Langeliers Crushes MLB’s Farthest Homer, Ginn Lifts A’s Win Over Rangers 6-5

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Shea Langeliers #23 of the Athletics hits a two-run home run against the Texas Rangers in the bottom of the six inning at Sutter Health Park on April 15, 2026 in Sacramento, California. All players are wearing the #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. (Mandatory photo credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Rangers and A’s squared off in game three of their four-game series at Sutter Health Park on Jackie Robinson Day across MLB.

The Rangers made it interesting late, but the A’s secured the 6-5 win to take sole possession of first place in the AL West.

J.T. Ginn started the game for the A’s and gave Mark Kotsay and the A’s a solid outing. Ginn lasted five and a third innings of two-run, two-hit ball while striking out three and walking four. The walks continue to be an issue for the A’s staff, but Ginn managed to work around them and provide the A’s with a bit of depth on Wednesday.

“…Tonight he [J.T. Ginn] went out and showed why he’s in the rotation right now,” Kotsay said after the game. “I thought he did a great job, made one mistake to Seager, and just found his rhythm. Obviously for him, his pitch count was limited a little bit at 80, and he fell right on the number, so I couldn’t ask for more from J.T.”

J.T. Ginn was confident after the game, which has become a theme for A’s starters this season.

“…I feel great,” Ginn told reporters after the game. “I feel like I’m throwing the ball well. It’s coming out of my hand well and just kind of executing the game plan and executing the work throughout the week and just getting ready to play.”

Hogan Harris was first out of the bullpen for the A’s to finish off the sixth inning after they lifted Ginn. Harris got the two outs he was tasked with getting with ease while giving up nothing and recording a strikeout.

Scott Barlow came on for the A’s to pitch the seventh, allowing no runs on one hit while striking out one.

Mark Leiter Jr., who pitched a perfect inning on Tuesday to get the save, came on for the eighth inning. Leiter Jr. didn’t have his best stuff and was only able to get two outs in the inning after surrendering a three-run shot to the Rangers to get them to within one. Leiter Jr.’s final line was two-thirds of an inning in which he gave up three runs on two hits while walking one and striking out one.

After Mark’s struggles, the A’s called on Joel Kuhnel for the four-out save. Kuhnel got the final out of the eighth in earnest with a lineout before returning in the ninth with a one-run lead, looking for the save. Kuhnel pitched a perfect ninth inning and struck out two to finish the game and earn his third save of the season.

The A’s offense collected seven hits and six walks against the Rangers’ pitching staff while scoring six runs in the game.

The A’s scored early in the game on a first-inning RBI double from Tyler Soderstrom to get them on the board. Shortly after, in the second inning, Denzel Clarke recorded an RBI single to give the A’s a 2-0 advantage early.

The Athletics didn’t score again until the sixth inning when Shea Langeliers broke the tie with a two-run mammoth blast to left field. Langeliers’ home run traveled an impressive 467 feet, which is the farthest home run in MLB this season.

“…For Shea, we all know the power is there,” Kotsay told me after the game. “We talked about him being more of a complete hitter, which we’ve seen. There’s just so much growth from Shea over the last two and a half, three years as a hitter… not surprising on my end. I felt like the accomplishments that he had coming out of AAA, all of his minor league numbers said that he was a professional hitter, and he is continuing to show it as we get into the season.”

Shea knew he hit it hard, but he had no idea it was the farthest-hit ball in MLB this season.

“I knew off the bat it was going over the fence. I didn’t know how far,” Shea said after the game.

The last bit of scoring for the A’s came by way of the long ball again, this time from Jacob Wilson. Wilson sent a towering two-run home run over the wall in left field in the seventh inning to give the A’s some cushion with the newly acquired four-run lead. Turns out, those would be the winning runs as the A’s gave up three in the eighth inning.

With the win, the A’s improve to 10-8 and have sole possession of first place for the first time in a long time, albeit in April.

“I think the belief is here in this clubhouse,” Shea Langeliers said after the game after being asked about finding themselves in first place. “We know that we’re a good baseball team, and the hardest part over 162 is just being consistent night in, night out, and that’s what we’re striving to be this year—to be a consistent team, show up every night, play our best version of baseball.”

