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Cubs rout A’s 12-2 sweep three-game series at Coliseum

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Chicago Cubs’ Nick Madrigal, right, is tagged out at second by Oakland Athletics shortstop Kevin Smith on a steal-attempt during the fifth inning at the Oakland Coliseum on Wed Apr 18, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

OAKLAND–The Oakland A’s woes continued as they lost again. The Chicago Cubs trounced the A’s 12-2 to sweep the three-game series. The Cubs scored 27 runs in the series, while the A’s offense produced only three. The A’s lost all six games on the homestand- three to the New York Mets and three to the Cubs.

The A’s have lost seven straight and 13 of the last 14. The A’s are tied with the 1951 Philadelphia A’s for the worst record in A’s history after 19 games. The A’s started the highly touted Mason Miller on Wednesday. The Six-foot five-inch righty impressed many people as he went four and 1/3rd innings allowing two runs and four hits.

He struck out five and walked one. 15 of his pitches were recorded AT 100 miles per hour or more. Miller had this to say after the game: “All morning, I couldn’t wait for it to get started,” Miller said. “My control was a little sporadic, but I chalk that up to nerves, and I think I settled in as the game went on. I’m happy with how my outing went today. There are some things I’d like to change, but I try not to be super critical of it today and just enjoy the moment.” Miller threw 81 pitches; 51 were strikes. As good as Miller was, the same could not be said for the bullpen. The Cubs pounded five A’s relievers for ten runs after the fifth inning. The A’s had one hit after the fifth inning.

In the top of the fourth, the leadoff hitter, Dansby Swanson, walked to get things started for the Cubs. Swanson advanced to second on Miller’s wild pitch. The Cubs’ left fielder, Ian Happ, doubled to drive in Swanson with Chicago’s first run of the game. The Cubs lead 1-0 midway through the fourth.

In the A’s half of the inning, manager Mark Kotsay was tossed after the home plate umpire, Adam Hamari, called a clock violation third strike on Aledmys Diaz. Diaz didn’t get back into the batter’s box in time. The next hitter Jesus Aguilar walked. Aguilar was out at second. Shortstop Dansby Swanson’s throw to Hosmer to complete the double play went past Hosmer. Langeliers was now at second. A’s DH Carlos Perez’s soft line drive went down the right field line for a double. Langeliers scored to tie the game.

Eric Hosmer reached on an infield single in the top of the fifth. Nick Madrigal singled Hosmer to third. Tyler Barnhart’s sacrifice fly to center drove in Hosmaer with the Cubs’ second run. The A’s answered in their half of the frame. Tyler Wade, playing in left field, walked. Second baseman Jordan Diaz doubled to right field to drive in Wade with the A’s second run. The game is tied 2-2 after five complete.

In the sixth, A’s reliever Chad Smith walked Swanson and Ian Happ to put two men on with no out. The A’s brought in lefty Sam Moll to pitch to Cody Bellinger. Moll threw a wild pitch, allowing the runners to advance to second and third. With the infield in, Bellinger hit a ground ball to A’s first baseman Jesus Aguilar.

Aguilar’s throw home was off the mark. Swanson scored the Cubs’ third run. Moll struck out Torrens for the first out. The next hitter was the hot-hitting Patrick Wisdom. Wisdom homered twice Monday night in the 10-1 win. On Wednesday, Wisdom tripled to deep right field to drive in Happ and Bellinger. Bellinger scored on Moll’s wild pitch. The Cubs lead 6-2.

The Cubs added another run in the eighth. With two out, first baseman, Eric Hosmer belted his first home run of the season over the fence in left field. Chicago leads 7-2.

The onslaught continued when the Cubs put five more runs on the board in the ninth to lead 12-2. The A’s went did not score in the ninth. The Cubs won 12-2 and swept the three-game series.

Game Notes: The A’s are now 3-16. The Cubs improved to 11-6. Chicago is in second place in the NL Central Division.

