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A’s off day report preview: A’s open three game series against Yankees at Coliseum Tuesday night

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Oakland A’s starter Paul Blackburn gets the start against the New York Yankees on Tue Jun 27, 2023 at the Oakland Coliseum (San Francisco Chronicle photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

The Oakland A’s (20-60) finished the six-game road trip to Cleveland and Toronto with a record of one win and five losses. After a seven-game winning streak, the A’s have lost ten of the last 11 games. Many of the games were competitive.

The A’s lost four one-run games in a row. The team showed signs of improvement. However, in the last two losses to the Toronto Blue Jays, the A’s showed much work still to be done. The A’s lost 7-3 on Saturday and were routed 12-1 on Sunday.

The A’s are off on Monday as they prepare to start a six-game homestand against the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox. The Yankees entered the 2023 season with high hopes. The Yankees last won a World Series in 2009.

The Bronx Bombers have been in the playoffs several times since then but have yet to be able to get to the big prize, the World Series. The Yankees’ biggest star, Aaron Judge, the current AL Most Valuable Player, is on the injured list with a torn ligament in his toe.

Judge, a Northern California native, is out of action until August 1. The injury jinx has wreaked havoc on the Yankees’ pitching staff. The Yankees signed form San Francisco Giant starter Carlos Rodon as a free agent. Rodon had a terrific season in San Francisco last year.

This year, Rodon has yet to throw a pitch for the pinstripes. Lefty Nestor Cortes, who pitched well in 2022, is also on the IL. Frankie Montas, acquired by the Yanks from the A’s at the trading deadline, is out until September first. Reliever Lou Trivino, another former Athletic, is out for the season.

The Yankees are currently in third place in the AL East Division. The Yankees are 43-35 and are nine and 1/2 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays. The Toronto Blue Jays are ready to catapult into third place as they trail the Yankees by just 1/2 game.

Several key players on the Yankees’ roster are having a down year. Third baseman Josh Donaldson was benched for the last three games against the Texas Rangers. Donaldson, a former Athletic and 2015 MVP with the Toronto Blue Jays, is hitting a minuscule .125 with six home runs and eight RBIs.

Donaldson has hinted that 2023 may be his last season in baseball. Another player having a down year is DJ LeMahieu. LeMAhieu is a career .294 hitter. This year, he is hitting .230 with seven homers and 25 RBIs. The Yankees hope he can find his stroke against the A’s pitching staff.

Another player with disappointing numbers is big Giancarlo Stanton. Stanton, in his career, has hit 384 home runs. H’s career batting average is .263. This year, Stanton’s numbers show that his batting average is below the Mendoza line at .194. Stanton has six home runs and 14 RBIs. These numbers are different from what the Yankees need to win.

The players to watch in the series will be first baseman Anthony Rizzo, Second baseman Glyber Torres, Shortstop Anthony Volpe, and centerfielder Harrison Bader. Rizzo’as average is at .270, and he has hit 11 dingers and driven in 37. Rizzo, a left-handed hitter, has been helped by baseball’s ban on the shift.

Glyber Torres is at .246 with 12 home runs and 30 RBIs. Volpe, in his rookie season, is also under the Mendoza line. His average is just .196. He does have some pop in his bat, as he has slugged ten home runs and knocked in 28.

Yankees’ skipper Aron Boone has several players to play in left or right field. Jake Bauers can play in either position. Billy McKinney or Isiah Kiner-Falefa may see action this week.

The starting pitchers for Tuesday night’s game are the Yanks Jhonny Brito(4-3, ERA 4.89) going against the A’s Paul Blackburn (0-0, ERA 4.21 ). Domingo German (4-5, ERA 5.10) will go for New York on Wednesday. Former Yankee JP Sears(1-5, ERA 4.10) will pitch for Oakland. Clarke Schmidt (2-6, ERA 4.32) will be the Yankees’ starter on Thursday. The A’s have yet to announce their starter.

The Yankees’ bullpen will feature Clay Holmes as their closer. Ron Marinaccio and Michael King have also recorded several saves. Other pitchers that will see action in the series are Jimmy Cordero, Albert Abreu, and Nick Ramirez.

