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That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Mariners taking playoffs by storm lead Jays 2-0

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Seattle Mariners Jorge Polanco (right) celebrates his three run home run with teammate Cal Raleigh (29) in the top of the fifth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in game 2 of the ALDS at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Mon Oct 13, 2025 (AP News photo)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 How did Seattle jump out to an early lead in Game 2 (which inning, which players, what kind of hits or home runs)?

#2 How did Toronto respond in the early innings — did they tie it or get back in the game, and via what plays?

#3 Which innings saw the biggest scoring bursts by the Mariners or the Blue Jays, and who drove in the runs?

#4 Which pitchers (starter or relievers) struggled or were effective, and at what point did the momentum shift?

#5 Wednesday night Game 3 this time in Seattle at T Mobile Park starting pitchers for the Jays RHP Shane Bieber (0-0 ERA 6.75) for the M’s RHP George Kirby (0-0 ERA 2.70)

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.

While in the Bay Area, great food and great prices. 998cuba.com

Sacramento A’s podcast Barbara Mason: A’s get beat like a drum in Seattle 11-4; Sac opens three game set with Detroit Monday night at Sutter Health

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Sacramento A’s pitcher JT Ginn looks to the sky after being relieved in the top of the sixth inning against the New York Mets on Sat Apr 12, 2025 at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. Ginn will be the starter against the Detroit Tigers on Mon Aug 25, 2025 at Sutter Health to open the three game series.

Sacramento A’s podcast Barbara Mason:

#1 Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh slugged his 48th and 49th home runs against the Sacramento A’s which leads the Majors. Raleigh set a single season record for catchers with home runs.

#2 The M’s crushed the A’s 11-4 on Sunday and got plenty of offense against A’s pitching scoring twice in the first, three runs in the second inning, and six runs in the third inning that’s all the damage that Seattle needed to win the ball game.

#3 Raleigh who bats from both sides clouted both of his home runs in the first and second innings off A’s left hand pitcher Jacob Lopez giving the M’s a 5-1 lead.

#4 Despite Sunday’s loss the A’s finished 6-7 in Seattle against a very difficult and very challenging M’s team. When these teams met this season neither club never gave up.

#5 The A’s return to Sacramento to host the Detroit Tigers on Monday night at Sutter Health Park. Starting pitchers for the Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal whose having a Cy Young type year (11-3 ERA 2.32) for the A’s RHP JT Ginn (2-5 ERA 4.95) first pitch at 7:05pm PT.

Join Barbara Mason for the 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. 

Sacramento A’s Outslugged in Seattle 11-4 as Cal Raleigh Powers Mariners to Victory

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Seattle Mariner Cal Raleigh belts one his two home runs in the bottom of the first inning against the Sacramento A’s at T Mobile Field in Seattle on Sun Aug 24, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s Outslugged in Seattle 11-4 as Cal Raleigh Powers Mariners to Victory

By Mauricio Segura

The Sacramento A’s bus arrived at T-Mobile Park this morning looking to build momentum, but instead found themselves stuck in a nightmare that started early and never really stopped. The Mariners, fueled by Cal Raleigh’s booming bat and Randy Arozarena’s relentless presence on the bases, pounded the Green and Gold 11-4.

The loss was less a contest than a crash course in how quickly a game can spiral out of control when the opponent smells blood. Things unraveled almost immediately. After Sacramento’s top of the first fizzled with three straight outs, Seattle wasted no time in setting the tone.

Arozarena singled to left, and Raleigh followed with a two-run shot that landed deep in the seats. It was his 48th home run of the season, but he wasn’t done. The Mariners were up 2-0 before many fans had even settled into their seats.

The A’s showed a flicker of life in the second inning when rookie Jacob Wilson lined a solo home run to left. For a moment, it looked like the start of a back-and-forth slugfest. That illusion didn’t last long. Seattle responded immediately in the bottom half with Jorge Polanco drawing a walk and Arozarena ripping a run-scoring double.

Then Raleigh came up again and crushed another homer, his 49th, a two-run shot that pushed the Mariners ahead 5-1. Just like that, any sense of balance disappeared.

The bottom of the third cemented the rout. Sacramento starter Jacob Lopez, already shaky, walked Mitch Garver to open the frame and surrendered a single to Polanco. J.P. Crawford added another free pass to load the bases.

