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That’s Amaury News and Commentary: MLB- Sacramento makes Official $1.8 Billion bid called the “Sacramento Pitch”

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Press conference regarding bringing a Major League expansion team to West Sacramento with Sacramento Pitch officials onThursday, May 28, 2026, at Drake’s: The Barn in West Sacramento (CapRadio photo)

MLB: Sacramento makes Official $1.8 billion bid called the “Sacramento Pitch”

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

SACRAMENTO–MLB “Sacramento Pitch”: California’s capital city is seeking an expansion team Major League Baseball plans to award two new expansion teams before Commissioner Rob Manfred’s term ends in January 2029.

The two new teams will likely debut around the 2029 to 2033 season. During a recent podcast taped in Sacramento,I asked our special guest, ex-MLB player Steve Sax, who was born in West Sacramento, the same area where AAA Sacramento River Cats play their home games, as well as the temporary home for the team once known as the Oakland A’s, played all their home games, with hopes to move permanently to Las Vegas for the 2028 season.

Steve Sax believes the City of Sacramento could be a successful place for Major League Baseball, and that the city and surrounding areas of the State Capital have already made a bid of $1.8 billion, and mentioned that the Sacramento area has a great tradition of baseball.

They will face competition, especially from frontrunners like Salt Lake City, Utah, population 218,000, and Nashville, Tennessee, 720,000. Many consider Salt Lake City and Nashville the two favorite cities to land an expansion team, as both cities announced their intentions years ago.

Sacramento is the largest media market in the U.S. that currently lacks its own dedicated Major League Baseball team. Sacramento County’s population is listed as 1.62 million, and the area is still expanding, with many moving from the Bay Area and other northern California communities.

The Golden State is the most populous in the US, with approximately 40 million residents and an economy larger than France’s. There are 32 museums in Sacramento, and they cover everything from medical history to the Gold Rush, the State of California, art, and the California State Railroad Museum.

As for bringing Major League Baseball, with its own team, to the State’s Capital, Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty said Sacramento is fully “MLB ready” and represents a legitimate, highly competitive candidate for a Major League Baseball expansion team. California has the most Major League teams: LA Angels, LA Dodgers, SF Giants, SD Padres, and the Athletics in Sacramento, in transition for Las Vegas 2028.

Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.

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: M’s Woo Puts A’s on Mute in 2-0 shutout

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Seattle Mariners starter Bryan Woo throws to the Sacramento A’s line up at T Mobile Field in Seattle on Sun Sep 6, 2026 in game four of their four game series. (AP News photo)

By Maurcio Segura

The Sacramento Athletics were on the doorstep of a four-win sweep of the Seattle Mariners, but Bryan Woo turned the finale into a long afternoon for the Green and Gold. Woo held the A’s to one hit over eight scoreless innings, struck out nine and allowed only two walks before Andrés Muñoz retired the side in order in the ninth to finish Seattle’s 2-0 win.

For three innings, Gage Jump matched Woo almost pitch for pitch. Seattle managed a Randy Arozarena single in the first, but Jump worked around it and struck out Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh to close the inning. He then retired the Mariners in order in the second and third, giving the A’s every chance to strike first.

Their best early chance belonged to Henry Bolte. He lined a single to left in the fourth for the Athletics’ first and only hit, then stole second with two outs. Lawrence Butler grounded out to end the inning, leaving Bolte stranded. The hit fit Bolte’s recent run at the plate. He was batting .333 over his previous 21 games before the finale. Butler, meanwhile, brought a 14-game hitting streak into the game, the longest active streak in the majors, while Jeff McNeil ranked second in the majors with a .351 average since the All-Star break. Neither Butler nor McNeil managed a hit.

Seattle finally broke through in the bottom of the fourth, and it did so with a wave of singles. Dominic Canzone and Rodríguez opened the inning with back-to-back hits. Raleigh followed with a single to left that scored Canzone, and J.P. Crawford drove in Rodríguez with another single. Josh Naylor then singled to load the bases with nobody out.

