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That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Skubal pitches 7 innings of shutout ball to help Dodgers clinch for the postseason; Guardians overtake ChiSox lead AL central by half game; plus more news

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Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tarik Skubal pitched seven innings of shutout ball against the Cincinnati Reds on Mon Sep 14, 2026 (AP News photo)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Can Tarik Skubal continue his dominant postseason form after throwing seven scoreless innings to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to their record-tying 14th consecutive playoff berth?

#2 Can the Cleveland Guardians overtake the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central during their crucial three-game series, with the division race separated by only a half-game?

#3 Can the New York Yankees officially clinch a playoff berth soon after Cam Schlittler’s spectacular one-hit, six-inning performance against the Mets?

#4 Can the Houston Astros recover from being swept by the Tampa Bay Rays and hold off the Texas Rangers, who are now only one game behind in the AL West?

#5 Can the San Diego Padres maintain their strong wild-card position after sweeping the San Francisco Giants, while Fernando Tatis Jr. and the Padres’ other key hitters continue their late-season surge?.

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.

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: With the 2026 Season Ending , What’s Up with the A’s?

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Sacramento A’s manager Mark Kotsay says Sacramento could support an MLB team but the A’s have been drawing an average of 9,000 plus per game in a 14,000 seat minor league park. Will Sacramento be considered seriously for MLB expansion? (AP file photo)

With the 2026 Season Ending, What’s Up with the A’s?

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

Amaury Pi-González

The A’s are coming to the end of the 2026 season. They weren’t expected to contend; however, they also weren’t expected to lose 100 games. Today, they are 61-89 with 12 games left. They have a good chance of falling short of 100 losses, which is a good thing. The last time the team lost 100 games was in 2023, when they finished 50-112 in Oakland. It was a different story back then; there was still some hope, remote, but still there, of staying in the city of Oakland, where they played for 57 years. But it was a perfect storm: shaky A’s ownership, fans at the Coliseum chanting “sell, sell, the City of Oakland in transition, inept Mayors with poor leadership- the result. Adiós, Bay Area.

Just  12 games left this season; below is how the A’s rank (Obviously, the number could change in the next two weeks, but it will not be by much)

-2026 American League is made up of 15 teams (Below is the story of the 2026 A’s)

(Offense)… No.6 …246 average….656 runs scored….183 home runs. The strongest part of this team.

(Defense) No.14 (next to last) with a .988 fielding percentage and 70 errors. An ongoing weakness.

(Pitching) A’s are No. 15 and last in the American League with a combined team ERA of 5.33. They struggled with high ERAs in a hitter-friendly home

ballpark in West Sacramento; this was their biggest hurdle, and they failed.

A few months ago, just after Spring Training had ended, I wrote that this 2026 A’s team would go as far as their pitching takes them. They should finish in penultimate place in the AL West, just above the recently sold LA Angels, who own the cellar again.

Other 2026 happenings:

On August 7, the team parted ways with their General Manager, David Forst, a good man, but that was hardly a surprise.

A’s manager Mark Kotsay said Sacramento has shown it can support an MLB team. That doesn’t seem to be the case.

A’s average attendance: 9,916. Capacity for Sutter Health Park: 14,000

With 6 home games left (as of this article), the A’s total attendance is 743,673. Ranked No. 15 and last in the American League, this should not be a surprise; after all, this park is a minor league facility, it is what it is folks.

2026 A’s are the only team in MLB that did not draw 1 million fans. 2025 A’s attendance in Sacramento was 768,464. Last time the A’s drew over 1 million, they were in Oakland in 2019

The A’s are expected to play another season, 2027, in Sacramento (the season is threatened by an owners’ lockout) and then move to their new park in Las Vegas in 2028

This will be my final article on the 2026 A’s. I wish everyone working for the A’s a great and healthy off-season.

Quote:

  • “You could be a kid for as long as you want when you play baseball.” — Cal Ripken Jr

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.

