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A’s Squashed By Orioles in Game Two 7-0; A’s Sears touched up for 8 hits, 7 earned runs by O’s

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Oakland A’s pitcher JP Sears got knocked around by the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Sat Apr 27, 2024 in game 2 of the three game series (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Game two in the Oakland A’s (11-16) three game series with the Baltimore Orioles (16-9) was a rocky one. The A’s could not get their offense going. They fell behind in the fourth inning and never recovered. Former A’s pitcher Cole Irvin pitched a great game for the Orioles. He went 7 innings allowing 7 hits, no runs with 5 strikeouts in the 7-0 Baltimore win.

Game recap: The game was scoreless through the first three innings. In the fourth inning, the Orioles unleashed the beginning of a string of uncontested runs. They scored three runs with Gunnar Henderson hitting a single to start the barrage.

Anthony Santander doubled Henderson home for their first run of the game 1-0. Jordan Westburg singled Santander home advancing their lead to 2-0. Then James McCann singled, Westburg crossed home plate and Baltimore had a very productive fourth inning leading 3-0.

The A’s went into the fifth inning looking for some offense that resulted in an Abraham Toro single but not much else. Baltimore scored twice in the fifth inning showing up big in this game. The Orioles hit a couple of solo home runs in the inning off the bats of Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle. The Orioles had broken this game open in the fourth inning and continued to add on in the fifth leading 5-0.

JP Sears was relieved in the seventh innings by Michael Kelly. Sears allowed 8 hits, 7 runs with 8 strikeouts. When Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning that was it for Sears. Kelly came in to relieve him allowing one hit and no runs.

The Orioles finished off this game in the seventh inning with the Henderson two run homer winning the game 7-0 to tie up this series Henderson was elite for Baltimore in this game finishing with two hits, two runs, two RBI’s and the two-run homer. The Orioles had three home runs in the game.

This was the first time that the A’s didn’t have a home run in 12 games. Oakland had five hits that were scattered throughout the game. They could not get any back-to-back hits going which really hurt them.

Game notes: Saturday late afternoon the A’s took on the Orioles in game two of their three game series. The A’s won a come-from-behind game Friday in the 10th inning 3-2. They fought for the win and came away victorious. They were looking for their third win a row this afternoon but got rocked by the Orioles 7-0 on Saturday. JP Sears started for the A’s and gave up eight hits and seven runs and the former A’s pitcher now Orioles starter Cole Irvin started and went seven innings giving up four hits and didn’t give up a run.

After a rough game two, the A’s will try to recover in game three on Sunday. They need to shake off the loss and move forward looking to not only win game three but to also win the series.

Oakland will send Paul Blackburn to the mound in game three. He has been having a terrific season with a (2-1, 2.03 ERA). He has been great this season keeping batters off-balance and will certainly be challenged by the Baltimore offense. Blackburn will be looking to get his team back on track. Baltimore will start Albert Suarez (1-0 ERA 0.00). First pitch for this game is scheduled for 10:35 AM.

Bailey With A 3-Run Walk Off Gives San Francisco Giants A 3-0 Win Against The Pittsburgh Pirates

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Pittsburgh Pirates hitter Brian Reynolds (10) strikes out swinging with the bases loaded against the San Francisco Giants in the top of the seventh inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Fri Apr 26, 2024 (AP News photo)

Friday, April 26th, 2024

By Troy Ewers

Fresh from a rare home off day in the middle of a homestand, the  San Francisco Giants have reached the final series of their longest homestand of the year as they welcome in the Pittsburgh Pirates for three games beginning Friday night.

For San Francisco pitcher Kyle Harrison took the hill for his sixth start of the season pitched a gem shutting out the Pirates in a 3-0 win in front of a crowd of 37,110 at Oracle Park. Improved from his shortest outing of the season (4.0ip) vs. Arizona last Saturday.

Harrison facing the Pirates for the first time in his career…not one player on the Pirates has logged a plate appearance against Harrison in the regular season. Quinn Priester (0-1, 8.31) started for Pittsburgh pitching six innings no runs, three hits and seven strikeouts.

Harrison went six innings, five innings, seven strikeouts and no runs. Preister also went six innings, three innings, one walk, six strikeouts, and no runs as well. 

For the duration of the game, it was a scoreless game with at various times both teams scaring the pitchers, but to no avail. 

Pittsburgh had the bases loaded in both the seventh and ninth innings, but could not score. Brian Reynolds hit into a double play against Giants closer Camilo Doval (2-0) with the bases full and one out in the ninth. 

