the top of the sixth. Zach McKinstry and Kevin McGonicle both singled to put runners at the corners with nobody out. Tony Vitello moved the infield in, and up came Gleyber Torres. Torres hit a ground ball towards third to Willy Adames, who was playing closer to third than second. Adames knew he didn’t have a play at the plate, so he turned a 6-4-3 double play. The Tigers were on the board, but it was pretty impressive that Adames and the Giants were able to turn a double play with the drawn-in infield.

The Tigers were up 1-0, and Melton responded with a one,two, three bottom of the sixth. Webb then followed suit in the top of the seventh. A. J. Hinch brought in Kyle Finnegan. 

Rafael Devers led off the bottom of the seventh with a base-hit to left, and that would do it for Melton. Osleivis Basabe grounded into a fielder’s choice. He then stole second base, and then took third when the throw from catcher Eduarco Valencia tipped off the top of the glove of second-baseman Gleyber Torres, into center field.

Drew Gilbert hit a little squibber off the end of the bat towards third. Colt Keith had no play, and the game was tied.

It was a new game at 1-1, and Webb was back out for the eighth. Webb pitched through a one-out double by Valencia to cap off his day. 

After Tony Vitello had to use four relievers yesterday, Webb gave the Giants the outing they needed. Webb gave up just one run on four hits. He only struck out two, but that helped keep his pitch count down, and allowed him to pitch eight innings.

The Giants wasted an opportunity against Drew Sommers in the bottom of the eighth, which sent the game to the ninth still tied. Dylan Smith came in, and threw a 1-2-3 top of the ninth.

Hinch summoned our old friend, Kenley Jansen, for the bottom of the ninth. Jansen struck out the side in a one, two, three inning.

It was off to extras. Sam Hentges was brought in for the top of the tenth. Riley Greene was the Manfred runner at second base, and Hao-Yu Lee led off the inning with an RBI single to right to put the Tigers back ahead at 2-1. 

Spencer Torkelson then poked a base-hit to left-center, which moved Lee over to third. Max Clark grounded into a fielder’s choice, and the Tigers tacked on a valuable insurance run to make it 3-1.

Hinch brought in Tyler Holton for the bottom of the tenth. Drew Cavanaugh was the Manfred runner at second, but it wouldn’t matter. Just as Jansen did an inning prior, Holton struck out the side in a one, two, three inning, and the Tigers won it 3-1.

Kenley Jansen got the win; Sam Hentges took the loss; and Tyler Holton picked up his second save of the season.

The Giants are now 20 games under .500 at 49-69.

The Houston Astros will come in for the second leg of this three-team homestand for a three-game series starting Monday night. The Giants will be somewhat dragged into the pennant race, and get to play spoilers, as the Astros currently stand atop the American League West by a game. The Astros are currently playing on NBC Sunday Night Baseball in San Diego.

RHP Blade Tidwell (0-0 ERA 3.18) will go for the Giants. He will be opposed by RHP Hayden Wesneski (2-0 ERA 3.86) for the Astros.

First pitch will be at 6:45 pm PDT.

Sacramento A’s game wrap: Muncy Has the Final Say in A’s Boston Breakthrough; Sac hands Bosox second straight loss 4-3

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Boston Red Sox Eli White (left) slides safely and the Sacramento A’s catcher Jonah Heim takes a leap while getting out of the way in the bottom of the fifth inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Sun Aug 10, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

With two outs in the ninth inning, Max Muncy gave the Sacramento Athletics the hit they needed, driving an RBI double that scored Donovan Walton and lifted the A’s to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. The win gave Sacramento two straight victories for the first time since June 25-26 and ended a run of 12 consecutive series losses, a stretch that had lasted since the A’s took two of three from Colorado in mid-June.

The Athletics struck first against Erik Miller. Henry Bolte opened with a single, and Jacob Wilson followed with a bunt single. Miller’s throwing error allowed Bolte to reach third and Wilson to move to second, setting up Tyler Soderstrom’s RBI groundout for a 1-0 lead. Boston answered in the second when Eli White singled home Willson Contreras, but Soderstrom helped put the A’s back ahead in the fourth. He tripled to right and scored when Tommy White grounded out, giving White his first major league RBI.

