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Sacramento A’s relocation podcast Daniel Dullum: MLB studying nine cities for expansion

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Sacramento A’s relocation podcast: MLB Studying nine cities for expansion

#1 MLB is proposing realignment but there must be expansion before that is to happen. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said there will be shuffling teams into different divisions and MLB is considering adding two more teams from expansion to make realignment work.

#2 There are a multiple cities vying for a MLB team there is a list of the top nine cities who want a MLB franchise but only two would be considered. Those two should be ready to host by 2030.

#3 The top cities being considered, Charlotte, Mexico City, Montreal, Nashville, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Portland, Sacramento, and Oakland. Daniel talk about which two cities has the best chance to get selected.

#4 Since we are doing the A’s relocation podcast talk about your thoughts on the chances of Oakland getting an expansion team.

#5 The pluses for an Oakland expansion team its the tenth largest TV market in the country and the Bay Area has no shortage of corporate sponsorships. Oakland is the largest TV market out of the nine cities mentioned for expansion. Money talks will MLB be smart on the TV market size or keep walking past Oakland?

Daniel Dullum does the A’s relocation podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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San Francisco Giants game wrap: Trevor Rogers dominates, and Orioles snap Giants’ winning streak with 11-1 laugher

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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Carson Seymour (77) reacts as Baltimore Orioles’ Jackson Holliday (7) rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the third inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)

Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Baltimore Orioles 11 (61-75)

San Francisco Giants 1 (67-69)

Win: Trevor Rogers (8-2)

Loss: Carson Seymour (0-2)

Time: 2:40

Attendance: 37,711

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–The Orioles snapped the Giants’ winning streak with an 11-1 blowout in a game that really turned out to be a dud Saturday night.

Friday night, the Giants put up a season-high 15 runs, and a season-high 18-hits in their sixth-straight win to get to just a game under .500. Saturday, the Giants looked to get back up to .500 after being seven games under just eight days ago. They also looked to tie their season-high of seven-straight wins.

Saturday’s game was on FOX, which meant we had ourselves a 4:15 p.m. start, and shadows coming in the third inning. That would potentially bode well for Carson Seymour, who made the start for the Giants. Seymour got off to a shaky start, but he was able to escape a pair of jams in the first and second innings.

The Giants were up against the Orioles’ ace, Trevor Rogers, who set down the first two batters he faced in the bottom of the first. The ball has been carrying at Oracle Park on this homestand, and with today’s gametime temperature at 80 degrees, that would continue to be the case.

Willy Adames took advantage of that, and with two outs in the bottom of the first, he hit a home run to left. It was Adames’ 25th home run of the season, and he became the first Giant to have 25 home runs before the start of September since Barry Bonds in 2007.

The Giants struck first, but as the shadows started coming in, they would not be able to help Seymour in the top of the third. Jeremiah Jackson hit a two-run home run to left-center with one out to put the Orioles ahead. That wasn’t it. Gunnar Henderson then singled to left, and Ryan Mountcastle hit a two-run shot to center to make it 4-1.

Seymour ended up going three innings, and Tristan Beck took the ball for the fourth. Beck wouldn’t fare much better, as the Orioles scored three more runs to open it up to 7-1.

Though you gotta tip your hat to Beck. He ended up going three and two thirds innings, and made it so the Giants didn’t have to blow through their bullpen.

Rogers was just dominant for the Orioles. He gave up just one run and five hits over seven innings. He didn’t walk anyone, and he struck out five.

This was not on the Giants’ offense. Rogers was just that good, and this winning streak was going to come to an end at some point.

The Orioles scored another run off Beck in the top of the seventh, and three more off left-hander Matt Gage in the top of the eighth to make it a real laugher at 11-1. As a result, Bob Melvin brought in infielder Christian Koss for his fourth outing of the season, and Koss kept his ERA at a perfect zero with a 1-2-3 top of the ninth.

There just was not much to say about this game other than what I said in the lead: it was a dud.

Trevor Rogers gets the win, and Carson Seymour takes the loss

The Giants fall to 67-69. It was also frustrating, as with the Mets loss, the Giants could have just been five games back of the Mets for the third wild card spot in the National League with a win. The Giants remain six behind the Mets.

The Giants can take the series with a win in the rubber match Sunday. Justin Verlander, (2-10, 4.47 ERA), who has been pitching much better as of late, and who got his first win at Oracle Park against the Cubs on Tuesday, will take the ball for the Giants. Tomoyuki Sugano (10-6, 4.06 ERA) will take the ball for Baltimore.