Victor Robles then drove in two with a sharp single, and the Mariners smelt blood. The Athletics turned to Eduarniel Núñez out of the bullpen, but he hit Arozarena with a pitch to reload the bases and extend the misery.

Raleigh, mercifully, struck out, but Julio Rodríguez picked him up with a two-run single. Josh Naylor delivered the knockout punch of the inning with a two-run double, stretching the Mariners’ lead to 11-1.

It wasn’t just that the Mariners scored, it was how they scored, aggressive baserunning, clutch hits, and walks that piled up as Sacramento’s pitchers struggled to find the strike zone. By the end of the third, the game was functionally over.

Sacramento’s offense, meanwhile, was almost invisible. Strikeouts came in waves, with Shea Langeliers, Tyler Soderstrom, and Darell Hernaiz combining for ten on the afternoon. Brent Rooker, the team’s most consistent power threat this year, went hitless with a pair of strikeouts.

The A’s lineup often looked overmatched by Mariners starter Logan Gilbert, who racked up nine strikeouts over six innings and allowed just one earned run, the Wilson homer in the second.

The only offensive spark came late, long after the Mariners had eased off the gas. In the seventh, Sacramento managed to string together a mini-rally when Wilson singled and JJ Bleday followed with another knock.

Willie MacIver drove in a run with a base hit, and after a hit-by-pitch brought in another, the A’s trimmed the deficit slightly. A Jacob Wilson RBI groundout in the eighth brought the final tally to 11-4, but by then, Seattle’s bullpen was simply managing traffic rather than facing any real pressure.

Wilson was a rare bright spot, finishing with two hits, including the home run and two RBI. MacIver also added an RBI single, but it was otherwise a quiet day for the Sacramento bats. The team finished with just eight hits compared to Seattle’s 11, and the strikeout total (16 in all) told the real story of how thoroughly the Mariners staff dominated.

Defensively, the A’s settled down after the early barrage, with Joey Estes providing three scoreless innings of relief to stop the bleeding. But by then, the damage had already been inflicted. Sacramento simply couldn’t match Seattle’s offensive firepower, and once Raleigh and Arozarena set the tone, the Mariners never looked back.

The Green and Gold now face the harsh reality of another lopsided loss, part of a season that’s been defined by inconsistency. Young players like Wilson, Butler, and Soderstrom continue to gain experience, but the gulf between rebuilding Sacramento and playoff-bound Seattle was on full display in this matchup.

For the Mariners, it was another showcase of why they’re feared in the American League down the stretch. For Sacramento, it was another reminder of just how long the road back to contention may be.

Starting pitchers for the Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal whose having a Cy Young type year (11-3 ERA 2.32) for the A’s RHP JT Ginn (2-5 ERA 4.95) first pitch at 7:05pm PT.

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.

A’s Ninth Inning Charge Stopped Short in Seattle 3-2

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Fans cheer as the solo home run ball from Seattle Mariners’ Jorge Polanco flies over the fence past Athletics right fielder JJ Bleday during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A’s Ninth Inning Charge Stopped Short in Seattle 3-2
By Mauricio Segura

The Athletics opened their night at T-Mobile Park with a clean, heavy swing and a little electricity. Brent Rooker saw Bryan Woo’s early offering in the first and lined it into the left center seats for his 26th home run, a quick jolt that set the tone for a crisp, pitcher-forward game. The M’s edged the A’s 3-2 at T Mobile Field in Seattle.

Luis Morales met the moment early, rolling through the Mariners order with a mix of ground balls and harmless air, helped by clean reads from Lawrence Butler in center and JJ Bleday in right. Through four innings the Green and Gold carried a 1-0 lead that felt sturdy, the kind of narrow edge that rewards patience and punishes mistakes.

Seattle’s answer arrived in the fifth in the form of a veteran’s swing. Eugenio Suárez turned on a pitch and sent a liner over the left field wall for his 40th, a no-nonsense shot that reset the scoreboard and the mood. Morales limited the damage there, but Woo matched him and then some.

The Mariners right-hander ran seven innings with only the early Rooker blast on his ledger, living at the knees and inducing a string of routine outs as the middle innings tilted toward the home dugout. Oakland-area memories have taught A’s fans not to trust one-run cushions on the road, and the seventh confirmed the suspicion.