The line score for Chicago was 12 runs, 11 hits, and one error. The A’s line was two runs, five hits, and one error. Eric Hosmer’s blast in the fifth inning was the only home run hit in the game. The Cubs’ second baseman, Nico Hoerner, had three hits. Patrick Wisdom, who homered twice Monday night, had a triple and two ribbies on Wednesday. Nick Madrigal also drove in two runs. 

Oakland had five hits in the game-three of the five were doubles.

The winning pitcher was lefty Justin Steele. Steele is now 3-0 for 2023. A’s reliever Chad Smith took the loss. 

The time of game was two hours and 53 minutes. The A’s had 12,122 fans on hand to see the game. 

The A’s are off on Thursday. On Friday, they are on their way to Arlington, Texas, to play three games against the AL Western Division leader, the Texas Rangers. The game will start at 5:05 pm. The A’s will start JP Sears (0-1 ERA 4.60) the Rangers are going with Jon Gray (1-1 ERA 3.21)

Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry Feitelberg and Troy Ewers: A’s get clobbered in 12-2 laugher by Cubs; Oakland rookie starter had good outing

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Oakland A’s pitcher Mason Miller was the highlight of the game for the A’s pitching four plus innings giving up two runs before being lifted in the fifth inning against the Chicago Cubs at the Oakland Coliseum on Wed Apr 19, 2023 (@Athletics image)

On the A’s podcast with Jerry Feitelberg and Troy Ewers:

The Oakland A’s starter Mason Miller making his rookie start pitched a decent outing against the visiting Chicago Cubs going 4.1 innings, four hits, two earned runs, five strike outs one walk and was replaced in the fifth inning. After that the Cubs went to work on the A’s releivers with four in runs in the top of the sixth and five runs in the top of the ninth coming away with a three game sweep of the A’s and a 12-2 win at the Oakland Coliseum. The Cubs averaged nine runs a game during the three game series.

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

Giants Avoid Sweep Beating Marlins In 11 Innings 5-2

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San Francisco Giants’ Michael Conforto is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run against the Miami Marlins during the 11th inning at LoanDepot Park in Miami on Wed Apr 19, 2023 (AP News photo)

Giants Avoid Sweep Beating Marlins In 11 Innings 5-2

By Barbara Mason

It’s no secret that the San Francisco Giants (6-11) have been struggling for awhile now. Wednesday afternoon they took on the Miami Marlins (10-9) hoping to avoid a sweep. The losses by one run, the extra inning losses are starting to mount and are becoming a far too familiar scenario. While the Giants are not getting blown out in any of these losses they are not getting many positive results with poor offense. Hot starts with cold finishes has been the order of this road trip. The Giants got that turned around in game three of this series with a 5-2 win avoiding getting swept by the Marlins at LoanDepot Park in Miami.

There was not much going on for either team in the first three innings of this game. Darin Ruf got the Giants up on the board in the fourth inning with a one-run double. Wilmer Flores scored and the Giants had a 1-0 lead. The Giants would not have another hit for the remainder of the game.

The Marlins would tie up the game in the fifth inning 1-1. A one-run single from Garrett Cooper drove Garrett Hampson home and this game was even.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Marlins had runners on first and second with two outs and the Giants had some work to do trying to get to a tenth inning and prevent the walk-off. Miami was unable to close out the game and we had extra innings coming up.

The Giants had runner Joey Bart on third base in the tenth inning, couldn’t bring him home and the Marlins had another walk-off chance. Miami had a double steal in the tenth and had the bases loaded with one out. The Giants had two huge strike outs to end the inning and relief pitcher Camilo Doval got San Francisco out of a very sticky situation, getting this game into an 11th inning.

The hit that the Giants had been waiting for all game came off the bat of Michael Conforto hitting a two run homer and San Francisco led 3-1. The Giants had finally gotten the hits they needed to close out a game. San Francisco was not done yet. Mike Yastrzemski took advantage of a hanging breaking ball hitting his second home run of the series, a two-run homer, and the Giants had a 5-1 lead.

