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San Francisco Giants podcast Augie Mesenburg: Giants get some key home runs to edge Red Sox at Oracle on Saturday; Hjelle the subject of spousal abuse accusations

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Sean Hjelle of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Sun Jun 15, 2025 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Augie Mesenburg:

#1 Augie, on Friday Rafael Devers went 0-5 and today got his first home run as a San Francisco Giant.

#2 Heliot Ramos got a hold of one for his 13th home run of the season. Ramos has been very reliable in the lead off role and has been on a tear.

#3 The Giants got some pitching holding off the Boston Red Sox on Saturday with starter Landen Roupp pitching six innings and allowing three hits with seven strikeouts.

#4 Sean Hjelle made some headlines that he didn’t need. Hjlle’s wife Caroline posted on Tiktok Friday afternoon that Hjelle was an abusive husband, that he abandoned his wife and two sons on Mothers Day, and he was cheating on her. Hjelle was asked about the Tiktok posts before Saturday’s game and said he didn’t want to talk about it.

#5 It was Camilo Doval in relief who got into a ninth inning jam allowing two runs that allowed the Sox to close it within one run but the Giants held onto win it 3-2.

Augie Mesenburg is a MLB podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com and is a sports reporter for 1080 KWAI Honolulu

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson: Quality starts key to A’s recent wins; Kurtz hits home run for third straight game

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Sacramento A’s Nick Kurtz hits a two run home run in the bottom of the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Fri Jun 20, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 Sacramento A’s pitcher Jefferey Springs had a quality start going 7.1 innings allowing three hits striking out six and walking a batter. The 7.1 innings for Springs was his longest start for the season.

#2 A’s rookie Nick Kurtz is on a homer hot streak hitting the big fly for his third straight game his tenth of the season as the A’s beat the Cleveland Guardian on Friday night 5-1 at Sutter Health Park.

#3 The A’s got the pitching from Springs and it was the good pitching that beat the good hitting holding the Guardians to only four hits. The A’s have now won three of their last five games and after suffering a number of losing streaks have the A’s found their way out of it yet.

#4 The A’s also got some offense early that helped in the winning cause scoring two runs in the first inning and once in the second inning to jump on the Guardians starter Tanner Biebee who went the distance pitching eight innings, allowing 11 hits and four runs.

#5 The Guardians and the A’s are back at it again tonight at 7:05pm at Sutter Health. For the Guardians RHP LL Ortiz (3-8 ERA 4.64) for the Athletics RHP Mitch Spence (2-1 ERA 3.50) can Spence deliver that good pitching that can beat good hitting for Sacramento tonight?

Jeremiah Salmonson is a Sacramento A’s beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Kurtz Power Surge Lifts A’s to Commanding 5-1 Win Over Cleveland

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Sacramento A’s starter Jeffery Springs delivers to the Cleveland Guardians line up in the top of the first inning at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Fri June 20, 2025 (AP News photo)

Kurtz Power Surge Lifts A’s to Commanding 5-1 Win Over Cleveland

By Mauricio Segura

WEST SACRAMENTO–The green and gold wasted no time lighting up the Sacramento night, riding a thunderous first-inning blast from Nick Kurtz and a sharp outing from Jeffrey Springs to a 5-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians at Sutter Health Park. In front of a lively Friday crowd, the A’s snapped Cleveland’s rhythm with early offense and crisp defense, stretching their win total to 32 while tightening their grip on a promising homestand.

Kurtz, who came into the night tied for second among MLB rookies in home runs, continued his torrid pace. After Brent Rooker kept the inning alive with a two-out single, Kurtz deposited a Tanner Bibee fastball deep into the left-center night for his tenth homer of the season, giving the A’s a 2-0 lead. It marked Kurtz’s fourth home run in five games and eighth hit in his last 20 at-bats. Even more impressively, five of his homers have come in the seventh inning or later, a league-leading total.

In support of the slugging first baseman, the A’s strung together a mix of timely hitting and Cleveland miscues in the second. Tyler Soderstrom reached on a sharp single, Luis Urías advanced on an error, and another miscue allowed Soderstrom to reach third. Lawrence Butler then punched a single through the right side to score Soderstrom, making it 3-0. Jacob Wilson grounded into a double play to end the threat, but the damage was already done.

Springs, meanwhile, turned in a vintage performance on the mound, continuing a string of strong starts from the Athletics rotation. He pitched six scoreless innings, scattering hits and avoiding damage even when José Ramírez doubled in the fourth. Springs held the Guardians to just one run across his start, extending the rotation’s stretch of holding opponents to two runs or fewer in 11 of the last 12 games. For Springs, it was his third straight outing of at least six innings, showing signs of midseason form after a rocky May.

