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A’s Swept by Damn Yankees in Final Matchup at the Coliseum 7-4; Judge gives Oakland a send off with 55th homer

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New York Yankees Aaron Judge makes contact in the top of the fifth inning at the Oakland Coliseum against the Oakland A’s in the Yankees last appearance in Oakland on Sun Sep 22, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Michael Roberson

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Last Marquee series between the Oakland Athletics (67-89) and the New York Yankees (92-64) at the 58-year old Alameda County based stadium, ended in dominating fashion (3-0) for the visitors, 7-4 in front of 24,663.

The Athletics tried to avoid the sweep by the team from the Empire State, by getting on the board first. They were shutout 10-0 in Saturday Night’s contest, and 4-2 victims in extra innings Friday Evening.

In the bottom of the first inning, A’s first baseman Tyler Soderstrom hit a two run double, knocking in teammates JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers, to put the home team up by two. After a full inning, the A’s led 2-0, and were in a better scenario that the previous night game,

However, that excitement was extremely short lived, as the Yankees came right back in the top of the second inning. New York left fielder Jason Dominguez belted a two run homer, plating himself and Jazz Chisholm Jr. The score was tied at two within a half inning.

The third inning had a local homeboy break the tie. Yankees Aaron Judge launched a deep center field solo home run (55) to put his Bronx Bombers up 3-2. His Honor also expressed his disappointment of this being his last game in Oakland, with all the history of the facility and his personal great memories.

The Linden, California native is the odds on favorite for AL MVP, while Shohei Ohtani is the equivalent player for the National League. Especially with his 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases record breaking accomplishment. Judge did not really pat himself on his own back, but did praise the Japanese sensation in Los Angeles.

Later in the top of the fifth inning, the Yankees extended their lead to three runs. Second baseman Gleyber Torres hit a solo shot, Chisholm Jr. knocked in Juan Soto, on a deep sacrifice fly. Through five, New York was up 5-2, and in the proverbial driver’s seat.

Oakland was not done with their comeback attempt; they scored another two runs in the bottom of the sixth frame. Ryan Noda came in as a pinch-hitter and promptly belted a two run double, which brought the swinging A’s back within one run. Soderstrom and Gelof crossed the plate respectively. At 5-4, the Oakland faithful had something to cheer about.

Shortly thereafter, New York struck again. Designated hitter Giancarlo hit an RBI double knocked in Judge, and put his squad back up by two, 6-4. The Yankees added one more and final run in the top of the ninth inning. Yankees’ second baseman Austin Wells slapped a two run double, scoring Juan Soto and placed the scoreboard at a 7-4 margin.

That score stood up after nine full innings, and the Yankees completed the sweep in their Oakland Grand Finale.

The Giants are next in action Tuesday September 24, in Oakland, hosting the Texas Rangers at 6:40 PM PDT. This will mark the last series ever in the Coliseum, unless a miracle happens before next season. The pitching matchup will be RHP Mitch Spence (8-9, 4.30) versus RHP Nathan Eovaldi (11-8, 3.96).

The Yankees fly back to New York, with Monday off, then host the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday September 24 at 7:05 PM EST. Their matchups are: RHP Clarke Schmidt (5-4, 2.37) vs, RHP Dean Kremer (7-10, 4.19).

Does Judge reach 60 home runs? We will have to see, and he left an indelible impression in his hometown area, with a homer, double two walks, and two runs scored, A very nice homecoming, indeed.

Michael Roberson covers Major League Baseball for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Judge blasts 425 ft homer, Vlope and Stanton homer as Yanks go to work on A’s 10-0 at Coliseum

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New York Yankee Aaron Judge (left) is congratulated by Giancarlo Stanton (27) after hitting a top of the seventh home run against the Oakland A’s at the Oakland Coliseum on Sat Sep 21, 2024 (AP News photo)

By William Espy

The Oakland A’s hosted the New York Yankees for the second game of their three-game series on Saturday night. It’s going to be the last time that the Bronx Bombers play a series at the historic Coliseum, but it got off to a rough start for the A’s as they lost Friday’s game 4-2 in front of a crowd of 33,198.

Saturday night didn’t fare much better for them either, as they lost in dominant fashion as the Yankees drove in ten runs in a statement victory over the home team.

