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Sacramento Kings Fox doubtful for game 5 Wednesday night

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Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox (5) will most likely sit out game 5 with a left hand finger injury he sustained in the fourth quarter in game 4 against the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center in San Francisco (AP News photo)

Kings Dealt Devastating Blow

By Barbara Mason

As if the loss to the Warriors Sunday afternoon was not bad enough, the Kings were dealt a huge blow after the game. It was learned that De’Aaron Fox had apparently suffered a fractured fingertip on his left index finger. He is doubtful for game five in Sacramento.

Fox is considering playing through the pain with some sort of protective covering on his finger. The Kings will just have to wait and see what the team and Fox will determine. Had the Kings won Sunday night’s game they could have held Fox out for two games although an additional week of rest would not change much of anything.

He may have had time to practice shooting with the protective covering but the bottom line is they did not win and they will just have to deal with what fate has placed in their path. Fractured fingers typically take three to four weeks to heal. We will see what the Kings trainers come up with. They have kept these guys for the most part healthy this season and so the team can only hope that they have just the right solution for this injury.

It will be a no-brainer that the Warriors will take full advantage of the injury and do all they can to exacerbate the injury. Unfortunately it’s all about winning and nothing more enters into the equation. Sacramento will have to work hard to get past this one. It is a tall order and from what we have seen in these playoffs, the Kings play hard and with a lot of heart and they will take this in stride and give game five all they’ve got.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Jets Morrisey to miss rest of playoffs; Bruins Krejci sits for game 4; plus more

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The Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey is listed out of action for the remainder of the NHL playoffs against the Vegas Golden Knights. Morrisey was injured on Sat Apr 23, 2023 in Winnipeg during the first period at 1:43. (photo from nhl.com)

On the NHL podcast with Marko:

#1 Marko one of the key Winnipeg Jets Josh Morrissey will be out for the remainder of the playoffs due to an lower body injury. The Jets who trail the Vegas Golden Knights 2-1 in the Jets 5-4 double overtime loss to the Knights on Saturday night saw Morrisey suffer the injury at 1:43 of the first period. Marko talk about how Morrissey’s absence will impact the Jets.

#2 The Boston Bruins defenseman David Krejci sat out for game 4 against the Florida Panthers on Sunday afternoon. Krejci was a late scratch Sunday after taking in the morning skate and the pre game warm ups. Krejci has only one assist in the first two games of the playoffs. Also the Bruins are missing center Patrice Bergeron who did not travel with the Bruins to Florida. Bergeron is likely to return on Wednesday for game 5.

#3 The New Jersey Devils came away with a 2-1 one goal overtime win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. The Devils Dougie Hamilton scored at 11:36 in the overtime stanza for the game winner. Despite the win for New Jersey they still trail the Rangers by a game 2-1 in the series. New Jersey and New York battle again for game 4 tonight at MSG.

#4 Los Angeles Kings left wing Kevin Fiala is a possible return against the Edmonton Oilers tonight in Los Angeles. Fiala looks forward to getting in the game as he has not played since Apr 1 due to a lower body injury. Fiala did practice with the Kings wearing a non contact jersey. Fiala suffered the injury back on Mar 9th when he got into knee on knee hit with the Colorado Avalanche’s center Andrew Congliano, the Oilers came away a 5-2 winner in that game.

#5 Marko, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Sam Lafferty was fined the NHL maximum $3,108.11 according the collective bargaining agreement for cross checking the Tampa Bay Lightning’s forward Ross Colton in game 3 on Saturday. Lafferty checked Colton at 15:10 in the second period. The Maple Leafs edged the Lightning in overtime 4-3 to take a 2-1 series lead.

Join Marko for the NHL Playoff podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Golden State Warriors podcast with Barbara Mason: Can Warriors win a game on the road?; They find out in Sacramento on Wednesday

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Golden State Warriors guard Draymond Green (23) goes for the throw down against the Sacramento Kings power forward Domantis Sabonis (10) at Chase Center in San Francisco Sun Apr 23, 2023 (@warriors photo)

On the Warriors podcast with Barbara:

#1 Barbara, Sunday’s game 4 was a hair raising, sit on the edge of your seat game with the Golden State Warriors just getting by the Sacramento Kings 126-125. The Warriors tied the series 2-2 after being down 2-0.

