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Kurtz Powers A’s, Perkins Fans Seven in 10-3 Win Over Angels

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Jack Perkins #50 of the Athletics pitches against the Los Angeles Angels during the top of the second inning at Sutter Health Park on August 15, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Scott Marshall/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO–Looking to bounce back after a series loss to the Rays on Wednesday, Nick Kurtz and the A’s got right on Friday night as they defeated the Los Angeles Angels 10-3.

Jack Perkins got the ball for the A’s in the start after the off day in Sacramento on Thursday.

Perkins, who won his last start in Baltimore on the ninth in 11-3 fashion, went five solid innings on Friday to secure his second win in as many starts. Perkins scattered five hits and three walks in his outing, only giving up three runs to the Angels lineup. He also struck out seven in the game, a career high.

Perkins tossed 103 pitches in his outing, something he feels he can continue to do after speaking with reporters.

“I pride myself on being a big, strong guy and I take my preparation very seriously in the weight room.”

Manager Mark Kotsay praised the effort from Perkins after the game.

“Perkins is the type of pitcher he’s going to use a lot of pitches and is going to be challenging sometimes to get through five innings… he’s a swing-and-miss type pitcher. He is a strikeout guy and it’s a night I thought he did a nice job, especially getting through the fifth inning. We ran pitch count up. It’s just a challenge as we’ve kind of let him go out there. So overall I thought he did a nice job.”

The Bats

Perkins wasn’t the only player who did a nice job on Friday.

The A’s bats exploded for 10 runs off 14 hits in an all-around effort as Kotsay used his entire position player pool.

“I really like when we use the roster and we use it effectively,” Kotsay said. “I thought getting Sodi up there with the bases loaded gives a chance to kind of open the game up right there and add on and it worked out.”

Shea Langeliers led off the game in the bottom of the first for the A’s and launched a solo home run, his team-leading 25th of the season.

“Shea up there at the top… he’s obviously the best that we have in the lineup right now versus left-handed pitching,” Kotsay said postgame. “But it feels good whether it’s left or right, right now, he’s definitely swung back really well.”

In addition to the Shea homer, Colby Thomas and Nick Kurtz also each hit a three-run homer to blow things open for the A’s. Thomas’s homer in the third inning went 433 feet, and Kurtz came just short of that mark with his opposite-field shot in the eighth inning traveling 424 feet.

The Bullpen

The A’s bullpen was perfect in four innings aside from a sixth-inning walk by Michael Kelly. The combo of Kelly, Justin Sterner, Elvis Alvarado, and Ben Bowden each pitched one inning and gave up no runs and no hits, an impressive showing to say the least.

Sacramento journalist Tony Harvey asked Kotsay in the postgame press conference what he thought of Bowden’s performance late in the game, something fans have seen often recently.

“I just like the way Bowden attacks, he throws strikes, there’s confidence in him going after hitters,” Kotsay said. “He may get hit, but at the end of the day, the confidence in him going out and throwing strikes and attacking hitters, it feels good to put him out there when you have that type of situation.”

Up Next

With the win, the A’s improved to 55-69 on the season.

The A’s will try to win the series against the Angels on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. PST at Sutter Health Park. Luis Morales (0-0, 1.93 ERA) will take the mound for the A’s against Tyler Anderson (2-7, 4.63 ERA) for the Angels.

For fans attending, the game will feature a postgame fireworks show immediately following the action. 

A’s Baseball podcast Lincoln Juarez: A’s bats stay hot as the runs keep coming

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Athletics’ Shea Langeliers scores on a wild pitch by Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Shane Baz (not shown) during the fifth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)

A’s Baseball podcast with Lincoln Juarez:

#1 The A’s offense has stayed hot and continued to provide run-support. Shea Langeliers and Brent Rooker have been leading the way the last week.

#2 Nick Kurtz went 3-for-5 at the plate with a home run Friday night in game one of a series against the Angels at Sutter Health Park. After struggling the last week or so, how important is that for him to get going again?

#3 JJ Bleday has also been a big addition to the A’s lineup since being recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas. He’s been making the of this opportunity since returning to the big leagues.

#4 The A’s will face Angels lefty, Tyler Anderson Saturday in West Sacramento. He’s not having the greatest of years at 2-7 with a 4.63 ERA. Going for the the A’s Luis Morales (0-0 ERA 1.99)

#5 The A’s put up a 10 spot on the Angels Friday night. They’ve been consistently scoring a lot of runs the last few weeks.

