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San Francisco Giants podcast with Daniel Dullum: Giants suffer fourth straight loss as Cards Molina belts homer for first RBI of year in 7-1 laugher at Oracle Park

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St Louis Cardinal catcher Yadier Molina (4) is greeted by teammate Albert Pujoils (right) after hitting a third inning home run at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Thu May 5, 2022 to open a four game series (AP News photo)

On the Giants podcast with Daniel:

#1 Daniel, the San Francisco Giants (14-11) dropped their fourth straight game after getting swept in LA they opened a four game series against the St Louis Cardinals (15-10) on Thursday night and lost by six runs 7-1.

#2 Cardinal catcher Yadier Molina who hasn’t hit for an RBI all season got his ills cured belting a third inning home run and finally getting into the RBI column and after going that long without an RBI that could build the confidence up.

#3 The Cards Tommy Edman drove in three RBIs in the game including a two run RBI single that helped tally the Cardinal win.

#4 For Giants pitching manager Gabe Kapler went through nine different pitchers and starter Mauricio Llovera was actually an opener pitching just an inning and striking out one batter. If Kapler had a crystal ball maybe he could have left Llovera out there as the pitching just caved in this one.

#5 Giants will try it again as the Cardinals will start Jordan Hicks (1-2 ERA 3.65) against the Giants Alex Cobb (1-1 ERA 5.40) on Friday night a 6:45 pm PDT first pitch.

Join Daniel for the Giants podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: Starting pitching a commodity as Irvin experiencing shoulder tightness

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Oakland A’s starting pitcher Cole Irvin has experienced shoulder tightness and is questionable for Friday night’s start in Minnesota against the Twins at Target Field (file Cole Irvin Twitter page)

On the A’s podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 Oakland A’s (10-15) starter Cole Irvin is schedule to start Friday night’s game in Minnesota but is experiencing some tightness in his shoulder according to A’s manager Mark Kotsay.

#2 Kotsay said that Irvin threw on Tuesday and had the tightness after pitching against the Rays Kotsay he would decide if Irvin can go against the Minnesota Twins (15-10) Friday night. Right with the way pitching has been going for the starting rotation it’s become a commodity.

#3 Knowing what Irvin is going through the A’s called up pitcher Zach Logue from Triple A Las Vegas. Logue was at the Coliseum on Wednesday and Kotsay thought ahead to have him on hand just in case he had to pitch tonight in Minnesota.

#4 What was impressive about Irvin last season he made all of his 32 starts and was one of seven American League starters who didn’t miss a turn.

#5 Jeremiah, if Irvin does start he will be coming in with a 2-1 ERA 2.93 and he’ll be opposed by the Twins right hander Josh Winder (1-0 ERA 2.20) first pitch in Minneapolis is at 5:10 pm PDT.

Join Jeremiah for the A’s podcasts on Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Preview of weekend series between Oakland A’s and Minnesota Twins

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The Minnesota Twins key hitter in the line up is Carlos Correa who could opt out of his contract after this season. The Twins are having a good run and chances are Correa could stay. Correa will be in the line up Fri May 6, 2022 against the Oakland A’s (photo from Puckett’s Pond)

By Jerry Feitelberg

The Oakland A’s (10-15) start an eight-game road trip with three games against the Minnesota Twins (15-10). The A’s will then travel to Detroit for five with the Tigers.

The A’s will have their hands full with the Twins. The Twinkies are currently in first place in the AL Central with a 15-10 record. The Twins started the season by losing eight of the first 13 games. Since then, they have won ten of the last 12.

They beat the White Sox three straight, then won three more from the Tigers. The Twins are finishing a four-game set with the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. So far, they have won two of the three games played.

Their manager, Rocco Baldelli, is in his fourth year as skipper. The Twins hired former San Diego Padres manager Jayce Tingler to be their bench coach. The Twins made a couple of trades to bolster their pitching and offense in the off-season.

The Twins acquired former A’s starter, Sonny Gray, from the Cincinnati Reds. Gray is currently on the 10-day IL. The big trade was sending Josh Donaldson and Isiah Kiner-Falefa to the New York Yankees for catcher Gary Sanchez and infielder Gio Urshela.

