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Severino Exits Early as A’s Drop Series Opener to Yankees, 8-2

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Luis Severino #40 of the Athletics is taken out of the game by manager Mark Kotsay with an injury in the second inning of their game against the New York Yankees at Sutter Health Park on May 29, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The A’s had a rough week coming into the Friday night series opener against the New York Yankees.

Prior to their day off on Thursday, the A’s were swept by the division-rival Seattle Mariners. The Mariners swept the A’s in their three-game series, outscoring them 22-4. It was a perfect storm, with the A’s pitching and hitting floundering at the same time.

On Friday, the A’s continued to scuffle as they dropped game one of the three-game series, 8-2.

The A’s were hoping to get back on track behind their most expensive player by far this season, Luis Severino, who is making $25 million. Yet, the 32-year-old veteran could not deliver, as he was pulled after just one inning of work. Severino left the game after giving up four runs on three hits in the first inning while striking out one batter. It was a rough first inning, and he went straight to the pitchers’ room flexing his arm after coming off the field. Luis ended up leaving the field with an Athletics trainer, and the A’s announced shortly afterward that he departed with what they described as “right arm soreness.” Severino threw only 26 pitches.

“Tuesday when he threw his side, I was there for it. Everything looked great,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said of Severino after the game. “He said he felt good. Wednesday felt good. Obviously when you ramp it up and you go into competition, you just don’t know how it’s going to respond. And after the first inning, when he went out to warm up, he just felt like it was still tight. He just couldn’t get loose and we made a decision to just shut him down.”

After the game, Severino spoke with the media about his injury and the specifics of the issue that caused him to leave the game.

“I felt like if I kept throwing, something even worse was gonna happen,” Severino said after the game. “So that’s why I stopped.”

Severino continued and addressed the specific spot where he felt pain during the start, saying, “It’s like, kinda tricep.”

The A’s have stopped short of calling it anything other than arm soreness, but it appears the tricep will be worth watching moving forward.

Severino’s abbreviated start left Mark Kotsay and the A’s bullpen in a tough spot, needing to cover eight innings of the game.

First out of the bullpen for the A’s was Jose Suarez, who tossed the second inning, giving up one run on three hits with one strikeout.

In the third inning, the A’s went with Joel Kuhnel. Kuhnel pitched the third inning and recorded two outs in the fourth inning while allowing two runs on three hits and recording a strikeout. The A’s bullpen couldn’t seem to find any momentum to this point as the game continued to slip away.

Hogan Harris came on to get the final out of the fourth inning and pitched the fifth inning in a scoreless outing. Harris added a strikeout in his appearance while needing only 15 pitches.

Justin Sterner came in next for the A’s and pitched a perfect sixth inning on just 11 pitches.

Scott Barlow came on to pitch the seventh inning for the A’s. Barlow gave up a run on a solo home run to Ben Rice, but other than that worked a solid inning in relief.

In the eighth inning, the A’s turned to veteran Mark Leiter Jr. Leiter Jr. tossed a scoreless inning while allowing one hit and striking out one batter.

In the ninth inning, it was Luis Medina who came on to close out the pitching side of things for the A’s. Medina pitched a scoreless ninth and allowed just a walk, albeit while the defense made an error for the second baserunner of the inning. Medina struck out one of the five Yankees he faced.

All in, the A’s used eight pitchers in a game that wasn’t particularly competitive while surrendering eight runs.

On offense, the A’s picked up right where they left off against the Mariners and struggled mightily to get anything going. The A’s managed eight hits and only two runs in the game while walking only three times. The A’s also hit into two twin killings, as the production wasn’t enough to get much going or sustain many scoring opportunities.

After the game, I asked A’s manager Mark Kotsay about his team’s recent offensive struggles, even while compiling some hits.

“You look at some at-bats tonight, we hit the ball hard,” Kotsay said. “… We’ve definitely squared some balls up and haven’t had any results, but we’re mixing in some unquality at-bats and we need to continue to try to build quality at-bats and get some more momentum going offensively.”

The A’s first run came by way of a Nick Kurtz solo home run in the bottom of the first inning to pull the A’s within three runs at the time. The blast off Kurtz’s bat traveled over the wall in left-center field, leaving his bat at 107 mph and ending its journey 408 feet from home plate. It was Nick’s ninth homer of the year and 38th RBI.

The A’s second run came in the ninth inning on an RBI single from Zack Gelof that scored Brent Rooker from third. It was Gelof’s 18th RBI of the season.

The A’s fell to 27-30 on the year with the loss as the Yankees improved to 35-22.

