Giants lose to the Rockies 4-3, on Black Heritage Night

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San Francisco Giants LHP Robbie Ray walks off the pitching mound on Friday night against the Colorado Rockies on July 10th, 2026, at Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA. (Photo credit: Jae Choi/SF Bay News Lab)

By Michael Villanueva

SAN FRANCISCO – After just coming off their win against the Rockies last night, the San Francisco Giants were defeated by the Colorado Rockies, 4-3, in the second game of this four-game series. The Giants also celebrated Black Heritage Night in this Friday night game at Oracle Park. The Giants are also now 3-7 in their last 10 games.

This was now the two teams’ eighth matchup of the season, and the 2nd game played between them at Oracle Park this year. The first six games were played in Colorado, and the last five will be held in San Francisco. Tonight’s loss for the Giants have now made the series 5-3 so far in the season. Giants’ Rafael Devers would go perfect at bat, going 3-3 at the plate.

Colorado sent out RHP Tanner Gordon (0-2, 6.95) as their starting pitcher for this game. Gordon was and is still looking for his first win of the season. This was his fifth start of the 2026 season so far, and second straight against the San Francisco Giants.

Giants starting pitcher Robbie Ray got the game going with his first strikeout of the night on the Colorado Rockies’ Jake McCarthy. Then, for the rest of the first inning for both teams, nothing much offensively would get going.

Bottom of the 2nd inning, Giants’ Rafael Devers gets his 19th homer on a fly ball to right field. Devers’ slam would put the Giants on the board first, 1-0.

Top of the 5th inning, Colorado would finally get their offense going in the game, thanks to Jake McCarthy. McCarthy got himself his 18th double off Robbie Ray and brought in his teammate, Ezequiel Tovar, to score and tie the game at 1-1.

Robbie Ray’s night would end in the Top of the 6th inning. Ray would finish with 4 hits, 1 run, 4 strikeouts, and walked 6. Giants Dylan Smith would replace Ray, and Smith came in with the bases loaded and no outs and got out of it, stranding three of Robbie Ray’s runners.

Heading into the bottom of the 7th inning, the Giants are able to get some players on base to set up some of their players to bring them home. So on Rafael Devers at bat, he singles on a ground ball to right fielder Tyler Freeman. With that, Luis Arraez scores, Casey Schmitt heads to 3rd base, and Devers is at 1st.

Going into the final inning of the game, the Giants are holding on to their 1-point lead on the Colorado Rockies. The Giants send out RHP Caleb Kilian to close out the game. Kilian’s first batter is against Mickey Moniak, but Moniak would get a single on a ground ball to right fielder Jung Hoo Lee. Kilian’s next batter he walks and sets up Colorado with two runners on bases.

On Colorado’s 3rd batter, Jake McCarthy, he gets himself a single on a soft bunt ground ball to third base. Bases are now loaded with no outs at the top of the 9th inning. Then Colorado’s Kyle Karros singles on a ground ball to center field, bringing in 2 runs for the Rockies and now the lead. The score is now 3-2, with no outs. So Giants manager Tony Vitello changes pitchers; Erik Miller steps up to the mound.

On Miller’s first batter, Colorado’s Cole Carrigg got out on a sacrifice fly to left outfield, but bringing in his teammate Jake McCarthy. The score is now 4-2. Giants pitcher Erik Miller would finally get the 3rd out on a strikeout; however, the Giants are now down 2 runs after giving up 3 runs in the top of the 9th.

The Colorado Rockies make a pitching change that’ll hopefully close the game for them. They send out RHP Jordan Romano to face the San Francisco Giants Batters. Giants’ first batter for the bottom of the 9th is Drew Cavanaugh, who gets himself on base by being walked. Next, Grant McCray grounds it into a force out on 2nd, but manages to get on base. Giants have 1 out now as they try their best to come back and retake the lead and ultimately the win. McCray steals to 2nd base during the Giants’ Luis Arraez at bat.

