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Sacramento A’s podcast Daniel Dullum: A’s shock baseball world make that two straight over mighty Red Sox

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Donavon Walton is congratulated by the Sacramento A’s dugout after scoring the go ahead run in the top of the ninth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Sun Aug 9, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Daniel Dullum:

#1 The Sacramento A’s down a run 3-2 going into the top of the eighth inning at Fenway Park against a rugged Boston Red Sox team ended up tying up the ball game and picked up a go ahead run in the top of the ninth inning to take a 4-3 lead and win their second straight game over one of baseball’s toughest’s clubs.

#2 Daniel after beating the Red Sox on Saturday 7-3 and snapping their nine game win streak how much confiendce does that do for a club going into the rubber game and to take a series like that for the A’s?

#3 The A’s who allowed two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning got some relief pitching that held the Red Sox to no runs until the end of the game getting releif help from Brady Basso, Elvis Alvarado, and Hogan Harris.

#4 The A’s just got by the Sox Sunday but the Red Sox are no laughing matter they took out the A’s on Friday night 13-1 but the A’s regrouped and came back to the ballpark and won it Sunday 7-3 and squeaked by Sunday the Sox are a force to reckon with.

#5 A’s return back to West Sacramento for a three game series with the first place Tampa Bay Rays at Sutter Health Park. The Rays are no slouches and could be a handful for the A’s pitching staff but after taking two in Boston the A’s might have some momentum goimg into this series on Monday night. Starting pitchers for Tampa Bay RHP Freddy Peralta (5-9 ERA 5.37) and for Sacramento LHP Jacob Lopez (5-4 ERA 5.64) first pitch 6:40pm PDT.

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

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

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

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

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Sacramento A’s game wrap: Muncy Has the Final Say in A’s Boston Breakthrough; Sac hands Bosox second straight loss 4-3

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Boston Red Sox Eli White (left) slides safely and the Sacramento A’s catcher Jonah Heim takes a leap while getting out of the way in the bottom of the fifth inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Sun Aug 10, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

With two outs in the ninth inning, Max Muncy gave the Sacramento Athletics the hit they needed, driving an RBI double that scored Donovan Walton and lifted the A’s to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox. The win gave Sacramento two straight victories for the first time since June 25-26 and ended a run of 12 consecutive series losses, a stretch that had lasted since the A’s took two of three from Colorado in mid-June.

The Athletics struck first against Erik Miller. Henry Bolte opened with a single, and Jacob Wilson followed with a bunt single. Miller’s throwing error allowed Bolte to reach third and Wilson to move to second, setting up Tyler Soderstrom’s RBI groundout for a 1-0 lead. Boston answered in the second when Eli White singled home Willson Contreras, but Soderstrom helped put the A’s back ahead in the fourth. He tripled to right and scored when Tommy White grounded out, giving White his first major league RBI.

J.T. Ginn protected that 2-1 lead until the fifth. Eli White and Jake Rogers opened the inning with singles, and Nick Sogard reached on a fielder’s choice when Ginn’s throw went wide, allowing White to score. Wilyer Abreu followed with a sacrifice fly that brought Rogers home and pushed Boston in front 3-2. Ginn still gave the A’s six strong innings, allowing five hits and three runs, only one earned, while issuing two walks and striking out two. The outing kept Sacramento within one run and gave the offense a chance to recover late.

That chance became a milestone in the eighth. Jeff McNeil singled for the 1,000th hit of his major league career, then stole second. With two outs, Jonah Heim drove a double to left that scored McNeil and tied the game 3-3. McNeil had entered the game sitting on 999 hits, and he became the first player to reach 1,000 while wearing an A’s uniform since Mitch Moreland in 2021.

The ninth belonged to Sacramento’s bench and Muncy. After two quick outs against Aroldis Chapman, pinch-hitter Alika Williams singled to right. Walton replaced him as a pinch-runner and stole second, putting the go-ahead run in scoring position. Muncy then doubled to center to bring Walton home. A wild pitch moved Muncy to third and McNeil drew a walk, but Boston escaped without further damage.