After Morales handed things to Elvis Alvarado, Julio Rodríguez bounced out to first and then the gates opened. Josh Naylor got a heater he could lift and sent his 16th out to right center for a 2-1 Seattle lead. Two batters later Jorge Polanco rode a fly ball to almost the same neighborhood for his 19th, and the inning that began with a tie ended with the Mariners up 3-1.

The A’s flirted with a counterpunch in the top half thanks to an error by second baseman Cole Young that put Tyler Soderstrom aboard, but a deep fly from Jacob Wilson died in center and Butler’s hard grounder turned into a 4-6-3 double play, the kind of two-step that drains a dugout.

Still, the A’s kept pressing. In the eighth, with two outs, Brett Harris gave way to pinch hitter Carlos Cortes, who sliced a sharp double into right to jolt the visitors, only for Gabe Speier to enter and end it with a strikeout. Justin Sterner returned a steady bottom of the eighth, aided by a successful challenge that flipped an out-call at first into a single for J.P. Crawford, only for Tyler Soderstrom to gun Crawford down trying for second. That throw mattered more than it looked in the moment because it kept the deficit at two and set the stage for a final act that had real weight.

Andrés Muñoz took the ball for the ninth, the building braced for velocity, and the A’s refused to blink. Shea Langeliers struck out to start the inning, but Rooker lined a single to left to restart the heartbeat. Soderstrom followed with a ground-ball single to left, Rooker eased into second, and the game tilted. Wilson then shot a grounder up the middle for another single, Rooker scored, and manager Mark Kotsay sent in Colby Thomas to run.

Butler showed patience and drew a walk to load the bases, one out, the tying run ninety feet away and the go-ahead run on second against Seattle’s closer. Darell Hernaiz lifted a fly to center that did not travel far enough to challenge Rodríguez, and Muñoz finally slammed the door with a strikeout of Bleday, his last fastball good enough to finish a 3-2 Mariners win that felt like it travelled the long way around to get there.

For the Sacramento A’s, the night carried both the promise and the frustration that define close losses on the road. Rooker’s bat remains a force, Soderstrom stacked quality at-bats, and Wilson delivered under pressure. Morales gave them the shape of a win through five and change, but two swings in the seventh turned the ledger. Woo earned the quiet star, scattering traffic and refusing to yield anything after the first inning. Seattle’s bullpen teased the ninth with doubt and then survived it, which is usually the difference between a good flight home and replaying every pitch while the cabin lights dim.

The A’s will point to the little margins. A double play in the seventh stopped a budding answer. A routine fly in the ninth kept a runner anchored at third. Three swings defined Seattle’s offense, and the final one belonged to Muñoz with the game on the line. It was a narrow loss and a useful snapshot of why margins matter, not a moral victory, just a reminder that the road from one run up to one run short can be a brutal statement in the show.

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. 

A’s Baseball Podcast Lincoln Juarez: A’s sweep Twins in Minnesota and win their second straight series

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Athletics’ Lawrence Butler (4) celebrates after hitting a three-run double during the second inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

A’s baseball podcast with Lincoln Juarez:

#1 The A’s swept the Twins Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis and got their second consecutive series win. Tyler Soderstrom stole the show going 4-for-4.

#2 The A’s outscored the Twins 18-8 in the series and the offense has stayed hot. Yet again we see them putting up big numbers.

#3 Nick Kurtz went 2-for-4 Thursday with a homer. We know how much you love to talk about him, good to see him still swinging the bat well.

#4 The A’s have the 14th best record since the All-Star break at 18-13. What’s been the key to the team’s success the last month?

#5 Looking ahead, the A’s match up against the Mariners for three games this Friday and the weekend, it seems like a good opportunity for them to play spoiler. The A’s will start RHP Luis Morales (1-0 ERA 1.86) the M’s have not announced a starter as of yet.

Lincoln Juarez does the Athletics podcasts each week 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 Edge Mariners 5-4 in Series Finale Behind Springs’ Gem

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Jeffrey Springs #59 of the Athletics pitches against the Seattle Mariners in the top of the first inning at Sutter Health Park on July 30, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Photo Credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO — On the day before the trade deadline, the A’s and Mariners squared off in the rubber game of a three-game series on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park. The A’s defeated the Mariners to win the series by a final of 5-4.

Jeffrey Springs turned in another terrific outing for the Athletics, his last before the July 31 trade deadline at 3 p.m. PST. Springs tossed six innings of two-hit, one-run ball while striking out seven and walking only one. In reality, Springs’s only blemish was the second batter of the game, when he gave up a solo home run to Julio Rodríguez.

