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Sacramento A’s game wrap: The Green and Gold Grind Down Seattle 5-2

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Apr 21 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Athletics right fielder Lawrence Butler (4) steals a base before Seattle Mariners second baseman Cole Young (2) can receive a throw during the fifth inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images
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By Mauricio Segura

The Sacramento Athletics did not need a wild comeback this time. They built this win piece by piece, and walked out of T-Mobile Park with a 5-2 score over the Mariners Tuesday. Nick Kurtz set the tone right away when he opened the game with a walk, stole second, and came home on Tyler Soderstrom’s line-drive double to right.

Kurtz kept doing what he has been doing so often this season, getting on base and creating pressure before Seattle could settle in. The Mariners answered in the third on Josh Naylor’s sacrifice fly, but the Athletics never looked rattled and kept a steady pressure throughout the entire nine innings.

That calm mattered, especially for Jacob Lopez. He worked 5.1 innings, allowed two runs, and kept the game from tilting after a few traffic-filled moments. He gave up singles, issued a pair of walks in the first, and watched Cal Raleigh tie the game at 2-2 with a solo shot in the fifth, but he never let the inning that ruins everything arrive. Instead of drowning in Seattle trouble, he kept the A’s close enough for their lineup to keep swinging.

The middle innings belonged to Jeff McNeil and Jacob Wilson. McNeil broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth with his first home run of the season, a drive to right-center that gave Sacramento a brief edge. After Raleigh answered in the fifth, the Green and Gold came right back in the sixth against Seattle’s bullpen. Soderstrom ripped his second double of the game, then Wilson punched a run-scoring double to left to make it 3-2. His hit pushed the Athletics back in front for good.

Then came Shea Langeliers going deep, again, because of course he did. Langeliers has been one of the Athletics’ most dangerous hitters, and in the seventh he punished a mistake by driving a solo homer to center. It was a clean, no-doubt kind of swing that sent the ball to the centerfield bleachers.

Suddenly it was 4-2, and Seattle was back to chasing. Carlos Cortes followed with a double, giving the Athletics yet another extra-base hit, and even though they did not cash that one in, the inning still made the point. This lineup was not living on one lucky bounce. McNeil homered. Langeliers homered. Soderstrom doubled twice. Wilson kept finding holes. The Athletics kept making Seattle pitch under stress.

The bullpen finished the job with very little drama. Scott Barlow handled the bridge work after Lopez exited and got four important outs. Hogan Harris stepped in with two men on in the seventh and got Naylor on a grounder to kill the threat.

Then Jack Perkins took the last six outs and never blinked. By the time the ninth inning arrived, the Athletics were ready to put a bow on it. Kurtz singled, Langeliers singled, Cortes moved both runners with a grounder, and after Seattle chose to intentionally walk Soderstrom, Wilson lined a single to center to score Kurtz and stretch the lead to 5-2.

For a team that came into this series carrying momentum and trying to stay near the top of the division, this was a strong kind of win. Not flashy. Not chaotic. Just good baseball. The Athletics got on base early, hit for power in the middle, played clean defense, and got the exact outs they needed from the mound. Seattle tied it twice, but the Athletics answered every time and then shut the door like a veteran team that had no interest in making the night any longer than necessary.

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

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

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

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

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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

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Sacramento A’s podcast Mauricio Segura: Cortes key in A’s win in Seattle could be a key role player in Sac line up

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Sacramento A’s shortstop Jacob Wilson (right) jumps for joy in front of A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz (16) after Sacramento defeats the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Field in Seattle on Mon Apr 20, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Mauricio Segura:

#1 Sacramento A’s Carlos Cortes Nick Kurtz, and Shea Langeliers all stepped up to the plate and hit solo home runs against the Seattle Mariners to come back three runs down at T Mobile Field in Seattle to win it 6-4 on Monday night.

#2 Cortes went four for five, slugging a fourth inning home run as the A’s worked to catch up with the M’s. Do you see Cortes developing into that key hitter in the A’s lineup.

#3 The A’s got back to back home runs from Kurtz and Langeliers and that forced a 3-3 tie and it shows why this team is getting clutch hitting and why their in first place in the AL West.