The A’s and the Yankees have been playing each other since 1901. The Yankees, in the early days, were known as the Highlanders. The Yankees have had a long tradition of winning. They have won forty American League Championships and 27 World Series. The A’s are tied with the Boston Red Sox with nine World Series rings in their storied existence. The A’s have won 13 AL Pennants.

This year has been an exceptionally down season for the A’s. The team has a record of 20 wins and sixty losses. The team’s pitching could have been better. The starters own an ERA of over seven. The bullpen should be known as the arson squad. The A’s have a run differential of -224. The second-worst run differential in baseball is the Colorado Rockies’ -123.

Yet, the A’s would love to upset the Yankees’ apple cart. Yankee fans will be at the Oakland Coliseum to cheer their team to victory. As fans of the 29 other baseball teams know, Yankee fans can be loud, rude, and obnoxious. Hopefully, A’s fans will visit the park to see the games.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: Memories of Oakland 1988 No.5 in Series

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Former Oakland A’s outfielder Jose Canseco participates on Juice Night Promotion in Las Vegas had an amazing 1988 season for the A’s (file photo Las Vegas Review Journal)

Memories of Oakland  1988 — — No.5 in Series

By Amaury Pi Gonzalez

OAKLAND–1988 was the best-ever season at Oakland that did not produce a World Series title. The Athletics ended the regular season with a 104-58 .642 record, their best since (and to date) since their first season at Oakland in 1968.

Cuban-born slugger José Canseco unanimously won the American League Most Valuable Player, becoming the first ever to steal over 40 bases and hit over 40 home runs (42 home runs and 40 stolen bases), hit for .307 average, and also drove a major league-leading 124 runs. José Canseco was born in Regla, a small fishing town on the other side of Havana harbor.

He came to the United States very young and his Spanish (when I first talked with him) was not good or clear, but he understood more than he speak and has learned since. He was much more tuned in to the American culture than Cuban. During one of my interviews, we spoke about other stuff aside from baseball; he told me his favorite musical group was ‘Foreigner’ a popular American-British rock band.

After he won the Rookie of the Year in 1986, I covered him at the Houston Astrodome for the All-Star Game. I met and spoke to his late father, Jose Canseco Sr., a sales executive in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, for AMOCO Oil Company. As most fathers are, he was a proud papa.

The 1988 World Series matched the AL Champion A’s against the NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers beat the New York Mets in seven games during the NLCS to advance to the Fall Classic. Tommy LaSorda’s team won 94 games during the regular season, but in this World Series, the Oakland A’s were heavy favorites.

One of the many reporters that came to California to cover this series was Manolo Alvarez of WQBA radio in Miami; he was doing interviews, and he asked me if the A’s would sweep the series, I told him that was impossible to predict. However, such was the national sports media concept of the A’s as a much more superior team of that of the Dodgers.

The 1988 World Series began at Dodger Stadium, but Game #1 was the most memorable. The A’s took the lead in the second inning with a blast by José Canseco to straight-away center field, which hit one of the NBC cameras for a home run; it looked like the A’s with their ace Dave Stewart on the mound could do no wrong. Stew pitched eight complete innings and allowed three runs. But the whole story of this classic was settled in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Manager Tony LaRussa brought in Dennis Eckersley to close the game, but a pinch-hit home run by Kirk Gibson, who could not start the game because of injuries, provided for one of the most improbable and iconic moments in World Series history, as Eck threw one slider after another, and at the end, one landed in the right field seats for a walk-off home run and a come-from-behind thrilling victory by the underdog Dodgers by 5-4.

We were talking how “lay back” are Dodger fans, but after than Gibson home run it felt like Dodger Stadium went 1,000 feet up in the air. This World Series went five games, and the Dodgers won it, one of the big upsets in the history of World Series. Oral Hershiser won 2 games and was declared the MVP.

He was celebrating during that decisive game five at the Oakland Coliseum. Previously for game No.3 at the Oakland Alameda County Coliseum, Mark McGwire hit a walk-off home run from reliever Jay Howell and won 2-1.

