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A’s lose in finale vs. Reds 3-0

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By Jerry Feitelberg

OAKLAND — The Oakland A’s were hoping to win Thursday’s game and sweep the three-game set from the Cincinnati Reds, but that didn’t happen.

The A’s sent Chris Bassitt to the hill, while the Reds had Tanner Roark on the mound.

Bassitt pitched well, but not well enough as the Reds’ hitters hit two home runs and the Reds’ pitchers held the A’s scoreless to win 3-0. Bassitt pitched 7 2/3 innings. He had trouble with Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez. Suarez touched Bassitt for two doubles and a home run.

Meanwhile, Roark went six innings and allowed no runs and three hits. He picked up his third win of the year.

The Reds put two on the board very quickly in the first inning. With one out, Reds’ third baseman Eugenio Suarez doubled. Derek Dietrich then took Bassitt deep for his 10th round-tripper of the year. The Reds led 2-0.

The Reds added a run in the top of the third when Eugenio Suarez, who doubled in the first, blasted his 11th dinger of the year into the seats of left field. The Reds led 3-0 in the middle of the third.

The Reds hurlers allowed the A’s six hits and no runs. They were able to salvage the finale of the three-game series.

Game Notes: The A’s won the series 2-1.

The Reds will be staying in the Bay Area as they play the Giants in San Francisco for three games starting Friday.

The A’s fall to 17-22. The Reds improve to 16-22.

The A’s line score was no runs, six hits, and one error.

The Reds’ line was three runs, eight hits, and one error.

Time of game was two hours and 36 minutes and 19,694 fans were at the park watching the game.

Up Next: The A’s will host the other Ohio team, the Cleveland Indians, for three games this weekend. Time of first game will be at 6:37 pm.

A’s manager Bob Melvin will have Frankie Montas on the mound, and the Indians will counter with righty Cody Anderson.

There will be a fireworks show after the game.

Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: Red Legs exhibit more hustle in tight ball game with A’s on Wednesday night

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On the Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry:

#1 After getting no hit by A’s pitcher Mike Fiers last Tuesday night, the Cincinnati Reds put a little more step into it on Wednesday night at the Oakland Coliseum and with four runs in the top of the second.

#2 Not too many hitters on the A’s remember Sonny Gray from when he used to pitch for the A’s, but he wasn’t a mystery as he got touched up and pitched 4.1 innings, six hits, three runs earned, five walks and three strikeouts.

#3 A’s starter Brett Anderson went six innings, five hits, four earned runs, and no strikeouts. The Reds scored twice in the second and twice in the fifth.

#4 At one time, the A’s were starting to get concerned about Jurickson Profar, who was struggling on defense, but Tuesday, he made a fine defensive play during the no-hitter, and on Wednesday, provided the A’s with two runs, two hits, and an RBI. Profar has looked pretty good in this series.

#5 The A’s and Red conclude this three-game series on Thursday afternoon. For the Reds, Tanner Roark (2-1, 3.82 ERA), and for the A’s, Chris Bassitt (1-0 ERA 2.12).

Jerry covers Oakland A’s baseball and does the A’s podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Tony Renteria: Warriors hang with Rockets to take series lead; Sharks’ Pavelski a big influence that inspires; plus more

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On the Headline Sports podcast with Tony Renteria:

#1 The Golden State Warriors kept in step with the Houston Rockets with a 104-99 win. A game that went right down to the wire, which shows the Rockets dropped the first two of this series and came back to even it up, but the Warriors won Game 5 on the home floor.

#2 The San Jose Sharks advance to the third round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Game 7 was a squeaker in a 3-2 win. The Sharks had to be inspired after their team captain Joe Pavelski came out of the IL after suffering a concussion in round one, Game 7 and went out in Game 7 of the second round against the Avalanche and scored a goal.

#3 The Oakland A’s, who had a game delay because of lighting issues on Tuesday night; then on Wednesday night, the game with the Cincinnati Reds went extra innings. Either way you look at it there were no short games in this series.

#4 There are four quarterbacks who could replace quarterback Derek Carr for 2020. What are the reasons why he would be leaving and what do you think of the four quarterbacks who could replace him?

#5 The San Francisco 49ers signed offensive lineman Wesley Johnson, Johnson spent time with five teams and signed with the 49ers for a one-year deal. Johnson played with the Detroit Lions and the Miami Dolphins for 10 games last season.

Tony R does Headline Sports each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

A’s needed 13 innings to edge Reds 5-4

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By Jerry Feitelberg

OAKLAND — The Oakland Athletics beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 Wednesday evening. The game went 13 innings and was ended when Stephen Piscotty hit his first career walk-off home run.

