Giants suffer two hit shutout by Tigers 8-0; Bengals 3 pitchers combine throwing nothing but goose eggs

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Detroit Tigers pitcher Jackson Jobe throws against the San Francisco Giants during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in San Francisco (AP Photo/ Jeff Chiu)

By Maggie Akins

SAN FRANCISCO–The San Francisco Giants were shutout by the Detroit Tigers 8-0 on Saturday afternoon at Oracle Park in a game of firsts.

Giants RHP Trent Harris made his MLB debut, and Tigers starting pitcher made his season debut following a 14-month rehab from Tommy John surgery. 

Though Harris’s debut was probably not what he had dreamed about. Harris’s short 14-pitch outing resulted in three hits from the Tigers’ bats, all doubles, and tallied three runs on the board. The Tigers’ offense woke up after this and scored seven runs in the seventh inning, starting and ending with rightfielder Zach McKinstry. 

Reliever LHP Reiver Sanmartin took over for Harris after McKinstry’s, McConigle’s, and Dingler’s doubles. The Giants’ pitching change did not change the Tigers’ energy. They kept hitting.

Greene singled, bringing Dingler to third and scoring position. Valencia then doubled, bringing home both Dingler and Greene. Rookie Max Clark showcased how electric he is with his fresh speed by hitting a triple. Last on the action was Baez, who brought home Clark on a single. McKinstry grounded out, giving the Giants the last out they needed to end the inning of their nightmares. 

“Seventh inning was big, and it didn’t go our way,” Manager Tony Vitello said post game. 

The Tigers drew in one final run on a fielder’s choice during Clark’s at- bat in the ninth inning, bringing the score to 8-0. This win has evened the playing field in their three-game series. 

The Giants continued to fumble offensively, not having much to show, but two singles by Willy Adames in the fourth and Eddys Leonard in the eighth. 

Giants starting pitcher RHP Landen Roupp suffered his 11th loss of the season with a 4.22 ERA, despite only allowing one run through his five innings. 

Vitello spoke highly of Roupp, seeing his frustration with getting taken out of the game after the fifth inning as a good thing. 

“His stuff is good, but his competitive heart is even better. It’s a big part of who he is,” Vitello said. 

Before first pitch, the Giants hosted their Wall of Fame ceremony, including five new inductees: Brandon Belt, Brandon Crawford, Buster Posey, Pablo Sandoval, and Joe Panik. The festivities were celebrated loudly, with many fans happy to see familiar faces. 

Up next, the Giants will play the Tigers in the series finale on Sunday afternoon, first pitch at 1:05 p.m. The starting pitchers on the hill will be Giants RHP Logan Webb (7-7, 3.74 ERA) and Tigers RHP Troy Melton (7-1, 1.58 ERA).

AP reporter, colleague, and friend Michael Wagaman passes at 59/ His recorded A’s/Giants podcast below

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Display at Oracle Park pressbox paying tribute to the life of Michael Wags Wagaman Asscoiated Press reporter (photo from Sean Cunningham KCRA TV 3 Sacramento)

In Loving Memory of Michael Wagaman


By Sports Radio Service staff

On Friday, August 7th, the Bay Area sports world lost a beloved sports reporter in Michael Wagaman. Also known as Wags, Wagaman had been a reporter for Associated Press since 1996, he also worked for NBC Sports Bay Area since 2023. Wags was found unconscious by his son on Friday night at his Vallejo home. Wags was pronounced deceased at age 59.

Wags had brain surgery four years ago in 2022 and rehabbed at home. It wasn’t very long after that Wags made a remarkable recovery and returned back to work as an AP reporter. Upon discovery of his death, the San Francisco Giants who were scheduled to play against the Detroit Tigers on Sat Aug 8, 2026 paid tribute to Wags with a beautiful photo display and loving memory card.

Wags once he returned from brain surgery he went through rehab and in typical Wags style didn’t waste anytime getting back to work and he jumped back in without hesitation he was his old outspoken self at his work assignments.

When it came to his work whether in print or podcasting he was all in and his energy and enthusiasm level was off the chain. No one could have seen something like this coming and his passing hit the journalism community like a shock wave. Anyone and everyone who knew Wags will miss him deeply.

During his career, Wags covered the Golden State Warriors, Oakland/Sacramento Athletics, Sacramento Kings, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders, San Jose Sharks, Cal Bears and Stanford Cardinal. He appeared on this site as a guest and again was always giving no holds bar interviews. Wags who made his home in Vallejo which was conveniently centralized to San Jose, San Francisco and Sacramento to get to the ball park or arenas.