The A’s will try to take the four-game series from the Rangers on Thursday at 12:05 p.m. PST. The A’s will send Jacob Lopez (1-1, 7.43 ERA) to the hill, while the Rangers will counter with Jack Leiter (1-1, 4.91 ERA) in the matinee affair.

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Earthquakes take down Rising 2-0 in US Open Cup opener

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The San Jose Eathquakes celebrate forward Nick Fernandez’s first career goal against the USL’s Phoenix Rising in the Round of 32 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at PayPal Park on Wednesday APR 15, 2026. (San Jose Earthquakes)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE–The San Jose Earthquakes continued their winning ways.

Despite being a man down for the majority of the match, the Quakes beat the USL’s Phoenix Rising 2-0 in the Round of 32 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday evening at PayPal Park.

Nick Fernandez, the Man of the Match, was able to jump start San Jose by scoring his first goal of the tournament and of his career in the third minute. Timo Werner, who was back in action after missing the past two matches with an injury, found Fernandez along the left wing. Fernandez dribbled back into the middle and rifled home a right footed shot beating Rising goalkeeper Darius Johnson from 20 yards out.

“It’s a moment I’ll never forget: Getting the first start of the year and scoring is a very special moment, and celebrating with my team,” Fernandez said.

Werner nearly doubled San Jose’s lead in the 16th minute when he received the ball at midfield and raced down the field on a breakaway. Werner made one move around one Rising defender before his shot attempt was saved by Johnson.

“Well, clearly scoring a goal in the first three minutes is huge, so I certainly liked that,” said Quakes head coach Bruce Arena on the team’s fast start. “The second goal was important, and then we had a couple of chances at a third. One of the positives on the night is we got minutes for players that haven’t played in a while.”

Fernandez retuned the favor in the 23rd minute when sent a long ball from the left sideline down to the right side of the pitch where wingback Jack Jasinski chased down the ball and one-timed it past Johnson for first his goal of the tournament and his career.

San Jose went down to 10 men in the 39th minute when midfielder Johnathan Gonzales was issued his second yellow card of the match with a bad foul. Gonzales, who picked up his first yellow card in the 13th, was ejected from the match after earning a red card with the two yellow cards.

The Quakes defense held down the fort in the second half as goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. only needed to make a big save late in the match as he earned a clean sheet for the match. He now has six career clean sheets across all competitions.

San Jose advances to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16, where they will host Minnesota United FC at PayPal Park on either April 28 or 29. The date and time to be determined at a later date.

GAME NOTES: Noel Buck and Max Floriani made their 2026 Earthquakes debuts, with the former logging 62 minutes at left winger and initiating the second goal sequence, while the latter played all 90 minutes at center back and helped seal the clean sheet.

Nonso Adimabua made his Quakes First Team debut after a breakout 2025 with San Jose’s MLS NEXT Pro side, setting a club single-season record with 13 goals and 19 total goal contributions. Adimabua started tonight’s match at center forward and played 62 minutes.

With Fernandez and Jasinski scoring their first goals of 2026, the Earthquakes now have had nine different goal scorers across all competitions. With Fernandez’s first assist of 2026, the Quakes now have had 10 different players record an assist or more across all competitions.

UP NEXT: San Jose returns to MLS league play on Sunday April 19 against LAFC at 4:00pm on Sunday Night Soccer on Apple TV at BMO Stadium.

Long Balls Hand Giants Loss In Game Two of Cincinnati Series 8-3

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Tyler Mahle throws to the Cincinnati Reds line up in the bottom of the first inning at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati on Wed Apr 15, 2026 (AP news photo)

By Barbara Mason

The San Francisco Giants (6-11) suffered another disappointing loss at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati. The Reds hit three home runs in the game two of them three run long balls. San Francisco was playing catch up the entire game.

The Giants had a few scoring opportunities but left runners stranded to end innings. The Reds won the first game of the series and now they lead the series 2-0 on Wednesday and are looking for a sweep Thursday.

Game recap: San Francisco went three and out in the opening inning. The Reds however got going early unfortunately for Mahle. Sal Stewart hit a three run home run to right center driving TJ Friedl and Matt McClain home. Following that home run, Eugenio Suarez came to the plate and hit a solo home run to right and the Reds had a 4-0 lead much to Mahle’s disappointment. It was not the way he had envisioned the start of this game. He got out of the first inning but San Francisco was now way behind the eight ball with a lot of work to do. The only upside was that it was very early in the game.