#4 The A’s Max Muncy in the top of the eighth hit a bases loaded sacrifice fly with no one out and that put the A’s in front and for insurance runs Lawrence Butler hit a two run base hit to put the A’s in front 6-3.

#5 The A’s and M’s continue this AL West Divisional battle Tuesday night at T Mobile starting for Sacramento LHP Jacob Lopez (1-1 ERA 6.38) for Seattle RHP Luis Castillo (0-1 ERA 5.40) first pitch 6:40PM PDT.

Mauricio Segura filled in for Tony Renteria who does the Sacramento A’s podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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

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

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

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Sacramento A’s game wrap: Athletics Silence Mariners 6-4 with Back to Back Space Needle Shots

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Sacramento A’s Tyler Soderstrom (21) greets teammate Lawrence Butler (left) after scoring on a Max Muncy sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth inning at T Mobile Field in Seattle on Mon Apr 20, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s game wrap: Athletics Silence Mariners 6-4 with Back to Back Space Needle Shots

By Mauricio Segura

The Sacramento A’s got a couple rocket shot home runs to beat the Seattle Mariners 6-4 Monday night. The Athletics spent the first few innings looking like a team dragging an old problem back onto the field with them. They came into Seattle having scored just one first-inning run all season, and T-Mobile Park wasted no time reminding them how ugly that trend can look.

Cal Raleigh launched a first-inning homer to left-center, Julio Rodríguez swiped second after a single, and Josh Naylor lined a run-scoring double to right to put the Mariners up 2-0 before the A’s had much of a chance to breathe. When Dominic Canzone opened the second with a home run to right-center, Seattle had a 3-0 lead, Emerson Hancock was in rhythm, and the game had the feel of one that could drift away in a hurry.

Instead, the Green and Gold hung around and flipped the game like a Sunday morning flap jack.

J.T. Ginn did not have a smooth beginning, but he did something that matters just as much on nights like this: he stopped the bleeding. After the Mariners tagged him for three early runs, the right-hander settled himself and gave the Athletics room to fight back. He worked around a double by Naylor in the third, stranded Canzone at third in the fourth, and rolled through a clean fifth before striking out Randy Arozarena to begin the sixth. It was not dominance, but it was toughness, and those are not the same thing. Ginn kept the game from turning into a Seattle parade.

The Athletics lineup, meanwhile, took a while to find the right wrench to unlock Hancock. Carlos Cortes finally cracked the silence in the fourth, driving a solo homer to right to cut the deficit to 3-1. It was a needed jolt for an offense that had spent the first three innings getting very little done besides a first-inning single from Cortes and a second-inning knock from Jacob Wilson. Even when the Athletics did scratch out a bit of traffic, Seattle had an answer. Hancock erased Lawrence Butler with a pickoff at second in the fifth after Butler had singled and stolen a base, which felt like the sort of play that can bury a rally and a mood all at once.

In the sixth, the whole game changed on back-to-back swings resulting in the A’s once again taking the top spot on the AL West Standings.

Nick Kurtz led off the inning by hammering a game-changing homer to center. One batter later, Shea Langeliers followed him with another shot to center, and just like that a 3-0 Seattle lead had vanished into the Northwest night.

Baseball can spend five innings pretending it is a quiet, methodical game, and then in two pitches it turns into fireworks. Kurtz’s blast fit the shape of the player he has been all month. He came into the night on a ten-game walk streak and with the most walks in the majors, and he added to the pressure all evening, later drawing another free pass in the seventh. Langeliers, whose bat has been one of the Athletics’ most reliable weapons dating back to last season’s second half, did what dangerous hitters do when a pitcher leaves even a little room for error. He punished it.

From there, the game became a bullpen and timing contest, and the Athletics finally won both. Hogan Harris, who entered the night with a spotless road ERA, took over after Ginn and handled the middle innings with authority. He struck out Rob Refsnyder to end the sixth, blew through the seventh, and helped hand the late innings to Mark Leiter Jr. with the game still tied. Leiter then walked a tightrope in the eighth after Rodríguez and Naylor put pressure on the defense, but he struck out Arozarena and got Refsnyder to fly out, preserving a lead that had only just been built.

