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MLB The Show podcast Charlie O: Caminero’s 40th homer send Rays to the post season; Brewers pour it on with 20 runs trouncing Reds; plus more news

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Junior Caminero hit a walk off home run for the Tampa Bay Rays on Sat Sep 12, 2026 to help clinch the Rays into the post season. (file photo from spectrum bay news 9)

MLB The Show podcast Charlie O:

#1 How significant was Junior Caminero’s walk-off 40th home run in sending the Tampa Bay Rays to the 2026 postseason?

#2 Can the Milwaukee Brewers’ 20–0 rout of the Reds signal that they are the NL team to beat heading into October?

#3 How much does Atlanta’s 11-inning win over Philadelphia strengthen the Braves’ grip on the NL East?

#4 Can the Arizona Diamondbacks keep their momentum and overtake the Padres in the NL wild-card race?

#5 What impact will the latest injury news—including updates on Jesús Luzardo, Byron Buxton, Yordan Alvarez and the Dodgers—have on the playoff races?

Charlie O does the MLB The Show podcasts Sundays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants Second Game Report: Marte and 5 relievers shutdown D-Backs 7-2 in night cap

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San Francisco Giants starter Yunior Marte throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second game of a doubleheader at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sat Aug 29, 2026 (AP News photo)

By William Espy

SAN FRANCISCO–Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants on Saturday night closed out the second game of the doubleheader with the Giants splitting the double dip with a 7-2 win on Saturday night after losing the front game. After a ceremony to honor the career of Jeff Kent by retiring his number, it was time for the second game of the day.The Giant

23-year-old Yunior Marte was on the mound for the Giants, making his MLB debut. Despite giving up a walk to the lead-off batter, Lars Nootbaar, the young pitcher was able to get through his first inning with relative ease.

Jonah Cox drew a lead-off walk for the Giants in the bottom of the first inning, then stole both second and third base, putting him 90 feet away from home plate. Bryce Eldridge then drove in the run, giving the Giants an early 1-0 lead.

Marte then retired the Diamondbacks in order in the second inning, continuing a strong start to his Major League debut.

The 23-year-old’s first career strikeout came against veteran catcher James McCann, but the Diamondbacks got their first hit of the evening in the top of the third inning, when Ildemaro Vargas narrowly beat out a ground ball to the pitcher.

Moments later, the visitors tied things up, as Nootbaar hit a ball to left field that ricocheted out of Grant McCray’s glove and allowed Vargas to score from first base. Officially, the play was credited as an RBI double for Nootbaar. After walking Corbin Carroll, the Giants were able to get out of the inning despite runners on first and second.

Cox continued his strong start to the night with a weak single to get the Giants’ offense going in the bottom of the third inning. Then, with two outs, he was on the move again, stealing second base for the second time in the game. Bryce Eldridge then struck out looking to end the inning. Despite a lengthy conversation with the umpire regarding the pitch, he opted not to use an ABS challenge to try to overturn the call.

Tim Tawa tried to get the Diamondbacks’ offense rolling with two outs in the top of the fourth with a double off the left-field wall, but McCann went down on strikes for the second time to end the inning.

Marte was pulled in the top of the fifth inning after retiring two, with Reiver Sanmartin taking over on the mound.

The Giants’ offense came out hot in the bottom of the fifth inning, as McCray hit a lead-off single which was followed up by a walk for Osleivis Basabe. Christian Koss then advanced both runners into scoring position with a sacrifice.

At this point, the Diamondbacks made a call to the bullpen of their own, bringing Gerardo Carrillo into the game to face Drew Gilbert, who immediately drew a walk to load the bases for Rafael Devers. On the first pitch he saw, Devers singled to right field, putting the Giants back in front, 2-1.

Eldridge then drove in a pair of runners with a single to right field, making it a 4-2 ballgame.

Jung Hoo Lee then earned a walk of his own to load the bases once again. The Giants wouldn’t be able to capitalize any further, as the Diamondbacks escaped the inning with no additional damage.

Trent Harris took over on the mound for the top of the sixth inning, and after he retired the side, the Diamondbacks made another pitching change of their own, bringing in Derek Law.