J.T. Ginn protected that 2-1 lead until the fifth. Eli White and Jake Rogers opened the inning with singles, and Nick Sogard reached on a fielder’s choice when Ginn’s throw went wide, allowing White to score. Wilyer Abreu followed with a sacrifice fly that brought Rogers home and pushed Boston in front 3-2. Ginn still gave the A’s six strong innings, allowing five hits and three runs, only one earned, while issuing two walks and striking out two. The outing kept Sacramento within one run and gave the offense a chance to recover late.

That chance became a milestone in the eighth. Jeff McNeil singled for the 1,000th hit of his major league career, then stole second. With two outs, Jonah Heim drove a double to left that scored McNeil and tied the game 3-3. McNeil had entered the game sitting on 999 hits, and he became the first player to reach 1,000 while wearing an A’s uniform since Mitch Moreland in 2021.

The ninth belonged to Sacramento’s bench and Muncy. After two quick outs against Aroldis Chapman, pinch-hitter Alika Williams singled to right. Walton replaced him as a pinch-runner and stole second, putting the go-ahead run in scoring position. Muncy then doubled to center to bring Walton home. A wild pitch moved Muncy to third and McNeil drew a walk, but Boston escaped without further damage.

Hogan Harris had to earn the final three outs. Jahmai Jones opened the bottom of the ninth with a single, and Caleb Durbin reached on a walk after an overturned challenge. Harris responded by getting Nick Sogard on a force play at third before Ceddanne Rafaela lined out to left to end it. Harris earned his 11th save, while Elvis Alvarado, who handled a perfect eighth, picked up the victory.

There was another piece of history tucked inside the win. Wilson completed his 111th consecutive error-free game at shortstop, passing Mike Bordick’s 110-game major league record from 2002. Wilson handled several chances during the game, including helping turn a double play in the fourth, and his streak now stands alone at the position.

The A’s now turn toward Tampa Bay at home, with Jacob Lopez (5-4, 5.64 ERA, 70 strikeouts) set to face Freddy Peralta (5-9, 5.37 ERA, 116 strikeouts) in the opener, with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 p.m. Pacific.

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. 

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: Don Nelson passed today at 86  – A good man, may he rest in Peace

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Don Nelson former Golden State Warriors head coach who was the second winningest coach and won five titles as a Boston Celtics player (AP file photo)

Don Nelson passed today at 86  – A good man, may he rest in Peace

By. Amaury Pi-González

Don Nelson coached the Golden State Warriors while their home base was in Oakland from 1988 to 1995 and then again from 2006 to 2010. I had the good fortune of meeting Coach Nelson while I was working for the Warriors as their first and only Spanish radio play-by-play voice in Bay Area history and covering all their games during the seasons.

The Warriors broadcast team also included. Jim Barnett, Greg Papa, Tim Roye, Bob Fitzgerald, and Steve Albert.  Don Nelson always had a smile, a great attitude, and disposition. I worked those years when Don Nelson and other coaches like Rick Adelman and PJ Carlesimo also had a chance to lead the Warriors. Nelson coached for 4 NBA teams and won 5 championships as a player with the Boston Celtics.

Don Nelson took these teams to the Playoffs: Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, and New York Knicks.

The legendary player and then coach, Don Nelson, was a 3-times NBA Coach of the Year. Inducted into the NBA Naismith Hall of Fame in 2012.

The coach had a great personality and was a big man at 6’7″.  He passed today in Frisco, Texas. Nelson was 86.

Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.

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. 

San Francisco Giants podcast Lincoln Juarez: Giants looking for more offense out of the line up Sunday

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Detroit Tigers pitcher Jackson Jobe was in command of the San Francisco Giants line up on Sat Aug 9, 2026 at Oracle Park in San Francisco (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Lincoln Juarez:

#1 Detroit Tigers starter Jackson Jobe held the San Francisco Giants just to one hit through five innings pitched. It was Jackson’s first appearance in more than a year. Jobe ended up striking out four Giants hitters.

#2 Jobe had all his pitches working for him a great mix of pitches and considering he rehabbed from Tommy John surgery from 2025 it looked like he didn’t miss a step agianst the Giants line up.

#3 The only Giants who got hits against Detroit pitching Saturday were Willy Adames and Eddys Leonard as the Giants were shutout 8-0 on a two hitter facing a combinaiton of three Tiger pitchers.

#4 It’s back to the drawing board for the Giants in game 3 of this three game set in the rubber game match for Detroit RHP Troy Melton (7-1 ERA 1.58) and for San Francisco RHP Logan Webb (7-7 ERA 3.74) first pitch 1:05pm PDT.