Another key acquisition was Carlos Correa. Correa’s contract was for three years and 105 million dollars. Correa can opt-out after the 2022 or 2023 season.

The Twins starting rotation does not have a lefty starter. All their starters are right-handed. They include Joe Ryan, Dylan Bundy, Chris Archer, and Chris Paddack.

The bullpen features a couple of relievers that once worked for the A’s. Emilio Pagan was with the A’s in 2018. Former A’s manager Bob Melvin called lefty Danny Coulombe out of the bullpen for three years from 2016 to 2018.

The Twins bullpen will use Tyler Duffey, the well-traveled Joe Smith, lefty Caleb Thielbar, Josh Winder, Cody Stashak, and Griffin Jax. Jhoan Duran has become a stalwart in the Twins bullpen. He is 0-0 with an ERA of 3.00 and has one save.

The former Yankee, Gary Sanchez, has settled in as the Twins catcher. Sanchez is off to a slow start. The slugger has only one homer and nine RBIs so far. Ryan Jeffers is the other Twins backstop. Miranda and Arreaz can fill in at all the other infield positions. Jose Miranda is a cousin of Lin-Manual Miranda.

Longtime Twin infielder, Jose Polanco, will be at second base. Carlos Correa will handle the shortstop chores, and Gio Urshela will be at third base.

The Twins will have Trevor Larnach in left-field. Larnach is hitting .300 with no home runs and seven RBIs. The Twins’ will start outfielder, Byron Buxton, will be in center. Buxton is hitting .290 with seven homers and 13 RBIs. Max Kepler will be in right. Kepler is hitting. 240 with five home runs and 12 RBIs. Kepler can move over to center if Buxton is the DH.

The A’s are struggling right now. Oakland has lost six straight. They were 0-6 at home for the first time since 1956, when they were known as the Kansas City Athletics. The A’s have lost nine of the last eleven games and are 10-15.

In the last eleven games, the A’s have scored more than two runs three times. They scored three in a game against Cleveland but still lost. In another game against the Guardians, Oakland lost 9-8. They scored seven against the Tampa Bay Rays but lost 10-7 in ten innings.

The offense in the other eight games produced eight runs. A’s manager Mark Kotsay has to find a way to get the offense going. During the 162 game season, teams will go into a slump. Teams will have hot streaks. Sometimes the offense is not going well, but the pitching is good. Sometimes the hitting is producing, but the pitching has gone south. Sometimes, both are going well and vice versa. The manager’s job is to figure out the lineups that will produce wins.

It will be a bid series for both teams. The Twins want to continue their winning ways. The A’s want their hitting to improve and the relievers to perform better. The A’s will send left hander Cole Irvin to the Hill on Friday. Irvin is 2-1 with a 2.93 ERA. He had some soreness in his shoulder after his last start.

The A’s have not announced that he will be scratched. On Saturday, righty James Kaprielian will make his second campaign start. Kaprielian had a rough outing in his last appearance. Kaprielian relies on pinpoint control. He could not locate his pitches and had an early exit from the game. Daulton Jefferies will go for Oakland on Sunday. The Twins have not announced any of their starters.

The series should be a good one. The A’s and Twins have had an intense rivalry for many years. From 1987 to 1991, The Twins went to the World Series in 1987 and 1991 and won both. The A’s won three consecutive AL Pennants in 1988, 1989, and 1990. They won the 1989 World Series. The season has a long way to go. Let us hope the A’s can right the ship and start getting some wins.

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: Dodgers pound Giants 9-1 as SF suffers it’s fifth loss in six games at Dodgers Stadium

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Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts, right, belts a solo homer off San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Alex Wood, left, and catcher Joey Bart can only watch in the bottom of the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Wed May 4, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the Giants podcast with Michael:

#1 Michael wanted to get started asking you about Wednesday night’s second game as the San Francisco Giants (14-10) were swept in a two game series at Dodgers Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers (16-7) no doubt showed why their on top of the NL West?

#2 Dodgers Max Muncy and Mookie Betts always with the quick bats both homered and Fast Swinging Freddie Freeman hit a triple in the explosive offensive show that the Dodgers put on for the eight run 9-1 win at Chavez Ravine. How important are Muncy, Betts, and Freeman to the Dodger success?