The Giants cut the Reds lead in half in the top of the second inning and it was the bottom of the lineup that brought in those runs. Susac doubled driving Jung Hoo Lee and Matt Chapman home. (Chapman had singled and Lee walked).

The Giants now only trailed by two runs 4-2 going into the bottom of the second inning. Giants pitcher Mahle had still not settled in missing too many pitches by a lot as well as throwing some dangerous pitches.

Once again, he gave up another three run home run pushing the Reds lead to 7-2. The Reds extended their lead when Sal Stewart connected for a home run off a lousy Mahle pitch driving in Matt McClain and Elly De La Cruz. It was a disastrous inning for Mahle allowing three walks, a single and the three run home run.

San Francisco was unable to score any runs in the third inning but more importantly they kept the Reds from doing anymore damage. The score remained 7-2 going into the top of the fourth inning. The Giants needed the top of the batting order to start hitting.

The Giants went quietly in the top of the fourth inning going three and out. Mahle started the bottom of the fourth striking out McClain, but then it went sideways when the Reds De La Cruz crushed a home run to center (442 feet) and the Reds had taken an 8-2 lead. Mahle remained in the game, his pitch count continued to rise, he is now at 89. It certainly appeared to be time for a change.

Once again the Giants went three and out in the top of the fifth. The bottom of the batting order wasn’t doing very much other than Susac. Blade Tidwell relieved Mahle in the bottom of the inning. Mahle had allowed eight hits, eight runs, five walks, six strikeouts and four home runs. Tidwell pitches with intense velocity and breezed through the inning with a strikeout, a ground out and a pop out. He had a great outing.

The Giants had not gotten a hit since the second inning when Luis Arraez singled in the top of the sixth but that was erased when with one out, Casey Schmitt hit into a double play and San Francisco now had three innings left to try and rally.

Tidwell was relieved in the sixth inning by Ryan Borucki. Tidwell had dismissed the three Reds batters he faced. Borucki also had a nice inning closing out the inning.

San Francisco crept a bit closer in the top of the seventh inning when the top of the batting order got a little something going. Devers singled; Susac would single driving Devers to third with two outs.

Heliot Ramos would hit for Will Brennan driving in Devers. Encarnacion came in as a pinch hitter hitting a single loading the bases for San Francisco but that all came crashing down when Willy Adames struck out for the third out.

The Giants could not catch a break at all in this game. Going into the eighth inning, the Reds had an 8-3 lead. San Francisco did not allow any runs in the bottom of the seventh. JT Brubaker who relieved Borucki pitched two innings allowing a couple of hits, a walk but no runs.

The Giants had another opportunity in the eighth with two runners on base and Chapman at the plate. The Giants have been pretty bad in the latter innings of games this year. The inning came to an end when Chapman hit into a double play and San Francisco would be down to their final three outs.

The Giants were three outs away from losing the series after losing game one. The Reds Pierce Johnson would take the mound looking to close out this game for Cincinnati. Lee hit a double in San Francisco’s first at bat in the ninth inning. What followed is pretty much what we have seen for much of the season.

A foul out, a strikeout and a fly out. The Giants fell behind early and now with the loss have a 6-12 season record. They did have nine hits in the game but left quite a few runners stranded.

Game notes: Wednesday the Giants lost game one of their series with the Cincinnati Reds 2-1. The Giants have been struggling offensively especially in the bottom of the roster. Wednesday those positions will look different. The offense is screaming for change and that’s what the Giants once again lacked again Wednesday. are going to see today. San Francisco will start Tyler Mahle who has an 0-2 win/loss record and a 4.30 ERA. Rhett Lowder will get the nod for the Reds. He has a 1-1 win/loss record with a 3.31 ERA.

The roster changes Wednesday failed to get San Francisco offense on track. Wednesday’s catcher for San Francisco Daniel Susac hit seventh with two hits and two RBIs, Will Brennan hit eighth and was 0-2 and Drew Gilbert hit ninth and also went 0-2.

Wednesday MLB celebrated #42 Jackie Robinson Day and all that he brought to the game of baseball from his skill, his determination, to his resiliency. Against all odds he persevered with courage and established equality in MLB.

On April 15, 1947 he made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, the first black player in modern MLB history. Celebrated every year on this day every team member, coaches as well as umpires will wear the number 42 to honor all that he achieved.