That lead arrived in the top of the eighth, and it arrived with force. Tyler Soderstrom started the inning by ripping a double to left. Wilson followed with a single to right, continuing his strong work against Seattle, and Jeff McNeil worked a walk to load the bases with nobody out.

Max Muncy lifted a sacrifice fly to right to bring home Soderstrom and push the Athletics in front 4-3. That alone would have been enough to change the inning. Butler made sure it became something bigger. He shot a sharp single to right, scoring both Wilson and McNeil, and the Athletics suddenly had the kind of breathing room that had looked impossible two innings earlier. Butler later got picked off again, which was not exactly a textbook night on the bases, but by then the damage he had done with the bat was the bigger story.

Seattle made one last push in the ninth when Cole Young singled and Leo Rivas doubled him home, trimming the lead to 6-4. But Joel Kuhnel closed the door from there, getting J.P. Crawford to pop out and Raleigh to fly out to right to end it.

That final out wrapped up a win that felt bigger than one April game. The Athletics came in off a shaky homestand, facing a Mariners club that has given them headaches for years, and spent the first two innings looking ready to add one more to the pile. Instead, they answered with poise, power, and one loud eighth inning that turned a flat night into a sharp one.

The A’s and M’s continue this AL West Divisional battle Tuesday night at T Mobile starting for Sacramento LHP Jacob Lopez (1-1 ERA 6.38) for Seattle RHP Luis Castillo (0-1 ERA 5.40) first pitch 6:40PM PDT.

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

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

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

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

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Sacramento A’s podcast Barbara Mason: A’s open three set with M’s in Seattle

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Sacramento A’s starter Jeffery Springs delivers a pitch agianst the Chicago White Sox in the top of the first inning at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Sun Apr 19, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Barbara Mason:

#1 The A’s went into Sunday’s game with the series tied looking to beat a young but very capable Chicago White Sox team.

2. It was a tough outing for Jeffrey Springs pitching through five innings but giving up nine hits and a whole lot more setting up the White Sox nicely.

3.Once Springs was relieved the A’s relief pitching really stepped up keeping the White Sox off the scoreboard.

4.Sacramento made a game of it in the seventh inning when they had not only some great offense but took advantage of walks and wild pitches.

5. Next up for the A’s a three game series with the Seattle Mariners starting Monday night at T Mobile Field in Seattle. In the past the Mariners have had the A’s number but they have at times turned that around. How do you see the A’s fare in this series.

Barbara Mason does the Sacramento A’s podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportradioservice.com

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

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

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

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Sacramento A’s podcast Daniel Dullum: Murakami and Sox homer 4 times to beat A’s 7-4 in Sacramento

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Sacramento A’s pitcher JT Ginn will get the start against the Seattle Mariners Mon Apr 20, 2026 to open the first of a three game series (AP file)

Sacramento A’s podcast Daniel Dullum:

#1 Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami and Miguel Varga both launched a home run a piece as the Sox hit four home runs off Sacramento A’s pitching at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Sunday.

#2 Sox pitcher Noah Schultz pitched five plus innings and allowed just one hit to pick up his first big league win against the A’s.

#3 Schultz struck out six hitters and walked just one batter to help the Sox take the three game series. Schultz had his stuff working for him keeping the A’s off balance just enough to help Chicago beat the A’s by three runs.

#4 The A’s Zach Gelof got a two out two run double in the bottom of the seventh off White Sox reliver Grant Taylor. Jordan Leasure came into relieve Taylor and threw a wild pitch that allowed Gelof to score to make it 7-4 that would be all the runs the A’s would get for the rest of the game.

#5 The A’s open up a three game series in Seattle against the Mariners. The Mariners will be another test for Sacramento the A’s are hoping to win a series after some of their struggles at Sutter Health Park. The A’s open up a road trip in Seattle and on Monday night will start RHP JT Ginn (0-0 ERA 3.31) the M’s will start RHP Emerson Hancock (2-1 ERA 2.28) with a first pitch 6:40pm PDT.

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

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

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

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

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

White Sox Power Past A’s 7-4 in Series Finale at Sutter Health Park

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Jeffrey Springs #59 of the Athletics pitches against the Chicago White Sox in the top of the second inning at Sutter Health Park on April 19, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory photo credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Athletics and White Sox scrapped in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon at Sutter Health Park. It was another sold-out crowd, the fourth of the season for the A’s, as 12,070 patrons took in the action on a perfect 74-degree day at the ballpark.

