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Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: A’s rely heavily on pitching corp to get out of current rut; Oak A’s Manaea takes the stain off bad pitching starts Thursday

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Photo credit @Athletics: Oakland A’s pitcher Sean Manaea gets ready to face Wade LaBlanc and the Seattle Mariners tonight at Safeco Field for the get away game catch on the coverage tonight with Jerry at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

On the A’s podcast with Jerry:

#1 The Oakland A’s pitching corp are trying to get things together it was another tough night for A’s starter Andrew Triggs, who went four innings, six hits, four runs, three walks and four strikeouts in the 6-3 loss to the Mariners Tuesday night.

#2 The A’s face Seattle in the getaway game on Thursday night. A’s starter Sean Manaea (4-2) gets the call for the A’s and he’ll face Mariners starter Wade LaBlanc (0-0). Manaea has had great command since he pitched a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox in April.

#3 Wednesday, the A’s started Brett Anderson. Anderson made his first appearance for Oakland since September 28, 2013. Anderson last started a game for the A’s in April of that year.

#4 A’s pitcher Trevor Cahill has kept the A’s in ball games since he’s been up with the team and A’s manager Bob Melvin has been happy with the way Cahill has helped out.

#5 The A’s, after playing their series in Seattle, head back to the Oakland Coliseum to open a three-game series with the last place Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles, who have also been struggling, are last and 13 games back in the AL East

Jerry Feitelberg does the A’s podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Mariners’ James Paxton dominates, but the A’s come back to win a thriller 3-2

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By Jerry Feitelberg

The A’s evened the series with the Seattle Mariners at one apiece Wednesday night. The A’s Brett Anderson, who was making his first start since being recalled from the Nashville Sounds, gave the team a quality start as he went 6 1/3 innings and allowed two runs and five hits. Anderson struck out four and walked one.

Anderson’s opponent, James Paxton, was dominant. Paxton struck out 16 A’s hitters, which was a Major League-high so far this year, and the A’s could not touch him. Paxton went seven innings and allowed no runs and five hits. Paxton walked just one hitter and struck out 16. Paxton was taken out of the game as he reached the 100-pitch limit. Yet, neither pitcher figured in the decision as the Mariners’ bullpen blew the save and the A’s bats woke up to win a thriller 3-2 at Safeco Field.

The Mariners scored twice in the bottom of the third. Former A’s third baseman, Ryon Healy, led off the inning with his fourth home run of the season. Anderson walked the ageless Ichiro Suzuki. The next hitter, Dee Gordon, grounded out 1-3. Ichiro was running on the pitch and Anderson’s only play was to get Gordon at first. Mariners’ shortstop Jean Segura lined a ball to left to drive in Ichiro with the second run of the inning. Segura was out trying to stretch the hit into a double.

Both Anderson and Paxton continued to pitch well. Anderson left the game in the top of the seventh with one out. Anderson had given up singles to Mitch Haniger and Kyle Seager. Bob Melvin had seen enough and brought in Ryan Dull to pitch. Dull did his job as he retired the next to hitters and the score remained 2-0 in favor of Seattle.

The Mariners brought in Juan Nicasio to pitch the eighth. Nicasio retired the first hitter. Melvin sent in Matt Joyce to pinch-hit for Chad Pinder. Joyce came through with a double to right-centerfield. Nicasio then had to pitch to Jed Lowrie. Lowrie, hitting from the left side, blasted his eighth big fly of the year to tie the game for Oakland. Lowrie now has 30 RBIs and leads the AL in that department.

A’s closer Blake Treinen was brought in to pitch the eighth and ninth. The Mariners loaded the bases with one out. Dee Gordon reached on an infield single. Segura lined a ball that hit the left-field wall on one bounce. Segura was called out at second, but the call was overturned. The A’s gave Robinson Cano an intentional walk to load the bases. Treinen reached back and struck out Nelson Cruz and Mitch Haniger to end the threat.

The A’s took the lead for good when Mark Canha slammed his fourth dinger of the season off Mariners’ closer, Edwin Diaz. Diaz retired the next three hitters. In the bottom of the ninth, Treinen had to walk the tightrope one more time. With one out, Mariners’ catcher Mike Zunino walked. Ryon Healy singled to put men on at first and second. Treinen struck out Ichiro for the second out.Dee Gordon reached on an infield single to load the bases. Gordon was called out but the Mariners challenged, and the call was overturned. Treinen had to find a way to retire Segura. His sinker was working, and he grounded out to end the game. The A’s win 3-2.