Thursday the Reds will be looking for a sweep and the Giants will try to win at least one game in the series. The Giants have to figure out a way to get this offense going because changing the lineup around in this game didn’t do a whole lot although Daniel Susac did have 2 hits and 2 RBIs.

Rafael Devers also had two hits and ome run but not much else was going right for the team. The Giants will send Landon Roupp to the mound. He has a couple of wins, one against the Orioles and a second against San Diego. His only loss was against the Mets. His ERA is 3.24. The Giants will be facing Chase Burns who has a 1-1 win/loss record and a 3.31 ERA. First pitch for this game is an early one with a 9:40 AM PDT start.

Sharks Fall 5-2 to Blackhawks, Crevier with 2 Goals

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Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard (98) tries to make a move as San Jose Sharks defenseman Vincent Desharnais (5) defends in the first period of a game at the United Center in Chicago on April 15, 2026. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

By Mary Walsh

The San Jose Sharks lost 5-2 to the Chicago Blackhawks Wednesday. Sam Rinzel, Louis Crevier, Ryan Greene and Nick Lardis scored for the Blackhawks. Spencer Knight made 15 saves for the win. Mario Ferraro and Michael Misa scored for the Sharks. Yaroslav Askarov made 19 saves in the loss.

Mario Ferraro scored the first goal of the game at 8:09 of the first period. Kiefer Sherwood set Ferraro up with a cross-ice pass for the shot.

The Sharks outshot the Blackhawks 7-3 in the period. The Sharks took two penalties and the Blackhawks took one.

Michael Misa scored on the power play at 5:17 of the second period to make it 2-0 Sharks. In what looking like a centering attempt, Misa sent the puck into Del Mastro’s skates and it ended up going under the goaltender. Assists went to Dmitry Orlov and Kiefer Sherwood.

Sam Rinzel started the Blackhawks comeback at 19:30. Rinzel took his shot from the bottom of the faceoff circle off a drop pass from Ryan Donato.

Chicago outshot San Jose 10-6 in the second period. Each team took two penalties in the middle frame.

The Blackhawks tied the game at 3:51 of the third with a goal from Louis Crevier. Crevier and Connor Bedard skated into the zone two-on-three. Bedard made a cross-ice pass and Crevier took the shot from right at the edge of the blue paint.

Ryan Greene gave Chicago the lead at 8:35 with a snap shot from right in front of the net. Assists went to Ethan Del Mastro and Andre Burakovsky.

Louis Crevier scored his second of the night at 10:32. He scored with a slap shot from the blue line off a pass from Tyler Bertuzzi.

Nick Lardis made it 5-2 at 14:44. Lardis caught a pass from Bedard in the slot and scored with a wrist shot. An assist also went to Wyatt Kaiser.

The Sharks next play on Thursday at 5:00 PM PT in Winnipeg against the Jets.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: Jackie Robinson Day

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Jackie Robinson signs autographs for fans at spring training at Ciudad Trujillo now Santo Domingto in the Dominican Republic on Mar 6, 1948 (AP News file photo)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi Gonzalez

On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson broke Baseball’s color barrier when he made his historic MLB debut. Every April 15th, baseball honors Jackie’s legacy by celebrating his life, values, and accomplishments. MLB officially declared April 15 as Jackie Robinson Day in 2004.

Since 2009, all players, coaches, and managers across MLB have worn number 42. April 15 is not only celebrated in baseball, but also in the United States as a historical day. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in D.C. features Jackie Robinson heavily and often hosts events for Jackie Robinson Day (April 15), including the Sports exhibit “Leveling the Playing Field.”

Jackie’s character was much more important than his batting average.” — Hank Aaron, Hall of Fame outfielder. “Jackie Robinson was the best athlete ever to play Major League Baseball.” — Ralph Kinner, Hall of Fame outfielder “There was never a man in the game who could put mind and muscle together quicker and with better judgment than Robinson.”

— Branch Rickey, Dodgers GM. “Jackie was the only person without prejudice I ever met.” — Buck O’Neil Negro League teammate.

Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame

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MLB The Show podcast Jessica Kwong: Brewers Yelich on IL for a month hamstring injury; O’s manager Albernaz face fractured in 7 places; plus more news

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Milwaukee Brewers Christian Yelich (22) runs the bases to score on a double by Jake Bauers in the top of the ninth inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City on Sun Apr 5, 2026 (AP News photo)

Headline Sports podcast Jessica Kwong:

#1 Milwaukee Brewers outfielder/designated hitter Christian Yelich suffered an abductor strain and will be on the IL for at least a month. Yelich left in the fifth inning when he felt tightness in his left hamstring against the Washington Nationals.

#2 Horrible break litterally for Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz who was struck in the face by a line drive on Monday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Tests showed that Albernaz won’t need surgery but will not be able to eat regular food for six weeks and will have a diet of baby food until then. Albernaz also was back in the dugout on Tuesday night.

#3 Cincinnati Reds releiver Emilo Pagan looked as if he injured hinmself on the final pitch of Tuesday’s game at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati after delivering a pitch to San Francisco Giants pinch hitter Daniel Susac. Red manager Terry Francona said “His hammy grabbed a little bit and we need to check him out”

#4 San Diego Padres right hand pitcher Nick Pivetta suffered inflammation in his pitching elbow placing him on the 15 day IL. Pivetta left Sunday’s game against the Colorado Rockies in the fourth inning when he felt stiffness his throwing arm.

#5 The Tampa Bay Rays moved right hand pitcher Ryan Pepiot on the 60 day IL. Pepiot is trying to recover from right hip infalmmation an injry that Pepiot suffered in spring training. Pepiot got an injection in his hip after throwing a bullpen session this week. Pepiot will be out at least six more weeks.

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Mammoth Sweep Season Series Against Jets In 5-3 Victory

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Utah Mammoth teammates celebrate a third period goal by center Nick Schmaltz (8) against the Winnipeg Jets at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City on Tue Apr 14, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Tom Walker

April 14, 2026

SALT LAKE CITY–Winnipeg Jets fought back from 4-1 in the third to within striking distance, but Kerfoot’s empty netter sealed Utah Mammoth’s 5-3 win, securing the top Western Conference Wild Card berth. The Mammoth (42-32-6) began the final homestand of the 2025-2026 regular season Tuesday night against the visiting Jets (35-33-12).

Ironically, despite the legal technicality of being designated a new franchise when the Arizona Coyotes were sold to Smith Entertainment Group following the 2023-2024 season, the Mammoth DNA nevertheless traces to Winnipeg, whereas the Jets which currently play in the city began their existence in 1999 as the Atlanta Thrashers before becoming the Jets 2.0 beginning with the 2011-2012 season.

Logan Cooley kicked off the Mammoth scoring at 8:05 of the first period with his 24th goal of the campaign on a backhand, assisted by Nate Schmidt. Schmidt was at the top of his defensive faceoff circle when he launched a stretch pass up the middle of the ice where Cooley was positioned at the offensive blue line and drove straight to the net uncontested where he slipped the puck through the five-hole of Jets netminder Eric Comrie to give Utah a 1-0 lead.

16 of Cooley’s goals have come in the first period, fourth-most in the NHL despite having missed 28 games with a lower body injury. Courtesy of the Mammoth stat crew, he is also one of only four active American players to score 20 or more goals in each of his first three NHL seasons, joining an elite club consisting of Patrick Kane, Auston Matthews, and Jack Eichel, and he ranks third with Adam Fantili for most goals of any NHL player 21 or younger. The Mammoth more than doubled up the Jets in shots on goal in the frame, outshooting Winnipeg 14-6.

At 4:13 of the second period, Jets defenseman Dylan DeMelo was whistled for high-sticking against JJ Peterka, giving the hot Utah power play an opportunity to double up on their lead. Prior to the 4-1 road loss to Calgary on Sunday, the Mammoth set a new franchise record with power play goals in eight consecutive games.

31 seconds into Tuesday’s man-advantage, Nick Schmaltz gave Utah a 2-0 lead with his 32nd goal of the season, knocking in a rebound off the pads of Comrie who had stopped a blast by Mikhail Sergachev, with the additional assist by Dylan Guenther.

With under four minutes remaining in the period, Lawson Crouse went to the sin bin for holding against Josh Morrissey, enabling Kyle Connor on the power play to bring the Jets back to within one with his 39th goal, assisted by Gabriel Vilardi and Mark Scheifele. The period ended with the Mammoth leading 2-1. Shots on goal in the period were nearly identical to the first, with Utah putting up 15 and Winnipeg adding another six.