In the ninth Michael Conforto walked and Matt Chapman singled to begin the inning off reliever David Bednar (1-2). Bailey then knocked a 3-run homer to right field. 3-0 Giants win!!! “One thing this year I tried to build was just my confidence at the plate,” Bailey said. “I felt like I proved to myself last year that I could do it at this level, even with the struggles at the end. So that was my biggest thing this year was just going up confident every time no matter what.” Time of game was 2:23.

Next game for this series is Saturday night at 6:05pm PDT April 27th. Jordan Hicks (2-0, 1.61 ERA) was set to pitch for the Giants in the second game of the series against Martín Pérez (1-1, 3.45 ERA).

A’s Win In Tenth Inning Beating Orioles 3-2; Rooker gets go ahead double for gamer in extras

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Oakland A’s catcher Shea Langeliers (left) congratulates closer Mason Miller after retiring the Baltimore Orioles in the bottom of the tenth at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Fri Apr 26, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

In yet another electric performance on the mound Mason Miller finished off this game in the tenth inning for the 3-2 Oakland A’s (11-16) win over the first place Baltimore Orioles (16-9) at Camden Yards. The A’s now are three games off the pace in the American League West. This young team has been incredibly competitive lately. They did have the bases loaded in the ninth inning but got the job done in the tenth. In this game the team put together some at-bats in a great outing.

Game recap: Oakland took the early lead 1-0 in first inning when Shea Langeliers hit a solo home run. Baltimore tied up the game in the third inning 1-1. Ryan OHearn singled Gunnar Henderson home for the tie. Baltimore would take the lead in the fourth inning when Cedric Mullins homered to right and the 2-1 score would hold going into the top of the ninth inning.

Oakland pitcher Ross Stripling went 5.2 innings allowing 6 hits, 2 runs with 3 strikeouts. Going into the ninth inning, the Orioles had not gotten another hit in the game. TJ McFarland relieved Stripling for less than an inning and Mitch Spence would take over on the mound in the seventh inning going through the ninth inning.

With two runners on base and no outs in the ninth inning the A’s tied up the game 2-2. Abraham Toro doubled Brent Rooker home. There was a tight play at home plate and for the moment Oakland had a 3-2 lead but after review, JJ Bleday was called out and the tie remained.

With one out, Oakland had the bases loaded when both Darell Hernaiz and Lawrence Butler walked and the A’s were 90 feet from the lead. Ryan Noda came to the plate with two outs. Noda popped out and the A’s missed a golden opportunity leaving three runners stranded. The A’s Mitch Spence had a perfect ninth inning with three up and three down and this game went into extra innings.

In the tenth inning Shea Langeliers grounded into a fielder’s choice to third and Ryan Noda was out. With two outs Brent Rooker doubled Langeliers home and the A’s had taken the lead 3-2 and there would be no review on this one.

JJ Bleday struck out for the third out and Oakland was three outs away from a win in the first game of this series. Mason Miller would take the mound looking to try and lock this game down. It was three up and three down for Miller finishing the game with a 102 mph bullet and Oakland had won the game 3-2. This was Miller’s seventh save of the season.

Oakland finished the game with seven hits and the A’s bullpen kept the Baltimore offense at bay only allowing the six hits.

Game notes: Friday evening the A’s traveled from New York to Baltimore to take on the Orioles. Oakland is coming off a very nice competitive series against the New York Yankees. The A’s split the series with New York winning the first and fourth game of the series. Game two in that series was a 4-3 score and was anybody’s game but it went to the Yankees.

The A’s got some great pitching and saw quite a few home runs in that series. Friday night, A’s pitcher Ross Stripling went 5.2 innings gave up six hits and two runs and the Orioles Corbin Burnes went six innings giving up three hits and one earned run to open Friday’s series. The Orioles are in second place in a very tough AL East division.

Game Two against the Orioles will get underway Saturday . First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 PM. JP Sears will take the mound for Oakland with a (1-1, 3.38 ERA). Cole Irvin will get the nod for Baltimore with a (1-1, 4.64 ERA).

Oakland A’s Relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum: Nevada Court still hasn’t ruled on Schools over Stadiums petition

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An Emerson College poll show that 52 percent of Nevadans would vote against public funding for an Las Vegas A’s ballpark at the Tropicana in Las Vegas as 32% would vote to support it. If approved by the Nevada Court a petition drive in four Nevada districts would kill the SB1 bill to fund $380 million for a Las Vegas ballpark. (image from CBS 8 KLAS Las Vegas)

On the Oakland A’s Relocation podcast with Daniel:

#1 It’s been since April 9th when Schools over Stadiums had went to the Nevada Supreme Court to appeal for language that clears up what the court deemed “legally deficient” and “confusing.” Here it is Fri Apr 26th and the court still has not come up with decision whether or not to deny or accept language for the petition language against SB1 state funding for a Las Vegas A’s ballpark at the Tropicana worth $380 million.