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Cardinals Outlast Giants Winning Game One 2-1; Loss is SF’s fourth straight

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San Francisco Giants Jonah Cox (53) is caught stealing as the St Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn (0) places a tag in the top of the sixth inning at Busch Stadium in St Louis on Mon Sep 14, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Monday evening the San Francisco Giants (62-88) took on the St. Louis Cardinals (74-76) at Busch Stadium amid some steamy conditions with rain forecast Tuesday and Wednesday. The Cards ended up edging the Giants with a 2-1 one run win on Monday to open up the road trip.

Through the first three innings it was a pitchers duel. Starting pitcher for the Giants got into a bit of trouble in the bottom of the first inning giving up a single and a walk but he closed out the inning.

The Cardinals starter Quinn Matthews breezed through the first three innings already striking out four Giant at-bats going three and out in every inning. After five innings, Matthews was cruising going three and out with exception of the fourth inning where he gave up a walk. San Francisco was still looking for their first hit.

San Francisco got into a bit of a jam in the bottom of the fifth inning making three pitching changes in the inning. The Cardinals put two runs up on the scoreboard taking a 2-0 lead.

The Giants would finally get their offense going scoring a run in the top of the sixth inning cutting the St. Louis lead in half 2-1. This game went into the bottom of the eighth with St. Louis still leading 2-1 and San Francisco was three outs away from a loss in game one. The Giants got two runners on base in the top of the ninth but just couldn’t bring them home losing game one.

GAME RECAP

St. Louis starting pitcher Quinn Matthews went three and out to open this game. Giants starter Landen Roupp allowed a couple of runners on base giving up a single and a walk. This scoreless game went into the second inning.

Again it was all Matthews going three and out. Roupp gave up a double and another walk but kept the Cardinals off the scoreboard.

This game continued along the same path in the third inning with Matthews striking out a couple more Giants and going three and out. Roupp was holding pretty steady giving up a couple of singles but no runs.

San Francisco got their first runner on base in the top of the fourth inning via a walk but remained hitless. St. Louis pitcher Matthews was crushing it through four his pitch count at 56.

Giant’s pitcher Roupp got his first three and out in the bottom of the fourth. His pitch count was at 69 and this game had turned into a good old-fashion pitcher’s duel. St. Louis had four hits through the first four innings. Both teams were looking for a break-through, and the first run of the game.

Matthews got his seventh strikeout in the top of the fifth inning and another one, two, three inning. Roupp got into a bit of a jam in the bottom of the fifth giving up a single and a walk putting two Cardinal runners on base with one out. There would be a pitching change for the Giants with Reiver Sanmartin relieving Roupp who was not at all pleased much of his angst due to the calls at the plate by the umpire.

Sanmartin loaded up the bases giving up a couple of runs and the San Francisco bullpen got busy. Sanmartin was shakey from the start and he was out. Now it would be up too Joel Kuhnel to get the Giants out of a big-time jam. He got a strike out and a ground out and the Giants had avoided further damage trailing 2-0.

The San Francisco offense came to life in the top of the sixth inning. Grant McCray started off the inning with a double. Jonah Cox singled, McGray scored from second base and the Giants were on the scoreboard cutting the St. Louis lead in half 2-1. Kuhnel went three and out in the bottom of the inning.

The Giants had a great chance in the top of the seventh inning to do some damage putting three runners on base with two outs. There would be a pitching change for St. Louis with Justin Bruhl relieving Matthews who had pitched a great game until the seventh inning rolled around.

He had gone 6 2/3 innings. Bruhl went to work getting out of the inning which was huge for St. Louis. The Giants Trent Harris relieved Joel Kuhnel and went three and out in the bottom of the inning.

The Cardinals Ryne Stanek relieved Bruhl striking out both Christian Koss and Jonah Cox in the top of the eighth inning. He went on to give up a single and a walk finally getting the third out and San Francisco got nothing in the inning and were three outs away from losing game one.

The Cardinals would be looking for some insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Leo Bernal got his third hit of the game but not much else and the Cardinals would be pinning their hopes on to Riley O’Brien to close out this game.