Six minutes into the third, the Mammoth power play was given another shot at extending Utah’s lead when Jonathan Toews was whistled for slashing against Brandon Tanev. Schmaltz, who already tallied a goal on the man advantage in the second period, came through again for his 33rd goal of the season, assisted by Cooley and Clayton Keller.

Keller’s assist gives him points in nine consecutive games, a new franchise record. 40 seconds later JJ Peterka picked up a loose puck near the Winnipeg net and put a wrist shot past Comrie, unassisted, for his 25th goal of the season, padding the Utah lead at 4-1.

In the final eight minutes the Jets made a push to get back in the game, with Scheifele halving the deficit with his 36th of the year, assisted by Kyle Connor and Vilardi. 13 seconds later Winnipeg went on the power play when Michael Carcone went to the box for high-sticking against DeMelo, which Isak Rosen was able to cash in for his sixth of the season, unassisted, suddenly narrowing the gap to 4-3 with 5:37 to play.

The previous two contests between these clubs were each decided by a goal, and this one seemed to trend the same direction, but with Comrie pulled for an extra attacker Alexander Kerfoot scored his seventh of the season into an empty net with 24 seconds remaining to seal the Mammoth season sweep of the Jets. Karel Vejmelka stopped 21 of 24 in the effort while notching his 38th win of the season, second most in the NHL. With one game remaining in the regular season, Utah is still contending to complete the schedule without a single shootout.

In the winning locker room, Nick Schmaltz reflected on the third period. “We had a little adversity there. They made a push, but we stuck with it. A big goal by JJ kind of gave us that extra cushion we needed. We hung on, and we fought to the end. Guys made some big blocks, and Veggie made some big saves at the end.” Of Vejmelka’s performance, Schmaltz added, “Yeah, it’s huge. He’s been good for us all year. You’re gonna need those saves this time of year, and it’s a big momentum shifter for either team. And he did a great job for us.”

JJ Peterka, whose goal was the difference maker in the game, talked about Utah’s pace. “I think you (saw) it today; the way we can play. We all play with speed. I think it’s like day and night, compared to other games we’ve played before. … We’re just trying to play North every time. I think seeing another goal from Cools, that’s the best example. We don’t hold it back there, we just move it up. I think no team can handle us if we play with that pace.”

Head Coach André Tourigny opened his post-game remarks, saying, “I’m really happy about the way we played. When we talk about our identity, we talk about how we want to play, and we talked about that this morning. We talked about the speed we played at, the battle we have, the net-front presence there, and the tempo we have, and I am really happy about that. Obviously, in the third period, we made it tougher than we should have, but it will be good learning for us. All of our guys are pros. We know that. So it is not like we learned something tonight. We knew that, so it just happened. I am glad it happened, though.” Bear continued, “we made it tougher than we should have. But when push came to shove and when it was tight, we played solid. No, we didn’t give much; we were stingy. Even when they had a shift around four minutes, they had the puck in our zone a lot, but nothing other than that. The guys were rock solid.”

The Mammoth (43-32-6) wrap up the 2025-2026 regular season on Thursday at home against the St. Louis Blues. Their opening round playoff schedule remains unknown, but they will open on the road against either the Edmonton Oilers or Vegas Golden Knights.

Springs Shines Again as A’s Take Tight 2-1 Win Over Rangers

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Jeffrey Springs #59 of the Athletics pitches against the Texas Rangers in the top of the second inning at Sutter Health Park on April 14, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory photo credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jeffrey Springs has had a great start to the 2026 campaign and is helping propel the Sacramento Athletics’ resurgence of late.

Springs, who carried a 2-0 record into his third start of the season on Tuesday against the Texas Rangers, has been impressing with his stuff so far this year. On Tuesday, it was another impressive outing from the left-hander out of Appalachian State University as the A’s defeated the Rangers 2-1.

Springs went six and a third innings of one-run, three-hit baseball while striking out five and walking two. Springs needed just 90 pitches in his outing, where he was pulled after striking out the first batter of the seventh and left to a nice ovation from the Sutter Health Park faithful.

Juston Sterner took over for Springs with one out in the seventh. Sterner immediately gave up a double but was able to settle down and not allow a run to score. He finished tossing two-thirds of an inning, allowing one hit but no runs while striking out one and walking none.