#2 Once again the Kings had a tough time shutting down Warrior guard Stephen Curry who led all Golden State scorers with 32 and was a key factor in keeping the Warriors close.

#3 Klay Thompson kept the family tradition of the Splash Brothers going finishing behind Curry with 26 points this was crucial game for Golden State the home floor and they depended on both Thompson and Curry to finish strong it was win big or go back to Sacramento down 3-1.

#4 The loss for the Kings was still not without a hard effort from leading scorer De’Aaron Fox who led all scorers with 38 points, the Kings Keegan Murray followed up with 23 points.

#5 Same clubs Wednesday night at Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento a 7:00pm tip off for game 5 as the Warriors make their second trip to Sacramento. The Warriors have won only 11 times on the road this season and dropped the first two games in Sacramento Kings.

Join Barbara Mason for the Warriors podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Yaz’s Late Game RBI Puts Giants Over Mets 5-4; SF splits series with NY 2-2

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Thairo Estrada celebrating his solo home run. (Photo from San Francisco Giants Instagram)

By Troy Ewers

SAN FRANCISCO–On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, the San Francisco Giants played the New York Mets to end the 4 game series in front of a crowd of 27,271 people. The Giants came away with a 2-2 split in the fourth game of the series in a 5-4 win at Oracle Park. With Alex Wood’s injury, Ross Stripling got the start and his 3.1 innings were where the Mets had the majority of their offense.

Three runs credited to Stripling’s innings and it was the Rogers brothers who had to stop the potential bleeding. The first four innings for San Francisco was what you like to see if you’re a fan of the Giants. Joc Pederson got an RBI in the first which brought in Lamonte Wade Jr., Thairo Estrada hit a solo bomb in the second, and Wilmer Flores (on a pinch hit) and Brett Wisely got big RBIs in the fourth.

By the top of the sixth it was 4-3 Giants after two big standing strikeouts for Tyler Rogers, Francisco Alvarez hit the equalizer for the Mets and New York put a muzzle on this Bay Area crowd in a 4-4 ballgame. Once Tyler Rogers got his fourth strike out and escaped the inning, the Giants knew they had to find some type of energy to put back in the ballpark and after a quiet seventh inning, the hero that stepped up was Mike Yastrzemski who after Pederson got on from a walk, Yastrzemski hit a huge RBI double, his 11th RBI of the season and a clutch moment to silence the critics.

Manager Gabe Kapler called in Camillo Doval to close out and get the save and was one strike away from striking out the side. Scott Alexander would walk away with the win (his second win of the season) for San Francisco and Doval secured his second save of the season. The theme of this game for SF was every time it felt like this game had a chance to get in the Mets favor, the big names on the Giants roster all stepped up.

Hopefully this is the start of a stretch of wins for the black and orange, because the next series is against the St. Louis Cardinals here at Oracle Park and beating NL central goliaths like the Cards is a big boost for the boys in the dugout. The Cardinals will start left hander Jordan Montgomery (2-2 ERA 4.84) the Giants will be going with right hander Alex Cobb (0-1 ERA 2.79) on Monday night with a 6:45pm first pitch.

Sacramento Kings game wrap: Heartbreak For Sacramento Edged Out By Warriors 126-125

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Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray, middle, holds onto the ball between Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, left, and guard Klay Thompson during the first half of Game 4 at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sun Apr 23, 2023 (AP News photo)

Heartbreak For Sacramento Edged Out By Warriors 126-125

By Barbara Mason

Sunday afternoon the Sacramento Kings (48-35) were looking to take a 3-1 lead back to Golden One Arena. There was a monumental challenge that they would have to conquer to take that lead back home in the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors (45-38).

The Warriors have peaked at the near perfect time which is great for them but creates a myriad of problems for opposing teams. The Kings had a second crack at Golden State after losing game three at Chase Thursday night 114-97. Sacramento was just plain awful in that game although much of it had to do with the adjustments that the Warriors had made after losing the first two games of this series. The Warriors was in a foot race till the end with the Kings edging them out 126-125 to even the series at 2-2.