Nate Furman struck out, but Jung Hoo Lee hit a single and the Giants had the tying run on base and the go-ahead run at the plate. Drew Cavanaugh drew a walk and San Francisco had two runners on base with only one out.

Grant McCray struck out and the Giants were one out away from the loss with Christian Koss their final hope. A wild pitch advanced the runners to second and third and the Giants just needed that one hit. Unfortunately Koss grounded out and that was the ball game, the Cardinals winning game one of the series 2-1.

GAME NOTES

The Giants got excellent pitching from starter Landen Roupp. He pitched into the fifth inning and kept the Cardinals scoreless for much of his outing. It did seem that he did enough to remain in the game which made his removal in the fifth inning interesting.

There were three pitching changes in the fifth inning with Reiver Sanmartin giving up two hits and a walk being relieved by Joel Kuhnel who got out of the inning. It seemed that the pitching change came back to bite them. The Giants held St. Louis to only two runs which in most cases is good enough to win most games.

The only run of the day came in the sixth inning for the Giants when Jonah Cox delivered an RIB single. This was a huge at-bat giving San Francisco a chance to get back in the game.

The Giants remained competitive throughout once they started hitting. This was not a sloppy or high-scoring game and San Francisco was in the game throughout. They did have their opportunities to tie or even take the lead but were unable to cash in. Their pitching was very good and sure gave them a legitimate chance to win.

The biggest missed opportunity for the Giants was when they loaded the bases in the seventh inning coming away empty. In a 2-1 game that is huge. The timely hit they so badly needed could have completely changed the outcome.

They had limited scoring opportunities and San Francisco had to take advantage of them but came up short. This has been a problem for the team. The pitching is good but the work at the plate does not consistently deliver.

The bottom line is that the Giants could have won this winnable low-scoring game. The pitching was good enough, the game close enough and the Cardinals were not dominating San Francisco. It was that seventh inning that spelled out this loss.

Tuesday the Giants will be looking to bounce back in game two and tie up the series. Blade Tidwell will start for the Giants in game two. He has an 0-2 win/loss record and a 4.82 ERA. St. Louis will feature Andre Pallante on the mound. He is having a good season with a 12-6 win/loss record and a 3.45 ERA. First pitch for this game is scheduled for 4:45 PM

San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic: Giants swept by Padres in 6-4 loss; SF Loses Devers for season

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San Francisco Giants Andrew Knizner (right) celebrates with Shay Whitcomb (13) after hitting a home run in the bottom of the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Sep 13, 2026 (AP News photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Marko Ukalovic;

#1 How did Scott Bandura perform in his MLB debut going 1-3 with a run and a hit and an base on balls, and what stood out about his first game with the Giants?

#2 What impact did Jung Hoo Lee have offensively and defensively for San Francisco?

#3 How would you evaluate Logan Webb’s performance against the Padres’ lineup?

#4 How does the loss of Rafeal Devers for the rest of the season due to a core injury impact the club?

#5 What could Shay Whitcomb and the rest of the Giants have done differently to turn the 6–4 loss into a victory?

Marko Ukalovic does the San Francisco Giants podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento A’s podcast Daniel Dullum: A’s Law Dog hits a right centerfield two run walk off homer to defeat M’s 8-7

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Sacramento A’s Lawrence Butler (4) slugs a 405 foot home run to right center field in the bottom of the first inning as Seattle M’s catcher Jhonny Pereda (5) and plate umpire Andy Fletcher will watch it fly at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Sun Sep 13, 2026 (Golden Bay Times photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Daniel Dullum:

#1 Daniel, Lawrence Butler hit a game winning bottom of the ninth two run walk off home run to wrap up the game for a 8-7 win at Sutter Health Park. The A’s were down in the ninth 7-6 with Zack Gelof on base and Butler cleared the right centerfield fence for the walk off.

#2 A’s are going good they have now won four of their last five games and this team got hot going back to Aug 2 when they topped the Texas Rangers 9-2 avoiding a sweep at that time and have gone 7-3 since then.