The A’s tacked on insurance in the seventh and eighth. In the seventh, Denzel Clarke and Butler each singled, then Jacob Wilson laced a line drive to left, scoring Clarke and moving Butler to third. An errant throw by Steven Kwan allowed Wilson to take second. In the eighth, Tyler Soderstrom, who had snapped an 0-for-9 streak earlier, singled again and promptly stole second base. Urías followed with a base hit to center, bringing Soderstrom around for the fifth and final run.

Cleveland finally cracked the scoreboard in the top of the eighth with a solo home run from Angel Martínez, but that was all the visitors could manage. Mason Miller slammed the door in the ninth, overpowering Daniel Schneemann with a strikeout to end it. Miller, who now has 46 strikeouts in just 27.2 innings, notched his 15th save and continued to rank among the elite relievers in strikeout rate.

The Athletics are now 9-6 over their last 15 games and have won six of their last eight, showing resilience after a brutal early season stretch. They have also improved to 17-6 when out-homering their opponent. Despite sitting in fifth place in the AL West, the team’s offense ranks ninth in batting average and sixth in extra-base hits, while the rotation has started to stabilize.

The A’s will look to keep the momentum rolling Saturday night when right-hander Mitch Spence (2-1, 3.50 ERA) takes the hill against Cleveland’s Luis Ortiz (3-8, 4.64 ERA). First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.

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

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Giants Fall to Red Sox 7-5 as Pitching Falters, Bases-Loaded Opportunities Slip Away

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Ryan Walker during the Giants vs Red Sox game on Friday night at Oracle Park. (Photo: SF Bay News Lab on Instagram)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

SAN FRANCISCO–Struggling recently, the San Francisco Giants looked to turn the page on two losing series over the past week. On Friday, the Giants welcomed the Boston Red Sox to town for a three-game set. Rafael Devers faced his former team for the first time since being traded from Boston to San Francisco just five days ago. The Giants had their chances but ultimately fell to the Red Sox, 7-5, on Friday night.

The problem for the Giants was their pitching—a rarity this season. Along with the uncharacteristically poor performance on the mound, the Giants also failed to come through with timely hits when it mattered most.

In the second inning, the Giants loaded the bases with no outs for Christian Koss, who hit into a double play. In the fourth inning, they loaded the bases again with no outs for Koss. Once again, he grounded into a double play.

Granted, each double play brought in a run, but it let the air out of an otherwise dialed-in offense early. The Giants loaded the bases one more time in the eighth inning with two outs before Mike Yastrzemski struck out swinging. Those moments were big missed opportunities—but they weren’t the sole reason for the loss. They played a part, but the pitching never found a groove.

Starter Hayden Birdsong had an uncharacteristically rough outing, going only four and a third innings while allowing seven hits and five runs. After the game, Birdsong cited control issues as the reason for his struggles. “I know I got behind. Whenever I gave up hits, it’s because I got behind. When I’m ahead, it’s a lot better. I feel a lot better and a lot more comfortable… something I gotta work on.”

Sean Hjelle relieved Birdsong and gave up one run in an inning of work. Erik Miller threw two-thirds of an inning, followed by Joey Lucchesi, who was only able to record one out and gave up a run. The Giants capped off the night with Ryan Walker and Spencer Bivens combining for two and two-thirds innings of no-hit baseball. It was one of Walker’s best outings in a while, and the Giants hope it will boost his confidence moving forward.

On the offensive side, the Giants’ only run that scored without also recording an out came on a Mike Yastrzemski RBI single in the second inning. Every other Giants run came on a play where they also made an out—not ideal for a team struggling to score runs and badly in need of timely hitting.

Wilmer Flores and Aroldis Chapman exchanged words following the final out of the game in what appeared to be a misunderstanding. It remains unclear what was said to Wilmer, but it seemed to be in an angry tone—something he took exception to.

After the game, Wilmer was still puzzled, telling reporters, “I want to know what he said. I still don’t know.” When asked if it may have had to do with a pitch violation during the at-bat, Flores responded, “I guess, I don’t know.”

With the loss, the Giants have now dropped five of their last seven games and are looking to get back on track Saturday. They’ll send Landen Roupp (4-5, 3.99 ERA) to the mound against Boston’s Brayan Bello (3-1, 3.49 ERA) in Game 2 of the series, with first pitch scheduled for 1:05 PM PST.