The only game won by the A’s. 1988 was the first year of the three consecutive trips to the Fall Classic for Tony LaRussa’s Athletics; they would have to wait for next year and during an Earthquake to beat via sweep their Bay Area rival, San Francisco Giants in 1989.

Unfortunately for A’s fans Kirk Gibson is a name that will live in infamy, Gibson is to A’s fans, what Yankee Bucky Dent is to Red Sox fans.

While the A’s still have five years to play in their new ballpark in Las Vegas, which they hope to inaugurate for the 2028 season, José Canseco beat the A’s to Las Vegas. For a few years now, José owns and runs a Car Wash and Mini-Mart a couple of blocks from the strip in Sin City, sometimes he is there to sign autographs and to meet with fans. To read more on the car wash: https://sportsradioservice2013.wordpress.com/tag/jose-canseco/

Oakland Manhandled By Toronto 12-1

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Oakland Athletics second baseman Jace Peterson (6) throws to first base to put out Toronto Blue Jays’ George Springer after forcing out Jays’ Tyler Heineman (55) during the second inning at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sun Jun 25, 2023 (AP News photo)

Oakland Manhandled By Toronto 12-1

By Barbara Mason

Sunday afternoon the Oakland A’s (20-60) were looking to win game three in their series with the Toronto Blue Jays 43-36) no such luck as the A’s were whipped 12-1 by the Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto. The A’s won only one game on the six game road trip.

This game went sideways from the first inning. George Springer hit his 55th career leadoff home run and the Blue Jays were just warming up scoring two runs in the first. By the time the sixth inning roiled around, Toronto had built a 4-0 lead.

The A’s did get on the scoreboard for their lone score in the sixth. Tony Kemp hit a solo home run and that would be it for Oakland. They only had three hits in this lopsided game.

The Blue Jays were leading 7-1 going into the eighth inning. That inning proved to be their most lucrative of the game scoring five runs for the 12-1 final score. Toronto was hitting lights out and they were certainly helped along the way with all the walks that Medina was throwing their way.

Toronto pitcher Yusei Kikuchi stayed in the game for a season-high seven innings. Things did not go so well for Oakland with Luis Medina on the mound allowing four runs, three earned and 4 hits in five innings.

He walked seven batters which was a career -worst. His command was terrible today. In four May games he walked a total of seven so today was an absolute nightmare for him. He was relieved by Ken Waldichuk who did not fare much better allowing 6 hits and six runs in 2.1 innings.

There was not a whole of positives that we can draw from this game. It is one of those games you just want to put behind you.

The A’s will head home for yet another difficult series against the New York Yankees. Game one will be played at the Coliseum on Tuesday night. Paul Blackburn will take the mound for Oakland with a 0-0, 4.21 ERA. The Oakland offense will face Jhony Brito (4-3 ERA 4.89) who will get the nod for New York.

MLB The Show podcast with Charlie O: MLB hoping to make big European market in roads for London series this weekend; plus much more news

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Chicago Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki practices during a training session ahead of the baseball match against St. Louis Cardinals at the MLB World Tour London Series, in London Stadium on Fri Jun 22, 2023. (AP News photo)

MLB The Show podcast with Charlie O:

#1 The London Series is underway with the Chicago Cubs and the St Louis Cardinals matching up this weekend. It’s got to be an important series with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred in attendance as he’s trying to boost the MLB brand in Europe.

#2 The Tampa Bay Rays Wander Franco who has expressed frustration by breaking a bat in the Rays dugout and not running out ground balls was sent home on Thursday night and benched on Friday night was back in the line up on Saturday and admitted that the organization is trying to get control of his frustrations and he admitted making errors that got away from him. Franco is hitting .287 and is in the second season of his $182 million contract.

#3 Charlie what can you say about the Cincinnati Reds that hasn’t already been said. The Red Legs are on a 12 game win streak and Elly De La Cruz’s cycle on Friday night added to the success the club has been having. The Reds are in first in the NL Central by 1.5 games on second place the Milwaukee Brewers.

