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Kurtz Walks It Off Again as A’s Beat Astros 6-4 in Extras

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Nick Kurtz celebrating after his walk off home run on Thursday night. (Photo: Athletics on Instagram)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO–After dropping the middle two games of their four-game series with the Astros, the A’s looked to salvage a split with a win on Thursday night at Sutter Health Park. In what’s becoming a familiar storyline, Nick Kurtz played hero once again, launching a two-run home run in the tenth inning to walk off the Astros as the A’s won 6-4.

It’s impossible to understate the impact Kurtz is having on the Athletics right now. Thursday marked the fourth time in five games that he’s delivered a late-inning home run. He’s everything you want in the clutch, and his approach at the plate seems to be catching up to his immense talent. His walk-off blast traveled 416 feet to dead center field and left the bat at 105.6 mph. Facing Josh Hader with a 2-1 count, Kurtz crushed a middle-middle sinker for a no-doubt shot.

The A’s were only in position for that moment thanks to a strong outing from their starter.

Jacob Lopez turned in a fantastic performance, tossing six innings of one-run, four-hit baseball while striking out five. Lopez’s biggest moment came in the sixth, when he worked out of a bases-loaded jam by striking out the final two batters of the inning. He walked off the mound fired up with the 2-1 lead still intact.

The bullpen had mixed results. J.T. Ginn relieved Lopez and fired a scoreless seventh but ran into trouble in the eighth. After recording two outs, Ginn issued a walk and gave up a single, prompting Mark Kotsay to call on Mason Miller for a four-out save. But on Miller’s first pitch—a fastball over the heart of the plate—Victor Caratini crushed a three-run homer to tie the game at 4-4. It was Caratini’s second three-run shot in as many nights. Ginn’s final line was 1.2 innings, two runs on two hits.

Miller bounced back to record the final out of the eighth and followed it with a scoreless ninth, finishing with 1.1 innings pitched, one run, and two hits.

The A’s couldn’t push across a run in the bottom of the ninth, sending the game to extras. After holding the Astros scoreless in the top of the 10th, Kurtz delivered the decisive blow in the bottom half.

With the win, the A’s improved to 31-46 and will welcome the Guardians to town for a three-game series beginning Friday night. Jeffrey Springs (5-5, 4.52 ERA) will get the start for the A’s against Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee (4-6, 3.79 ERA).

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
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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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Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s pitching pounded in last two games; Series with Astros concludes tonight

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Sacramento A’s hitter Jacob Wilson (5) grimaces after striking out in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Houston Astros at Sutter Health Park on Wed June 18, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The Houston Astros took it the Sacramento A’s on Wednesday night in an 11-4 win for Houston. The Astros Jose Altuve and Victor Caratini hit three run home runs in the seventh inning that was the inning where the A’s pitching opened the flood gates.

#2 The A’s cured a lot ills for the Astros line up the Astros got a season high 20 hits on Wednesday night.

#3 The Astros pitcher Framber Valdez held the A’s to two runs and five hits in six innings of work as the Astros won their seventh game in eight tries.

#4 The A’s after winning four games in a row the A’s dropped their last two to the Astros having their heads handed to them by scores of 13-3 and 11-4 those last two games were a struggle.

#5 Starting pitchers for the Astros Colton Gordon (2-1 ERA 4.70) for Sacramento Jacob Lopez (1-4 ERA 4.80) to conclude the four game series at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. First pitch 7:05 PDT.

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

⚡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.

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Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

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A’s Falter in Sixth as Astros Run Away with Series Win 11-4

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Max Schuemann on Wednesday night in the Athletics game against the Astros. (Photo: Athletics on X)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO — Having lost the first two games of the series to the Astros on Monday and Tuesday, the A’s hoped to flip the script on Wednesday night. But for Luis Severino and the A’s, the home woes continued as they dropped their third in a row, 11-4, at Sutter Health Park.

A’s starter Luis Severino pitched well—certainly well enough to keep the A’s in the game—as he worked in and out of trouble all night. All told, Severino tossed five innings of nine-hit, two-run ball and took the loss. He walked just one and struck out five before exiting after the fifth inning.

The real trouble came in the sixth when Tyler Ferguson came on in relief. The inning began innocently enough with a leadoff single, followed by a double play that gave Ferguson two outs with no one on. But the wheels came off from there. The next seven Astros batters reached base, and Houston erupted for seven runs—highlighted by a pair of three-run home runs from Jose Altuve and Victor Caratini. Ferguson was pulled shortly before the second homer but was still charged with six runs on six hits while recording only two outs. Sean Newcomb came on to relieve Ferguson and steadied things with 2.1 innings of two-hit, one-run ball.