A’s starter Brett Anderson struggled in the second inning. He gave up four runs and four hits. He also issued two walks. However, he settled down and gave the A’s six innings of work and allowed just one more hit before exiting the game.

The A’s bullpen did not let the Reds put another run on the board the rest of the way. The A’s were down 4-2 when they rallied to score two in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game. The Reds’ Sonny Gray, who was the A’s ace until 2017, lasted 4 1/3 innings and he was charged with four runs (three earned).  Gray is 0-4 with the Reds this season.

The A’s plated two runs in the bottom of the first against their former teammate Sonny Gray. Gray walked A’s leadoff hitter, Marcus Semien. The next hitter, Jurickson Profar, who drove in the A’s two runs Tuesday night, sent Gray’s 3-1 pitch over the fence in right-center field to give the A’s an early 2-0 lead. It was Profar’s fourth tater of the season.

In the top of the second, the Reds sent 10 men to the plate and put four runs on the board to take the lead 4-2. Anderson walked the first two hitters he faced, and the Reds followed with four hits to score four runs.

The A’s tied the game in the bottom of the fifth. Marcus Semien walked to start the inning. Jurickson Profar hit into a fielder’s choice. Matt Chapman singled and Kendrys Morales, who was pinch-hitting for Khris Davis, also singled to load the bases.

Reds manager David Bell removed Gray from the game and replaced him with lefty Amir Garrett. Garrett struck out Matt Olson for the second out. Stephen Piscotty singled to shallow right, Profar and Chapman scored on the play. Morales went to third, and Piscotty stopped at second. Ramon Laureano struck out to end the inning, The game was tied 4-4 after five innings.

The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the 13th. Both bullpens did their job as they stymied the hitters for the next eight innings. The game ended when A’s right fielder, Stephen Piscotty led off with a walk-off home run to give the A’s the 5-4 win.

Game Notes: Jurickson Profar hit his second home run of the series in the first inning. Piscotty hit his fifth to lead off the 13th to send the 9,096 fans in attendance home happy.

The A’s improve to 17-21, and the Reds fall to 15-22.

Up Next: The A’s go for the sweep of the series Thursday afternoon at 12:37 pm. Chris Bassitt will be seeking his second win of the year. He will be opposed by the Reds’ Tanner Roark.

Headline Sports podcast with London Marq: Fiers’ no-hitter was the 300th in MLB history; Cubs looking for fan who made racist gesture; plus more

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On the Headline Sports podcast with London Marq:

#1 Oakland A’s pitcher Mike Fiers made history pitching in baseball’s 300th no-hitter on Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds at the Oakland Coliseum.

#2 The Chicago Cubs are investigating the fan who flashed a “white power” sign behind Cubs broadcaster Doug Glanville, who is black, on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field. The interpretation of the gesture an upside down OK sign is a racist gesture used by white nationalist trolls. The Cubs say once they identify this fan, he will be banned for life from Wrigley Field.

#3 How important is it that former Oakland Raider and San Francisco 49er Jerry Rice be named as NFL Ambassador for the NFL Academy in London with other football greats?

#4 San Francisco Giants Mac Williamson, who suffered a concussion in April 2018, has said that for safety reasons, the Giants should remove the bullpen mounds from the field. Williamson tripped on one of the mounds for the concussion.

#5 The series is all tied up 2-2 between the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets. Game 5 is at Oracle Arena in Oakland. London sets up the game prediction.

London Marq does Headline Sports each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Fiers’ no-hitter against Reds is lights out after 1:38 delay in 2-0 win

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photo credit nbcsports.com screen shot by @adriangarro: Oakland A’s pitcher Mike Fiers is exuberant after tossing a complete, no hit game against the Cincinnati Reds as A’s catcher Josh Phegley prepares to meet Fiers on the mound Tuesday night at the Oakland Coliseum.

by Jerry Feitelberg

OAKLAND — People in baseball say “you never know what you are going to see at a baseball game.” Tuesday nights game featured Mike Fiers tossing his second career no-hitter. Fiers had everything working for him as he did not allow the hard-hitting Cincinnati Reds a single hit. The A’s won the game 2-0. The game was delayed about an hour and forty minutes due to a malfunction of the lights in left field, Play started at 8:45 pm.

In most games when a no-hitter occurs, pitchers are helped out by excellent fielding. The A’s made two great defensive plays in the sixth inning. Second baseman Jurickson Profar, who has been maligned for his poor defensive play this season, made a sensational catch robbing Kyle Farmer of a hit. The ball was hit into short right field and Profar made a diving catch to prevent the Reds from recording their first hit of the game. The next batter, Joey Votto, slammed a ball to deep left-center-field. Ramon Laureano made a leaping catch and robbed Votto of a home run. Fiers walked two hitters in the seventh, but he was helped when the A’s made a 6-4-3 double play.