Lincoln Juarez does the Sacramento A’s podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s open 3 game set with Angels Friday night at Sutter Health

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Sacramento A’s Lawrence Butler rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the bottom of third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Health Park West Sacramento on Wed Aug 13, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The Tampa Bay Rays Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero both hit home runs against the Sacramento A’s on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento 8-2.

#2 Lowe’s home run was his 24th of the year off A’s starter JT Ginn who drops his record to 2-5 that made the score 6-0.

#3 The Rays who got the six run win over Sacramento 8-2 picked up their first road series win over the A’s since May 2-4, 2022 when they won that series at the Oakland Coliseum.

#4 The Rays got good starting pitching from Drew Rasmussen who went six innings, allowed three hits and one run and five strike outs.

#5 The Athletics host the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night starting pitchers for the Angels LHP Yusei Kikuchi (6-7, 3.37) for the Sacramento A’s RHP Jack Perkins (1-2, 4.08) at Sutter Health Park first pitch at 7:05pm PT.

Join Jeremiah Salmonson for the 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.

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🔥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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Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: Why is the A’s owner hated?

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Athletics owner John Fisher announces the A’s will have a “Las Vegas” logo on players uniforms during a press conference announcing a marketing partnership with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority at the Las Vegas Convention Center Friday, March 7, 2025. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Why is the A’s owner hated?

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

We have all heard this phrase: “The customer is always right”, emphasizing the importance of customer satisfaction and prioritizing their needs. Many fans believe that A’s owner John Fisher has unfairly blamed the fans for the team’s struggles, thereby fostering considerable animosity. Baseball is a business; the A’s product is baseball, and the fans who attend the games and purchase their merchandise are the customers.

The A’s fans are correct to have certain expectations about the team; they pay to see the team play, and they expect to have a cohesive plan by management that, after a few years, you can finally have a team that performs well enough to be a competitive team, maybe worthy of a playoff birth, but not this season, as they looked like they will finish last, this would be the third time in the last five years they finish in last place.

While the phrase “the customer is always right” originated in the retail sector, it’s widely applied to various industries to encourage businesses to focus on meeting customer expectations. In September 2024, Mr. Fisher apologized for the team’s departure from Oakland in a letter addressed to fans. This letter was appropriately issued one day before the A’s open their final home series in Oakland, where they spent 57 years. That letter was not a hit with the fans; actually, it was more of a strikeout, with many fans believing it was an insult.

During the games in Oakland, after completing my preparation for the broadcast, which includes gathering statistics, reviewing starting lineups, and conducting interviews, I walk from the broadcast booth down to the seats and start conversations with fans.

The anger toward Mr. Fisher was evident to me from many fans during the last home stand in Athletics history at Oakland, September 2024.  I have spoken to A’s fans through the years at the park before games, and I would be conservative to say that 98% have shown great displeasure and animosity for the A’s departing Oakland and their desire for the owner to SELL.

From those who told me “How can we build a winning team, when he trades the good players, because he didn’t want to pay them,” to others who told me “he doesn’t care for Oakland, so Oakland should not care for him”. Other comments, I heard, would not be prudent for me to write here; let me say, it is the type of language you can see every day on social media. Where the “F word”is commonly used, before the owner’s name. I am not a fan of the “F” word, but it seems the youngest generation uses it with great frequency in our culture today.

KTVU CH 2 FOX Bay Area (FOX News) which is frequently cited as a top-rated news station in the San Francisco Bay Area, reported along with other news sources, the team is promising a $1 million fund for Coliseum workers impacted by its departure.

However, there have been reports from some workers who say they haven’t received assistance from this fund. reports indicate that some of the workers who expected to receive assistance from this fund were denied, leading to disappointment and anger among some former employees.

The A’s stated that the fund was created to provide meaningful support during the transition for the team leaving town. There is nothing like stiffing people that work very hard by the hour. In my world this is “immoral” some would call it “unethical”, dishonest, just pick one, they all fit very well..

The Oakland A’s relocated their entire broadcast operation this season, encompassing both radio and television, from Oakland to Sacramento, which included play-by-play announcers, commentators, producers, broadcast coordinators, directors, and other personnel.

However, they did not take their Spanish crew that they had for years in San Francisco, on station KIQI 1010AM, which also has a repeater station in Sacramento, 990AM. The Spanish crew consisted of three people. The only broadcast people that the A’s did not take to Sacramento were the Spanish broadcast crew. The team decided to “outsource “the Spanish to another station in Sacramento.