Hogan Harris had to earn the final three outs. Jahmai Jones opened the bottom of the ninth with a single, and Caleb Durbin reached on a walk after an overturned challenge. Harris responded by getting Nick Sogard on a force play at third before Ceddanne Rafaela lined out to left to end it. Harris earned his 11th save, while Elvis Alvarado, who handled a perfect eighth, picked up the victory.

There was another piece of history tucked inside the win. Wilson completed his 111th consecutive error-free game at shortstop, passing Mike Bordick’s 110-game major league record from 2002. Wilson handled several chances during the game, including helping turn a double play in the fourth, and his streak now stands alone at the position.

The A’s now turn toward Tampa Bay at home, with Jacob Lopez (5-4, 5.64 ERA, 70 strikeouts) set to face Freddy Peralta (5-9, 5.37 ERA, 116 strikeouts) in the opener, with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 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 game wrap: Jump Starts the Turnaround as A’s End Nine-Game Skid; Sac 7-3 win ends Sox Nine Game Win Streak

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Sacramento A’s starter Gage Jump (61) rears back to pitch to the Boston Red Sox line up at Fenway Park in the first inning on Sat Aug 8, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

Gage Jump came through as the Sacramento A’s savior in the Boston sun this afternoon. The rookie left-hander struck out a career-high 11 over six innings, and the A’s rallied from an early two-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3. The victory ended the Athletics’ nine-game losing streak and stopped Boston’s own nine-game winning run, giving the Green and Gold a chance to win after woe after woe of gut wrenching baseball.

Boston struck first in the opening inning. Jahmai Jones singled, stole second and then took third as Caleb Durbin stole second. Andruw Monasterio followed with a two-run single to right, putting the Red Sox ahead 2-0. That was all Boston managed against Jump. He scattered six hits and two walks, striking out 11 while keeping the Athletics within range. The outing was a major rebound after he allowed six runs in 3 2/3 innings against Detroit in his previous start.

The A’s began their comeback in the fourth. Jacob Wilson doubled to left, Tommy White kept the inning moving with a two-out single, and Brian Serven beat out a soft grounder that brought Wilson home. One inning later, the Athletics moved ahead for good. Alika Williams was hit by a pitch, Wilson doubled again, and Jonah Heim lined a two-run single to left that scored both runners for a 3-2 advantage.

The sixth inning turned a narrow lead into breathing room, and it came from the bench. Lawrence Butler drew a walk, stole second, then moved to third as Jeff McNeil drew another walk and later stole second. Pinch-hitter Donovan Walton followed with a ground-rule double into right-center, scoring both runners and pushing the lead to 5-2. It was exactly the kind of inning the Athletics had struggled to produce during their skid: traffic on the bases, aggressive running and a hit that cashed in both runners.

Tyler Soderstrom added a solo homer in the seventh, and Henry Bolte added another in the ninth to make it 7-2. The two long balls gave Jump and the bullpen some extra room before Boston mounted one last threat. McNeil, meanwhile, remained stuck on 999 career hits after drawing a walk and later flying out. He entered the game needing just one more to become the latest player to reach 1,000 while wearing an A’s uniform.

The final inning carried some tension. Jones doubled and scored on Durbin’s single. Willson Contreras then singled, Monasterio drew a walk, and the bases were loaded with two outs. Hogan Harris, who had entered in the eighth, got Eli White to line out to center and finished the 7-3 win for his tenth save. The Athletics’ bullpen allowed only one run over the final three innings after entering the game with the highest ERA in the majors.

There was also a piece of history at shortstop. Wilson entered the game with a 109-game errorless streak, one shy of the Major League record for a shortstop. He handled the position without a miscue and reached 110 straight games, tying the mark set by Baltimore’s Mike Bordick in 2002. For a team that had spent more than a week stacking losses, the afternoon finally delivered something worth carrying forward.

Sunday’s series decider will send J.T. Ginn (8-6, 3.51 ERA, 105 strikeouts) to the mound for the Athletics at 10:35 a.m. Pacific, while Boston had still not announced its starter as of publication.