Game Notes and Stats: With the win, the A’s evened their season record at 15-15. The Mariners dropped to 17-12, but did not lose ground as the Yankees beat the Houston Astros again 4-0. The Angels beat the Orioles and picked up a game on both the Astros and Mariners. The A’s remain in fourth place in the AL West.

Blake Treinen recorded the win and the Mariners’ closer Edwin Diaz took the loss. Nicasio was charged with a blown save.

The three-game series concluded Thursday night in Seattle. It will again be a battle of two left-handed pitchers. Sean Manaea, who was named AL pitcher of the month, will go for Oakland. Manaea is 4-2 with an ERA of just 1.03. His opponent will be Wade LeBlanc. LeBlanc is 0-0 with an ERA of 4.61. Erasmo Ramirez was supposed to start, but he is out with an injury.

Time of game was two hours and 25 minutes.

11,603 fans attended the game.

Up Next: Game 3 between these two teams will be at 7:10 pm PT.

Oakland A’s podcast with Charlie O: Will playing opening season games in Japan be a norm; A’s and Mariners to open 2019 in Japan

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FILE – In this March 28, 2012, file photo, ground staff work prior to the American League season opening Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Mariners at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo. Oakland and Seattle will play an opening two-game series in Tokyo on March 20 and 21, the fifth time Major League Baseball will start its season in Japan. Oakland will be the home team for both games, Major League Baseball said Tuesday, May 1, 2018.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

On the A’s podcast with Charlie O:

#1 Major League Baseball has committed to Japan the Oakland A’s and the Seattle Mariners who will play two exhibition games against two Japanese teams and two regular season games, which will open 2019 on March 20 and 21st.

#2 The A’s look like they’re focusing on the Howard Terminal Waterfront as their new stadium.

#3  The rumors about those aerial trams to get fans to the waterfront from 12th Street BART.

#4 You got to visit the Bronx Zoo for the first time in your broadcast career. What was that experience like?

Charlie O does the Oakland A’s podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury’s Podcast, News, and Commentary: Sharks in must-win situation in Game 4 Wednesday; A’s face tough customer Mariners tonight

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On That’s Amaury’s podcast:

#1 The San Jose Sharks are pushing for a recovery from loses in Games 1 and 3 down 2-1, the Sharks got a second life after winning Game 2 when the officials waved off a goal in the first overtime and Logan Couture, who scored the game-winner on Saturday against the Vegas Golden Knights for the win.

#2 How much pressure is on the Sharks now after the Knights won an overtime game on Monday night? Game 4 is on Sharks’ ice Wednesday night.

#3 The Oakland A’s are coming off a two-game losing streak after losing two out of three from the Houston Astros. The A’s are setting up for a three-game series tonight against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Park.

#4 The M’s have a 16-11 record second place in the AL West and two games back of the Houston Astros and can make things interesting in their chase for first place.

#5 Felix Hernandez gets the start against the A’s tonight as the A’s will start Andrew Triggs.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the Spanish play-by-play announcer with the Oakland A’s and does News and Commentary for http://www.sportsraadioservice.com each week

Hundley to the rescue: Giants overcome two-run, ninth inning deficit to shock the Padres

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By Morris Phillips

SAN FRANCISCO–Nick Hundley anticipated batting with the bases loaded, two outs, and an opportunity to win Monday’s game.

He also knew manager Bruce Bochy would have few, palatable options beyond him if the game remained tied after the ninth inning.

And Hundley surmised these two scenarios before the inning began with the Giants facing an intimidating 5-3 deficit.

But if you’re a thoroughly invested, major leaguer being paid millions, what’s surprising about a little foresight if you have three hours of otherwise, idle time?

In Hundley’s case, not much.

“Just quick University of Arizona math on my part,” Hundley said.

The backup catcher’s pinch-hit single up the middle plated Buster Posey and Evan Longoria, and the Giants gained a 6-5 win over the Padres of weighty significance.

With a record of 15-14 the Giants are over .500 for the first time this season, and they have their first, full month of winning baseball in almost two years.

It appears the Giants are shedding that loosely defined label as MLB’s worst team based on their won-loss record since July 2016 when their issues arose. Simply, the NL West hopefuls have a nice set of gritty, late-inning wins already this season, and now they have a winning record, and second place in the division as well.

“It’s just great to see the guys fight all game and not quit,” said starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija.