My friends at the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce note that over 560,000 residents in the greater Sacramento region (including El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties) identify as Hispanic.

Someone in the A’s organization never gave Mr. Fisher the memo that California is not like Maine or Vermont, where there are no Spanish speakers.  During the first of three years in Sacramento, the new digs have not been a great success for the ATH, selling just over 9,000 tickets per game, with approximately 20 home games left this season. Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento is a minor league park, with 14,000 capacity.

According to the website DIMERS, John Fisher is today the most hated owner in baseball.

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.

While in the Bay Area, great food and great prices. 998cuba.com

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

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A’s Drop Series Finale to Rays 8-3 as Early Deficit Proves Too Much

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J.T. Ginn #70 of the Athletics pitches in the top of the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Sutter Health Park on August 13, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento A’s went for their fifth series win in their last six tries on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park. However, the Tampa Bay Rays had other plans as they took the series from the A’s in an 8-3 defeat.

J.T. Ginn, the starter in the rubber match, didn’t have a good outing and was roughed up in his two innings of work. Ginn surrendered six runs (five earned) on six hits while walking one as he labored through the first and second innings of the game.

“It didn’t look like he had a good feel for the sinker tonight or confidence in it,” Manager Mark Kotsay said to the media postgame. “When that pitch [sinker] isn’t in his arsenal, it’s difficult, I think, especially with the lineup and the number of left-hand batters that they had in there.”

The media attempted to speak with Ginn following his start, but he declined the scrum postgame without explanation.

The Bullpen

The bullpen came in and pitched well for the A’s except for a small hiccup in the top of the ninth inning.

Hogan Harris relieved Ginn in the third inning and pitched well, giving the A’s three innings of shutout ball, allowing only one hit while striking out three Rays hitters.

Ben Bowden tossed the sixth inning for the A’s, giving up no runs while working around a hit and a walk.

Michael Kelly came in for the seventh inning and recorded a perfect frame.

Sean Newcomb didn’t have his best stuff but recorded a scoreless eighth inning, working around two hits.

In the ninth, Elvis Alvarado, who has pitched well of late, surrendered a two-run homer to Junior Caminero after what should have been an inning-ending double play.

“The bullpen did a great job,” Kotsay said after the game. “Even Alvarado there in the ninth — that double play ball should’ve been turned. We’ve got to execute that play and we are out of that inning, and the bullpen throws up, what, seven zeroes. So we played sloppy defense tonight, and it cost us.”

The Bats

The A’s struggled against Rays starter Drew Rasmussen and the bullpen. The A’s managed only four hits and two runs in the series finale that Rasmussen pitched six innings of.

Lawrence Butler, who was hitting in the seven hole on Wednesday, got the A’s on the board in the third inning with a solo home run to left-center field. The A’s added their second and final run in the eighth inning via a Gio Urshela RBI single to pull the A’s to within 6-2 at the time. Tyler Soderstrom and Colby Thomas were the A’s other two hits, both singles.

Up Next

With the loss, the A’s fell to 54-69 on the season.

The A’s will spend an off day at home on Thursday before welcoming the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to Sacramento for a three-game series.

The A’s are scheduled to send Jack Perkins (1-2, 4.08 ERA) to the hill in game one on Friday, as the Angels are poised to send Yusei Kikuchi (6-7, 3.37 ERA) to the bump. First pitch at Sutter Health West Sacramento 7:00pm PT.

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🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

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Lopez Stifles Rays 6-0, Extends Scoreless Streak to 24 in A’s Victory

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Jacob Lopez #57 of the Athletics pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays in the second inning at Sutter Health Park on August 12, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Thien-An Truong/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO — The A’s have had a season full of exciting and potentially surprising developments this season. Some A’s experiences this year include Tyler Soderstrom’s red-hot start, Jacob Wilson’s starting All-Star first half, and Nick Kurtz’s four-homer game and breakout month of July.

However, there’s another development brewing that should rival even the aforementioned storylines: Jacob Lopez and his rise into the anchor of the A’s rotation. Lopez was fantastic again on Tuesday, as the A’s defeated the Rays 6-0 on a beautiful Sacramento night.

Jacob Lopez, who now has a 24-inning scoreless streak going after Tuesday’s outing, tossed seven innings of scoreless ball, scattering four hits and striking out nine Tampa Bay hitters.