The A’s and Yankees will engage in game two of the three-game weekend series on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. PST. J.T. Ginn (2-3, 3.19 ERA) is scheduled to start for the A’s, while the Yankees will counter with Ryan Weathers (2-2, 3.14 ERA).

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.

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San Francisco Giants game wrap: Despite Jung Hoo Lee Lighting Up the Giants Offense San Francisco Falls Apart In the Ninth Losing to Colorado 8-6; Borg 3B coach is reassigned

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Former San Francisco Giants third base coach Hector Borg (80) greets Casey Schmitt at third base after hitting a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wed May 20, 2026. Borg was been replaced and reassigned by the Giants on Fri May 29, 2026. (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

San Francisco (22-34) was sitting pretty going into the bottom of the ninth leading the Colorado Rockies (20-37) 6-3. A couple of home runs later, the Rockies waltzed away with the walk off win 8-6 Friday night. It was a heartbreaker for the Giants, and a tough outing for closer Caleb Kilian who gave up five hits and five runs.

Game recap: Each team had a runner on base in a scoreless first inning. Colorado took the first lead of the game in the bottom of the second inning 1-0. Throwing errors resulted in the Rockies run. Ezequiel Tovar stole home and Edouard Julien stole second reaching third base on a San Francisco error. This was not the start that the Giants wanted to see.

San Francisco rallied in the third and fourth innings. Willy Adames sacrificed Bryce Eldridge home to tie up the game at one apiece. The fourth inning yielded two runs for the Giants taking a 3-1 lead. Daniel Susac sacrificed Matt Chapman home in the third inning. Going into the fourth inning another run for San Francisco. Harrison Bader singled Jung Hoo Lee home and the Giants had the 3-1 lead.

The Rockies starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen went 3 2/3 innings giving up five hits, three runs and two walks. He had two strikeouts and was relieved by Jaden Hill. San Francisco also had a pitching change in the fifth inning. Logan Webb pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up three hits, one run, three walks with five strikeouts. He was relieved by Matt Gage.

Jung Hoo Lee made the catch of the game in the outfield in the fifth inning robbing the Rockies of a certain run. With two outs and two runners on base, Troy Johnston slugged a ball into right field, but Lee made a miraculous catch sprawled out on the field ending the inning, the score remaining 3-1 in favor of the Giants. Lee upon his return had been doing it all night already with two two hits and one run.

The Giants had a great opportunity in the top of the sixth inning with two runners on base but two outs. Willy Adames struck out for the third out and San Francisco squandered the chance to extend their lead.

San Francisco took the 3-1 lead into the top of the eighth inning. The Giants had Chung Hoo Lee on third with one out. Bryce Eldridge drove Lee home on a sacrifice fly and San Francisco was getting the job done leading 4-1 and Lee had his second run of the game.

Colorado put the Giants on alert in the bottom of the eighth inning. They were not finished by a long shot. With two outs Ezequiel Tovar sent a Keaton Winn pitch out of the park with Troy Johnston on base and just like that the score was 4-3 in favor of San Francisco. The game had become uncomfortably close with a single inning left to play.

The Giants got an insurance run in the top of the ninth inning when Rafael Devers tripled driving in Luis Arraez and it was then that San Francisco went on a hitting frenzy. After the Devers triple, Matt Chapman singled followed by a Jung Hoo Lee single his fourth of the game.

The Chapman single drove in Devers and it was looking oh so good for San Francisco. The Rockies finally got out of the inning but were three outs away from losing the first game of the series.

The Giants Caleb Kilian came in to close out the ninth inning. The Rockies were trailing by three runs and put two runners on base with no outs. When it was looking so promising for the Giants two outs away from the win it all went sideways.

Hunter Goodman hit a home run with Jake McCarthy and Tyler Freeman on base and this game was tied 6-6. Now the Giants would need to fight to survive and see the tenth inning. There would be no tenth inning for San Francisco. Ezequiel Tovar hit his second home run of the game with Willi Castro on base and that was the ball game, a walk off and a 8-6 win for Colorado.

Game notes: It has sure been an interesting couple of days for San Francisco. In the news right now Hector Borg is out as third base coach being re-assigned to another role with the team. Ron Wotus will return to the coaching box until further notice. That coaching position has been shaky at best for the past two seasons.

Some of Borg’s decisions cost the Giants runs and right now they need all the runs that they can get. There was some good news for San Francisco as they completed the first game of a three-game series with the Colorado on Friday night.