First pitch will be at 1:05 p.m PT.

Giants News and Notes:

Randy Rodriguez has indeed elected to have Tommy John Surgery, and will most likely be out through the end of next season, though no official time table has been established for his recovery and return.

Rodriguez admitted that he started experiencing elbow problems in his rookie season last year, but he was able to pitch through them to go 3-5 with a 1.78 ERA, and go to the All-Star Game.

Rodriguez took over as the Giants’ closer after the Giants traded Camilo Doval to the New York Yankees on July 31. He converted three saves in five opportunities as the Giants’ closer.

Unfortunately, his season on the field also ended in the worst way possible, as he gave up the walk-off home run to William Contreras last Friday in Milwaukee.

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman: Giants Rodriguez needs Tommy John surgery; Seymour gets the start for SF against O’s tonight

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San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman:

#1 San Francisco Giants closer Randy Rodriguez will need Tommy John surgery. Rodriguez was placed on the 15 day IL last weekend. Ryan Walker will assume the closer duties for the remainder of the season.

#2 The Giants win Friday night was their sixth straight starting last week Sat Aug 23, 2025. The Giants most consecutive wins is seven which happened on June 4-11.

#3 The Giants have hit home runs in 12 straight game for a total of 24 in that stretch. The streak started back on August 17th.

#4 On Friday every SF player got a hit in the line up this is the first time that’s happen since the Giants did it against the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 5th.

#5 Giants infielder Dominic Smith hit a his first career splash hit for his eighth home run of the season in the bottom of the fifth inning. Smith is hitting .433 since being called up back on Aug 21st.

#6 The Orioles are a struggling bench they have lost five straight, they are in dead last in the AL East and they got lit up by the Giants for four runs in the first inning on Friday. Starters for Saturday night’s contest for the O’s LHP Trevor Roberts (7-2 ERA 1.40) for the Giants RHP Carson Seymour (0-1 ERA 3.74). Roberts has the best record on the Orioles starting rotation. How do you see this match up tonight at Oracle Park.

Stephen Ruderman is a San Francisco Giants beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Giants win sixth-straight in dominant fashion, set season high in hits and runs in 15-8 win over Orioles

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San Francisco Giants’ Dominic Smith, center, celebrates after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)

By Lincoln Juarez

SAN FRANCISCO – The Giants demolished Orioles pitching Friday night, knocking the ball all over the yard. They set a new season high in hits and runs scored and took game one from the struggling Baltimore Orioles.

Friday night 40,043 fans packed Oracle Park hoping for the team to keep the good vibes going against the Baltimore Orioles behind starter Robbie Ray. Ray entered Friday night 10-6, 2.93era, and as one of the Giants more consistent starters. He suffered a bit of a scare before the game had even started. 

During his warm-up pitches, Ray stopped his wind-up and looked to the dugout to get some attention. It appeared that they were examining his throwing hand. “Yeah, I just had some skin rip off my finger but, uh, everything underneath was fine. It wasn’t raw or anything so it was a non-issue”, said the lefty, who managed to stay in the game and issued a lead-off walk (Jackson Holiday) who came around to score on a two-out double by Ryan Mountcastle. That was it for the Orioles in the first. 

Ray’s final line was 4.1ip, 6h, 6er, 3bb, and 5k. 

In the home half of the frame, the Giants showed the same fight they’ve shown the last week of play and had a big answer to the Orioles lone run. It took Orioles starter Dean Kramer five batters to record an out, and at that point the Giants had a 2-1 lead. The hits kept coming in the home first and the Giants put up four runs for a comfortable lead 4-1 lead. 

An entertaining start to the night for Giants fans at Oracle Park, and it was only the beginning of a rowdy Friday night. 

Ray set the Orioles down in order in the second allowing the offense to continue their momentum. Three straight singles (Lee, Adames, and Smith) brought home another run. Matt Chapman then drove in another on a sacrifice-fly to center field and the Giants lead was 6-1. 

The third inning brought an Orioles counter of three runs to cut the deficit to just two. That was the closest they’d get. 

In an absolutely miserable night for Baltimore where just about everything that could’ve gone wrong did, a combination of poor pitching and three errors contributed to the Giants season high 15 run, 18 hit night. 

The Orioles made it somewhat close in the fifth inning but Friday night was a game that the Giants offense ran away with and kept control of throughout. 