In the bottom of the second, the A’s put a run on the board to grab an early 1-0 lead. With two out and Stephen Piscotty on first, Profar doubled into the right-field corner. Piscotty scored all the way from first and was called safe when the Reds’ catcher missed the tag.

The A’s added another run in the bottom of the seventh. With two, out, Profar slammed his third dinger of the year over the right-center-field wall. The A’s led 2-0.

Fiers continued his mastery of the Reds as he set them down in order in the eighth and ninth innings to record his second career no-hitter.

Game Notes: Jurickson Profar was not only a defensive star Tuesday night, but he also drove in both runs for the A’s, He drove in Piscotty with the A’s first run in the second, and his home run in the seventh gave the A’s their second run.

Bob Melvin said that “it was a great night.” He also said that it was no fun for me after he reached 120 pitches.”

Fiers threw 131 pitches as he won his second career no-hitter. His first came when he was a member of the Houston Astros and he no-hit the LA Dodgers.

Melvin also said that Fiers “was using all his pitches to be more effective.”

Mike Fiers had this to say about Bob Melvin: “I was ‘really thankful for him leaving me in.'”

When asked about the one hour and 40 delay due to the malfunction of the lights in left field, Fiers replied: “it didn’t affect me.

Fiers also said this about his performance: “I had to keep them off balance.” He did exactly that.

The line score for the game was this: A’s: two runs five hits and one error. Reds: no runs, no hits and one error.

It was the eighth no-hitter in Oakland history and 13th in A’s history. Fiers’ no-hitter is the 300th in MLB history, and he is the 34th pitcher with multiple no-hitters.

Matt Olson played his first game of the season. He was placed on the IL on March 25th after breaking his right hamate bone.

The A’s improved to 16-21 and the Reds dropped to 15-21. Tyler Mahle’s record fell to 0-5, and Fiers evened his improved to 3-3.

Time of game was two hours and 25 minutes. 11,749 people watched Fiers pitch his historical masterpiece.

Up Next: Game two of the three-game series will be at the Oakland Coliseum Wednesday night. Game time will be at 7:07 pm. The A’s will send lefty Brett Anderson to the hill and Sonny Gray, the former A’s ace, will pitch for the Reds.

Oakland A’s podcast with Charlie O: A’s coming off 1-8 road trip, aiming to beat Reds at Coliseum starting tonight

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On the A’s podcast with Charlie O:

#1 After a long road trip and going 1-8, the Oakland A’s looked forward to Monday’s day off to gear up for the Cincinnati Reds series starting Tuesday.

#2 Both the A’s and Reds are in last place in their respective divisions. The Reds are 15-10 and the A’s 15-21. It’s hard to believe at one time both these two teams met in the World Series back in 1972.

#3 The Reds are coming off a split with the Giants in four games played in Cincinnati. The Reds got beat by the Giants in two comeback games after leading San Francisco by scores of 8-0 and 4-0.

#4 It’s been a long time since A’s outfielder Khris Davis has hit a home run. He’s sitting on 10 of them for this season.

#5 The A’s will start Mike Fiers (2-3, 6.81 ERA) goes for tonight going against the Cincinnati Reds Tyler Mahle (0-4, 4.09 ERA).

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

Williamson comes up big in return, Giants rout Rockies 14-4

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By Jeremy Kahn

It was not a big lead, but once again, the San Francisco Giants were forced to come from behind to get a win.

Mac Williamson, who was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento earlier in the day came up with the big blow, as he hit a three-run home run as part of a five-run fourth inning and the Giants defeated the Colorado Rockies 14-4 at Coors Field.

This was just the Giants third win over the Rockies at Coors Field in their last 21 games.

Williamson was not the only one to go deep in that five-run fourth inning, as Kevin Pillar hit a two-run home run to give the Giants a 6-1 lead.

Charlie Blackmon gave the Rockies an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, as he he hit a home run off of Madison Bumgarner and the Giants came back from that little deficit to pick up their third win of the road trip.

Lately, a five-run game involving the Giants is not safe, but this one was essentially over, as Bumgarner was dealing.

In six innings of work, Bumgarner gave up three runs on eight hits, walking just one and striking out eight and won for the second time this season.

Bumgarner also came up with fourth hit of the season, as he singled off of Rockies starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela, who lasted just four and two-thirds innings, as he gave up seven runs on eight hits, while walking just one and striking out three and saw he his record fall to 2-2 on the season.

Williamson was at it once again at the plate, as he drove in two more runs, as he singled in Brandon Belt and Evan Longoria.

The road back to the major leagues took a long time for Williamsson, who suffered a concussion on April 24, 2018, when he fell over the bullpen mound and then lingering symptoms, caused him to miss most of the regular season.