Things got off to an immediately rough for the A’s, as two singles to start the night by Gleber Torres and Juan Soto put starting pitcher JP Sears in a tough spot right out of the gate. Aaron Judge drew a walk on the next at-bat, loading the bases before the A’s had recorded a single out.

Giancarlo Stanton grounded into a double play, but Torres scored and Soto advanced to third. Jasson Dominguez singled to left field, driving in Soto before he stole second base. The next batter Jon Berti struck out, stopping the bleeding for the time being.

In the bottom of the first, the A’s got a couple of base runners but were unable to do much with it. Anthony Volpe hit a solo home run to start the second inning, extending the Yankees’ lead to 3-0 but that would be all of the offense the visitors could get going in the inning.

The bottom of the second was almost identical to the first for the A’s. The top of the third saw even more dominance from the Yankees’ offense, as singles by Soto and Judge set Stanton up to hit a three-run blast, doubling the Yankees’ lead and making it 6-0. After that, the Yankees would get a couple of more hits but they’d be stranded in scoring position.

Jacob Wilson got a lead-off single in the bottom of the third, advancing to third over the course of the inning but Oakland would be unable to capitalize as the next three batters would all be retired. Sears had his best inning of the night in the top of the fourth when New York had three batters up, and three down, but the offense still wasn’t helping them get back in the game in the bottom of the inning. Jon Berti would get the only hit for either side in the fifth inning with a single, otherwise it was fairly uneventful.

Brandon Bielak took over on the mound for Oakland to start the top of the sixth inning. He’d give up a single to Torres, but otherwise, the Yankees wouldn’t generate any offense. Shea Langliers doubled with two outs in the bottom of the sixth, but JJ Bleday flew out to end the inning and stranded Langliers in scoring position.

Oakland wouldn’t be as lucky in the top of the seventh though, as lead-off hitter Judge hit his 54th home run of the year to make it 7-0 in favor of the visitors. The next two batters, Stanton and Dominguez would both walk.

Stanton would eventually score on a fielder’s choice though. Eventually, Bielak would load the bases after Oswaldo Cabrera and Jose Trevino drew walks and then the pitcher’s night came to an end. Hogan Harris came into the game and immediately surrendered a single to Torres, who scored two runners, making it 10-0.

The A’s would go three-up, three- down in the bottom of the inning. At this point, both teams started making some defensive substitutions as it was clear that the Yankees were going to take the game.

Neither team would be able to produce any offense for the remainder of the game, and the Yankees would walk away with a 10-0 victory in a game where they absolutely demolished their opposition. The final game between the Yankees and A’s at Oakland Coliseum will take place on Sunday, as the A’s look to find a way to get a win in the series and avoid a sweep.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Why MLB Players have not signed off for Sacramento 2025 season yet; Coliseum memories

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Chicago Cubs runner Miles Mastrobuoni (left) is forced at second base by Oakland A’s shortstop Jacob Wilson at Wrigley Field on Thu Sep 19, 2024. The A’s play their last homestand between Sep 20-26 before moving to Sacramento at the end of the regular season. (AP News photo)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 Amaury, the countdown to closing up the Oakland Coliseum is just five games away each time you come to the park it’s really hard to believe that this ball club you covered for decades will no longer be playing in Oakland anymore after Thursday afternoon?

#2 When you talk about the A’s move to Sacramento it’s almost hard to fathom. I wanted to ask you about the MLB Players Association they have not signed off on playing in Sacramento yet. They have said that playing on artificial turf in 100 degree heat in Sacramento is not something that’s going to work for the health and safety of the players. Could this end up being a hang up that could drag maybe into December?

#3 When you look back on the history of the Coliseum it opened in 1968 with Governor Ronald Reagan throwing out the first ball and the A’s had joined the San Francisco Giants as the second team in the Bay Area ever since that time in good and bad times it was always exciting for baseball fans to know there were two Bay Area teams to see each and every season.

#4 This last Oakland A’s team showed a lot of grit this season and had players who have a great future in Major League Baseball with hitters like Lawrence Butler, Brent Rooker, JJ Bleday, Shea Langeliers, and Seth Brown. These guys competed and gave some of the best teams in baseball fits.