The Diamondbacks cut into the Giants’ lead in the top of the seventh inning, as Max Kepler and McCann got themselves on base against Jason Foley. Vargas then singled with an awkward hit to left field that allowed Kepler to score, making it 4-2. The next batter, Waldschmidt, grounded out but advanced the runners into scoring position, putting immense pressure on the Giants, who pulled Foley in favor of Carson Seymour.

With a full count against Nootbaar, Seymour was able to strike him out to end the inning and escape a potentially disastrous situation.

Gilbert drew a walk to start the bottom of the seventh inning, and after a strikeout by Devers, Eldridge joined Gilbert on base with a one-out single. Jung Hoo Lee then singled to left-center, driving in Gilbert from second base and restoring the Giants’ three-run lead. Drew Cavanaugh struck out with runners on first and second to end the inning.

Devers and Eldridge added an RBI apiece in the bottom of the 8th to extend the Giants’ lead to 7-2, securing the victory.

Giants will have Sunday off and fly to Atlanta for a rain out make up game on Monday Aug 31st at 3:05pm PDT at Truist Park in Cobb County GA. Starters for San Francisco and Atlanta to be announced.

San Francisco Giants front game wrap: Tugboat’s Oracle debut wasted by bullpen in Diamondbacks’ 7-1 win

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San Francisco Giants Bryce Eldridge (8) is tagged out by Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gaberial Moreno (14) in the bottom of the fourth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sat Aug 29, 2026 (AP News photo)

Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Arizona Diamondbacks 7 (73-64)

San Francisco Giants 1 (55-81)

Win: Merrill Kelly (9-12)

Loss: Matt Wilkinson (0-2)

Time: 2:38

Attendance: 39,190

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson pitched six-plus shutout innings in his Oracle Park debut, but Ryan Walker came in, and Lars Nootbaar hit a grand slam in the top of the seventh inning to power the Diamondbacks to a 7-1 win behind a strong seven-inning start by Merrill Kelly.

Of course, this was the first game of a unique doubleheader. The Giants are headed to Atlanta to play their makeup game against the Braves on Monday, and the Giants needed their off-day in between a three-timezone trip back east, per MLB rules.

Now, to clear a few housecleaning items here. Or, shall we say a housecleaning item. Of course we had the controversy last night with Nolan Arenado’s double that bounded over the third base bag. Balls that bound over the bag are not reviewable, but Tony Vitello and Logan Webb both thought it was a foul ball. Both were ejected—Vitello by Alan Porter, and Webb by Roberto Ortiz—for arguing after the end of the inning. When Ron Wotus took out the lineup card Saturday, he had a few choice words for Porter, and was promptly tossed. Wotus, like Webb last night, showed that he had the Giants’ rookie skipper’s back.

Once that was all settled, Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson, who was brought up as the 27th man on the Giants’ roster for the doubleheader, took the ball for his third big league start, and his first home start here at Oracle Park. It was an exciting opportunity for Giants’ fans—and yours truly—to get their first in-person look at a real throwback. Tugboat is a lot like David Wells. A big fat left-handed finesse guy with a low-90s fastball. However, their secondary pitches are different.

This one was a pitcher’s duel from the very get go. Wilkinson and Diamondbacks’ starter matched zeros through the first six innings. 

When Wilkinson would strike out a guy, the fog horn went off. You know, because he’s Tugboat. With Wilkinson being a finesse guy, he only struck out four. Though that’s what kept his pitch count down, and allowed him to go as long as he did.

Wilkinson had only given up three hits through the first six innings, and was back out for the seventh. However, after he walked Gabriel Moreno and Geraldo Perdomo to start the inning, he was done.

In came Ryan Walker, and I think you all know where this is going. Arenado reached on a fielder’s choice, in which Perdomo was out at second base. Tim Tawa then walked to load the bases. Lars Nootbaar pinch-hit for Jose Fernandez, and hit a grand salami into the water to give the Diamondbacks a 4-0 lead.

Fans have shown their frustration this season with sporadic booing of the Giants’ bad play. When Walker walked off the field to end the top of the seventh, he was showered with a whole chorus of boos.

Kelly finished off his day with a one, two, three bottom of the seventh. He gave up just two hits, and struck out seven.

Seth Lonsway came in to make his major league debut in the top of the eighth. Lonsway struck out Ildemaro Vargas on three pitches to start his big league career, and got lengthy applause for his first pitch and first strikeout.