The positive news for San Francisco was the reinstatement of pitcher Logan Webb and right fielder Jung Hoo Lee. Webb started Friday’s game had a good outing pitching 4.1 allowed three hits and one earned run. Lee had a great night against the Rockies with four hits and two runs scored.The Giants can really use both of these guys right now.

Over the weekend the Giants were swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks and with Friday’s loss are now 13 games below .500. They will be looking to get back on track as they take on Colorado again on Saturday at Coors Field.

The Giants suffered a devastating loss in game one Friday when it looked like they would come away with a win only to lose in a walk off. Saturday they will be looking to even up this series. Adrian Houser will take the mound for the Giants. His win/loss record is 2-4 with a 5.30 ERA. The Rockies probable starter will be Ryan Feltner. He has a 1-1 win/loss record and a 6.30 ERA. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 6:10 PM.

West Sacramento Steps Into the Batter’s Box for Its Biggest Swing Yet

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Rendering of the proposed Sacramento Major League Baseball ballpark to be built in West Sacramento that was presented by The Barn in West Sacramento Group during a press conference on Fri May 29, 2026 (Renderings presented by The Barn West Sacramento Group)

By Mauricio Seguura

WEST SACRAMENTO–West Sacramento did not just raise its hand for Major League Baseball on Thursday. It walked to the plate with renderings, money, political muscle, tribal investment, real estate, baseball names, and a message that was hard to miss: this region does not want to be a temporary stopover. It wants a permanent franchise.

The press conference at The Barn in West Sacramento launched the “Sacramento Pitch,” a formal regional campaign to land an MLB expansion team after the Athletics leave for Las Vegas. The speakers included Fulcrum Property founder and Greater Sacramento Economic Council board chair Mark Friedman, Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty, West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero, Greater Sacramento Economic Council President and CEO Barry Broome, former MLB manager Dusty Baker, former MLB player Derek Lee, and other civic and baseball voices tied to the effort.

Friedman framed the day as the beginning of a long campaign, saying Sacramento had quietly spent the past year building partnerships, investments, and a stadium vision so it would be ready when MLB opens the expansion door. McCarty leaned into the urgency of the moment, saying the region had announced a local ownership group, laid out financing, and begun making its case.

Guerrero’s message was rooted in West Sacramento’s readiness, arguing that MLB is already seeing the area’s energy, civic pride, and capacity through its current role as host to the Athletics. Baker, a Sacramento-area native and one of baseball’s most respected voices, gave the effort its emotional spine, saying he has long believed Sacramento is a major-league city and pointing to the region’s baseball roots, loyal fans, and growing footprint.

The proposal itself is not a napkin sketch, which is what makes this worth taking seriously. The plan centers on a 35,000-to-40,000-seat ballpark in West Sacramento’s Bridge District, adjacent to the current Sutter Health Park site, paired with a larger mixed-use development of housing, hotels, retail, office space, restaurants, and entertainment.

The broader Bridge District covers 180 acres and is already zoned and entitled for millions of square feet of development, with part of that vision already built. Friedman controls roughly 50 acres, giving Sacramento something several rival markets still have to chase: a site that is not theoretical.

The money stack is also unusually specific for an expansion bid. Local leaders say they have assembled about $1.8 billion in public and private commitments. West Sacramento is expected to provide up to $1 billion through tax increment financing, hotel taxes, and related tools, with officials saying the plan would not affect the city’s general fund or require a taxpayer vote.

The private side includes $250 million each from the United Auburn Indian Community and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, plus land and equity commitments from Friedman and the Sacramento Kings/River Cats side, each valued around $150 million. The campaign is also seeking additional limited partners.

But there is still one enormous empty chair at the table: a lead investor. That is the difference between a strong civic pitch and a real MLB franchise bid. Expansion fees are expected to land somewhere above $2 billion, possibly $2.5 billion or more, and MLB will want an ownership group with the financial strength to build, operate, absorb early losses, and still look stable on league letterhead.

Sacramento’s current pitch sets the ball neatly on the batting tee. Now it needs someone wealthy enough to take the swing and hit the ball.

So what are the chances? Better than they were a week ago, but there are still too many obstacles to give a solid assesment. Sacramento has a real case because it has land, public financing, tribal investment, a proven minor-league history with the River Cats, a top-20 media market, a metro population around 2.7 million, and only one existing major pro franchise in the Kings.

The Athletics’ temporary stay also gives Sacramento a live audition no other contender has. The problem is that Nashville, Salt Lake City, Portland, Charlotte, Raleigh, Orlando, Vancouver, and Montreal are not standing around holding bake sales. Some have stronger corporate bases, louder national buzz, or years of expansion groundwork.