Luis Arraez gets walked, and then on Casey Schmitt’s turn at bat. Schmitt hits a single on a line drive to center fielder Cole Carrigg. At first was called a catch, but after Giants challenged the call, it was overturned. The bases were loaded, and Rafael Devers got out on a sacrifice fly to center field, bringing in Grant McCray to score. The score was 4-3, and the Giants are down 1.

Ultimately, the Giants’ strong efforts on coming back after holding the lead for the majority of the game fell short. The Colorado Rockies would come back and win this game in a nail-biter. The winning pitcher would go to Colorado’s Antonio Senzatela (9-1), and the losing pitcher would go to the Giants’ Caleb Kilian (2-5).

Once again, these two teams return to see each other for the rest of the weekend, and after that the team will take a short break during the MLB All Star’s. The first day of the 2026 MLB All-Star Games will be on Tuesday, July 14th, 2026. Though the Giants will host the Rockies tomorrow, Saturday, July 11th, with first pitch being at 1:05 p.m. The starting pitchers will be Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (2-7, 7.46) going up against Giants RHP Tyler Mahle (1-8, 5.70) on NBCS BA.

Sacramento A’s game wrap: South Side Avalanche Buries Athletics 14-1

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Chicago White Sox Tristan Peters (right) goes in for the slide against the Sacramento A’s third baseman Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (center) in the bottom of the seventh inning at Rate Field in Chicago on Fri Jul 10, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

For four innings, the Sacramento Athletics and Chicago White Sox traded zeroes in a tight pitching contest. Then Chicago found every gap in the field, scoring 14 runs over its final four turns at bat and handing the Athletics a 14-1 loss.

Jacob Lopez opened for the A’s and retired five of the six hitters he faced. Aaron Civale replaced him with two outs in the second and struck out Chase Meidroth to complete the inning. Civale then worked through the third and fourth without allowing a run, giving Sacramento’s offense time to solve White Sox starter Sean Burke.

That solution never developed.

Burke retired the first 12 Athletics hitters before Jacob Wilson singled to right in the fifth. The chance disappeared one batter later when Joey Meneses grounded into a double play. Burke continued to control the Green and Gold, mixing strikeouts with routine contact and allowing only one run before leaving after seven innings.

Chicago broke the scoreless tie in the fifth, beginning with Meidroth’s double to left. Andrew Benintendi followed with an RBI double, and Kyle Teel drew a walk before Tristan Peters singled home Benintendi. Sam Antonacci added an RBI single that scored Teel and moved Peters to third.

Elvis Alvarado replaced Civale with Chicago already holding a 3-0 lead. After a replay challenge turned Munetaka Murakami’s plate appearance into a strikeout, Miguel Vargas lifted a sacrifice fly that scored Peters and completed the four-run inning.

The Athletics threatened in the sixth when Joshua Kuroda-Grauer singled and Henry Bolte was hit by a pitch. Jeff McNeil grounded into a double play, however, and Lawrence Butler struck out to leave Kuroda-Grauer at third.

Tyler Soderstrom gave the A’s their only run in the seventh, driving a solo home run over the right-field wall. Soderstrom, who had recently returned from the injured list, supplied Sacramento’s only extra-base hit. Wilson added his second single of the game later in the inning but was stranded when Meneses struck out.

Chicago answered with an eight-run seventh that ended any remaining doubt. Teel drew his second walk, and Peters followed with a two-run homer to right-center. Antonacci walked and scored on Murakami’s double before Vargas brought Murakami home with a ground-rule double.

Mason Barnett replaced Justin Sterner, but the White Sox kept moving. Braden Montgomery singled, Meidroth walked and Benintendi cleared the bases with a three-run double. Peters then tripled home Benintendi, giving him four RBI and leaving the White Sox ahead 12-1.

Peters finished 3-for-4 with a double, triple, home run, two runs and four RBI, missing only a single from becoming the first White Sox player to hit for the cycle since José Abreu in 2017. Benintendi also drove in four runs and collected three doubles. Vargas recorded a double, ground-rule double, sacrifice fly and solo homer while scoring three times and driving in three.