#3 The Dodgers kept in up the run production as Trea Turner and Will Smith hit for RBI singles in fourth inning as the Dodgers scored twice to get things started. Was that fourth inning the spark that lit the Dodger flame?

#4 Giant starter Alex Wood went 5.1 innings giving up four hits on three runs, two walks and seven strikeouts. Wood had a good mix of pitches the Dodgers later were seeing him well Wood was going after the Dodgers early with seven strikeouts.

#5 The Giants open up a four game set against St Louis (14-10) tonight the Red Birds will start Miles Mikolas (1-1 ERA 1.52) and the Giants have not announced a starter a 6:45 pm PDT first pitch at Oracle Park in San Francisco. How do you see the Giants and Cards in this series?

Michael Duca does the Giants podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: A’s get out of town after getting swept twice by Cleveland and Tampa Bay

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Tampa Bay Rays’ Manuel Margot hits a two-run single against the Oakland Athletics during the eighth inning at the Oakland Coliseum as the Rays shutout Oakland 3-0 on Wed May 4, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry F:

#1 The Oakland A’s (10-15) who were swept twice in the last homestand by the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays (15-10) one thing that showed in this past homestand they just couldn’t get many runs on the scoreboard.

#2 Game three of get away day on Thursday was quite transparent as the A’s and Rays played to a 0-0 score until the top of the eighth and the Rays attacked with three runs and never looked back and wound up with a 3-0 shutout win.

#3 The Rays Manuel Margot who slugged a two run single in part of the Rays three run attack broke what was a great pitching duel between the A’s starter Frankie Montas and Rays starter Corey Kluber.

#4 Montas threw like he could have completed the game but his pitch count was up and he was lifted for reliever Zach Jackson in the top of the eighth. Jackson was the pitcher of record that was charged with the three earned runs.

#5 It’s once again back to the drawing board for the A’s as they head for the Twin Cities and Minneapolis and Target Field for Friday night as the A’s will start left hand pitcher Cole Irvin (2-1 ERA 2.93) and the Twins have not announced a starting pitcher yet a 5:10 PDT first pitch.

Join Jerry for the A’s podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong: Twins Sano to have knee surgery; Ohtani to pitch Thursday at Fenway Park; plus more

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The Minnesota Twins Miguel Sano charges first base on a Tampa Bay Rays Brandon Lowe ground ball in first inning action at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg on Sat Apr 30, 2022. The Twins announced that Sano will be on the IL due to having knee surgery (AP News photo)

On Headline Sports podcast with Jessica:

#1 Jessica, we’ll start tonight talking about the Minnesota Twins infielder Miguel Sano who will need knee surgery the Twins have said that they have no idea when he will be returning. Sano is going into surgery to repair a torn left meniscus. Sano has been on the team 10 day IL since Monday night.

#2 The Los Angeles Angels Shohei Ohtani has had to go through all sorts of pains and injuries including have Tommy John surgery two years ago. Ohtani hit a ninth inning double on Sunday and he slowed down his running and left the game but is expected to be back on the mound to pitch against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park Thursday night in the last game of that three game series.

#3 Another player has join the Coivd 19 IL the Cincinnati Reds Joey Votto who has been put on the list as a precautionary measure and is day to day according to Reds manager David Bell. Votto who was a six time all star was hitting just .122.

#4 The Chicago Cubs left handed pitcher Drew Smyly who is on bereavement was replaced by Robert Gsellman who was called up from the Cubs minor league Triple A Iowa club. Gsellman was 0-1 ERA 3.77 with the Mets last season.

#5 The Los Angeles Dodgers will be offering backdrop events in two venues for the 2022 All Star Game one location at LA Live in downtown and the other at Santa Monica Pier which are 18 miles apart from each other. “No city and no city’s fans have supported their team like the Dodgers’ fans have,” said Dodgers team president Stan Kasten.

Join Jessica for Headline Sports every other Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Oakland A’s tough days at the Coliseum, Nothing new

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Oakland Coliseum site of the smallest crowd since the 1980 season with one of the smallest customers on the stairs with a whole section to himself the A’s drew 2488 against the Tampa Bay Rays on Mon May 2, 2022 (USA Today photo)

Oakland A’s: Tough Days at the Coliseum, Nothing New

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By Amaury Pi-Gonzalez

OAKLAND–On April 17, 1979 the Seattle Mariners visited the Oakland Coliseum, the official attendance announced was 250. Yes, 250 people. We might not get to that point this season.