Dom Smith and Luis Matos both homered in the blowout win. Smith with his first career Splash Hit and 107th by a Giants player in the history of Oracle Park, describing it as “something that you dream of as a kid” in a postage interview. Matos’ homer was one of his four hits on the night (his first career four-hit game). 

The Giants continue to produce offensively as they homered in their 12th-straight game where they total 24 home runs over that span. The production has come from all parts of the lineup that has more depth with the addition of Luis Matos. Since being recalled on August 21, Matos is 13-for-30 (.433) with seven extra-base hits and nine runs scored. Manager Bob Melvin said, “There’s a lot to like about his bat. We’ve always liked it”, and it seems that their faith in Matos has paid off as he’s been a huge part of the team’s six-game win streak. 

The Giants flip the page to Saturday evening when they will play game two of this series with the opportunity to win their third-straight series. 

RHP Carson Seymour (0-1, 3.74) will get the nod against Orioles LHP Trevor Rogers (7-2, 1.40) Saturday at 4:15 at Oracle Park where the Giants will go for their seventh-straight win. 

Rangers Snap A’s Three-Game Winning Streak With 5-2 Victory

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Jeffrey Springs #59 of the Athletics pitches against the Texas Rangers in the top of the first inning at Sutter Health Park on August 29, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO — The A’s winning streak was snapped at three games as they lost game one of a three-game series to the Texas Rangers 5-2 on Friday night.

A’s starter Jeffrey Springs pitched well but not well enough to avoid being the losing pitcher for the game. Springs went five and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on seven hits in his outing. He also walked two and struck out five in what was a solid body of work overall.

The Bullpen

The A’s bullpen came in and did its part to keep the game close and give the team a chance.

Michael Kelly, the first arm out of the pen for the A’s, allowed two runs on one hit in his two-thirds of an inning of work.

Eduarniel Núñez came in as the second man out of the pen and tossed one and two-thirds innings. Núñez pitched well, giving up only one hit and no runs in his outing while showing good command.

Brady Basso finished off the game for the A’s out of the bullpen, tossing a scoreless ninth inning with his only blemish being a walk.

The Bats

The A’s bats weren’t able to get it done on Friday night as they came up short against the Rangers’ staff.

The A’s scored in the third inning on a two-run double from Brent Rooker that tied the game at two at the time.

However, the A’s wouldn’t score the rest of the way and only managed five total hits in the game, struggling to generate much traffic on the bases.

Nick Kurtz

A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz left Friday’s game with what the club described as “right oblique soreness.”

Afterward, Kurtz said the issue has been bothering him recently and that he felt it more in the second inning. To avoid making it worse, the team pulled him from the game.

Manager Mark Kotsay said Kurtz will be evaluated this weekend. “We’re going to get a look at it tomorrow,” Kotsay said. “But it’s a holiday weekend, so it might be difficult.”

Up Next

The A’s and Rangers will battle again in game two of the series on Saturday at 7 p.m. PST at Sutter Health Park.

Merrill Kelly (10-7, 3.20 ERA) is scheduled to go for the Rangers, and he will be countered by Mason Barnett, who is making his major league debut for the A’s.

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That’s Amaury News and Commentary: Oakland an expansion city?

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Nine possible expansion cities MLB is considering to expand to (image by Fox Sports)

Oakland an expansion city?

–That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

Major League Baseball plans to expand to 32 teams after the Oakland Athletics move to Las Vegas and the Tampa Bay Rays secure a new ballpark. So that is not happening tomorrow; it will be a few more years. But could Oakland, California, be one of these expansion teams?

I am not as surprised as others when one of the nine (9) cities named as a candidate for an expansion franchise was Oakland. Oakland is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the top ten media markets in the US.

With Silicon Valley in the South Bay (San José) we are also considered one of the affluent markets in the United States. The primary reason the Oakland A’s left Oakland is the lack of a new stadium and the owner’s desire for a more profitable market.

Owner John Fisher chose Las Vegas, Nevada, the #40 media market in the United States, over the Bay Area, one of the top markets in the country. In other words, Mr. Fisher left a Filet Mignon on the table for a Hamburger.

However, let’s be clear, the Oakland A’s are not returning to Oakland. But, there is a possibility that Oakland could have a new team, an expansion team in the Major Leagues. A brand-new-shinning Oakland logo back in the East Bay.

