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Oakland A’s game wrap: Mets Canha HR haunts old teammates in 3-2 win over A’s

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New York Mets’ Mark Canha, right, celebrates with Daniel Vogelbach after hitting a solo home run against the Oakland Athletics during the seventh inning at the Oakland Coliseum on Sat Apr 15, 2023 (AP News photo)

New York (NL) vs. Oakland

Time: 2:46

Attendance: 12,967

New York (NL) 000 100 200. – 3. 5. 0

Oakland. 020 000 000. – 2. 5. 0

Saturday, April 15, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–It came as no surprise to anyone aware of last night’s events at the Coliseum that the Athletics had optioned Hogan Harris to their triple A farm club in Las Vegas this morning. To replace the shell shocked rookie reliever they recalled the delightfully named left handed pitcher Richard Lovelady from the Aviators. “What,” as WC Fields observed in My Little Chickadee, “euphoneous appellation.”

The results of this afternoon’s Jackie Robinson Day battle between the visiting New York Mets and your For Now Oakland Athletics were surprising, if not completely unexpected. A well played disappointing loss of the east bayers to the visitors from Queens.

The 8-6 (now 9-6) Mets sent righty Carlos Carrasco (0-2, 11.42) to the mound, and his atrocious numbers were matched by Oakand’s starter, Shintaro Fujiinami (0-2, 17.55). It did not promise to be a pitchers’ even though, from a longer perspective, that was a possibility.

Carrasco came to the game with a lifetime record of 104-87, 3.92, and Fujinami was, before his recent troubles with control, a standout in Japan’s Central League, where he had a 57-54, 3.41, even including his less than stellar six years in that circuit. As it turned out, the long view was the right one,

The green and gold took an early lead, putting two runs on the board in the bottom of he second. Ramón Laureano led off with a singe to left and motored around to third when Aledmys Díaz one hopped the left field fence for a double. After Jesús Aguilar flew out to right and Conner Capel grounded out to first , Carrasco plunked catcher Carlos Pérez to put runners on the corners. Esteiury Ruíz then singled Díaz home with Oakland’s second tally.

New York got one of those runs back in the top of the third when Pete Alonso hit the strie counter to the right of the left field foul pole at the bottom of the second deck, The blast came on an 0-1 slider that travelled at 88.5mph. It left Alonso’s bat at 107.3 mph.

Fujinori, whose longest stint on the mound had been 4-1/3 innings pitched himself out of a jam to preserve the A’s 1-0 lead in the top of the sixth. He hit Marte with a pitch to open the frame. The one time Athletic then swiped second and advanced to third on Francisco Lindor’s ground out to second. And he died on third after Díaz fielded Alonso’s sharp grounder on the edge of the infield grass and threw him out at first. McNeil grounded out to first, Fujinami covering, to end the threat.

Carrasco hit Díaz with a pitch to start the bottom of the sixth, his third hit batter of the afternoon. Whether or not it was in retaliation for the Marte HBP, it was Carrasco’s last deli very for the day, Drew Smith replaced him, Carrasco had pitched five innings and allowed two runs, both earned, on four hits (by, not of, batters) and a walk.He threw 88 pitches, 51 for strikes and lowered his ERA to 8.56.

Carrasco got a no decision because Mark Canha, a favorite of Oakland fans when he was with the Athletics, tied the game with a leadoff blast to left in the top of the seventh. It was his fifth round tripper of ’23. When Daniel Vogelbach followed that with a base on balls, skipper Mark Kotsay lifted Fujinami in favor of Trevor May.

Tim Locastro, running for Vogelbach,, stole second and scored on Brandon Nemmo’s two out double into the right field corner. The inning ended with a fine catch by Lauriano against the right centerfield fence of a blast by Marte, but New York now led, 3-2, and Fujinami was charged with both runs.