#4 The Los Angeles Angels enhanced their infield up the middle acquiring Eduardo Escobar from the New York Mets for pitchers Coleman Crow and Landon Marceaux, who were 19 and 20th in the Angels system. Escobar’s $9 million contact will be picked up by the Mets at the pro rated MLB minimum. 2024 is an option year for Escobar.

#5 MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred who is attending the London Series this weekend as we spoke about earlier said that one big turnout for the Oakland A’s on Tue Jun 23 at the Oakland Coliseum doesn’t solve a “decade of inaction” referring to the fans reverse boycott and is waiting for the A’s to submit their relocation application in preparation for an owners vote that requires a 75% yes vote. Eight no votes can turn the tide for the A’s moving to Vegas.

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

Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara Mason: A’s drop ninth out of last ten games

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Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette (11) is unable to make a tag on Oakland Athletics Jace Peterson (6) during the second inning at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sat Jun 24, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 Saturday the A’s (20-59) were looking to take game two of their series against the Toronto Blue Jays (42-36). Shintaro Fujinami was the starter but he didn’t last even one inning allowing four hits and two runs in less than an inning of work. 

#2 Hogan Harris took over on the mound. As the Blue Jays turned up the offense and came away with a four run 7-3 win at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

#3Toronto took a 5-2 lead going into the sixth inning. From the start of this game, the A’s were behind the eight ball. Oakland got a run in the second inning off a solo home run from Seth Brown. The A’s got a second run in the third inning when Ryan Noda doubled Tony Kemp home for the two runs.

#4 The Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a far different mindset hitting a 437 feet long ball with Brandon Belt on base taking a 7-3 lead. 

#5  Luis Medina (1-6) will be on the mound for Oakland looking to improve his win/loss record as well as his ERA which stands at 7.01. The Blue Jays will be going with Yusei Kikuchi (6-2 ERA 3.97). First pitch is at 10:37 AM PT.

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

A’s Drop Game Two Against Blue Jays 7-3 To Even Series

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Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Austin Pruitt throws to a Toronto Blue Jays batter in the sixth inning at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sat Jun 24, 2023 (Canadian Press via AP News photo)

A’s Drop Game Two Against Blue Jays 7-3 To Even Series

By Barbara Mason

Saturday the A’s (20-59) were looking to take game two of their series against the Toronto Blue Jays (42-36). Shintaro Fujinami was the starter but he didn’t last even one inning allowing four hits and two runs in less than an inning of work. Hogan Harris took over on the mound. As the Blue Jays turned up the offense and came away with a four run 7-3 win at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

Toronto took a 5-2 lead going into the sixth inning. From the start of this game, the A’s were behind the eight ball. Oakland got a run in the second inning off a solo home run from Seth Brown. The A’s got a second run in the third inning when Ryan Noda doubled Tony Kemp home for the two runs.

In the sixth inning Oakland scored another run but still trailed 5-3. Tyler Wade singled Jace Pederson home and the A’s were back in the game provided they could keep Toronto off the scoreboard.

The Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had a far different mindset hitting a 437 feet long ball with Brandon Belt on base taking a 7-3 lead. That would be the final. The A’s had runners on second and third when the game ended.

What came out of this game was the lack of experience from a lot of these younger players. Mistakes that can only be cleaned up with experience, years of experience. The work on the mound from starter Fujinami was just awful and it set the tone for this game. Fujinami pitched just two thirds of innings, giving up four hits and two earned runs and was lifted.

Post game notes: Friday night Shea Langeliers hit the game winning homer. The game was tied at four when Langeliers knocked the ball out of the park in the ninth inning giving the A’s a 5-4 lead which they were able to hold onto. That game broke an eight game losing streak for Oakland.

The A’s had played some very competitive games in their last series against the Guardians. The first two games were one run losses, one game going into extra innings. The series before this one against the Phillies also was a tough one for Oakland . They lost two games in that series by a single run with one game going 12 innings. Four painfully close games with the A’s coming up short.

Now that this series with Toronto is even, the A’s will try to take game three and win the series Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 10:37 AM. Luis Medina (1-6) will be on the mound for Oakland looking to improve his win/loss record as well as his ERA which stands at 7.01. The Blue Jays will be going with Yusei Kikuchi (6-2 ERA 3.97).

Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s Harris gets the call in effort for second win in a row over Jays Saturday

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The Oakland A’s JJ Bleday (left) is congratulated by teammate Tony Kemp (right) after hitting a two run first inning home run at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Fri Jun 23, 2023 (Canadian press via AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 The Oakland A’s JJ Bleday slugged a first inning two home run to rightfield, Shea Langaliers base hit scoring Aledsmy Diaz to put the A’s up 3-0 jumping on the Toronto Blue Jays early.

#2 The Jays answered right back in the bottom of the third inning when Kevin Kiermaier doubled to score Danny Jansen, Vladimir Guerrero homered to left center scoring both Kiermaier and Bo Bichette. Jays took a 4-3 lead

#3 Langaliers homered in the top of the ninth inning for the go ahead and eventual winning run 5-4. The A’s showed signs of clutch hitting similar to when they were on the at seven game run.

#4 The A’s lacked the come back during their eight game skid but found a way to win on Friday night at Rogers Centre in Toronto and Langaliers was an important key to Friday’s win.

#5 Starters for Saturday afternoon’s pitching duel for the A’s Hogan Harris (2-1 ERA 4.45) and for the Blue Jays Jose Berrios (7-5 ERA 3.64) a 1:05pm PT first pitch.

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A’s Beat Blue Jays 5-4, Snap 8-Game Skid

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By: Mary Anne

The Oakland Athletics took on the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday to wrap up their six-game road trip. The A’s snapped an eight-game losing skid with a 5-4 win over the Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre. Oakland improved to 20-58, while Toronto fell to 41-36.

Before the ballgame’s first pitch at 4:08 pm Pacific, Oakland made two roster moves by placing Ramón Laureano on the ten-day injured list with a hand fracture and recalling Conner Capel from Triple-A Las Vegas. Capel recorded a .297 average with three home runs, 22 runs, and eight stolen bases over 145 at-bats in 37 games with the Las Vegas Aviators.

The A’s starting lineup featured Tony Kemp, Ryan Noda, JJ Bleday, Seth Brown, Aledmys Díaz, Jace Peterson, Shea Langaliers, Tyler Wade, Conner Capel, and James Kaprielian. Kaprielian pitched six innings and gave up six hits, four earned runs, one walk, and eight strikeouts.

The A’s wasted no time taking a quick lead in the top of the first inning. JJ Bleday homered on a fly ball to right field, and Tony Kemp scored for a 2-0 lead. Shea Langaliers singled on a ground ball to George Springer, and Aledsmy Díaz scored for a 3-0 lead as Jace Peterson went to third base.

The Blue Jays responded in the bottom of the third inning. Kevin Kiermaier doubled on a ground ball to JJ Bleday, and Danny Jansen scored to cut the A’s lead to 3-1. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered on a fly ball to left-center field, and Kiermaier and Bo Bichette scored to take a 4-3 lead.

The A’s tied the ballgame in the top of the fifth inning. JJ Bleday was out on a sacrifice fly to George Springer, and Conner Capel scored to tie the game 4-4 with two outs.

The A’s regained the lead in the top of the ninth inning. Shea Langaliers homered on a fly ball to left field for a 5-4 lead that led to the A’s first win since Tuesday, June 13, when they defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 at the Oakland Coliseum.

The A’s and Blue Jays will face each other in a middle game on Saturday, June 24, at 1:07 pm Pacific. Hogan Harris (2-1 ERA 4.45) going for Oakland and for Toronto Jose Berrios (7-5 ERA 3.64).

Oakland A’s podcast with Daniel Dullum: A’s preparing relocation application; Where A’s could go after 2024 season

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David Kaval Oakland A’s team president (above) and Catherine Aker vice president (below) who both spoke at the Nevada State Legislation. Kaval is working on the relocation application and Aker said the team will stay in Oakland for the 2024 season for their home games. (You Tube still photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Daniel Dullum:

#1 Daniel should the Oakland A’s take their name Athletics to Las Vegas with them or let the city of Oakland have the name and rename their brand.

