San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy can he lead the charge against the Los Angeles Rams at Melbourne Cricket Ground Stadium in Melbourne Australia on Thu Sep 10, 2026 at 5:35pm P/ (AP file photo)
San Francisco 49ers podcast David Zizmor:
#1 Can Brock Purdy lead the 49ers offense to a win over the Rams in the season opener?
#2 How effective will Christian McCaffrey be against the Rams’ defense?
#3 Will Nick Bosa make a major impact in his return from his ACL injury?
Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins will be the starting quarterback against the Miami Dolphins at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sun Sep 13, 2026 (AP News photo)
Las Vegas Raiders podcast Rich Perez:
#1 Can Kirk Cousins get the Raiders’ offense off to a fast start against a revamped Miami defense?
#2 How much of a factor will Ashton Jeanty be in the Raiders’ run game, and can Miami keep the second-year back from controlling the tempo?
#3 Can Maxx Crosby create enough pressure on Miami’s quarterback to make the Dolphins uncomfortable in the pocket?
#4 Will Brock Bowers emerge as the matchup nightmare the Raiders need, particularly against Miami’s linebackers and safeties?
#5 Which Raiders playmaker will make the biggest difference — Tre Tucker, Tyler Lockett, or Jack Bech — against a Dolphins secondary looking to start the season strong?
Sacramento A’s pitcher Jacob Lopez will be dealing against the Toronto Blue Jays at Sutter Health Park on Mon Sep 7, 2026 to open a three game series in West Sacramento (AP News photo)
Sacramento A’s podcast Barbara Mason:
#1 A’s–Mariners game on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, which Seattle won 2–0 the A’s did take three of four from the M’s.
#2 How would you evaluate Gage Jump’s performance despite allowing Seattle’s two fourth-inning runs?
#3 What stood out about Max Muncy’s recent offensive production, following his home run and two-RBI performance in Saturday’s 6–2 win?
#4 How did Lawrence Butler and the A’s offense struggle against Bryan Woo, who held Sacramento to just one hit over eight scoreless innings?
#5 What did Zack Gelof’s performance contribute to the A’s lineup, and what more did Sacramento need from its hitters in the series finale?
#6 Toronto Blue Jays come calling in Sacramento opening a three game series on Monday night starting pitchers for Toronto RHP Dylan Cease (10-5 ERA 2.25) for Sacramento LHP Jacob Lopez (6-4 ERA 4.71) first pitch at 6:40pm PDT.
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.
Press conference regarding bringing a Major League expansion team to West Sacramento with Sacramento Pitch officials onThursday, May 28, 2026, at Drake’s: The Barn in West Sacramento (CapRadio photo)
MLB: Sacramento makes Official $1.8 billion bid called the “Sacramento Pitch”
That’s Amaury News and Commentary
By Amaury Pi-González
SACRAMENTO–MLB “Sacramento Pitch”: California’s capital city is seeking an expansion team Major League Baseball plans to award two new expansion teams before Commissioner Rob Manfred’s term ends in January 2029.
The two new teams will likely debut around the 2029 to 2033 season. During a recent podcast taped in Sacramento,I asked our special guest, ex-MLB player Steve Sax, who was born in West Sacramento, the same area where AAA Sacramento River Cats play their home games, as well as the temporary home for the team once known as the Oakland A’s, played all their home games, with hopes to move permanently to Las Vegas for the 2028 season.
Steve Sax believes the City of Sacramento could be a successful place for Major League Baseball, and that the city and surrounding areas of the State Capital have already made a bid of $1.8 billion, and mentioned that the Sacramento area has a great tradition of baseball.
They will face competition, especially from frontrunners like Salt Lake City, Utah, population 218,000, and Nashville, Tennessee, 720,000. Many consider Salt Lake City and Nashville the two favorite cities to land an expansion team, as both cities announced their intentions years ago.
Sacramento is the largest media market in the U.S. that currently lacks its own dedicated Major League Baseball team. Sacramento County’s population is listed as 1.62 million, and the area is still expanding, with many moving from the Bay Area and other northern California communities.
The Golden State is the most populous in the US, with approximately 40 million residents and an economy larger than France’s. There are 32 museums in Sacramento, and they cover everything from medical history to the Gold Rush, the State of California, art, and the California State Railroad Museum.