In spite of that, he had pitched a fine game, going six innings and allowing three runs, all earned but one posthumous, on four hits. He walked two and hit a batter. His pitch count was 92, 53 strikes. He reduced his ERA to 7.94 but was on the hook for the loss.

Zach Jackson set the Mets down to a conga beat in the eighth, one, two, three.

Adam Ottavino wasn’t that efficient when the A’s came up in their half of the frame. He hit a batter and walked another and collaborated in allowing a couple of steals, but Oakland didn’t score on him.

Dany Jiménez pitched a perfect top of the ninth, keeping Oakland’s hopes for a comeback alive.

David Robertson brought his 0-0-2, 0.00 record to the mound in the bottom of the ninth. Pérez led off with a solid single to left. The A’s played little ball as Ruíz sacrificed him to second. Kemp hit a nubber in front of the plate,, and Pérez was 90 feet away from scoring the tying run. But New York was only out away from winning the game. Kevin Smith, who had pinch hit for Peterson in the seventh went down swinging, And that was that.

Smith got the win; he’s now 1-0, 2,84. The hard luck loss went to Fujinami, now 0-3. Robertson earned his third save in as many opportunities.

Tomorrow, the A’s will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their 1973 World Series championship team. JP Sears (0-0, 5.79) will face Max Scherzer (2-1,4.41). That’s Sunday, with game time at 1:07

Mets’ Lindor takes A’s deep with grand slam in 17-6 series opener

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New York Mets’ Francisco Lindor , front left, hits a grand slam against the Oakland Athletics during the second inning at the Oakland Coliseum on Fri Apr 14, 2023 (AP News photo)

New York (NL). 060 061 004 – 17 11 0

Oakland. 001 211 100. – 6.13 0

Time: 3:29

Attendance: 11,102

Friday, April 14, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–On April 17, 1962, I rode the subway from New York’s alphabet city to 155th Street and Eighth Avenue, the site of the decaying and fetid Polo Grounds.

Once there, I took in the game between the two new entrants in the just expanded National League, the Houston Colt ‘45s and New York’s replacement for the Dodgers and Giants, the Mets. Houston won, 5-2 in 11 innings, bringing their record to 4-2 while the Mets dropped to 0-5, on their way to a 120 loss inaugural season, good for tenth place in a ten team league. (They didn’t have divisions then).

This evening, the visitors from Queens, who have been playing well under the level of their payroll but still are a formidble outfit, clobbered their hosts, 17-6.

Things have changed in the past 61 years. The Houston Colt ‘45s now are the American League’s powerhouse Astros, and the talent starved Mets are bursting with highly paid superstars, especially in the pitching department. Their hosts this evening were, back in ’62, still in Kansas City. No one knows where they’ll be based to or three years down the road. As the cliché has it, the only constant is change.

The Athletics, who began to show some signs of life in the Baltimore series that wrapped up their first, disastrous road (actually, air) trip of the year, announced a few roster moves before game time. They recalled southpaw hurler Hogan Harris, Oakland’s third round selection in the 2018 draft, and promoted infielder Tyler Wade from Las Vegas and optioned right handed pitcher Adam Oller and the good field, maybe one day good hit Nick Allen to the Aviators. They also designated outfielder Cal Stevenson for assignment.

The Mets of 2023 sent Kodai Senga, with a 2-0, 1.59 record this season, his first in MLB, to the mound. He is, however, no raw rookie; his lifetime mark in Japan’s Pacific League was 87-44, 2,59. That the Mets would feature an 11 year veteran of Nippon Professional Baseball would have been unheard of in 1962., Senga throws four seamers at an average of 96.6 mph, using them 40.4% of the time, 38.7% against lefties and 41.4% against right handed batters.

Senga uses the forkball 23.6% of the time and the sweeper another 20.2%. The fourth pitch in his repertory is the cut fast ball, coming in at 15.7% and 90.7 mph. His fork ball is so effective that it’s been called the “ghost fork” because, as the Mets’ game notes tell us, “its break gives the appearance that it disappears out of the strike zone.” Unlike Oakland’s Shintaro Fujinomi, he hasn’t had any issues that led to a demotion to the minors in his native country.

