Luis Morales #58 of the Athletics pitches against the Los Angeles Angels during the top of the first inning at Sutter Health Park on August 16, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Scott Marshall/Getty Images)
By Jeremiah Salmonson
WEST SACRAMENTO — After losing their series to the Tampa Bay Rays at home last week, the A’s got back into the series win column on Saturday night, defeating the Angels 7-2 and taking the first two games of the three-game set.
The A’s sent Luis Morales to the mound for just his second major league start on Saturday. Morales didn’t disappoint, as the 22-year-old right-hander from Cuba tossed five innings of one-run ball while scattering five hits and two walks.
“I thought he got better and better as he went,” Mark Kotsay said after Morales stranded the bases loaded in the first inning.
“I’m very blessed and enjoying the process,” Morales said after his first MLB win. “It’s been a long road, but I’m just enjoying the process.”
The Bullpen
The A’s bullpen was impressive once again, allowing only one run in four innings of work.
Justin Sterner pitched a scoreless sixth inning, and Tyler Ferguson came on and tossed a scoreless seventh. However, Ferguson ran into some trouble with one out in the eighth as he walked two batters. Mark Kotsay had seen enough and elected to go to Sean Newcomb for the last two outs of the inning. It worked out, as Newcomb struck out the next two batters swinging.
In the ninth, Newcomb gave up one run but was able to secure the win for the A’s. All in, Newcomb tossed one and two-thirds innings while striking out three and giving up one run.
The Bats
The A’s offense wasn’t clicking as much as on Friday, but they did enough to take care of the Angels.
Colby Thomas got the A’s going again early on Saturday as he clubbed a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning to give the A’s an early lead.
Darell Hernaiz kept the party going in the third inning with a two-RBI single to make it a 4-1 game.
The A’s scored again in the fifth inning on Brent Rooker’s 25th homer of the season, a 421-foot shot into the Sacramento night.
They weren’t done yet. The A’s added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth thanks to Brett Harris and Rooker RBI singles. The A’s built a commanding 7-1 lead while tallying eight hits on the night.
Up Next
The A’s improved to 56-69 as they continue to try to climb back to the .500 mark.
The A’s will send Jeffrey Springs (10-8, 4.06 ERA) to the mound as they look to sweep the Angels. José Soriano (8-9, 3.84 ERA) is set to start for Los Angeles.
San Francisco 49ers kicker Jake Moody (top left) gets hoisted by teammates after kicking the game winning field goal in the fourth quarter to beat the Las Vegas Raiders in week 2 of the NFL pre season at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sat Aug 16, 2025 (AP News photo)
San Francisco 49ers podcast David Zizmor:
#1 David the 49ers got a look at back up quarterback Mac Jones Saturday night at Allegiant Stadium, Jones was 13-16, threw for 135 yards, and a touchdown. The Niners are looking for Jones to be Brock Purdy’s back up so far is he passing the audition.
#2 On ground game for rushing running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn carried nine times for 24 yards talk about how he’s been looking in camp and in this game?
#3 Brock Purdy got few snaps going throwing five for seven for 66 yards talk about how he looked in his short time under center.
#4 The 49ers had three offensive players who got hurt on Saturday, right guard Dominick Puni, running back and special teams player Patrick Taylor suffered a shoulder injury, and rookie running back Corey Kiner is hurt with a ankle injury.
Next up for the 49ers: Saturday Aug 23 49ers host the Los Angeles Chargers do you see Purdy getting more snaps in this game?
Sacramento A’s Gio Urshela breaks his bat on a swing in the seventh inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Sat Aug 9, 2025. The A’s battle the Los Angeles Angels Sat Aug 16, 2025 at Sutter Health Park in game 2 of their three game series (AP News file photo)
A’s Baseball podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson:
#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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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.
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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