#3 Butler hit two home runs in Sunday’s game and looking back on Aug 2 in Texas had a team meeting and that lit the fuse he was slumping in the first half of the season and now has come back with vengence and after hitting around .155 before the break and now in mid September has improved to .230 and has been one of the key guys in the line up.

#4 What can you also say about Henry Bolte whose been the lead off man scored a run in Sunday’s game where every run has counted to edge the M’s and take two out of three. Bolte even though he went 0-3 scored a crucial run and is hitting .275 in the lead off role.

#5 A’s take Mon Sep 14th off and open up a three game series in Tampa Bay against the Rays on Tuesday night Sep 15 in St Petersburg. Starting pitchers for Sacramento RHP Jack Perkins (3-11 ERA 6.53) for Tampa Bay RHP Griffin Jax (7-10 ERA 3.99) first pitch 3:40pm PDT.

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

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Sacramento A’s game wrap: Butler Has Last Word as A’s Steal an 8-7 Thrill

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Lawrence Butler runs the bases after hitting a first inning home run for the Sacramento A’s against the Seattle Mariners at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Sun Sep 13, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

WEST SACRAMENTO–In nine innings, two Lawrence Butler home runs and one furious comeback turned a four-run deficit into an 8-7 win over the Seattle Mariners. Butler’s second shot was a game-winning walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth, sending Zack Gelof home ahead of him and giving the Sacramento A’s the season series against the Mariners, seven games to six.

Gelof and Butler gave the A’s a dream start by going back-to-back in the first inning against Bryce Miller. Gelof drove a fly ball over the wall in left, and Butler followed with one to right-center for a 2-0 lead. The pair already belonged to a notable group before the game, joining Henry Bolte as three Athletics with at least ten home runs and ten stolen bases this season, only the eighth time in franchise history the club has had three such players.

Seattle erased the lead in the third. Jhonny Pereda doubled, and Randy Arozarena followed two batters later with a two-run homer to left. The Mariners then worked over Jacob Lopez in the fourth. Josh Naylor singled, Michael Arroyo walked and Weston Wilson loaded the bases with a single. Pereda’s sacrifice fly scored Naylor, J.P. Crawford brought home Arroyo with an infield single, and Arozarena greeted reliever Scott Blewett with another single that scored Wilson for a 5-2 Seattle advantage.

The Mariners added another run in the fifth when three walks helped bring Cal Raleigh home. Luis Medina took over with the bases loaded and struck out pinch-hitter Lazaro Montes, but Pereda drew a bases-loaded walk before J.P. Crawford grounded into a force play. At 6-2, Seattle appeared to have firm control.

The A’s changed the game in the seventh. Alika Williams opened the inning with a ground-rule double and Bolte was hit by a pitch. An Athletics challenge overturned the call on Jeff McNeil’s ground ball, turning it into an infield single and loading the bases. Gelof followed with a walk that scored Williams, and Butler’s groundout brought Bolte home.

Then Shea Langeliers, one day after being reinstated from the injured list following right-knee meniscus surgery, stepped up as a pinch hitter against Seranthony Domínguez. Langeliers lined a ball to right that deflected off Domínguez, scoring McNeil and Gelof to tie the game 6-6. Langeliers had undergone surgery after suffering a torn meniscus and had only returned to the active roster one day earlier.

Seattle answered in the eighth. Arozarena hit his second homer of the game, this one off Hogan Harris, to put the Mariners back in front 7-6. The A’s nearly answered in the bottom half when Williams doubled and reached third on Dominic Canzone’s throwing error, but Andrés Muñoz struck out Bolte and retired McNeil to keep Seattle ahead.

Elvis Alvarado handled the ninth without allowing a run, giving the top of the Athletics order one final chance. Gelof singled to left, bringing Butler to the plate as the potential winning run. Butler ended the discussion himself, lifting a two-run homer to right-center for his second homer of the game and an 8-7 victory.

The finish gave the Athletics their first season-series victory over Seattle since 2020 after dropping the previous five, a meaningful reversal against a division opponent that had given them trouble for years.