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 Tony Harvey: Will firing the general manager turn the page?; A’s crushed 13-1 after showing Forst the door

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Former Sacramento A’s general manager David Forst seen here at a general manager’s meeting Nov 7, 2023 in Scottsdale AZ was fired as A’s general manager on Fri Aug 7, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Tony Harvey:

#1 Tony the Sacramento A’s made a major move letting go of their general manager David Forst Friday before they were set the play the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The news didn’t motivate the offense or defense as the A’s got clobbered 13-1.

#2 Dan Feinstein was named to be Forst’s replacement as interim general manager. Feinstien was Forst’s assistant general manager. Feinstein had been the assistant GM since 2015 or ten years and nine months. Feinstein as general manager lost his first game as general manager to the Red Sox who beat Sacramento on Friday night.

#3 While a change may not make much of difference A’s owner John Fisher made the move in firing Forst as the A’s have lost 31 of their last 35 games. The A’s with Friday’s loss have now lost nine straight games.Fisher said in a statement that it was a mutually agreed upon decision.

#4 Tony, do you think one of the decisons for the Forst firing is that there were no big moves before the trade deadline, the teams long skid, and their fall from first place in the early months of the season?

#5 The A’s on July 13th fired their pitching coach Scott Emerson at the time Emerson was fired the A’s were in the middle of a nine game losing streak. How much of difference in hindsight would it have made if the A’s hadn’t fired Emerson considering their long slide they’ve been on?

Join Tony Harvey for the A’s podcasts each Saturday 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: Tolle Ties A’s in Knots as Boston Rolls 13-1

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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Payton Tolle pitches to the Sacramento A’s line up in the top of the first inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Fri Aug 7, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

The Sacramento Athletics needed something to interrupt an eight-game losing streak, but Payton Tolle gave them almost nothing to work with. Boston’s left-hander struck out 14 over six innings, while the Red Sox piled up 15 hits in a 13-1 rout. The loss stretched the A’s skid to nine games and dropped them to 45-71. It was another hard turn in a stretch that already had the Athletics at 4-24 over their previous 28 games and riding a run of 12 consecutive series losses.

Tolle set the tone immediately. He retired all 12 Athletics hitters he faced through four innings, with nine of those outs coming by strikeouts. Henry Bolte and Jonah Heim struck out in the first, Tolle struck out the side in the second, and he did it again in the fourth against Bolte, Jacob Wilson and Heim. The A’s could not produce a baserunner until the fifth.

Boston had already built a five-run advantage by then. Andruw Monasterio drew a one-out walk in the second before Jarren Duran sent a two-run homer to left-center. Anthony Seigler followed with a double, and Jake Rogers doubled him home. Nick Sogard then drew a walk before Wilyer Abreu doubled in Rogers and Sogard for a 5-0 lead. Jack Perkins survived the third without further damage, but his outing ended after three innings with five runs allowed on five hits, three walks and three strikeouts.

The game moved further away from the Athletics in the fourth after Hayden Juenger replaced Perkins. Rogers opened with a double and Sogard singled him to third. A throwing error by Juenger on a pickoff attempt allowed Rogers to score, then Abreu singled home Sogard. Masataka Yoshida added an RBI double, and Monasterio singled home Yoshida before being thrown out trying for second. Boston had four more runs and a 9-0 lead. It was another difficult inning for an A’s bullpen that began the game with a 5.59 ERA, the highest in the majors.

Tyler Soderstrom finally broke through against Tolle to start the fifth, driving a solo home run to right-center for his 18th homer of the season. The blast ended Tolle’s perfect-game bid and accounted for the Athletics’ only run. Soderstrom had entered the game with 17 homers. Max Muncy added an infield single in the sixth, but that was the A’s only other hit. Tolle completed six innings with two hits allowed, no walks and 14 strikeouts, and Boston pitching finished with 16 strikeouts overall.

The Red Sox kept adding. Ceddanne Rafaela singled to begin the sixth, and a throwing error by Jonathan Ornelas helped put two runners in scoring position. Caleb Durbin and Yoshida each delivered sacrifice flies to make it 11-1. In the seventh, Rafaela singled home Rogers and Durbin doubled home Rafaela, pushing the margin to 13-1.