“I think this is a big example of a young starter maturing and coming into his own, really gaining confidence each start,” Kotsay said of Lopez after the win. “I think for Jacob it’s been a little bit of a process, and to see him having the amount of success he’s having, I think we all felt that there was a chance for him to really do some things on the mound that we hadn’t seen. And I think you’re seeing it firsthand now in the last four outings.”

As mentioned earlier, Lopez has not given up a run in the last 24 innings he’s pitched. His last run surrendered was to the Texas Rangers on July 21 in Texas. Since then? Lights out.

Mark Kotsay praised the adjustments he’s made this year and where things started to go right for Lopez.

“I think the turning point was really his ability to recognize that when he throws strikes and is aggressive, he has that ability to locate the breaking ball and really pitch to the inner third to righties. That opens up the plate for the changeup and the cutter. And I think he’s just really excelled at doing that.”

Lopez reiterated that after the game, saying, “It all starts with the fastball,” to reporters in the clubhouse.

Another highlight on Tuesday was the fact that Lopez also didn’t walk a single Tampa Bay hitter, a sign he’s going well.

“I mean, whenever you don’t give out free bases, it puts you in a good situation,” Lopez, a man of few words, said postgame.

Lopez’s teammates were also impressed with his work recently and how easy he makes it to play behind him.

“I mean, what Lopez has been doing is awesome,” Colby Thomas said postgame to the media scrum in the clubhouse. “I mean, it’s unbelievable. Playing behind him is awesome, and when he gets in there and he’s pounding the strike zone and he’s got confidence in his stuff, we’re  playing right behind him. We’re ready to go…”

The Bullpen

The bullpen would toss the final two innings for the A’s in what was a tale of two pitchers. Justin Sterner pitched the eighth inning with no trouble while striking out one hitter in his inning of relief. However, Tyler Ferguson came in for the ninth and wasn’t sharp. Ferguson walked the second and third hitters he faced to get himself into a bit of a tough spot in the ninth. Yet, even without his best stuff, Ferguson got out of the ninth inning unscathed, not allowing a run to seal the A’s 6-0 win.

The Bats

On the offensive side of things, the A’s made the most of the hits they had at the plate. The A’s managed to score six runs while only tallying eight hits in the game.

“I thought tonight the at-bats were really good,” Mark Kotsay said in the media shed after the game. “They were consistent throughout the lineup. I think everybody had great at-bats and did what they needed to do. We had some situational at-bats that we took that we had success in. We obviously grinded out some at-bats and put pressure on them. I thought overall the offense did a great job.”

The A’s initial scoring came on a Colby Thomas RBI double in the second inning to give the A’s the 1-0 lead early. The A’s would add three runs in the fourth inning on a Colby Thomas sacrifice fly, a Lawrence Butler RBI double, and an E2 off the bat of Luis Urías that scored Law Dog from second base. Lawrence Butler extended the A’s lead to 6-0 in the eighth inning on an RBI single to cap the A’s scoring for the night.

Kurtz on base streak ends

Elevated to the leadoff spot for the A’s on Tuesday, A’s slugging first baseman Nick Kurtz was unable to reach base safely. The A’s rookie had reached base safely in the last 26 games prior to Tuesday’s win against the Tampa Bay Rays. Kurtz finished 0-4 on the night with three strikeouts. 

Up Next

The A’s improved to 54-68 on the season after defeating Tampa Bay 6-0 on Tuesday night.

The A’s and Rays will play in the rubber game on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. PST at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. J.T. Ginn (2-4, 4.39 ERA) will go for the A’s and go up against Drew Rasmussen (9-5, 2.66 ERA) for the Rays.

Sacramento A’s podcast Tony Renteria: A’s end 3 game win streak in loss against Rays

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Tampa Bay Rays Brandon Lowe scores in the top of the first inning as Sacramento A’s catcher Shea Langeliers looks on in the third inning at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast;

#1 Tampa Bay Rays Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero hit back to back home runs off the Sacramento A’s at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Monday night to help defeat the Rays 7-4 Monday night.

#2 With the home run by Lowe and Caminero the Rays increased their lead over the A’s in the top of the seventh inning 6-1.

#3 Tampa Bay pitcher Ryan Pepiot pitched six innings allowing a run until the A’s Tyler Soderstrom hit a three run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning.