The Diamondbacks did tack on a run in the eighth, and two more in the ninth off Lonsway. However, with the doubleheader, it was quite important for Lonsway to eat up a pair of innings. It wasn’t the greatest major league debut, but Lonsway certainly did his job. 

The Giants got on the board against Taylor Clarke in the bottom of the eighth when Jung Hoo Lee—on his bobblehead day—singled in Rafael Devers. Brandyn Garcia then ended it with a one, two, three inning in the bottom of the ninth.

Merrill Kelly got the win, and Tugboat got a major league hardnosed loss. 

With this loss, the Giants have fallen to 55-81, and have officially clinched their fifth-straight non-winning season. It is the first time in their 144-year history that the Giants have had five-straight non-winning seasons. That is correct. It has never happened before. They had their first blown ninth-inning six-run lead, and their first five-season non-winning streak in just four days. What a season!

Hall-of-Famer Jeff Kent will have his number retired prior to the second game, which will get underway at 7:05 p.m.

Roster moves:

Spencer Bivens was sent back to Triple-A Sacramento to make room for Seth Lonsway.

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman: Eldridge’s homer and offense key in SF line up

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San Francisco Giants Bryce Eldridge gives thanks to the Almighty after connecting for a home run in the bottom of the first innng at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Fri Aug 28, 2026 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman:

#1 How did Bryce Eldridge and Christian Koss contribute offensively for the Giants, and how important were their home runs in keeping San Francisco competitive?

#2 What went wrong for Giants starting pitcher Blade Tidwell, particularly during Arizona’s five-run third inning?

#3How did Jung Hoo Lee, Bryce Eldridge, and Christian Koss help the Giants build an early lead despite Arizona’s eventual comeback?

#4 What impact did Logan Webb’s ejection have on the Giants, and what circumstances led to manager Tony Vitello and Webb being ejected?

#5 With the Giants scoring six runs and hitting home runs through Bryce Eldridge and Christian Koss, what prevented San Francisco from overcoming Arizona’s pitching and offensive surge?

Join Stephen Ruderman for the San Francisco Giants podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Diamondbacks roll past the Giants, 10-6, on the team’s Native American Heritage Night

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San Francisco Giants (#0) Drew Gilbert at-bat against Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher (#68) Gerardo Carrillo in the bottom of the fifth inning of an MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Friday, August 28th, 2026. (Photo credit to editor Michael Villanueva)

By Michael Villanueva

SAN FRANCISCO – After winning Thursday night’s game over Arizona, the Giants now have won three of their last four games. The San Francisco Giants (55-80) failed to secure a split series against the Arizona Diamondbacks (72-64), losing Friday night’s game, 10-6. This is the Giants’ ninth loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks, their most in a single season against the Diamondbacks since 2022.

The winning pitcher would go to Arizona Diamondback Gerardo Carrillo, his third of the season. The losing pitcher would go to San Francisco Giants Blade Tidwell, his first loss of the season. Tidwell finished the night with seven hits, six runs, four strikeouts, and three home runs.

First pitch of the game and Arizona was not playing around and taking last night’s loss easy. Arizona’s Lars Nootbaar gets his fifth homer of the season on a fly ball to center field. San Francisco Giants pitcher Blade Tidwell’s first pitch of his first start of the season was not what he expected, but he was able to shake it off and strike out the next two batters.

However, San Francisco Giants Bryce Eldridge took Nootbaar’s homer personally, so at his first at-bat of the game, Eldridge brings in his 15th homer of the season out to right field, and tying the ball game at 1-1 after the bottom of the first inning. Going into the second inning, Giants pitcher Blade Tidwell was able to shake off his first-inning performance and get the next three outs with ease.

The Giants were able to get a run in at the bottom of the second inning. Giants Jung Hoo Lee got himself a single, and then after that was able to get in scoring position for himself. Setting up his teammate, Giants Turner Hill, on a sacrifice out, and bringing in Lee to score, and taking the lead, 2-1. After that, going into the third inning, Arizona took over the game from here.

Arizona’s Lars Nootbaar strikes again and gets himself a double, his eleventh of the season. Then Arizona Corbin Carroll got himself his 19th homer of the season, to center field, and bringing in two runs and taking the lead at, 3-2. The Diamondbacks were not done with their hitting as Geraldo Perdomo gets a single. Next, Arizona’s Nolan Arenado gets his twenty-first double of the season. Setting up his teammate, Tim Tawa, to get his ninth homer of the season and bring in three runs, making the score 6-2.