Sacramento’s path improves dramatically if attendance for the Athletics strengthens, if a billionaire lead investor emerges, if the city keeps proving it can execute infrastructure without drama, and if MLB truly wants one Western expansion partner.

Two questions that have never been fully addressed, or even seriously considered, are what happens to the River Cats, who have played at Sutter Health Park for the past 25 years, and what Vivek Ranadivé makes of all this. Ranadivé owns both the River Cats and the Sacramento Kings, and the renderings of the proposed new stadium appear to show condominiums on the site where the current ballpark stands, also controlled by him.

For now, Ranadivé has not publicly laid out his position. But it is not hard to imagine that he would be reluctant to give up his ballpark, his team, or a valuable piece of downtown Sacramento real estate without a fight or a significant payout.

The other unanswered question involves the Giants. Let’s be honest: San Francisco has long wanted to maintain control over the Northern California baseball market. Three years of A’s baseball in Sacramento may be tolerable. But what would the Giants say about a permanent MLB team playing just 80 miles east of Oracle Park? And would they really remain passive if that possibility started to look real? Only time will tell, but if anyone can be an effective middleman in those negotiations, it’s Dusty Baker.

The bid is no longer a pipe dream. It is credible.

But credibility only gets Sacramento into the batter’s box. To hit the home run, the city still needs three things: a major investor, strong crowd support, and the kind of polished financial certainty that makes MLB owners stop nodding politely and start paying serious attention.

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.

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Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s host Yankees for three game set starting Friday

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Seattle Mariners Juilo Rodriguez (44) hits a home run in the top of the eighth inning against the Sacramento A’s at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Wed May 27, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 How did Seattle Mariners capitalize on early scoring opportunities against Sacramento Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs in the May 27, 2026 game?

#2 What impact did Logan Gilbert’s pitching performance have on the Mariners’ 9–1 victory over the Athletics at Sutter Health Park?

#3 Which offensive players were key contributors for the Mariners during their series-clinching win over the Athletics on Wednesday, May 27, 2026?

#4 How did the result of the Mariners vs. Athletics game affect the American League West standings and momentum for both teams?

#5 What concerns did Athletics fans express after the team was swept by the Mariners in Sacramento?

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

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

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

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

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Sacramento A’s game report: Mariners Make A’s Pay 9-1 and Snatch Away First Place

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Nick Kurtz charges in on Josh Naylor’s soft grounder as J.P. Crawford breaks for second base during the top of the third inning.(photo by Golden Bay Times)

By Mauricio Segura

WEST SACRAMENTO–The Sacramento Athletics started the day still clinging to first place in the American League West, but Seattle spent the afternoon tugging at every loose thread until the whole thing looked frayed. The Mariners turned an early Sacramento mistake into a three-run first inning, kept adding pressure in the middle innings, and rode Logan Gilbert’s firm six-inning start to a 9-1 win that made the division race feel a lot tighter than it did when the first pitch was thrown.

The trouble began almost immediately. J.P. Crawford opened the game with a single, and Jeffrey Springs seemed close to escaping after two quick outs. Then Josh Naylor reached on Jeff McNeil’s throwing error, putting two aboard for Rob Refsnyder. That mistake became expensive in a hurry. Refsnyder sent a three-run homer to left, giving Seattle a 3-0 lead before the Athletics had even taken their first swings. It was the kind of inning that has followed the A’s all series, as their defense leaked error on top of error.

Sacramento did get a first-inning single from Carlos Cortes, who entered as one of the best hitters in the majors by batting average, but Gilbert never let the A’s turn a small spark into a real rally. He retired Nick Kurtz, Shea Langeliers, and Tyler Soderstrom in order after Cortes reached, then continued to keep the Green and Gold searching. Darell Hernaiz singled in the third. Langeliers and Soderstrom reached to start the fourth. Zack Gelof doubled in the fifth, and Cortes drew a free pass behind him. Each time, Seattle found the answer before the Athletics could bend the game back toward them.

The fourth inning hurt almost as much as the first. Springs again got the first two outs, but Cole Young singled, Jhonny Pereda drew a free pass, and Colt Emerson ripped a two-run triple to right. That stretched Seattle’s lead to 5-0 and spoiled what had been a strong historical matchup for Springs, who had handled the Mariners well over his career. Instead, the left-hander’s recent slide continued, and the Athletics were chasing a game that kept getting farther away.