That inning could have gotten away from Jump. Instead, the left-hander stopped the damage at two runs by striking out Weston Wilson, Michael Arroyo and Jhonny Pereda in succession. Jump finished with four innings, six hits, two earned runs, no walks and seven strikeouts. Those seven strikeouts pushed him from 99 to 106 for the season after he began the day fourth in Athletics history in strikeouts through a pitcher’s first 18 career games.

The bullpen did everything it could to keep the game within reach. Seth Johnson replaced Jump and struck out Arozarena, Canzone and Rodríguez in order in the fifth, then fanned Raleigh in the sixth before two fly balls ended the inning. Scott Blewett followed with a scoreless seventh, and Yunior Tur worked around an Arozarena single and a Raleigh walk in the eighth. Athletics pitchers finished with 13 strikeouts and did not allow another run after the fourth.

The offense never found a counterattack. Donovan Walton drew walks in the fifth and eighth, but neither developed into a scoring threat. Aside from those two walks, Woo retired every batter he faced after Bolte’s fourth-inning single, including strikeouts of Zack Gelof and Butler in the seventh. Muñoz then handled the ninth with little drama, getting Bolte on a grounder, striking out McNeil and retiring Gelof on another ground ball.

The loss ended the A’s four-game winning streak and denied them a sweep after they had taken the first three games of the series. Even so, the pitching staff gave the offense eight innings to find two runs. This time, one hit was all the Athletics could produce, and Seattle made its five-single fourth inning stand for the rest of the afternoon.

Next up, the A’s return home Mon Sep 7th with Jacob Lopez (6-4, 4.71 ERA, 103 K) facing Toronto’s Dylan Cease (10-5, 2.25 ERA, 221 K), a matchup that gives the bats no easy reset, with first pitch set for 7:05 p.m. Pacific.

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.

Sacramento A’s podcast Daniel Dullum: M’s shutout A’s 2-0 but take three out of four in Seattle

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Sacramento A’s pitcher Gage Jump throws against the Seattle Mariners in the bottom of the second inning at T Mobile Seattle on Sun Sep 6, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Daniel Dullum:

#1 A’s–Mariners game on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, which Seattle won 2–0 the A’s did take three of four from the M’s.

#2 How would you evaluate Gage Jump’s performance despite allowing Seattle’s two fourth-inning runs?

#3 What stood out about Max Muncy’s recent offensive production, following his home run and two-RBI performance in Saturday’s 6–2 win?

#4 How did Lawrence Butler and the A’s offense struggle against Bryan Woo, who held Sacramento to just one hit over eight scoreless innings?

#5 What did Zack Gelof’s performance contribute to the A’s lineup, and what more did Sacramento need from its hitters in the series finale?

#6 Toronto Blue Jays come calling in Sacramento opening a three game series on Monday night starting pitchers for Toronto RHP Dylan Cease (10-5 ERA 2.25) for Sacramento LHP Jacob Lopez (6-4 ERA 4.71) first pitch at 6:40pm PDT.

Daniel Dullum does the Sacramento A’s podcasts Sundays 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: Springs snaps personal skid as A’s sink Seattle 6-2; A’s winning streak hits 4

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Athletics starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs throws against the Seattle Mariners during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Springs Snaps Skid as A’s Sink Seattle 6-2

By Mauricio Segura

Jeffrey Springs had not seen his name beside a victory since April. Seven scoreless innings is what it took to change that tonight, as the Athletics beat the Mariners 6-2 for their fourth straight win.

Springs allowed only two hits and two walks while striking out six. His 13-game losing streak had been the sixth-longest in Athletics history and the longest by an A’s pitcher since Matt Keough lost 18 straight from 1978 to 1979. Springs also had gone 21 consecutive games without a win, all of them starts, after opening the season 3-0 with a 1.46 ERA through four outings. He had surrendered 33 home runs before this game, tied for the most in the majors, but Seattle never took him deep.