Williamson was then designated for assignment during spring training and he accepted the teams assignment to Sacramento, where he was batting .378 with nine home runs, which included three home runs on Monday night against the Fresno Grizzlies. One of those three home runs traveled an estimated 511 feet at Raley Field, the home of the Rivercats.

Chris Iannetta attempted to get the Rockies back in the game in the bottom of the fifth inning, as he hit a solo home run off of Bumgarner to get the Rockies within five runs; however, the Giants were not going to relinquish this lead.

Steven Duggar got in on the act in the top of the eighth inning, as he singled to left field to score Pablo Sandoval and Williamson, who scored for the third time on the evening.

Luis Tapia doubled in the bottom of the eighth inning, as he once again got the Rockies within five runs, but the Giants blew the game wide open in the top of the ninth inning and this lead was too insurmountable.

Brandon Crawford, who came up with the big two-run home run in Sundays come-from-behind win over the Cincinnati Reds wanted to get in on the act and he singled to right field to scored Buster Posey and Longoria.

Tyler Austin gave the Giants a nine-run lead, as he hit a two-run triple that scored Crawford and Pillar.

Joe Panik then followed the Austin triple up with a single of his own to close out the scoring for the victorious Giants, who scored their most runs in a game this season.

NOTES: Williamson was not the only one on the move for the Giants on the day, as the team purchased the contract of infielder Donovan Solano and reliever Williams Jerez from Sacramento. After Mondays 12-4 to the Reds at Great American Ballpark, the team sent Mike Gerber and Pat Venditte to Sacramento. Gerber was eventually outrighted to Sacramento; however, he opted to become a free agent and Yangervis Solarte was designated for assignment.

Venditte was also designated for assignment.

UP NEXT: Derek Holland is scheduled to be activated from the 10-day disabled list to start the second of the three-game series. Holland is on the injured list with a bone bruise on the index finger on his pitching hand.

Jon Gray goes to the mound for the Rockies, as he looks to pick up his first ever win against the Giants. In his career, a span of seven starts, Gray is 0-3 with a 5.18 ERA.

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast with Barbara Mason: Decision at Kentucky Derby impacts the event; Warriors-Rockets could be evenly matched teams; plus more

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On That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 How much of an impact was the decision of the officials at the Kentucky Derby to eliminate and disqualify Maximum Security and allow Country House the winner? The first time a winning horse has ever been disqualified in 145 years.

#2 With the Golden State Warriors, you never know what team is going to show up, They handled the Houston Rockets in first two games with a four-point win in Game 1 and a six-point win in Game 2, but it was Game 3 where they lost to the Rockets by five and lost another one in game 4 on Wednesday night as the series is tied 2-2.

#3 After having two comeback victories against the Cincinnati Reds during their four-game series, the San Francisco Giants split with the Reds, losing Monday. Giants starter Drew Pomeranz got lit up in 1.2 innings, nine hits and seven runs. While striking out two batters, Pomeranz continues to labor in the 12-4 loss.

#4 The LPGA Mediheal Championship was held at Lake Merced in Daly City from April 29th through May 5th. The leaderboard showed Sei Young Kim taking the $270,000 winnings finishing on top with a par 281 on Sunday.

#5 The San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche battled in Game 6. The Avs came away with a 4-3 win to tie the series in overtime 3-3, to force a Game 7, bringing the game back to San Jose.

Barbara Mason is filling in for Amaury Pi-Gonzalez for That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast at www,sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: Spanish Broadcasts in the MLB

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By: Amaury Pi-Gonzalez

Demographics show that there are 52 million people of Hispanic/Latino descent in the United States of America. This is 16.7% of the population and the largest minority. The next Census will be in 2020. There are a lot of opinions and controversy regarding those Hispanic/Latinos who did not report in the past Census because they may be undocumented. The first US Census was taken in 1790, and since then, it has been taken every 10 years.

Since 2000, legal immigrants as a whole to the US number approximately 1,000,000 per year. The US leads the world in this category. Recent US government statistics project that at the conclusion of this year, the US might have another million that came in as undocumented, most of whom would be Hispanic/Latinos.

Here are the MLB who schedule Spanish broadcasts: Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers.

Some teams employ their Spanish broadcasters, while others are employed by radio stations. With these stats, the Hispanic/Latino audiences are increasing, especially now that the MLB has become more international, playing regular season games in Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Depending on the size of the Hispanic/Latino market, the local teams should not ignore this potential source of revenue. This segment of the population is very passionate and loyal following their respective teams. Also, sponsors should not be ignored. Regardless of legal status, we all work, pay taxes, buy soda pop, hot dogs, beer and nachos.

I have witnessed this growth of the Hispanic market during the last 40 years.

Hasta la vista amigos!