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San Francisco Giants game wrap: Schmitt hits two home runs, and McDonald is lights out over 6 2/3 innings in much-needed 6-4 bounce-back win for Giants over A’s

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San Francisco Giants Casey Schmitt (10) rounds the bases after hitting a first inning home run off Sacramento A’s starter Luis Severino at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Sat May 16, 2026 (AP News photo)

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Sutter Health Park

West Sacramento, California

San Francisco Giants 6 (19-27)

Sacramento Athletics 4 (23-22)

Win: Trevor McDonald (2-0)

Loss: Luis Severino (2-5)

Save: Matt Gage (1)

Time: 2:34

Attendance: 12,489

By Stephen Ruderman

WEST SACRAMENTO–Casey Schmitt hit two home runs, and Trevor McDonald gave up just a run over six and two thirds lights-out inning, as the Giants bounced back with a much-needed 6-4 win over the A’s here in Sacramento.

The Giants’ three-game winning streak was completely wiped out by a three-game losing streak. They had some good news, as Erik Miller was activated off of the Injured List. However, Heliot Ramos was placed on the Injured List after he strained his right quad Friday night.

(As for corresponding roster moves, Tristan Beck was sent down to the River Cats, and Will Brennan was called back up.)

The Giants’ offense had been home run happy again over the last three games, which was the biggest reason they lost three-straight. However, that paid dividends when Casey Schmitt hit a home run to left off Luis Severino with two outs in the top of the first inning.

Unfortunately, this game did not come without more wasted opportunities by the Giants. It also didn’t come without more bone-headed base-running blunders by Willy Adames.

Willy has already been in hot water for forgetting the amount of outs and getting doubled off second base after jazzercising with Mookie on Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.

Saturday night, Adames was standing at second with one out in the top of the second. I couldn’t tell if he was talking to Darrel Hernaiz and Jeff McNeil, so I am not going to make any assumptions. However, when Drew Gilbert hit a ground ball to short that bounced in front of Adames, even though players are taught when they’re kids not to advance on a ground ball that bounces in front of them, Adames took off for third anyway, and was promptly thrown out by a mile. It was Adames’ second bone-headed base-running blunder in just the last four games.

Adames had a chance to redeem himself when he came up with the bases loaded and two outs in the top of the third. Willy has shown more of a willingness to shorten his swing and hit line drives since last Friday. Here, he lined a base-hit the other way to right to knock in a pair of runs and make it 3-0. However, Adames was thrown out trying to take second on the throw home by Lawrence Butler.

To give Willy credit, Shea Langeliers was standing a good 10 feet in front of the plate to receive the throw that he knew had no chance of getting Luis Arraez, and was itching to make that play on Adames. Also, runners are generally going to try and take second on throws from the outfield to the plate, so I’m not going to fault Willy for that one.

As for the pitching side of things, Trevor McDonald took the ball for his third big league start of the year, and have up just one hit through his first three innings. The A’s put runners at first and second with one out in the bottom of the fourth, but McDonald retired the next two guys he faced to get out of it.

Luis Arraez walked with one out in the top of the fifth, and that set things up for Schmitt to hit his second home run of the game. This one was an opposite-field shot that just stayed fair down the right field line.

Do you remember how I mentioned earlier that this game did not come without missed opportunities by the Giants? Well, the Giants had a chance to make this one a laugher after they loaded the bases later in the inning with still just one out. Then, Drew Gilbert struck out on a foul tip, and Harrison Bader missed a grand salami by just a matter of feet, as he flew out to the track in left to end the inning.

The Giants wasted a golden opportunity to put the game away, and McDonald had to sit for a bit during the top of the fifth. The A’s immediately pounced, and got runners to first and third to start the inning. McNeil then hit a one-hopper to first, but Rafael Devers made a great sliding stop to his right to get it, and while his throw to second was a bit wild, Adames was able to catch it and step on the bag to get Hernaiz. Butler scored to put the A’s on the board, but McDonald was able to work out of it with just the run.

To give credit to Severino, he ate up six innings for the A’s, despite giving up the five runs. McDonald, on the other hand, was lights out over six and two thirds. He gave up just a run on five hits, and he struck out five.

The Giants tacked on a run off Scott Barlow in the top of the seventh to make it 6-1. They had a chance to add on more, as they still had runners at second and third with one out, but, well, they wasted it.