#5 Lastly we talked about this on Saturday the loss of the late great AP reporter Michael Wags Wagaman who we got to speak with whether it was at the Sacramento A’s, San Francisco Giants, Cal Bears, or San Jose Sharks hockey, Wags was full of life and always fired up and excited to be at a sporting event his passing on Friday certainly leaves a huge void in the media community and his friends will deeply miss him.

Lincoln Juarez is a San Francisco Giants podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman: Webb gets the call in rubber game against Tigers at Oracle Park on Sunday

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San Francisco Giants right hander Logan Webb started against the Detroit Tigers on Sun Aug 9, 2026 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman:

#1 Detroit Tigers starter Jackson Jobe held the San Francisco Giants just to one hit through five innings pitched. It was Jackson’s first appearance in more than a year. Jobe ended up striking out four Giants hitters.

#2 Jobe had all his pitches working for him a great mix of pitches and considering he rehabbed from Tommy John surgery from 2025 it looked like he didn’t miss a step agianst the Giants line up.

#3 The only Giants who got hits against Detroit pitching Saturday were Willy Adames and Eddys Leonard as the Giants were shutout 8-0 on a two hitter facing a combinaiton of three Tiger pitchers.

#4 It’s back to the drawing board for the Giants in game 3 of this three game set in the rubber game match for Detroit RHP Troy Melton (7-1 ERA 1.58) and for San Francisco RHP Logan Webb (7-7 ERA 3.74) first pitch 1:05pm PDT.

#5 Lastly we talked about this on Saturday the loss of the late great AP reporter Michael Wags Wagaman who we got to speak with whether it was at the Sacramento A’s, San Francisco Giants, Cal Bears, or San Jose Sharks hockey, Wags was full of life and always fired up and excited to be at a sporting event his passing on Friday certainly leaves a huge void in the media community and his friends will deeply miss him.

Stephen Ruderman is a San Francisco Giants podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: The Triple Crown – The Forgotten Award

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Houston Astros Jordan Alvarez (right) slugs a two run double in front of Texas Rangers catch Austin Wynns (left) at Minute Maid Field in Houston on Sun Aug 2, 2026 (AP News photo)

The Triple Crown – The Forgotten Award

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

The last American League player to win the batting Triple Crown was Venezuelan Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers in 2022. This season, Jordan Álvarez of the Houston Astros could become the first to win a Triple Crown since Cabrera. When Jordan Álvarez visited Oakland for the last time, he was fresh off signing a six-year, $115 million contract extension with the Houston Astros; it was in June of 2022.

I spoke with Alvarez in the Astros clubhouse before the game; he was quiet but happy when I congratulated him for his new contract. His home run power is well documented, but he doesn’t want to be called a slugger because he believes he is a hitter.  Yes, and he is a great hitter with power, lots of power; there is no stadium in MLB that can hold him when he lifts the ball. As of Sun Aug 9 Alvarez is hitting .320, with 35 home runs, 86 RBIs, and 137 hits.

Although no Cuban-born player in Major League Baseball has won a Triple Crown, there is a Cuban-born player by the name of Martín Dihigo, who was a pitcher registered in official Major League history. I remember how revered Dihigo was in Cuba. His name in Cuba was El Inmortal” “El Maestro”. He won the Triple Crown in 1938 playing in the Mexican League, also in the Negro Leagues, which includes various stellar achievements. However, no Cuban-born player has won the Triple Crown in the American or National League.

Not easy to win a Triple Crown; you need to win the batting title, the home run title, and the RBI title, which has only been done by a handful of players, and they are all in the Hall of Fame

         American League

  • 1967: Carl Yastrzemski
  • 1966: Frank Robinson (Baltimore Orioles)
  • 1956: Mickey Mantle
  • 1947 & 1942: Ted Williams
  • 1934: Lou Gehrig
  • 1933: Jimmie Foxx (Philadelphia Athletics)
  • 1909: Ty Cobb
  • 1901: Nap Lajoie

       ]