The good news for the Kings was the start in this game. It was a very good start and there was more good news with Keegan Murray looking like he had shaken off the nerves (or whatever he was dealing with) scoring a couple of baskets in the early minutes. Mid-way through the first quarter the Kings had a slim lead 18-17. Even though the Warriors took a seven points lead in the first 12 minutes, the Kings went on an 11-3 run leading after the opening quarter 32-31.

The three’s that had been MIA for Sacramento in the first three games made an appearance in this fourth game going seven of 13. After the first three minutes of the second quarter threes were dropping and Keegan Murray was having a much improved game which was great news for Sacramento. The Kings did have a nine point lead that dissolved mid-way through the quarter and with 6:37 left in the half this game was tied 45-45.

The Kings 8-0 run was erased with a Warrior 9-0 run. With under five minutes left in the half the Kings regained the lead 54-49 when Murray hit a three. Murray had finally arrived. Sacramento again took a nine point lead with under three minutes left in the half.

It was a crazy first 24 minutes of play. At the half the Kings led 69-65. It was a far cry from the game they lost Thursday night. Murray was three of four from downtown and De’Aaron Fox finished the first half with 21 points. Sacramento had shot over 50% from the floor and 45% from beyond the arc in the first half. Another bonus for the Kings; only three turnovers in the half.

After three quarters the Warriors had built a ten point lead 102-92 and the Kings had a lot of work to do.

The fourth quarter was a spectacular finish that did not go in favor of the Kings. With 10.1 left in the game, Sacramento trailed by a single point and with possession had the chance to win this game and go home 3-1. Harrison Barnes took the last shot, a three point attempt and came up short. It was a heartbreaker for Sacramento as they head back home to Golden One.

The resurrection of Murray finally came to light as we knew it would. He had 23 points and was five of seven from downtown. He will invaluable to the Kings going forward. Fox had the high for both teams with 38 points. Malik Monk had the high off the bench with 16 points. The Kings also finished with 14 shots from downtown.

Now the work for the Sacramento Kings begins as they head home to Golden One to play game five at Golden 1 Center. Now this becomes a must win for Sacramento after having led 2-0 in this series. Game five will be played Wednesday night with tipoff scheduled for 7:00 PM.

Oakland Roots Fall 2-0 To Loudoun United

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Bryan Tamacas attempting a header against the Loudoun United at Leesburg, Virginia on Sun Apr 23, 2023 (Photo from Oakland Roots Instagram)

By Troy Ewers

For the Oakland Roots season it’s been clear that if they can’t get a goal in the first half, then the struggle of playing from behind will set in. This game in Leesburg, Virginia was the same script. Loudoun United’s attack was putting pressure on Blanchette all first half, a total of three high percentage scoring chances in the first 30 minutes, but what led to the first goal was back to back yellow cards for Oakland (Tamacas & Formella).

Formella’s yellow card led to a penalty shot by Loudoun’s Zach Ryan and Ryan capitalized. It’s his fifth goal of the season. The rest of the first half was Oakland playing defensive, even when they had possession and the first half ended with Loudoun United leading 1-0.

The second half For the Oakland Roots season it’s been clear that if they can’t get a goal in the first half, then the struggle of playing from behind will set in. This game in Leesburg, Virginia was the same script. Loudoun’s attack was putting pressure on Blanchette all first half, a total of three high percentage scoring chances in the first 30 minutes, but what led to the first goal was back to back yellow cards for Oakland (Tamacas & Formella).

Formella’s yellow card led to a penalty shot by Loudoun’s Zach Ryan and Ryan capitalized. It’s his 5th goal of the season. The rest of the first half was Oakland playing defensive, even when they had possession and the first half ended with Loudoun United leading 1-0.

The second half was Loudoun pressing Oakland constantly and Roots’ main point of defense was in their own attacking zone. The best chances for Oakland to score came from their signature move of deep passes past the back line, but the ball would never see the back of the net.

Oakland Roots would end up losing this game 2-0 and now the season is a little more do or die, but the main focus of Oakland Roots’ front office is the new stadium development in East Oakland. With the Oakland A’s possibly moving to Las Vegas, the Roots will be the mainstay of Oakland, so even though the Roots players will focus on trying to secure a top three spot on the table, the front office is focused on making Oakland Roots soccer stay in Oakland.