The final two runs crossed in the eighth against position player Carlos Cortes. Vargas opened the scoring with his home run. Colson Montgomery then singled, advanced to second on Butler’s fielding error and scored on Meidroth’s single.

Wilson was the only Athletic with multiple hits, finishing 2-for-3 before Alika Williams replaced him defensively. Kuroda-Grauer added another hit during an impressive beginning to his major league career. He has recorded 16 hits through his first ten games, matching Mitchell Page’s franchise mark for the most over that span.

The defeat extended the Athletics’ season-high losing streak to seven games and dropped them to 41-53. Chicago improved to 48-45 behind Burke, who earned his sixth victory after allowing one run on four hits over seven innings. Civale took the loss after surrendering four runs in 2⅓ innings.

The Athletics will ask rookie left-hander Gage Jump (3-3, 3.77 ERA, 41 strikeouts) to stop the skid in Game 2 against White Sox right-hander Erick Fedde (4-6, 4.34 ERA, 57 strikeouts), with first pitch scheduled for 11:10 a.m. Pacific.

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

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

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NBA podcast report Michael Roberson: Barkley says Cleveland best landing place for LeBron; Reports say 76ers talk is serious

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LeBron James (left) and Stephen Curry (right) unlikely to be teammates as LeBron is reportedly more focused on ending his career in Cleveland at Rocket Arena LeBron’s home state (Marca photo image)

NBA podcast report Michael Roberson:

#1 LeBron James may not choose Golden State as his landing place as it was dicussed that LeBron might play in San Francisco after LeBron announced he was considering going back to Cleveland to end his career.

#2 Bill Simmons writer for NBA Central on X said that LeBron is certainly going to Cleveland.

#3 The Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Miami Heat are the top teams on LeBron’s list. The biggest team of discussion were the Cavaliers because it’s a homecoming and he has a good working relationship with Cavaliers assistant general manager Brandon Weems.

#4 Charles Barkely said that if LeBron were to choose Golden State or Philadelphia he would be ring chasing but going to Cleveland would be a natural for him that’s where it all started and that’s where it should all end.

#5 Wanted to ask you something about something that Giannis Antetokounmpo said after being traded to the Miami Heat about the city of Milwaukee, that Milwaukee will always be his city, it was the place that made him a man, and that he will always honor Milwaukee how tough was it for Antetokounmpo to leave Milwaukee?

Michael Roberson is an NBA analyst for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Carson Whisenhunt

Giants continue dominance against Rockies at Oracle Park, win 8-2

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Photo: San Francisco Giants pitcher Carson Whisenhunt throws against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, July 9, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

By Vince Cestone

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants needed just one thing to get back on track after getting pummeled by the Toronto Blue Jays at home earlier this week–the Colorado Rockies.

Behind rookie Carson Whisenhunt, the Giants continued their home dominance on Thursday night against the Rockies, beating them 8-2 as 32,301 fans watched.

The Giants started the scoring in the bottom of the first inning when Casey Schmitt homered with 2 outs and nobody on base. The Giants had an early 1-0 lead and were off and running against Colorado.

But the Rockies would strike back in the fourth against Whisenhunt. After designated hitter Hunter Goodman led off with a single, first baseman TJ Rumfield then walked. The next batter Tyler Freeman grounded into a 5-4-3 double play, potentially ending the rally. But Will Castro had other plans as he hit a home run to left-center field to give the Rockies a 2-1 lead.

The Giants punched right back in the very next inning. After Willy Adames grounded out, Bryce Eldridge launched a home run into McCovey Cove to tie the game at 2. That’s the 109th Giants splash hit home run in Oracle Park’s nearly three-decade history.

San Francisco took the lead in the very next inning. Catcher Drew Cavanaugh led off the fifth inning with a long single to right off of the Willie Mays wall. Heliot Ramos then hit a dribbler to the third baseman for an infield hit. That set it up for Luis Arraez, who doubled in a run to give the Giants a 3-2 lead. The next batter Schmitt walked, allowing the next hitter Rafael Devers to smash an RBI single to increase the lead to 4-2. The lead could’ve grown even more, but the following hitter Eldridge lined out to the second baseman.