The Giants are now 42-34 on the season.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: MLB Team for Sale

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Tampa Bay Rays future ballpark renderings. Construction will start this year. The park is scheduled to be ready opening day 2028 (Tampa Bay Rays renderings)

MLB Team for Sale

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

Unfortunately, for those real Athletics fans who are here in the Bay Area, the team is not the A’s. Sorry to give you the bad news. The Tampa Bay Rays are now officially for sale, after Major League Baseball put a lot of pressure on their owner.

Patrick Pulaski, a developer from Jacksonville who signed a letter of intent to purchase the Rays (according to Sportico) and the New York Times for around $1,7 billion Unlike the ATH, who have no choice but to play at the Minor League Sutter Health Park at West Sacramento, for at least 2027, maybe more, the Tampa Bay Rays, who are playing at Hal Streinbrener Stadium in Tampa, with only 10,000 capacity, the Spring Training Home of the New York Yankees, the Rays are expected to move to their regular home, Tropicana Field next season.

The Tampa City Council approved $22.5 million for a Teflon-coated fiberglass roof. Hurricane Milton in 2024 caused the damage. The Tampa Bay Rays are typically at the bottom of MLB teams in payroll and attendance, alongside the Miami Marlins and the Athletics; however, the Rays operate a much better front office than most of these ‘bottom dweller’ teams (including the A’s), despite having a very similar payroll.

Example. Currently, this season, the Rays’ payroll is $88 million. Yet, they are in second place behind the New York Yankees ($289 million payroll) by a couple of games in the mighty American League East, while the Athletics are in last place with a payroll of $77 million.

Over the past five seasons, the Rays have consistently finished with a competitive and sometimes winning record, despite having a smaller payroll, unlike the Athletics, who have not achieved such a feat recently. The Tampa Bay Rays have a reputation for excellent scouting, player development, drafting players, and starting pitching, which has kept them very competitive in comparison to the other two lowest teams in payroll and attendance, the Miami Marlins and the ATH of Sacramento.

Moneyball, a few years ago, did not win any Oscars, but was a decent film. However, the concept of Moneyball is no longer working for the A’s, as the data-driven approach to evaluating players that emphasizes using statistical analysis and other methods that made Bill Beane famous is no longer practical. Beane was the Oakland A’s General Manager from 1979 to 2015—Adiós to Moneyball. All success in business comes from the top.”

“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.” – Babe Ruth

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

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San Francisco Giants Podcast with Michael Villanueva: Giants Avoid Sweep with 2-1 Win Over Guardians

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Casey Schmitt (10) greets Jung Hoo Lee (right) at home plate after both score on San Francisco Giants Wilmer Flores two run double in the bottom of the seventh inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco Thu Jun 19, 2025 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Michael Villanueva:

#1 San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb put together seven dominant innings with nine Ks and no walks. What do you feel clicked for him yesterday compared to the past starts?

#2 Wilmer Flores came through with a clutch two-run double off the bench — should the Giants be using him more in key late-game situations?

#3 Michael do you remain worried about the offense’s inconsistency, or are you more inspired by the Giants’ ability to fabricate a victory with just two runs scored?

#4 The bullpen held strong again, with Doval locking down the ninth — is the Giants’ bullpen quietly becoming the most reliable part of this team?

#5 Looking at the upcoming schedule, can a close win like this be a turning point to assert dominance in the league, or do the Giants still have too many unanswered questions?

#6 The Giants continue their homestand tonight at Oracle Park with a key game against the Red Sox, following a much-needed victory over the Guardians. When Rafael Devers plays his old team for the first time since the trade, everyone will be watching him closely. Boston’s Hunter Dobbins (3.74 ERA) will face Hayden Birdsong (2.79 ERA). 7:15 is the first pitch.

Michael Villanueva is a Major League Baseball podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Kurtz Walks It Off Again as A’s Beat Astros 6-4 in Extras

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Nick Kurtz celebrating after his walk off home run on Thursday night. (Photo: Athletics on Instagram)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO–After dropping the middle two games of their four-game series with the Astros, the A’s looked to salvage a split with a win on Thursday night at Sutter Health Park. In what’s becoming a familiar storyline, Nick Kurtz played hero once again, launching a two-run home run in the tenth inning to walk off the Astros as the A’s won 6-4.

It’s impossible to understate the impact Kurtz is having on the Athletics right now. Thursday marked the fourth time in five games that he’s delivered a late-inning home run. He’s everything you want in the clutch, and his approach at the plate seems to be catching up to his immense talent. His walk-off blast traveled 416 feet to dead center field and left the bat at 105.6 mph. Facing Josh Hader with a 2-1 count, Kurtz crushed a middle-middle sinker for a no-doubt shot.

