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MLB The Show podcast Charlie O: Halos Soriano 0.28 ERA is he a Cy Young candidate?; Dead last and on a 10 game skid Mets are bad; plus more news

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Jose Soriano pitcher of the Los Angeles Angels with a 0.28 ERA fires a pitch to the San Diego Padres line up at the Big A in Anaheim on Fri Apr 17, 2026 (AP News photo)

MLB The Show podcast Charlie O:

#1 How significant is José Soriano’s early dominance (0.28 ERA) for the Los Angeles Angels, and is he a legitimate AL Cy Young frontrunner this early in the season?

#2 What does the New York Mets’ 11-game losing streak reveal about their roster construction and what happens to manager Carlos Mendoza at this point? Francisco Lindor: “He’s done a fantastic job. This is not on him… It comes down on us. Mendy’s our guy… He’s done a tremendous job, we just haven’t executed.”

#3 How impactful is the reported $3.9 billion potential sale of the San Diego Padres on MLB’s financial landscape and franchise valuations?

#4 In what ways could the Kansas City Royals’ proposed $1.9 billion downtown stadium reshape the team’s future and its relationship with the city?

#5 What does the breakout performance of top prospect George Lombard Jr. suggest about the New York Yankees’ long-term infield plans?

Charlie O does MLB The Show podcasts Sundays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

MLB The Show podcast Tony Renteria: Mets on six game skid what improvements do they need to make?; Cards Walker leads MLB in homers; plus more news

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The New York Mets called up 38 year old veteran Tommy Pham on Mon Apr 13, 2026 against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The Mets were looking for a shot in the arm and are in the middle of a six game slump. Pham was 0-3 in the game and said to the meida before the game that he was glad he could “provide some sunshine.” (AP News photo)

MLB The Show podcast Tony Renteria:

#1How concerning is the New York Mets’ six-game losing streak and 20 consecutive scoreless innings, and what adjustments could they make to turn their offense around?

#2 What does Jordan Walker’s MLB-leading eight home run pace suggest about his development, and how does it compare to past Cardinals greats?

#3 What factors contributed to the Diamondbacks blowing a 7–1 lead against the Orioles, and what does this say about bullpen reliability early in the season?

#4 How can long-term, high-value contracts—like the Orioles’ $161 million deal—impact a team’s competitiveness and roster flexibility?

#5 To what extent are injuries responsible for the early struggles of teams like the Blue Jays and Brewers, and which team is better positioned to recover?

Tony Renteria does MLB The Show podcast each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento A’s podcast Barbara Mason: A’s successful road trip moves them in first place; Open series with Rangers Monday at Sutter Health

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Sacramento A’s starter Aaron Civale delivers to the New York Mets line up at Citi Field New York on Sun Apr 12, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast with Barbara Mason Mon Apr 13, 2026

#1 Barbara, a rather impressive road trip for the Sacramento A’s taking five out six games in three game series against the New York Yankees and New York Mets.

#2 In the first series against the Yankees the A’s narrowly lost that first and only game as they lost a 3-1 lead and the Yankees ralled for four runs to win it 5-3 but the A’s mastered five straight wins the rest of the way.

#3 In game three on Thursday at Yankee Stadium A’s starter Jefferey Springs took a no hitter into the seventh inning but lost it when the Yanks Ben Rice socked a single to break up the bid. But it shows you the depth of the A’s pitching and hitting to win against both New York teams five out of six games.

#4 Against the Mets once again the A’s got great pitching on Friday and Sunday with shutout wins on Saturday the A’s won in a slugfest 11-6 sweeping the three game series.

#5 The A’s open up a three game series against the Texas Rangers. The Rangers are tied with the A’s in the standings this will be a real test going up against their Western Division rival back in West Sacramento at Sutter Health Field on Monday night. Starting pitchers for the Rangers RHP Nathan Eovaldi (1-2 ERA 7.98) for the A’s RHP Luis Severino (0-1 ERA 5.40) first pitch 6:40pm PDT.

Join Barbara for the Sacramento A’s podcasts each Mondays 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.

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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.

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MLB The Show podcast Charlie O: Dodgers and Muncy on a run; Pitching injuries strike Astros, Braves, and Jays; plus more news

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Los Angeles Dodgers Max Muncy hits a walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning against the Texas Rangers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Fri Apr 10, 2026 (AP News photo)

MLB The Show podcast Charlie O:

#1 How did Max Muncy’s three-home-run Friday night power the Los Angeles Dodgers to a dramatic walk-off win?