The Giants tacked on four more insurance runs in the eighth inning. The rally started with two outs when Arraez singled. The next batter Schmitt doubled Arraez to third. Then, Devers doubled to increase San Francisco’s lead to 6-2. Adames followed with a long home run, way up the right-field bleachers, to give the Giants an 8-2 lead. That would end up being the final score.

Whisenhunt looked sharp in his return to the Giants from Triple-A Sacramento. He went 5 2/3 innings, giving up three hits and two earned runs. He did walk four, but he struck out four batters.

For the Rockies, starting pitcher Ryan Feltner didn’t fare as well. In 4 1/3 innings, he gave up four runs on six hits. He walked four batters and struck out three.

The Giants bullpen finished the game after Whisenhunt was taken out, throwing scoreless, two-hit ball the rest of the way. San Francisco is now 34-6 against the Rockies in their last 40 games at Oracle Park.

Up next, the Giants will play game 2 of the series against the Rockies at Oracle Park on Friday night. Robbie Ray (8-6, 3.45 ERA) will take on Tanner Gordon (0-2, 6.95) at 7:15 p.m. Ray figures to be traded before the Aug. 3 deadline, so this could be his last start at Oracle Park as a Giant.

Tigers Finish A’s 4-1 for Yet Another Series Loss

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The Sacramento A’s IL is growing as left fielder grabs his leg after colliding into the left field fence while sliding trying to make the catch on Detroit Tigers Zach McKintry’s fly ball in foul ground in the third inning at Comerica Park in Detroit (AP News photo)

Tigers Finish A’s 4-1 for Yet Another Series Loss

By Mauricio Segura

Three swings was all it took for the Detroit Tigers to run away with a series win against the injury-plagued Sacramento Athletics.

The Tigers beat the Athletics 4-1, completing a three-game sweep and handing the Green and Gold their sixth straight loss. The A’s dropped to 41-52 after losing 10 of their last 11 and 14 of 17, while Detroit won for the eighth time in nine games. Framber Valdez did most of the heavy lifting from the mound, holding the Athletics to one run on three hits over seven innings, striking out nine without issuing a walk.

The Athletics tried a different pitching formula, using José Suárez as an opener one day after he threw two scoreless innings in relief. It was a rare assignment. Over the previous 44 years, the only A’s pitcher to start after throwing at least two innings the day before was Liam Hendriks in 2019. Suárez handled the unusual job well, retiring all three batters he faced in the first, including two flyouts after a leadoff strikeout.

Jack Perkins took over in the second and matched Valdez for an inning before Jake Rogers broke the scoreless tie in the third with a solo homer to left. The Athletics had almost nothing going against Valdez early. Through four innings, Shea Langeliers reaching on a hit-by-pitch was their only baserunner.

The fifth finally gave the A’s an opening. Jacob Wilson singled to left and Lawrence Butler was hit by a pitch. Colby Thomas moved Wilson to third with a fly ball, and Henry Bolte brought him home on a force play. The run tied the game 1-1, but the tie lasted only a few minutes.

Kerry Carpenter drew a leadoff walk in the bottom half, and Zach McKinstry followed with a two-run homer to right-center. Perkins’ outing ended after three innings of bulk work, with three runs allowed on two hits, one walk and three strikeouts. Luis Medina then steadied the game, getting five outs without allowing a run, but the Tigers found another homer against Hogan Harris in the seventh.

That one came with a wonderful twist for Detroit. Eduardo Valencia pinch-hit for Carpenter and homered to center, giving the Tigers a 4-1 lead. It was the final run of the game and another example of how quickly Detroit turned a quiet inning into damage.

The Athletics had chances to make the score closer, but Valdez kept ending rallies before they could grow. Langeliers and Jonah Heim hit back-to-back singles with two outs in the sixth, only for Valdez to strike out Wilson on a foul tip. In the eighth, Jeff McNeil singled off Kyle Finnegan, but Joshua Kuroda-Grauer grounded into a double play and Nick Kurtz struck out.