In the eighth inning, Mark Kotsay gave the ball to Hogan Harris, who had an eventful inning and only lasted two outs. After getting a flyout and a popout, he promptly walked the next two hitters he faced and was lifted from the game. Elvis Alvarado came in to finish the inning on one pitch, getting Jake Burger to line out to left field. All in, Hogan pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs while walking two.

In the ninth inning, Mark Leiter Jr. came on to close the game for the A’s and was welcomed by a closer intro from the fans at Sutter Health Park. Leiter Jr. dominated the ninth in a one-two-three inning where he struck out two.

The A’s pitching was also aided by two terrific plays in the field, both victimizing Andrew McCutchen. Jacob Wilson made a great sliding play and spinning throw up the middle to rob McCutchen of a base hit in the sixth inning.

“When you are on defense with your pitchers on the mound, you wanna do whatever you can to make the plays to make their innings easier,” Jacob Wilson said after the game. “… being able to make the plays and see your guys fired up in the dugout… I’m excited to be able to do it again tomorrow.”

Denzel Clarke couldn’t let Wilson steal the show on defense, so he naturally had to add to his home run robbery lore. Denzel climbed the wall and took away what appeared to be a home run from Andrew McCutchen in the top of the fourth inning.

The A’s bats did just enough on Tuesday to earn the win in what could be described as a full team win. The Athletics only mustered four hits, but the timely hitting proved to win out in the end. The A’s rally came in the third inning with two outs after the A’s quickly made two outs in the inning. Denzel Clarke doubled, while Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz followed with two walks to set the table for Jacob Wilson. Wilson managed to rip a ball through the hole past third to score two runs that proved to be the difference in the game.

With the win, the A’s vaulted back over .500 with a 9-8 record to tie the Rangers for first place in the AL West. On Wednesday, the A’s and Rangers will go back at it in game three of the four-game series. The A’s will send J.T. Ginn (0-0, 3.27 ERA) to the hill, while the Rangers counter with Kumar Rocker (0-1, 4.50 ERA). First pitch is slated for 6:40 on what will be another chilly night in West Sacramento.

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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Firebirds bury Barracuda in 4-1 victory

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Coachella Valley Firebirds goalie Logan Terness congratulates forward John Hayden goal he scored against the San Jose Barracuda at Tech CU Arena on Tuesday APR 14, 2026. (San Jose Barracuda)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — The Coachella Valley Firebirds scored two goals in the third period to turn a close game into a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Barracuda on Tuesday evening at Tech CU Arena.

San Jose has lost five games in a row and nine out of its last 10. Coachella Valley snapped its three-game losing streak. The Barracuda can finish no higher than the fourth seed in the Pacific Division.

Coachella Valley (40-24-6-0-86 points) drew first blood early in the first period. Jacob Melanson centered the puck to the middle of the crease from behind the goal line. Logan Morrison tapped home the puck into the back of the net for his team-leading 28th goal of the season at the 5:21 mark. Morrison has scored four goals in seven games against San Jose this season.

The Firebirds doubled its lead 51 seconds later. After a faceoff win, John Hayden skated the down the left wing and beat Cuda goalie Laurent Brossoit with a backhander to the short side for his 13th goal of the season. Mitchell Stephens recorded the only assist on Hayden’s second goal in his last 30 games.

San Jose (39-27-2-2-82 points) only generated six shots in the opening frame despite having the period’s only power play opportunity. Firebirds goalie Logan Terness had a quiet opening 20 minutes.

The second period featured a much better offensive effort by San Jose despite a scoreless period. The Cuda outshot the Firebirds 14-9, including a flurry of shots and scoring chances in the final minute of the middle frame, only to have Terness come up with big saves to keep a goose egg on the scoreboard for San Jose heading into the second intermission.

San Jose cut the deficit in half early in the third period with a 5-on-3 power play goal. Kasper Halttunen sent a puck into the crease that was blocked out in front. Filip Bystedt made a quick backhand pass out to Quentin Musty who buried a one-timer past Terness for his 20th goal of the season at the 3:10 mark.

Coachella Valley regained its two-goal lead at the 12:33 mark. Cooper Marody gathered the puck from the end boards and skated back up top before unloading a wrist shot that beat Brossoit through a sea of traffic in front of the crease for his 11th goal of the season.