Tony wanted to give Erik Miller some work in his return, and he got the final out in the bottom of the seventh. Miller was back out for the bottom of the eighth, and walked the first two batters of the inning. Tyler Soderstrom flew out to right for the first out, and then Tony pulled Miller for Caleb Kilian. Brent Rooker then stepped up, and hit a three-run bomb that hooked down the left field line to make it 6-4.

The Giants were going to have to earn this one. However, I was assured by people who have covered the A’s on a routine basis this season that the A’s wouldn’t come back. As for me, after watching the Giants get off to a horrendous 18-27 start, and have their three-game winning streak, where it looked like they were finally getting it together, get completely wiped out by a three-game losing streak, I was not going to relax until that final out was made.

Well, they were right. Matt Gage threw a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth for his first big league save, and the Giants won 6-4.

Trevor McDonald got the win; Luis Severino took the loss; and you already saw it in just my very last sentence: Matt Gage picked up his first big league save.

The Giants improve to 19-27, and they can take the series with a win Sunday. They will have to rely on Adrian Houser (1-4 ERA 5.79) Sunday. While Houser got off to a rough start, he is coming off a pair of solid outings. Hopefully, he can give the Giants another one Sunday. Jeffrey Springs (3-3 ERA 4.22) will go for the A’s.

First pitch will be at 1:05 p.m.

Sacramento A’s game wrap: Giants Hold Off Late Rally, Defeat A’s 6-4

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Luis Severino #40 of the Athletics pitches against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at Sutter Health Park on May 16, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Scott Marshall/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Athletics were back in action on Saturday night at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento to take on the San Francisco Giants. It was game two of a three-game series as the A’s looked to win the series after defeating the Giants 5-2 on Friday night.

The A’s couldn’t mount a comeback against the Giants on Saturday as they fell 6-4.

Luis Severino got the ball for what was his 10th start of the year for the Athletics, looking to pick up his third win in those attempts. Severino struggled in the outing and failed to deliver a quality start. Severino did manage to give the A’s six innings, but it was riddled with five runs on 10 hits, and he added two walks in the outing. It wasn’t what the A’s needed and still, to some degree, expect from their number one starter. Severino needed 96 pitches to get through his six innings of work.

What was A’s manager Mark Kotsay’s assessment of Luis Severino Saturday night?

“I think the ball was just up tonight,” Kotsay said after the game.

As for Severino, his opinion of his outing was slightly different.

“I feel I was getting through, throwing good pitches, some hits,” Severino said after the game. “I feel like there was not a lot of solid contact but the two homers and then the Arraez double. Everything else was just a blooper.”

Well, that’s certainly one way to describe an outing in which you gave up 10 hits and walked two batters.

The A’s bullpen came on for the rest of the game starting in the seventh inning.

Scott Barlow tossed the seventh inning for the A’s and struggled, giving up a run on two hits but managing to limit the damage. Barlow threw 16 pitches in the inning while walking none and striking out two.

In the eighth and ninth innings, the A’s sent Mark Leiter Jr. to the mound to keep things where they were in hopes of mounting a comeback. In the eighth inning, it was relatively smooth sailing for Leiter Jr. as he allowed only one hit and struck out one in a scoreless frame. In the ninth inning, he pitched another scoreless inning with his only blemish being a hit while striking out one more. All in, Leiter Jr. went two innings, allowing two hits and no runs while striking out two.

On the offensive side of the ball, it was a pretty tame performance from the green and gold as their offense didn’t get much going until the second half of the game.

The A’s got on the board for the first time in the fifth inning when Jeff McNeil got an RBI on a force out that scored Lawrence Butler from third base.

The A’s didn’t score again until the eighth inning when Brent Rooker hit a three-run home run to deep left field off Caleb Killian to make it a 6-4 ballgame. Rooker’s blast, his second hit of the night, traveled 407 feet and left the bat at 109.5 MPH. It was the sixth home run and 19th, 20th, and 21st RBI of the season for the A’s designated hitter.

The A’s didn’t score again the rest of the game and finished with six hits and three walks.

With the win, the Giants improved to 19-27 while the A’s fell to 23-22 in the 2026 season.