The White Sox pounced on the A’s early and prevented a late push as they defeated the A’s 7-4.

Jeffrey Springs got the ball for the A’s to make his fourth start of the season on Sunday. The game didn’t go according to plan for Springs as he labored through five tumultuous innings before being lifted after throwing 85 pitches. Springs gave up seven runs on nine hits while walking one and striking out seven in his outing. Springs suffered from the long ball all game as he gave up four home runs in his five innings of work.

“…Overall, it looked like the ball was just up in the zone,” Mark Kotsay said after the game about Springs. “This is an aggressive free-swinging team and I think today we just couldn’t execute down below and get that chase that we needed and get it off the barrel.”

The bullpen put up a solid effort in the loss as A’s manager Mark Kotsay used three arms in his pen to finish out the game.

The first out of the bullpen was Mason Barnett, who was recently promoted from Triple-A when Elvis Alvarado was sent down. The idea is that Barnett can serve as a long man for the time being until the A’s brutal stretch of 16 straight days without an off day ends this upcoming Thursday. On Sunday, Barnett came in and tossed two solid innings of one-hit, no-run baseball while he walked two batters. It was a great first effort out of the pen and set the A’s up with an opportunity at a comeback effort.

Luis Medina was next up for the A’s as he tossed a scoreless eighth inning after Barnett walked the first batter and allowed a single to the second. Medina worked out of it and put up a scoreless frame and needed just eight pitches to do it.

In the ninth inning, the A’s turned to Scott Barlow and he delivered. Barlow finished the top of the ninth with ease, allowing nothing while striking out two on just 15 pitches.

On offense, it was too few and far between for the A’s, who attempted some rallies, but none that came up large enough. In total, the A’s only managed five hits and three walks in the game.

The A’s first run came in the second inning when Darell Hernaiz hit a high, towering solo home run to left field. Hernaiz’s homer was lifted at a 35-degree launch angle and traveled 396 feet.

The A’s second and final scoring came in the seventh inning when Zack Gelof hit a two-run double down the right-field line to score Tyler Soderstrom and Darell Hernaiz to get the A’s to within three. After Gelof advanced to third on the throw following his double, he then came in to score on a wild pitch a few pitches later for the A’s fourth run of the game. That would be the last run the A’s scored as they fell to the White Sox, 7-4.

It was a tough series for the A’s against an opponent that, on paper going into the series, the A’s should have won.

Mark Kotsay discussed the difficult series after the game, saying, “Tough series. We talked about it. A young aggressive team… overall tough loss.”

With the loss, the A’s fell back to the .500 mark and are 11-11 on the young season.

The A’s will fly to Seattle to take on the Mariners in a three-game series beginning Monday at 6:40 p.m. PST. It is the A’s final series before their 16 games in 16 days finally ends. J.T. Ginn (0-0, 3.31 ERA) is slated to start for the A’s as the Mariners plan to turn to Emerson Hancock (2-1, 2.28 ERA) for Monday’s affair.

A’s Rally From 5-0 Deficit, Walk-Off White Sox 7-6 in 11th

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(L-R) Max Muncy #3, Lawrence Butler #4 and Jacob Wilson #5 of the Athletics celebrate after Muncy hit a walk-off sacrifice fly scoring Wilson to defeat the Chicago White Sox 7-6 in the bottom of the 11th inning at Sutter Health Park on April 18, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory photo credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Athletics and the White Sox engaged in game two of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. PST.

After Friday night’s tough loss, the A’s bounced back to defeat the White Sox 7-6 in 11 innings.

Luis Severino got the ball for the A’s to start the game on Saturday, and he struggled in his outing. Severino ground through five and a third innings of work and gave up five runs (all earned) on five hits while walking four and striking out three. Severino needed 96 pitches to get through his outing while suffering from a three-run homer and a lack of command.

However, the A’s bullpen did its job in relief of Severino to keep the game close and the A’s in it.