The A’s gave him a lead in the second when Max Muncy drove a solo homer to left-center. They added another run in the third after Alika Williams singled and moved to second on Denzel Clarke’s groundout. Henry Bolte followed with a double to right that scored Williams for a 2-0 advantage, though Bolte was picked off at second moments later.

Sacramento doubled the margin in the fourth. Zack Gelof singled to center, stole second and scored on Muncy’s single. A passed ball moved Muncy to second, and Donovan Walton followed with a double to right for a 4-0 lead. Muncy finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored, doing damage in two of the A’s first three scoring innings.

Springs kept Seattle stuck at zero. Cal Raleigh had both hits against him, singles in the fourth and seventh, but neither produced a run. Springs worked around walks to J.P. Crawford and Randy Arozarena, and catcher Jonah Heim helped him in an unusual way. Heim successfully challenged three pitch calls that were overturned into called third strikes against Raleigh, Cole Young and Crawford.

The seventh offered Springs one last test. Raleigh singled to center, but Walton, Williams and Jeff McNeil turned a double play on Josh Naylor. Springs then retired Crawford on a grounder to end the inning and his outing with a 4-0 lead.

Lawrence Butler supplied two more runs in the eighth. McNeil singled, Gelof forced him at second, and Butler sent a two-run homer to left-center for a 6-0 advantage. Butler had started the game with a 13-game hitting streak, the longest active streak in the majors, and his homer pushed it to 14. He had been batting .362 during the streak before adding another hit to the run.

Seattle finally scored against Geoff Hartlieb in the eighth. Cole Young was hit by a pitch, Arozarena singled, and Dominic Canzone drove home Young with a single to center. The Mariners added another run in the ninth after Raleigh doubled, moved to third on Crawford’s single and scored on a wild pitch by Elvis Alvarado. Alvarado then struck out Lazaro Montes and retired Weston Wilson on a grounder with two runners aboard to finish the 6-2 win.

The victory moved the A’s to 5-4 against Seattle this season and gave them five wins in six games in Seattle. Their four-game winning streak also matched their longest run of victories since June.

Sunday’s finale hands the ball to rookie left-hander Gage Jump (6-9, 5.15 ERA, 99 K), while Seattle counters with right-hander Bryan Woo (10-9, 4.25 ERA, 149 K), with first pitch set for 1:10 p.m. Pacific.

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 Tony Harvey: Line up tweak is paying off Sac wins third straight game over third place M’s 7-6

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Sacramento A’s Zack Gelof connects for a fifth inning triple agianst the Seattle Mariners at T Mobile Field in Seattle on Fri Sep 4, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Tony Harvey game wrap:

How important was Zack Gelof’s performance, including his home run and game-changing RBI triple, in the A’s comeback victory?

What impact did Jeff McNeil have with his two-run homer during the A’s five-run third inning?

How did Lawrence Butler contribute to the A’s offense, and how important was his RBI single in the later innings?

How well did Kade Morris handle the Mariners’ lineup, particularly after Seattle tied the game at 5–5?

Which A’s player—Zack Gelof, Jeff McNeil, Lawrence Butler, or another player—was most deserving of the game’s MVP honors, and why?

Tony Harvey does the Sacramento A’s podcasts Saturdays 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: Four Homers and One Wild ride; A’s getting the long ball and key hitting in 7-6 win

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Sacramento A’s Max Muncy circles the bases after hitting a top of the third inning home run against the Seattle Mariners at T Mobile Field in Seattle on Fri Sep 4, 2026 (AP News photo)

Four Homers and One Wild Ride

By Mauricio Segura

Max Muncy, Alika Williams, Jeff McNeil and Zack Gelof all homered in a five-run third inning, and the Sacramento A’s held off the Seattle Mariners 7-6 for their third straight victory. The four-homer frame matched the franchise record for home runs in an inning and was the club’s first such inning since 2002.