In 1979 there was also very high inflation, they were gas lines and shortages, a hostage situation, and a war in the middle east, in other words very similar to what’s happening now, with the big difference that covid was not around. The population of Oakland was around 330,000 people.

A’s owner Charlie Finley eventually sold the team to the Haas family/Levi Strauss, in my humble opinion, the best ownership the A’s ever had. Right away they got to work and built a winning atmosphere with great players, winning pennants and three consecutive trips to the World Series (1988-89-90) winning over the Giants in the 1989 World Series.

The Coliseum was a place to be and enjoy baseball with all kinds of promotions and great players like Henderson, Stewart, Canseco, McGwire, and company. Regardless of how you feel, we must credit Charlie O Finley because he built a tremendous championship team that won three World Series in a row, from 1972 to 1974. As a matter of fact, only the A’s and Yankees can say they have won 3 consecutive World Series.

Yankees as many as five in a row during their 1950s dynasty. However, after those 3-years Finley basically traded everybody, he didn’t want any part of the signing of free agents, he thought paying a million dollar for a player was crazy.

Finley suggested every player should become a free agent every year and sign a one-year contract. By the way, the current Oakland A’s have nothing but one-year contracts.

Soon this summer A’s fans will know if the team will definitely be able to build the new Howard Terminal ballpark or not. “It is Howard Terminal or bust”, said Dave Kaval President of the A’s, after the recent positive decision by the BCDC, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.

If the A’s get the final approval to build the new ballpark in downtown Oakland, they will still have to play at the Oakland Coliseum for a couple of years and chances are that with the current team, is not expected to be in the race for the postseason, attendances will continue to be so small that some players will tell you they can hear the stadium vendors as clear as if they were sitting with the fans. There are still hurdles and three lawsuits against the A’s building the new park at Howard Terminal.

I talked with many fans at the Oakland Coliseum, true Oakland A’s fans for years and they are more than frustrated, they are extremely cynical.

One told me a few days ago “We still support the A’s and come here knowing that Montas, Laureano, Murphy, and any player than can bring some value in return will be gone”.

Nobody can blame any A’s fans for their attitude, they are the ones paying for parking and for the games and for souvenirs and food. There used to be a saying that “the customer is always right”. And, in this case, they are right.

Rays send A’s down to their sixth loss in a row; Oakland shutout at Coliseum 3-0

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Tampa Bay Rays’ Randy Arozarena slides home to score against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum on Wed May 4, 2022 (AP News photo)

BY Jerry Feitelberg

OAKLAND–The Tampa Bay Rays (15-10) beat the Oakland A’s (10-15) 3-0 to sweep the three-game series. The A’s suffered their sixth loss in a row and have lost nine of their last eleven games. The team continues not to hit well.

The A’s had four hits on Wednesday afternoon. Seth Brown had the hardest-hit ball when he tripled in the bottom of the second. 

The game was scoreless for seven innings. The A’s ace, Frankie Montas, was dominant. He went seven innings and allowed four hits and no runs. His opponent, former two-time Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber pitched a masterful six innings.

Kluber looked like the dominant pitcher he was when he pitched in Cleveland. Kluber’s line was six innings, three hits, and no runs. He threw just 64 pitches.

One of the adages in baseball is that good teams find a way to win. Bad teams find a way to lose. The A’s found a way to lose Wednesday afternoon. The Rays put three runs on the board as the A’s reliever Zach Jackson walked two, hit a batter, and gave up a single.

The Rays’ third run scored on a balk. The results are bad when teams have trouble scoring runs and the relievers aren’t performing well. The game summary follows below.

The Rays put three runs on the board in the top of the eighth with just one hit. In relief of Frenkie Montas, Zach Jackson walked Brett Phillips to start the frame. Phillips went to second on a wild pitch. Jackson retired Yandy Diaz for the first out.

Phillips went to third on the play. The next hitter Wander Franco struck out. Jackson walked Randy Arozarena and hit Brandon Lowe with a pitch to load the bases with two out. The Rays’ Manuel Margot singled to right-field to drive in Phillips and Arozarena.