As for bringing Major League Baseball, with its own team, to the State’s Capital, Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty said Sacramento is fully “MLB ready” and represents a legitimate, highly competitive candidate for a Major League Baseball expansion team. California has the most Major League teams: LA Angels, LA Dodgers, SF Giants, SD Padres, and the Athletics in Sacramento, in transition for Las Vegas 2028.
Amaury Pi-Gonzalez – Cuban-born Pi-González is one of the pioneers of Spanish-language baseball play-by-play in America. Began as Oakland A’s Spanish-language voice in 1977 ending in 2024 (interrupted by stops with the Giants, Mariners and Angels). Voice of the Golden State Warriors from 1992 through 1998. 2010 inducted in the Bay Area Radio Hall of fame.
Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.
⚡Craft cocktails? Check. 🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah. 🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.
Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.
Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.
📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street
Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm
Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in.
Seattle Mariners starter Bryan Woo throws to the Sacramento A’s line up at T Mobile Field in Seattle on Sun Sep 6, 2026 in game four of their four game series. (AP News photo)
By Maurcio Segura
The Sacramento Athletics were on the doorstep of a four-win sweep of the Seattle Mariners, but Bryan Woo turned the finale into a long afternoon for the Green and Gold. Woo held the A’s to one hit over eight scoreless innings, struck out nine and allowed only two walks before Andrés Muñoz retired the side in order in the ninth to finish Seattle’s 2-0 win.
For three innings, Gage Jump matched Woo almost pitch for pitch. Seattle managed a Randy Arozarena single in the first, but Jump worked around it and struck out Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh to close the inning. He then retired the Mariners in order in the second and third, giving the A’s every chance to strike first.
Their best early chance belonged to Henry Bolte. He lined a single to left in the fourth for the Athletics’ first and only hit, then stole second with two outs. Lawrence Butler grounded out to end the inning, leaving Bolte stranded. The hit fit Bolte’s recent run at the plate. He was batting .333 over his previous 21 games before the finale. Butler, meanwhile, brought a 14-game hitting streak into the game, the longest active streak in the majors, while Jeff McNeil ranked second in the majors with a .351 average since the All-Star break. Neither Butler nor McNeil managed a hit.
Seattle finally broke through in the bottom of the fourth, and it did so with a wave of singles. Dominic Canzone and Rodríguez opened the inning with back-to-back hits. Raleigh followed with a single to left that scored Canzone, and J.P. Crawford drove in Rodríguez with another single. Josh Naylor then singled to load the bases with nobody out.
That inning could have gotten away from Jump. Instead, the left-hander stopped the damage at two runs by striking out Weston Wilson, Michael Arroyo and Jhonny Pereda in succession. Jump finished with four innings, six hits, two earned runs, no walks and seven strikeouts. Those seven strikeouts pushed him from 99 to 106 for the season after he began the day fourth in Athletics history in strikeouts through a pitcher’s first 18 career games.
The bullpen did everything it could to keep the game within reach. Seth Johnson replaced Jump and struck out Arozarena, Canzone and Rodríguez in order in the fifth, then fanned Raleigh in the sixth before two fly balls ended the inning. Scott Blewett followed with a scoreless seventh, and Yunior Tur worked around an Arozarena single and a Raleigh walk in the eighth. Athletics pitchers finished with 13 strikeouts and did not allow another run after the fourth.
The offense never found a counterattack. Donovan Walton drew walks in the fifth and eighth, but neither developed into a scoring threat. Aside from those two walks, Woo retired every batter he faced after Bolte’s fourth-inning single, including strikeouts of Zack Gelof and Butler in the seventh. Muñoz then handled the ninth with little drama, getting Bolte on a grounder, striking out McNeil and retiring Gelof on another ground ball.
The loss ended the A’s four-game winning streak and denied them a sweep after they had taken the first three games of the series. Even so, the pitching staff gave the offense eight innings to find two runs. This time, one hit was all the Athletics could produce, and Seattle made its five-single fourth inning stand for the rest of the afternoon.
Next up, the A’s return home Mon Sep 7th with Jacob Lopez (6-4, 4.71 ERA, 103 K) facing Toronto’s Dylan Cease (10-5, 2.25 ERA, 221 K), a matchup that gives the bats no easy reset, with first pitch set for 7:05 p.m. Pacific.
Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has been covering sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for a variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, Golden Bay Times.