#2 Most likely the A’s will take the name with them to Vegas it’s a recognizable branding and like the football Cardinals name or the NBA Lakers, or NFL Raiders have name will travel.

#3 As mentioned by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred in his last press conference in New York last week that the A’s need to prepare a relocation application outlining why they need to move, the reason why their moving to Vegas and the costs.

#4 Once the relocation application request is forward to the Commissioner’s office the owners will vote and 75% of the owners are needed to approve the relocation. If there are more than eight no votes the relocation request is null and void. Possible teams that could vote no the Padres, Angels, Dodgers, Rockies, Diamondbacks and Mariners. Ironically the A’s and Giants are thumbs up on the move.

#5 A’s vice president Catherine Akers had written that the A’s do not intend to break the Oakland Coliseum lease signed through 2024 and the A’s will play their home games there next season. The A’s have not identified a site for their 2025-2027 seasons as the Vegas ballpark won’t be completed until 2028.

Join Daniel Dullum for all the latest regarding their move to Las Vegas and the owners vote on the A’s relocation at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Woes continue Guardians send A’s down to their eighth straight loss 6-1

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Oakland Athletics right fielder Brent Rooker catches a ball hit by Cleveland Guardians’ Josh Bell during the second inning at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Thu Jun 22, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

Oakland A’s left starter JP Sears had his best game of the year for the A’s. Sears gave the A’s seven innings and allowed four hits and two runs. It was certainly a quality start. Unfortunately for Sears, the A’s offense did not back the pitcher with enough of an attack to win the game.

The A’s offense produced three hits, all singles, as the A’s fell to the Cleveland Guardians 6-1 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. The A’s only run came in the fifth inning, and it came without the benefit of a hit.

Sears retired the first 11 batters he faced on Thursday. The Guardians’ third baseman Jose Ramirez singled with two out in the fourth to break the spell. Ramirez was caught stealing to end the inning. In the top of the fifth, the A’s scored their only run in the game, and that happened without the benefit of a hit.

Here’s how it happened. A’s left Fielder Tony Kemp walked. Esteury Ruiz was at the plate. A’s manager Mark Kotsay had Kemp running on the pitch to Ruiz. Amed Rosario fielded Ruiz’s ground ball. Rosario’s throw to first nipped Ruiz for the out.

Kemp motored to third base on the play. Ryan Noda’s sacrifice fly drove in Kemp with the run. Cleveland answered with two runs in their half of the fifth. Sears retired DH Josh Naylor for the first out. First baseman Josh Bell blasted a 430-foot home out of the park to tie the game.

It was Bell’s seventh of the year and the 18th home run allowed by Sears. Sears leads baseball in that department. Serving up gopher balls has been a problem for Sears this year. Sears gave up the second run when Andres Gimenez singled. Gimenez stole second and scored on Myles Straw’s triple. The Guardians led 2-1 after five innings.

The Guardians scored four times in the bottom of the eighth. The A’s summoned Yacksel Rios from the bullpen to pitch. Rios was making his A’s debut. It was a performance that he would like to forget. Rios threw 44 pitches in the inning. He struggled to find the strike zone.

The Guardians scored four times. Rios gave up two hits, walked four, and threw two wild pitches. The Guardians led 6-1 after eight innings. Reliever Eli Morgan set the A’s down to end the game.

Game Notes- The A’s lost their eighth game in a row. Their record fell to 19-56. The Guardians swept the three-game series to improve to 36-38.

The line score for Oakland was one run, three hits, and no errors. Cleveland’s line was six runs, six hits, and no errors.
JP Sears’ line was seven innings pitched, four hits, two runs, eight strikeouts, one walk, and one home run allowed. Sears threw 106 pitches and 79 strikes. The Guardians’ starter Logan Allen went four innings and allowed two hits and no runs.

Kemp and Esteury Ruiz had their hitting streaks stopped Thursday afternoon.

The A’s finish the six-game road trip against the Toronto Blue Jays. The A’s starter will be James Kaprielian (2-6, 6.38 era). Former A’s starter Chris Bassitt will be on the hill for the Blue Jays. Bassitt is 7-5 with an ERA of 4.16. The game will start at 4:07 pm.