#2 Are early-season pitching injuries putting contenders like the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, and Toronto Blue Jays in danger?

#3 The Sacramento A’s starter Jeffery Springs took a no hitter into the seventh inning on Thursday the A’s defeated the New York Yankees 1-0. The A’s turned around and won two in a row from the New York Mets and won five straight games Wednesday through Sunday and moved into a first place tie with the Texas Rangers.

#4 What impact will Craig Kimbrel’s call-up have on the Mets’ bullpen moving forward? Kimbrel pitch an inning giving up a hit and striking out two on Saturday despite the Mets getting beat by the A’s 11-6.

#5 Did the Phillies’ back-to-back homers from Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper signal a turnaround defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3. The Phils had lost two out of three in San Francisco before returning to Citizens Bank Friday.

Join Charlie O for MLB The Show podcasts Sundays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento A’s game wrap: Kurtz hits Mets where it hurts with HR; Sac gets shutout pitching from Civale in 1-0 series sweep; A’s in first in AL West

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Sacramento A’s Nick Kurtz looks upward and gives thanks to the Almighty after slugging his first home run of the season against the New York Mets in the top of the third inning at Citi Field in New York on Sun Apr 12, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Jessica Kwong

NEW YORK. — The Sacramento Athletics beat the New York Mets 1-0 at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon and swept them for the first time in franchise history.

With their fifth straight victory, the Athletics are in first place in the American League West a half game ahead of the second place Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels. The A’s came away 5-1 on their road trip against both New York teams, after giving up only the first game against the New York Yankees.

Nick Kurtz hit his first homer of the season, a fly ball to right field, in the third inning to put the A’s up 1-0. Kurtz laughed the shot off Freddy Peralta (1-1) after notching 36 home runs last season and the AL Rookie of the Year title.

In the sixth, Francisco Lindor singled on a sharp line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke but the Mets failed to score a run.

A’s starting pitcher Aaron Civale set the tone early and never let up, working 5.2 scoreless innings while allowing just four hits. After surrendering a leadoff single in the first, Civale settled in and retired 13 consecutive batters at one point, keeping the Mets off balance all afternoon.

The bullpen continued the effort seamlessly. Hogan Harris, Scott Barlow, and Joel Kuhnel combined to finish the shutout, with Kuhnel locking down the ninth for his second save. It was a clinical performance from a staff that has quietly become a strength during this road trip.

After a slow start to the season, this road trip marks a turning point for the A’s.

The Athletics return home to West Sacramento and welcome the Texas Rangers (7-7) for a four-game series starting on Monday. A’s right-handed pitcher Luis Severino (0-1, 4.50 ERA) will face Rangers right-handed pitcher Nathan Eovaldi (1-2, 7.98 ERA ) in the opener. First pitch is at 6:40 p.m. PT.

Sacramento A’s game wrap: A’s on fire win 4th in a row; Sac’s Soderstrom connects for two home runs in 11-6 win

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Sacramento A’s Tyler Soderstrom is thrilled after hitting a three run home run against the New York Mets in the top of the eighth inning at Citi Field in New York on Sat Apr 11, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Jessica Kwong

NEW YORK. — The Sacramento Athletics beat the New York Mets, 11-6, to clinch the series victory at Citi Field on Saturday evening and notch their fourth straight win of the season.

Tyler Soderstrom hit two home runs and drove in five runs, and the A’s tagged Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga for a career-high seven runs over a career-low 2.1 innings. In the final stretch of their six-game road trip in the New York City area, the A’s have emerged a different team.

“Obviously we’re playing really good baseball against really good teams. We knew the first two weeks of our season were going to be a challenge with the teams that we were facing,” said A’s manager Mark Kotsay. “Right now we’ve got a chance to obviously sweep a series in New York, which, you know, it says a lot about the team and the confidence that they have.”

Bo Bichette singled on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke and Luis Robert Jr. scored, putting the Mets up 1-0 in the first inning.

In the second, Clarke walked and Jacob Wilson scored, tying the game. Lawrence Butler grounded into a force out, fielded by second baseman Marcus Semien, and Jeff McNeil scored, giving the A’s a 2-1 lead.

Tyler Soderstrom hit a home run on a fly ball to right center field and Shea Langeliers scored.

“It’s good to get the first one out of the way and then just keep rolling,” said Soderstrom.