A quick glance at the record of Oakland’s starting pitcher, James Kaprielian, did not inspire confidence in his performance in the opening of this three game series against Metropolitans. He had started two games, allowing five earned runs in as many innings against Cleveland at the Coliseum on April 3 and seven earned runs in 4-2/3 frames in the April 9 debacle in St. Petersburg, leaving him 0-1, 11.17 two weeks into the season.

He was in hot water in the first, surrendering a one out infield single to one time Athletic Starling Marte and a two out two base hit to Pete Alonso. But Marte stopped at third, and Kaprielian got Jeff McNeil to pop out to Shea Langeliers behind the plate.

Although the Oakland starter got Eduardo Escobar out on a fly to left in the second frame five walks, followed by a 439 foot blast over the center field wall by the slumping Francisco Lindor with the bases loaded had Oakland trailing 6-0 by the time the visitors’ half of the second was over. The Mets had scored six runs on one hit, and Kaprielian had thrown 39 pitches in that one frame.

Oakland made a comeback of sorts in the third. Esteury Ruíz led off with a bunt single when Senga’s throw drew Pete Alonso off the bag at first. TonyKemp’s hard line drive t third quickly became a 5-3 double play. But Ryan Noda drew a walk, and Brent Rooker’s Texas League single sent him scurrying to third. Ramón Laureano’s single to right brought Nola home to put Kotsay’s Crew on the board.

Kapriielian came out for the fourth, and he came out in th fourth, runners on first and second, the result of a leadoff single to Brandon Nemmo and another walk to Marte, followed by Lindor’s fly out to right and Alonso’s second strike out. Sam Moll entered the game at that point and got Jeff McNeill out on a soft liner to first.

Kaprielian had pitched 3-2/3 innings, in which he managed to deliver 95 pitches, 51 of which went into the books as striies. All six of the runs he yielded were earned, and they came on seven hits, one of them Lindor’s grand slam, and seven walks. He struck out four and raised his ERA to 12.15.

Langeliers closed the gap a little more in the bottom of the fourthby parking a 78 mph sweeper 375 feet,, into the left field seats with Conner Capel aboard and two away, making it a 6-3 lead for NY.

Hogan Harris made his big league debut, replacing Moll to start the visitors’ fifth. It was an inauspicious debut. After retiring Daniel Vogelbach on a grounder to second, on whih Kemp made a neat play the rookie walked Eduardo Escobar, Luis Guillorme, and Tomás Nido; hit Nemmo with a pitch, walked Marte, gave up a bases clearing double to Lindor; and then walked Alonso.

An obviously dejected Harris wallked to the dugout at that point, replaced by Chad Smith, who hit Jeff McNeill with a pitch to load the bases. Smith eventually got the side out but meanwhile allowed one of his inherited runners to score, and New York led 12-3 after five innings of play.

There was plenty of action after that, but enough details already are too many. Aledmys Diaz homered to left in the A’s fifth. After a walk to Capel, Stephen Nogosek replaced Senga and kept the Mets lead at 12-4. Senga had lasted 4-2/3 innings, not long enough to get the win. He had allowed four runs, all earned, on seven hits, two of the round trippers, and four walks. Had had seven Ks to his credit, 57 of his 96 offerings were considered strikes. His ERA ballooned to 3.38.

New York picked up another tally on back to back doubles by Nemmo and Marte in the sixth, and Rooker continued his hot streak in the bottom half of the episode, restoring Oakland’s deficit to eight runs, 12-4. After Laureano flew out to left, Jace Peterson hit a vicious liner up the middle, hitting Nogosek and forcing him to leave the game, replaced by Dennis Santana, who allowed a single to Díaz before striking Capel out looking.

