Arizona Diamondbacks Blaze Alexander swings for a ninth inning RBI single against the Sacramento A’s at Sutter Health Park on Sun Aug 3, 2025 (AP News photo)
Sacramento A’s podcast Barbara Mason:
#1 Arizona Diamondbacks Blaze Alexander hit a home run that help beat the Sacramento Athletics 6-4 on Sunday. After winning seven out of their last eight games the A’s dropped their last two games to the Diamondbacks dropping the series going 1-2.
#2 The Diamondbacks Alek Thomas and Geraldo Perdomo had three hits a piece and the Diamondbacks won the rubber game on Sunday.
#3 The Nick Kurtz is not one to give up on Saturday night he got up ended in collision with catcher and teammate Shea Langeliers when both were going for a pop up to right of home plate Kurtz got the worst of it but stayed the game. Kurtz on Sunday helped the A’s cut the Diamondbacks lead when he hit a two RBI single in the fifth inning.
#4 The Diamondbacks closer Kyle Nelson came in in the ninth inning and picked up his first save for 2025. It came with a little work as the A’s JJ Bleday hit a solo home run. Nelson later got the A’s Gio Urshela to fly out to centerfield and Max Schuemann struck swinging.
#5 The A’s are off on Monday and open a three game series in Washington DC on Tuesday. For the A’s RHP Luis Severino (5-11 ERA 4.83) for the Washington Nationals Taijuan Walker (3-5 ERA 3.82) first pitch 3:45pm PT.
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Mason Miller #22 of the San Diego Padres pitches against the St. Louis Cardinals during the eighth inning at Petco Park on August 01, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images) (Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images)
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Mason Miller is closing in the World Series
By Amaury Pi-González
Former Sacramento A’s and current San Diego Padre reliever Mason Miller, one of the top flamethrower closers in the game, lasted three seasons with the Oakland A’s from 2023-25. He pitched a total of 137 2/3 innings and saved 48 games.
Now he is closing for one of the best teams in baseball, the San Diego Padres, a serious contender for the postseason, with the possibility of making it to the World Series. This was not a surprise; the A’s develop their talent, but in the end, they do not pay them, because they are cheap.
A’s fans understood this. Some were very cynical, and yes, the A’s received a top Padres prospect. One A’s fan told me, “Yes, and when that prospect plays for a couple of years with the A’s and shows everybody he is a stud, the A’s will trade him to the Yankees, where he will get paid.
“The interest [in Miller and J.P. Sears] was very high,” A’s general manager David Forst said. “Ultimately, it took a player of the caliber of De Vries to get our attention and get us to the negotiating table. … In Mason’s case, we knew it would take something special. When the Padres suggested they were open to including Leo, that’s kind of when this got serious.” If the ATH Front Office were a reality show on television, it would be cancelled in its first season. They are boring and predictable.
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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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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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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Jack Perkins #50 of the Athletics pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning at Sutter Health Park on August 03, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Photo Credit: Eakin Howard/Getty Images)
By Jeremiah Salmonson
WEST SACRAMENTO — Looking for their third straight series win on Sunday afternoon, the A’s fell short to the D-backs, 6-4, at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.
Jack Perkins made his first MLB start for the A’s on Sunday. It didn’t go the way he wanted. Perkins was only able to go three innings, giving up five hits and four earned runs. He also walked three D-backs hitters in an outing where it was clear he didn’t have his best command. Perkins tossed 62 pitches in his three innings of work.
Perkins spoke about his first MLB start after the game.
“I felt really comfortable. I think luckily being in that early role, I got to experience a lot of different situations so far—close games, out of games, in games, late-inning leverage situations. So I think all the adrenaline side of things on it being new and things like that’s kind of out the way.”
As for the pitching itself, Perkins was less enthused about how he performed—albeit in a start that wasn’t as bad as it may have seemed.
“I mean, walks are absolutely on me,” Perkins said to MLB.com writer Martin Gallegos after the game. “That can’t happen. I thought I made a lot of really competitive pitches today. Got guys in good counts, just came down to finishing ’em. Kind of felt like I let ’em hang around a little too long, and then bloop hit here, bloop hit there, and next thing you know the inning’s kind of spiraling out of control. So I just got to be better at finishing guys when I get in those counts. And like I said, just eliminating the walks.”
The bullpen came in and pitched well for the A’s—something they’ve become accustomed to of late. Ben Bowden pitched the fourth inning and delivered a spotless frame.