Seattle struck first against Kade Morris, in only his second major league start. Cal Raleigh drew a walk in the second, moved to second on Josh Naylor’s groundout and scored on Cole Young’s double to right. J.P. Crawford followed with a single that brought Young home for a 2-0 lead.

Then the Athletics changed the game in a hurry. Muncy opened the third with a solo homer to left. After Donovan Walton struck out, Williams sent another ball over the left-field wall. Henry Bolte drew a walk, and McNeil followed with a two-run homer to right that pushed the A’s ahead 4-2. Gelof then made it four homers in the inning with a solo shot to left. Seattle starter Logan Gilbert still struck out 10 Athletics, but he was charged with seven runs in 4 2/3 innings.

Seattle answered before the third inning was over. Brock Rodden singled and Randy Arozarena was hit by a pitch. Julio Rodríguez brought Rodden home with a groundout, then Raleigh tied the game 5-5 with a two-run homer to right-center. Naylor doubled next, ending Morris’ outing after 2 2/3 innings and five runs. Brady Basso got Young on a groundout and followed with three scoreless innings, giving the Athletics a chance to regain control.

They did it in the fifth without another homer. Williams drew a walk, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch. Gelof drove him home with a triple to right, then Lawrence Butler singled up the middle to score Gelof for a 7-5 lead. Butler’s hit extended his hitting streak to 13 games after he began the game with the longest active streak in the majors at 12.

The Mariners kept pushing. Raleigh opened the eighth-inning threat with a ground-rule double, and Naylor singled him home to trim the margin to 7-6. Elvis Alvarado escaped the rest of the inning, and Hogan Harris handled the ninth. Harris struck out pinch-hitter Patrick Wisdom, worked around an Arozarena walk and finished the game when Rodríguez flied out to center. Harris recorded his 15th save and added another scoreless appearance against Seattle after beginning the game without allowing a run in 10 career outings against the Mariners.

Muncy finished 3-for-4, while Gelof had a homer, triple, two runs and two RBI. McNeil added two hits and two RBI, and Williams scored twice. The victory gave the Athletics their first three-game winning streak since June, after the club had gone nearly three months without winning more than two in a row.

The A’s list left-hander Jeffrey Springs (3-13, 6.37 ERA, 98 K) against Seattle right-hander George Kirby (9-10, 4.19 ERA, 128 K) in the next game, with first pitch set for 6:40 p.m. Pacific as Sacramento tries to make it four straight.

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 game wrap: A’s Erase Early Deficit and Sink Mariners 7-4

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Sacramento A’s reliever Hogan Harris (36) pitches to the Seattle Mariners line up in the bottom of the ninth inning at T Mobile Field Seattle on Thu Sep 3, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s game wrap:

By Mauricio Segura

The Sacramento Athletics watched a one-run lead disappear almost as quickly as they built it, then chipped away until the Seattle Mariners was the team chasing the scoreboard. Zack Gelof opened the scoring with a solo homer to right-center, and the Green and Gold eventually turned an early two-run deficit into a 7-4 victory behind Lawrence Butler’s two-run single in the fifth and a pitching staff that struck out 18 Mariners.

Seattle answered Gelof’s homer with three runs in the bottom of the first. Randy Arozarena drew a walk and stole second before Julio Rodríguez doubled him home. Cal Raleigh followed with a ground-ball single to right that scored Rodríguez, and Lazaro Montes added a two-out RBI single to left for a 3-1 lead. Jack Perkins finally escaped by striking out Brock Rodden with the bases loaded.

The A’s cut the margin to 3-2 in the second after Jeff McNeil walked, Michael Stefanic singled and Brian Serven singled to load the bases. Alika Williams then grounded into a double play that scored McNeil. The Athletics challenged the play, but the call was upheld.