Jeurys Familia set the Mets down in order in the eighth, but his control deserted him in the ninth After striking out Marte, his control deserted him, and he walked four consecutive batters giving New York a 14-6 advantage and leaving the bases loaded with one out when he was replaced by Carlos Pérez. Pérez coughed up a two bagger tp Esoobar and a single to Guillorme, and the A’s were down, 17-6 going into the bottom of the ninth facing John Curtiss, who mowed them down, 1,2,3.

It isn’t as if there were no bright spots in the A’s performance tonight. Langeliers went three for five, lacking only a triple to have hit for the cycle. Rooker continued to rake, going two for four with a dinger.

Santana was credited with the win; he’s 1-0. Kaprielian, with the loss, fell to 0-2.

Tomorrow is Saturday, so Oakland’s starter will be Shintaro Fujinami (0-2, 17.55). He’ll have his third chance to show that he can get through the opposition’s batting order successfully for more than two innings. He’ll be opposed by New York’s Carlos Carrasco (0-2, 11.42) in a battle of struggling righties. Game time is 1:07.

Oakland A’s podcast with Daniel Dullum: A’s open up series with Mets Friday; 1973 World Series Mets-A’s reunion Sunday

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Oakland Athletics’ Brent Rooker watches his three run home run against Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Cole Irvin which scored Nick Allen and Esteury Ruiz during the third inning at Camden Yards in Baltimore on Thu Apr 13, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Daniel Dullum:

#1 The Baltimore Orioles’ outstanding young catcher Adley Rutschman sent Trevor May’s second pitch in the bottom of the ninth out of the park to give the O’s a walk-off win 8-7 over the A’s Thursday afternoon.

#2 The A’s pitchers needed help to contain the Orioles’ hitters. A’s starter, Adam Oller, was knocked out of the game in the top of the third. Oller gave up seven runs and eight hits in just two and 1/3rd innings of work.

#3 A’s reliever Adrian Martinez restored order as he went three and 2/3rds innings and did not allow a hit or a run. Martinez allowed the A’s to stay in the game. The Orioles led 7-4 after three innings of play.

#4 The A’s pitchers held Rurtschman hitless in his first four trips to the plate on Thursday. Rutschman became the Orioles hero of the day when he hit a walk-off home run in the ninth to win the game for Baltimore. Terrin Vavra and Ryan O’Hearn each had two hits.

#5 The A’s will hosting the 1973 World Series reunion this Sunday at the Oakland Coliseum bringing back such stars as Reggie Jackson, Rollie Fingers, Bert Campaneris, Vida Blue, Dick Green, Darold Knowles, Ted Kubiak, Bill North, and John Blue Moon Odom, wouldn’t be cool to see former New York Met Willie Mays come out and join them in his 1973 Mets uniform.

#5 The A’s will send James Kaprielian (0-1 ERA 11.17) to the mound to face the Mets’ Kodai Senga (2-0 ERA 1.59) Friday night 6:40pm. 

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

Will Mets reduce Correa’s pay and years after latest physical?; Latest physical vindicates Giants

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Superstar shortstop Carlos Correa has yet to confirm if the New York Mets will confirm him to try on their uniform as contract negotiations have turned tide from the $315 million 12 year offer to something that could be significantly less after he failed a physical with the Mets (photo image from ESPN)

By Morris Phillips and Michael Duca

SAN FRANCISCO–To what degree is Carlos Correa damaged goods and will the New York Mets seek a reduced contract in years and salary after confirming what the San Francisco Giants had found when Correa failed his physical in San Francisco on Tuesday. Granted the Giants were accused of reneging on the deal and their was a cloud of suspicion over the Giants motives and was the failed physical of Correa at the time believable.