The A’s and Giants will play the rubber game of the series on Sunday at 1 p.m. PST at Sutter Health Park. Jeffrey Springs (3-3, 4.22 ERA) is slated to start for the A’s while the Giants will send Adrian Houser (1-4, 5.79 ERA) to the hill as both teams look for the series win.

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Sacramento A’s game wrap: Nick Kurtz Powers A’s Past Giants 5-2 Behind Strong Pitching Effort

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Nick Kurtz #16 of the Athletics hits a home run during the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Athletics at Sutter Health Park on Friday, May 15, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Darren Yamashita/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Athletics were back in action on Friday night at Sutter Health Park to take on the San Francisco Giants at 6:40 p.m. PST.

The A’s were fresh off a series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals where they dropped two of the three games at home.

The Giants were coming off a split of a four-game series in Los Angeles against the Dodgers.

On Friday, A’s manager Mark Kotsay was away from the team attending his daughter’s graduation from college. In his absence, Darren Bush, the A’s bench coach, took over the managerial duties for the evening. The A’s defeated the Giants 5-2 in front of a sold-out crowd of 12,348 on Friday.

Aaron Civale got the start for the A’s in what was his ninth start of the year for the green and gold. Civale was pretty sharp overall in his outing as he went five innings of six-hit, two-run baseball. He left in line for the win and struck out two Giants hitters in his appearance that required 76 pitches.

“He did an outstanding job, made pitches all night,” Darren Bush said of Civale after the game. “They hit some balls hard, he didn’t back away from contact. He kept on going and he made the big pitch when he needed to.”

Civale came out of the game prematurely, or so it seemed to me. With just 76 pitches through five innings, it seemed he would return for the sixth. Yet, he did not and after the game spoke of his outing.

“Ideally I’d like to work longer into the game, but sometimes 76 pitches just feels like 100 and sometimes 100 feels like 50,” Civale told me after the game.

Overall, Civale was pretty happy with his outing.

“I thought I was pretty quick and efficient in the first three [innings],” Civale said in the clubhouse to the media. “I ran into some trouble in the fourth and fifth there, but was able to work through with minimal damage. Obviously the two homers are not ideal, but I felt like we were competing before and after that.”

The A’s bullpen pitched really well for the most part in the game.

Joel Kuhnel was first out of the pen for the A’s and pitched a scoreless sixth inning for the A’s while needing 14 pitches to do so. Kuhnel allowed one hit and struck out two batters in his inning of work.

Jose Suarez was next up for the A’s on the hill and tossed a scoreless seventh inning, albeit after getting into some trouble. Suarez gave up two hits, both singles, but managed to get out of it unscathed while throwing 21 pitches in his outing.

In the eighth inning, Darren Bush went with Luis Medina to protect the lead and he delivered with a scoreless inning, giving up just a walk and striking out one batter. Medina threw 19 pitches in the eighth inning.

In the ninth inning, Hogan Harris pitched a scoreless ninth inning to seal the win for the A’s. Harris tossed 14 pitches and gave up just one hit while striking out one in a stress-free inning.

On the offensive side of the ball, the A’s recorded 10 hits and walked once en route to their five runs.

Jeff McNeil got the A’s on the board in the first inning with a ringing RBI double down the right-field line that scored Zack Gelof. However, a nice relay from Jung Hoo Lee and Luis Arraez cut down Darrell Hernaiz at the plate to keep it a one-RBI play.

The A’s next scoring came in the bottom of the fifth inning at the hands of the red-hot first baseman for the A’s, Nick Kurtz. Kurtz, with runners on the corners and one out, sent a 108 MPH line drive over the left-center-field wall to give the A’s the 4-2 lead. It was Kurtz’s third home run in as many games and it traveled 417 feet.

Later in the fifth inning, the A’s would have runners on the corners again, this time with two outs. Henry Bolte lined a ball to left field for a single to score another run and pull the A’s ahead even further and make it a 5-2 game.

That would be all the offense the A’s needed as they defeated the Giants 5-2 thanks to solid pitching and timely hitting.

With the win, the now 23-21 A’s will take on the Giants in game two of their series on Saturday at 6:40 p.m. PST. Luis Severino (2-4, 4.07 ERA) is scheduled to start for the A’s as the Giants will counter with Trevor McDonald (1-0, 2.92 ERA).