After Monday’s off day, the A’s open a three-game set at Tampa Bay on Tuesday, with Jack Perkins (3-11, 6.53 ERA, 119 K) facing Griffin Jax (7-10, 3.99 ERA, 103 K) at 3:40 p.m. Pacific.

Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has been covering sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for a variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, Golden Bay Times.

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Sacramento A’s game wrap: Mariners Turn the Dial to Nineteen; Seattle explodes on Sacramento pitching 19-1

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Sacramento A’s catcher Jonah Heim (right) attempts to make the put out on the Seattle M’s baserunner Michael Arroyo in the top of the fourth inning at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Sat Sep 12, 2026 (AP News photo)

Mariners Turn the Dial to Nineteen

By Mauricio Segura

WEST SACRAMENTO–The Seattle Mariners wasted little time putting the Sacramento Athletics in a hole so deep that they almost ended up playing the Beijing Tigers! The Mariners pounded out a 19-1 win behind five home runs, 22 hits and a lineup that produced runs in six different innings Saturday night.

Dominic Canzone opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the first after J.P. Crawford singled. One inning later, Randy Arozarena delivered the bigger blow. Weston Wilson singled, Crawford was hit by a pitch, and Arozarena sent a three-run homer to left-center to make it 5-0.

That ended Gage Jump’s outing after two innings. The rookie left-hander allowed five runs on five hits, including two homers. The early damage continued a season-long problem for the Athletics, who had already allowed 218 home runs before the game, second most in the majors.

The A’s showed a brief sign of life in the third. Henry Bolte drew a leadoff walk and reached third when Bryan Woo made a throwing error on Jeff McNeil’s fielder’s choice. Shea Langeliers then brought Bolte home on another fielder’s choice, trimming the deficit to 5-1. It was a notable return for Langeliers, who had been reinstated from the injured list after recovering from surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee.

Seattle quickly erased any thought of a comeback. Michael Arroyo doubled in the fourth and scored on Wilson’s single. Arozarena followed with another RBI single, stretching the lead to 7-1. In the fifth, Josh Naylor singled and Cole Young followed with a two-run homer to right-center.

Woo did the rest from the mound. The right-hander worked six innings, allowing one run on three hits with two walks and five strikeouts. The Athletics managed only one run against him despite putting runners at the corners in the first and again creating trouble in the third.

The Mariners were nowhere near finished. Arroyo hit a solo homer in the seventh, and Crawford followed later in the inning with a two-run shot after Wilson doubled. That pushed Seattle’s lead to 12-1.

The eighth inning turned the game into a rout. Victor Robles reached on an error, Julio Rodríguez singled, and Naylor doubled home Robles. Young drove in Rodríguez with a single, Arroyo singled home pinch-runner Brock Rodden, and Lazaro Montes drew a bases-loaded walk to force in another run. Seattle sent ten batters to the plate and scored four times.

By then, the Athletics had begun emptying the bench and rearranging the field. Carlos Cortes eventually moved from the outfield to the mound. He had already pitched eight times this season, making him the only position player in Athletics history to pitch more than five times in one season.

Seattle added three more runs in the ninth against Cortes. Cal Raleigh, Rodríguez and Rodden drew consecutive walks before Young lined a two-run single to left. Arroyo followed with a sacrifice fly, giving him another RBI in a game in which he also doubled, homered and singled.

Wilson finished with five hits, while Young drove in five runs. Crawford, Arozarena, Canzone, Young and Arroyo all homered. The Athletics, meanwhile, were held to five hits and did not score after the third inning.

The series wraps Sunday with left-hander Jacob Lopez (6-4, 4.78 ERA, 104 strikeouts) going for the Athletics against Seattle right-hander Bryce Miller (4-9, 4.22 ERA, 101 strikeouts), with first pitch set for 1:05 p.m. Pacific and the A’s hoping the scoreboard gets a much quieter workout.

Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has been covering sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for a variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, Golden Bay Times.