Despite the lead this win did not come easy for the Giants. The Marlins loaded the bases with two outs trailing 5-2 in the bottom of the eleventh. San Francisco got out of it with some great pitching and finally won a game.

The Giants had avoided the sweep as they finish up this road trip and head home for a four game series with the New York Mets which starts up Thursday night. Sean Manea (0-0 ERA 4.76) will take the mound for the Giants and Kodai Senga (2-0 ERA 3.38) will start for the Mets. First pitch is scheduled for 6:45 PM.

Cubs rally in eighth caps 4-0 win against A’s; Oakland drops it’s sixth straight game

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Chicago Cubs’ Cody Bellinger hits an RBI single against the Oakland Athletics during the eighth inning at the Oakland Coliseum on Tue Apr 18, 2023 (AP News photo)

Chicago (NL) 000 000 040. -4 8 1

Oakland. 000 000 000 -0 2 1

Time: 2:54

Attendance: 5,196

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–Your Oakland Athletics reported for work today dragging a five game losing streak and a won-lost record of 3-14 behind them. That record, incidentally gave them a winning percentage of .176. If that were a batting average it would be 12 percent below the Mendoza line. Their starting pitchers had an ERA of 9.39; the bullpen, one of 5.97. The team’s fielding percentage over its initial 17 contests was .981, third worst in the American League and only four percentage points over the league worst Boston Red Sox.

So it came as a surprise that the A’s battled the Cubs through seven innings tonight before succumbing to a four run eighth inning Chicago outburst in the episode that doomed the host to their sixth consecutive loss 4-0.

Before game time, the A’s announced that they had placed Dany Jiménez on the 15 day injured list, effective yesterday and in his place recalled pitcher Adam Oller from their Las Vegas Aviators affiiliate in the PCL. Before being optioned to Vegas, he had an ERA of 9.00 and an opponents’ BA of .320 with Oakland.

Oakland’s starting pitcher, Ken Waldichuk woke up this morning with an 0-2, 10.20 record.. He was in trouble early, loading bases with only one down in the first but escaping unscathed. He held the Cubs at bay for the next nine hitters and exited after having throw five shutout innings, in which he allowed five hits, including the dreaded curse of the leadoff double and three walks.

He notched five Ks and threw 102 pitches, 60 for strikes. He reduced his ERA to 7.65 but, leaving with the score tied at zero, was deprived of any chance of being credited with the win. Sam Moll replaced him on the mound to open the sixth and held Chicago scoreless before turning the ball over to James Kaprielian, the erstwhile starter.

The North Siders’ starting pitcher, Starboard Sider Marcus Stroman, pitched excellently in two of his previous starts and had what is called a “quality start” in the other, giving him a record of 2-1, 1.00 so far this season. He tossed six scoreless innings of two hit, two walk ball, striking out five. He threw an even 100 pitches, 63 counting for strikes. Mark Leioter, Jr, relieved him for the seventh frame and preserved the scoreless tie.

It was Trevor May on the mound for the green and gold inthe top of the eighth. And it was May who proved to be the weak link in the chain of Athletics hurlers. He walked Seiya Suzuki on four pitches. Patrick Wisdom followed that with a double to left that moved Wisdom to third.

Yan Gomes sent a liner off Mays’ glove over to shortstop Kevin Smith, who threw Wisdom out at first, allowing Wisdom to score. That brought Richard Lovelady in from the bullpen. After Eric Hosmer grounded out to first, moving Bellinger to third. Nick Madrigal, who had run for Luis Torrens in the seventh, singled to enter, plating Bellinger and upping the Cubs’ lead to 3-0.

Conner Capel then dropped Hoerner’s fly ball to right for a two base error, and it was 4-0. That was it for Lovelady. The newly recalled Adam Oller stopped the bleeding, getting Swanson to fly out to Capel. This time he held on to the ball.