#5 Amaury you’ve been calling A’s games out of the Coliseum since the 1970s you’ve had numerous broadcast partners and working with some of the best Spanish radio broadcast talent in baseball had to really give you something to really look back on over the years.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead Spanish voice on the Oakland A’s Spanish radio network at 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 990 KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Yanks Cole was dealing, Soto was swinging in 4-2 10 inning win over A’s at Coliseum

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New York Yankees starter Gerrit Cole pitched nine innings and struck out seven batters in their win over the Oakland A’s at the Oakland Coliseum Fri Sep 20, 2024 (AP News photo)

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Time: 2:36

Attendance: 23,426

Friday, September 20, 2024

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–There were some chants of “Let’s go, Yankees” this crisp Friday evening at the Coliseum, but there also were boos for Aaron Judge and plenty of unexpectedly loud and assertive urgings of “Let’s go, Oakland.”

We hadn’t heard a mixture like that on the shores of the Nimitz River in years. The balance of decibels shifted dramatically when the visitors broke open what had been a 1-1 tie between the playoff bound Yanks and the Sacramento bound A’s, putting three runs across the plate to take a 4-1 lead and eventually take the game, 4-2. Judge, by the way, went hitless.

JT Ginn, who made his big league debut this past August 21, pitched five strong innings for the Athletics, not outstanding but nothing like what you’d expect from a 25 year old rookie with 0-1, 4.95 record. Ginn allowed one run (it was earned) on four hits and a walk, throwing 78 pitches, 46 for strikes to 18 pinstripers. Ginn wasn’t involved in the decision but lowered his ERA by more than half a run, bringing it down to 4.40.

The A’s bullpen was effective through the regulation nine frames, with Michel Otáñez, Scott Alexander, Tyler Ferguson, and Mason Miller throwing an inning apiece of shutout ball. Alexander yielded the only Yankee hit over that span, and Otáñez and Miller were the only ones in the quartet to issue a walk.

It was TJ McFarland, pitching two thirds of an inning in the 10th, who couldn’t handle the Yankees’ offense, and you really couldn’t blame him. He gave up a lead off single to Anthony Rizzo that sent zombie runner Jasson Domínguez to third.

Juan Soto, pinch hitting for Tristan Grisham, was at bat when Domínguez scored and Cabrera, pinch running for Rizzo, advanced to second on a passed ball. Soto then smacked a two bagger to left, driving in Cabrera.

Jon Berti ran for Soto, and he scored on Anthony Volpe’s single to right. After Alex Verdugo sacrificed Volpe to second, the A’s called on Grant Holman, who stopped the hemorrhage by striking out Gleyber Torres and retiring Austin Wells on a fly to center.

There must be some sort of a jinx on winning the 2023 Cy Young Award. The National League’s winner was Blake Snell,whose travials with the Giants are well known to fans in the Bay Area. The AL winner, Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole, started Friday night. He spent the first 75 games of this season on the injured list, courtesy of an inflamed right shoulder.

Did I mention that he’s a righty? Cole brought a 6-5, 3.97 record to the game—hardly Cy Young numbers—and pitched a beautiful nine innings, needing only 99 pitches (68 strikes) and allowing a measly two hits and a walk.

The A’s managed to score and run, and it was earned. In fact, Gerrit didn’t allow an Athletic to reach base safely until Lawrence Butler opened the bottom of the fourth with a 1-0 single to center. The A’s right fielder paid tribute to Friday night’s bobblehead honoree by stealing second and scoring a Rickie run on Sean Langeliers’ RBI single two outs later.

That brief advantage didn’t last long. Ginn weakened in the top of the fifth and issued a two out walk. Back to back singles by Trent Grisham and Anthony Volpe restored the balance. You already know what happened to upset that balance.

The A’s had a shot at making up for their tenth inning meltdown, but all they could muster was a single tally when JJ Bleday led off by singling the placed runner, Brent Rooker, home with a futile run. Luke Weaver earned his third save by fanning Shea Langliers, Seth Brown, and Zack Gelof to end the game.