Gilbert, meanwhile, gave Seattle exactly what they needed. He worked six scoreless innings, allowed five hits, struck out six, and handled Sacramento’s best chance in the fourth when Langeliers singled and Soderstrom drew a free pass with nobody out. Jonah Heim lifted a ball to center, but Henry Bolte followed by grounding into a double play that erased the inning. For a team that had been struggling to score over the previous week, that missed chance felt heavy.

Seattle added another run in the sixth when Young scored on Emerson’s forceout, helped along by a throwing error from Hernaiz. Then Julio Rodríguez made sure there would be no late suspense. After Young drew a free pass and Emerson singled in the eighth, Rodríguez launched a three-run homer to left-center after an ABS challenge overturned a ball call. That blast pushed the Mariners ahead 9-0 and turned the final innings into a formality.

The Athletics finally got on the board in the ninth. Heim drew a free pass, Bolte singled him to third, and McNeil’s double-play grounder brought Heim home. Gelof followed with a single, but Hernaiz grounded into a forceout to end it.

There were a few small positives. Cortes reached twice, Soderstrom doubled, Gelof had two hits, and Bolte added a late single. But this was mostly a reminder that the A’s margin for error is thinner as the season progresses in tight a West coast competition .

They entered the day with a half-game lead over Seattle and a losing record despite holding the top spot in the West. By the end, Seattle had turned up the heat in the standings, while the Athletics were left with a lopsided loss, a quiet lineup, and another afternoon where early mistakes had loud repercussions.

The Athletics get a day off Thursday before the Bronx Bombers roll into West Sacramento for a weekend series beginning Friday night. Former Yankee Luis Severino gets the start for the A’s,carrying a 2-5 record, 4.23 ERA, and 64 strikeouts into a matchup against Carlos Rodón, who enters at 0-2 with a 4.15 ERA and 17 strikeouts. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. at Sutter Health Park.

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

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

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

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

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Giants blow 2-0 lead; suffer two massive base-running blunders in 8th; and are swept again by D-Backs in 3-2 loss

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Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Aramis Garcia (middle right) holds up the baseball after tagging out San Francisco Giants baserunner Willy Adames (2) in the bottom of the eighth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco (AP News photo)

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Arizona Diamondbacks 3 (26-26)

San Francisco Giants 2 (22-34)

Win: Michael Soroka (7-2)

Loss: Trevor McDonald (2-2)

Save: Paul Sewald (14)

Time: 2:21

Attendance: 33,258

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–The Giants have once again hit a new rock bottom this season, as they blew a 2-0 lead, and single-handedly took themselves out of a rally in the bottom of the eighth with two bone-headed base-running blunders. The Giants lost 3-2, and have suffered another sweep at the hands of the Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon..

There has been a real resurgence of small ball and bunting throughout Baseball this season. Teams like the Diamondbacks, Rays, Guardians and Brewers have consistently put the ball in play, and have not struck out much. As a result, they have been very fun to watch, and have been winning games.

The Rays dead-last in barrel percentage and other useless analytical stats that mean absolutely nothing. They are hitting the ball on the ground, and legging out infield hits. They’re stealing bases. They’re coming through with the big RBI base-hits. As a result, they are 11th in runs scored with 244; third in batting average at .260; and third in on-base percentage at .333. The Rays also lead the American League East with the best record in the American League, and the second-best record in Baseball at 36-20.

The Giants have been in a great position all season to be amongst those teams. Wednesday, on what was probably the most beautiful day for a baseball game at Oracle Park all season with puffy cumulous clouds from thunderstorms in the hills in Central Valley, the Giants showed that they can get in on this beautiful trend.

Luis Arraez lined a base-hit, and stole second in the bottom of the first. Unfortunately, Casey Schmitt and Rafael Devers both popped out.

Drew Gilbert led off the bottom of the third with a base-hit to right. Willy Adames then lined a double down the left field line, two batters later, to put runners at second and third for the Giants with one out. Arraez came up, and he hit a little roller up the middle that trickled its way into center field for a base-hit. Gilbert and Adames both scored, and the Giants had a 2-0 lead. Schmitt stole second—after he was originally called out, and the call was over-turned—but Rafael Devers once again looked at strike three, just as he did with the bases loaded last night.

Nevertheless, it was a beautiful rally. It was the kind of rally this Giants’ team was built to execute. It was the kind of rally that if the Giants can start having more of, they can truly turn things around this season.

The day was off to a great start. Trevor McDonald looked to bounce back after getting bombed for seven runs by the White Sox on Friday night. Like his start Friday, McDonald cruised through the first time through the order, but also like his start last Friday, he was allowing solid contact. However, McDonald kept it going the second time through the Diamondbacks’ lineup.