#4 Shea Langeliers hit a solo shot in the fifth inning. The home run by Langeliers was his 12th home run since the All Star break and he is now tied with the Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber for the most home runs in MLB.

#5 For Tuesday night the Rays will start Shane Baz (8-8 ERA 4.92) for the A’s LHP Jacob Lopez (5-6 ERA 3.59) first pitch at 7:05pm PT.

Tony Renteria podcasts Athletics each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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

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Langeliers, Soderstrom Homer but A’s Fall to Rays in Series Opener

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Jeffrey Springs #59 of the Athletics pitches in the top of the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Sutter Health Park on August 11, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO — The Athletics returned home on Monday night from a six-game road trip where they went 4-2 during stops in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. Flying high, the A’s couldn’t keep the good times going as they fell to the Tampa Bay Rays 7-4 on Monday night.

The A’s pitching let them down on Monday in a game the A’s battled to stay in but ultimately couldn’t keep pace with the Rays.

Jeffrey Springs got the start for the A’s despite not feeling great physically going into it, A’s manager Mark Kotsay said. 

“Pregame he wasn’t feeling great physically, but took the mound, took the ball, and again, you commend that effort and grind that he wanted to go out there and give us what he had.”

Give them what he had he certainly did, laboring through three and a third innings and allowing four runs, all earned. Springs did his best to scatter the seven hits he gave up while also only walking one Tampa Bay hitter.

“…Just kind of felt out of sync from the get-go,” Springs told reporters after the game. “…Just dealing with some stuff, felt like the body was kind of out of sync and fighting myself, and wasn’t able to make pitches and make the adjustment unfortunately. Just didn’t do my job, basically.”

Osvaldo Bido relieved Springs and gave Kotsay three and two-thirds innings of work while surrendering six hits in that stretch. Bido managed to work in and out of trouble most of the night. However, he gave up two solo home runs — that would prove to be the only run-costing mistakes on the night — in the seventh inning.

Michael Kelly came on in the eighth but wasn’t sharp, recording only one out and giving up a run, a hit, and two walks before being lifted for Hogan Harris. Harris would finish the eighth and ninth innings, working one and two-thirds innings and giving up just one hit.

On the offensive side of the ball, the A’s scoring came thanks to two home runs from middle-of-the-order bats. Yet, it was too little too late as Mark Kotsay alluded to after the game.

“I think offensively we put together some good at-bats there late in the game and got ourselves back into it, which isn’t easy to do, especially against this club.”

Shai Langeliers got the A’s on the board with a solo home run in the fifth inning that traveled an impressive 425 feet and left the bat at 109.4 mph. The A’s would score one more time courtesy of a Tyler Soderstrom three-run homer that at the time brought the A’s to within two, 6-4, in the eighth. Soderstrom’s blast went 414 feet into the Sacramento night and left the bat at 104.3 mph.

The A’s fell to 53-68 with the loss as they continue to try and claw their way back toward the .500 mark on the season. That continues to be the focus of the club down the stretch with less than two months left in the season.

Game two of the series will be on Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. PST at Sutter Health Park. Jacob Lopez (5-6, 3.59 ERA) will toe the rubber for the A’s as Tampa Bay will send Shane Baz (8-8, 4.92 ERA) to the hill.

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 podcast Barbara Mason: A’s on roll have won six of last ten

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Sacramento A’s second baseman Max Schuemann (left) tags out Baltimore Orioles Greg Allen on an attempted steal in the bottom of the fourth inning at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Sun Aug 10, 2025 (AP News photo)

On the Sacramento A’s podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 The Athletics took on the Baltimore Orioles over the weekend losing game one friday night but coming on strong in games two and three winning the series

#2 The Orioles won the first game of the series in a close one 3-2 which set the stage for games two and three. The Athletics were on fire in game two winning the game 11-3 and coming away with 13 hits to the Orioles 4 hits thanks in part to the pitching of starter Jack Perkins who only allowed 3 hits and the three runs going 6 innings

#3 Sunday the A’s won a close one tying up the game in the sixth inning 1-1 and finishing it off in the ninth inning scoring two runs to win the series

#4 Willie MacIver was the hero in game three hitting a double in the ninth which allowed Lawrence Butler and Darell Hernaiz to score and seal the deal. Elvis Alvarado closed out the game in the ninth inning

#5 The A’s will now head home to begin a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays at Sutter Health Park.