Kuroda-Grauer entered the game as one of the hottest hitters on the roster, batting .500 with 15 hits through his first eight Major League games. Only Mitchell Page, with 16 hits in 1977, had more hits over the first eight games of an Athletics career. The rookie went 0-for-4, ending a six-game hitting streak.

There was still one last chance in the ninth. Langeliers drew a leadoff walk from Kenley Jansen, and after Heim struck out, Wilson singled to right to put runners at the corners. Butler then lined out to shortstop Zach McKinstry, and pinch-hitter Tyler Soderstrom lined out to first baseman Spencer Torkelson to end it.

The final numbers told the story without much translation: one run, five hits and 11 strikeouts for the A’s. Detroit scored all four of its runs on homers, and Valdez gave the Tigers seven innings of control. The Athletics now leave Detroit with a six-game skid and one series remaining before the All-Star break.

The road trip continues in Chicago, where Sacramento’s LHP Aaron Civale (4-3 ERA 7.04) is expected to face White Sox right-hander Sean Burke(5-4 ERA 3.56), with first pitch scheduled for 4:40 p.m. Pacific.

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

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

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

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

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Saramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s need to gear up on offense against this White Sox club

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Sacramento A’s Shea Langeliers (23) is one of the leading hitters with a .261 average, 20 home runs, 45 RBIs, 88 hits is hoping to provide some run supports against the Chicago White Sox on Fri Jul 9, 2026 (AP file photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 Can Shea Langeliers continue his power surge and provide the Athletics with a big offensive spark against the White Sox pitching staff?

#2 How much of an impact will Jacob Wilson make now that he has returned from the injured list, and can he help stabilize the Athletics’ infield and lineup?

#3 Will Zack Gelof deliver the middle-of-the-order production the Athletics need to open the road series in Chicago?

#4 Can Nick Kurtz build on his promising season and give the Athletics another dangerous left-handed bat against the White Sox?

#5 If called upon, can Jeffrey Springs and the Athletics’ pitching staff keep the White Sox offense under control and give Sacramento a strong start to the series?

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

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

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

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

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

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San Francisco Giants podcast Michael Wagaman: Webb had a bad game but is still San Francisco’s ace; Loeder criticized team for it’s lack of leadership

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Logan Webb was quite upset after Wed Jul 8, 2026 game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oracle Park in San Francisco after receiving criticism on social media regarding his pitching performance and the team’s slide (AP file photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Michael Wagaman:

#1 Logan Webb got shelled on Wednesday afternoon by the Toronto Blue Jays giving up five runs to the first five batters in a 10-0 loss that saw the Giants almost get no hit. Webb took a look at what the press were saying about him on social media when KNBR’s Jack Loeder said after Wednesday’s game “This team has a leadership void on its roster, a talent void on its roster, and it seems like many of them are checked out. Sad.” then Webb deleted his X account because he didn’t like what Loeder wrote.

#2 For Jack was this a matter of Webb not accepting Loeder’s critcism after a rugged start and the club has now lost six of their last ten games why isn’t shocking that anyone would be shocked by any critcism of the Giants right now.

#3 Webb said that Loeder shouldn’t be allowed in the clubhouse and complained he took 20 minutes to respond to his tweet. Webb also said a fan who criticized him on social media said that Webb’s on line responses are embarrassing where Webb responded saying that fan couldn’t even make a Little League team and he should get off his couch.

#4 How do you see this blowing over this rift between the media, fans and Logan Webb or has it reached a low at this point of the season?

Michael Wagaman is a beat reporter for Associated Press and podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: From Oakland A’s Ball Girl to owning a Cookie Empire

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Debbie Sivyer founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies is seen on a Topps 1973 style card as a ball girl for the Oakland A’s during the A’s World Championship years

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

Somebody who knew former A’s ball girl Debbi Fields is Nancy Finley the niece of former Oakland A’s owner Charlie O. Finley and the daughter of Carl Finley, who was the team’s General Manager. I asked Nancy about Fields. Nancy Finley is the author of the book “Finley Ball”, which details the behind-the-scenes administrative history of the A’s during the dynasty years in the 1970s. You can buy the book on Amazon and at many bookstores.