The A’s were only in position for that moment thanks to a strong outing from their starter.

Jacob Lopez turned in a fantastic performance, tossing six innings of one-run, four-hit baseball while striking out five. Lopez’s biggest moment came in the sixth, when he worked out of a bases-loaded jam by striking out the final two batters of the inning. He walked off the mound fired up with the 2-1 lead still intact.

The bullpen had mixed results. J.T. Ginn relieved Lopez and fired a scoreless seventh but ran into trouble in the eighth. After recording two outs, Ginn issued a walk and gave up a single, prompting Mark Kotsay to call on Mason Miller for a four-out save. But on Miller’s first pitch—a fastball over the heart of the plate—Victor Caratini crushed a three-run homer to tie the game at 4-4. It was Caratini’s second three-run shot in as many nights. Ginn’s final line was 1.2 innings, two runs on two hits.

Miller bounced back to record the final out of the eighth and followed it with a scoreless ninth, finishing with 1.1 innings pitched, one run, and two hits.

The A’s couldn’t push across a run in the bottom of the ninth, sending the game to extras. After holding the Astros scoreless in the top of the 10th, Kurtz delivered the decisive blow in the bottom half.

With the win, the A’s improved to 31-46 and will welcome the Guardians to town for a three-game series beginning Friday night. Jeffrey Springs (5-5, 4.52 ERA) will get the start for the A’s against Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee (4-6, 3.79 ERA).

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ICE tries to access Dodger Stadium denied entry by Dodgers podcast Daniel Dullum

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ICE agents set up at the entrance of Gate E at Dodger Stadium before being asked to leave by the Los Angeles Dodgers ball club before their game against the visiting San Diego Padres (AP News photo)

ICE attempts access to Dodger Stadium proper; Denied entry by ballclub ; LAPD sent in to send away Federal Agents podcast with Daniel Dullum

Los Angels Dodgers and ICE agents met at the entrance gate at Dodger Stadium Thursday before the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers game at Chavez Ravine. Federal agents were just outside the stadium at the entrances trying to gain access to the ballpark property.

There were concerns about the White House’s immigration crackdown and ICE trying to get into the Dodgers parking lot. Protesters who had been in downtown Los Angeles rushed to the scene and started yelling anti US Immigration and Customs Enforcement slogans at the federal agents at the ballpark.

The other concern going forward now is that employees, fans, US citizens, naturalized citizens, undocumented citizens, and anyone doing any business at Dodger Stadium or at any professional sports venue has got to be concerned about being arrested and deported without due process as what has been reported in the news.

Daniel Dullum is a Major League Baseball podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants game wrap: Webb rewarded for 7-inning, 9-K gem with win, as Giants beat Guards 2-1 to avoid sweep

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San Francisco Giant Wilmer Flores hits a two run double in the bottom of the seventh to give the Giants the lead over the Cleveland Guardians at Oracle Park on Thu Jun 19, 2025 (AP News photo)

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Cleveland Guardians 1 (37-36)

San Francisco Giants 2 (42-33)

Win: Logan Webb (7-5)

Loss: Matt Festa (1-1)

Save: Camilo Doval (11)

Time: 2:22

Attendance: 40,093

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–Logan Webb was rewarded for an incredible seven-inning, nine-strikeout performance by a two-run double by Wilmer Flores with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, and the Giants avoided the sweep with a 2-1 win over the Guardians to snap their four-game losing streak.

Usually, weekday getaway games at Oracle Park start at 12:45, but that was not the case today. Thursday was Juneteenth, which became a federal holiday in 2021. “Lift Every Voice,” the black national anthem, was played prior to the start of the game, followed by the Star Spangled Banner.

The Giants sent their ace and stopper, Logan Webb, to the mound, as they looked to snap their four-game snide and avoid the sweep on a hazy afternoon at Oracle Park. The Giants were held to just two runs in both of the first two games of this series, and with the offenses’ inability to give Webb run support, Thursday looked to be a good old-fashioned pitcher’s duel at the ballpark.

Webb ran into trouble right away in the top of the first inning, as the Guardians placed runners at first and second with one out in the top of the first inning. Webb struck Carlos Santana out swinging for the second out. Heliot Ramos then took an RBI base-hit away from Lane Thomas with a great diving catch out in left field to end the inning.

Gavin Williams took the ball for Cleveland, and the Giants went down scoreless in each of the first two innings. Webb settled down with a one, two, three top of the second, but he got into trouble again in the top of the third.