Perkins kept Seattle scoreless over the next two innings and finished with seven strikeouts in three innings. His previous three career appearances against the Mariners had all been in relief, and he had not issued a walk in 8.2 innings against them before this game. This time he issued five, yet kept the A’s close after the rough first inning.

The game swung in the fifth. Henry Bolte drew a one-out walk, Gelof singled him to third, then stole second. Butler followed with a two-out single to center that scored both runners and put the A’s ahead 4-3. Butler began play with an 11-game hitting streak, tied for the longest active run in the majors, and his third-inning single had already pushed that streak to 12 games. Bolte also stayed hot after recording the first two-homer game of his career in the previous contest.

Donovan Walton added another run in the sixth, batting for Stefanic and sending a solo homer to right-center. A hit-by-pitch to Serven and an on-field delay followed, and Mariners manager Dan Wilson was ejected by home-plate umpire James Hoye. Seattle answered in the bottom half when Arozarena doubled, Dominic Canzone singled and Rodríguez brought Arozarena home on a force-play grounder. Rodríguez also stole second in that inning, one of his three steals in the game.

The Athletics never gave Seattle the tying run. Scott Blewett worked two scoreless innings after Perkins and struck out four. Chris Roycroft surrendered Seattle’s fourth run, but Luis Medina followed with three strikeouts while recording four outs, and Hogan Harris struck out two in a scoreless ninth. The staff’s 18 strikeouts were spread across five pitchers, with Perkins supplying seven of them.

The A’s added breathing room in the eighth. McNeil singled and Walton walked before Max Muncy lined an RBI single to left, scoring McNeil for a 6-4 lead. Bolte then reached on an infield single after an umpire review overturned the original call. In the ninth, Jonah Heim doubled and McNeil doubled him home to finish the scoring. McNeil began the game batting .348 since the All-Star break, third best in the majors, and his two-hit performance kept that second-half surge moving.

Gelof’s first-inning homer was his 15th of the season, and his fifth-inning steal gave him 11 stolen bases. Butler finished with two hits and two RBI, while Bolte reached base three times with two singles and a walk. The A’s began the game 25-58 against Seattle since 2021 and had lost five straight season series to the Mariners, making this a useful step toward changing a matchup that has treated them poorly for years.

Friday’s second game starters for Sacramento’s RHP Kade Morris (0-1 ERA 9.82, 10 strikeouts) for Seattle RHP Logan Gilbert (11-8, 3.42 ERA, 166 strikeouts), first pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. Pacific.

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 Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s getting strength from their game in recent moves

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The Sacramento A’s Henry Bolte runs the bases after hitting a two run home run off the Texas Rangers pitcher Cody Bradford in the top of the fourth inning at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Wed Sep 3, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 Jeremiah talk about some of the A’s switches in the line up on Wednesday with Jonah Heim at first, Michael Stefanic at third base, and Denzel Clarke returning in the ninth hole and getting hit and run scored which helped the A’s avoid getting swept beating the Rangers 9-2.

#2 The A’s Henry Bolte had his first career multi home run game no doubt Bolte has been getting around on the ball.

#3 The A’s also got home run help from Zack Gelof, Alika Williams and Heim talk about their success at the plate?

#4 The A’s also scored nine unanswered runs so the line up shake up helped in this game can they do that in their series coming up with the Seattle Mariners.

#5 Sacramento opens up a four game series Thursday night at T Mobile Field in Seattle. Starting pitching for Sacramento RHP Jack Perkins (3-10 ERA 6.42) for Seattle LHP Kade Anderson (0-0 ERA 4.50) first pitch 6:40pm.

Jeremiah Salmonson does the A’s podcasts 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. 

Sacramento A’s podcast Bridget Mulcahy: A’s win 9-2 with Heim at first, Stefanic at third, Denzel back, and Lopez’s great command

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Sacramento A’s Henry Bolte slugs a fourth inning two run home run in front of Texas Rangers catcher Danny Jansen and plate umpire Nic Lentz at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Wed Sep 3, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Bridget Mulcahy:

#1 Jacob Lopez started on the mound for the A’s. How effectively did he keep the Rangers’ offense under control, and what did you think of his overall outing?