After Arizona’s five runs scoring inning, the Giants were frustration was showing, especially from the bullpen. Giants manager Tony Vitello and RHP Logan Webb were both ejected from the ballgame in the bottom of the third. San Francisco was able to bounce back after losing their manager and get a run in from Bryce Eldridge on his 17th double of the season, which that had brought in Giants Rafael Devers to score, 6-3.

San Francisco was able to at least get a run in the first four innings of the game. At the bottom of the fourth, Giants Christian Koss joins the homerun party, as he would get himself his first of the season and bringing in a run as well. The Giants would be down by one run, 6-5. With Koss’s homer, the Giants were ready to do whatever it takes to get this home win. However, the Giants would mentally fall apart after San Francisco changed pitchers. The Giants would end Blade Tidwell’s night and bring in RHP Spencer Bivens.

With the Giants changing pitchers, that still didn’t stop Arizona from bringing in more runs. Spencer’s first batter was Arizona’s Tim Tawa; Tawa would get himself on base with a single, and then the next batter, James McCann, would hit a ground-rule double to left field, his sixth of the season. Ultimately setting up their teammate Lldemaro Vargas for a single and bringing in his teammates for two more runs. The score was now 8-5. Then, Vargas would score from Corbin Carroll’s sacrifice fly to left field, making the score 9-5.

Heading into the top of the seventh inning, Arizona was able to get one more run for the night from Geraldo Perdomo, who got walked and then was able to get himself into scoring position from James McCann’s single to left field. Arizona would now hold a five run lead over San Francisco, 10-5.

Arizona’s last run was ultimately the dagger in this ball game as the Giants were unable to get a comeback going in front of the home crowd. At most, San Francisco would be able to get one run in at the bottom of the eighth, and then after that it became a smooth night for the Diamondbacks as they would get the win.

The San Francisco Giants are gonna have themselves a long day Saturday as the team prepares for a doubleheader with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The first game will have the first pitch at 1:05 p.m., and the second game’s first pitch will be at 7:05 p.m.

Both of these games will be broadcast live on NBCS BA. Starting pitchers for the front game Arizona RHP Merrill Kelly (8-12 ERA 5.35) for San Francisco TBA. In the night cap for Arizona LHP Mitch Bratt (1-2 ERA 4.54) for San Francisco TBA.

San Francisco Giants podcast Lincoln Juarez: Gilbert slugs first career leadoff home run in Giants 6-1 win

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San Francisco Giants Drew Gilbert (0) slugs a home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the bottom of the first inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Thu Aug 27, 2026 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Lincoln Juarez:

#1 The San Francisco Giants win over the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 snaps the Giants four game home losing streak to the Arizona that goes back to Sep 10, 2025.

#2 The Giants Drew Gilbert slugged a leadoff home run his first leadoff home run of his career.

#3 Gilbert is now hitting .288, with nine runs, with seven extra base hits, with three home runs, 13 RBIs and has made a difference in the lineup.

#4 Giants starting pitcher Landen Roupp held the Diamondbacks off going five innings, allowing four hits, walked two, and struck out three hitters.

#5 D-Backs-Giants match up for game two of the series Friday at 7:15pm PDT. Starters for Arizona LHP Kohl Drake (0-1 ERA 5.40) and for San Francisco RHP Blade Tidwell (0-0 ERA 3.58).

Join Lincoln Juarez for the SF Giants podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants game wrap: Giants blow 9-3 lead on verge of first sweep, and Reds score 7 in 9th inning to top Giants 10-9

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San Francisco Giants Rafael Devers (right) watches his two run home run leave Oracle Park in the bottom of the fifth inning against Cincinnati Reds catcher Jose Trevino (left) at Oracle Park in San Francisco (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants game wrap:

Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Cincinnati Reds 10 (63-71)

San Francisco Giants 9 (54-79)

Win: Tony Santillan (2-4)

Loss: Dylan Smith (0-5)

Save: Emilio Pagan (17)

Time: 3:15

Attendance: 24,130

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–A lead in an article can’t generally be more than two sentences, so my lead Wednesday is to let you all know that, because this game was that heartbreaking and chaotic.