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San Francisco Giants game wrap: Giants’ offense is dead again, As Mahle implodes in 5-2 loss to A’s

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Tyler Mahle delivers a pitch to the Sacramento A’s line up in the bottom of the second inning at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Fri May 15, 2026 (AP News photo)

Friday, May 15, 2026

Sutter Health Park

West Sacramento, California

San Francisco Giants 2 (18-27)

Sacramento Athletics 5 (23-21)

Win: Aaron Civale (5-1)

Loss: Tyler Mahle (1-5)

Save Hogan Harris (3)

Time: 2:27

Attendance: 12,348

By Stephen Ruderman

WEST SACRAMENTO–The San Francisco Giants’ three-game winning streak has been wiped out, as Luis Arraez and Harrison Bader hit solo home runs, but the A’s got to Tyler Mahler for four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, and the Sacramento A’s beat the Giants 5-2 to hand the Giants their third-straight loss on Friday night.

The Giants’ offense finally came to life, and hit the way they were supposed to during their three-game winning streak, in which they scored 22 runs. By that, of course I mean that they were playing station to station, and keeping the line moving.

Unfortunately, the Giants were shutout on Wednesday, and scored just two runs last night. Friday night was the second-straight night in which the Giants didn’t get a single hit over the first three innings.

Luis Arraez got the Giants’ first hit with a home run to lead off to the top of the fourth. However, the Giants were unable to do anything with a two-out rally later in the inning.

Harrison Bader put the Giants ahead with a solo home run with one out in the top of the fifth. Sadly, like the inning before, the Giants wasted an opportunity later in the inning.

Tyler Mahle was shaky over the first two innings. He escaped a two-out double in the bottom of the first, but he gave up a run in the bottom of the second.

Mahle then threw a pair of 1-2-3 innings in the third and fourth, but he imploded in the bottom of the fifth. The A’s batted around, and scored four runs to take a 5-2 lead.

The Giants could not do anything with a one-out double by Willy Adames in the top of the sixth. They then had runners at second and third with one out for Matt Chapman in the top of the seventh. Chapman hit a long fly ball down the right field line that went just foul. You just knew after that happened that the Giants were not going to come through. Indeed, Chapman struck out, and Rafael Devers grounded out to first.

The Giants got a two-out base-runner in both the eighth and ninth, but both innings were otherwise uneventful.

The only real drama in the later innings was that Heliot Ramos left the game with right quad tightness.

The one positive tonight was that the Giants finally got Daniel Susac back from the Injured List. There was no better place for Susac to make his return, and take the mantle as the Giants’ everyday catcher than his hometown of Sacramento with 20-30 family and friends present.

Christian Koss was sent down to the River Cats to make room for Susac, and the Giants will carry three catchers in Susac, Jesus Rodriguez and Eric Haase.

Aaron Civale, who started and win five innings for the A’s got the win. He is 5-1. Tyler Mahler took the loss, and is 1-3. Hogan Harris picked up his third save of the season.

The Giants are now back to nine games under .500 at 18-27.

San Francisco will turn to the kid, RHP Trevor McDonald (1-0 ERA 2.92), to try and stop the slide Saturday. For Sacramento RHP Luis Severino (2-4 ERA 4.07)

First pitch will be at 6:40 p.m.

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson: Cards two run rally overtakes A’s in ninth

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Sacramento A’s Shea Langeliers (23) went 3-5 against the St Louis Cardinals on Thu May 14, 2026 at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

How did Michael McGreevy and the Cardinals’ pitching staff respond to the Athletics’ early momentum after Nick Kurtz’s leadoff home run?

What were the biggest turning points in the Cardinals’ late comeback during the 5-4 win over the Athletics?

How important was Jordan Walker to St. Louis offensively and defensively throughout the series finale?

What positives can the Athletics take away from performances by players like Nick Kurtz and Zack Gelof despite losing the game and series?

After splitting the first two games and losing the finale, what does this series reveal about the Athletics’ competitiveness against strong National League teams like the Cardinals?