The Firebirds put the game away just over two minutes later when a shot by Lleyton Roed sneaked underneath the pads of Brossoit and Marody tucked home the rebound for his second goal of the game and 12th of the season at the 14:48 mark.

Terness (1-0-1) finished the game stopping 30 of the 31 shots to earn his first victory in the AHL. Brossoit (15-10-1) made 27 saves on 31 shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished 1-for-3 on the power play. Coachella Valley went 0-for-2.

The Three Stars of the Game: 1) Marody 2) Hayden 3) Terness.

UP NEXT: San Jose travels down to the central valley to take on the Bakersfield Condors on Friday April 17th at 7:00pm at Dignity Health Arena.

Reds Hit Two Home Runs Beating San Francisco 2-1

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San Francisco Giants starter Robbie Ray deals against the Cincinnati Reds line up in the bottom of the first inning at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati on Tue Apr 14, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

It was a battle between two teams struggling offensively. The Cincinnati Reds (10-7) won the battle in game one of the series 2-1. Cincinnati only had three hits in the game but two of them were home runs making all the difference in this game. San Francisco (6-11) had seven hits one of them a Willy Adames solo home run. He was the only Giant to cross home plate today.

Game recap: Lead off batter Willy Adames got on base but was thrown out attempting to steal second base for the second out of the first inning. When it looked like Matt Chapman had been thrown out, a review called him safe so San Francisco remained in the inning.

Rafael Devers flied out for the third out. Cincinnati came very close to hitting their first long ball of the game. When it looked as if the Reds Elly De La Cruz had knocked one out of the park it was caught at the wall. Matt McLain who had walked was thrown out trying to steal second base for the third out and the Giants had survived the first inning.

Going into the bottom of the third inning the game remained scoreless. The first hit of the night for the Reds was a Spencer Steer long ball to left center and Cincinnati was first up on the scoreboard 1-0.

Cincinnati would tack on another home run in the bottom of the fourth inning taking a 2-0 lead. The Reds rookie Sal Stewart hit his fifth home run of the season, a shot to right center. San Francisco pitcher Robbie Ray had six strikeouts, three walks and the only hits he allowed were the two home runs so far in the game. The Reds were really making Ray work hard through four innings.

Adames put an end to the possible shut-out hitting a second deck home run in the fifth inning cutting the Reds lead in half 1-2. This was his third home run of the year. Three home runs were the extent of the offense for the two teams.

Ray was relieved after five innings of work throwing 94 pitches He allowed two hits, two earned runs, four walks and had six strikeouts. He was relieved by Caleb Kilian in the sixth inning. The Reds starting pitcher Brady Singer went six innings. He allowed six hits, one earned run and one strikeout He was relieved in the seventh inning by Graham Ashcraft.

The Giants pitcher Caleb Kilian was relieved in the seventh by Keaton Winn. Winn breezed through the inning and this game went onto the eighth. Winn struck out two and allowed no hits, no runs and no walks. This game went into the latter innings and San Francisco needed to make a move. The Giants would face a new pitcher for the Reds, Tony Santillan in the top of the eighth inning.

Going into the ninth inning the Giants were down to their last three outs. Jung Hoo Lee would be the first battter in the inning trying to get something going for San Francisco. He already had two hits and would be looking for a third. Emilio Pagan would come in for the Reds to close out the game.

Lee would fly out, Heliot Ramos followed Lee and struck out and the Giants were down to their final out. Daniel Susac would be San Francisco’s last hope. He came close but a deep hit in the outfield was the third out right at the wall and the Reds had held on for the win 2-1.

Game notes: After losing a series to the Baltimore Orioles over the weekend, the Giants traveled to Cincinnati for a three-game series with the Reds Tuesday night. Both teams are suffering offensive woes; neither team is hitting very well at all.

Over the weekend the Giants really struggled at the plate losing both games to the Orioles. They looked for improvement offensively but could only muster one run. They tried to score early and often in Tuesday’s game. Giant starter Robbie Ray pitched five innings allowing two hits and two earned runs. Ray pitched well enough to win the game but once again didn’t get the run support.

The Giants will be looking to bounce back Wednesday in game two of the series. Probable pitcher for San Francisco in game two will be Tyler Mahle 0-2 win/loss record and a 4.30 ERA. Rhett Lowder will take the mound for Cincinnati with a 1-1 win/loss record and a 3.31 ERA. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 3:40 PM.