A’s manager Mark Kotsay brought in Domingo Acevedo to pitch with men on at first and third. The Rays plated the third run when a balk was called on Acevedo. The Rays lead 3-0 midway through the eighth inning. The Rays’ bullpen shut the A’s down in the eighth and ninth innings to win the game 3-0.

Game Notes: The A’s ended the six-game homestand 0-6. The A’s are 10-15 for the year with the loss. The Rays are 15-10. The winning pitcher for Tampa was J.P.Feyereisen. Zach Jackson was the losing pitcher. 

The A’s are off on Thursday as they are traveling to Minneapolis to face the Twins for three games starting Friday night. Left Cole Irvin will itch for Oakland. Irvin is 2-1 with a 2.93 ERA. The Twins have not announced their starting pitcher. 

The time of the game was two hours and thirty-nine minutes, and there were 4838 people present to watch the A’s lose.

Golden State Warriors podcast with David Zizmor: Will the rest of this series turn into a war between both teams?

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Memphis Grizzlies forward Dillon Brooks (24) fouls Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II (0) during the first half of Game 2 in the NBA Playoffs second round at FedEx Forum in Memphis on Tue May 3, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the Warriors podcast with David:

#1 Dave, from the way you saw it did the Memphis Grizzlies top defender Dillion Brooks completely mug Golden State Warriors Gary Payton II which resulted in Payton getting a fractured elbow. Brooks was called for a flagrant 2 foul and ejected.

#2 Dave, was this flagrant 2 foul payback for the Warriors Draymond Green’s pulling Grizzlies Brandon Clarke’s jersey and slapping him in the face in game 1?

#3 Well there is no doubt about this series turning into a physical contest as Warrior head coach Steve Kerr said Brooks broke the code and that’s how he sees it. Game three is slated for Saturday night at 5:30 pm at Chase Center in San Francisco. Do you see the rest of this round turning into a war?

Join David throughout the Warriors playoffs for the Warriors podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Dodgers win 3-1 pitching duel with Giants

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Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chris Taylor, right, hits a two RBI single as San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Carlos Rodon, left, and catcher Joey Bart, second from left, watch along with home plate umpire Dan Merzel at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles on Tue May 3, 2022 (AP News photo)

By Daniel Dullum
Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Los Angeles got an early clutch hit from Chris Taylor, a strong start from Julio Urias and the bullpen, and the Dodgers claimed a 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.

Urias (2-1) threw six scoreless innings, scattering four hits while striking out four without a walk. Brustar Graterol, Alex Vesla and Daniel Hudson each earned a hold, and Craig Kimbrel threw a scoreless ninth to earn his fifth save.

It was a tough loss for Giants starter Carlos Rodon (3-1), who also went six innings. Rodon gave up two earned runs on three hits and two walks, while striking out three.

The Dodgers went ahead to stay in the bottom of the second inning when Taylor drilled a two-out single to right-center off Rodon, scoring Max Muncey and Cody Bellinger. Muncey and Bellinger each drew a walk, and advanced to third and second, respectively, on a wild pitch by Rodon prior to Taylor’s base hit.

San Francisco cut the Dodgers’ lead to 2-1 in the top of the seventh, when Wilmer Flores reached on an infield single, moved to second on a throwing error by Justin Turner, moved to third on a Thairo Estrada ground out, and score on Luis Gonzalez’ sacrifice fly to left.

Los Angeles added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth, when Giants reliever Jose Alvarez threw a wild pitch during Freddie Freeman’s at-bat, allowing Hanser Alberto (who doubled) to score and Mookie Betts (who singled) to go to second.

After Freeman walked, Alvarez retired Trea Turner, Will Smith and Muncey. Kimbrell came on in the top of the ninth and, despite walking Flores and giving up an infield single to Gonzalez, didn’t allow any further damage.

Kimbrel struck out Brandon Crawford, Estrada flied out to right, and Luke Williams hit into a game-ending fielder’s choice.

On Wednesday, Alex Wood (2-1, 4.19) starts for the Giants, while the Dodgers counter with Tony Gonsolin (1-0, 1.59). First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m.