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Oakland A’s podcast with Joey Friedman: A’s just can’t do anything with Jays on the verge of getting swept

Published on April 28, 2019April 28, 2019 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

sfexaminer.com file photo: Oakland A’s pitcher Chris Bassitt delivers a pitch against the Los Angeles Angels on June 15, 2018. He will be the starting pitcher against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Joey Friedman:

#1 After the Toronto Blue Jays were swept in a brief two-game series by the visiting San Francisco Giants on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Oakland A’s came into Rogers Centre and are on the cusp of getting swept in a three-game series.

#2 The A’s faced the Jays starter Aaron Sanchez on Saturday and the A’s, who have a lot of pop in their lineup, were lucky to even get a pop up off Sanchez, who gave up only a run in five innings against the A’s.

#3 The A’s have a 6-12 record against right-handed pitching as opposed to 8-3 against lefties. This is something no doubt that the Jays have studied film on and have dominated the A’s in their meetings this season.

#4 Former Oakland A’s Eric Sogard scored a run after hitting a double on Saturday and has hit safely in all nine games he has played for the Jays. Sogard is hitting .400, three doubles and two home runs.

#5 It’s the A’s last chance to snap the Jays’ five-game winning streak against them as they will start pitcher Chris Bassitt (1-0, 0.00 ERA) against Trent Thornton (0-3, 5.79 ERA) for Toronto.

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

Sanchez hits grand slam in Yankees’ 6-4 win over Giants

Published on April 27, 2019April 27, 2019 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO — It seems that a trip to the West Coast did not cool off the New York Yankees, despite the fact that they have a major league-high 13 players on the injured list.

Gary Sanchez hit a grand slam into the left-center bleachers, as part of a five run fifth inning and the Yankees would go on to defeat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 in front of 33,971 at Oracle Park.

It was the first career grand slam for Sanchez, his seventh home run of the season and his first since being activated from the injured list on April 24.

J.A. Happ pitched seven strong innings, allowing zero runs on five hits, walking no one and striking out two, as he won for the first time in 2019.

D.J. LeMahieu got the ball rolling for the Yankees in the top of the third inning, as he singled to left field off the glove of Evan Longoria that allowed Cameron Maybin to score from second base.

The Yankees blew the game wide open in the fifth inning, as Derek Holland got roughed up for a five-run inning, as Luke Voit was hit by a pitch that scored LeMahieu and then Sanchez launched his seventh home run of the season.

Cameron Maybin beat out an infield single to Yangervis Solarte, then after a Thairo Estrada single, Happ bunted into a fiedlers choice that retired Maybin at third base, then LeMahieu walked to load the bases, after a Voit hit by a pitch that saw LeMahieu score from third base, Sanchez hit a grand slam that lit up Oracle Park with the throngs of Yankees fans like the Christmas Tree in Rockefeller Plaza.

The Giants as a team could not figure out Happ all day, as they got two hits off the left-hander and lost for the second time in a row against the Bronx Bombers.

Solarte finally got the Giants on the board, as he hit his first home run of the season off of Luis Sessa in the bottom of the ninth inning, as he hit a three-run home run.

It was Solartes first home run as a member of the Giants, and his first home run since July 22, 2018, while playing for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Baltimore Orioles.

Eric Kratz cut the Yankees down to 6-4, as he hit his first home run of the season, and it was the fifth career pinch hit home run for Kratz.

The last time Kratz hit a pinch-hit home run came on August 18, 2014 for the Kansas City Royals against the Minnesota Twins (Anthony Swarzak) at Target Field.

Buster Posey stayed hot, as he went 2-for-4 at the plate, and is hitting .345 (10-for-29) over his last nine games with four doubles and a home run and seven runs batted in.

NOTES: Brandon Belt moved to right field in the eighth inning, as it was the first time that he played in right field since April 23, 2017 and the fourth time in his career.

When Tyler Austin threw out Gleyber Torres at third base, it was the 10th outfield assist of the season for the Giants, breaking the tie for the most in the major leagues. Prior to the Austin assist, the Giants were tied with the defending World Champion Boston Red Sox and the Miami Marlins for the most in the majors with nine.