Hogan Harris was first out of the pen for the A’s, and he tossed one and a third innings with his only blemish being a Munetaka Murakami solo home run. Other than that, he allowed no other hits.

Next out of the bullpen for the A’s was Joel Kuhnel. Kuhnel came on and pitched a scoreless inning and a third for the A’s. He allowed nothing more than a hit amid an otherwise perfect outing.

Mark Leiter Jr. was the third man out of the bullpen for Mark Kotsay and struggled. Leiter tossed just two-thirds of an inning, allowing two walks and striking out one prior to being lifted for Jack Perkins.

Perkins, who has been serving as a bit of a longman for the A’s, came in and got the last out of the ninth inning to keep the game tied. Perkins also tossed the 10th inning without allowing much other than a hit by pitch to keep the game tied and strand the designated runner who started the inning at second base. With the A’s unable to score in the 10th, Perkins was back out for the 11th inning, where he got into a bases-loaded jam early, but escaped without allowing a run.

On the offensive side of the ball, the A’s impressed, coming all the way back from 5-0 down to tie the game at six in the bottom of the seventh.

The A’s first scoring came in the second inning when Jacob Wilson hit a solo home run to left field to get the A’s on the board.

In the third inning, the A’s got their second run of the game courtesy of a Jeff McNeil sacrifice fly to score Lawrence Butler.

In the fifth inning, the A’s continued to claw back with an RBI single from Tyler Soderstrom to make it a 5-3 game.

In the sixth, Lawrence Butler reached on a fielder’s choice, driving home Max Muncy to get the A’s to within one, 5-4.

In the seventh inning, the A’s climb up the mountain was completed as Nick Kurtz launched a two-run homer to right field to tie the game at six apiece and give the A’s new life.

However, the rest of the action would take much longer before the A’s could truly celebrate.

The game presented numerous chances the rest of the way for either team to seize the win, but it wasn’t until the bottom of the 11th inning, when Max Muncy hit a sacrifice fly to left field, that either team would. Jacob Wilson would score from third base on the play, and the A’s would score their seventh run to walk off the White Sox 7-6.

After the game, A’s manager Mark Kotsay summed up what pretty much everyone was thinking.

“There was a lot to unpack from this game,” Kotsay said. “I don’t know if I’ll be able to unpack it all, but like I said to start this conversation, it was a pretty emotional rollercoaster.”

With the win, the A’s improved to 11-10 on the season to even the series with the White Sox at a game apiece. The rubber game of the series will take place on Sunday at 1:05 p.m. PST. The A’s will send Jeffrey Springs (3-0, 1.46 ERA) to the mound, while the White Sox will counter with Noah Schultz (0-1, 6.23 ERA).

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

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

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

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Sacramento A’s podcast Tony Harvey: Sox 4 run seventh costly in A’s 9-2 loss at Sutter Health

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The baseball is at Chicago White Sox runner Luisangel Acua (0) has the baseball at his back and A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz (left) won’t get it in time for the putout at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento

Sacramento A’s podcast Tony Harvey:

#1 The Chicago White Sox Munetaka Murakami’s first career grand slam launched the White Sox into the win column with a 9-2 win over the Sacramento Athletics on Friday night at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.

#2 The Sox also got good pitching from Davis Martin who gave up three hits over seven innings pitch surrendering three hits and one earned run. No doubt Martin had his stuff working for him.

#3 Sacramento pitcher Aaron Civale struggled pitching 4.2 innings he got racked up by Sox hitting for 11 hits and five earned runs.

#4 A’s Nick Kurtz slugged a RBI single in the last of the fourth that sent A’s Shea Langeliers home and the A’s Andy Ibanez hit for an RBI scoring Max Muncy and that was all the damage the A’s could muster on Friday night.

#5 Match ups for Saturday at Sutter Health Park for the White Sox RHP Erick Fedde (0-3 ERA 3.38) for the A’s RHP Luis Severino (0-2 ERA 5.59) first pitch 1:05pm PDT.

Join Tony Harvey each week for the Sacramento A’s podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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

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

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

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

White Sox Power Past A’s 9-2 in Series Opener in Sacramento

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Aaron Civale #45 of the Athletics pitches against the Chicago White Sox in the third inning at Sutter Health Park on April 17, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory photo credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Athletics welcomed Munetaka Murakami and the Chicago White Sox to Sacramento on Friday night for the beginning of a three-game series.