Then Carlos Cortes hit a home run on a fly ball to right center field and Jacob Wilson and McNeil scored, expanding the A’s lead to 7-1. It was his first homer of the season.

Cortes said the key to his success was “always preparing like I’m going to play, even if I know I’m not going to play.”

In the fifth inning, Bichette homered on a fly ball to right field and Francisco Lindor scored, cutting the Mets’ lead to 7-3.

The umpire reviewed a home run in the sixth inning and the call on the field was overturned, and Francisco Alvarez’s fly ball to center field put the Mets within three runs of the A’s. Bretty Baty hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Clarke and Carson Benge scored, and the Mets trailed 7-5.

In the seventh inning, Jorge Polanco hit a home run on a fly ball to right field, putting the Mets within one.

Langeliers in the eighth singled on a ground ball to Benge and Clarke scored, putting the A’s up 8-6. Soderstrom homered on a fly ball to right center field and Nick Kurtz and Langeliers scored, putting the A’s on top 11-6.

“The guys swang the at-bats really well, I mean, what a day for both Sodi and Cortes. You know, big hit by Lang there in the eighth, keep the inning going,” Kotsay said. “So offensively we took some great at-bats against some good pitching today and the results were there.”

New York (7-8) dropped a season-high four consecutive games. The A’s have won five of their last six games at Citi Field.

In the series finale on Sunday, A’s right-handed pitcher Aaron Civale (1-0 ERA 2.70) will face Mets right-handed pitcher Freddy Peralta (1-0 ERA 4.80). First pitch is at 10:40 a.m. PT at Citi Field.

Sacramento A’s game wrap: A’s get second straight shutout beat Mets 4-0; Sac’s third win in a row

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Former New York Met and current Sacramento A’s infielder Jeff McNeil swings for a fourth inning double against his old team the Mets at Citi Field in New York on Fri Apr 10, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Jessica Kwong

NEW YORK. — The Sacramento Athletics shut out the New York Mets 4-0 in the first game of the three-game series at Citi Field on Friday night, a day after shutting out the Yankees and taking that series.

Jeff McNeil delivered two hits in his first game against his former team, including a single that drove in one of three runs in the ninth. The Mets prepared a video tribute for McNeil, who called it “awesome” and the standing ovation “great,” and also admitted he “felt a little choked up out there.”

“I just tried to collect myself, you know, it was kind of nice when the first at-bat was over. It was like, alright, let’s just go and play some baseball,” said McNeil. “That’s kind of what this whole day was too. It was a super special day, but got through it, and now we just get to go play baseball.”

In the third inning, Shea Langeliers singled on a line drive to right fielder Brett Baty and Carlos Cortes scored, putting the A’s up 1-0.

In the ninth, McNeil singled on line drive to left fielder Carson Benge and Jacob Wilson scored, giving the A’s a 2-0 lead. Then Denzel Clarke singled on a ground ball to center fielder Luis Robert Jr. and Zack Gelof and Max Muncy scored, making it 4-0.

A’s starting pitcher JT Ginn threw a season-high four innings and notched his second scoreless outing of the season.

“It feels good to go out there and do my job today, you know, whatever role they need me to do, I’m ready to get the ball and go,” said Ginn.

A’s manager Mark Kotsay complimented the team’s “awesome job tonight,” including key contributions from the bullpen.

“For our offense to add on like we talked about, we felt good about our chances to add on this season, and it came together tonight,” said Kotsay.

The game marked the first time the A’s have recorded shutouts in consecutive road games since July 29 and 30, 2021.

The A’s (6-7) are 5-2 in their last seven games. The Mets (7-7) suffered their first loss of an opener in a home series this season.

In game two of the series, A’s left-handed pitcher Jacob Lopez (0-1 ERA 6.48) will face Mets right-handed pitcher Kodai Senga (0-1 ERA 3.09). First pitch is at 1:10 p.m. PT. on Saturday.

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. 

SF Giants game wrap: Mets four run eighth damages Giant 2-1 lead in SF’s third straight loss 5-2

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New York Mets Luis Torens slugs a two run double next to San Francisco Giant catcher Patrick Bailey in the top of the eighth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Apr 5, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

New York Mets 5 (6-4)

San Francisco Giants 2 (3-7)

Win: Huascar Brazoban (1-0)

Loss: Keaton Winn (0-1)

Save: Devin Williams (2)

Time: 2:37

Attendance: 37,079

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–The Giants’ bullpen blew a great seven-inning performance by Logan Webb, as the Mets scored four runs in the top of the eighth to beat the Giants 5-2 and take the series Sunday.