The Sanchez grand slam was the third that was allowed by Holland, and the first since July 2,2011, while pitching for the Texas Rangers. Hanley Ramirez, then playing for the Florida Marlins launched the grand slam against Holland.

Voits streak of reaching base was extended in that fifth inning when he drove in a run, as he reached on a hit by a pitch by Holland. It was the 37th consecutive game that Voit reached base, and is the second longest streak by a Yankees player since the start of 2005, when Mark Teixeira reached in 42 straight games from June 6-July 26, 2010.

Steven Duggar injured his right wrist when he went for that D.J. LeMahieu foul ball when he ran over the bullpen mound in the top of the first inning of Fridays game.

Tried to balance myself, said Duggar.

UP NEXT: Dereck Rodriguez looks to stop from sweeping the series, as he looks to improve to 4-2 on the season, while Domingo German looks to move to 5-1 on the season for the Yankees.

This will be the first career starts for each starter against their opponents.

Vlad Jr. Debuts, Jays Walk Off Over A’s 4-2

Published on April 26, 2019April 27, 2019 by Matthew HarringtonLeave a comment

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By Matthew Harrington

All eyes were on the A’s Friday night as they took on the Toronto Blue Jays. No, it wasn’t because of the man leading the galaxy in homers, Khris Davis, but instead on a Jays player with a Hall-of-Fame pedigree. Vlad Guerrero Jr., baseball’s top prospect, made his debut Friday night, “accounting” for the winning run in a 4-2 walk-off win. Former Athletic Eric Sogard homered and Brandon Drury hit a two-run walk-off jack. Robbie Grossman knocked in both A’s runs with a two-run homer.

Mike Fiers started for the A’s and had arguably his best start of the season going seven innings with six hits and the two earned runs. He was touched up by Sogard in the first. Randal Grichuk added another on an RBI single in the bottom of the third, but Fiers wriggled out with the no-decision after Grossman took reliever Joe Biagini deep to tie the game in the top of the eighth. Marcus Stroman started the game for the Jays and was once again lethal against Oakland, firing seven innings of one-hit ball after limiting the A’s to one run on eight innings in an earlier outing this season.

For Guerrero, the debut started off failing to live up to the hype. He was 0-for-3 heading into his ninth-inning at-bat. Guerrero worked a double off Yusmeiro Petit for a double. He was lifted for pinch-runner Alan Hanson who moved to third on a sacrifice bunt but was stranded after Teoscar Hernandez’s line-drive out. Drury hit the game-winning homer off Petit (0-1, 2.93 ERA) though to send the Toronto faithful home with a win. Closer Ken Giles (1-1, 2.19 ERA) wound up the winner with a clean top of the 9th, striking out two A’s while working around a hit.

Oakland will face Vlad Jr. and the Jays Saturday with Brett Anderson starting for Oakland and Aaron Sanchez taking the bump for Toronto.

LeMahieu, Voit lead Yankees to 7-3 victory over Giants

Published on April 26, 2019April 27, 2019 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO — In their first appearance at Oracle Park in nearly 12 years, the New York Yankees showed why they are on a roll lately.

Gleyber Torres got it going in the first inning, as he doubled in DJ LeMahieu, who led off the game with a double of his own and the Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-3 before a crowd of 34,950 at Oracle Park.

With the victory, the Yankees have won seven out of their last eight and improve to 4-1 on their three-city, nine-game road trip thru Anaheim, San Francisco and Arizona.

The top three Yankees hitters in the lineup of Torres, LeMahieu and Luke Voit went a combined 8-for-13 with six runs scored and four runs batted in.

Cameron Maybin drove in the second run of the inning, as he singled in Torres, while Gio Urshela went to second. Urshela singled just before Maybin. Madison Bumgarner was able to regroup, as he got Austin Romine to groundout to Bumgarner and then Mike Tauchman struck out swinging to end the inning.

