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Giants Cobb practically perfect; Reds Steer doubles to break up no-no in ninth lose to SF 6-1

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Alex Cobb threw no hit ball for 8.2 innings before surrendering a double to the Cincinnati Reds Spencer Steer at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Tue Aug 29, 2023 (AP News photo)

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Attendance: 26,078

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

SAN FRANCISCO–It was all about Alex Cobb tonight at Oracle Park on Tuesday night. He came within one out of pitching a no hitter, getting 26 outs before giving up his first safety while his teammates scored six runs in a resounding 6-1 triumph for the suddenly strong home team.

Sunday’s resilient win over the hard hitting Atlanta Braves and last night’s victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds, especially the stellar performance by the heralded rookie hurler Kyle Harrison, certainly lifted the spirits around Third and King.

The pair of consecutive victories inched San Francisco a bit closer to Arizona, with only a half game separating the two teams in the race for the National League’s final wild card spot. No less important is that Monday’s defeat of Cincinnati dropped Cincy to a game and half behind San Francisco in the same ranking. Tuesday night’s events dropped the Reds another game behind the Giants.

Slugger Mitch Haniger was back in the Giants’ lineup after having missed 64 days thanks to a broken forearm he suffered in St Louis when hit by a pitch. He’d been batting .230 when he went out of action. He was the DH tonight, batting fourth and went 0-4 but scored a run.

Alex Cobb, an 11 year veteran whose game time record of 6-5, 3.74, while perhaps respectable, didn’t inspire much confidence in the context of his last 15 games, in which he went 3-4, 4.87, and his last seven, in which he posted a 0-3, 6.14 mark.

Tuesday night, he threw a complete game one hitter. The only Cincinnati batter to reach base safely in 8-2/3 innings was Nick Senzel, who got to first on a throwing error by third baseman Casey Schmitt in the third. Cobb struck out eight Reds on his way to his seventh win against five losses and reduced his ERA to 3.57. He threw 131 pitches, 83 for strikes, to 30 batters.

The Rhinelanders sent 25 year old left hander Brandon Williamson to the mound. His six pitch repertoire had earned him a record of 4-3, 4.18 so far in this, his rookie season. He was 3-2, 3.00 in his previous ten starts, indicating that he’s making good progress on the big league learning curve, he threw 105 pitches in six innings, during which he allowed five runs, three of which were earned.

He threw 105 pitches in six innings tonight, allowing five runs, three of which were earned, surrendering six hits, including a four bagger. He didn’t walk anyone but did throw a wild pitch and commit a balk. He took the loss and now is 4-4, 4.20. Ex Athletic Sam Moll relieved him and pitched a perfect bottom of the seventh, followed by Derek Law in the eighth.

San Francisco took an early lead. With one out in the second, Patrick Bailey and JD Davis hit back to back singles to right and right center, respectively, bringing up Paul DeJong. With the count 0-2 on the Giants’ shortstop, who had gotten a hit after his first game with the club, Williamson attempted to pick Davis off at first but in doing so committed a balk, bringing Bailey home and sending Davis to second. After DeJong struck out swinging, Luis Matos doubled into the right field corner, driving in Davis with the Giants’ second run.

Austin Slater’s third inning two bagger off the Uber Eats ad in right overcame The Curse of the Leadoff Double. Williamson retired Thairo Estrada and Wilmer Flores but unleashed a wild pitch to Haniger, which allowed Slater to charge home with San Francisco’s third tally.

It looked as though that would be all they’d get when Haniger grounded to third, but Nelvi Marte’s throw to first was wild, and Haniger reached base. That set the stage for Bailey to blast an 84.6 mph change of pace into the Cincinnati bullpen for his seventh home run of the season and a 5-0 lead for San Francisco.

The orange and back tacked on another run in the eighth. Law issued a leadoff walk to Slater, who scored on Estrada’s down the line double to left, giving the Giants an even half dozen.

Cobb received a nearly unanimous standing ovation when he came out to pitch the top of the ninth. He had thrown 113 pitches. Marte flew out to right on the 114th. Nick Senzel followed and drew the first base on balls Cobb had issued all night.

TJ Friedl flew out to deep right for the second out. Then, on Cobb’s 125th offering, Spencer Steer drove a double to deep right field for a double that ended Cobb’s bid for a no-hitter and a shutout, driving in Senzel, who had gone to second on defensive indifference. Cobb closed out his magnificent performance by striking out Elly De La Cruz looking at a 93.3mph sinker.