Nancy Finley explained to me how the whole idea of having Ball Girls came about: “I overheard Dad on the phone with Charlie, telling him how pretty Kathy’s sister, Debbi, was. Charlie asked Dad what they could do to bring Kathy into the office. This is when Charlie or Dad came up with the Ballgirl position. They briefly tried this in KC. That was in 1965. Dad said it would be better if they had a pair of Ballgirls, one for first base, and one for third base”.

“Dad asked Kathy if her sister could meet with him after school. I remember when Debbi arrived to meet with Dad. Dad offered her this position and asked if Debbie had a friend she could recommend for the other Ball Girl. This turned out to be Mary Berry. Debbie Sivyer and Mary Berry started as Ball Girls in 1971. I remember when we had the green-and-gold outfits designed”.

The A’s were the first team in Major League Baseball to introduce ball girls on the foul lines, under baseball innovator Charlie O’. Finley. The iconic program began in 1968 and famously employed future Mrs. Fields Cookies founder Debbi Fields in its early years. The tradition continued across the baselines until the franchise concluded its 57-year tenure in Oakland at the end of the 2024 season

Fields was destined to hit the jackpot in the Holding Company business, with help from an investor. Fields sold her Mrs. Fields cookie empire to an investment firm, Famous Brands International (formerly Mrs. Fields Holding Company), for $100 million in 1992. Currently, she doesn’t own the company; she continues to serve as the brand’s iconic spokesperson.

Fields opened her first store in Palo Alto, California, in 1977. By offering free samples to attract customers, she turned a small startup into an internationally recognized brand that now operates in over 250 locations. In addition to her baking empire, she has authored several cookbooks.

When I first began broadcasting Major League Baseball, back in the mid-to-late 1970s for the Oakland A’s. I usually had more contact with Mr. Carl Finley, who was the GM and oversaw the team’s daily operation, than with Charlie Finley, the owner.

Charlie O. Finley occasionally visited Oakland after the A’s won World Series titles in 1972-73-74. Remembered as a groundbreaking and innovative executive, he is not in the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, but he is a member of the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame and the Athletics Hall of Fame.

I thank Nancy Finley for sharing these memories from her years with the Oakland A’s.

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.

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.

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Sacramento A’s podcast Bridget Mulcahy: Tigers Rogers, Torkelson each homer to beat A’s 6-1

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Sacramento A’s second baseman Joshua Kuroda Grauer makes a diving tag on the base to beat the Detroit Tigers Zack McKinstry for the force out in the bottom of the sixth inning at Comerica Park on Wed Jul 8, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Bridget Mulchahy:

#1  With home runs from the Detroit Tigers Jake Rogers and Spencer Torkelson the Tigers won their fourth straight game over the Sacramento A’s at Comerica Park on Wednesday night.

#2 The Detroit Tigers Troy Melton improved his record to 5-1 with a win over the A’s going 5.1 striking out nine hitters. It was the Tigers seventh win in their last eight games.

#3 A’s starter Jefferey Springs dropped his record to 3-9 and the A’s have no lost their fifth straight and nine out of their last ten games. . Springs gave up six runs in 4.1 innings pitched. Springs drops to 0-9 in his last 15 games starting.

#4 Each of the A’s and Tigers lost an All Star player in Wednesday’s contest. Nick Kurtz left due to an illness and the Tigers catcher Daron Dingler had to leave after getting hit on his throwing hand.

#5 A’s and Tigers wrap up this series Thursday night at Comerica at 3:40pm PDT starting pitcher for the A’s RHP Jack Perkins (2-4 ERA 6.75) for the Tigers RHP Framber Valdez (4-6 ERA 4.29). A’s trail the series 0-2 can they avoid getting swept?