Leiter was the pitcher of record when Michael Fulmer relieved hin for the home eigth , allowing nothing but a walk to Noda. That made Leiter the winning pitcher. He now stands at 1-0, 0.00.

Oller stayed on too pitch the top of the ninth for Oakland and held A’s deficit to a seemingly insurmountable four runs.

Michael Rucker showed it was insurmountable, earning his first save.

May took the loss. His record now stands at an ugly 2-3, 12.00.

The series will continue tomorrow, Wednesday, at 12:37. Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Justin Steele (2-0,1.42) will face the Athletics’ Mason Miller (0-0 ERA 0.00)

Giants Lose Fifth in a Row to Miami 4-2

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Jakob Junis, left, talks with San Francisco Giants catcher Blake Sabol during the bottom of the fourth inning at Loan DepotPark in Miami on Tue Apr 18, 2023 (AP News photo)

Giants Lose Fifth in a Row to Miami 4-2

By Barbara Mason

Tuesday evening the San Francisco Giants (5-11) continued their series with the Miami Marlins (10-8) and dropped their fifth in a row 4-2 at LoanDepot Park in Miami. The Giants the night before on Monday lost 4-3 to the Marlins after taking an early lead in that game leading 3-0 but failed to score for the rest of the game. The Giants couldn’t get any offense going against the Marlins on Tuesday night. The Giants have not won a single game on this current road trip. They continue to score early but cannot hold the lead.

As the Giants have seen lately the Giants took an early lead in this game. Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run home run for the early 2-0 lead.

The Marlins would cut the Giants lead in half in the third inning. Jon Berti hit a sacrifice fly and Jacob Stallings scored. The Giants would now try to not only protect their lead but add to that lead.

Miami broke the game open in the fourth inning. Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead three-run homer taking a 4-2 lead. The Giants had again given up the lead and failed to score for the rest of the game. The final was 4-2. This loss would hand the Giants a fifth in a row.

San Francisco is in a bad way right now. Not much went right in this game. The Giants starting pitcher Alex Wood was forced to leave the game with a left hamstring strain after only 2 2/3 innings. This was a real blow especially since Wood was having a good start giving up only one hit, one run and striking out three.

Consistency has been an issue and leaving runners stranded is another problem. San Francisco has also been struggling with strikeouts. Ten times this season the Giants have struck out ten or more times. Injuries have also hit the Giants. Mitch Haniger has an oblique issue, Joc Pederson with a wrist injury, Austin Slater a hamstring and Luis Gonzalez with back issues.

While these injuries do not excuse what is happening on the field, a healthy squad is certainly what every team would like to see.

The Giants J.D. Davis had 3 hits and Wilmer Flores had two in this game. The Giants had seven total hits but San Francisco left six runners stranded in this game. The losses are mounting and it is so frustrating for the team. It is early in the season but they are certainly setting a concerning precedent.

Tuesday the Giants will try to avoid the sweep in game three. Alex Cobb (0-1 ERA 3.14) will be on the mound for San Francisco while Trevor Rogers (1-2 ERA 4.20) will get the nod for Miami. First pitch is scheduled for 10:10 AM.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: Rooted by Fans

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Fan holds up a sign at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland for ownership to sell the team and stay in Oakland. Fans plan to do a reverse boycott on Tue Jun 13, 2023 with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in town to show Major League Baseball the fans are not the problem but it’s Rob Manfred and MLB that wants to create the illusion that fans don’t support the team and therefore the A’s need to move out of Oakland. (file photo si.com and insidethea’s.com)

Rooted by Fans

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By Amaury Pi-González

OAKLAND–June 13 has been designated by an organized group of Oakland A’s fans as the day to show the world that the problem with the A’s is not the fans. These fans are planning a “reverse boycott” that urges all A’s fans to fill the Coliseum when they host the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, June 13 during a night game.