Angel Martinez led off the top of the third with a double down the right field line, and then Steven Kwan lined a base-hit up the middle that almost took off Webb’s head. The Guardians had runners at the corners with nobody out.

Daniel Schneemann, who hit the big home run last night, struck out swinging for the first out. Kwan then stole second, but Martinez was cut down at the plate by first-baseman Dominic Smith.

Webb had a chance to get out of the inning unscathed, but Santana had other plans. Webb threw a sinker just off the outside corner at the knees, and Santana dunked it out to shallow left-center to put the Guards on the board.

The Guardians got to Webb in the top of the third, but he settled down the rest of the way. In fact, Webb was dominant the rest of the way, and he set down 12 of the final 14 men he faced to finish off an incredible outing. While Webb gave up seven hits, he gave up just one run, and he struck out nine over seven innings. On top of that, he did not give up any runs.

Webb did his job. The only question was whether the Giants’ offense would do theirs. The Giants wasted major opportunities in three-straight innings from the third through the fifth, and they were unable to do anything after Heliot Ramos was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the sixth.

Williams was done after giving up just two hits over six shutout innings. Perhaps, the Giants would have better luck against Matt Festa in the bottom of the seventh.

Casey Schmitt started things off by fisting a broken bat single up the middle to center. Jung Hoo Lee then drew a walk, and the Giants had runners at first and second with nobody out. Up came Patrick Bailey, and he did exactly what he was supposed to do: bunt the runners over to second and third. It was with a torpedo bat, a fad that is thankfully going away, but he still got the job done.

Guardians Manager Stephen Vogt then brought in Nic Enright to face Wilmer Flores, who was pinch-hitting for Christian Koss. Wilmer worked the count to 2-2, and then he grounded a double down the left field line to give the Giants their first lead of the day.

The Giants have been pressing as of late and trying too hard to hit home runs. The bottom of the seventh inning Thursday was how the Giants are meant to win games, and exactly how they won during their torrid 24-14 start. It was a base-hit; a walk; a sacrifice bunt; and then a double down the line. Beautifully done.

Bob Melvin entrusted Randy Rodriguez with the top of the eighth Thursday, and Rodriguez rewarded his skipper with a one, two, three shutdown inning. Camilo Doval then came in for the ninth, and he threw a 1-2-3 inning to notch down his 11th save.

The Giants beat the Guardians 2-1, and this sold-out crowd of 40,093 could all go home happy. Well, at least all of the ones who were Giants’ fans.

Logan Webb was rewarded for his great start with the win; Matt Festa took the loss; and Camilo Doval got the save.

The Giants improve to 42-33, and they will face Rafael Devers’ old team, the Boston Red Sox, over the weekend for three starting Friday night. It should be interesting and full of emotions to say the least.

Hayden Birdsong (3-1, 2.79 ERA) will take the ball for the Giants in the series opener Friday night. Hunter Dobbins (4-1, 3.74), a young pitcher who has excited fans in Boston, will make the start for the Red Sox.

First pitch will be at 7:15 p.m.

Giants News and Notes:

Thursday was Duane Kuiper’s 75th birthday. It was fitting that his milestone birthday came on a day that the two teams he played for faced off.

Duane’s son, Cole, brought a birthday cake into the broadcast booth, and he was joined by Jon Miller and Dave Fleming, who came over from the radio booth. Buster Posey also came into the booth for the cherry on the top, as Thursday’s sold-out crowd sang “Happy Birthday.”

Here’s to many more years of great memories with the great Duane Kuiper, truly one of the greatest baseball announcers of all-time, behind the mic!

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s pitching pounded in last two games; Series with Astros concludes tonight

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Sacramento A’s hitter Jacob Wilson (5) grimaces after striking out in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Houston Astros at Sutter Health Park on Wed June 18, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The Houston Astros took it the Sacramento A’s on Wednesday night in an 11-4 win for Houston. The Astros Jose Altuve and Victor Caratini hit three run home runs in the seventh inning that was the inning where the A’s pitching opened the flood gates.

#2 The A’s cured a lot ills for the Astros line up the Astros got a season high 20 hits on Wednesday night.

#3 The Astros pitcher Framber Valdez held the A’s to two runs and five hits in six innings of work as the Astros won their seventh game in eight tries.

#4 The A’s after winning four games in a row the A’s dropped their last two to the Astros having their heads handed to them by scores of 13-3 and 11-4 those last two games were a struggle.

#5 Starting pitchers for the Astros Colton Gordon (2-1 ERA 4.70) for Sacramento Jacob Lopez (1-4 ERA 4.80) to conclude the four game series at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. First pitch 7:05 PDT.

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

⚡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.