Hogan Harris pitched the ninth, but the Astros reignited their offense, scoring two more runs on three hits. It marked the second straight night the Astros put up double-digit runs on the A’s.

Offensively, the A’s scored in the first and sixth innings but didn’t add much until a brief rally in the ninth. Austin Wynns delivered an RBI single in the first, and Nick Kurtz followed with one of his own in the sixth. In the ninth, Kurtz launched a solo home run—his third hit of the day—and Max Schuemann chipped in an RBI single. That would be all for the A’s comeback effort.

With the loss, the A’s dropped to 30-46 on the season and will try to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Astros on Thursday night. Jacob Lopez (1-4, 4.80 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound for the A’s, opposed by Colton Gordon (2-1, 4.70 ERA) for Houston. First pitch is set for 7:05 PM PST.

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. 

A’s Four-Game Win Streak Snapped in 13-3 Loss to Astros

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Luis Urias in the loss to the Astros on Tuesday night at Sutter Health Park. (Photo: Athletics on X)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO — The A’s tried to keep their four-game winning streak alive on Tuesday against the Houston Astros, but poor pitching and a lack of offense doomed them in a 13-3 blowout loss at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.

The struggles started early. Starter JP Sears was only able to pitch three and a third innings in an abbreviated outing. Sears allowed five runs on five hits, walked three, and surrendered three home runs. Lacking command throughout, he threw 36 pitches just to get through the first inning. It was a rough showing and not what the A’s needed to try and extend their recent momentum.

Osvaldo Bido took over and didn’t fare much better. He gave up four runs on four hits over one and two-thirds innings, as A’s pitching continued to search for answers. Hogan Harris finally stopped the bleeding with a scoreless inning, but the Astros got right back to work against T.J. McFarland, scoring two more runs to stretch the lead to 11-0.

The A’s managed to break through in the seventh inning, scoring three runs on an Astros error, a Luis Urías groundout, and a Gio Urshela RBI single. But any momentum was short-lived.

Sean Newcomb gave up two more runs in his lone inning of work. By the ninth, manager Mark Kotsay waved the white flag and sent catcher Willie MacIver to the mound. MacIver needed just eight pitches to deliver a scoreless frame, the lone highlight in an otherwise forgettable night.

With the loss, the A’s fell to 30-45 on the season. They’ll look to bounce back on Wednesday in game three of the four-game set. Luis Severino (2-6, 4.47 ERA) will get the start for Sacramento, facing off against Houston’s Framber Valdez (7-4, 3.10 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 Renteria: A’s Kurtz delivers two run walk off homer to beat Astros 3-1

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Sacramento A’s Nick Kurtz delivers a 447 foot two run walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth to win it for the A’s 3-1 against the Houston Astros at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Mon Jun 16, 2025 (AP News photo)

On the Sacramento A’s podcast with Tony Renteria:

#1 Sacramento A’s first baseman Nick Kurtz launches a walk off two run home run against the Houston Astros that broke a 1-1 deadlock at Sutter Health Park for a 3-1 win on Monday night.

#2 The A’s Brent Rooker walked against Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu that started the ninth inning and Rooker has now reached base 12 straight home games.

#3 Kurtz has been on a tear ripping his seventh home run of the 2025 season and his blast was 447 feet over the right field fence. Again proving the A’s have some solid young talent.

#4 Tony, A’s outfielder Denzel Clarke won the Electric Play of the week on Monday for the third week in a row. He was named the for the award after his home run robbing catch on Mon Jun 9 in Anaheim against the Los Angeles Angels.

#5 The Astros and A’s duel again at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Tuesday night. Starting pitcher for the Astros RHP Jason Alexander (0-0 ERA 18.00) for the A’s JP Sears (5-5 ERA 5.08) with a 7:05pm first pitch.

Tony Renteria does the 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. 

Nick Kurtz Walks It Off as A’s Beat Astros for Fourth Straight Win 3-1

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The Athletics celebrate after the Nick Kurtz home run in the bottom of the ninth inning on Monday night . (Photo: MLB on X)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENO–After a treacherous month of May, the Athletics have finally made it through and into June. After getting swept in Anaheim for the second time in just a few weeks, the A’s went into Kansas City and returned the favor with a sweep of the Royals this past weekend. On Monday, they welcomed the Houston Astros to Sacramento for the first of a three-game series. The A’s defeated the Astros 3-1.

Pitching dominated the game on both sides, as the starters and bullpens for each team were phenomenal. However, it was Nick Kurtz who played the hero for the A’s.