#2 Denzel Clarke returned to the lineup in center field. How important was his return defensively, and did he make an impact at the plate?

#3 Michael Stefanic filled in at third base for the injured Tommy White. How well did Stefanic handle the opportunity?

#4 Jonah Heim played first base while Brian Serven caught. How did the A’s perform defensively with those lineup changes?

#5 The A’s won 9–2 to avoid a sweep. Which A’s player—such as Denzel Clarke, Michael Stefanic, Jonah Heim, or another contributor—do you think was most important to the victory, and why?

Bridget Mulcahy does the A’s podcasts each Wednesday 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: Bolte Times Two Sends Athletics Past Texas 9-2

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Sacramento A’s Zack Gelof (20) is congratulated in the A’s dugout in the top of the third inning against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Wed Sep 2, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

In four innings, Hery Bolte turned a two-run deficit into his own personal highlight reel. The rookie right fielder homered twice, drove in four runs and reached base five times as the Sacramento Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 9-2, snapping a five-game losing streak and avoiding a three-game sweep. Bolte also stole a base and finished 3-for-4, giving the Green and Gold the spark they had been missing through the first two games of the series.

Texas struck first against Jacob Lopez. Ezequiel Duran opened the bottom of the first with a solo homer to left, and Justin Foscue added another solo shot in the second for a 2-0 Rangers lead. Lopez never gave them anything more. The Athletics answered in the third after Denzel Clarke singled. Bolte followed with a two-run homer to right-center to tie the game, then Zack Gelof went deep to left for a 3-2 lead. Lawrence Butler also singled in the inning, extending his season-high hitting streak from 10 games to 11.

Bolte was not finished. Brian Serven doubled to begin the fourth and moved to third on Clarke’s groundout. Bolte then sent another two-run homer to right, stretching the lead to 5-2. The pair of blasts raised his season total from six to eight. His surge followed a strong August in which he hit .310 with 35 hits and 19 runs while leading all major league rookies in hits for the month. He also produced six three-hit games during August, and this performance gave him another three-hit afternoon when the Athletics badly needed one.

The fifth inning turned a good lead into a runaway. Jonah Heim homered to center off Robby Ahlstrom, making it 6-2. Jeff McNeil followed with a single, stole second and scored when Alika Williams launched a two-run homer to left. Williams struck again in the seventh with an RBI double that brought McNeil home and pushed the score to 9-2. Williams finished 2-for-3 with three RBI and a walk, while McNeil went 2-for-4, scored twice and stole a base. Heim’s homer carried a little extra history after he played for Texas last season.

Lopez made sure the early Texas homers became little more than a head start that disappeared. The left-hander worked six innings, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven. He retired Texas without another run after Foscue’s homer in the second and earned the victory, improving to 6-4. His performance extended a run that had already seen him allow two runs or fewer in nine consecutive starts before facing Texas. Geoff Hartlieb followed with two scoreless innings, getting Corey Seager to ground into a double play in the seventh, and Hogan Harris finished the ninth without allowing a runner.

The Athletics piled up 14 hits and five home runs, with Bolte, Gelof, Heim and Williams accounting for all five. The win did more than stop the losing streak. The A’s began the game tied 6-6 with Texas in the season series and needing one victory to take the matchup for the first time since 2021. They got it in emphatic fashion, finishing the season series 7-6 and leaving Texas with one of their best offensive performances of the late summer.

The Athletics now head to Seattle Thursday night at T Mobile Field, where Jack Perkins (3-10, 6.42 ERA, 109 K) is set to face Mariners left-hander Kade Anderson (0-0, 4.50 ERA, 8 K) at 6:40 p.m. Pacific, giving the A’s a quick chance to see whether their five-homer swing can travel north.

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.