This three game series will conclude tomorrow, Wednesday Logan Webb (9-10, 3.51) scheduled to throw the Giants’ first pitch at 12:45. Fellow righty Hunter Greene (2-5, 5.06) will take the mound for Cincinnati.

Bill Bordley – LHP – 1980 – # 34 He was a Giant? SF Giants feature by Tony the Tiger Hayes

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HE WAS A GIANT?

BILL BORDLEY – LHP – 1980 – # 34

By Tony the Tiger Hayes

After an astonishingly fortuitous 1978 season, the good times kept disco roller skating into 1979 for the Giants when the club somehow managed to land baseball’s most hyped amateur pitching prospect in years.

The signing rights to Bill Bordley, a former two-time first round draft pick and arguably the greatest college pitcher of his generation, landed in San Francisco’s lap when the club’s name was literally pulled out of a hat in early ‘79.

The strapping, hard-throwing uber blue-chipper out of USC. Bordley was viewed as a southpaw version of Tom Seaver with a brilliant college pedigree and a ceiling as high as the moon.

But like a lot of scenarios for the Giants during that late 1970s/early 1980s time frame, Bordley turned out to be more Fools Gold than Golden Ticket.

Why Was He a Giant?

While most ball players would be happy as a clam to be a Top fuve amateur draft pick, the Los Angeles born and raised Bordley was blessed with that distinction twice in his lifetime and on each occasion said, ‘hold my beer.’

After a dominant prep career, Bordley decided to accept a baseball scholarship to USC in 1976, spurning the advances of the Milwaukee Brewers, who selected the SoCal wunderkind with that year’s fourth overall selection.

Then, after cutting through collegiate batters like a hot knife through butter, Bordley turned his nose up at the Cincinnati Reds who took the dazzling southpaw with the third overall selection on the secondary phase. (The now defunct secondary phase was reserved for players who were previously drafted, but not signed.)

“I’m heart broken,” said a moist eyed Bordley. “It’s the saddest day of my life. And it’s my 21st birthday.”

It wasn’t the fact that he fell to the third pick of the secondary phase that distressed Bordley.

What wrecked Bordley’s day so much was the fact that he was NOT selected by the California Angels with the fourth overall pick of the draft.

Stating compelling family hardships, the venerated athlete personally requested that non-west coast clubs cross him off their wish lists. he was only willing to suit up for west coast clubs.

“I explained to them my dad had open heart surgery, my brother was in a serious car accident and my other brother was going into the Air Force,” he lectured

. “I was hoping to relieve some of the pressure on my mother by remaining close to home.”

Due to his special predicament on the home front, the blue chipper wanted to be selected by the Angels who had the fourth overall pick lined up.

Sans traffic the Halos “Big A” ballpark was about a 30 minute drive from the family compound in toney Rolling Hills Estate.

The Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays reluctantly ceded to Bordley’s request, but the Reds dug their heels in and went ahead and called Bordley’s name with their pick.

They were the Big Red Machine after all, the most dominant club of the 1970s era.

“ We are going to make him a substantial offer,” said a nonplussed Joe Bowen, the Reds top scout. “I think we honored him by selecting him.”

But Bordley immediately stated he intended to return to USC.

He would not budge. The Reds could pound sand on Redondo Beach for as much as Bordley cared.

In the “best interests of baseball” the pick was eventually voided – the Reds were awarded extra draft capital- and the Angels were reprimanded for unauthorized contact with the pitcher.

The Angels were found to be “guilty of misconduct in the assurances which they gave Bordley prior to the draft as to their willingness to meet his terms prior to the draft,” according MLB commissioner Bowie Kuenn.

In other words California secretly offered Bordley a boat load cash s and a guaranteed spot on their their major league roster if they drafted him.

Collusion or not, Bordley maintained his personal adversity was a legitimate.

“Nobody seemed to believe my family situation was real,”said Bordley after the drama was eventually settled.

“There was no way I was gonna sign with Cincinnati

I wasn’t going to prostitute myself to play with any

body. I had to set guidelines.”

It was determined that the swiftest and most most effective way to resolve the situation was for Bordley to select five clubs he’d be willing to play for – excluding the Angels – and hold a random drawing.

San Diego was not interested and Bordley disqualified Oakland.

Bordley settled on Seattle, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Giants and Milwaukee and Kansas City for some reason. The names were tossed into a hat and San Francisco’s name was randomly selected.