Some newspaper reporters said that the Giants credibility was shot after making the decision to back out on signing Correa and that the organization was not to be trusted and that this concludes why they can’t sign big name stars like Aaron Judge, Bryce Harper, Giancarlo Stanton, and Shohei Ohtani. Whatever happened in not signing those other players the Giants in the case of Correa were of good faith and up front that yes indeed Carlos Correa does have an injury that prevented San Francisco from signing the superstar shortstop.

While the Giants are vindicated amongst those who doubted them there was this push in the press on Giants team president Farhan Zaidi, a doubt at his word and a question why did Zaidi call off the press conference at the 11th hour on Tuesday morning, if Correa was so injured why wasn’t his injury disclosed? What was Zaidi really hiding in calling off Correa’s introduction and did the Giants really want out of the deal? Zaidi could not disclose the medical condition because of HIPAA laws that protect doctor-client privacy.

Now that the New York Mets have confirmed what Zaidi has said all along let there be little doubt that the Giants are vindicated by their medical staff’s findings. The Mets medical staff’s findings like a second opinion now confirm that Correa did have a pre existing issue but rather than send Correa packing they are exploring ways to work a new deal out with his agent Scott Boras and Correa.

One option might be that the Mets can reduce that 12 year $315 million offer to something for example in the neighborhood of four years and $60 million per say based on performance and staying healthy. As it was reported Correa had suffered a lower right leg injury when he broke a fibula while making a slide single A high ball back in 2014.

It also should be noted after the Giants voided the contract proposal Boras approached the Minnesota Twins this being after he and Correa turned down the Twins ten year offer to Correa after the 2022 season. The Twins after learning of Correa’s not passing the physical with the Giants took a turn at taking a pass on Correa and now the Mets and Correa are trying to “work through” a possible new deal for Correa for 2023 which most likely will be much less than what the Twins were offering after the 2022 season.

Morris Phillips and Michael Duca cover the San Francisco Giants for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Mets sign Correa, San Francisco drops him after failing physical due to undisclosed reasons

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Former Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa failed two physicals according to the San Francisco Giants thus forfeiting a $350 million deal. Correa came to terms with the New York Mets later on Tues Dec 20, 2022 signing Correa to a $315 million 12 year deal after the Giants deal fell through (AP News file)

By Morris Phillips and Michael Duca

SAN FRANCISCO–Carlos Correa who had signed a $350 million with the San Francisco Giants but the deal was annulled due failing two physicals. Correa who had past back problems it was reported that was not the reason why he failed his physicals.

The Giants and Correa could have negotiated for a lower salary number but that will not be necessary after learning the Giants had decided to drop Correa due to the failed physicals the New York Mets came in and signed Correa to a $315 million 12 year contract.

The Giants were set to introduce Correa to the media on Tuesday morning at 11 AM but the presser was canceled after learning of Correa’s physical results. The Giants would not disclose the specifics of why Correa failed his physical but it sure didn’t make a difference to the Mets who grabbed him right away after learning the Giants no longer were interested in his services.

Upon learning the news about the Giants and Correa no longer doing business together many in MLB and those who cover Correa were shocked upon learning the news on Tuesday. Once Mets owner Stephen A Cohen learned of Correa being back on the free agency market it didn’t take long for the Mets to reach out to him with an offer that he quickly agreed to and signed.

The Mets during the Correa sweepstakes weren’t able to sign him because the Giants had upped the offer to $350 million to the Mets $315 million. The Mets kept the number the same but figuring it was known that Correa failed two physicals and the Mets believed in Correa regardless signed him and hope to rehabilitate Correa inspite of his injuries.

Cohen was in Hawaii when the deal went down, “We need one more thing, and this is it,” Cohen said “This was important … This puts us over the top. This is a good team. I hope it’s a good team!” The Mets general manager Billy Eppler meanwhile kept busy and on Tuesday they also signed another big name pitcher Justin Verlander who had just won the 2022 World Series with the Houston Astros.

Eppler who was at the baseball winter meetings earlier this month on Dec 4-7 in San Diego pursued Verlander and with pitcher Max Scherzer in the rotation the Mets have two of the best starters in baseball for the 2023 season.