Osvaldo Bido, who hadn’t pitched since July 20, tossed two scoreless innings for the A’s in the fifth and sixth.
Mark Kotsay was impressed with Bido and the preparation and readiness he showed having not thrown in so long.
“I really want to address Bido… he hadn’t pitched in 13, 14 days. Those two innings showed his preparation, it showed his continued concentration throughout those days to be prepared to go out when he got the ball today and throw those two innings successfully. So that’s awesome. That shows great makeup with the kid.”
Elvis Alvarado tossed the seventh inning but wasn’t as sharp as he normally is. He gave up two hits and a run—a home run—in his one inning of relief.
Sean Newcomb came in for the eighth inning and tossed a clean, scoreless frame.
In the ninth inning, Michael Kelly took the ball for the A’s and wasn’t sharp. Kelly needed 32 pitches in the frame as he gave up three hits and a walk. However, he was able to limit the damage and allowed only one D-backs run to score.
The Athletics’ offense sputtered again in the series finale. Yet, the A’s did manage four runs on the day. They scored two runs in the fifth inning on a Nick Kurtz two-RBI single, added another via an RBI groundout from Max Schuemann in the seventh, and scored their last run on a solo homer from JJ Bleday in the ninth. The A’s totaled eight hits in the loss.
With the loss, the A’s fell to 49-65 and dropped their first series since getting swept in Texas against the Rangers. The D-backs improved to 53-59 with the victory.
The A’s head out on the road to take on the Washington Nationals on Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. PST. The Nationals will send MacKenzie Gore (4-11, 3.80 ERA) to the hill as the A’s counter with Luis Severino (5-11, 4.83 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.
Construction crews work the dirt lot at the future Las Vegas A’s/Tropicana ball park location video streaming between Jun 9, 2025 and Jul 29, 2025 shows dirt being moved around but outside of the dirt being moved around pilings are going up. Here is the Tropicana in the early stages of construction. (photo by the Las Vegas Review Journal)
Sacramento A’s Relocation podcast:
#1 Aramark who is a the leading concessionaire and sports venue food caterer at sporting events who serves such MLB teams such as the Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants will go the extra mile for the future Las Vegas A’s ballpark by adding a fan/guest experience. Aramark plans on adding a gourmet menu to it’s featured food items at the ballpark.
#2 Aramark president and CEO Alison Birdwell said that the work that Aramark will be doing together with the A’s will be “evolutionary in sporting event experiences.”
#3 Birdwell is confident that the food presentation and food experience will set the trend for ballpark presentations for future in caterering, “What we do in Las Vegas will be the gold standard for the industry moving forward.”
#4 Taking a look at a video of the live stream camera on top of the MGM next door over the A’s Las Vegas park this video are ten minute lapses put together from June 9 to July 29 it shows the bulldozers moving dirt around and if you watch the video you have to ask what’s going up?
#5 A later frame shows pilings going in on the outside part of where they’re moving dirt around so there is some progress to speak of. The question still remains with A’s owner John Fisher selling his MLS team the San Jose Earthquakes, and still looking for investors does he really have the up front money for the construction costs?
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.
Shea Langeliers #23 of the Athletics checks on Nick Kurtz #16 of the Athletics after both collided chasing after a foul ball against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the seventh inning at Sutter Health Park on August 02, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Photo Credit: Thien-An Truong/Getty Images)
By Jeremiah Salmonson
WEST SACRAMENTO — The A’s and Diamondbacks played game two of a three-game series on Saturday night at Sutter Health Park. The A’s couldn’t get much going offensively, and the pitching struggled, as the Diamondbacks defeated the A’s 7-2.
J.T. Ginn got the nod for the Athletics and pitched well early but ran into trouble late in his outing. Ginn cruised through the first four innings, his only blemish a solo homer in the first by Ketel Marte, but he unraveled in the fifth. He allowed three runs on three hits and two walks while recording just one out before being pulled. Ginn finished with four and a third innings pitched, giving up four runs on four hits and walking five D-backs hitters.
Justin Sterner relieved Ginn and pitched one and a third innings, allowing one run on one hit. Ben Bowden followed and gave up an unearned run after defensive miscues by Gio Urshela and Nick Kurtz. Edurniel Núñez, newly acquired from the Padres in the Mason Miller trade, entered in the eighth. Núñez cruised through the eighth but ran into trouble in the ninth. His final line: one and two-thirds innings pitched, two hits, one run, and two walks. Michael Kelly came on to relieve Núñez and recorded the final out of the ninth with a strikeout.