Early on, it appeared the Mariners might be on Springs to start the game, as Randy Arozarena added a single in the inning. However, that was not the case, as Springs retired the next 13 batters and did not surrender another hit.

The A’s bullpen came in and wasn’t perfect but pitched well enough to keep the Mariners at bay and preserve the win. Justin Sterner relieved Jeffrey Springs and gave up one run and two hits in his one inning of work. Jack Perkins came on to pitch the final two innings of the game. Perkins pitched well, and his only hiccup was a solo home run to Randy Arozarena in the top of the ninth inning to pull the Mariners within one run. Perkins then slammed the door, and the Athletics were victorious, 5-4.

The A’s offense continued to hit well as they had over the past week. The A’s got off to another quick start, scoring twice in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-1 lead over the Mariners.

Brent Rooker homered in the first, followed by an RBI double from Tyler Soderstrom to give the A’s the early advantage. The A’s scored again in the fourth inning when Miguel Andujar hit a solo home run to give the A’s a 3-1 lead. They added another run in the fifth as Darell Hernaiz hit his second major league home run to give the A’s a 4-1 lead heading into the sixth.

The final A’s run came in the form of Miguel Andujar’s first career multi-homer game, as he launched his second of the night in the seventh inning to give the A’s a 5-3 lead. That would be all the A’s needed to secure the win.

With the win, the A’s took the series from the Mariners and improved to 48-63 on the year. The Mariners fell to 57-52.

The A’s will be back in action on Friday night as they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks in game one of a three-game series. Starting pitchers for Arizona RHP Merrill Kelly (9-6 ERA 3.22) Sacramento pitcher to be determined. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. PST on Friday at Sutter Health Park after a day off on Thursday.

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: Good pitching beats good hitting A’s win streak halted at 4 by M’s

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Sacramento A’s manager Mark Kotsay pulls pitcher JP Sears in the top of the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Tony Renteria:

#1 The Sacramento A’s four game winning streak was stopped in it’s tracks by the visiting Seattle Mariners at Sutter Health Park in Seattle on Monday night 3-1 to open their three game series.

#2 The A’s were coming off a four game sweep against the Houston Astros returning to Sacramento and took a tough loss to the Mariners to open the three game series.

#3 Mariners starter Luis Castillo pitched seven innings allowing five hits, one earned run, and four strikeouts with three relievers they help the A’s to just one run.

#4 A’s Luis Urias was hit by a pitch to leadoff the top of the six and scored the A’s only run on a groundout by Brent Rooker as the A’s avoided being shutout.

#5 M’s and A’s on Tuesday at Sutter Health for game two of the series. Starting pitcher for Seattle RHP Logan Evans )4-3 ERA 3.64) for the A’s RHP Luis Severino (4-11 ERA 4.95) first pitch 7:05pm PT.

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. 

Sacramento A’s podcast Barbara Mason: After sweeping Astros will A’s have momentum against Mariners?

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Sacramento A’s Brent Rooker (left) scores underneath Houston Astros catcher Victor Caratini (right) in the top of the fourth inning at Daiken Field in Houston on Sun Jul 27, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Barbara Mason:

#1 Sacramento A’s Miguel Andujar and Shea Langeliers both homered in the first inning. A’s starter JT Ginn pitched six innings of shutout ball and the A’s beat the Houston Astros 7-1 Sunday taking a four game series from the Astros at Daiken Park in Houston.

#2 Andujar making his first start in his nine year career, Andujar homered off the Astros Colton Gordon’s fifth pitch. Then Langieliers climbed into the batters box and clobbered a 3-0 fast ball for his 17th homer of the campaign.

#3 Barbara, Langeliers is going good he has now hit home runs in his last three games this for the first time in his career. Langeliers also went two for four with two RBIs.

#4 Gin picked up his second win of the campaign is now at 2-2 and pitched his longest game of 2025 going six innings, allowing only three hits and struck out four.

#5 The Athletics open a three-game home series against the Seattle Mariners on Monday night, with M’s starter RHP Luis Castillo (7-6 3.30) facing A’s LHP JP Sears (7-8 4.98 ERA) at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento first pitch 7:05pm PT.