Barbara Mason does the Sacramento A’s podcasts each Monday 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 wrap: Athletics Stun Orioles 3-2 with Late-Inning Heroics in Camden Yards Thriller

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Sacramento A’s catcher Willie MacIver (65) puts the tag on Baltimore Orioles Jeremiah Jackson (82) in the bottom of the fourth inning at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Sun Aug 10, 2025 (AP News photo)

Athletics Stun Orioles 3-2 with Late-Inning Heroics in Camden Yards Thriller

By Mauricio Segura 

The Athletics spent most of Saturday afternoon looking for the big hit that just wouldn’t come. For eight innings at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the A’s offense was a story of scattered singles, long outs, and missed chances. Then, in the top of the ninth, everything changed. A lineup that had been held to a single run suddenly found the clutch bats they had been searching for, and when the dust settled, the Green and Gold had stolen a 3-2 victory from the Baltimore Orioles.

For much of the day, the two clubs traded small jabs rather than haymakers. The early innings were defined by free passes and stranded baserunners. In the top of the first, Shea Langeliers popped out to start the game, Brent Rooker flied to center, and after a Nick Kurtz walk, Colby Thomas ended the frame with another pop out. Baltimore’s opening inning was equally frustrating. They drew three walks, including one to Jackson Holliday leading off, but Gunnar Henderson’s stolen base was all they had to show for it before Jeremiah Jackson struck out with the bases loaded.

Sacramento starter Luis Morales didn’t allow a hit through his first two innings but labored with control, handing out multiple walks. Tyler Ferguson came on in relief in the third and kept Baltimore quiet until the fifth, when Jordan Westburg finally broke the scoreless tie. With two outs, Westburg launched his 14th home run of the season, a fly ball that carried into the left field seats to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead.

Up to that point, the A’s only real threat had come in the third when Rooker singled, only for Kurtz to fly out and end it. That changed in the top of the sixth. Rooker, again the spark, doubled to left and moved to third on a groundout. Colby Thomas delivered the first RBI of the day for Sacramento, bouncing a sharp single into left to bring Rooker home and tie the game 1-1.

Justin Sterner and Sean Newcomb handled the sixth and seventh, but the bottom of the seventh saw the Orioles reclaim the lead. With the score still tied, Alex Jackson doubled on a ball the A’s unsuccessfully challenged for being foul. After a strikeout, pinch-hitter Coby Mayo ripped a double to center, scoring Jackson for a 2-1 Baltimore advantage. Sacramento avoided further damage thanks to Luis Urías’ unassisted double play, but the A’s trailed heading into the late innings.

Dietrich Enns and Keegan Akin kept the A’s bats silent in the seventh and eighth, and by the time the ninth rolled around, the Athletics needed a rally against Baltimore’s bullpen to avoid defeat. Darell Hernaiz worked a leadoff walk to set the table. JJ Bleday struck out, but Gio Urshela’s sharp single to left pushed Hernaiz into scoring position. Manager Mark Kotsay made the call for speed, sending in Lawrence Butler to run for Urshela. That move paid off almost immediately.

Willie MacIver, who had been active defensively all afternoon, turned the game on its head with one swing. He smoked a line drive into the left-field corner for a double, and both Hernaiz and Butler came charging home. Just like that, the A’s were up 3-2, and the dugout roared to life.

Elvis Alvarado, who had finished the eighth, handed the ninth to the A’s defense. Greg Allen struck out swinging for the first out, Dylan Carlson grounded to second for the second, and after Holliday worked yet another walk, the game ended fittingly, with Jordan Westburg, Baltimore’s earlier hero, swinging through strike three.

Sacramento’s win was built less on offensive fireworks and more on patience, timely hitting, and keeping the Orioles from breaking the game open when they had the chance. Pitching depth was key, seven different A’s pitchers combined to hold Baltimore to just six hits, with the bullpen striking out eight in relief of Morales. Brent Rooker’s multi-hit afternoon set the tone offensively, and Colby Thomas’ sixth-inning RBI kept the A’s in striking distance. But the lasting memory will be MacIver’s two-run double in the ninth, the hit that turned a frustrating afternoon into a statement of patient triumph.

The A’s return to Sutter Health Field in West Sacramento Monday night starting pitchers for theTampa Bay Rays RHP Ryan Pepiot (7-9 ERA 3.77) for the A’s RHP Jefferey Springs (10-7 ERA 3.89) first pitch 7:05pm PT.

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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