Stranger things have happened. Although the commissioner has stated that there are no predetermined locations, these nine seem to be the most popular. Charlotte, Mexico City, Montreal, Nashville, San Antonio, Salt Lake City, Portland, Sacramento, and Oakland.

In the case of Sacramento (which is currently the temporary home of the A’s, onto Las Vegas in a few years), Sacramento would have to build a brand-new park to meet major league specifications. The key figure in professional sports in California’s capital city is Vivek Ranadivé, and his ownership group, which owns both the NBA’s Sacramento Kings and the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A Affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.

Ranadivé extended a hand to John Fisher to bring his A’s to Sacramento temporarily; he could be interested in a major league franchise in his town, an expansion team. Keep in mind, we are talking years in the future.

Joe Lacob and Peter Gruber are the owners of the NBA Golden State Warriors and the WNBA Golden State Valkyries. Could it be that these same owners, who a couple of years ago had an offer to buy the Oakland A’s from John Fisher, would be interested in a new expansion team across the bay?

Makes sense, since they are already invested and very influential in the Bay Area Professional sports scene. México City, México, makes a lot of sense. Major League Baseball’s influence in Latin America continues to grow, with over 30% of Hispanic players born South of the Border among the biggest stars in the world.

Montréal, Canada (which had the Expos for 36 seasons), is also an interesting choice. If they do get an expansion team, it would be the second team in all of Canada, alongside the Toronto Blue Jays, like it used to be.

Let’s face it, Canada, eh… is a nice country, they deserve more than hockey. If the Commissioner wants to make baseball more international, we should expand further north to Canada and south to México. I am only using common sense, but beware; ‘common sense is not very common in 2025’

On managing the expansion Mets: “They’ve shown me ways to lose that I never knew existed.” — Casey Stengel.NY Mets Manager(1962)

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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San Francisco Giants podcast Lincoln Juarez: Giants open three game set with Orioles Friday at Oracle Park

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Willy Adames of the San Francisco Giants gives thanks to the Almighty after hitting a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning against the Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Fri Aug 29, 2025 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Lincoln Juarez:

#1 San Francisco Giants Willy Adames slugged two home runs on Thursday afternoon against the Chicago Cubs on the way to a three game sweep defeating the Cubs 4-3.

#2 The win for the Giants was their tenth walk off this year and the Giants come into Friday night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles with a five game win streak.

#3 San Francisco’s Casey Schmitt walked with one out and advanced to second on Wilmer Flores base hit. Jung Hoo Lee singled to right for an RBI scoring pinch runner Christian Koss whose sliding into the plate while the throw went wide of the plate.

#4 The Giants open a three game series against the Baltimore Orioles starting Friday night for the Orioles RHP Dean Kremer (9-9 ERA 4.19) for the Giants LHP Robbie Ray (10-6 ERA 2.93). The O’s are a struggling bunch last place in the AL East having lost seven of their last ten games and are having troubles getting their pitching tracked. The O’s are coming off a four game series where they were swept by the Boston Red Sox. The Giants are coming off three game sweep over the Chicago Cubs.

#5 Sad news former Giants pitcher Randy Moffitt passed away at age 76 Friday his family said that Moffitt had died of an extended illness. Moffitt who is the brother of tennis star Billie Jean King pitched for San Francisco for the first ten years of his MLB career. Moffitt pitched for the Giants from 1972 to 1981. He then pitched for the Houston Astros in 1982 and the Toronto Blue Jays to round out his career in 1983. Moffit in his ninth season (1979) got easily exhausted, vomited frequently and lost close to 25 pounds. Doctors could not figure out what caused his sickness but one suggested that his problem was mental.

Lincoln Juarez is a MLB podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Webb solid over seven; Adames hits two home runs; and Jung Hoo Lee walks it off for fifth-straight 4-3 win and sweep of Cubs

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The thrill of victory as the San Francisco Giants Jung Hoo Lee (51) hits a walk off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Chicago Cubs at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Thu Aug 28, 2025 (AP News photo)

Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Chicago Cubs 3 (76-58)

San Francisco Giants 4 (66-68)

Win: Ryan Walker (5-4)

Loss: Daniel Palencia (1-4)

Time: 2:09

Attendance: 32,187

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–Jung Hoo Lee walked it off with a base-hit in the bottom of the ninth inning, as the Giants completed the sweep of the Cubs with a big 4-3 win, and have now won five in a row.