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

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

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

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

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

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

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Pete Rose-Shoeless Joe eligible for Hall of Fame induction; Former Giant Longoria to sign one day contract with Rays and then retire;

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Former Cincinnati Reds and MLB all time hits leader Pete Rose (pictured) along with former Chicago White Sox Shoeless Joe Jackson were forgiven by baseball for their association with gambling and are eligible for Hall of Fame status as announced by Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred Tue May 13, 2025 (AP News file photo)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 As were coming on the air breaking news Major League Baseball has opened the door for former Chicago White Sox Joe Shoeless Jackson and former Cincinnati Reds Pete Rose to be eligible for Hall of Fame induction status and baseball commissioner Rob Manfred had cleared the way for both players to be have their names restored in baseball. Rose admitted betting on baseball while managing the Reds and Joe Jackson was accused of being a participant in throwing the 1919 World Series loss to the Reds in a eight game series.

#2 Former San Francisco Giant third baseman and Tampa Bay Ray Evan Logoria will be signing a one day contract with the Rays and retire as a Tampa Bay Ray on June 7th at George M Steinbrenner Field in Tampa Bay. Longoria finished his big league career in Arizona in 2023 but never really officially retired. Longoria is considered the greatest player in Rays history. The Rays said that not only Longoria is recognized as the greatest Ray in history but he also defined Rays baseball history.

#3  Cleveland Guardians pitcher Ben Lively had to leave last Monday’s game versus the Milwaukee Brewers due to right forearm inflammation. Lively left in the fourth inning. Lively threw a few warm up pitches but had to leave because of discomfort. Lively talked it over with the trainers and manager Stephen Vogt.

#4 Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff will not be back anytime soon. According to Brewers manager Pat Murphy on Monday night he told the media that Woodruff is suffering from tendinitis in his right ankle. The ankle bothered him during a triple A appearance at Nashville. Woodruff was already rehabbing from a shoulder injury.

#5 The Colorado Rockies had won Sunday’s game against the San Diego Padres 9-3 and then they fired manager Bud Black. The Rockies lost the day before on Saturday getting trounced by the Padres 21-0 at Coors Field. The Rockies set the record for the most losses by a team for the month of April and had a major league worst start at 7-33. The win on Sunday snapped the Rockies eight game loss streak. The Rockies also fired their bench coach Mike Redmond. Clint Hurdle went from hitting coach to bench coach and third base coach Warren Schaeffer will be the interim manager for the rest of the season.

#6 The Sacramento A’s are tied for second in the AL West and are just above .500 at 21-20 and who completed a six game homestand with the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees winning only two games out of six in Sacramento. The A’s were just one game away from moving into a tie for first place with the Mariners back on Tue May 6th but lost and fell two back. The A’s open up a three game set tonight in LA against the Dodgers could the A’s have a shot in this series and gain some ground?

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.

Enjoy Aqua Adventure Waterpark at 40500 Paseo Padre Parkway Fremont and While in the Bay Area, great food and great prices. 998cuba.com

 

Sacramento Athletics podcast Jeremiah Salmonson Thu May 8, 2025: A’s face one of baseball’s best in Yankees; Series starts Friday

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New York Yankees Aaron Judge swings for a single against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on Sat May 3, 2025. Judge and the Yankees head to Sacramento to face the A’s for a three game series starting Fri May 9, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento Athletics podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1  What an afternoon at Sutter Health Park as the Sacramento A’s who had a 5-0 lead on Wednesday over the Seattle Mariners watch that all go away. The M’s Leody Taveras slugged a two RBI single in his Seattle debut.

#2 Taveras ended up scoring later when Dylan Moore got a hit that scored Taveras that gave the M’s the lead and eventual win coming back from a five run deficit to win the game 6-5.

#3 The A’s at one time needed just one win to tie M’s for first place after beating the Mariners on Monday night 7-6 in 11 innings put them one back. It was on Tuesday night the A’s couldn’t seal the deal to tie the M’s for first losing 5-3 and going back to two games. Their loss on Wednesday now sets them back three games.

#4 The Mariners are hot with the two out three wins in the series they have now won their ninth straight series. The A’s were getting close in the two games they lost but the Mariners reached deep down and made comebacks to beat the A’s.

#5 It’s back to the drawing board as the A’s will host Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees on Friday night after taking Thursday off. Starting pitcher for the Yankees RHP Will Warren (1-2 ERA 5.65) he’ll be opposed by the Athletics Osvaldo Bido RHP (2-2 ERA 4.71) first pitch 7:00pm PDT at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento.

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