Join Bridget Mulcahy podcasts Sacramento A’s Wednesdays 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: A’s Fail for Second Night to Tame the Cats lose 6-1

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Sacramento A’s reliever Mason Barrett (63) pitches in relief in the top of the sixth inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on Wed Jul 8, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

The Sacramento A’s had seven hits, two walks and several chances to change the game’s direction. Detroit Tigers needed only three scoring hits to do all its damage. Riley Greene supplied the first hit, Jake Rogers turned a surprise appearance into a two-run homer, and Spencer Torkelson added the biggest blow with a three-run shot as the Tigers handed the Athletics a 6-1 loss. The defeat stretched the A’s skid to five games and gave them nine losses in their last 10.

Jeffrey Springs had history on his side against Detroit, carrying a 2-1 record and a 0.53 ERA through three previous career starts against the Tigers. That history disappeared quickly. Dillon Dingler reached on an infield single in the first and moved to second on Zack Gelof’s throwing error. Kevin McGonigle and Torkelson drew walks, and Greene lined an RBI single to right for a 1-0 lead. The A’s limited the inning to one run when Gelof forced McGonigle at home before Springs struck out Ben Malgeri.

Rogers was not even in the original lineup. He pinch-hit for Dingler in the second and immediately changed the game. After Zach McKinstry drew a one-out walk and Matt Vierling fouled out, Rogers drove a ball over the wall in left-center for a two-run homer and a 3-0 Detroit advantage. He was not finished. Rogers singled in the fifth and later drew a walk, reaching base in all three of his plate appearances.

The A’s had their first real chance in the second when Lawrence Butler doubled and Joshua Kuroda-Grauer followed with an infield single. Troy Melton ended the threat by striking out Carlos Cortes. Sacramento finally scored in the fourth after Tyler Soderstrom doubled and Jacob Wilson reached on McKinstry’s throwing error, allowing Soderstrom to score. Kuroda-Grauer collected another infield hit later in the inning, but Melton again escaped with a strikeout of Cortes.

Melton made the A’s work for almost everything. The right-hander allowed four hits and one unearned run over 5 1/3 innings, striking out nine and issuing one walk. He struck out the side in the fifth, getting Henry Bolte, Gelof and Jeff McNeil in order, and left after walking Soderstrom with one out in the sixth.

Detroit then ended any thought of a comeback. Rogers singled with one out in the fifth, McGonigle followed with a single to right, and Torkelson sent a three-run homer to left for a 6-1 lead. Greene drew a walk, ending Springs’ outing after 4 1/3 innings. The left-hander allowed six runs on six hits, four walks and two home runs while striking out four. Springs had allowed at least one homer in nine straight outings before this start, and the Rogers and Torkelson blasts extended that streak to 10. His personal losing streak also reached nine consecutive decisions, with his last victory still dating to April 14.

The A’s kept creating small openings but never found the hit to cash them in. In the sixth, Soderstrom and Wilson drew walks before Butler moved both runners with a groundout, but Kuroda-Grauer grounded out to end the inning. In the seventh, Cortes singled and McNeil later sent a single to right that moved Bolte to third, only for Shea Langeliers to ground out. Detroit’s bullpen covered the final 3 2/3 innings without allowing a run.

Kuroda-Grauer remained the brightest part of the A’s offense, finishing with three singles in four at-bats. He had already produced 12 hits through his first seven major league games, tied for the fourth-most in Athletics history over that opening stretch and the most since Ben Grieve had 13 in 1997. Three more hits gave Kuroda-Grauer 15 through his first eight games. Soderstrom, reinstated from the injured list before the game, doubled, walked and scored the Athletics’ only run.

There was at least one encouraging piece for the A’s after the game had tilted away from them. Justin Sterner, Mason Barnett and José Suarez combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings, with Suarez striking out four over his two frames. It kept the margin from growing, but the offense never answered after Detroit’s fifth-inning homer.

The A’s get one last swing at the series Thursday, when Jack Perkins (2-4, 6.75 ERA, 70 strikeouts) faces Detroit left-hander Framber Valdez (4-6, 4.29 ERA, 78 strikeouts), with first pitch scheduled for 3:40 p.m. Pacific.

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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