Michael Soroka, who made the start for the Diamondbacks today, settled down, and threw a pair of 1-2-3 innings in the fourth and fifth. The Diamondbacks then got to McDonald for a pair of runs to tie the game in the top of the sixth. In the top of the seventh, Arizona manufactured a run, and took the lead on a sacrifice fly to left by Geraldo Perdomo.

The Giants had blown the lead, and trailed 3-2, as they stared down the barrel of another sweep by the Diamondbacks. Bryce Eldridge drew a walk off Ryan Thompson with one out in the bottom of the seventh. Sadly, the Giants couldn’t do anything, as Brandyn Garcia came in, and struck out pinch-hitter Harrison Bader to end the inning.

Caleb Kilian threw a 1-2-3 top of the eighth, and then came the bottom of the eighth. By this point, the pretty much every-single Giants’ hitter was trying to hit one out to tie the game. Willy Adames has really only been able to hit home runs in meaningless situations this year, and he predictably hit a high fly ball to left off Kevin Ginkel with one out in the bottom of the eighth.

However, Adames got away with it with it when left-fielder Ryan Waldschmidt. The tying run was in scoring position for Arraez, who shot a base-hit to left-center. However, it wasn’t quite clear whether Waldschmidt was going to catch it or not, so Adames had absolutely no chance to score. That didn’t stop Third Base Coach Hector Borg from waving Adames in, and getting him thrown out by a mile at the plate. It was a devastating play, but hey, at least Arraez went to second on the throw. Unfortunately, he was then picked off at second to end the inning.

Schmitt, Devers and Chapman were due up against Diamondbacks’ closer Paul Sewald in the bottom of the ninth. Predictably, all three of them tried to tie the game on one swing, and popped out, struck out and flied out respectively.

Sure, there have been plenty of rock-bottoms for the Giants this season, but Wednesday was definitely a new one. In the grand scheme of things, we probably have a lot more rock-bottoms beneath us to come.

The Giants are now 12 games under .500 at 32-24. The Giants either need to make massive changes—and by that, I mean firing Hector Bord, and designating Harrison Bader and Tyler Mahle for assignment—or they need to just kick the tires on this season. I highly doubt they are going to do the latter. After all, it is only May 27, but if Buster Posey and the powers that be in the front office don’t stage a real intervention soon, we may hit rock-bottom for the Giants’ 69 years in San Francisco at some point later this season.

The Giants will hit the road for their third and final three-city roadtrip of the season. It will take them to Colorado for three; Milwaukee for four; and Chicago for three against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

The Giants will have a day off Thursday in Denver to think about Wednesday’s new rock-bottom for the season. However, Logan Webb (2-4 ERA 5.06) will make his return from the Injured List for the series opener on Friday. Jung-Hoo Lee will also be eligible to come off the Injured List. Hey, now’s the perfect time to designate Bader and Mahle for assignment.

The longtime veteran, Michael Lorenzen (2-7 ERA 7.21), will go for the Rockies on Friday night.

First pitch will be at 6:40 p.m CDT. at Coors Field, 5:40 p.m PDT.

A’s Drop Series to Mariners 4-1 Despite Solid Debut From Gage Jump

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Gage Jump #61 of the Athletics pitches during the second inning against the Seattle Mariners as he makes his MLB Debut at Sutter Health Park on May 26, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Scott Marshall/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Athletics were back in action on Tuesday night to take on the Seattle Mariners in game two of a three-game series. After losing the opener on Monday, the A’s looked to get a game back in game two.

The A’s failed to put it all together on Tuesday and dropped game two, and the series, to the Mariners, 4-1.

Tuesday had a bit of added anticipation as it was highly touted A’s prospect Gage Jump’s debut for the Athletics. Jump has been a highly anticipated call-up for the A’s after he had a very promising start to his minor league career, where he has gone 9-9 with a 3.58 ERA across 35 appearances (33 starts) for the A’s minor league club in Las Vegas.

Jump throws a hard fastball that sits comfortably around 96 mph, and an 85 mph slider that he throws off of that. Those two pitches make up over 75% of the pitches he throws while he also mixes in a curveball, sweeper and changeup. He throws the fastball 56% of the time while everything else is secondary.

In Jump’s debut for the A’s on Tuesday, it was an up-and-down debut for the left-hander. Jump retired the side in the first inning, including two strikeouts, but he ran into trouble in the second inning. Jump gave up four hits and three runs in the second inning as the start began to unravel for the 23-year-old rookie.