#2 There are now 34 days that’s two months to get over 102,000 signatures split up amongst four districts in Nevada primarily in Cook County and Las Vegas to stop SB1. Some say the court is delaying and burning off precious time before they approve the petition language as the petitions are due and signed by June 1st 2024.

#3 The decision rests with a seven member panel on the Nevada Supreme Court. With the State of Nevada backing this funding how much pressure does the Nevada Supreme Court panel face in not approving the petition language and forcing Schools over Stadiums to fold up?

#4 Pressure is also mounting against the Supreme Court to not approve the petition language in favor of Schools over Stadiums from the unions who are seeing the Tropicana project as jobs for contractors and union employees at the hotels as well as laborers. The panel on the other hand has not made a decision one way or the other because delaying would shorten the time for Schools over Stadiums to gather signatures.

#5 Chris Daly, deputy executive director of government relations for the NSEA who is fighting to get the approval for the petitions to get on the streets and signed said that time is running out. A recent poll shows that Nevadans would vote against public funding of the A’s ballpark at 52% and those in favor are at 32%. If this initiative ever made the ballot it would stop the public funding of the A’s Tropicana ballpark.

#6 Strong Public Schools another Nevada Schools organization has filed a lawsuit against the State of Nevada, the Governor of Nevada and the Secretary of State of Nevada which required a majority two thirds rather than the standard majority vote. The standard majority vote is what passed SB1 and Strong Public Schools said that vote was unconstitutional.

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

Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson; A’s open three game series with Orioles at Camden Yards tonight

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New York Yankees Aaron Judge is caught in a rundown by the Oakland A’s second baseman Max Schuemann in the bottom of the second inning at Yankee Stadium in New York on Thu Apr 25, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 Oakland A’s closer Mason Miller retired four Yankee hitters in including Yankee slugger Aaron Judge to shut the door on the Yankees for a 3-1 win in New York on Thursday night.

#2 The A’s got offensive help when Nick Allen and Tyler Nevin both slugged third inning home runs off of Yankee starter Nestor Cortes in a three run inning that turned out to be all the A’s runs they needed for the win.

#3 One thing that can be said about Miller he can heave he throws over 100 MPH and struck out Jose Trevino the his first batter he faced when he came into relieve TJ McFarland.

#4 Miller pitched his eighth consecutive scoreless inning of relief. Miller has put out 31 of his last 38 hitters and has struck out 22 of those 38 batters. Miller is really putting up some Fireman of the Year numbers at this stage of the season.

#5 The A’s open up a series in Baltimore on Friday night. The A’s will start RHP Ross Stripling (0-5 ERA 5.34) whose looking for his first win. The Orioles will start RHP Corbin Burnes (3-0 ERA 2.76). Like the Yankees the Orioles are hot. They’re in first place in the AL East 16-8, they have won and have won eight of their last ten games.

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

A’s Mason lights out against Judge and Yankees, shuts door in relief for A’s 3-1 win

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Oakland A’s starter Alex Wood had one his best outings of the season pitching five plus innings giving up eight hits and one run against the first place New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Thu Apr 25, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Jessica Kwong

NEW YORK.—The Oakland Athletics’ Mason Miller retired Aaron Judge with his first four-out save and the visitors defeated the New York Yankees 3-1 on Thursday night, splitting the four-game series in the Bronx.

Winning the final game of the series at Yankee Stadium was a big confidence booster for the A’s, who were swept by the Cleveland Guardians to start their 10-game road trip and fell in the last two contests against the Yankees.

“It’s a great bounceback series for us. We knew going into this road trip, Cleveland, New York and now going now to Baltimore, that we had a challenge in front of us with some good baseball teams,” said A’s manager Mark Kotsay. “After getting swept by Cleveland and coming here, to split a series with the AL East division leaders right now, it’s a good sign.”

In the second inning, Jose Trevino hit a home run on a fly ball to right field to put the Yankees up 1-0.

The A’s answered back in the third inning, as Nick Allen hit a homer on a fly ball to left field and tied the game. Then Tyler Nevin hit a home run on a fly ball to right field and Darnell Hernaiz scored, giving Oakland a 3-1 lead.