We tip our hats to a well respected, very out spoken, high energy, lived life to the fullest journalist and friend Michael Wagaman.

Here is a sample of Wags’ podcast work from a Jul 2025 show he did on the Giants and A’s:

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Sacramento A’s podcast Tony Harvey: Will firing the general manager turn the page?; A’s crushed 13-1 after showing Forst the door

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Former Sacramento A’s general manager David Forst seen here at a general manager’s meeting Nov 7, 2023 in Scottsdale AZ was fired as A’s general manager on Fri Aug 7, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Tony Harvey:

#1 Tony the Sacramento A’s made a major move letting go of their general manager David Forst Friday before they were set the play the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The news didn’t motivate the offense or defense as the A’s got clobbered 13-1.

#2 Dan Feinstein was named to be Forst’s replacement as interim general manager. Feinstien was Forst’s assistant general manager. Feinstein had been the assistant GM since 2015 or ten years and nine months. Feinstein as general manager lost his first game as general manager to the Red Sox who beat Sacramento on Friday night.

#3 While a change may not make much of difference A’s owner John Fisher made the move in firing Forst as the A’s have lost 31 of their last 35 games. The A’s with Friday’s loss have now lost nine straight games.Fisher said in a statement that it was a mutually agreed upon decision.

#4 Tony, do you think one of the decisons for the Forst firing is that there were no big moves before the trade deadline, the teams long skid, and their fall from first place in the early months of the season?

#5 The A’s on July 13th fired their pitching coach Scott Emerson at the time Emerson was fired the A’s were in the middle of a nine game losing streak. How much of difference in hindsight would it have made if the A’s hadn’t fired Emerson considering their long slide they’ve been on?

Join Tony Harvey for the A’s podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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Sacramento A’s game wrap: Tolle Ties A’s in Knots as Boston Rolls 13-1

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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Payton Tolle pitches to the Sacramento A’s line up in the top of the first inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Fri Aug 7, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

The Sacramento Athletics needed something to interrupt an eight-game losing streak, but Payton Tolle gave them almost nothing to work with. Boston’s left-hander struck out 14 over six innings, while the Red Sox piled up 15 hits in a 13-1 rout. The loss stretched the A’s skid to nine games and dropped them to 45-71. It was another hard turn in a stretch that already had the Athletics at 4-24 over their previous 28 games and riding a run of 12 consecutive series losses.

Tolle set the tone immediately. He retired all 12 Athletics hitters he faced through four innings, with nine of those outs coming by strikeouts. Henry Bolte and Jonah Heim struck out in the first, Tolle struck out the side in the second, and he did it again in the fourth against Bolte, Jacob Wilson and Heim. The A’s could not produce a baserunner until the fifth.

Boston had already built a five-run advantage by then. Andruw Monasterio drew a one-out walk in the second before Jarren Duran sent a two-run homer to left-center. Anthony Seigler followed with a double, and Jake Rogers doubled him home. Nick Sogard then drew a walk before Wilyer Abreu doubled in Rogers and Sogard for a 5-0 lead. Jack Perkins survived the third without further damage, but his outing ended after three innings with five runs allowed on five hits, three walks and three strikeouts.

The game moved further away from the Athletics in the fourth after Hayden Juenger replaced Perkins. Rogers opened with a double and Sogard singled him to third. A throwing error by Juenger on a pickoff attempt allowed Rogers to score, then Abreu singled home Sogard. Masataka Yoshida added an RBI double, and Monasterio singled home Yoshida before being thrown out trying for second. Boston had four more runs and a 9-0 lead. It was another difficult inning for an A’s bullpen that began the game with a 5.59 ERA, the highest in the majors.

Tyler Soderstrom finally broke through against Tolle to start the fifth, driving a solo home run to right-center for his 18th homer of the season. The blast ended Tolle’s perfect-game bid and accounted for the Athletics’ only run. Soderstrom had entered the game with 17 homers. Max Muncy added an infield single in the sixth, but that was the A’s only other hit. Tolle completed six innings with two hits allowed, no walks and 14 strikeouts, and Boston pitching finished with 16 strikeouts overall.

The Red Sox kept adding. Ceddanne Rafaela singled to begin the sixth, and a throwing error by Jonathan Ornelas helped put two runners in scoring position. Caleb Durbin and Yoshida each delivered sacrifice flies to make it 11-1. In the seventh, Rafaela singled home Rogers and Durbin doubled home Rafaela, pushing the margin to 13-1.