However, Jump was able to compose himself and get through five innings of work as the A’s were in game 15 of 16 straight games without an off day. Jump allowed nine hits and four runs in his five innings of work while walking one and striking out five. Jump needed 88 pitches to get his 15 outs during his appearance.

Mark Kotsay was pleased with the outing from Jump, albeit with room for improvement.

“The focus obviously for Gage is throwing strikes, and he did that Tuesday night. One walk, a hit by pitch. But outside of that, I think just the putaway pitch, he left some two-strike pitches up in his zone that hurt him tonight.”

Jump himself was hard on himself after the game, but was grateful for the experience and for every baseball player’s dream coming true.

“It was a lot,” Jump said after the game. “It was fun, but I wanted to take today to focus on competing and winning a ballgame, and that didn’t happen. So I’m frustrated. But yeah, I mean, it was an awesome experience.”

The A’s bullpen pitched well in relief for the Athletics.

Jose Suarez was first out of the pen for the A’s as he went one and two-thirds innings of scoreless baseball while giving up two hits and striking out one.

Justin Sterner came in to relieve Suarez with two outs in the seventh inning and retired the first batter he faced. In the eighth, Sterner went back out and retired the side in order as he threw one and a third innings of hitless baseball and struck out one.

In the ninth inning, Hogan Harris came on in an effort to keep the game where it was. Harris succeeded in his task as he tossed a three-up, three-down inning while striking out one Mariners batter.

For the A’s on offense, it was another rough day that followed the tough showing on Monday. The A’s managed only one run on four hits on Tuesday as the offense continued to stall after returning home from the road trip.

The A’s lone run came courtesy of a Tyler Soderstrom line-drive home run over the right-center-field wall that left the bat at 111 mph. The home run traveled 409 feet and landed on the grass. That’s all the A’s could muster at the plate as they continue to search for their form.

With the loss, the A’s fell to 27-28 while the Mariners improved to 27-29. The A’s are now just over one-third of the way through the season.

The A’s will take on the Mariners in the final game of the series on Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. PST. Jeffrey Springs (3-5, 4.11 ERA) is slated to start for the A’s while the Mariners will counter with Logan Gilbert (2-4, 4.04 ERA).

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Final score

San Francisco Giants game wrap: Giants still winless versus D-Backs, fall to 11 under .500; SF loses to Arizona 7-5

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Photo: The San Francisco Giants are now 3-7 in their last 10 games, losing 7-5 to the D-Backs at Oracle Park in San Francisco. (Jay Choi/SF Bay News Lab)

By Vince Cestone

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants just can’t solve the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2026, as Tyler Mahle and the Giants bullpen struggled again in a 7-5 loss to their National League West rival on Tuesday night.

The Giants are now 0-5 against Arizona in 2026 and have fallen to 11 games under .500. And they keep losing in seemingly the same way–poor pitching and an anemic offense when they need a big hit, while the D-Backs spray the ball all over the field and run circles around the Giants. The Giants lost despite hitting three home runs on Tuesday.

The Giants jumped out to an early lead on a Casey Schmitt first-inning home run. Schmitt now has 12 home runs on the year, matching his career high.

But as was the case on Monday afternoon, the D-Backs struck right back the following inning. After Mahle gave up a leadoff walk to Nolan Arenado, center fielder Ryan Waldschmidt hit a double that got stuck at the bottom of the right-center field wall. The D-Backs then played small ball to bring in the next two runs. Ildemaro Vargas had an RBI groundout to tie the game, and then Gabriel Moreno hit a sacrifice fly to give Arizona a 2-1. lead. Designated Hitter Adrian Del Castillo then hit a solo home run to give the Diamondbacks a 3-1 advantage.

The Giants answered back when shortstop Willy Adames hit a leadoff triple just off the glove of a diving Tommy Troy in left-center field. Schmitt then promptly singled Adames in, making it 3-2 Arizona. The rally ended when third baseman Matt Chapman struck out and then Rafael Devers lined into a double play.

Mahle pitched better for the Giants on Tuesday but still took the loss. He went five innings, giving up three runs, while striking out three. His ERA is now 6.04 on the year, and he could be bounced from the rotation once Logan Webb returns from the injured list on Friday. The Giants bullpen couldn’t pick up Mahle, surrendering four runs in four innings. The pitching staff has been a nightmare for the Giants in 2026.

The Diamondbacks, as they did on Monday, added on. In the sixth inning against reliever Keaton Winn, the D-Backs scored after starting the inning with back-to-back singles from Geraldo Perdomo and Arenado. On the second single, Adames made a diving stop to prevent the ball from going into the outfield, but his low throw to first got by Devers, allowing Perdomo to get to third. After Waldschmidt struck out, Vargas hit a fielder’s choice to second base, bringing in Perdomo and giving the D-Backs a 4-2 lead.