The Giants came into Thursday having won four in a row, and have looked like a completely different team. They have been pitching well; playing good defense; executing good situational hitting and keeping the line moving; and hitting for power. It’s how they got off to their 24-14 start at the beginning of the season.

Most importantly, the Giants have been much looser, and have been having a lot more fun. Maybe it has to do with the lack of pressure after falling out of the pennant race, or maybe they just found that spark. The fact of the matter is that they have been playing much better, and have crept their way back up to just three games under .500.

The best part was that Logan Webb was getting a rare start after a Giants’s win. However, things were a bit rough for the Giants’ ace in the top of the first inning.

Kyle Tucker slashed a double off the end of the bat and down the left field line with one out. Ian Happ then fired, or shall we say rolled the opening salvo with a seeing-eye ground ball that found its way into right-center field for a base-hit. Tucker scored, and the Cubs had a 1-0 lead.

Pete Crow-Armsrong singled Happ over to third, and Webb was staring an ugly inning right in the face. However, Webb got Nico Hoerner to ground into a double play to end the inning, and limit the damage to just a run.

Webb got a much-needed reprieve , and the Giants struck back against Cubs’ starter Shota Imanaga in the bottom of the first. Rafael Devers took a one-out walk, and with a slight wind blowing out and the ball carrying, Willy Adames hit a home run to left-center field to put the Giants ahead.

The Cubs tied it on a home run by Dansby Swanson in the top of the second, but both pitchers settled down, and kept the score at 2-2 going into the middle innings. Imanaga set down 12 of the next 14 men he faced after Adames’ home run. Webb retired nine of the next 11 he faced after Swanson’s home run.

Michael Busch led off the top of the sixth with a home run to center to put the Cubs back ahead, but Webb then retired the side in order. Adames responded with his second home run of the game, this one also to center, in the bottom of the sixth to tie it back up at 3-3.

This was Adames’ fourth multi-home run game this season, and his second in just the last week. Adames has 24 home runs this season, and with 28 games left to play for the Giants, Adames could feasibly become the first Giant to hit 30 home runs in a season since Barry Bonds did hit 45 of them in 2004.

Both pitchers were truly evenly matched, as Webb and Iminaga both finished the day with one, two, three, innings in the seventh. Webb gave up three runs and seven hits over seven innings, while striking out seven and not walking a single guy. Iminaga allowed three runs and five hits over seven innings, while walking one and striking out five.

Jose Butto came in for the top of the eighth, and ran into trouble when Matt Shaw hit a one-out double to left. However, Busch hit a bullet that second-baseman Casey Schmitt leapt and caught, and Schmitt threw to second to double off Shaw, who had nowhere to go, and end the inning.

Brad Keller threw a scoreless bottom of the eighth for the Cubs. Joey Lucchesi and Ryan Walker combined for a scoreless top of the ninth. Chicago brought in Daniel Palencia, and he got Matt Chapman to ground out to start the bottom of the ninth.

However, the Giants rallied. Casey Schmitt and Wilmer Flores both lined base-hits to center, and the Giants had runners at first and second with one out for Jung Hoo Lee. With the count at 1-1, Lee got a somewhat-nasty slider on the inside; and lined a base-hit to right; Schmitt was waved in and scored the winning run, and the Giants had their tenth walk off win of the season.

Ryan Walker got the win, and Daniel Palencia took the loss.

The Giants have won their fifth in a row, and improve to 66-68. Other than their seven games against the Dodgers, 21 of the Giants’ final 28 games will be against teams currently under .500. The Giants just need to go 16-12 to finish over .500. With the schedule the rest of the way, it is certainly doable.

The Baltimore Orioles will come in for a three-game series starting Friday night. Robbie Ray (10-6, 2.93 ERA) will take the ball for the Giants. Dean Kremer (9-9, 4.19 ERA) will counter for the Orioles.

First pitch will be at the old and familiar 7:15 p.m.

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson: Morales was humming for Sacramento in 7-0 shutout

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Sacramento A’s pitcher Luis Morales was dealing in the shutout against the Detroit Tigers at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Wed Aug 27, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The Sacramento Athletics got superb pitching from starter Luis Morales who pitched seven innings, allowed two hits, two walks, and seven strike outs to help shutout the Detroit Tigers 7-0 at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento Wednesday night.

#2 The win is a sweep for the A’s in three games over the Tigers 8-3 on Monday, 7-6 on Tuesday and Wednesday night’s sweeper a 7-0 shutout.