“I’m thrilled to death. San Francisco definitely fits into my plans,” said post-lottery.

Eager to beginning his pro career, Bordley waisted little time agreeing to terms with the Orange & Black. His contract called for a bonus in excess of $100,000, a spot on the 40-man roster and an invite to spring.

Before and After

Bordley was a super star all the way up to joining the Giants. At Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance, the southpaw set school records across the board, leading to a scholarship to USC.

Once there He set the college freshman strikeout high watermark – a record that stood until Tim Lincecum broke it in 2004. After two seasons as a Trojan, Bordley’s record stood at 26-2 and led USC to the 1978 College World Series title.

Bordley was signed to a major league contract and fast tracked through the minors. Within a year he was with the Giants. Two years and two “Tommy John” elbow surgeries later he was out of pro ball.

Bordley went back to USC earned a degree in finance and then began a career with the Secret Service. He was on President Bill Clinton’s detail for several years and was called upon to testify in the Monica Lewinsky mess.

Eventually Bordley made it back to the big leagues and is now MLB’s Vice President for security.

He was no Tom Seaver. But…

He beat Tom Seaver. In his Giants debut, Bordley out dueled the Hall of Famer, allowing three runs over six innings in an 8-4 win over the Reds at Candlestick Park (6/30/80). He also collected his lone big league hit that day off Tom Terrific.

He faced the Reds on the road in his second start and again won. This time he allowed three runs over five innings in a 10-7 win (7/12/79).

After that, he never recorded another MLB victory as elbow woes hastened his exit from the pro ranks.

Giants Footprint

As baseball security chief, Bordley is not only in charge of keeping every MLB player safe from harms way but also every fan, he has visited AT&T Park several times during his time with the commissioners office.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Harrison becomes second Giant to get 10 k’s in second career appearance; Former manager Corrales passes at 82; plus more news

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Kyle Harrison becomes the second pitcher in Giants history to strike out ten in a second career appearance (@SFGiants photo)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary:

#1 Some fans at Oracle Park in San Francisco kept saying from the stands to Giants rookie starter Kyle Harrison “who are you?” and he showed them who he was by setting 11 hitters from the first place Cincinnati Reds down. Harrison was all the rage when he made his rookie debut on Aug 22. On Monday night Harrison became the second Giants pitcher to strike ten hitters in his second appearance since Jeff Tesreau since 1912.

#2 Harrison in that MLB debut showed his effectiveness throwing 3.1 innings. and allowed two runs, five hits and five strikeouts. It was the strikeouts that has got a lot of people’s attention.

#3 Amaury, former Cleveland Guardians manager Pat Corrales who managed Texas, Cleveland and Philadelphia passed away at age 82 over the weekend. Corrales worked as a special assistant to the general manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers until 2012 in his final job in baseball. Is Pat Corrales in the Hispanic Heritage Hall of Fame Musuem?

#4 It was tribute night for former New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer who returned to the Big Apple with the Texas Rangers. The Mets had a video scoreboard tribute for Scherzer but he was booed roundly when they showed him in the Rangers dugout for a live shot.

#5 The Oakland A’s got to Seattle and were routed by the Seattle Mariners. For the M’s the big hits, in the bottom of the first JP Crawford belted a 394 foot home run and in the bottom of the fourth inning Julio Rodriguez slugged a 420 foot home run putting the M’s in front 6-0 and out of reach in a 7-0 loss on Monday night. This was the seventh loss out of 11 games for Oakland.

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 for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

MLB The Show podcast with Stephen Ruderman: Bad blood between Yanks-Rays spills out onto the field twice; Former Guardians manager Corrales dead at 82; plus more news

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Tampa Bay Rays’ Randy Arozarena argues with New York Yankees relief pitcher Albert Abreu (84) during the eighth inning at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Sun Aug 27, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the MLB The Show podcast with Stephen:

#1 The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays got into two bench clearing dust ups at Tropicana Park in Tampa Bay. The first one was when the Rays Randy Arozarena was hit by a pitch by Yankees pitcher Albert Abreu. Some of the players needed to be held back by the coaches and umpires. After the field was cleared play continued. Arozarena stole second and third base and at third base started jawing with Abreu and the benches emptied again.