San Francisco Giants starter Logan Webb gets the call against the St Louis Cardinals Mon Sep 7, 2026 at Oracle Park in San Francisco (AP News photo)
San Francisco Giants podcast Mark Uklavoic:
#1 How would you evaluate César Perdomo’s performance, especially his six scoreless innings against the Mets on Sunday?
#2 How important were Jung Hoo Lee’s two RBIs in giving the Giants their early 2–0 lead?
#3 What went wrong for Carson Seymour in the eighth inning, when the Mets scored four runs to take the lead?
#4 What could the Giants have done differently in the eighth inning to prevent Bo Bichette’s three-run homer from deciding the game?
#5 The St Louis Cardinals will open a three game series against the San Francisco Giants on Monday night at Oracle Park starters for St Louis RHP Michael McGreevey (6-9 ERA 3.97) for San Francisco RHP Logan Webb (8-8 ERA 4.21) first pitch at 6:40pm PDT.
#6 Speaking of the St Louis Cardinals the and the Colorado Rockies tilted the caps Sunday in Denver after St Louis pitcher Hancel Rincon was odered to fix his hat by plate umpire Doug Eddings on Saturday night. Eddings said ‘not going to wear his hat on my field that way.’ Cardianls manager Oliver Marmol came out of the dugout to argue Eddings order for Rincon to straighten out his hat. Eddings threw Marmol out of the game. Eddings reportedly apologized to Rincon before Sunday’s game.
Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale was dealing against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Ballpark in Philadelphia on Fri Sep 4, 2026 (AP News photo)
MLB The Show podcast Charlie O:
#1 Can the Atlanta Braves maintain their five-game NL East lead over the Philadelphia Phillies after Chris Sale outdueled Cristopher Sánchez in Friday’s 5–2 victory?
#2 How significant is Aaron Judge’s recovery for the New York Yankees, with the star expected to face live pitching Monday after dealing with a rib injury?
#3 Can Fernando Tatis Jr. and the San Diego Padres capitalize on their Wild Card push against Carlos Rodón and the New York Yankees?
#4 Will Brayan Rocchio and Travis Bazzana’s clutch performances help the Cleveland Guardians build momentum after their dramatic doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers?
#5 Can Andrew Painter continue his remarkable late-season turnaround and give the Philadelphia Phillies a boost in the postseason race?
Sacramento A’s pitcher Gage Jump throws against the Seattle Mariners in the bottom of the second inning at T Mobile Seattle on Sun Sep 6, 2026 (AP News photo)
Sacramento A’s podcast Daniel Dullum:
#1 A’s–Mariners game on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, which Seattle won 2–0 the A’s did take three of four from the M’s.
#2 How would you evaluate Gage Jump’s performance despite allowing Seattle’s two fourth-inning runs?
#3 What stood out about Max Muncy’s recent offensive production, following his home run and two-RBI performance in Saturday’s 6–2 win?
#4 How did Lawrence Butler and the A’s offense struggle against Bryan Woo, who held Sacramento to just one hit over eight scoreless innings?
#5 What did Zack Gelof’s performance contribute to the A’s lineup, and what more did Sacramento need from its hitters in the series finale?
#6 Toronto Blue Jays come calling in Sacramento opening a three game series on Monday night starting pitchers for Toronto RHP Dylan Cease (10-5 ERA 2.25) for Sacramento LHP Jacob Lopez (6-4 ERA 4.71) first pitch at 6:40pm PDT.
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.
San Francisco Giants Jung Hoo Lee (right) slugs his ninth home run of the season in the fourth inning at Citi Park in New York on Sun Sep 6, 2026 (AP News photo)
By Jessica Kwong
NEW YORK. — The San Francisco Giants were three outs away from taking the series from the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon, but a pair of late home runs changed everything.
The Mets scored four times in the eighth inning and rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Giants at Citi Field, taking the series finale and winning two of three games in the Labor Day weekend matchup.
San Francisco took a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning when Jung Hoo Lee delivered a two-run single.
Giants rookie starter Cesar Perdomo then kept the Mets off the scoreboard through six innings in his major league debut.
New York finally broke through in the eighth.
Brett Baty came off the bench as a pinch hitter and started the comeback with a solo home run, cutting the Giants’ lead to 2-1. The Mets continued to apply pressure before Juan Soto was intentionally walked with two outs.
That brought Bo Bichette to the plate.
Bichette made the Giants pay for the decision, driving a three-run homer to left field and putting the Mets ahead 4-2. It was Bichette’s second home run of the series and gave New York its first lead of the afternoon.