The White Sox handled business behind a powerful offensive performance, defeating the Athletics 9-2 in front of a sold-out crowd of 12,027.

Aaron Civale started the game for the A’s and was immediately in trouble as he gave up a leadoff double, and the White Sox never looked back. Civale struggled locating his pitches, which led to hits and not walks on this particular occasion. Civale managed to go four and two-thirds innings while allowing five runs on 11 hits while walking one and striking out four. Civale needed 103 pitches to get through his laborious outing.

“I think there’s probably a lot of balls left in the middle of the plate tonight…he grinded…I thought he gave us everything he had tonight,” Mark Kotsay said after the game.

In the clubhouse, Aaron Civale was doing his best to move on from the draining outing in which he threw 103 pitches.

“I felt like we were doing a good job out there, competing,” Civale said after the game to reporters. “From what I can tell, it’s just kind of one of those days you gotta flush it and move forward.”

The A’s bullpen came in and looked to keep the game within striking distance, but they weren’t able to do that.

Elvis Alvarado came on in relief and tossed two innings of his own. Elvis gave up four runs on a mammoth grand slam to Munetaka Murakami that cleared the batter’s eye in center field. All in, Elvis tossed 45 pitches in his two innings of work while giving up three hits and walking three batters while striking out three.

The A’s finished the game with Justin Sterner, who was on the mound for the A’s late collapse on Thursday. Sterner tossed an impressive two and a third innings of one-hit, no-run baseball while striking out four batters and not allowing a walk. It was a nice bounce-back for the right-hander, who needed 46 pitches to get it done.

On the offensive side, the Athletics couldn’t get much going against the White Sox. Starter Davis Martin for Chicago was dealing early and took a no-hitter into the fourth inning. In total, the A’s managed two runs while collecting four hits and walking four times against the White Sox staff.

The A’s scored two runs, with one coming in the fourth inning and the other in the eighth inning.

In the fourth, Nick Kurtz had an RBI single into right field that scored Shea Langeliers from second base.

In the eighth, Andy Ibáñez collected an RBI when he grounded out to score Max Muncy from third base.

Other than that, the A’s were blanked by the White Sox staff on a brisk West Sacramento night, falling by the final score of 9-2.

With the loss, the A’s fell to 10-10 on the season and will take on the White Sox in Game 2 of the three-game series on Saturday afternoon at 12:05 p.m. PST. Luis Severino (0-2, 5.59 ERA) will take the mound for the A’s, while the White Sox will send Erick Fedde (0-3, 3.38 ERA) to the bump.

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

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

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

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s can’t hold lead as Rangers rally for four runs to win it in the ninth 9-6

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Texas Rangers Joc Pederson (3) slides in at home plate scoring a ninth inning run against the Sacramento A’s at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Thu Apr 16, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 Texas Rangers Joc Pederson hit a single in the top of the ninth inning that contributed to four runs scoring as Texas came up with a 9-6 win that gave a 2-2 series split between the Rangers and Sacramento A’s.

#2 The A’s Nick Kurtz hit a blooper that turned into a three run double outfielder Wyatt Lanford couldn’t get to in left field thart help give the A’s a one run two out 6-5 lead in the bottom of the eighth.

#3 The Rangers Jake Burger and Josh Jung got a base hit in the ninth against A’s reliever Justin Sterner. Kyle Higashioka was safe when Sterner picked up a bunt that went over the head of Darrell Hernaiz playing third base for an error that allowed Burger to score tying up the ball game.

#4 The A’s Jacob Wilson got a two run single off Rangers releiver Jack Leiter in the bottom of the fifth. Carlos Cortes next up hit and RBI base hit and it gave the A’s a 3-2 lead that was later short lived.

#5 Next up for the A’s the Chicago White Sox with starter right hand pitcher Davis Martin (2-1 ERA 2.50) for the A’s right hander Aaron Civale (2-0 ERA 1.72) with a first pitch at 6:40pm PDT.

Join Jeremiah Salmonson who does the Sacramento A’s podcast each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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

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

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

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in.