Loudoun pressing Oakland constantly and Roots’ main point of defense was in their own attacking zone. The best chances for Oakland to score came from their signature move of deep passes past the back line, but the ball would never see the back of the net.

Oakland Roots would end up losing this game 2-0 and now the season is a little more do or die, but the main focus of Oakland Roots’ front office is the new stadium development in East Oakland.

With the Oakland A’s possibly moving to Las Vegas, the Roots will be the mainstay of Oakland, so even though the Roots players will focus on trying to secure a top three spot on the table, the front office is focused on making Oakland Roots soccer stay in Oakland and most likely at the Oakland Coliseum proper.

Golden State Warriors game wrap: Warriors win thriller 126-125; Even playoff series with Kings 2-2; Series moves to Sacramento Wednesday

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Golden State Warrior guard Stephen Curry (30) gets congratulations from daughter Riley at the completion of game four of the NBA Playoffs against the Sacramento Kings at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sun Apr 23, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

The Golden State Warriors beat the young and talented Sacramento Kings 126-125 Sunday afternoon at the Chase Center in San Francisco. The game had everything a fan could want. The Warriors needed the win to even the series. The Warriors knew that a loss would have Sacramento in the driver’s seat with three games to one advantage, and the next game would be on their Kings’ homecourt in Sacramento.

The fans of both teams knew that each team could put points on the board in a hurry. The Kings and The Warriors were the top two scoring teams in the NBA. The defending NBA champs, the Warriors, had to find a way to defend the upstart Kings.

The Warriors found a way last Thursday when they held the Kings under 100 points. The Warriors did that without their best defensive players, Draymond Green and Gary Payton II. Green was suspended for one game, and Payton was too ill to play. The Kings had to find a way to slow down the Warriors offense. The Kings had an advantage as their head coach Mike Brown had been an assistant head coach with the Warriors for the past six years and was familiar with the Warriors offense.

All that was left to do was play 48 minutes of basketball. The teams performed at a very high level. The first half featured two high-octane offenses going at each other. The Kings’ De’Aaron Fox, coming into his own this season, paced the offense in the first half with 21 points.

Rooke Keegan Murray helped out the Kings’ attack with 15 points. Both Murray and Fox made three threes in the first half. The Kings won the first quarter 31-29. The Warriors fought back in the second period. With the score tied at 49, the Kings went on a 7-0 run to lead 56-49.

Sacramento increased the lead to nine, 60-51. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson helped the Warriors close the gap to one, 66-65. Murray made a three, and the Kings finished the first half leading 69-65. Both teams went to the locker room, feeling they could win. The fans needed the break to relax from all the intensity they felt from the players on the floor.

The Warriors emerged from the halftime break with one objective. Shut down the Kings’ offense and outscore them in the third quarter. Over the many years they have been in the playoffs, the Warriors have owned the third quarter. The Warriors knew if they would demoralize the Kings.

Sacramento had not been in the playoffs for 16 years. The Kings’ players were experiencing playoff basketball for the first time in their careers. How would they handle the pressure? The intensity is ramped up in these games. The Warriors fell behind by seven early in the third quarter when former Warriors forward Harrison Barnes connected on a three.

The Warriors then outscored the Kings 37-20 to finish the third quarter leading by ten, 102-92. Curry and Jordan Poole led the Warriors in the period. The Warriors defense, led by Green and Andrew Wiggins, put the clamps on Fox for those 12 minutes. 

The fans were standing at the start of the game’s fourth quarter. The fans also knew a ten-point lead could be overcome. Fox, the NBA’s Jerry West Clutch Performer of the Year, was ready to attack. The Warriors assigned Green to defend him, and the quarter started with Sacramento going on a 7-0 run to close within three points of the lead, 102-99.

Sacramento kept the pressure on and took the lead 107-106 on a Malik Monk bucket. That was the last time that Sacramento would lead. 

Curry made the next two baskets for the Warriors to make it a 110-107 game. The Kings came back to within a point, 118-117. The Warriors pulled away to lead by five, 126-121. With 43 seconds left to play and Curry with the ball, Curry called a timeout.