There were at least two small defensive footnotes for the Athletics. Wilson played six innings at shortstop without an error, extending his errorless streak to 109 games, one shy of Mike Bordick’s major-league record of 110. Carlos Cortes then took the mound for the eighth and retired Monasterio, Duran and Seigler in order. It was Cortes’ eighth pitching appearance of the season, extending the Athletics record he already held for the most pitching appearances by a position player in one year.

The A’s get another chance against Boston in Game 2, with left-hander Gage Jump (4-7, 4.59 ERA, 73 K) facing fellow lefty Jake Bennett (7-4, 2.90 ERA, 50 K) at 1:10 p.m. Pacific, and Jump will be looking to summon the form that produced six scoreless innings against the Red Sox in his previous start against them.

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. 

That’s Amaury News and Commentary: A’s fire General Manager Forst as team plummeted in the Second half

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David Forst took over as the GM of the A’s in 2015. (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Athletics/Getty Images)
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A’s fired their general manager as the team plummeted in the Second half

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi Gonzalez

With the loss Friday night in Boston, 13-1 against the Red Sox, the Sacramento A’s have lost 29 of their last 33 games.

This morning we learned that the A’s announced the firing of General Manager David Forst, as the team has plummeted in the second half of the season. After 11 seasons as General Manager and 27 years with the organization, the team framed the departure as a “mutual agreement.” Sorry, but I do not buy it; Forst was basically fired during a very difficult season. Management of this A’s team forgot one of the most common things in the game: “Nobody can win without pitching.” I do not care who the GM is; if their pitching is not of Major League caliber, they cannot win. Did they scout well? Who made the decisions for these pitchers? At the end, even if it is not Forst, he is the GM who lost his job; somebody had to pay for the sins.

-Pitching: They ranked #15, which is last in the American League with a combined 5.42 ERA. The team signed Luis Severino to a 3-year deal for $67 million, although he was not a bad pitcher who had good years in New York; he was never an ace, a truly #1. He was the Opening Day pitcher for the A’s. Luis Severino started 12 games; his record is 2-6 with a 4.16 earned run average. 

 Luis Severino is on the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. They have some other younger pitchers that still have not found their success. The A’s excellent manager, Mark Kotsay, said early in the season that it would be left to the pitching if they are competitive or not.

-Offense: They ranked #8 in the middle of the pack in the league. As I wrote before this season started, the A’s had a young, talented, and at times intimidating lineup, with the likes of Nick Kurtz, Lawrence Butler, Tyler Soderstrom, and others. There is still room to improve, but they have a good nucleus of young hitters, and good prospects in their minor league system.

Friday the A’s have 46 games left and, resting in fourth place, they run the danger of finishing last, occupied by the Los Angeles Angels. For the record, the last time the A’s finished last, they were in Oakland, and it was in  2023, with a record of 50-112. Manager Mark Kotsay was there; he remembers, and he doesn’t want his team to do the same.

Note: My favorite player of this generation is Mike Trout recently hit a home run on his birthday, the sixth time he has done so during his brilliant career. I was calling the LA Angels games for Fox Sports/Spanish when his very first at-bat in the majors, his debut with the Angels in 2011 at the young age of 19 against the Mariners, he was playing center field, just arrived from Salt Lake City, their AAA farm team. The rest is history, with three MVP Awards, although playing for teams going nowhere, he is still a future Hall of Fame member.

Quote: “Pitching is the art of instilling fear.” -Sandy Koufax.

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 hope to have better luck agianst Red Sox open series Friday at Fenway

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Aug 6, 2026; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Athletics’ pitcher Brady Basso throws against the Cincinnati Reds in the sixth inning at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images Aaron Doster

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The Cincinnati Reds swept the Sacramento A’s at Great American Ballpark in a three game series the A’s continue to sputter losing their ninth out of their last ten games.

#2 For the Reds Elly De La Cruz led off hitting his fourth career lead off home run. De La Cruz’s homer was one of four for the Reds in the 6-5 win Thursday.

#3 It’s a tale of two teams going in two different directions. The Red have gone 13-6 after All Star break. The A’s have now lost eight in a row and lost 12 series in a row and their season record is 45-70.