It may have taken 26 games, but the Giants finally scored in the first inning, as Tyler Austin singled, then Brandon Belt doubled Austin to third and then Buster Posey hit a sacrifice fly to Maybin that allowed Austin to score.

Urshela drove in the Yankees third run of the evening, as he singled to left field to score Voit, who singled to lead off the third inning, went to second on a Torres sacrifice bunt and then scored on the Urshela single. Urshela advanced an additional 90 feet, when Belt misplayed the ball in left field.

Voit got in on the act in the top of the fifth inning, as he doubled to left to score LeMahieu, as Voit stretched streak of reaching base up to 37 games in a row.

The power-hitting first baseman ended the night by going 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and three RBIs.

Steven Duggar came up with the defensive play of the night in that fifth inning, as he threw out Voit attempting to go to third base. It was the ninth outfield assist of the season for the Giants, tying them for the most in the major leagues with the Boston Red Sox and the Miami Marlins.

The Yankees lengthened their lead in the top of the sixth inning, as Thairo Estrada picked up his first major league RBI, as he singled to center field to score Austin Romine.

Buster Posey cut the Yankees lead down to 5-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning, as he doubled to score Austin and then Yangervis Solarte drove in Posey, as he singled.

It was a nice return to the Bay Area for LeMahieu, who played for the Colorado Rockies from 2012-2018, and began his career with the Chicago Cubs in 2011.

James Paxton pitched a great game for the Yankees, as he went 5.2 innings, giving up three runs on five hits, walking two and striking out eight and improved to 3-2 on the season.

Bumgarner also went 5.2 innings, allowing five runs, on five hits, while not walking a batter and striking out five and saw his record fall to 1-4 on the season.

The 11 hits allowed by Bumgarner tied a career-high, as it was the fourth time that he gave up 11 hits in a game. The last time that Bumgarner gave up 11 hits in the same game was on September 11, 2012 against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

NOTES: With their run in the first inning, the Giants now have been outscored 16-1 in the opening frame and are now 9-for-84 at the plate, a .107 clip.

While the Yankees have a MLB-high 13 players on the injured list, the Giants have just one player on the IL, as Johnny Cueto is on the 60-day disabled list, while he recovers from Tommy John surgery.

Jordan Montgomery, Dellin Betances, Jacoby Ellsbury, Didi Gregorius, Ben Heller, Aaron Hicks, Luis Severino, Giancarlo Stanton, Miguel Andujar, Troy Tulowitzki, Greg Bird, Aaron Judge and Clint Frazier are the 13 Yankees currently on the injured list.

This day in Giants history, Cueto threw his first shutout in a Giants uniform, as he shutout the San Diego Padres 1-0. It was also the 100th win of Cuetos career.

On this date in 1961, Roger Maris hit his first of his 61 home runs of the season, as the Yankees defeated the Detroit Tigers 13-11 in 10 innings at Tiger Stadium. Mickey Mantle, who hit 54 home runs that season hit home runs from both sides of the plate, as he hit a two-run home run in the top of the eighth inning and then another two-run home run in the top of the 10th inning.

Also on this date in 2005, Alex Rodriguez hit three home runs and drove in 10 runs, as the Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 12-4. Rodriguez became just the second Yankees player to drive in 10 or more runs in a game, trailing Tony Lazzeri, who drove in 11 runs on May 24, 1936, as the Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 25-2.

UP NEXT: Derek Holland takes the mound for the Giants, as he makes his sixth start of the season and the 220th start of his career. This will be the 11th career start for Holland against the Yankees, as he is 1-7 with a 6.38 ERA.

J.A. Happ will head to the hill for the Yankees in the middle game of this three-game series, as he looks for his first win of the season against two losses. In his career versus the Giants, Happ is 1-4 with a 4.80 ERA in five career starts.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: Most on IL at one time for Yankees; Giants coming off two-game sweep in Toronto

Published on April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

bleacherreport.com file photo: The New York Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton, who just recovered from a biceps injury, is now out with a sore left shoulder injury and will not be in the lineup against the San Francisco Giants tonight at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

On the San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael:

#1 The New York Yankees, who are in San Francisco tonight, had 13 players on the IL, which included starters and pitchers the most in April for the Yanks.