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

San Jose Earthquakes match wrap: Munie’s goal is all Quakes need to defeat Houston at Pay Pal Park 1-0

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San Jose’s Jamar Ricketts (right) receives a pass as the Dynamo’s Ibrahim Aliyu defends SaturdayMatthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

By William Espy

SAN JOSE–The San Jose Earthquakes were back at home on Saturday night as they hosted the Houston Dynamo in a massively important game as the end of the season rapidly approaches. The Quakes only score came from Daniel Munie at the 38th minute good enough to end up winning the match 1-0 at Pay Pal Park.

The game started out very physical, which was clear when Ronaldo Vieira was shown a yellow card in the very first minute.

The Earthquakes were generating chances early in the match, but weren’t able to get them on target very often. Either they would end up in a strong scoring position but fail to get a shot away, or they would be well off target.

In the 19th minute, the Quakes got their second yellow card of the night, this time it was given to Beau Leroux. At the same time, Jamar Ricketts was also shown a yellow card of his own.

Ousseni Bouda nearly gave the Earthquakes the lead in the 32nd minute with a great shot from inside the box, but it bounced off the post and back into play.

The Earthquakes opened the scoring in the 38th minute when Daniel Munie was able to get one past Jonathan Bond for his fifth goal of the season.

A massive goal-line scramble nearly saw Houston get an equalizer in the 60th minute, but between the Quakes’ defense and a big save by Angus Gunn, they were able to keep the ball out of the net.

Leroux and Niko Tsakiris left the match in the 69th minute, with Ian Harkes and Nick Fernandez taking their place, in the Quakes’ first substitutions of the night. The Dynamo got their first yellow card of the night when Bouda was taken down just outside the box by Augustin Resch. Eduard Lowen nearly converted on the free kick, but the ball went just wide of the net.

Bouda and Lowen left the match in the 82nd minute for Jack Skahan and Luka Jovanovic. The Dynamo tried heavily for an equalizer in the 88th minute, but Gunn made a pair of big saves to maintain San Jose’s lead. Those saves would end up being key, as the Earthquakes held on to win 1-0.

San Francisco Giants game wrap: Giants fall short despite another spirited effort in 7-6 loss to Padres

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San Diego Padres closer Mason Miller (left) and catcher Luis Campusano (right) share congratulations after defeating the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sat Sep 12, 2026 (AP

San Francisco Giants game wrap:

Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

San Diego Padres 7 (80-68)

San Francisco Giants 2 (62-87)

Win: Michael King (11-9)

Loss: Cesar Perdomo (0-1)

Save: Mason Miller (36)

Time: 2:33

Attendance: 40,146

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–The fall sunshine shone on Oracle Park for another beautiful day for baseball, as Giants made another late charge Saturday, but a late mistake by Shea Whitcomb proved costly, and the Padres once again held on for a 7-6 win.

After the Giants came back to finally get their first sweep of the season on Wednesday, they nearly pulled off another one Friday night, but fell just short. However, the momentum remained, and the Giants looked to capitalize on it, and play spoiler against the Padres, who came into Saturday with a half-game lead for the third wild card spot in the National League.

Cesar Perdomo made his third start of the season, and survived a jam in the top of the first inning. Michael King took the ball for San Diego, and the Giants got to work on him right away.

Drew Gilbert singled to lead off the bottom of the first, and up came the white-hot Rafael Devers. Devers hit his 37th home run of the season to give the Giants a 2-0 lead. Devers also got his 97th and 98th RBIs of the season. He is two away from being the first Giant to have 100 RBIs in a season since Buster Posey in 2012.

The Padres responded in the top of the second. With the bases loaded and two outs, Dustin Harris grounded a base-hit the other way to left to tie the game.

Shea Whitcomb hit a home run out to the Giants’ bullpen in left-center to put the Giants back ahead. Though, once again, the Padres had a response, and tied the game in the top of the third on a home run by Jackson Merrill.