There were at least two small defensive footnotes for the Athletics. Wilson played six innings at shortstop without an error, extending his errorless streak to 109 games, one shy of Mike Bordick’s major-league record of 110. Carlos Cortes then took the mound for the eighth and retired Monasterio, Duran and Seigler in order. It was Cortes’ eighth pitching appearance of the season, extending the Athletics record he already held for the most pitching appearances by a position player in one year.

The A’s get another chance against Boston in Game 2, with left-hander Gage Jump (4-7, 4.59 ERA, 73 K) facing fellow lefty Jake Bennett (7-4, 2.90 ERA, 50 K) at 1:10 p.m. Pacific, and Jump will be looking to summon the form that produced six scoreless innings against the Red Sox in his previous start against them.

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.

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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That’s Amaury News and Commentary: A’s fire General Manager Forst as team plummeted in the Second half

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David Forst took over as the GM of the A’s in 2015. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Athletics/Getty Images)
(Michael Zagaris via Getty Images)

A’s fired their general manager as the team plummeted in the Second half

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi Gonzalez

With the loss Friday night in Boston, 13-1 against the Red Sox, the Sacramento A’s have lost 29 of their last 33 games.

This morning we learned that the A’s announced the firing of General Manager David Forst, as the team has plummeted in the second half of the season. After 11 seasons as General Manager and 27 years with the organization, the team framed the departure as a “mutual agreement.” Sorry, but I do not buy it; Forst was basically fired during a very difficult season. Management of this A’s team forgot one of the most common things in the game: “Nobody can win without pitching.” I do not care who the GM is; if their pitching is not of Major League caliber, they cannot win. Did they scout well? Who made the decisions for these pitchers? At the end, even if it is not Forst, he is the GM who lost his job; somebody had to pay for the sins.

-Pitching: They ranked #15, which is last in the American League with a combined 5.42 ERA. The team signed Luis Severino to a 3-year deal for $67 million, although he was not a bad pitcher who had good years in New York; he was never an ace, a truly #1. He was the Opening Day pitcher for the A’s. Luis Severino started 12 games; his record is 2-6 with a 4.16 earned run average. 

 Luis Severino is on the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. They have some other younger pitchers that still have not found their success. The A’s excellent manager, Mark Kotsay, said early in the season that it would be left to the pitching if they are competitive or not.

-Offense: They ranked #8 in the middle of the pack in the league. As I wrote before this season started, the A’s had a young, talented, and at times intimidating lineup, with the likes of Nick Kurtz, Lawrence Butler, Tyler Soderstrom, and others. There is still room to improve, but they have a good nucleus of young hitters, and good prospects in their minor league system.

Friday the A’s have 46 games left and, resting in fourth place, they run the danger of finishing last, occupied by the Los Angeles Angels. For the record, the last time the A’s finished last, they were in Oakland, and it was in  2023, with a record of 50-112. Manager Mark Kotsay was there; he remembers, and he doesn’t want his team to do the same.

Note: My favorite player of this generation is Mike Trout recently hit a home run on his birthday, the sixth time he has done so during his brilliant career. I was calling the LA Angels games for Fox Sports/Spanish when his very first at-bat in the majors, his debut with the Angels in 2011 at the young age of 19 against the Mariners, he was playing center field, just arrived from Salt Lake City, their AAA farm team. The rest is history, with three MVP Awards, although playing for teams going nowhere, he is still a future Hall of Fame member.

Quote: “Pitching is the art of instilling fear.” -Sandy Koufax.

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

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Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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San Francisco takes flight on Detroit and gets the Win, 5-2 on Giant’s celebration of Top Gun Night

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San Francisco Giants Rafael Devers (#16) and Jung Hoo Lee (#51) celebrating after Rafael Devers got himself his 24th home run of the season, giving the Giants the lead over the Detroit Tigers in an MLB game on Friday, August 7th, 2026, at Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA. (Photo credit to Jay Choi, SF Bay News Lab)

By Michael Villanueva

SAN FRANCISCO – This Friday night’s game was the start of the San Francisco Giants’ season-long nine-game homestand. The Giants (49-67) will host the Detroit Tigers (56-60) for the next three games, with the home team, the Giants, taking the first one Friday night, 5-2. The winning and starting pitcher of this ballgame was San Francisco Giants RHP Adrian Houser. This is Houser’s third win of the season, and he got his 43rd career win as a pitcher.