The Giants had limited the Mets to four hits through the first seven innings, but their bullpen could not protect the lead in the eighth. Carson Seymour took the loss after surrendering all four Mets runs in the inning.
Mets starter Christian Scott kept his club within striking distance. Scott allowed two runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings while striking out seven.
Tobias Myers picked up the victory in relief, earning his first win after being recalled from Triple-A earlier Sunday. Kodai Senga finished the game with a scoreless ninth inning for his sixth save.
The Giants, who won 9-5 Saturday, finished the series with a disappointing loss after holding the Mets scoreless for most of the afternoon.
For New York, the late offensive burst provided a strong finish to the homestand. The Mets (66-78) head into their next series with momentum after turning a two-run deficit into a 4-2 victory when it mattered most.
San Francisco lost the opportunity to notch their first winning multi-city road trip of the season. Tyr Giants (60-84) went into the game needing to win four of its last 19 games to avoid the second 100-loss season in franchise history.
The Giants return home to face the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-game series starting Monday. First pitch is at 5:10 p.m. PT.
Athletics starting pitcher Jeffrey Springs throws against the Seattle Mariners during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Springs Snaps Skid as A’s Sink Seattle 6-2
By Mauricio Segura
Jeffrey Springs had not seen his name beside a victory since April. Seven scoreless innings is what it took to change that tonight, as the Athletics beat the Mariners 6-2 for their fourth straight win.
Springs allowed only two hits and two walks while striking out six. His 13-game losing streak had been the sixth-longest in Athletics history and the longest by an A’s pitcher since Matt Keough lost 18 straight from 1978 to 1979. Springs also had gone 21 consecutive games without a win, all of them starts, after opening the season 3-0 with a 1.46 ERA through four outings. He had surrendered 33 home runs before this game, tied for the most in the majors, but Seattle never took him deep.
The A’s gave him a lead in the second when Max Muncy drove a solo homer to left-center. They added another run in the third after Alika Williams singled and moved to second on Denzel Clarke’s groundout. Henry Bolte followed with a double to right that scored Williams for a 2-0 advantage, though Bolte was picked off at second moments later.
Sacramento doubled the margin in the fourth. Zack Gelof singled to center, stole second and scored on Muncy’s single. A passed ball moved Muncy to second, and Donovan Walton followed with a double to right for a 4-0 lead. Muncy finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored, doing damage in two of the A’s first three scoring innings.
Springs kept Seattle stuck at zero. Cal Raleigh had both hits against him, singles in the fourth and seventh, but neither produced a run. Springs worked around walks to J.P. Crawford and Randy Arozarena, and catcher Jonah Heim helped him in an unusual way. Heim successfully challenged three pitch calls that were overturned into called third strikes against Raleigh, Cole Young and Crawford.
The seventh offered Springs one last test. Raleigh singled to center, but Walton, Williams and Jeff McNeil turned a double play on Josh Naylor. Springs then retired Crawford on a grounder to end the inning and his outing with a 4-0 lead.
Lawrence Butler supplied two more runs in the eighth. McNeil singled, Gelof forced him at second, and Butler sent a two-run homer to left-center for a 6-0 advantage. Butler had started the game with a 13-game hitting streak, the longest active streak in the majors, and his homer pushed it to 14. He had been batting .362 during the streak before adding another hit to the run.
Seattle finally scored against Geoff Hartlieb in the eighth. Cole Young was hit by a pitch, Arozarena singled, and Dominic Canzone drove home Young with a single to center. The Mariners added another run in the ninth after Raleigh doubled, moved to third on Crawford’s single and scored on a wild pitch by Elvis Alvarado. Alvarado then struck out Lazaro Montes and retired Weston Wilson on a grounder with two runners aboard to finish the 6-2 win.
The victory moved the A’s to 5-4 against Seattle this season and gave them five wins in six games in Seattle. Their four-game winning streak also matched their longest run of victories since June.
Sunday’s finale hands the ball to rookie left-hander Gage Jump (6-9, 5.15 ERA, 99 K), while Seattle counters with right-hander Bryan Woo (10-9, 4.25 ERA, 149 K), with first pitch set for 1:10 p.m. Pacific.
Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has been covering sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for a variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, Golden Bay Times.
Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.
⚡Craft cocktails? Check. 🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah. 🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.
Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.
Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.
📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street
Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm
Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in.
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