There was only one problem. The Warriors were out of timeouts. The referees awarded the Kings a technical foul and possession of the ball. Sacramento made the technical free throw, and Fox connected on a three to close the gap to one, 126-125. With ten seconds left, the Kings had control of the ball. They had to make a bucket or go to the free-throw line to win the game. The Warriors’ defense held, and the Warriors evened the series at two apiece with a thrilling one point win.

Game Notes: The Warriors had five players in double figures. Curry led the parade with 32 points. Thompson had 26, Poole 22, Andrew Wiggins 18, and Green with 12. Green had ten rebounds to complete a double-double. Kevon Looney tallied eight points and pulled down 14 boards. The Warriors, on defense, had 51 rebounds, eight steals, and six blocked shots. 

The Kings had four players in double figures. Fox led the Kings with 38 points. Murray had 23, and he made five threes. Monk had 16, Davion Mitchell 12, and Domantas Sabonis finished with 14. Sabonis had seven rebounds and eight assists. 

The teams are off until Wednesday night, when they play game five of the series will be played at the Golden 1 Arena in Sacramento. The game will start at 7 pm.

Loses Continue to Mount For Athletics Lose to Texas 5-2; Loss for Oakland is 9th of last ten games

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Oakland A’s pitching couldn’t keep the Texas Rangers hitting at bay, the Rangers scored three runs in the bottom of the second inning in a three run win 5-2 at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Sun Apr 23, 2023 (@Athletics photo)

Loses Continue to Mount For the Athletics Losing to Texas 5-2

By Barbara Mason

Sunday afternoon the Oakland A’s (4-18) were back on the field in game three of their series with the Texas Rangers (14-7) the A’s dropped a three run decision to the Rangers 5-2 for their ninth loss in their last ten games. Oakland had a horrible loss on Saturday in game two in what was probably their worst game this season getting clobbered 18-3.

The A’s are on shaky ground and if things do not change they could wind up with the worst season record in modern baseball history surpassing the 1962 Mets who won only 40 games that season.

None of their starting pitchers have clocked a win yet this season. They are getting beaten in every way possible whether it be on the mound, hits in a game or defense. It has been an alarming start for the team this year. Last season they finished as the second worst team in baseball and they are on course to finish in last place this year.

It was a tough opening inning for Oakland pitcher Kyle Muller loading the bases. There was a bit of good news, however, when Muller got out of the inning unscathed. This was something he would not want to repeat especially against a team like the Rangers who have a slew of offensive giants.

In the second inning Muller threw a pitch down into Robbie Grossman’s comfort zone only to watch it sail out of the park, a three-run home run giving the Rangers a 3-0 lead.

Texas would score again in the fourth inning; Robbie Grossman sacrificed and Leody Taveras scored giving the Rangers a 4-0 lead.

Oakland would make an appearance on the scoreboard in the fifth inning when Shea Langliers hit a two-run home run. They had cut the Rangers lead in half 4-2.

It was a quiet sixth and seventh inning but it got boisterous in the eighth inning when Texas would load the bases. Relief pitcher Sam Moll was one strike away from saving the inning but walked the batter to load the bases. He then through a wild pitch and the Rangers scored extending their lead 5-2.

The A’s have not won a series this year, their pitchers have not won a start and they now sport a miserable 4-18 season record. This game was a loss but it was competitive unlike yesterday’s game. Oakland did face ace Texas pitcher Jacob DeGrom. DeGrom struck out 11, with no walks and 3 hits. The A’s had 5 hits in this game.

Monday evening the A’s will travel to Los Angeles to take on the Angels. The A’s will start Ken Waldichuk (0-2 ERA 7.65) for the Angels Jose Saurez (0-1 ERA 9.26) First pitch is scheduled for 6:38 PM.

MLB podcast with Charlie O: Was Scherzer suspension too excessive?; Mad Bum out at Arizona but LA might be interested; plus more

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New York Mets pitcher Max Scherzer pleads his case that has clean hands in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wed Apr 19, 2023, but umpires ruled he had a sticky substance on his hands after he was ordered to wash his hands and was suspended for ten days by MLB (AP News photo)

On the MLB podcast with Charlie O:

#1 Charlie O, Last Wednesday at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles, New York Mets Max Scherzer said that he was supervised by an MLB official when he was ordered to wash his hands during his last start to remove what the umpiring crew termed as “sticky substance” apparently that didn’t work he was tossed from the game and hit with a ten day suspension in your view Charlie O was this a justified ejection and suspension?