After the Giants’ offense finally came to life in San Diego, and continued hitting in the opener of this four-game series against the Mets on Thursday, the bats have gone quiet again over the last two days. With Logan Webb going up against Kodai Senga, you figured that this was going to be a pitcher’s duel.

It was another beautiful day for baseball at Oracle Park, where there has been nothing but great weather to start the season. The game? Well, it would prove to be quite a bit less beautiful.

Webb was torched for six earned runs against the Yankees in the season opener on March 25. However, he bounced back for a nice quality outing on Tuesday in San Diego, giving up three hits over six innings.

Webb started day with a 1-2-3 top of the first, but the Mets got to him for a run in the top of the second on a bloop hit the other way to right by Mark Vientos. It could have been worse. Fortunately, Marcus Semien grounded into a double play, and Webb was able to get out of it, giving up just the run.

Meanwhile, the Giants offense predictably couldn’t do a thing against Senga, who struck out six of the first eight men he faced. The Giants finally got their first hit of the day when Luis Arraez led off the bottom of the fourth with a base-hit. It was the very kind of at-bat Buster Posey brought him in to take.

Arraez fouled off three two-strike pitches to work the count full, and then flipped the ninth pitch to right-center for a base-hit. Unfortunately, Matt Chapman grounded into a grounded into a double play right afterwards, so, so much for that.

Webb settled down after the second, and remained solid through the middle innings. As has been the case for so many years, the Giants’ offense couldn’t back him up.

Patrick Bailey has been off to a horrendous start this season, and came into this game hitting .083. In his first at-bat in the bottom of the third, Bailey made solid contact in a line out the other way to left. He then led off the bottom of the sixth with a bloop single to left.

Willy Adames and Arraez were retired, but Chapman lined a double down the left field line to tie the game. Rafael Devers then hit a fly ball that fell in there in front of the diving center-fielder, Luis Robert, and the Giants had their first lead of the game.

The Mets loaded the bases against Webb in the top of the seventh, and it happened in the worst possible way, as Francisco Alvarez reached on catcher’s interference with two outs. It was assumed Tony Vitello would bring in Erik Miller, who was warming up in the Giants’ bullpen, to face Francisco Lindor. However, Tony stuck with his ace, who got Lindor to ground out to second.

That finished off another solid start by Webb. He gave up seven hits, but he gave up just the run in the top of the season. He also walked just one, and struck out three.

Huasar Brazoban pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the seventh. 1-2-3 innings are generally uneventful, but this one was quite the opposite. Home Plate Umpire Edwin Jimenez called Jerar Encarnacion out on runner’s lane interference for the second out of the inning.

Jimenez nailed the call, but Tony, who let’s just say had a history with umpires in the SEC, came out anyway. Tony said his piece to Jimenez, but on his way back to the dugout, he was tossed by Third Base Umpire and Crew Chief David Rackley.

When Tony got back to the dugout, Arraez, Devers and Heliot Ramos all gave their skipper a pat on the behind, which really showed how much these guys really enjoy playing for Tony, and how much they really appreciate it.

You would have thought that with Tony putting on a show, it would really motivate the club to get the job done. Unfortunately, the exact opposite happened.

Despite how weak the Giants’ bullpen was coming into the season, they got off to a solid start. Sunday, Keaton Winn was the guy for the eighth, and he got off to a nice start by getting Bo Bichette to ground out to third. However, Jorge Polanco doubled, and Robert singled pinch-runner Tyrone Taylor over to third.

Erik Miller was brought in, and Luis Torrens hit a pinch-hit double to put the Mets back ahead. It only got worse from there. Mark Vientos hit a ground ball to third, but Devers was unable to come up with Chapman’s one-hop throw from third, which skipped away and went out of play. It was now 4-2. Marcus Semien tacked on another run with a double to make it 5-2.

We all dreaded the Giants’ bullpen collapsing in the late innings, and today, they did. It of course figures that Luke Weaver threw a 1-2-3 shutdown bottom of the eighth for the Metropolitans.

JT Brubaker was able to work out of a jam in the top of the ninth to keep the deficit at three. The Giants had one last shot against Mets’ closer Devin Williams in the bottom of the ninth. Matt Chapman took a nice two-strike emergency hack—something he especially needed to do since the Giants were out of ABS challenges—and lined a leadoff base-hit to left.