The Giants were finally going to do it. Logan Webb bounced back from his disastrous start in Boston with a solid six-inning performance, and the Giants’ offense came alive in the latter part of the game. The Giants went to the ninth inning up 9-3, and three outs away from their long-awaited first sweep of the season, but the Reds scored seven runs in the ninth to beat the Giants 10-9.

With the fact that the Giants had a chance to sweep their first series all year, Tony Vitello decided to have his ace, Logan Webb, who was originally supposed to go Thursday, start Wednesday. Webb was coming off a very-uncharacteristic start at Fenway Park last Friday, in which he hit two guys, and allowed seven-straight baserunners in the bottom of the third inning.

With Webb, you would have to imagine that something like this would not happen again any time soon. The Giants would certainly need Webb to be his usual self if they wanted to pick up that coveted first sweep of the season.

The top of the first inning Wednesday was a bit interesting to say the least. Hector Rodriguez reached on an error by second-baseman Shay Whitcomb on the first pitch of the game. Ely De La Cruz reached on a fielder’s choice, and stole second base.

The Reds had runners at first and second with two outs, when First Base Umpire Ben May ruled that Eugenio Suarez had checked his swing. Tony Vitello let May and Home Plate Umpire Ryan Blakney have it. It would be Blakney who would throw Vitello out.

It was Tony’s fourth ejection of the year. I gotta say that for a manager to have four ejections through the end of August with ABS around, that’s pretty encouraging. We got some early entertainment, and better yet, Webb got out of the jam unscathed.

Left-hander Nick Lodolo took the ball for the Reds. The Giants loaded the bases, but were unable to come through against him in the bottom of the first.

Jose Trevino lined a single the other way to right, just out of the reach of Rafael Devers at first base, to put the Reds on the board in the top of the second. Ke’Bryan Hayes then grounded into an inning-ending double play, and the damage was limited to just the run.

The Giants had a little two-out magic go for them in the bottom of the second. Shea Whitcomb doubled with two outs, and Jonah Cox hit a two-run home run to center field to put the Giants ahead.

Unfortunately, the Giants’ lead was short lived, as Hector Rodriguez led off the top of the third with a home run to left-center, which tied it up. Webb survived runners in scoring position in the third and fourth, and then he finally threw his first 1-2-3 inning of the day in the top of the fifth.

Lodolo threw his first—and what would turn out to be his only—one, two, three inning in the bottom of the fourth. Cox walked to start the bottom of the fifth, and Devers hit one into the water to put the Giants back ahead. It was the 111th splash hit by a Giant in the 27-year history of Oracle Park, and the third for Devers.

Osleivis Basabe then grounded a base-hit to left, and that did it for Lodolo. Terry Francona brought in Julian Garcia, who got through the rest of the inning without any trouble.

Webb finished his day with a scoreless top of the sixth. His outing was a bit shaky at times, but he managed to give up just two runs over six solid innings.

Shay Whitcomb hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth to extend the Giants’ lead to 6-2.

Jason Foley came in for the seventh, and things got a bit scary. Hayes, Rodriguez and De La Cruz all singled with one out to load the bases.

Jayce Tingler, who was managing in place of the ejected Tony Vitello, brought in Ryan Walker. Sal Stewart knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly to make it 6-3. JJ Bleday then challenged a called third strike, and turned it into ball four to load the bases. However, the crisis was averted when Eugenio Suarez popped out to end the inning.

Spencer Bivens threw a scoreless top of the eighth. With two outs in the bottom of the eighth Drew Gilbert pinch-hit, and hit a three-run double out to right-center to open it up to 9-3.

So, there we were. The Giants were three outs away from finally sweeping a three-game series for the first time all season. However, we had to remember that this was the Giants’ bullpen we were talking about. We also had to remember that the Giants had already lost nine times this season when leading in the ninth inning.

But they weren’t going to blow this big of a lead in the ninth? Were they?

Well, I’ll try and make this as quick as I can to save you all some time. Rodriguez led off the top of the ninth with his second home run of the game. Four batters later, right after Dylan Smith was brought in, Suarez hit a grand slam to make it 9-8.

Now, you all know where this is going. Two bunt singles, an error and a stolen base put runners at second and third. By the way, in case anyone is wondering, there were still no outs at this point. Anyway, Jose Trevino tied the game with a sacrifice fly, and Tyler Stephenson gave the Reds the lead with a base-hit to left.