The three game series will resume Saturday evening at 6:07pm PT, with a battle of southpaws between the Athletics’ JP Sears (11-11, 4.24) and the Yankees’ Carlos Rodón (15-9, 4.12)

Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s last homestand in Oakland open three game series with Yankees tonight

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Oakland A’s Zack Gelof connects for a eighth inning one run double against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Wed Sep 18, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 The A’s are coming off a two out three game series win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field it’s another series where the A’s won showing they have lots of talent to compete with the talent they have for next season.

#2 On Wednesday the A’s Tyler Soberstrom homered and Zack Gelof double to break a tie in the eighth inning as the A’s beat the Cubs by two runs 5-3.

#3 Ironically for the Cubs the loss helped the Milwaukee Brewers clinch NL Central title for the third season in a row.

#4 A’s reliever Tyler Ferguson pitched a scoreless seventh inning and reliever Michel Ortanez struck out two in the eighth inning, and Brent Rooker went two for three and an RBI in the A’s win. Proving once again team work has been the success of the second half of this A’s season.

#5 Tonight (Friday) represents the first of the last six games in Oakland history that comes to an end next Thursday. The A’s open up a series with the New York Yankees and will never play at the Oakland Coliseum again leaving decades of history behind.

Jeremiah Salmonson does the A’s podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah: Reporters make it Miller Time with trade deadline talk with A’s closer

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Lots of questions for Oakland A’s reliever Mason Miller during the All Star Break in Arlington about possibly being traded before the July 30th deadline. Here is Miller throwing off the Oakland Coliseum mound. Miller leads the American League in saves with 15. (San Francisco Chronicle file photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 Jeremiah, Oakland A’s reliever Mason Miller said during the All Star Break he’s more focused on winning games and helping the A’s than focusing on the trade rumors.

#2 Miller was surrounded at the All Star Game and was pressed about the possibility of being traded before the July 30th trade deadline.

#3 Different members of the press were asking about what he thought about being traded and what would it be like to be on a pennant contending team Miller replied, “Until the day it happens, if it does, my loyalty and effort and all that lies in the clubhouse in Oakland.”

#4 Miller makes the MLB minimum at $740,000 and is under club control with the A’s through the 2029 season. Miller has been lights out all season throwing over 100 MPH and has an American League leading 15 saves is a sought after prospect that could be a closer on the Philadelphia Phillies or the New York Yankees making multi millions.

#5 The A’s open the second half of the season tonight at the Oakland Coliseum against the Los Angeles Angels. Starting pitchers for the Angels The last time these two teams met was at the Coliseum the A’s swept the Angels July 2-4 in a three game series. The A’s are coming off winning two out of three from the Phillies last weekend in Philadelphia. For a last place team the A’s do have their flashes.

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

Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O: Yankees struggling with MLB worst slump; Judge on pace hit 60 HRs; plus more news

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New York Yankees’ Aaron Judge runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, June 22, 2024, in New York. Judge who has 32 home runs is on a pace to hit 50 this season. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Headline Sports podcast with Charlie O:

#1 Charlie, who would expect the New York Yankees who had a season best 49-21 through June 12 now at a MLB worst at 6-15. The Yankees blew a three lead when the Boston Red Sox Masataka Yoshida hit a two run homer and Ceddanne Rafaela homered in the 10th inning to give the Sox a 5-3 win on Friday night.

#2 Charlie, you might recall when former Negro Leagues star Buck O’Neil said there were three times he heard that certain thwack off the bat and you knew from that sound that hitter was something special. The list Babe Ruth, Josh Gibson, and Bo Jackson. He might have added the Yankees Aaron Judge to list if he was here today.

#3 The New York Mets activated closer Edwin Diaz. Diaz was suspended after serving a ten day suspension for foreign substance abuse on his hands. Diaz at the time said it was sweat and rosin the umpires ruled it was a foreign substance and he thrown out of the game and later suspended.

#4 The Pittsburgh Pirates tied a franchise record hitting seven home runs defeating the New York Mets 14-2 on Friday night. The Pirates Bryan Reynolds and Rowdy Tellez became the first teammates to hit multiple home runs including a grand slam,. All of the Bucs runs came from the home run.