It certainly gave me a jolt of hope and adrenaline. Unfortunately, Chapman was thrown out trying to steal second. Ramos singled to left with two outs, and Jung Hoo Lee worked the count full, but Lee went up the ladder on a high fastball to end it.

This was a tough loss for the Giants, who are now off to a 3-7 start on the young season. Unfortunately, things will not get any easier with the Phillies coming in for three starting Monday night.

Adrian Houser (0-1, 1.69 ERA), who had a solid Giants’ debut on Wednesday in San Diego, in which he gave up an earned run in five a third innings, will take the ball Monday. Andrew Painter (1-0, 1.69 ERA) will go for the Phillies.

First pitch will be at 6:45 p.m.

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman: Giants conclude four game set with Mets Sunday; SF suffering with no hitting and no pitching in last two games

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San Francisco Giants right hander Logan Webb (62) gets the start against the New York Mets Sun Apr 5, 2026 at Oracle Park in San Francisco (AP file photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Stephen Ruderman:

#1 The Giants are 1-5 in their first six games to start the 2026 season. Since the opening of Pac Bell Park in 2000 this si the worse start for San Francisco going 1-5 or worse.

#2 The Giants have also struggled agianst the New York Mets in their last seven meetings with the Metropolitans the Giants are 1-6 vs. the Mets and have lost two of the first three games against New York in the current series.

#3 The Giants third baseman Matt Chapman has been doing the heavy lifting on offense of sorts when it comes to facing Sunday’s Mets starter Kodai Senga in his last seven at bats against him going 3-4 with a double, two home runs, three RBIs and three walks.

#4 San Francisco starter Logan Webb (1-1 ERA 7.36) got his first win at Petco Park in San Diego on Tue Mar 31st in a 9-3 win. After walking four batters in the first three innings of pitching he settled down and allowed just three runs over six innings.

#5 The Mets will start RHP Kodai Senga (0-1 ERA 3.00) facing RHP Logan Webb (1-1 ERA 7.36) to conclude the four game set with New York a 1:05pm PDT first pitch. The Giants open up a three game series with the Phillies starting Monday night with RHP Andrew Painter (1-0, ERA 1.69) going for Philadelphia and RHP Adrian Houser (0-1, 1.69) first ptich 6:45pm PDT at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

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

Giants fall to Mets in 9-0 blowout

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New York Mets pitcher Tobias Myers, right, and catcher Luis Torrens celebrate after the team’s victory over the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game Saturday, April 4, 2026, in San Francisco, (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)

By Ryan Hannagan

SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants fell to the New York Mets 9-0 on Saturday night at Oracle Park, as a lack of offense and costly defensive mistakes proved too much to overcome.

The game remained scoreless through the first inning, highlighted by Giants right-hander Landen Roupp striking out the side in order. However, the Mets broke through in the second inning. After loading the bases, New York capitalized on defensive miscues, including errors by third baseman Matt Chapman and first baseman Jerar Encarnacion, allowing two runs to score. Luis Torrens added a run on a fielder’s choice to give the Mets a 3-0 lead.

San Francisco was unable to respond offensively, managing just three hits through the first seven innings and failing to generate sustained pressure against Mets starter Clay Holmes.

The Mets extended their lead in the fifth inning. Bo Bichette singled to center to score Torrens, and Mark Vientos followed later with an RBI single. Tyrone Taylor, pinch-hitting for Jacob Young, delivered the decisive blow with a three-run home run to left-center, capping a five-run inning and pushing the lead to 8-0.

New York added another run in the seventh inning when Taylor singled to right, scoring Vientos. An error in right field allowed Taylor to advance to second on the play.

Roupp was pulled after 4 2/3 innings, finishing with seven hits allowed and six earned runs while striking out seven. Holmes worked seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits with four strikeouts and two walks.

The Giants’ offense struggled throughout, recording one hit over their final 4 1/3 innings and leaving multiple runners stranded. Jung Hoo Lee’s single in the seventh inning marked their first hit in more than three innings.

San Francisco turned to position player Christian Koss to pitch the ninth inning, and he responded with a three-up, three-down frame.

The Giants were retired in order in the ninth, sealing the shutout. With the loss, San Francisco has now been shut out three times in nine games to start the season.

The series concludes Sunday afternoon, with the Giants looking to bounce back and split the four-game set. Starting pitcher for New York RHP Kodai Senga (0-1 ERA 3.00) for San Francisco RHP Logan Webb (1-1 ERA 7.36) first pitch 1:05 pm PDT.