Michael Duca and Morris Phillips both cover SF Giants baseball for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: 3 game Wild Card format favorable; Chapman cut from Yankees after Friday workouts no show; plus more

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New York Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman is lifted by manager Aaron Boone in the top of the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium against the Boston Red Sox on Thu Sep 22, 2022. Chapman has been cut from the roster for the ALDS during the 2022 post season. (AP News file photo)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Amaury, how much of an improvement is it that the Wild Card went from one and done to a best of two out of three format?

#2 The New York Mets and San Diego Padres NLWS had some excitement when that series ended it up a in a 1-1 tie something you wouldn’t see in Wild Card games past.

#3 On Sunday the New York Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman did not show up for a mandatory workout Friday at Yankee Stadium manager Aaron Boone said that Chapman has been removed from the post season roster.

#4 Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said that you have to be all in at this time of the year and the Yankees have players who are fighting for a spot on the roster and Chapman not only let the team down by not showing up but he chose to be absent.

#5 Amaury, I know you occasionally get an invitation to call the play by play on either the MLB Network or Telemundo for post season after the regular season is completed where are you on that and I know you look forward to that each post season?

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the play by play voice for Oakland A’s Spanish radio network and does That’s Amaury News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headlines of the week podcast with Jessica Kwong: Here comes the Judge now AL season home run leader with 62; Broncos Wilson good enough to go under center Sunday; plus more news

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History is made with the New York Yankees Aaron Judge connecting with his 62nd home run of 2022 surpassing former Yankee Roger Maris’s old record of 61. The Texas Rangers catcher Sam Huff and plate umpire Randy Rosenberg look on.

On Headline Sports podcast with Jessica:

#1 Jessica, in Texas last night the New York Yankees Aaron Judge launched his 62nd home run of the season against the Texas Rangers making Judge the all time home leader in a season surpassing former Yankees Roger Maris.

#2 Jessica, looks like Russell Wilson quarterback Denver Broncos could get in the starting line up against the Indianapolis Colts on Thursday Night Football. Russell had been listed as limited due to a shoulder injury but reports say that Russell could play the whole game.

#3 Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver who had made racists comments and was suspended by the NBA for the rest of the season and fined $10 million had announced that the team is up for sale which is expected to sell for an all time price for an NBA team.

#4 Jessica, the Atlanta Braves clinched on Tuesday night defeating the Florida Marlins 2-1 at LoanDepot Park in Miami. The New York Mets who had trailed the Braves by just a game tried to catch up but just ran out of games and ran out of time.

#5 Jessica, big loss for the San Francisco 49ers left tackle Colton McKivitz is out for two months with a knee injury This comes after left tackle Trent Williams who went down with a right ankle sprain.

Join Jessica for Headline Sports podcast Wednesday nights at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s Look Ahead To Meetings With Angels and Mariners

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James Kaprielian delivers against the Seattle Mariners Wed Sep 21, 2022 at the Oakland Coliseum for the Oakland Athletics. Kaprielian gets the start on Tue Sep 27, 2022 in Anaheim against the Los Angeles Angels to open a three game series. (AP News photo)

A’s Look Ahead To Meetings With Angels and Mariners

By Barbara Mason

After an up and down series with the New York Mets this past weekend, the Oakland A’s look ahead to meetings with the Los Angeles Angels and the Seattle Mariners.

They will kickoff a three game series in Anaheim against the Angels starting this Tuesday, head up to Seattle for three Friday and finish off the season at the Coliseum with three against the Angels next Monday evening.

Neither the A’s (56-97) nor the Angels (67-86) have much going this season however the Mariners (83-69) are right in the thick of the playoff hunt.

On Tuesday night the A’s will be down at Angel Stadium for a three game series with first pitch at 6:38PM PT. James Kaprielian will take the mound for the A’s with a 4.43 ERA and a 4-9 win/loss record.