   National League

  • 1937: Joe Medwick (St. Louis Cardinals) – .374 BA, 31 HR, 154 RBI
  • 1933: Chuck Klein (Philadelphia Phillies) – .368 BA, 28 HR, 120 RBI
  • 1925: Rogers Hornsby (St. Louis Cardinals) – .403 BA, 39 HR, 143 RBI
  • 1922: Rogers Hornsby (St. Louis Cardinals) – .401 BA, 42 HR, 152 RBI
  • 1912: Heinie Zimmerman (Chicago Cubs) – .372 BA, 14 HR, 104 RBI
  • 1894: Hugh Duffy (Boston Beaneaters) – .440 BA, 18 HR, 145 RBI
  • 1887: Tip O’Neill (St. Louis Browns — then an NL/AA major league) – .435 BA, 14 HR, 123 RBI
  • 1878: Paul Hines (Providence Grays) – .358 BA, 4 HR, 50 RBI [1, 2]

  Quote: “Never swing at a ball you’re fooled on or have trouble hitting.” — Ted Williams, two-time batting Triple Crown winner (1942, 1947)

Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.

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. 

Sacramento A’s game wrap: Jump Starts the Turnaround as A’s End Nine-Game Skid; Sac 7-3 win ends Sox Nine Game Win Streak

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Sacramento A’s starter Gage Jump (61) rears back to pitch to the Boston Red Sox line up at Fenway Park in the first inning on Sat Aug 8, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

Gage Jump came through as the Sacramento A’s savior in the Boston sun this afternoon. The rookie left-hander struck out a career-high 11 over six innings, and the A’s rallied from an early two-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3. The victory ended the Athletics’ nine-game losing streak and stopped Boston’s own nine-game winning run, giving the Green and Gold a chance to win after woe after woe of gut wrenching baseball.

Boston struck first in the opening inning. Jahmai Jones singled, stole second and then took third as Caleb Durbin stole second. Andruw Monasterio followed with a two-run single to right, putting the Red Sox ahead 2-0. That was all Boston managed against Jump. He scattered six hits and two walks, striking out 11 while keeping the Athletics within range. The outing was a major rebound after he allowed six runs in 3 2/3 innings against Detroit in his previous start.

The A’s began their comeback in the fourth. Jacob Wilson doubled to left, Tommy White kept the inning moving with a two-out single, and Brian Serven beat out a soft grounder that brought Wilson home. One inning later, the Athletics moved ahead for good. Alika Williams was hit by a pitch, Wilson doubled again, and Jonah Heim lined a two-run single to left that scored both runners for a 3-2 advantage.

The sixth inning turned a narrow lead into breathing room, and it came from the bench. Lawrence Butler drew a walk, stole second, then moved to third as Jeff McNeil drew another walk and later stole second. Pinch-hitter Donovan Walton followed with a ground-rule double into right-center, scoring both runners and pushing the lead to 5-2. It was exactly the kind of inning the Athletics had struggled to produce during their skid: traffic on the bases, aggressive running and a hit that cashed in both runners.

Tyler Soderstrom added a solo homer in the seventh, and Henry Bolte added another in the ninth to make it 7-2. The two long balls gave Jump and the bullpen some extra room before Boston mounted one last threat. McNeil, meanwhile, remained stuck on 999 career hits after drawing a walk and later flying out. He entered the game needing just one more to become the latest player to reach 1,000 while wearing an A’s uniform.

The final inning carried some tension. Jones doubled and scored on Durbin’s single. Willson Contreras then singled, Monasterio drew a walk, and the bases were loaded with two outs. Hogan Harris, who had entered in the eighth, got Eli White to line out to center and finished the 7-3 win for his tenth save. The Athletics’ bullpen allowed only one run over the final three innings after entering the game with the highest ERA in the majors.

There was also a piece of history at shortstop. Wilson entered the game with a 109-game errorless streak, one shy of the Major League record for a shortstop. He handled the position without a miscue and reached 110 straight games, tying the mark set by Baltimore’s Mike Bordick in 2002. For a team that had spent more than a week stacking losses, the afternoon finally delivered something worth carrying forward.

Sunday’s series decider will send J.T. Ginn (8-6, 3.51 ERA, 105 strikeouts) to the mound for the Athletics at 10:35 a.m. Pacific, while Boston had still not announced its starter as of publication.

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.

Giants suffer two hit shutout by Tigers 8-0; Bengals 3 pitchers combine throwing nothing but goose eggs

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Detroit Tigers pitcher Jackson Jobe throws against the San Francisco Giants during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in San Francisco (AP Photo/ Jeff Chiu)

By Maggie Akins

SAN FRANCISCO–The San Francisco Giants were shutout by the Detroit Tigers 8-0 on Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park in a game of firsts.