Offensively, the A’s couldn’t generate much against D-backs pitching. Their only scoring came on a two-out, two-run RBI double from Tyler Soderstrom in the third inning. Despite collecting 10 hits, the A’s were unable to capitalize on their baserunners. Zac Gallen and the Arizona bullpen did an excellent job keeping the damage to a minimum.
With the loss, the A’s fall to 49-64, while the Diamondbacks improve to 52-59 on the season.
The A’s and D-backs will play the rubber game of the three-game series on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. PST at Sutter Health Park. Jack Perkins (0-1, 2.75 ERA) is slated to start for the A’s, with Eduardo Rodriguez (3-7, 5.63 ERA) taking the mound for the D-backs.
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 pitcher Shawn Newcomb (left) and catcher Shea Langeliers (right) congratulate each other after the A’s defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento Sat Aug 2, 2025 (AP News photo)
Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:
#1 Sacramento A’s catcher Shea Langeliers’ two run homer contributed to a four run first inning and helped the A’s for a 5-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Friday night.
#2 Brent Rooker hit a sacrifice fly and then Langeliers came up with his 19th home run of the season and Carlos Cortez connected for a RBI single and the A’s quickly jump on Diamondbacks pitcher Anthony DeSclafani.
#3 In the fourth inning Rooker got a base hit and then Tyler Soderstrom hit his second double of the game to score Rooker to put the A’s in front 5-0 in the last of the fourth.
#4 The A’s got some good pitching that helped beat some good hitting from starter Jacob Lopez who improved his record to 4-6. Lopez pitched five scoreless innings allowing five hits. The A’s have now won seven of their last eight games.
#5 For Saturday night’s tilt at Sutter Health starting pitchers for the Diamondbacks RHP Zac Gallen (7-12 ERA 5.60) for the A’s RHP JT Ginn (2-2 ERA 3.89) first pitch at 7:05pm PT.
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 catcher Shea Langeliers connects for a two run home run in the bottom of the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Fri Aug 1, 202
Sacramento A’s podcast Lincoln Juarez:
#1 Sacramento A’s catcher Shea Langeliers’ two run homer contributed to a four run first inning and helped the A’s for a 5-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Friday night.
#2 Brent Rooker hit a sacrifice fly and then Langeliers came up with his 19th home run of the season and Carlos Cortez connected for a RBI single and the A’s quickly jump on Diamondbacks pitcher Anthony DeSclafani.
#3 In the fourth inning Rooker got a base hit and then Tyler Soderstrom hit his second double of the game to score Rooker to put the A’s in front 5-0 in the last of the fourth.
#4 The A’s got some good pitching that helped beat some good hitting from starter Jacob Lopez who improved his record to 4-6. Lopez pitched five scoreless innings allowing five hits. The A’s have now won seven of their last eight games.
#5 For Saturday night’s tilt at Sutter Health starting pitchers for the Diamondbacks RHP Zac Gallen (7-12 ERA 5.60) for the A’s RHP JT Ginn (2-2 ERA 3.89) first pitch at 7:05pm PT.
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.
Jacob Lopez #57 of the Athletics delivers a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the first inning at Sutter Health Park on August 01, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Photo Credit: Thien-An Truong/Getty Images)
By Jeremiah Salmonson
WEST SACRAMENTO — The Athletics are playing really good baseball right now.
The A’s, fresh off a sweep of the Houston Astros in Houston and taking two of three from the Mariners in Sacramento, defeated the Diamondbacks in game one of a three-game series on Friday night, 5-1.
Jacob Lopez, who got the start for the A’s on Friday, labored through five innings of work. Lopez didn’t allow a run while giving up five hits and two walks to the D-backs. He wasn’t as sharp as he had been, but in the end it didn’t matter as he navigated his way through a scoreless outing.
The A’s bullpen continued to pitch well late in games and held the Diamondbacks to just one run in four innings of relief.
Luis Morales relieved Lopez, throwing two innings in his major league debut. Morales gave up a run on three hits while walking one in his outing to hold the lead for the A’s.
Elvis Alvarado and Sean Newcomb pitched the final two innings and gave up no hits and no runs between the two of them.