#2 The Yankees, who open a three-game series with the Giants tonight at Oracle, have won six of their last seven, which is pretty impressive considering all the injuries that they’ve had.

#3 The Yankees’ Giancarlo Stanton, who suffered from a biceps injury since April 1st has recovered from that injury, but now is suffering from a left shoulder injury and will not be in the lineup tonight.

#4 The Giants are coming off a two-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays from Tuesday and Wednesday’s games at Rogers Centre. The Giants got wins 7-6 and 4-0.

#5 The Yankees will start James Paxon (2-2, 3.10 ERA) against the Giants Madison Bumgarner (1-3, 3.66 ERA). Miguel talks about this matchup, which is expected to be a pretty pitching duel to open the series.

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

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: Venezuelan MLB Players Are Moving Families to the US

Published on April 25, 2019 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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By: Amaury Pi-Gonzalez

According to the United Nations’ estimate, more than three million Venezuelans have left Venezuela. Most of them left by foot into neighboring Colombia. Nicolas Maduro, the socialist dictator of Venezuela and disciple of Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro, has destroyed the economy of what was once the richest country in Latin America. Venezuela was one of the world’s top oil producers. Venezuela’s current exodus is the biggest in the world at this time. No country has lost more people during the last two years than Venezuela.

Since last season, I have spoken to numerous Venezuelan-born MLB players. They are second to Dominican Republic-born players as of today — as far as Latin American-born players playing in the big leagues goes. The majority of them, especially the ones established as stars, could not take the risk of coming to the US to play for their teams and leave their families behind. It is way too risky, especially in the case of MLB players who everybody knows makes millions of dollars. They expose their families to kidnapping for money and violence against women and children of these families. Because of the untenable situation, and the internet, which is read by people all over the world, I did not wanted to disclose the names of these players.

It is a sad state of affairs for the land of Simon Bolivar (El Libertador).

Translation: The Liberator, who fought against Spain for the independence of Venezuela in the 1800’s. To make it simpler, Simon Bolivar was like the Abraham Lincoln of Venezuela. One of Bolivar’s revolutionary ideas was to make all of South America, one big nation like the United States of America, but the United States of South America. It would have to include Brazil, the largest country of South America and Latin America. Obviously, history has it as a great idea, which would have made South America one of the richest and biggest countries in the world, but it never materialized.

Venezuela is the home country of Hall of Fame player Luis Aparicio and many other players that have played in the US. It is the land of great shortstops: Chico Carrasquel, Luis Aparico, Dave Concepcion, Omar Vizquel, Ozzie Guillen and vice versa. In the future, Venezuelan-born playersmimi like Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera will be inducted into the HOF.

We can all hope that Venezuela’s situation can be resolved soon and the country can make a comeback and be a democracy for their people. Like in most of Latin American countries (and dictatorships), the government does not suffer, it is the common people that today in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, which was once a thriving metropolis, have to wait hours in line just to get clean water. The hospitals are in shambles and in need of medicine. Food is scarce and when there is a demonstration against Maduro, it is not a few thousand that take to the streets, but hundreds of thousands.

As of today, some 51 countries in the world, including the US, recognize Juan Guaido, the young opposition leader, as the real Venezuelan President. I pray that there will be no civil war in Venezuela because that would be a bloody one for a great country.

Giants gear up for Yankees this weekend

Published on April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 by jeremy2878Leave a comment

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By Jeremy Harness

The Giants are riding a bit of a winning streak, and they look to add to the momentum against a New York Yankees team that is struggling to put a lineup together these days.

Left-hander Madison Bumgarner (1-3, 3.66 ERA) will take the hill Friday night at Oracle Park, and he will go up against Yankees lefty James Paxton (2-2, 3.10 ERA) when the two teams kick off a three-game weekend series.