#2 Stephen, sad week, we’ve had a baseball player, radio talk show host and an official scorer pass away this past week. Former KNBR talk show host Mychal Urban, former MLB official scorer Art Santo Domingo, and now former Cleveland Guardian’s manager Pat Corrales passed away on Sunday at age 82. Los Angeles Dodgers president Stan Kasten said that Corrales worked hard, had a long list of players he influenced and that Pat truly loved the game. Urban was a talk show host and passed away early last week and Santo Domingo passed away on Friday was an MLB official scorer.

#3 Chicago interim police superintendent said Monday that the two women who were shot at Guarantee Rate Field had most likely been shot inside of the ballpark. Officials said they have no idea where the bullets came from but have ruled out that the bullets came from outside of the park. The shooting took place on Friday during the Oakland A’s-Chicago White Sox game.

#4 Stephen, the Toronto Blue Jays have their share of IL headaches as Matt Chapman has been placed on the 10 day IL for a sprained right middle finger and shortstop Bo Bichette is scheduled for an MRI for a sore right quadriceps. The Blue Jays are 2.5 game out of the AL Wild Card and will badly miss Chapman and Bichette out of the line up.

#5 Philadelphia Phillies start Bryce Harper and 2022 NL MVP said that he’s bummed that his AL MVP 2022 counterpart Shohei Ohtani won’t be allowed to pitch. Harper said he was looking forward to facing Ohtani at the Big A in Anaheim during the current series with Harper saying “I think we were all looking forward to it because he’s one of the best is the game, on that mound and in the batter’s box, as well,”

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

Mariners shut out A’s 7-0 win first game of the three-game series

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The Seattle Mariners Julio Rodriguez celebrate with the M’s trident after clouting a home run in the bottom of the fourth inning home run against the Oakland A’s at T Mobile in Seattle on Mon Aug 27, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

The Seattle Mariners continued mastery over the A’s for the eighth straight time this season. The Mariners, the hottest team in baseball, beat the A’s 7-0 Monday night at T-Mobile Field in Seattle. The Mariners improved to 20-5 in August. The M’s superstar centerfielder Julio Rodriguez had his fifth four-hit game this month. J-Rod had a home run, a double, and two singles.

For the third game in a row, the A’s offense was nowhere to be found. The A’s managed four hits, three of which were singles. Seth Brown’s double with two out in the ninth was the only extra-base hit for the A’s. The A’s have yet to beat Seattle this season.

The A’s starter, lefty Kyle Muller, had nothing going for him Monday night. The Mariners have averaged six runs a game since August 2nd. The M’s potent offense scored six runs in the first four innings. The Mariners pitchers have the best collective ERA in baseball.

With the win, the M’s remain one game ahead of the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros in the race for the best American League West Division record. The Rangers beat the Mets and the Astros trounced the Boston Red Sox to keep pace with the Mariners.

The Mariners sent righty Brian Woo to the hill Monday night. Woo, born in Oakland and a graduate of Alameda High School and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, dazzled the A’s in his six innings of work. The M’s had him penciled in for 80 pitches maximum. The 23-year-old righty went six innings and allowed three singles. He struck out five and walked one. He threw 69 pitches and earned his second win.

The Mariners’ shortstop, J.P. Crawford, sent Muller’s second pitch of the game over the wall for his 12th dinger of the year. Muller escaped the first inning with no further damage.

The A’s scored three times in the bottom of the third. Crawford singled, leading off the inning. J-Rod doubled to drive in Crawford with the M’s second run. The double extended J-Rod’s hitting streak to 13 games. J-Rod reached third on a passed ball. Muller walked third baseman Eugenio Suarez to put men at first and third with no out.

Teoscar Hernandez singled to drive in J-Rod. Ty France singled to load the bases. Dylan Moore grounded into a fielder’s choice, and Suarez scored on the play. The Mariners led 4-0 after three complete.
Muller walked the leadoff hitter, J.P. Crawford, in the bottom of the fourth. J-Rod blasted his 24th home run of the year to make it a 6-0 game.

The Mariners added a run in the sixth to finish scoring for the night. The M’s bullpen kept the A’s from scoring in the game’s last three innings. The M’s win 7-0.

Game Notes- With the loss, the A’s dropped to 38-94. The Mariners improved to 75-46.

The line score for Oakland was no runs, four hits, and no errors. Kyle Muller was the losing pitcher.

The line score for Seattle was seven runs, 14 hits, and no errors. Brian Woo was the winning pitcher.

J-Rod was the hitting star for Seattle. He had a home run, double, and two singles. J.P. Crawford had a home run and a single. Eugenio Suarez had two doubles. Teoscar Hernandez had two singles.