With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth, Brent Rooker worked a walk against Astros reliever Bryan Abreu. Nick Kurtz stepped in and quickly got ahead 2-0 in the count. Looking fastball, Kurtz swung out of his shoes on a breaking ball that fooled him, bringing the count to 2-1. “…When you have a swing like that,” Kurtz said following the game, “there’s a good chance they’re going to throw it again.” Throw it again Abreu did. But this time, he missed his spot with another breaking ball inside, and Kurtz turned on it—launching the game-winning two-run homer 447 feet into the trees beyond the berm in right-center field. “I knew it pretty much right away… that’s the scenario you dream about as a kid, and being able to do it at this level was really cool,” Kurtz said of his walk-off shot.

Kurtz sent the A’s home happy, but the unsung hero of the night was the A’s pitching staff.

Mitch Spence started the game for the A’s and dominated, tossing five innings of seven-hit, one-run ball. His only major blemish was a slider that leaked over the plate, which Jose Altuve launched for a home run in the first inning. J.T. Ginn, fresh off the injured list, followed with three shutout innings of one-hit baseball while striking out five. Ginn was nasty—exactly what the doctor ordered in his return. Mason Miller pitched a clean top of the ninth, striking out two to keep the game tied.

The A’s will take on the Astros in game two of the series on Tuesday at 7:05 PM PST at Sutter Health Park. JP Sears (5-5, 5.08 ERA) is slated to start for the A’s, countered by Houston’s Jason Alexander (0-0, 18.00 ERA).

With the win, the A’s have now won four straight and are 30-44 on the season. The Astros fell to 41-31 with the loss.

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.

A’s podcast with Barbara Mason: A’s open three game set with Houston tonight

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Sacramento A’s Nick Kurtz (right) is congratulated by Tyler Soderstrom (21) scores after hitting a home run in the top of the ninth inning at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento on Sun Jun 15, 2025 (AP News photo)

A’s podcast with Barbara Mason:

1.After getting swept in their last series by the Angels the A’s turned things around sweeping the Kansas City Royals over the weekend. Both the Angels and the Royals have similar records but the A’s were able to handle them winning Sunday’s game after trailing 2-0 going into the sixth inning.

2.Going into Sunday’s game the A’s were assured a series win win or lose but they fought back in the sixth inning to tie up the game. Each team finished the game with nine hits but it was the long ball that won this game for the Athletics.

3.Jacob Wilson continues to contribute in every game along with Lawrence Butler, and also got some hits from Denzel Clark, Luis Urias and Brent Rooker.

4.Jeffrey Springs and went six innings allowing the two runs but it was the relief pitching that earned the win for the Athletics.

5.The next series for the A’s will be the Houston Astros in Sacramento Monday night. The series gets underway today -a four game series with the division leaders. This will be a tough series for the team with Mitch Spence on the mound for the A’s. The Astros will start Lance McCullers Jr. How can the A’s handle the Astros.

6. The A’s will be holding a ceremonial groundbreaking on Mon Jun 23 at the old Tropicana Site in Las Vegas announcing they will have shovels in the ground. Actually team president Mark Badain said they’ve already started construction for the Vegas ballpark the big question that will asked did the A’s come up wit h the $1.75 billion for their share of the constructions costs?

Barbara Mason does the Sacramento A’s podcasts Mondays 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. 

A’s game wrap: Kurtz Crush Caps Comeback as A’s Edge Royals 3-2 in Thriller

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Sacramento A’s Nick Kurtz slugs a home run for the go ahead run against the Kansas City Royals at Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City on Sun Jun 15, 2025 (AP News photo)

Kurtz Crush Caps Comeback as A’s Edge Royals 3-2 in Thriller

by Mauricio Segura

A rough couple of months got a rare highlight Sunday afternoon, as the Athletics rallied late and held on for a thrilling 3–2 win over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium to take the 3-game series. Nick Kurtz, the A’s 22-year-old rookie first baseman, played hero with a go-ahead solo homer in the top of the ninth, his sixth of the year, and Mason Miller slammed the door in the bottom half to lock up the series win.

The A’s, owners of the third-worst winning percentage in baseball coming in, showed signs of grit that have often been absent this season. They trailed 2-0 after three innings, thanks to an RBI double by Royals star Bobby Witt Jr. and a line-drive single from Vinnie Pasquantino. But from there, starter Jeffrey Springs and a carousel of relievers kept Kansas City off the scoreboard, retiring 18 of the final 23 batters.

Offensively, the green and gold waited until the sixth inning to strike. Rookie Jacob Wilson, who leads all of baseball’s freshmen in just about every offensive category, singled to set the table. Austin Wynns then drilled a two-run homer to center field, knotting the game at two apiece. It was Wynns’ fifth long ball of the season and just the A’s 89th as a team, still top 10 in the majors despite their struggles.