Reiver Sanmartin had to finish off the top of the ninth, and the Giants were up against the veteran, Emilio Pagan, in the bottom of the ninth. To give credit to the Giants, they had some fight in them, but Pagan pitched a scoreless inning nevertheless.

To put all of this in layman’s terms: the Giants were three outs away from their first sweep of the season, but the bullpen blew a 9-3 lead in the ninth inning.

Tony Vitello had even sacrificed himself to get the sweep, but to no avail.

Through the chaos and heartbreak, Tony Santillan got the win; Dylan Smith took the loss; and Emilio Pagan picked up the save.

Yes, this was heartbreaking. As much of a nightmare as this season has been, the Giants were finally going to sweep a three-game series. That would have been a nice little accomplishment. It would have been Tony’s first three-game sweep as a big league manager. Then they blew it.

The Giants fall to 54-79. They have also lost their 10th game when leading in the ninth inning this season.

Maybe, some people can point to Wednesday’s game as the true rock bottom for the Giants. However, as I have said over the last three months, this entire season has been rock bottom for the Giants. Wednesday’s heartbreaker was just another episode.

Now, the Arizona Diamondbacks will come in for four starting Thursday night. There will be games Thursday night and Friday night, followed by a day-night doubleheader on Saturday.

The Diamondbacks are just a game back of the San Diego Padres for the third wild card spot in the National League, so the Giants will have a chance to play spoilers. Unfortunately, the Giants are 1-8 against the Diamondbacks this season.

Starting pitchers for Arizona RHP Jose Cabrera (0-2 ERA 5.60) for San Francisco RHP (7-13 ERA 4.34) on Thursday Night Baseball

First pitch will be at 6:45 p.m.

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s open up three game series with Twins Friday

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Shea Langilers catcher for the Sacramento A’s is being sought after by other clubs before the Aug 3, 2026 trade deadline (Copyright: Geoff Burke, Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images, Creator: Geoff Burke)

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The amount of runs scored by the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Sacramento A’s on Wednesday was a season high in the their 15-5 win at Chase field in Phoenix.

#2 A’s relievers just couldn’t shut down the D-Backs rallies scoring seven in the fifth and five in the sixth to put the game out of reach.

#3 A’s starter Gage Jump got lit up for eight hits and six runs in 4.2 innings of work. As a starter Jump struggled to get out of each of those early innings.

#4 Yunior Tur came into relieve Jump but also was on the other end of the Diamondbacks hitting barrage allowing five hits and eight earned runs in two third innings of pitching. That was most of the damage the A’s pitching suffered Hayden Juenger and position player Carlos Cortes settled the Diamondbacks bats down for the rest of the game as relievers.

#5 The A’s will take a much needed day off on Thursday before opening up a three game series against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis. Starting pitchers for Sacramento LHP Jacob Lopez (4-4 ERA 6.64) for Minnesota RHP Zebby Matthews (4-7 ERA 5.40) first pitch 5:10pm PDT Friday night.

Join Jeremiah Salmonson for the A’s podcasts Thursdays 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 podcast Bridget Mulcahy: Diamondbacks rally in fifth and six innings for 15-5 win over A’s to close out series

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Sacramento A’s reliever/outfielder Carlos Cortes records the last out of the bottom of the eighth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The A’s in the last of the ninth couldn’t make a dent in the score in the 15-5 loss at Chase Field in Phoenix on Wed Jul 22, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Bridget Mulcahy:

#1 The amount of runs scored by the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Sacramento A’s on Wednesday was a season high in the their 15-5 win at Chase field in Phoenix.

#2 A’s relievers just couldn’t shut down the D-Backs rallies scoring seven in the fifth and five in the sixth to put the game out of reach.

#3 A’s starter Gage Jump got lit up for eight hits and six runs in 4.2 innings of work. As a starter Jump struggled to get out of each of those early innings.

#4 Yunior Tur came into relieve Jump but also was on the other end of the Diamondbacks hitting barrage allowing five hits and eight earned runs in two third innings of pitching. That was most of the damage the A’s pitching suffered Hayden Juenger and position player Carlos Cortes settled the Diamondbacks bats down for the rest of the game as relievers.

#5 The A’s will take a much needed day off on Thursday before opening up a three game series against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis. Starting pitchers for Sacramento LHP Jacob Lopez (4-4 ERA 6.64) for Minnesota RHP Zebby Matthews (4-7 ERA 5.40) first pitch 5:10pm PDT Friday night.