Night games during the middle of the week draw small crowds at Ring Central Coliseum, and the Tampa Bay Rays are among those teams that never bring a lot of fans to Oakland. These fans figure this will be the perfect plan to show everybody including the A’s ownership and the media that the fans are not the problem.

The Commissioner of Baseball Robert Manfred continues to say that the Oakland Athletics will likely to move to Las Vegas. A good friend of mine, and lifelong A’s fan in Oakland, Adalberto “Ucho” López told me he believes that the “reverse boycott” is a good idea but… Ucho also told me (in Spanish) “buena idea, pero probablemente muy tarde” trans- “good idea, but probably too late”

It is very simple. Any A’s fan that wants to keep the A’s in Oakland could make his voice heard by attending the game this June 13. This is solely organized by A’s fans, not the A’s organization, front office or ownership or the media. In simpler words, this is “Rooted by Fans”.

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

Cubs tee off with four runs in 4th and 8th innings defeat A’s 10-1

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Chicago Cubs’ Patrick Wisdom, left, runs the bases after hitting a three-run home run against Oakland Athletics pitcher Adrian Martinez, foreground, during the eighth inning at the Oakland Coliseum on Mon Apr 17, 2023 (AP News photo)

Chicago (NL). 011 400 040. – 10 20 0

Oakland. 100 000 000. – 1 8. 0

Time: 2:49 Attendance: 4,714

Monday, April 17, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–Since their return from Baltimore, the Athletics have broken a slump. The New York Mets, with their $364,000,000 payroll, were an underperforming 7-6 when they arrived at the banks of the Nimitz last Friday. They were 10-6 when they departed after Sunday night’s game. On Monday night the A’s lost in a 10-1 contest to the Chicago Cubs at the Oakland Coliseum.

I’m not being entirely facetious when I say that the A’s have broken a slump. Even though the A’s were swept by New York and lost tonight to the North Siiders, by a 10-1 score.

There have been definite signs of improvement on this home stand. Rookies Brent Rooker (.333) and Esteury Ruíz (.308) have been hitting well, and two members of the rotation, Shintaro Fujinorami and today’s starter, Kyle Muller, have shown what it is about them that the Athletics like.

Two of the three games in the series were close, tight even, and it took a two out, ninth inning circus catch by New York’s Brandon Nemmo to rob Oakland of the win in Sunday’s finale.

But baseball is not, as MLB would have you believe, a succession of highlight reel moments. For those who love the game, it is a tightly woven dramatic, sometimes comic, ever evolving pattern that includes moments of great excitement, beauty, and boneheadness.

As Oakland native Gertrude Stein said, “if not,not.” Fans with a rooting–or betting–interest in the events on the field will have a less dispassionate attitude towards the game. There are, of course, many shades along this spectrum of appreciation.

In tonighht’s ontest, Muller (0-0 5.52 at game time) was mismatched against right hander Hayden Wesnesky (0–0, 7.50). The final scoree was 10-1 in favor the boys from Wrigley Field.

Wesnesky coughed up a run to the A’s in the bottom of the first on back to back singles by Ruíz and Ryan Noda, followed by an RBI ground out by Aledmis Díaz.

Patrick Wisdom promptly knotted the score with his seventh home run of the young season, a 428 foot blast into the left with two down in the second. The Cubs picked up another tally in the third on a walk to Nico Hoerner, Dansby Swanson’s single, and Seiya Suzuki’s run producing safety.

The hits kept coming as the wheels fell off in Chicago’s half of the fourth. Cody Bellinger: one out double to right cebnter, bouncing off the 388 foot marker. Yan Gomez: RBI single to right. Nick Madrigal: double to right, Gomes to third. Hoerner: single to left, driving in Gomes; Madrigal runs through stop sign, overslides home and is called out, 7-2. Happ: single to center, driving in Hoermer and Swanson. Chicago up, 6-1.

Singles by Mancini, Belllinger, and anGomes ended Muller’s misbegotten outing. Miraculoously, Jeurys Familia sllammed the door on rhe Cubbies.