The A’s will send Ken Waldichuk to the mound Tuesday night. Waldichuk (2-7 ERA 6.05) for the year. The M’s George Kirby (10-8 ERA 3.28) will pitch for Seattle. The game will start at 6:40 p.m. PT.
34, 434 fans saw the home team send the A’s down to defeat.

Kyle Harrison shines for Giants with 11 K’s in win over Reds 4-1

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Photo courtesy of San Francisco Giants. Kyle Harrison celebrates striking out a batter.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

The Giants opened up a three-game home series against the Reds with a convincing victory by a final of 4-1.

Monday’s pitcher’s duel was between two rookies as Kyle Harrison faced Andrew Abbot. For Harrison, it was only the second game of his career as his debut was against the Phillies on August 22nd.

Harrison got rolling quickly in this game going perfect in the first inning as he struck out the side.

With two runners on base, Wilmer Flores doubled to right field getting the Giants on the board as Austin Slater made it home.

The K’s did not stop in the second inning as Harrison struck out another two batters quickly bringing his total K’s up to five.

In the third San Francisco got the offense going again as Patrick Bailey doubled to right field knocking home Thairo Estrada. Following that up was Paul Dejong who got J.D. Davis home on a sacrifice fly making it 3-0.

The fourth saw the first pitching change of the game as the Reds called on Buck Farmer to replace Abbot. Cincinnati’s starter finished the night with six K’s, three walks, and three earned runs.

The offense for the Reds continued to be ice-cold as at the end of the sixth inning they only had two hits total.

Looking for more insurance Wade Meckler got the second RBI of his young career on a double that got Joc Pederson home.

In the seventh, the Reds showed some life as Christian Encarnacion-Strand doubled and TJ Friedl walked with only one out. With those two on that would end the night for Harrison who finished with a stellar 11 K’s, only three hits, two walks, and no runs allowed. As he walked off the field he got a standing ovation from the Oracle Park crowd.

Coming in to replace Harrison was Ryan Walker who would give up a single getting one run home and making it 4-1. After the run Walker shut it down striking out Will Benson to end the inning.

The ninth saw the Giants closer Camilo Doval retire the side in order to secure Harrison’s first career win.

The Giant’s next game will be the second of this home series against the Reds at 6:45 p.m on Tuesday night. Starting pitchers for Cincinnati left hander Brandon Williamson (4-3 ERA 4.18) for San Francisco against right hander Alex Cobb (6-5 ERA 3.74) at Oracle Park.

Pac 12 podcast with Michael Wagaman: Will Cal and Stanford get that ACC invite?

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Jim Phillips ACC Commissioner will he welcome Stanford and Cal to the ACC? Both sides are working to make it happen. (ACC image)

On the Pac 12 podcast with Michael Wagaman:

#1 Michael, how close are Cal, Stanford and SMU to getting an invite to the ACC?

#2 There have been ACC teams that have complained about their TV deal which runs through the 2036 season ACC school is out $30 million less per year then the SEC and Big Ten.

#3 Do you see Cal and Stanford going into the ACC as a boost to the ACC’s TV package? Nothing like adding the fifth largest TV market to your repertoire?

#4 The Bears and the Cardinal are want the same revenue share, Stanford has a strong financial backing and Cal doesn’t have the same financial backing like a Stanford taking that in consideration would the ACC still add Cal to the conference?

#5 What about the non revenue sports do you see them being included in the ACC with football and basketball?

Join Michael for the Pac 12 podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: MLB The Three biggest Failures are the three biggest Payrolls

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Baltimore Orioles third baseman Gunnar Henderson is unable to stop an RBI double by Colorado Rockies’ Elias Diaz that scored Charlie Blackmon from first base during the third inning at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Fri Aug 25, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Amaury Pi Gonzalez

With approximately 30 to 35 games left for most teams this season, here are the three teams with the biggest payrolls this year and their records today.

1-New York Mets 60-71 in the cellar, 2-New York Yankees, 62-69 in the cellar, 3-San Diego Padres, 61-70 in penultimate place. The chances of any of these teams for the postseason is at best slim and none for real, as they would have to play at an .800 winning percentage clip the rest of the way. Can we say that money is not the key for a winning team?

Yes and No, because at the end is a combination, a balancing-act for front offices to draft, trade and buy players at the same time. A team most draft and develop well, make trades to improve their roster and in some cases open the bank and pay the huge salaries. But money alone is not the solution in the most difficult sport.