A’s starting pitcher Alex Wood earned his first win of the season after allowing one earned run in a season-high 5.2 innings pitched. He triumphed in bases loaded situations in the first and fourth innings.

“This game could’ve gotten out of hand in the first inning, especially against a lineup like that… so it just felt good,” said Wood.

In the eighth inning, A’s right-handed pitcher Mason Miller relieved TJ McFarland with a runner on first base and struck out Jose Trevino on a fastball. In the ninth, Miller got Oswaldo Cabrera out on a third strike, allowed a single to Anthony Volpe, and struck out Juan Soto. Judge flied to right on a slider and Miller notched his sixth save of the season.

“The kid is impressive. He’s a power pitcher but he’s got a good slider to go with it and he showed that tonight a couple times,” Kotsay said of Miller. “He’s really embraced this role, he loves it, and you can see just the energy when he comes into the game. This is the first time we’ve kind of used him in that four-out situation and for him to respond the way he did is a good sign.”

Miller, who averaged 100.8 mph with eight fastballs, affirmed that the fastball and slider combination is his go-to.

“Yeah that’s my mix,” he said. “Those are the pitches I’m going to come to the guys with.”

The A’s (10-16) continue their road trip with a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles starting on Friday at Camden Yards. First pitch is at 4:05 p.m. PT. Starting pitchers for the Oakland A’s RHP Ross Stripling (0-5 ERA 5.34) for the Orioles RHP Corbin Burnes (3-0 ERA 2.76).

“We’ve got a task in front of us with going to Baltimore now,” Kotsay said.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: Béisbol de Grandes Ligas! The México City Series

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Mexican City Series 2024 between the Colorado Rockies vs. Houston Astros in Mexico City on Apr 27 and 28, 2024 (MLB.com image)

Béisbol de Grandes Ligas! The México City Series

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

Major League Baseball continues flirting with México, playing regular season games down México way. This weekend, the Houston Astros and the Colorado Rockies will play two games in the Mexico City Series at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú with 20,062 capacity. This will mark the seventh time MLB plays a regular season series in Mexican territory.

It will be the first international game for the Houston Astros since 2019. The Rockies also played in Monterrey during 2019 but in Spring Training. México City’s population is over 9 million, and the metro area population of México City is over 22,000,000 people. If baseball is smart “if” they should consider México City for expansion.

These are the potential cities that have shown interest for an expansion team, some are being considered.

Austin/San Antonio, Texas

Charlotte, North Carolina

México City, México

Montréal, Canada

Nashville, Tennessee

Orlando, Florida

Portland, Oregon

Raleigh, North Carolina

Salt Lake City, Utah

San José, CA

Coverage for the US. MLB TV (Saturday) and ESPN TV (Sunday)

Major League Baseball will expand from 30 to 32 teams in the coming years. The only uncertainties are when the process will formally begin and when the two new franchises to be named will begin play. The last time MLB expanded, ahead of the 1998 season, the Tampa Bay then-Devil Rays and Arizona Diamondbacks each had to pay $130 million to join the club. We feel confident the price has gone way up.

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

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: Was Snell damaged goods before coming to San Francisco?

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Blake Snell (left) departs from the mound after being lifted in the top of the fifth inning by manager Bob Melvin (right) against the Arizona Diamondback on Fri Apr 19, 2024 at Oracle Park in San Francisco (AP News photo)

On the San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael:

#1 Michael, pitcher Blake Snell had been rocked in his last two outings in Tampa Bay on Apr 14 giving up six hits and seven runs and on Apr 19 against Arizona giving up nine hits and five runs. He’s on the 15 day IL for an adductor strain. Watching him in his last start was there any indication to you he was in any kind of physical struggle or discomfort?

#2 Snell comes to the Giants on a two year deal for $62 million. He was the touted free agent in the off season and during spring training signing with the Giants during pre season. It was said that another MLB team didn’t want Snell and he was damaged goods. How much confidence did general manager Pete Putila have in signing a healthy Snell?

#3 In Wednesday’s matinee the New York Mets avoided getting swept by the Giants with a 8-2 win. After Snell’s scratch it turned into a bullpen game with Ryan Walker getting the start after pitching one inning of shutout ball he was lifted for Sean Hjelle who gave up two hits and three earned runs and reliever Landen Roupp faired no better giving up three hits and three earned runs in one and one third innings of work.

#4 The Mets Francisco Lindor went yard twice against Giant pitching with two home runs and helped the Mets end their three game losing streak. The Mets had lost the first two games of the three game series.