Muller had gone four innings but threw 98 pitches, 60 for srikes, but that’s because when a batter makes contact, it’s considered a strike. All six runs he allowed were earned, and the bases were loaded with no outs when he left. He surrendered 13 hits and struck out three and walked two. His ERA now is 7.23.

Adrián Martínez replaced the heroic Familia for the sixth. He kept the visitors off the board until the eighjth, whjen Hoerner singled, went easily to third Swanson’s single to right, near the foul line, and scored on Happ’s sac fly to left that knocked Rooker on his patootie.

It got worse. Suzuki singled and Wisdom hit a 93.9 mph slider 412 feet deep into center field forr his seventh dinger of the year and a 10-1 Chicago lead. Chad Smith took over at this point and restored a semblance of order.

By now, Wesnwaki had thrown eough pitches, 90, 66 of them strikes. He held Oakland to just that one run in the first, and it was earned. It came on five hits and no walks, striking out seven,. and bringing his ERA down to 4.15.

Brandon Hughes surrendered a couple of hits but kept the score at 10-1 in the eighth. Julian Merryweather took over to wrap it up in the ninth for the Cubs. He had no trouble.

The winning pitcher was Wesneski; the loser, Mulleer.

Tomorrow, Tuesday the 18th, we’ll see Marcus Stroman (2-1, 1.00) face Ken Wldichuk (0-2, 10.20). Game time is scheduled to be at 6:40.

Giants start Miami series on losing note 4-3; Soler gets 7th inning gamer to launch Fish

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Miami Marlins’ Jorge Soler followed through on a two-run home run during the seventh inning against the San Francisco Giants at Loan Depot Park in Miami on Mon Apr 17, 2023 (AP News photo)

Giants Start Miami Series on a Losing Note 4-3

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (5-10) traveled to Miami to take on the Marlins (9-8) Monday night. The Giants have had a bit of a disappointing start to their current road trip. They dropped two games to the Tigers and the third game of that series was postponed due to weather.

The decision to call it quits in that game took five hours. The game will be rescheduled and played in late July. It was a long stretch for players and fans waiting for this game to possibly be played on Sunday but despite no rain for a good three hours it was postponed.

It was off to Miami for the Giants hoping to get back on the winning track because it has been spotty the past few series.

As we have seen lately the Giants got off to a good start scoring first and leading after five innings 3-1. Heliot Ramos doubled and Joey Bart scored for the first run of the game leading 1-0. In the third inning David Villar doubled with two runners on base. Darin Ruf and Wilmer Flores both scored extending their lead to 3-0.

The Marlins would get on the board in the third inning. Jazz Chisholm Jr. singled driving in Jesus Sanchez. The score was 3-1 going into the fourth inning.

The Giants would go quiet not scoring again in this game. They did have the 3-1 lead but in the sixth inning that all changed when Luis Arraez singled and Chisholm Jr. scored. The Marlins still trailed 3-2 going into the seventh inning. The Giants watched their lead evaporate when Jorge Soler hit a pinch-hit two-run home run rallying to beat the Giants 4-3.

Giants pitcher Logan Webb pitched his first game since signing a five-year $90 million dollar contract on Friday. It was not the start Webb had hoped for giving up four runs, eight hits and striking out six. He also hit a batter.

The Marlins had nine hits in this game to the Giants seven. San Francisco continues to struggle giving up leads.

The Giants will try to even this series Tuesday in game two. First pitch is scheduled for 3:40 PM. Alex Wood (0-0 ERA 1.17) will take the mound for the Giants and for the Marlins Edward Cabrera (0-1 ERA 4.63) will get the nod.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Reggie believes A’s are done in Oakland; Warriors-Kings could go seven games

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Former Oakland A’s outfielder Reggie Jackson hoists the 1973 World Championship trophy at the Oakland Coliseum during the reunion of 1973 World Series A’s players on Sun Apr 16, 2023 (@Athletics photo)

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Former Oakland A’s superstar Reggie Jackson addressed the future of a baseball in Oakland before Sunday’s 1973 reunion here at the Oakland Coliseum saying having 3,000 to 6,000 fans a game in attendance isn’t going to quite get it and that the way Reggie saw Oakland is not going to have a team.