#5 Last week Nevada District Court Judge Kristin Luis ruled that the Oakland A’s are a private business and cannot get involved any lawsuit to stop Schools over Stadiums from their petition drive to stop Nevada State public money to pay for the Tropicana Park on the Las Vegas Strip. This would give Schools over Stadiums the green light to pursue getting the needed signatures from four districts in Nevada including Las Vegas for a ballot initiative to stop the use of public funds for the ballpark.

Charlie O does Headline Spots podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Giants Snell and Doval both touched up by Yanks

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San Francisco Giants Curt Calsali is plugged by a pitch in the bottom of the sixth inning by the New York Yankees at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Jun 2, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the San Francisco Giants podcast with Marko Ukalovic:

#1 The New York Yankees took game three of the three game set at Oracle Park in San Francisco against the San Francisco Giants 7-5. The Yankees took advantage of San Francisco Giants starter Blake Snell scoring four runs off Snell and reliever Camilo Doval who pitched just two thirds of an inning and gave up four earned runs.

#2 The Yankees Juan Soto hit two home runs including a go ahead ninth inning homer against Doval in the top of the ninth.

#3 Once again Snell left the game in the fifth inning after suffering a groin injury. Snell will have a MRI and is scheduled to undergo an MRI. The Giants have placed him on the 15 day IL.

#4 The Yankees Anthony Volpe hit an RBI triple and Giancarlo Stanton hit an RBI ground rule double in the ninth.

#5 The Giants are on the road to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks starting Monday night. Bullpen game tonight The Giants starter Erik Miller (0-2, ERA 4.00) and the Diamondback will start Ryne Nelson (3-4, ERA 6.02) first pitch 6:40pm PT at Chase Field.

Join Marko for the Giants podcasts Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Yankees come back in four run ninth to sweep Giants in utter disaster 7-5

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New York Yankees slugger Juan Soto flips the bat after hitting a two run ninth inning home run as the Yankees overcome the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Jun 2, 2024 (AP News photo)

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

New York Yankees 7 (42-19)

San Francisco Giants 5 (29-31)

Win: Michael Tonkin (2-3)

Loss: Camilo Doval (2-1)

Save: Clay Holmes (17)

Time: 2:55

Attendance: 39,485

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–Disaster struck today in San Francisco, as Blake Snell left after straining his groin, and Camilo Doval blew a 5-3 lead in the top of the ninth inning and gave up four runs, which allowed the Yankees to sweep the Giants with a 7-5 win.

Friday night, Giants’ ace, Logan Webb, was rocked for four runs early on, and the Giants dropped the second game in this three series. Saturday, they wanted to avoid getting swept, and Blake Snell, who was looking to finally get his first win as a Giant, was the man the Giants turned to as they tried to salvage a game in this series.

The game didn’t start well for Snell and the Giants. With one out in the top of the first inning, Juan Soto hit an absolute bomb out to right-center field to stake the Yankees to a 1-0 lead. Aaron Judge followed that with a single, and he stole second base with two outs, but Snell got Alex Verdugo to fly out to center to end the inning.

The Giants would be up against the Yankees’ left-hander, Nestor Cortes, and the Giants promptly went down 1-2-3 against him in the bottom of the first. DJ LeMahieu singled to left to lead off the second and got to second on a two-out walk to Jose Trevino. Snell was on the ropes again, but he got out of it, as Anthony Volpe flew out to left to end the inning.

Jorge Soler roped a double down the left field line with one out in the bottom of the second to get the Giants their first hit. Luis Matos struck out swinging, and it appeared that the Giants’ offense, which has reverted back to their old ways, was going to waste another opportunity.

Casey Schmitt then singled on a soft line drive up the middle just past the glove of the diving shortstop, Anthony Volpe, to tie the game. Tyler Fitzgerald lined a base-hit to left-center to move Schmitt over to third, but the Giants were unable to take the lead, as catcher Curt Casali flew out to right to end the inning.

Snell walked Judge with one out in the top of the third and allowed Judge to get to second on a wild pitch, but Giancarlo Stanton and Verdugo each flew out to end the inning. Heliot Ramos then led off the bottom of the third with a high fly ball to left-center that he seemed to get a bit to much underneath, but the ball carried as it got into the wind, e-gift was blowing out to right-center, and the ball got out for a home run to give the Giants the lead.