Jeremiah Salmonson is a Sacramento A’s beat writer at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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Sacramento A’s game wrap: The Cardinals Turn The Page with a Plot Twist Win 5-4

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Sacramento A’s Shea Langeliers (23) is on base after hitting a double in the bottom of the seventh inning against the St Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St Louis on Thu May 14, 2026 (AP News photo)

The Cardinals Turn The Page with a Plot Twist Win 5-4

By Mauricio Segura

WEST SACRAMENTO–The Sacramento Athletics had this one in their hands, then watched it wriggle loose in the ninth like a grounder in a cow field. A Thursday afternoon that began with Nick Kurtz continuing his rise and Shea Langeliers adding another big swing to his scorching season ended with St. Louis stealing a 5-4 win after a two out rally flipped the game like a turtle in a typhoon.

Kurtz wasted no time putting the A’s in front. After Jacob Lopez retired St. Louis in order in the top of the first, Kurtz opened the bottom half by launching his seventh home run of the season to center field. It was another marker in a season that keeps making him look less like a young hitter finding his way and more like the heartbeat of the Athletics’ lineup. He entered the day riding the longest reaching base streak in the majors this season, and that first inning blast stretched it again.

For a while, Lopez made the lead feel heavier than one run. He cruised through the first two innings, helped by an overturned ABS challenge that turned José Fermín into a called strikeout to end the second. St. Louis put two runners on in the third and two more in the fourth, but Lopez escaped both times, getting Iván Herrera on a forceout and Yohel Pozo on a line drive to right.

The Cardinals finally cracked through in the fifth when Victor Scott II homered to right, tying the game at 1. Then the sixth became the inning that changed the temperature of the afternoon. Jordan Walker opened it with a homer to right center, Masyn Winn reached on back to back throwing fiascos by Lopez and Jeff McNeil, and Nolan Gorman dropped in a run scoring single to right. Just like that, the Cardinals led 3-1. Justin Sterner entered and prevented the inning from becoming a bigger mess, getting Nathan Church to bounce into an inning ending double play.

The Athletics did not go quietly. Zack Gelof, who had entered the day swinging better after a rough opening stretch, brought the A’s back within one in the seventh with his fifth homer of the season, a drive to left center off Ryne Stanek. That homer felt like the first tug on a loose thread, and St. Louis’ bullpen soon started to unravel.

McNeil took a free pass, Colby Thomas came off the bench and singled to left, and Kurtz followed with a single of his own to load the bases. Then Langeliers delivered the hit the A’s needed most, a ground ball single to center that scored McNeil and Thomas for a 4-3 lead. Langeliers has been one of the hottest hitters in the league, and this was another reminder that his bat has become less of a surprise and more of a weekly problem for opposing pitchers.

The lead survived the eighth thanks to Scott Barlow. Winn doubled with one out, but Barlow got Gorman on a fly ball to center and Alec Burleson on a fly ball to left. In the bottom half, Henry Bolte singled and stole second, adding another small spark after making franchise history the night before as the first Athletics player with a hit, free pass and sacrifice fly in his Major League debut.

But the ninth was cruel. Jack Perkins gave up a leadoff single to Pozo, who was replaced by pinch-runner Thomas Saggese. After Church flew out and Scott lined out, the A’s were one out from closing it. Instead, JJ Wetherholt was hit by a pitch, Herrera singled to left to score Saggese, and Walker doubled to right to bring home Wetherholt for a 5-4 Cardinals lead. Joel Kuhnel entered and stopped the damage, but the game had already turned.

The A’s had one final chance when Kurtz was hit by a pitch to begin the bottom of the ninth. Riley O’Brien answered with a called strikeout of Langeliers after another overturned ABS challenge, then retired Tyler Soderstrom on a flyout and Brent Rooker on a swinging strikeout. It was a tough finish for the Green and Gold, who had the comeback lined up, the crowd leaning forward, and the middle of the order at the plate. St. Louis simply had the last clean punch.

The San Francisco Giants come to Sacramento Friday for a three day weekend series. Game 1 pairs up Aaron Civalle (4-2 / .2.51 ERA / 33 K), against a yet-to-be-named Giants hurler. First pitch is set for 6:40pm.

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.

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🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

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Henry Bolte Shines in MLB Debut as A’s Beat Cardinals 6-2

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Henry Bolte #33 of the Athletics is congratulated by manager Mark Kotsay #7 after Bolte hit an RBI sacrifice fly scoring Nick Kurtz #16 against the St. Louis Cardinals in the bottom of the seventh inning at Sutter Health Park on May 13, 2026 in Sacramento, California. The RBI was the first of Bolte’s career. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Athletics were back in action against the Cardinals for game two of a three-game set on Wednesday night. After losing the first game of the series, the A’s looked for their revenge at 6:40 p.m. PST at Sutter Health Park.