Arizona tacked on two more home runs in the seventh inning on a long two-run home run by 2026 Giants killer Keitel Marte. The ball landed far up the right field bleachers in Andres Galarraga territory, given the D-Backs a 6-2 lead. That would be enough for Arizona to hold on to a 7-5 victory.

The Giants tried to chip away at the D-Backs lead, as catcher Eric Haase hit a solo home run in the seventh to pull San Francisco to within three. But Arizona, as they have done all series, answered back in the top of the 8th with an RBI-single by Moreno after a two-out double by Vargas, giving Arizona a 7-3 lead.

In the eighth, the Giants chipped away again on an RBI double by Rafael Devers following a Chapman walk, making it 7-4. With Devers on second and nobody out, the next three hitters were retired in order, stranding the runner at second base.

The Giants scored their fifth run on an Adames two out home run in the ninth inning. Schmitt then struck out to end the game, giving Arizona a 7-5 victory.

Diamondbacks starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, while shaky at times, pitched six strong innings, giving up six hits and just two runs. He struck out six and walked two.

Up next, the Giants will try to avoid getting swept by Arizona in a 12:45 p.m. game at Oracle Park. The Giants’ Trevor McDonald (2-1, 4.76 ERA) will oppose the D-Backs’ Michael Soroka (6-2, 3.27 ERA).

The Giants will need to bear down to avoid going 0-6 to the D-Backs in 2026.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: How Dodgers balance early season concern with payroll; A look at Judge’s impact on Yanks post season chances; plus more news

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A’s Succumb to Civale’s Rough Start, Lose 9-2 to Mariners

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Aaron Civale #45 of the Athletics pitches in the top of the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Sutter Health Park on May 25, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Athletics returned home on Monday night for a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners. The A’s were fresh off a Los Angeles and San Diego trip where they went 4-3, as they won the Angels series and dropped the series to the Padres. Overall, it was a positive trip for the Athletics, who remained in first place in the AL West over the Seattle Mariners by one game in the standings coming into the game. While early, the series against the Mariners would be a good test for the A’s as they battle long term for the division title.

The Mariners defeated the A’s in front of 11,194 on a chilly night in commanding fashion, 9-2.

Aaron Civale, who has been the A’s best starter so far in the 2026 season, got the ball for the A’s to start the homestand at Sutter Health Park.

Civale cruised for the A’s in the first two innings of the game. He allowed two quick base hits with two outs in the first inning but got out of things unscathed, and had a one, two, three inning in the second inning. It was the third inning that did Civale in. After getting two outs in the inning, Civale gave up six runs on six hits as he completely melted down in what was an inexplicable inning. Civale managed to keep himself in the game to pitch the fourth inning, but he gave up a leadoff home run to start the fourth inning of action to continue his rough stretch. All in, Civale managed to go only four innings, giving up seven runs on nine hits while walking one and striking out two. Civale needed 73 pitches in his outing.

Mark Kotsay was forced to go to the A’s bullpen early in the fifth inning, and he elected for Jack Perkins first to relieve the starter, Aaron Civale. Perkins last pitched Friday night against the Angels when he pitched two and a third innings. Perkins was fantastic in the first four innings of his relief, allowing only one hit. However, Perkins found trouble in the ninth inning when he gave up a solo home run before being pulled with two outs in the ninth inning. Perkins tossed four and two-thirds innings in relief as the long man while giving up three hits and two runs in his outing that required 63 pitches.

The last man out of the pen for the A’s was Joel Kuhnel, who came in and got a strikeout for the final out of the top of the ninth inning.

On the offensive side of the ball, there was very slim output from the hitters. The A’s only managed seven hits and two runs in a game they would like to forget. The A’s hits came from Jeff McNeil, Zack Gelof, Henry Bolte, Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom and Darell Hernaiz, who had two hits. Langeliers was responsible for the A’s run in the eighth inning as he connected for a solo home run. Langeliers’s home run traveled 400 feet to right-center field and jumped off the bat at 104 mph.

The A’s only other run came in the ninth inning when McNeil grounded into a double play. It was the A’s second and last run as they fell to the Mariners 9-2.

The A’s and Mariners will play game two of the series on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. PST. The A’s will send Luis Severino (2-5, 4.23 ERA) to the mound while the Mariners are scheduled to counter with Emerson Hancock (3-2, 3.07 ERA).

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.