On the offensive side of the ball, the A’s once again jumped out to an early lead. They scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning thanks to a Brent Rooker sac fly, a Shea Langeliers two-run homer, and a Carlos Cortez RBI single. The A’s only scored once more—a Tyler Soderstrom RBI double in the fourth inning—but the offense managed 11 hits on the night and put pressure on D-backs pitching all game long.
The A’s are on a roll. Winners of seven of their last eight games, they look to win another series on Saturday night in Sacramento. With the win, the A’s improve to 49-63 as the D-backs fall to 51-59 with the loss.
J.T. Ginn (2-2, 3.89 ERA) is slated to go for the A’s as the D-backs counter with Zac Gallen (7-12, 5.60 ERA). First pitch is set for 7:05 PM PST on Saturday night.
Former Sacramento A’s pitcher Mason Miller was dealt to the San Diego Padres on Thu Jul 31, 2025. Many question if this is a mistake on the A’s part and that their kissing off the season. (AP News photo)
Sacramento A’s podcast Michael Roberson:
#1 Before Thursday’s 3pm deadline the Sacramento A’s dealt closer Mason Miller LHP JP Sears to the San Diego Padres for shortstop Leo De Vries and right hand pitchers Braden Nett, Henry Baez, and Eduarniel Nunez. The Padres shore up their pitching getting a starter with Sears and one of the best closer in the game with Miller.
#2 Major League Baseball and NBC Sports Regional Networks announced a partnership to stream games direct-to-consumers for the Athletics (NBC Sports California) through MLB.TV during the 2025 season. Fans in the A’s home territory can now watch the network’s game coverage live and on demand with live pre- and post-game shows through the league’s streaming service, which is now entering its 23rd season.
#3 The A’s have placed shortstop Jacob Wilson on the ten day IL on Tuesday and this is retroactive through Saturday. Wilson fractured his forearm and A’s manager Mark Kotsay said the A’s are optimistic that Wilson will return some time this season but it’s doubtful he’ll be back before the ten days are up.
#4 A’s Nick Kurtz became the youngest player in MLB history and the first rookie to hit four home runs in a game last Friday against the Houston Astros. Kurtz had 19 total bases which ties Shawn Green for the most total bases in a single game since 1900. It was Kurtz’s 66th game and he recorded one of the greatest single games in big league history.
#5 The A’s host the Arizona Diamondbacks at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento starting pitchers for Friday night Starting pitchers for Arizona RHP Merrill Kelly (9-6 ERA 3.22) Sacramento LHP Jacob Lopez (3-6 ERA 4.29). First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. PST on Friday at Sutter Health Park after a day off on Thursday.
Former Sacramento A’s closer Mason Miller (57) along with pitcher JP Sears was traded to the San Diego Padres on Thu Jul 31, 2025 (AP News photo)
Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:
#1 Before today’s 3pm deadline the Sacramento A’s dealt closer Mason Miller LHP JP Sears to the San Diego Padres for shortstop Leo De Vries and right hand pitchers Braden Nett, Henry Baez, and Eduarniel Nunez. The Padres shore up their pitching getting a starter with Sears and one of the best closer in the game with Miller.
#2 Major League Baseball and NBC Sports Regional Networks announced a partnership to stream games direct-to-consumers for the Athletics (NBC Sports California) through MLB.TV during the 2025 season. Fans in the A’s home territory can now watch the network’s game coverage live and on demand with live pre- and post-game shows through the league’s streaming service, which is now entering its 23rd season.
#3 The A’s have placed shortstop Jacob Wilson on the ten day IL on Tuesday and this is retroactive through Saturday. Wilson fractured his forearm and A’s manager Mark Kotsay said the A’s are optimistic that Wilson will return some time this season but it’s doubtful he’ll be back before the ten days are up.
#4 A’s Nick Kurtz became the youngest player in MLB history and the first rookie to hit four home runs in a game last Friday against the Houston Astros. Kurtz had 19 total bases which ties Shawn Green for the most total bases in a single game since 1900. It was Kurtz’s 66th game and he recorded one of the greatest single games in big league history.
#5 The A’s host the Arizona Diamondbacks at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento starting pitchers for Friday night Starting pitchers for Arizona RHP Merrill Kelly (9-6 ERA 3.22) Sacramento pitcher to be determined. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. PST on Friday at Sutter Health Park after a day off on Thursday.
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.
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