The A’s defeated the Cardinals in commanding fashion on Wednesday night, 6-2.

The A’s got another solid performance out of their starter, J.T. Ginn. Ginn, who pitched eight innings in his last start, managed to go six innings against the Cardinals in what was an unstable but effective performance. Ginn gave up nine hits in his six innings of work but walked just one to limit the damage and give up only one unearned run.

“I think there’s a lot of maturity with JT this year, both on and off the field,” Kotsay said after the game. “I see a different young man that now has established I think solid routines, solid processes between starts. We talk a lot about the easiest day should be the day you take the mound. The other four should be really hard and I think he’s taken a grasp of the amount of work he has to put in before each start.”

Kotsay’s sentiment was echoed by Ginn in the clubhouse after the game.

“I think it’s [the process] been huge for me and everything how you go about your work every day, but I think it’s a lot of trial and error those first couple years and just figuring out what works for me and then just working off of that.”

For the bullpen, the A’s got another solid performance from the group.

Justin Sterner came in to pitch in the seventh inning and didn’t have his best stuff. He tossed two-thirds of an inning before being lifted after giving up a run on two hits. Hogan Harris came in and cleaned up, getting the final out of the seventh by way of the strikeout.

In the eighth inning, Luis Medina came on and recorded a clean inning, allowing nothing to the Cardinals offense.

In the ninth inning, Jack Perkins came in and tossed a scoreless frame to finish the game, allowing just one hit.

On the offensive side of the ball, Nick Kurtz carried the lion’s share of the load with a grand slam in the fifth inning to give the A’s a 4-1 lead. It was Kurtz’s first opposite-field home run this season and was a welcome sight for the slugger.

“Yeah, it was awesome,” Kurtz said after the game. “I’m more happy that it was the first one the other way this year. I think that’s a bigger emphasis for me.”

In the seventh inning, Henry Bolte added another run for the A’s on a sac fly to right field to make it a 5-1 game. It was a nice way to cap off the MLB debut for Bolte as he recorded two hits, an RBI, and a diving catch in center field.

“I think it was great, happy that we got to win as a team,” Henry Bolte said after the game. “That’s kind of the thing, going out there trying to make a difference, little plays, big plays, anything you can do to help the team win. So being able to beat out a couple singles and make a nice play is getting that done. So it was a great debut and happy the boys got the job done, we got to win.”

Zack Gelof added the A’s final run of the night with a solo home run, his fourth of the season, in the eighth inning to give the A’s the 6-2 lead. All in, the A’s offense recorded 13 hits and walked twice in the viceroy on Wednesday night. 

With the win, the A’s improved to 22-20 and will go for the series win against the Cardinals on Thursday afternoon. The A’s will send Jacob Lopez (3-2, 6.11 ERA) to the mound while the Cardinals will counter with Michael McGreevy (3-2, 2.18). First pitch is scheduled for 12:05 p.m. PST at Sutter Health Park.

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.

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Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

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Sacramento A’s podcast Bridget Mulcahy: Cards open up on Springs for 4 runs in first for 6-4 win; How Wilson injury impacts club

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Sacraamento A’s third baseman Zack Gelof (20) chases St Louis Cardinals Jordan Walker (left) in a run down in the top of the fifth inning at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Tue May 12, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Bridget Mulcahy:

#1 Can the Cardinals build on their Game 1 momentum after JJ Wetherholt’s clutch two-run homer helped secure a 6-4 win over the Athletics?

#2 How much will the Athletics miss injured shortstop Jacob Wilson as they try to even the series at Sutter Health Park?

#3 Will Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore outduel Athletics pitcher J.T. Ginn in Wednesday’s matchup?

#4 Can Shea Langeliers continue his power surge after hitting his 100th career home run in Tuesday night’s game?

#5 Which team’s bullpen will make the difference in a series that already featured late-inning drama in the opener?

Bridget Mulcahy is a Sacramento A’s podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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

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🔥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.