The Giants and Yankees last met at Yankee Stadium in July 2016, when New York took two of the three-game series. New York also holds the all-time regular-season series advantage over the Giants, 5-4, while they have seen each other several times in the postseason, dating back to 1921.

Meanwhile, the Yankees are dealing with all kinds of injuries, and the Giants might be catching them at the right time.

Slugger Giancarlo Stanton has been getting ready to return to the lineup after being down since April 1 with a biceps injury. However, the return has been put on hold for now, as he is now reportedly suffering from a sore left shoulder.

The other big cog in the lineup, Aaron Judge, became sidelined after suffering what has been called a “pretty significant” oblique injury this past weekend. All of this means that neither player will be playing this weekend at Oracle Park for the three-game series.

The Yankees have also been without infielders Aaron Hicks and Troy Tulowitzki as well as right-hander Luis Severino, and they will be out of the lineup until further notice.

Lefty Derek Holland (1-3, 4.33 ERA) will take the ball Saturday afternoon opposite New York righty J.A. Happ (0-2, 5.96 ERA), while Dereck Rodriguez (3-2, 3.54 ERA) goes for the Giants Sunday afternoon against Yankees righty Domingo German (4-1, 1.75 ERA).

A’s Report: Alameda County, A’s reach agreement for possible 50% Coliseum purchase

Published on April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 by Sports Radio ServiceLeave a comment

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By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Thursday, April 25, 2019

On Tuesday, the Athletics announced that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve the term sheet between the County and the Oakland Athletics providing for the possible purchase by the A’s of the County’s 50 percent interest in the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Complex for $85 million.

The County Board of Supervisors and the A’s will now work to draft acquisition documents based on the non-binding term sheet. The final acquisition documents will require approval by the Board of Supervisors.

The Coliseum site is currently owned jointly by the City of Oakland and Alameda County. If the transaction is finalized, the A’s will own the County’s 50 percent interest in the site.

In November 2018, the A’s unveiled their vision for the redevelopment of the Coliseum site, seeking to transform the current Coliseum site in ways that will address several specific community needs and opportunities expressed by East Oakland residents.

Working with the city, public agencies, and community residents, the A’s seek to revitalize the Coliseum site by pulling the adjacent neighborhood fabric into the site and creating new economic, cultural, and recreational opportunities.

Preliminary plans include a large park, surrounded by substantial new housing, including affordable housing, a skills center, community gathering space, office and retail developments, and restaurants.

The new park would be anchored by the two focal points of Oakland sports history: Oracle Arena, repurposed as a concert and cultural events center; and the original Coliseum baseball diamond, preserved to inspire the next generation of ballplayers.

There was, however, no further statement concerning the possible construction of a new baseball stadium on the current Coliseum site.

OL’ CROOKED HAT TIES CY
Around the Turn of the Century, “Cy” Young pitched in 906 major league games. A’s reliever Fernando Rodney pitched his 906th career game last Saturday against Toronto.

There is, of course, a difference. Hall of Famer Young started 815 of his games, and Rodney has not started a game since his MLB debut in 2002.

Rodney, by the way, is fifth on the all-time list for games without a start. John Franco is first with 1,119, followed by Kent Tekulve with 1,050, Trevor Hoffman (1,035) and Francisco Rodriguez (948).

Rodney is also the last active MLB player who was born in the 1970s.

A’s FACE TORONTO THIS WEEKEND
The A’s will try to avenge a three-game sweep they suffered at the hands of Toronto last week, when they start a three-game weekend home series against the Blue Jays on Friday.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the Blue Jays’ top prospect, is expected to be in the Toronto lineup. Guerrero was called up from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday. He was hitting .367, with a .424 OBP, three home runs and eight RBIs at Buffalo.

Friday’s probables are righthanders Marcus Stroman (1-3, 1.76) for Toronto and Mike Fiers (2-2, 8.28) for Oakland.

Pomeranz, Giants shut down Jays 4-0

Published on April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 by jeremy2878Leave a comment

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By Jeremy Harness

With the exception of the bullpen, which has been outstanding all season, the Giants have been a tough team to figure out. The starters have been inconsistent, and the bats have been the same.