He did win his last outing in Seattle against the Mariners on September 21st. For the Angels, they will send Patrick Sandoval with a 3.01 ERA who also won his last outing against the Rangers.

Kaprielian will have to handle some heavy hitters in Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. Los Angeles’ leader for RBI’s is Taylor Ward with a .272 batting average another tough customer. Oakland has some offensive fire power of their own in Seth Brown and Sean Murphy.

The A’s got some great offensive work Saturday night beating the NL East leaders, the New York Mets 10-4 coming away with 14 hits in that game. Oakland got some nice work from most of their starting lineup. They really took the Mets to task.

Ramon Laureano remains out with a hamstring issue and will miss the remainder of the season. Oakland will really miss him in the outfield. He recently received a PRP injection in his right hip and will hopefully benefit from it.

There will be some huge crowds for this series with the Angels offering some unheard of ticket deals starting at an unbelievable $1.00 per ticket. Anaheim wants to sell the place out and with prices this low they probably will. Crowds like this will really pick up both teams and will be great fun to watch on NBC Sports California or whatever channel brings you your Oakland A’s.

Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara Mason: Alonso five RBIs sets team record; Scherzer goes six against A’s in 13-4 laugher at the Coliseum

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New York Mets designated hitter Pete Alonso makes his way around the bases after hitting a fourth inning home run at the Oakland Coliseum against the Oakland A’s on Sun Sep 24, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Barbara:

#1 Pete Alonso set a team RBI mark which speaks to the success of New York Mets. Alonso homered, doubled and drove five runs to set a team record.

#2 Met’s pitcher Max Scherzer pitched six innings to hold down the Oakland A’s for the lopsided win at the Oakland Coliseum 13-4 as the Mets take two out of three from the A’s.

#3 With the win the Mets now are 1.5 games ahead of the Atlanta Braves for the NL East title.

#4 The Met’s are hot winning eight of their last ten games and in Sunday’s game it just seemed as soon as the Mets starting swinging the bats the A’s were in the rearview mirror.

#5 A’s open up a three game series with the Los Angeles Angels starting Tuesday night at the Big A in Anaheim. Starting for the A’s James Kaprielian (4-9, 4.43) he’ll be opposed by the Angels Patrick Sandoval (6-9, 3.01) first pitch at 6:38 pm PDT

Join Barbara for the A’s podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Charlie O: A’s take over Mets deGrom in 10-4 win at Coliseum

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The Oakland A’s Shea Langeliers swings for an RBI double in the bottom of the first inning at the Oakland Coliseum Sat Sep 24, 2022 against the visiting New York Mets (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Charlie O:

#1 The New York Mets (96-57) started out Saturday’s contest scoring three runs in the top of the first inning going to the bottom of the first inning the Oakland A’s (56-96) knew they had a tough customer in Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom.

#2 Bottom of the first the A’s came back to take the lead when Dermis Garcia hit for a two RBIs doubled in left, then Conner Capel who had four RBIs in the game grounded to second to score Seth Brown to tie up the game and Shea Langeliers hit a double to score Dermis Garcia for a 4-3 A’s lead.

#3 The Mets would get the tie again in the top of the second but the A’s would take the lead for good in the bottom of the third inning when Brown belted his 24th home run of the season to the deepest part of the ballpark at 414 feet for a 5-4 lead.

#4 The A’s chipped away at Mets pitching getting a run in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings and picking two more in the bottom of the eighth inning to win a laugher 10-4.

#5 Game 3 of the series at the Coliseum on Sunday the Mets will send out their ace starting pitcher Max Scherzer (10-4, 2.15) he’ll face the A’s JP Sears (6-2, 3.58) a 1:07 pm PDT first pitch at the Coliseum.

Charlie O did the A’s podcasts Sundays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com. Charlie will be back for the Sacramento Kings podcasts on Sundays after the conclusion of the A’s season.