The Baltimore Orioles are leading the American League East, with the #29 payroll, only the Oakland A’s have a smaller payroll, the A’s do not really count because their owner has “De-funded the Team” . But, how have the Orioles done it?

They have the best minor league system today. As a matter of fact, this 2023 season the Orioles have the best minor league system for the fourth consecutive year. The best example is Gunnar Henderson, which was one of the eight total guys in the Top 100 prospects, Henderson is a regular in the young and exciting Baltimore Orioles lineup this season.

They have players waiting in the minors, like the highly rated Jackson Holliday, the son of ex major league All Star Matt Holliday. Jackson Holliday is the #1 prospect in Major League Baseball, currently playing shortstop and second base at AA level affiliate, Bowie Baysox in Maryland.

The Birds from Baltimore success was not instant. Here are the last three years record:

2021: 52-100, 2022: 83-79, today the Orioles have a 81-49 record. which is the second best record among all 30 MLB teams, only the Atlanta Braves with 84-45 leading the NL East by miles have a better record in baseball.

The Yankees, Mets and Padres will have a very interesting off-season, the Padres might just tweak their roster, my hope is they keep their manager Bob Melvin, but the two New York teams, only God knows what their management is going to do.

Mets owner Steve Cohen is the richest owner in baseball, but he could not buy the title this year, he is insatiable for high prize talent, and will make a run at Shohei Ohtani. The Yankees? Well there is always next season for their 28 World Series title.

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

San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Giants honor Murph longtime equipment mgr; SF rallies for four runs in fifth top Braves 8-5

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Former San Francisco Giant Sr Equipment Manager Mike Murphy takes a curtain call as he was honored at Oracle Park before the Giants host the Atlanta Braves in San Francisco on Sun Aug 27, 2023 (San Francisco Chronicle photo)

On the San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko:

#1 Marko, the San Francisco honored former team Sr. Equipment manager Mike Murphy with a going away retirement tribute at Oracle Park in San Francisco it was a tribute to all his years from being a bat boy to becoming the Sr Equipment manager. Murphy joined the organization in 1958 and retired this season a remarkable long tenure.

#2 The Giants avoided being swept at Oracle Park on Sunday Night Baseball with a 8-5 win over the mighty Atlanta Braves. The Giants scratched a run in the first and second innings off Braves starter Jared Shuster to get the contest started.

#3 Giants third baseman Casey Schmitt finally got a pitch he liked after 71 games without a home run clouting his third home run of the season in the bottom of the second inning off Shuster.

#4 Camilo Doval who had a rough patch in some closing appearances shut the door on the Braves in the top of the ninth with pitching one inning and two strikeouts to shut the door on the Braves for his 34th save which is the most in MLB and the most for a Giant pitcher in their first 57 games since Brian Wilson (who was in attendance) did it in 2011.

#5 The Giants host the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night at 6:45pm PT at Oracle the Reds will start left hander Andrew Abbott (8-3 ERA 3.16) he’ll be matched up against left hander Kyle Harrison (0-0 ERA 5.40) for the first of three games in the series.

Join Marko Ukalovic for the Giants podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara Mason: A’s just couldn’t figure out Sox Clevinger; Oakland gets K’d 10 times in 7 innings

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Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Mike Clevinger throws against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning at Guarantee Rate Field in Chicago on Sun Aug 27, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Barbara:

#1 The Chicago White Sox needed good pitching to beat Oakland A’s good hitting and the Sox Mike Clevinger came through with ten strike outs in seven innings to help defeat the A’s on Sunday 6-1 at Guarantee Rate Field in Chicago.

#2 You just can’t keep a good man down as Yoan Moncada had a hot bat for the Sox going 4 for 4 when your going good at the plate like that you have confidence each time you come up to the plate.

#3 A’s pitching just couldn’t shut down the Sox Tim Anderson, Andrew Benintendi and Andrew Vaughn who had two hits a piece.

#4 Clevinger, Lane Ramsey and Tanner Banks were the key in the pitching side of things for the Sox as they held the A’s just to one run and the A’s just couldn’t figure out anything in the batter’s box during Sunday’s mattinee.

#5 It’s off to Seattle where the A’s will open up a three game series against the Mariners at T Mobile Field. The A’s haven’t announced a starter for Monday night, the M’s are going with Bryan Woo (1-3 ERA 4.58) first pitch 6:40pm PT.

Join Barbara Mason for the A’s podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com