#3 The A’s got key hitting in the first inning Tyler Soderstrom scored Nick Kurtz on a base hit to left for a 1-0 lead, in the second Zack Gelof hit a two run home run that put the A’s on top 3-0. Later in the second Brent Rooker hit a sac fly to center that scored Kurtz and it was 4-0 after 1.5 half.

#4 In the fourth the A’s added three more runs before it was over Brett Harris scored on an error as Gelof was safe on a throwing error by Tigers pitcher Casey Mize making it 5-0. In the top of the eighth Gelof doubled to center scoring Harris and JJ Bleday for all the damage and a 7-0 final.

#5 A’s have a day off Thursday before opening the next leg of their homestand against the Texas Rangers Friday. RHP Jack Lieter (8-7 ERA 3.81) will start for the Rangers and the A’s LHP Jefferey Springs (10-8 ERA 4.15). First pitch 7:05pm PT in West Sacramento.

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

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🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

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Giants score big behind Devers’ two home runs and Chapman’s 200th career round-tripper, take series from Cubs in 12-3 win

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San Francisco Giants’ Rafael Devers, middle, celebrates after hitting a three-run home run that also scored Andrew Knizner (21) and Heliot Ramos (17) during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

By Lincoln Juarez 

SAN FRANCISCO – Rafael Devers went 4-for-4 with two home runs to lead the Giants offensive eruption. Matt Chapman blasted his 200th career home run en route to a 12-3 win over the Cubs.

Game two between the Giants and Cubs featured a lot of big swings and early scoring. 

In the bottom of the first, Rafael Devers launched a ball over the center field wall for his 26th home run of the season and first of the night, putting the Giants ahead 1-0. The first hit of his 4-for-4 night set the tone for the rest of the Giants offense to add to the explosion. 

It was the southpaw, Carson Whisenhunt on the mound for the Giants who really only made one bad pitch in his five innings of work. It was a 92mph middle-in sinker to Cubs second baseman, Nico Hoerner that ended up in the left field bleachers in the second inning. Pete Crow-Armstrong and Dansby Swanson scored on what wound up being the Cubs only offense of the night. 

Cubs starter Colin Rea entered Wednesday’s game with a 10-5 record and 3.96 era and got knocked around by the Giants bats. They went right after him, hitting everything he threw all over the yard. 

En route to their fourth straight win, the Giants have accumulated some luck and that showed in the fifth inning. In the visiting half Carson Whisenhunt escaped a bases loaded jam on a spectacular 1-6-4-3 inning-ending double play. A hard-hit ball up the middle deflected off Whisenhunt’s glove in an attempt to field it. “My first instinct was to go for the ball”, said Whisenhunt. He slowed it down just enough for a lunging Willy Adames to corral it and send a back-handed, bare-handed flip to second baseman Casey Schmitt covering the bag. Miraculously, Schmitt still had plenty of time to gun Justin Turner at first to escape without damage. 

Bob Melvin attributed the double play to Willy Adames’ defense of late, saying “Willy’s been playing great defense here for an extended string and he’s been right in the middle of everything…it’s not a surprise the way he’s playing defensively right now”. 

With runners on the corners in the home half of the fifth Matt Chapman dunked a base hit into right field scoring Devers from third. Cubs right fielder, Kyle Tucker fired a throw right off the helmet of Chapman, standing on first base, bouncing all the way to the backstop and allowing Dom Smith to come all the way around from first and score the Giants sixth run of the game.

“The one off the helmet, yeah I can’t remember the last time I saw something like that”, Melvin said as he acknowledged the bounces the Giants have been getting in their favor lately. 

Casey Schmitt knocked Chapman in to cap off a three-run fifth inning. The Giants went on to score three more in the sixth, on Devers’ second home run of the game, one run in the seventh on Matt Chapman’s 200th career home run, and one in the eighth on a Heliot Ramos homer off Cubs catcher Reese McGuire who went into pitch. 

Putting up a run in all but two innings in which they hit, the Giants offense totaled 12 runs on 13 hits while knocking around another quality Cubs starter. Homering for the tenth straight game as well, the offense has finally come back to life with Devers, Ramos, and Chapman leading the way. 

Winners of four straight now, the Giants look to their ace to complete the series sweep Thursday afternoon at Oracle Park. 

LHP Shota Imanaga (8-6, 3.03) for Chicago vs. RHP Logan Webb (12-9, 3.13) for San Francisco will match up in the series finale. First pitch at 12:45pm on the corner of 3rd and King.