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

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

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Shea Langeliers’ 100th Career Home Run Not Enough in A’s 6-4 Loss to Cardinals

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Shea Langeliers #23 of the Athletics rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the St. Louis Cardinals in the eighth inning at Sutter Health Park on May 12, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Athletics were back home at Sutter Health Park on Tuesday night to take on the St. Louis Cardinals in game one of a three-game series. The A’s were coming off a solid road trip where they made stops in Philadelphia and Baltimore while going 3-3 in the six road games.

On Tuesday, the Cardinals handled business and defeated the A’s 6-4.

Jeffrey Springs got the ball for the A’s in their return home, and he had a very familiar outing that we have become accustomed to during his time in Sacramento.

Springs, who had pitched fairly well the last couple of years, has found himself in early-game trouble many times during that span. Tuesday was no different for the left-hander.

Springs was roughed up early in the first inning as the Cardinals posted four runs on four hits and a walk to set the tone early and get the A’s on their heels. Springs managed to settle in, but his final line wasn’t pretty. All in, he managed to toss five innings of four-run, seven-hit ball while walking three and striking out five Cardinals hitters.

“The first inning just didn’t look comfortable,” Kotsay said after the game. “And once he got through that first, obviously he dialed in and pitched a great game. So overall … he’s had a good season so far at this point. I think it was one of those things that just he couldn’t get the out when he needed.”

The bullpen pitched well enough for the A’s to get the win, but the A’s weren’t able to capitalize.

Joel Kuhnel came in for the sixth inning and ran into some trouble of his own. Kuhnel pitched two-thirds of an inning and gave up two runs on two hits.

Brooks Kriske came in as the second man out of the pen for the A’s and pitched one and two thirds innings of no-run, one-walk baseball while striking out one. Unfortunately, Kriske was removed in the seventh inning with what Mark Kotsay described as “right shoulder soreness” after the game. Kotsay said he would be reevaluated tomorrow.

Scott Barlow came in to finish off the eighth inning and allowed one hit and nothing else while striking out one in two-thirds of an inning of work.

Mark Leiter Jr. was the final man out of the pen for the A’s. Leiter Jr. tossed a scoreless ninth inning while striking out one hitter in one inning of relief.

On the offensive side of the ball, the A’s put up a fight but weren’t able to complete a comeback.

The scoring for the A’s mostly happened in the second inning, as Nick Kurtz hit an RBI single to get the A’s on the board and bring the score to 4-1. One batter later, Shea Langeliers hit a two-RBI double to bring the A’s to within one as the A’s rallied in support of Jeffrey Springs.

The A’s final scoring came in the eighth when Shea Langeliers blasted the 100th home run of his career. The blast traveled 448 feet and left the bat at 108 mph as it sailed on top of the A’s clubhouse in left field.

“It’s a big milestone, a hundred home runs at this point in his career,” Mark Kotsay said. “You can say that he’s done just a tremendous job to this point of continuing to get better and be an impact-type player.”

The A’s fell to 21-20 on the season as they started the homestand off with the loss to the Cardinals.

The A’s will send J.T. Ginn (1-1, 3.62) to the mound on Wednesday as the Cardinals will counter with Matthew Liberatore (2-1, 4.07) at 6:40 p.m. PT.

Sacramento A’s podcast Barbara Mason: A’s nearly sweep O’s split the road trip

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Sacramento A’s Nick Kurtz had a successful game against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Sat May 9, 2026 in game 2 of the three game series hitting two doubles and successfully reaching base for the 33rd time . (AP News photo)

Sacrmento A’s podcast Barbara Mason:

1.Over the weekend the A’s played a three game series with the Baltimore Orioles looking for a sweep on Sunday after winning the first two games of the series.

2. The A’s did not have much offensive production in game three Sunday compared to the first two games of the series but again saw some players who have come through time after time this season.

3. Sacramento threatened in a number of innings having a great chance in the later innings to at least tie up the game but fell short losing 2-1.

4. It was a rough outing for Luis Severino who allowed the two runs that eventually won the game for the Orioles. The Relief pitching allowed no hits and gave the A’s a chance to get back into the game.

5. The Green and Gold will be back home for their next series that gets underway on Tuesday against the St. Louis Cardinals with first pitch at 6:40 PM.

Barbara Mason does the Sacramento A’s podcasts each Monday 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.