Jackson said that the A’s have no suites sales, no revenues to impact the team budget. The team is not marketing the team and that the team is not making profit in like 20-30 million a year saying if the A’s can’t compete they won’t be able to contend.

Other A’s players who came out for the reunion Vida Blue, Bert Campaneris, Rollie Fingers, Dick Green Darold Knowles, Ted Kubiak, Bill North, John Blue Moon Odom, Joe Rudi, and pitching coach Wes Stock. Family representatives: Sandy Bando (Sal Bando), Keisha Conigliaro (Billy Conigliaro), Carol Fosse (Ray Fosse), Helen Hunter (Jim Catfish Hunter) Kathy Lindblad (Paul Lindblad), Debby Noren (Irv Noren), and Kathi Williams (Dick Williams), and staff and executives: Jimmy Bank, Paul and Nancy Finely, Monte Moore, Ron Pieraldi, and equipment manager Steve Vucinich.

The Golden State Warriors who won who have won 11 road games all season out of 41 and won their last two road games only because their opponent the Sacramento Kings on Apr 7th rested their starting players or the Portland Trail Blazer were going down hill at the end of the season.

The Warriors are good enough to win this series against the Kings but must win on the road. The Warriors in past post seasons regardless how they did in the regular season always had break out playoff games but this series could be a real test for Golden State who is suffering from a mental block in winning on the road or the fans just get into their heads everytime they go out on the road.

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

A’s Get Swept by Mets In Extra Innings 4-3; Loss is fourth straight for Oakland

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Oakland Athletics’ Esteury Ruiz hits an RBI-single against the New York Mets during the fifth inning at the Oakland Coliseum on Sun Apr 16, 2023 (AP News photo)

A’s Get Swept by Mets In Extra Innings 4-3

By Barbara Mason

It has been a tough series for the Oakland A’s (3-13) as they got swept by the New York Mets (10-5) in game three of this series 4-3 on Sunday. They got crushed in the first game on Friday of the series 17-6, also dropping the second game on Saturday in a close one 3-2.

The Mets got on the board in the second inning when Tommy Pham hit his first home run of the season for the early 1-0 lead.

Oakland hung in this game and tied it up in the fifth inning. Esteury Ruiz singled and Kevin Smith scored keeping up with New York 1-1.

The Mets had a second solo home run in the sixth inning to take back the lead 2-1. This one came off the bat of Francisco Lindor. In the eighth inning the A’s would take the lead 3-2 when Shea Langeliers doubled with Aledmys Diaz and Jace Peterson on base both scoring. Langeliers is playing well this season with a .271 average, 3 home runs and 8 RBI’s.

Oakland held the lead into the ninth inning and were so close to winning this game. Unfortunately for the A’s the Mets hit their third home run of the game off the bat of the dangerous hitter Pete Alonso and this game was tied 3-3. This was Alonso’s 8th home run of the season and this game went into extra innings.

The A’s got out of a sticky situation in the tenth inning when Alonzo, Lindor and Marte all walked with one out. The Mets were able to score once in the tenth taking the 4-3 lead.

The A’s just didn’t capitalize on their opportunities in this game. They had runners on second and third in the tenth inning but left them stranded.

Both of these teams played well and we saw some great defense from the A’s. We saw another incredible diving catch from Tony Kemp. Oakland just came up short in this game. They had nine hits in this game and continue to strand runners. The Mets only had six hits but three of those hits left the park.

Next up for the A’s will be a three game series with the Chicago Cubs tomorrow. On the mound for Oakland will be Kyle Muller with a 5.52 ERA. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 PM.