The fight throughout the game couldn’t be minimized with the Giants scoring three times in the first, then going scoreless over the next seven frames as the Padres rallied, wearing down Samardzija, as they gained a 5-3 lead.

Longoria would commit two, uncharacteristic errors–the first a grounder that found its way through the third baseman’s legs in San Diego’s three-run sixth. But with the game in the balance, Longoria singled off closer Brad Hand, scoring Austin Slater, to narrow the deficit to 5-4. Brandon Belt, in a lefty versus lefty matchup, battled and drew a walk to load the bases. Hundley followed with his game-winning base hit, scoring Buster Posey and Longoria.

“We had some really long at-bats, and I’m sure that caught up with him,” Bochy said, explaining the tenor of the inning against a reliever in Hand that had plenty of previous success facing the Giants.

“I just didn’t shut them down. I didn’t have it today,” Hand revealed.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Morris Phillips: Giants try to keep it going tonight against Padres; Giants start Samardzija, who’s been struggling

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photo from the sandiegounion.com: Padres pitching coach Darren Balsley, left, heads back to the dugout after conferring with starting pitcher Eric Lauer in the first inning Tuesday night at Coors Field.

On the San Francisco Giants podcast with Morris Phillips:

#1 Joe Panik is out with a thumb injury and will need surgery and will be out for 10 days maybe longer, according to the Giants’ medical staff.

#2 Evan Longoria’s home run helps San Francisco get a 4-2 win past the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday 4-2. It was Longoria’s sixth home run of the season.

#3 Pitcher Ty Blach got his second win, going six innings, six hits, two runs and four strikeouts.

#4 The Giants take three out four from the Dodgers and pick up their third straight series victory.

#5 The Giants open up a three game series tonight against Padres starter Eric Lauer (0-0) and Giants starer Jeff Samardjiza (1-1).

Morris Phillips does the Giants podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

MLB The Show podcast with Daniel Dullum: Panda keeps Dodgers off balance in relief for SF; Twins’ Buxton out; Bryant adds more padding to his helmet

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(Photo: Lance Iversen, USA TODAY Sports) San Francisco Giant Pablo Sandoval became the first position player since Greg Litton (1991) to come in and pitch last Saturday night at AT&T Park in the first game of a doubleheader

MLB The Show podcast with Daniel Dullum:

1 Panda works an inning in relief for the Giants/Giants second baseman is on the 10 day DL and might need surgery for his thumb and is expected to be out ten days

2 Injury-prone Twins OF Byron Buxton on the shelf again; Cubs’ Kris Bryant adding more protection to his batting helmet

3 Diamondbacks beat Washington on bases-loaded walk

4 Yanks skipper Aaron Boone – in uniform – asked for his credentials by security in Anaheim

5 Reds’ Joey Votto has his own ideas about the MLB schedule

Daniel does the MLB The Show podcast each weekend at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: Baseball–In Dodgerland, a tram could be in the works

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A rendering shows a gondola car carrying passengers from Union Station to Dodger Stadium. (Aerial Rapid Transit Technologies LLC)

By Amaury Pi Gonzalez

Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles is the most visited stadium in the world, according to Eric Garcetti, Mayor Los Angeles,with 3.7 million people attending each year. Los Angeles also leads the country in the category of traffic gridlock. During Dodger games the 5 and 110 Freeways are basically bumper to bumper for hours, all around Dodger Stadium and this project hopes to ease such gridlock.

The proposed Tram (gondola system) will be totally privately financed, under a tag of $125 million. It will be from Union Station to Dodger Stadium a 1 1/4 mile trip and the Tram(s) will carry 5,000 passengers per hour and will take only 5 minutes. Currently, they have express buses going to Dodger Stadium, but the word “express” when it comes to traffic in LA is only a La La Land dream.

The only thing that is espresso in LA is coffee. All reports from Los Angeles say that most Dodger fans and residents are elated by the news, which they overwhelmingly support. The Los Angeles Board of Supervisor is on this project and hope to have an Environmental Report ready by the end of the year. It everything goes “Gondola-like” (according to the powers-to-be) this will become a reality by year 2022. Good luck LA!

Amaury Pi Gonzalez does News and Commentary each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

Giants’ 4-run seventh inning helps them down Dodgers 6-4

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By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO–You never know what you are going to see in a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and this game was the epitome of that statement.