#2 Scherzer sat on the MLB Players Association representatives during the last contract negotiations and he’s been active with the players union is it a conspiracy to say that their might be some retribution from baseball for his union activity?

#3 The Arizona Diamondbacks released pitcher Madison Bumgarner on Friday. Bumgarner had been struggling going 0-3 ERA 10.26. The Dodgers might be interested in his services. The Diamondbacks are on the hook for $34 million remaining on his five year contract. There is this and next season remaining on the deal.

#4 Can you believe how the Chicago Cubs Drew Smyly’s no hit perfect game ended when Smyly went to field a grounder in between home and the mound hit by the Los Angeles Dodgers David Peralta Cubs catcher Yan Gomes flipped over Smyly’s back. Smyly lost his balance and ended up on the ground holding the ball but it was too late as Peralta was on base and the perfect game was no more.

#5 Can’t leave out the toughest story of the week the announcement of Oakland A’s team president David Kaval announcing the moving of the team to Las Vegas. Kaval announcing on Wednesday night the A’s have a binding agreement at the old Wild Wild West location at Tropicana and I 15 to build a new A’s park. First Charlie how heartbreaking is this for Oakland and the Bay Area?

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

Rangers Slam Oakland 18-3; A’s 8th loss in last nine games

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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Shintaro Fujinami (11) reacts in the dugout after being relieved in the third inning. Fujinami pitched just over two innings and got lit up for seven hits and eight earned runs against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life in Arlington on Sat Apr 22, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Saturday evening the Oakland A’s (4-17) took on the Texas Rangers (13-7) in game two of their three game series it was not the same winning result they had in game 1, in game 2 the A’s faced an avalanche of runs losing 18-3 . On Friday night the A’s had a great game with some outstanding pitching from JP Sears winning the game in the ninth inning. Pinch hitter Jordan Diaz hit his first big league homer in the ninth inning that broke the 4-4 tie handing the A’s a much needed win, breaking a seven-game losing streak.

Saturday game recap: The A’s took an early lead in the first inning of this game 1-0. Jordan Diaz hit a single driving in Esteury Ruiz for the first score of the game. Carlos Perez sacrificed flied and Diaz scored extending the A’s lead to 2-0. Oakland had the bases loaded in the inning but only came away with the two runs.

This was a tough break for the A’s. They had missed a huge opportunity in the opening inning and against the Rangers those opportunities do not come along very often. When they do you have to jump on them because missing them can totally change the direction of a game especially against a team with the offense that the Rangers have.

Texas sure did change the direction of this game from the first inning to game’s end. They tied up the game in the first 2-2 and it was then that the beat down began. Texas scored five runs in the second inning now leading 7-2. Adolis Garcia got the party started with a 2-run homer. Marcus Semien, Josh Jung and Leody Taveras all scored in the second inning.

The Rangers added four more runs in the third inning. Josh Smith, Semien scored and more from Garcia hitting a two-run home run to extend the Rangers lead to 11-2.

Garcia hit his third home run of the evening a two-run homer in the fifth and the A’s now trailed 13-2.

Oakland did score one more time in this game. Jesus Aguilar hit a solo home run in the eighth inning. By the eighth inning Texas had a strangle hold on Oakland 16-3. The final was 18-3. The Rangers had hit four homers in this game and had outhit the A’s 18 to 7.

I was rough start for Oakland pitcher Shintaro Fujinami. He is 0-4 with an ERA of 14.40 and only 12 strikeouts. He only went 2.1 innings in this game. The A’s went through four pitchers in the game and the relief pitchers that followed Fujinami did not fare much better.

Oakland will take on the Rangers tomorrow in game three of this series. After a loss like this, it will be tough to put this game behind them. Kyle Muller (0-1 ERA 7.23) will take the mound for the A’s. He has not won a game this year. The Rangers will counter Jacob deGrom (1-0 ERA 3.48) First pitch is scheduled for 11:35 AM.