Snell finally settled down with a 1-2-3 top of the fourth. Unlike many of his prior starts this season, Snell was able to pitch well the second time through the order, and this was no doubt shaping up to be his best start of the season. Casey Schmitt then hit his second home run in as many games in the bottom of the fourth to make it 3-1.

The Giants held their 3-1 lead going to the fifth. Snell was solid the second time through the Yankees’ order, but now as he entered his third go-around through the order, things changed. Volpe and Soto singled with one out, and they advanced to second and third on a wild pitch to Judge.

Snell struck Judge out swinging for the second out, but he walked Stanton to load the bases. That brought up Verdugo. Snell threw a curveball on the outside corner for strike one, but after throwing a fastball high to even the count at 1-1, Snell re-injured his left groin that sidelined him for a month, and he had to leave the game.

Left-hander Erik Miller came in, and Verdugo lined a double to right to knock in Vulpe and Soto and tie the game at 3-3. LeMahieu then grounded out to short to end the inning.

It was a very unfortunate end to what was Snell’s best start of the season. He gave up three runs over four and two thirds innings, struck out seven and threw 99 pitches, which was his highest total of the season. He will have an MRI Monday, but he appears most likely to head back to the Injured List.

“I don’t think he’s moving around worse than last, but I don’t know how [he’s not going to the] IL,” said Manager Bob Melvin.

Brett Wisely singled off Cortes with one out in the bottom of the fifth, and Yankees Manager Aaron Boone pulled Cortes for Dennis Santana. Santana got Wilmer Flores to fly out to left and Matt Chapman to ground into a force play to send the game to the sixth.

Miller came back out and pitched a 1-2-3 top of the sixth. Soler and Luis Matos singled off Santana to start the bottom of the sixth. Schmitt popped into an infield fly, and Tyler Fitzgerald flew out to left. Casali was then hit in the hand to load the bases. Casali was examined, but he stayed in the game. That brought up Ramos, who lined a base-hit to left to score two and put the Giants back ahead 5-3.

Ryan Walker pitched a scoreless top of the seventh for the Giants, and San Francisco wasted an opportunity against Michael Tonkin in the bottom of the seventh. Tyler Rogers pitched a 1-2-3 top of the eighth for the Giants, and Tonkin did the same for the Yankees in the bottom of the eighth.

The Giants were three outs away from salvaging a game in the series, and they had every reason to feel confident with their closer, Camilo Doval, in the game. However, the game was about to completely change.

Gleyber Torres led off the inning with a base-hit up the middle to center. Jose Trevino barely beat out the back end of what was nearly a 6-4-3 double play, and with one out, Volpe hit a triple to the gap in right-center to suddenly make it a 5-4 game with the tying run at third. Juan Soto then came up and hit his second home run of the game, a shot to the back of the Arcade in right to give the Yankees a 6-5 lead.

It was only the second blown save of the season for Doval, but things were about to get even uglier for the Giants. Doval completely lost it and proceeded to walk Judge, who stole second, but then advanced to third when Casali’s throw sailed into center field. Stanton followed that up with a ground-rule double to right-center to make it 7-5.

“I felt good with Doval,” said Melvin. “Anytime he’s in the game, we feel good…..I’ll take him against anybody. They just got him today.”

Taylor Rogers had to finish the inning, as the Giants were able to keep the deficit at 7-5. The Yankees brought in their closer, Clay Holmes for the bottom of the ninth, and he closed the game and the sweep out with a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth.

Tonkin got the win; Doval suffered his first loss of the season; and Holmes picked up his 17th save. It was the worst loss of the season for the Giants, who were not only swept by the Yankees, but lost the final four games of the homestand to fall to 29-31.

“We played well today,” said Melvin. “You look at the way [the Yankees] played the first two games, and all the sudden, they’re ahead 1-0 again. I thought we responded well, then all the sudden, it’s tied again, and now we respond again. We played well today; [we] just didn’t shut it down in the ninth.”

The Giants will now head back out on the road for an all-2023 World Series road trip. They will head to Phoenix, Arizona for a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks that will start Monday night, followed by a three-game series against the defending world champion Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas starting Friday night.