#4 A’s catcher Brian Serven has been on tear of late hitting a two run home run off Reds pitcher Brock Burke which pulled the A’s within a run. For Serven it was his second home run of the season.

#5 The A’s open a three game series starting Friday night in Boston against a Red Sox team that took three of four from the A’s last week in West Sacramento. For Friday Sacramento will start RHP Jack Perkins (2-7, 6.72 ERA) for Boston LHP Payton Tolle (6-6 ERA 3.30) first pitch at Fenway Park 4:10PM PDT.

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 game wrap: Serven’s Ninth-Inning Shot Comes Up One Run Short; A’s get swept by Reds in 6-5 contest Thursday

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Sacramento A’s starter Mason Barnett pitches to the Cincinnati Reds in the bottom of the first inning at Great American Park in Cincinnati on Thu Aug 6, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s game wrap:

By Mauicio Segura

Brian Serven gave the Athletics one final surge, but Cincinnati had already built just enough room to survive. After Lawrence Butler reached on an infield single and advanced on Elly De La Cruz’s throwing error, Serven sent a two-run homer to left-center, trimming a three-run deficit to one.

The rally ended there, however, as Alika Williams grounded out and Jonathan Ornelas struck out, sealing a 6-5 Reds victory and the Athletics’ eighth consecutive loss. The A’s were swept in the three-game series and dropped to 45-70.

Cincinnati wasted little time taking the lead. De La Cruz opened the bottom of the first with a home run to left-center, giving the Reds a 1-0 advantage before Mason Barnett had recorded an out. Barnett recovered well enough to avoid further damage, helped by one of the game’s strangest sequences.

Serven successfully challenged a call involving Tyler Stephenson, who was ruled out on strikes, while JJ Bleday was also caught stealing for an inning-ending double play.

The Athletics broke through in the fourth. Henry Bolte and Tommy White opened the inning with singles, and Jonah Heim drew a walk to load the bases. Tyler Soderstrom followed with a two-run single through the middle, scoring Bolte and White for a 2-1 advantage. Max Muncy added another single to reload the bases, and Butler’s ground-ball double play brought Heim home for a 3-1 lead.

That inning also showed the cost of giving away outs. Heim had already grounded into a double play in the first, and Butler’s fourth-inning twin killing limited what might have become a much larger rally. The A’s entered the game tied for second in the majors with 88 ground-ball double plays, and two more proved especially costly.

The Reds erased the lead almost immediately. Sal Stewart and Stephenson hit solo homers in the bottom of the fourth, tying the game at 3-3. Barnett returned for the fifth but hit Matt McLain, allowed a single to Stewart and issued a walk to Bleday, loading the bases with one out. Elvis Alvarado replaced him and struck out Stephenson, but consecutive bases-loaded walks to Eugenio Suárez and Dane Myers pushed Cincinnati ahead 5-3.

Barnett was charged with five runs on five hits over 4 1/3 innings. He struck out seven, but three of Cincinnati’s hits against him cleared the fence. Andrew Abbott, meanwhile, settled after the fourth and completed 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits with four strikeouts. Bleday gave the Reds their final run in the seventh, driving a Seth Johnson pitch over the wall in right-center for a 6-3 lead.

The Green and Gold entered the game with a seven-game skid and only four victories in their previous 27 contests. The defeat made it eight straight and dropped them to 4-24 since July 3. Serven’s late homer at least offered another encouraging moment since his July 26 recall. His previous homer, hit July 28, had been his first in the majors since August 2022.

The A’s will try to stop the slide in Boston, where Sacramento’s Jack Perkins (2-7, 6.72 ERA, 89 strikeouts) is scheduled to face Boston left-hander Payton Tolle (6-6, 3.30 ERA, 110 strikeouts), with first pitch set for 4:10 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 Bridget Mulcahy: A’s and Reds conclude 3 game series Thursday

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Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly Del La Cruz (left) gets the throw too late as the Sacramento A’s Henry Bolte (right) slides in safely into second base in the top of the seventh inning at Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati on Wed Aug 5, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Bridget Mulcahy:

#1 Lawrence Butler is back in the lead off spot for the Sacramento A’s at the plate, and was able to provide the A’s with some offensive spark against the Reds with a RBI and a run scored?