Giants RHP Trent Harris made his MLB debut, and Tigers starting pitcher made his season debut following a 14-month rehab from Tommy John surgery. 

Though Harris’s debut was probably not what he had dreamed about. Harris’s short 14-pitch outing resulted in three hits from the Tigers’ bats, all doubles, and tallied three runs on the board. The Tigers’ offense woke up after this and scored seven runs in the seventh inning, starting and ending with rightfielder Zach McKinstry. 

Reliever LHP Reiver Sanmartin took over for Harris after McKinstry’s, McConigle’s, and Dingler’s doubles. The Giants’ pitching change did not change the Tigers’ energy. They kept hitting.

Greene singled, bringing Dingler to third and scoring position. Valencia then doubled, bringing home both Dingler and Greene. Rookie Max Clark showcased how electric he is with his fresh speed by hitting a triple. Last on the action was Baez, who brought home Clark on a single. McKinstry grounded out, giving the Giants the last out they needed to end the inning of their nightmares. 

“Seventh inning was big, and it didn’t go our way,” Manager Tony Vitello said post game. 

The Tigers drew in one final run on a fielder’s choice during Clark’s at- bat in the ninth inning, bringing the score to 8-0. This win has evened the playing field in their three-game series. 

The Giants continued to fumble offensively, not having much to show, but two singles by Willy Adames in the fourth and Eddys Leonard in the eighth. 

Giants starting pitcher RHP Landen Roupp suffered his 11th loss of the season with a 4.22 ERA, despite only allowing one run through his five innings. 

Vitello spoke highly of Roupp, seeing his frustration with getting taken out of the game after the fifth inning as a good thing. 

“His stuff is good, but his competitive heart is even better. It’s a big part of who he is,” Vitello said. 

Before first pitch, the Giants hosted their Wall of Fame ceremony, including five new inductees: Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval, and Joe Panik. The festivities were celebrated loudly, with many fans happy to see familiar faces. 

Up next, the Giants will play the Tigers in the series finale on Sunday afternoon, first pitch at 1:05 p.m. The starting pitchers on the hill will be Giants RHP Logan Webb (7-7, 3.74 ERA) and Tigers RHP Troy Melton (7-1, 1.58 ERA).

AP reporter, colleague, and friend Michael Wagaman passes at 59/ His recorded A’s/Giants podcast below

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Display at Oracle Park pressbox paying tribute to the life of Michael Wags Wagaman Asscoiated Press reporter (photo from Sean Cunningham KCRA TV 3 Sacramento)

In Loving Memory of Michael Wagaman


By Sports Radio Service staff

On Friday, August 7th, the Bay Area sports world lost a beloved sports reporter in Michael Wagaman. Also known as Wags, Wagaman had been a reporter for Associated Press since 1996, he also worked for NBC Sports Bay Area since 2023. Wags was found unconscious by his son on Friday night at his Vallejo home. Wags was pronounced deceased at age 59.

Wags had brain surgery four years ago in 2022 and rehabbed at home. It wasn’t very long after that Wags made a remarkable recovery and returned back to work as an AP reporter. Upon discovery of his death, the San Francisco Giants who were scheduled to play against the Detroit Tigers on Sat Aug 8, 2026 paid tribute to Wags with a beautiful photo display and loving memory card.

Wags once he returned from brain surgery he went through rehab and in typical Wags style didn’t waste anytime getting back to work and he jumped back in without hesitation he was his old outspoken self at his work assignments.

When it came to his work whether in print or podcasting he was all in and his energy and enthusiasm level was off the chain. No one could have seen something like this coming and his passing hit the journalism community like a shock wave. Anyone and everyone who knew Wags will miss him deeply.

During his career, Wags covered the Golden State Warriors, Oakland/Sacramento Athletics, Sacramento Kings, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders, San Jose Sharks, Cal Bears and Stanford Cardinal. He appeared on this site as a guest and again was always giving no holds bar interviews. Wags who made his home in Vallejo which was conveniently centralized to San Jose, San Francisco and Sacramento to get to the ball park or arenas.

We tip our hats to a well respected, very out spoken, high energy, lived life to the fullest journalist and friend Michael Wagaman.

Here is a sample of Wags’ podcast work from a Jul 2025 show he did on the Giants and A’s:

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