The losing pitcher for this game was Detroit Tigers RHP Keider Montero. Montero, coming into the game, was 8-6 and had an ERA of 3.17. This game was his 19th start in his 25th game of the season. This is also his fourth straight start after five consecutive relief outings.

The Giants returned home after a rough road trip in which San Francisco went (2-5), going (1-3) at San Diego and then (1-2) at Texas. These losses have now brought San Francisco to a season-low 19 games under .500 for the first time since 2017, ending 34 games under .500. Going into the game, the Giants were on a two-game losing streak. So the team was ready to come home and take advantage of their long homestand.

Detroit came into this game having great success on their road trip. The Tigers have won five of their six games in their West Coast trip. They stopped in three cities along the West Coast: Sacramento, Seattle, and now San Francisco. They went (3-0) in Sacramento, sweeping the Athletics, and then went (2-1) in Seattle. Detroit has outscored their opponents by 42 runs (53-11) in these first six games.

Tigers leadoff hitter Kevin McGonigle started the game off for Detroit with a single on a fly ball to right outfielder Jung Hoo Lee. Then the next batter, Gleyber Torres, also got himself a single on a sharp line drive back to right fielder Lee. Setting up McGonigle at third, so all Detroit needed was a hit, and that’s what they got. Tigers’ Dillon Dingler grounded into a force out, third baseman Christian Koss to second baseman Osleivis Basabe. Bringing in Kevin McGonigle to score early for the Tigers, 1-0.

Eventually, Giants pitcher JT Brubaker would end the top of the first with his first strikeout of the night. So with the Giants already down one run, they were trying to get their bats swinging and give their fans something to cheer for. So, Giants Rafael Devers’ first at-bat delivered with a home run to center field (401 feet). His homer would bring two runs, giving the Giants their first lead of the night, 2-1. His homer was his 24th of the season.

Just pitching one inning, with two hits, one run, and one strikeout. The Giants pull JT Brubaker, shortening his first start of the season. San Francisco brings in RHP Adrian Houser to replace him. However, Detroit still gets their bats swinging on him as well. The Tigers, in the top of the second, would be able to get another run on the Giants, tying the game, 2-2.

At the bottom of the second inning, with the Giants having two outs but bases loaded. Giants Jung Hoo Lee understood the assignment for them. Lee would get himself a single to center field, bringing in two runs for San Francisco. His two-run single would give the Giants the lead, 4-2. His hit would ignite and get the fans on their feet just after. The San Francisco Giants had a quick moment to honor and celebrate longtime Giants broadcaster Mike Brokow on his retirement.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Giants were seeing all the right pitches to their batting. Giants Willy Adames would add on and get his 19th home run of the season to left field, pushing San Francisco’s lead to 5-2. After that, the Giants defense stepped up and held off the Tigers. Detroit scored 76 runs in their last eight games, starting back on July 28th. So with the Tigers just being held to two runs, it makes the Giants defense stand out and shows some light into the season’s lows.

Heading into the top of the ninth inning, the Giants were holding the lead at 5-2. With San Francisco needing three more outs to call the game, they sent out RHP Dylan Smith. Smith is 0-4 and is still looking for his first win, and got his most recent loss on Tuesday. So with him determined to get his win and with help from the Giants’ defense. San Francisco holds off Detroit and took game one tonight. Smith would receive his first career save in this ballgame, and the Giants would get their 49th win of the season.

The San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers will come back Saturday for their second game out of three. The first pitch will be at 4:15 p.m. with the Giants sending out RHP Landen Roupp (7-10, 4.34 ERA). Detroit will send out and also will be making their season debut is RHP Jackson Jobe. The game will be broadcast on FOX.

San Francisco Giants podcast Lincoln Juarez: Brubaker gets the call for SF Fri night against Detroit

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San Francisco starter JT Brubaker gets the call agianst the Detroit Tigers at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Fri Aug 7, 2026 (Sports Illustrated file photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Lincoln Juarez:

#1 The Giants are returning to Oracle Park on Friday night after having a rugged road trip to San Diego and Texas dropping five of seven games going 1-3 in San Diego and 1-2 in Texas.

#2 The road trip dropped San Francisco 19 games below .500 their lowest for the 2026 season.

#3 The loss to the Rangers on Wednesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington dropped the Giants to 48-67 (.417) their lowest mark for the season and fifth worst winning percentage in MLB.