#2 A’s starter Jacob Lopez kept the Cincinnati Reds to just two runs pitching five innings allowing four hits and a walk.

#3 The A’s Tyler Soderstrom continues to hit consistently with two at bats a run scored, one hits, two walks and he was able to successfully reach base twice.

#4 Catcher Jonah Heim called a good game for the A’s also had a hit and an RBI. and caught all four pitchers despite losing the game by a run.

#5 A’s and Reds conclude this three game series Thursday at Great American Park for a 9:40AM PDT first pitch. Starting pitchers for Sacramento RHP Mason Barnett (1-1 ERA 4.85) for Cincinnati LHP Andrew Abbott (5-7 ERA 3.91).

Join Bridget Mulcahy for 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: Butler’s Opening Shot Isn’t Enough; Reds edge out A’s 3-2

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Sacramento A’s Jacob Wilson and Lawrence Butler (4) celebrate Butler’s home run in the top of the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark on Wed Aug 5, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

Lawrence Butler opened the game with a home run to right-center, but the Sacramento Athletics could not build around it as the Cincinnati Reds earned a 3-2 victory. The loss stretched the A’s skid to seven games and guaranteed their 12th consecutive series defeat. Butler’s homer was his seventh of the season and his first away from home, adding another chapter to his unusual success against the Reds. He entered the game with six homers in only seven career meetings with Cincinnati.

Rhett Lowder recovered quickly after Butler’s swing. Tyler Soderstrom drew a one-out walk in the first, but Lowder struck out Jonah Heim and Jeff McNeil to end the inning. He then retired the Athletics in order in the second and third. Soderstrom drew another walk in the fourth, and Tommy White added a two-out single, but Donovan Walton grounded out to leave both runners aboard.

Jacob Lopez gave the A’s one of his strongest strikeout performances of the season. He struck out Elly De La Cruz, Sal Stewart and Dane Myers in order in the first, then recorded three more strikeouts in the second. Cincinnati still found a way to score. Noelvi Marte singled, stole second and scored when Jose Trevino sent a two-out grounder into left field.

Lopez kept the Reds from adding another run until the fifth. Matt McLain broke the tie with a solo home run to right-center, giving Cincinnati a 2-1 advantage. De La Cruz followed with a single, but Butler prevented further trouble by throwing him out at second base. Lopez finished with nine strikeouts over five innings, setting a new season high and finishing one short of his career best. He allowed two runs on four hits and one walk.

The Athletics answered in the sixth. Soderstrom singled to center and Heim drove a double into right, bringing Soderstrom home with the tying run. The hit was the 100th double of Heim’s career. Lowder prevented the inning from growing by retiring McNeil and White, completing six innings with two runs allowed on four hits, two walks and three strikeouts.

Cincinnati reclaimed the lead against Hayden Juenger in the bottom half. Stewart reached on a ground ball to the mound, Myers singled him to third and Marte lifted a sacrifice fly to right. Butler made the catch, but Stewart scored easily for a 3-2 Reds lead. José Suarez ended the inning without further damage, and Scott Blewett followed with two scoreless innings to keep the Athletics within one.

The A’s offense never produced another baserunner. Lowder retired the final two hitters he faced, and Cincinnati’s bullpen set down all nine batters after that. Brock Burke handled the seventh and began the eighth, Tejay Antone completed that inning, and Emilio Pagán finished the ninth for the save. In all, the final 11 Athletics hitters were retired.

McNeil’s pursuit of 1,000 career hits will continue after an 0-for-4 game left him at 999. The Athletics finished with four hits, and only Soderstrom reached base more than once. Butler supplied the first run, Heim supplied the second, and the rest of the lineup went 2-for-23.

The series finale Thursday will put Mason Barnett (1-1, 4.85 ERA, 29 strikeouts) opposite Hunter Greene (2-2, 6.83 ERA, 33 strikeouts), with the A’s trying to avoid a sweep when the first pitch is thrown at 9:40 a.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.

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