“We [are] just [going to] go into tomorrow and expect to win the next series,” said Melvin. “It’s still tough, because we’re not looking at a full roster at this point.

News and Notes:

Thairo Estrada was out of the lineup for the second day in a row due to a bruise on his right hand.

“For him not to play, he’s banged up,” said Manager Bob Melvin. “So there’s a pretty good bruise on there.”

Shortstop Nick Ahmed played his first rehab game last night with the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats after hurting his wrist on May 9, but his wrist did not seem to respond well.

“It didn’t feel great, so he might have had a little bit of a setback,” said Melvin.

Outfielders Austin Slater and Michael Conforto are also rehabbing in Sacramento. It is possible that Conforto could return and be in the lineup as soon as Monday night in Arizona.

Left-handed starter Robbie Ray, who the Giants signed over the off-season during his recovery from Tommy John Surgery, will face live hitters for the first time, as he will pitch one inning in an Arizona Complex game on Tuesday.

The Giants have yet to announce who will go in the series opener tomorrow night at Chase Field in Phoenix. First pitch will be at 6:40 p.m. The Diamondbacks will be starting Ryne Nelson (3-4, ERA 6.02).

Judge Made Oracle Park his Courtroom, as he and his Yankees swept the Giants (3-0); they won the finale 7-5

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The New York Yankees puffed out their chests with Aaron Judge (99) and Juan Soto (right) after Soto’s first inning solo home run at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Jun 2, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Michael Roberson

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Aaron Judge used his gavel/bat frequently during his homecoming (Linden) to the Bay Area, as his New York Yankees (42-19) swept (3-0) the San Francisco Giants (29-31), and took the final game in dramatic comeback fashion, 7-5.

Judge grew up about 15 miles east of Stockton and 95+ minutes from San Francisco. Aaron Judge had the rare distinction of having both an American League team (Oakland Athletics) and a National League team (San Francisco Giants) in his rooting radius.

As a youth in the Early 2000’s Judge had a lot to see on both sides of the Bay. On the peninsula side Barry Bonds was breaking home run records left and right, and the Giants reached the World Series, but lost to the Angels in heartbreaking fashion. On the East Bay side the Athletics were experiencing Moneyball and a long winning streak.

In 2010, the Giants were beginning their Dynasty, while Judge was finishing up his high school career. Coincidentally, the neighboring Oakland A’s drafted him in the 31st round out of Linden High School. However, Aaron decided to take his talents down to California State – Fresno.

Three years later, Judge was a first round pick (32) by the mighty New York Yankees. He did not make his MLB debut until August of 2016. The rest is history.

Nearly eight years later, Judge came into this series on top of a few of the leaders’ lists. At the start of the final game, he was the MLB leader in home runs (21), slugging % (.657), OPS (1.067), extra-base hits (39), walks (46) and total bases (142)… He also made it on base in 28 consecutive games.

Judge added 2 hits (2-3), 2 walks, and two stolen bases to his already impressive weekend and season total. The Yankees had to rally in the ninth inning to pull out the final win. The New Yorkers were not going to be satisfied with just a series win, they were adamant about completing the sweep. This sentiment was uttered from manager Aaron Boone, Judge, and even Juan Soto, with his big two homers in the game.

“This was a pretty fun weekend, with cheers and boos. It lived up to all the hype.” Said slugger Aaron Judge.

I asked him how he distinguished a favorite team between the A’s, who are geographically closer, or the more cosmopolitan Giants? He stated, “My town (Linden) has a lot of Giants fans. My dad was a Giants fan; I had to follow suit.”

He also enjoyed the aforementioned home run derby that Barry Bonds put on early in the Millenium. Although he didn’t get to see them in person, but from his television, Bonds made Oracle/AT&T/SBC/Pac Bell look small. However, he realized it was not, as he played in the ballpark on the Bay.

Judge and the Yankees have Monday, June 3 off, but will host the Minnesota Twins the following night. The Giants travel to the desert and take on the Arizona Diamondbacks, Monday June 3.

Judge will leave the Bay Area with fond memories and a very successful road trip, while his consecutive streak of reaching base safely is extended to 29 straight games.

ALL RISE for the Bay Area Homeboy Judge (Aaron). Linden California, STAND UP!!