Perdomo and King got off to similar starts, but they would go in completely different directions in the third. King went on to retire 14-straight after Whitcomb’s home run. As for Perdomo, the Padres tacked on a run in the fourth, and another one in the fifth to take a 5-3 lead.

Perdomo was done after four and two thirds. In addition to the five runs, Perdomo gave up ten hits.

Fernando Tatis Jr. hit an absolute missile halfway up into the bleachers in left off Joel Kuhnel to start the top of the sixth to make it 6-3.

After Reiver Sanmartin finished the top of the sixth, Jason Foley was the man for the top of the seventh. The Padres had runners at first and second with two outs for Tatis, who hit a ground ball to Whitcomb at third. Whitcomb thought he could tag Xander Bogaerts, who was the lead runner at second. Whitcomb then looked over to Bogaerts, and without his eye on the ball, it went under his glove into left field. A run scored, and it was now 7-3.

Plain and simply, it was a rookie mistake by Whitcomb, who was notably flustered. For a young player like Whitcomb, it can be a learning experience.

The Giants now trailed 7-3. Hey, the Giants came back from down 6-1 to win on Wednesday, and almost came back from down 7-1 last night. 7-3 should be no problem.

The Giants would finally end King’s streak of 14-straight batters set down, when Jonah Cox singled to lead off the bottom of the seventh. However, that was immediately followed up by a double play.

So much for that. At least there were still two innings remaining. Bradgley Rodriguez came in for the bottom of the eighth. Drew Cavanaugh led off the inning with his first big league home run to right.

Alright, it was now 7-4. Christian Koss lined a base-hit to left, and Drew GIlbert hit one out to right that bounced into the water to make it 7-6. Now, it was exciting.

However, Adrian Morejon came in and set down the next three to end the inning. Mason Miller then came in to do his thing in the bottom of the ninth. By his thing, I of course mean that Miller threw a one, two, three inning to notch down the save.

Despite these two losses to the Padres, this is a Giants’ team with a lot of fight in them. To play this way against a talented Padres’ team that could very well find themselves in the Playoffs, that is no small feat for the 2026 San Francisco Giants.

Michael King got the win, and Cesar Perdomo was dealt his first big league loss.

The Giants fall to 62-87.

Logan Webb (8-8 ERA 4.10) will take the ball on his football jersey day late Sunday night, as the Giants will look to avert the sweep. Nick Pivetta (2-2 ERA 3.43) will go for San Diego.

I said “late,” because Sunday’s game is the NBC Sunday Night Game of the Week. That means first pitch will be at 4:20 p.m PDT.

Sacramento A’s podcast Tony Harvey: A’s Donavon slugs two run 10th inning walk off homer does in M’s 6-5 at Sutter Health

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Sacramento A’s Lawrence Butler swings for a two run home run in the bottom of the third inning off the Seattle M’s starter George Kirby at Sutter Health Park in Seattle on Fri Sep 11, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Tony Harvey:

#1 Sacramento A’s Donavon Walton’s two run walk off home run put the A’s over the top with a 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Walton getting the home run off M’s reliever Eddie Bazardo.

#2 Earlier in the game the A’s got scoring help in the bottom of the first inning with Jeff McNeil hitting an RBI double scoring Henry Bolte to make 1-0 later in the inning Max Muncy got a infield hit that scored McNiel making it 2-0.

#3 In the third inning Lawrence Butler hit his 14th home run of the season a two run home run off Mariners starter George Kirby as the A’s took a 4-2 lead.

#4 With the score tied 4-4 in the last of the tenth you saw it M’s releiver Eddie Bazardo gave up a cookie and Walton took him deep and the A’s who are on a run having beat the M’s in Seattle three of four and two out of three to the Blue Jays in Sacramento and open this series with the M’s with a 6-5 razor close win.

#5 M’s and A’s go at it again Saturday night first pitch 6:40 pm PDT at Sutter Health Park starters for Seattle RHP Bryce Miller (4-9 ERA 4.22) for Sacramento LHP Jacob Lopez (6-4 ERA 4.78).

Tony Harvey does the Sacramento A’s podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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