#5 The Pittsburgh Pirates come calling for the first of three games against the Giants on Friday night at Oracle Park. The Pirates are coming off a series with the Milwaukee Brewers and will start Quinn Priester (0-1 ERA 8.31) for the Giants Kyle Harrison 2-1 (ERA 5.00) for a 7:15pm PDT first pitch.

Join Michael for the Giants podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: Judge and Yankees tee off on A’s in 7-3 win Wednesday night

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Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees (left) and Juan Soto (right) go for a forearm bash after Judge’s home run off the Oakland A’s in the first inning at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wed Apr 24, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry F:

#1 Jerry, things just didn’t go right for the Oakland A’s at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night. Yankee slugger Aaron Judge hit a home run right after the A’s pitcher starter Joe Boyle was called for a balk.

#2 The Yankees further added to their total with home runs from Anthony Rizzo and Juan Soto. It was like Boyle was pitching to a complete All Star line up and couldn’t put anyone away.

#3 Boyle had been called for a quick pitch after after it looked like Judge had took strike three. Boyle was hit for the balk and Judge got another chance to take a swing which he did on the next pitch it was a home run.

#4 More bad news for the A’s their second baseman Zack Gelof had to be removed from the starting line up due to abdominal soreness . Gelof had an MRI which show a strained oblique and most likely Gelof is headed to the IL.

#5 Starting pitchers for Thursday’s A’s and Yankees battle in the fourth and final game of this series. For Oakland, Alex Wood (0-2 ERA 7.89) going for New York Nestor Cortez (1-1 ERA 3.41) first pitch 4:05pm PDT.

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

Judge homers Yankees put A’s away 7-3

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New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge rounds the bases after hitting a two run home run in the bottom of the first inning at Yankee Stadium against the Oakland A’s on Wed Apr 24, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Jessica Kwong

NEW YORK.—The Oakland Athletics allowed Aaron Judge to hit a two-run homer to start the third of the four-game series in the Bronx and fell to the New York Yankees 7-3 on Wednesday night.

The A’s dropped to 2-1 in the series and 1-5 in their current 10-game road trip.

In the first inning, Judge hit a home run on a fly ball to right field and Juan Soto scored, putting the Yankees up 2-0. With that, he surpassed former captain Derek Jeter to earn the ninth spot in the Yankees all-time home run list.

Judge seemed to take a third strike call and was walking back to the dugout when A’s starting pitcher Joe Boyle was charged with a balk. Judge proceeded to hit a fastball. A’s manager Mark Kotsay said it was an “umpire judgement call, it was close”.

“You don’t see that call that often and in that moment, it gives Judge another pitch and he capitalized on it,” said Kotsay. “So it’s definitely umpire discretion and you can’t argue box, so you have to kind of have to stick with that.”

Boyle laughed when asked what exactly happened.

“They called a balk,” he said. “So what I was doing, the clock was running down, probably should have stepped off but tried to squeeze a pitch in and I felt like I stopped, but obviously they saw it differently and I haven’t watched the video or anything yet so I don’t really know what it looks like.”

In the fourth inning, Anthony Volpe tripled on a sharp line drive to center fielder JJ Bleday that was deflected by right fielder Lawrence Butler and Austin Wells scored, expanding New York’s lead to 3-0. Then Soto went out on a sacrifice fly to center field and Volpe scored, boosting the Yankees up 4-0.

In the fifth inning, Anthony Rizzo homered on a fly ball to right center field and gave the Yankees a 5-0 lead.

The A’s would not go out without putting up a fight and in the sixth inning, Brent Rooker hit a home run on a line drive to left field and Ryan Noda and Tyler Nevin scored, cutting the Yankees’ lead to 5-3. In the same inning, Soto responded with a home run on a fly ball to center field and put the Yankees up 6-3.

In the seventh inning, Alex Verdugo went out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Seth Brown and Giancarlo Stanton scored, giving New York a 7-3 lead.

Boyle allowed two runs and three hits, struck out six and walked four in three innings pitched. It was his fifth start in the season and his fourth loss – to right-handed pitcher Clarked Schmidt on Wednesday.

A’s second baseman Zack Gelof was a late scratch due to left abdominal soreness.

“Zack came in a little sore, went through his pregame. After ground ball routine we talked about it, decided to scratch him,” Kotsay said. “He did go for imaging. Zack does have a left oblique strain and most likely will be heading to the IL.”

The finale of the four-game series at Yankee Stadium takes place Thursday with A’s (9-16) left-handed pitcher Alex Wood matching up against Yankees (17-8) left-handed pitcher Nestor Cortes. First pitch is at 4:05 p.m. PT.