However, they seem to have it figured out for the time being, particularly after a 4-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre Wednesday afternoon. After losing two straight series on the road, the Giants swept the two-game series from the Blue Jays and have now won three straight games.

Drew Pomeranz was in complete control of his stuff Wednesday afternoon. He got his first win of the season by giving up only a pair of hits over six innings, walking two and striking out five hitters while throwing only 87 pitches in the process.

Reyes Moronta and Trevor Gott took over for Pomeranz and kept up the stellar bullpen play that has been the staple of the Giants thus far this season. The two hurlers combined to keep Toronto off the scoreboard as well as the bases.

Brandon Belt, the first baseman with the huge hole in his swing, appeared to have that hole covered up on Wednesday, launched a double into the gap in left-center to bring in Steven Duggar in the top of the fourth to open the scoring.

One inning later, Pablo Sandoval launched a solo homer well over the right-field wall against Toronto starter and World Series champion Clay Buchholz. The Giants tacked on a pair of runs in the sixth with RBI doubles by Buster Posey and Evan Longoria.

Kevin Pillar, the former Blue Jay who was greeted with a giant sign that read “Thank You Kevin” as he trotted out to center field for both games, also pitched in a double on Thursday.

Buchholz, meanwhile, was tagged for all four Giants runs on six hits and struck out two batters.

A’s sweep the Rangers out of Oakland with a 6-5 win in the series finale

Published on April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 by Charlie O. MalloneeLeave a comment

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By Charlie O. Mallonee

The Oakland Athletics completed a sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 6-5 win on Wednesday afternoon at the Coliseum. The victory did not come easily. The A’s had to battle the boys from Texas and finally won it in the bottom of the ninth in a walkoff.

As the A’s came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning, the game was tied at five runs apiece. Matt Chapman grounded out to lead off the inning. Stephen Piscotty then singled up the middle to give the A’s a baserunner. Khris Davis flied out for the second out of the inning. Piscotty moved up to second base with a steal. Chad Pinder singled to right and Piscotty was able to score the winning run for the A’s.

The A’s record improved to 14-13 with the win. The Rangers dropped to 12-11 with the loss. Blake Treinen (1-1) picked up the victory while Chris Martin (0-2) was saddled with the loss.

Seven of the 11 runs scored in the contest came via home runs. The A’s recorded two home runs. The Rangers recorded three round-trippers.

A’s key performances

Oakland starting pitcher Aaron Brooks gave up three earned runs in 5.0 innings of work. He tied a career-high with seven strikeouts. Brooks did not issue a base-on-balls. Unfortunately, Brooks did not figure into the final decision.
The A’s relievers gave up two runs which allowed the Rangers to tie the game. Soria was charged with a Blown Save after he gave up an earned run in the seventh inning.
Blake Treinen walked two and struck out one Ranger en route to picking up the win. He has now pitched 28.0 consecutive scoreless innings at the Coliseum dating back to July 31, 2018.
Marcus Semien had a 2-for-5 game that included a 3-run home run. Semien is currently batting .321 with five doubles and three home runs.
Stephen Piscotty has picked up a hit in each of his last six games. He is hitting .522 (12-for-23) over that stretch. Wednesday was also his 500th career game.
Chad Pinder’s walkoff single was his the first walkoff hit of his career. Pinder now has three consecutive multi-hit games.

Texas stars

Nomar Mazara recorded the third multi-home run game of his career on Wednesday as he went yard against Brooks and Petit. Mazara now has four home on the season.
Logan Forsythe had a big day at the plate for Texas. He went 2-for-3 with a home run, a double and a walk.
Pitcher Kyle Dowdy made his first career start against the A’s and allowed three runs (all earned) on four hits in 3.0 innings on the hill.
Texas used four pitchers in the game.

Up Next

The A’s have Thursday off and will start a three-game series in Toronto with the Blue Jays on Friday. Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. will make his MLB debut for the Blue Jays on Friday night.

The Rangers head to Seattle for a four-game series that begins on Thursday night.