Bridget Mulcahy does the A’s podcasts 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. 

Desert Storm Buries the Athletics 15-5

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Arizona Diamondbacks Nolan Arenado (28) swings for a double for his 2000th career hit in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Sacramento A’s catcher Jonah Heim (left) at Chase Field in Phoenix on Wed Jul 22, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

For four innings both teams traded zeros, before the Arizona Diamondbacks spun the game completely out of control. A 2-2 tie became a seven-run deficit in the fifth, and the Diamondbacks kept piling on in a 15-5 rout of the Sacramento A’s that ended the series with a thud.

Sacramento had an immediate chance against Merrill Kelly. Tyler Soderstrom and Shea Langeliers collected consecutive singles with one out in the first, but Carlos Cortes grounded into an inning-ending double play. The A’s finally broke through in the third when Jonah Heim doubled to center and Jacob Wilson followed with a single that moved him to third. Soderstrom’s groundout brought Heim home for a 1-0 lead, and Wilson stole third before Kelly escaped by striking out Langeliers.

Gage Jump handled the early advantage well. Arizona put runners aboard in each of the first two innings, but the rookie left-hander received help from double plays behind him. Wilson and second baseman Donovan Walton turned one in the first, while Jump started another in the second. He then retired the Diamondbacks in order in the third.

Jump entered the game with a 0.75 ERA in four road starts, but he had also posted a 7.41 ERA over his previous four outings after opening his career with six strong starts. His 56 strikeouts through his first ten major-league games matched Sonny Gray for the most by an Athletics pitcher over that span during the previous 27 years.

Arizona changed the direction of the game with two swings in the fourth. Corbin Carroll tied it with a solo homer to left-center, and Nolan Arenado followed with another solo shot to left. Jump limited the damage there, striking out Tim Tawa and Ryan Waldschmidt with two runners aboard.

Jeff McNeil brought the A’s even in the fifth by sending a solo homer to right. McNeil entered the game having struck out only once in his previous 54 plate appearances, and his fourth home run of the season briefly restored order.

That order disappeared in the bottom half.

Ketel Marte doubled and scored on a wild pitch. Gabriel Moreno then homered to center, giving Arizona a 4-2 advantage. Arenado drew a walk and scored on Ildemaro Vargas’ double before Yunior Tur replaced Jump. James McCann greeted Tur with a two-run homer, Tawa singled and Waldschmidt launched the first home run of his major-league career.

Arizona sent 11 batters to the plate, scored seven runs and turned a tie game into a 9-2 beating within minutes. Jump was charged with six earned runs on eight hits, four walks and three home runs over 4 2/3 innings. His record dropped to 3-6.

The Diamondbacks added five more in the sixth. Carroll tripled and scored on Tur’s wild pitch before Moreno, Arenado and Vargas drew three consecutive walks. McCann singled home Moreno, and Hayden Juenger entered with the bases still loaded. Tawa greeted him with a two-run double, and Waldschmidt’s sacrifice fly extended the lead to 14-2.

McCann finished with three hits, a home run and four RBIs. Waldschmidt drove in three, while Carroll homered, tripled and scored three times. Arizona collected 17 hits, including five home runs, and scored 12 times during the fifth and sixth innings.

The Athletics did not quit producing at-bats. McNeil singled and scored on Heim’s seventh-inning single. Donovan Walton doubled to begin the ninth and scored on Lawrence Butler’s RBI single. Alika Williams added a sacrifice fly that brought home Tommy White.

McNeil, Heim and Langeliers each had two hits as the A’s finished with 10. Wilson’s third-inning single extended his hitting streak to 10 games, and he completed another errorless appearance at shortstop. He entered the game with a 101-game errorless streak, tied for the second-longest by a shortstop in major-league history.

Cortes recorded the final out of the eighth from the mound, marking his sixth pitching appearance of the season. He had already tied Charlie Jamieson’s 1918 franchise record for pitching appearances by a position player with his fifth outing.

Following Thursday’s off day, the Athletics head to Minnesota, where Jacob Lopez (4-4, 6.64 ERA, 49 strikeouts) will oppose Zebby Matthews (4-7, 5.40 ERA, 58 strikeouts) Friday at 5:10 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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