In the ninth, Kurtz launched Carlos Estévez’s first offering deep to right-center to give the A’s a 3-2 lead. The Royals got the tying run aboard in their half, but Miller fanned two, including Tyler Tolbert to end it, recording his 14th save and flashing the triple-digit heat that’s made him a rare bright spot in a beleaguered bullpen.

The victory gave the Athletics their first road series win since early May, and snapped a 1-4 road trip. Springs, who began the season in the rotation but has recently shifted into a swingman role, allowed two earned runs across five innings. He didn’t factor into the decision, but his ability to avoid a blowup, a common theme for A’s starters this season, kept the game within reach.

The A’s now head back to Sutter Health Park for a four-game set against the division-leading Astros. With back-to-back wins under their belts and youngsters like Wilson and Kurtz heating up, the green and gold may finally be finding a little traction in a season filled with potholes.

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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MLB The Show podcast Charlie O: Late pitcher Skaggs says he got drugs from teammate Wade Miley says family; Sox pitcher Crochet strikes out Yanks Judge 3 times; plus more news

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Former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Wade Miley (22) has been accused in a deposition of supplying teammate the late pitcher Tyler Skaggs with drugs. Miley in the deposition denied supplying Skaggs with any drugs (AP file photo)

MLB The Show podcast Charlie O:

#1 The late pitcher of the Los Angels Angels and Arizona Diamondbacks Tyler Skaggs who died of a overdose of fentanyl, oxycodone and alcohol according to an autopsy report from July 1, 2019 Skaggs had died in a Texas hotel room as a member of the Angels. Skaggs was a teammate of left hand pitcher Wade Miley with the Cincinnati Reds.

#2 Further According to a court deposition Skaggs family had questioned Skaggs about his drug use and that Skaggs had admitted taking drugs and that he got them from Miley when they played for the Diamondbacks. Miley said he did not provide Skaggs with any drugs according to a court deposition. The deposition is part of a motion filed by the Angels for the Skaggs family to drop a lawsuit filed by the Skaggs family.

#3 In an extra inning win for the Boston Red Sox in Friday night’s 2-1 game against the New York Yankees. The Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet came out and held the Yankees to a shutout in 8.1 innings of work allowing four hits, striking out seven and striking out Aaron Judge three times. Crochet worked the count on hitters, kept them off balance and had good stuff that made the saying “good pitching beats good hitting” stand up.

#4  Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Endy Rodriguez will have his right elbow get a platelet rich plasma injection. Rodriguez’s elbow is in pain and he got a second opinion from Los Angeles Dodgers Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles. Dr. ElAttrache said that after getting the injection Rodriguez will need to get four weeks of complete rest before he can start working out. Said Pirates manager Don Kelly.

#5 Mon Jun 23rd morning bright and early at 8:00AM PDT the Sacramento A’s will be holding a groundbreaking ceremony at the old Tropicana in Las Vegas to get shovels in the ground for the new ballpark. According to A’s president Mark Badain groundbreaking took place in April but this is an official ceremony to make it official. Some members of the press questioned why is this groundbreaking being held at 8AM which is quite a bit early than usual press conferences or ribbon cuttings. Some say with the least amount of press it’s less questions about per say did the A’s come up with the construction costs yet.

Charlie O does the MLB The Show podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento A’s Relocation podcast Daniel Dullum: Set your alarm clocks A’s will break ground at 8AM Monday Jun 23rd in Vegas

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This image shows a rendering of the baseball club’s proposed stadium in Las Vegas. AP photo

Sacramento A’s Relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum:

#1 Daniel, the Athletics groundbreaking will be held at the old Tropicana Casino and Hotel on Monday June 23 at 8:00AM. Some question the time of the ribbon cutting being unusually early by press conference standards.

#2 Some said it could be a tactic to keep the amount of press away that will ask about A’s owner John Fisher’s construction costs and if he paid his share of the $1.75 billion yet?

#3 Do you look at this groundbreaking as a closer step to getting the stadium constructed or is this ceremony being done to keep the pressure off of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority when questioned when are there going to be shovels in the ground.

#3 A’s president Mark Badain said that construction for the Vegas ballpark started back in April and the A’s wanted to make Mon Jun 23rd ribbon cutting a celebration for the A’s and local officials.

#4 VIPs expected to attend the groundbreaking Mon Jun 23rd, A’s owner John Fisher, Badain, Las Vegas Stadium Authority president Steven Hill, Nevada State Legislature, members of the Clark County Commission and Governor Joe Lombardo.

#5 The Stadium Authority report says the construction of the park will take 32 months and is expected to be ready opening day 2028.

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