#4 Meanwhile the Giants have had a little better luck at Oracle Park winning 13 of their last 20 games and San Francisco has outscored opponents 96-69. The Giants have gone 13-7 at home since June 14th which is the sixth best home record in MLB during that time and is fourth best in the NL.

#5 For Friday night’s contest as the Giants return from the road trip for Detroit RHP Keider Montero (8-6 ERA 3.17) for San Francisco RHP JT Brubaker (0-0 ERA 3.17) first pitch 7:15pm PDT.

San Francisco Giants podcasts with Lincoln Juarez are heard Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL podcast Len Shapiro: Pens commit to 8 yr $32 million deal for Ville Koivunen; What Blackhawks expect out of Bedard for 26-27 season; plus more news

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Pittsubugh Penguins forward Ville Koivunen signed an eight year $32 million contract extension with the Penguins (Pittsburgh Penguins photo)

NHL podcast Len Shapiro:

#1 Why did the Pittsburgh Penguins commit to an eight-year, $32 million extension for Ville Koivunen, and why has the deal generated mixed reactions among fans and analysts?

#2 What are the biggest expectations for Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks heading into the 2026–27 NHL season, and how is the team’s young core expected to contribute?

#3 Which players were ranked among NHL Network’s top five wings entering the 2026–27 season, and what factors likely influenced their rankings?

#4 Who are the top five rookie fantasy hockey prospects for the 2026–27 season, and what makes them attractive picks for fantasy managers?

#5 Which offseason storylines—such as trade rumors, contract negotiations, or remaining free agents—are drawing the most attention as NHL training camps approach?

Join Len Shapiro for the NHL podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants/49ers podcast Bruce Macgowan: Can Greg Papa sue KNBR for firing him while on medical leave?

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Ex-KNBR talk show host Greg Papa and San Francisco 49ers play by play voice was laid off by KNBR while on medical leave as announced Wed Aug 5, 2026 (San Francisco Chronicle file photo)

San Francisco Giants/49ers podcast Bruce Macgowan:

#1 Bruce, how hard is it to believe that KNBR radio the flagship station of the San Francisco 49ers has let go of talk show host and play by play voice of the 49ers Greg Papa go after he had been suffering through Leukemia and bone marrow transplant treatments?

#2 Papa broke in the Bay Area scene as the play by play voice of the Golden State Warriors around 1986-1995 and was considered the second best all time Warriors play by play announcer behind Bill King.

#3 Papa lost his Warriors play by play job to Bob Fitzgerald how did that happen and why would the Warriors let someone like Greg Papa go?

#4 Mike Krukow the San Francisco Giants color announcer announced that Sep 27th will be his last day as TV color analyst as part of the famous Kruk and Kuip broadcast duel. Kruk said it’ll be hard to walk away but due to health issues he had to make the hard choice.

#5 The Giants let go of a large contingent of players at the trade deadline Heliot Ramos, Luis Arraez, Caleb Kilan, Robbie Ray, Tyle Mahle, and Erik Miller were these trades made to get young propects and who amongst those players were mistakes made that the Giants shouldn’t have let go?

Bruce Macgowan is a Sports Talk analyst at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s hope to have better luck agianst Red Sox open series Friday at Fenway

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Aug 6, 2026; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Athletics’ pitcher Brady Basso throws against the Cincinnati Reds in the sixth inning at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images Aaron Doster

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The Cincinnati Reds swept the Sacramento A’s at Great American Ballpark in a three game series the A’s continue to sputter losing their ninth out of their last ten games.

#2 For the Reds Elly De La Cruz led off hitting his fourth career lead off home run. De La Cruz’s homer was one of four for the Reds in the 6-5 win Thursday.

#3 It’s a tale of two teams going in two different directions. The Red have gone 13-6 after All Star break. The A’s have now lost eight in a row and lost 12 series in a row and their season record is 45-70.

#4 A’s catcher Brian Serven has been on tear of late hitting a two run home run off Reds pitcher Brock Burke which pulled the A’s within a run. For Serven it was his second home run of the season.

#5 The A’s open a three game series starting Friday night in Boston against a Red Sox team that took three of four from the A’s last week in West Sacramento. For Friday Sacramento will start RHP Jack Perkins (2-7, 6.72 ERA) for Boston LHP Payton Tolle (6-6 ERA 3.30) first pitch at Fenway Park 4:10PM PDT.

Jeremiah Salmonson does 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.

⚡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.