Pedro Baez committed a balk when he tripped on the mound that allowed Gorkys Hernandez to score from third base, as the Giants came back from a 4-2 deficit to defeat the Dodgers 6-4 in the opener of the four-game series before a sellout crowd of 41,936 at AT&T Park Friday night.

Hyun-Jin Ryu helped out his own cause, as he drove in two with a two-run double down the left field line.

Yasmani Grandal cut the Giants lead in half, as he doubled in Matt Kemp, who walked just prior to the Grandal double.

After a Cody Bellinger walk, Yaisel Puig tied up the game with a double down the left field line and it looked like Bellinger was going to score; however, a fan down the line touched the ball and Bellinger was forced to stay at third base.

Kyle Farmer then struck out for the first out of the inning, and then Ryu took a Holland pitch down the left field line to score both Bellinger and Puig.

Ryu went 5.2 innings, allowing two runs on four hits, not walking a batter and struck out seven; however, he did not fare in the decision.

It was a different story for Holland, who was pulled after the Ryu double. Holland went 3.1 innings, allowing four runs on four hits, walking four and striking out four. Like Ryu, he did not fare in the decision.

Things looked for the Giants after they took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning, as Evan Longoria hit a long solo home run to straightaway centerfield and then three batters later, Brandon Crawford deposited a Ryu offering onto the arcade.

Brandon Belt extended his hitting streak up to nine games, as he legged out an infield single in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Belt went to second on a Tony Cingrani wild pitch, but was then thrown out at third base by Kike Hernandez, who threw to Kyle Farmer for the first out of the inning.

Crawford then walked, and then Hernandez got the Giants within one run, when he singled in Austin Jackson.

Tomlinson then took a Cingrani offering and doubled into left field to tie up the game, and then most bizarre play of the night took place, when Baez fell off the mound, for a balk to give the Giants the lead for good.

Joe Panik then extended the lead up to 6-4, as he hit a sacrifice fly to score Tomilnson from third base.

Former Dodgers reliever Tony Watson came on in the top of the eighth, and despite giving up two hits that put runners on first and second with one out, he was able to get out of the jam, when both Chris Taylor and Austin Barnes flew out to Hernandez for the last two outs of the inning.

NOTES: Chris Stratton will take the mound in the first game of a day-night doubleheader on Saturday afternoon, while the Dodgers have not decided on a starter.

Stratton became a father on Wednesday night at 11:53, as his wife Martha Kate gave birth to a daughter named Mary Bennett and she weighed in at eight pounds, four ounces and 20 inches long.

Johnny Cueto will take the mound in the second game, as he looks to improve to 3-0 on the season, while Alex Wood will go for the Dodgers, as he still looks for his first win of the season.

This is the first doubleheader between the Giants and Dodgers since September 27, 2003, where the Giants and Dodgers split the twin bill at AT&T Park.

Mac Williamson, who crashed into the wall near the Giants bullpen in the game on Tuesday night against the Washington Nationals was placed in the concussion protocol.

The Giants improved to 10-3 on the season, when they score first.

UP NEXT: The Giants play a doubleheader Saturday with Game 2 at 1:05 pm PT and Game 3 at 7:05 pm PT.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: Williamson day to day; Samardzija work in progress; Moronta Express

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SFGAuthentics photo: Mac Williamson who hit a tape measure shot last Monday against the Washington Nationals and another homer the next night pictures his bats he used in spring training in March

On the Giants podcast with Michael Duca:

#1 Mac Williamson the Giants outfielder is listed as day to day with a stiff neck caused by crashing into the AT&T Park padding while chasing down a fly. Williamson missed Wednesday’s game and is anxious to get back into the line up

#2 Williamson has impressed manager Bruce Bochy not only for his hustle but those tape measure home runs during the Washington series and his bat speed making solid contact

#3 In his second start on Wednesday pitcher Jeff Samardzija was rocked and early over four innings of work, eight hits, six runs, and we asked Michael is Samardzija really ready after his rehab

#4 Giants pitcher Reyes Moronta has been the talk for his first win on Tuesday night he was able to retire Washington hitters either from the left or right side of the plate. In Moronta’s debut he pitched for a 0.64 ERA.

#5 The Giants open a four game series tonight at AT&T Park against the Los Angeles Dodgers which includes a double dip on Saturday to make up for a rain out earlier this month. Michael goes into the length of time that the players, coaches, managers (from both teams) and stadium employees put into working both ends of a day night doubleheader. The first game starts at 1:00PM and the second game starts at 7:00PM on Saturday night.

Michael Duca does the Giants podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com