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Giants lower magic number to one with 106th victory over Pads 3-0

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San Francisco Giants Darrin Ruf (33) gets congratulations from third base coach Ron Wotus (8) after hitting a first inning home run at Oracle Park in San Francisco against the visiting San Diego Padres on Fri Oct 1, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-With the chant of BEAT LA reverberating around Oracle Park, it is quite possible the San Francisco Giants players and coaching staff heard the chant.

Darin Ruf hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning and Mike Yastrzemski added a run-scoring single, helping the Giants to a 3-0 victory over the San Diego Padres before an announced crowd of 33,975 at Oracle Park.

With the victory, the Giants have now won seven games in a row and this was their 106th win of the season, tying the 1904 New York Giants for the most wins in franchise history.

Also with the victory, the Giants lowered their magic number to win their first National League Western Division Championship since 2012 down to just one.

Anthony DeSclafani went the first five innings for the Giants, as he did not allow a run, scattered four hits, walking no one and struck out three on his way to his 13th win of the season.

It looked like the Giants might clinch the division on this night, especially when the NL Central Division Champion Milwaukee Brewers took an early 5-1 lead on the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium; however, Chris Taylor hit a game-tying grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning and then the Dodgers took the lead for good in the bottom of the seventh inning, as Matt Beaty hit a pinch-hit home run off of former Giants reliever Jandel Gustave.

Mookie Betts was then hit by a pitch, Corey Seager then singled and then Gustave unleashed a wild pitch that sent Betts and Seager up an additional 90 feet.

With runners on second and third, Gustave intentionally walked and threw his second wild pitch that scored Betts from third base.

After Justin Turner grounded out for the second out of the inning, Max Muncy drove in the third and final run of the inning, when he hit an infield single that scored Seager.

Following the Ruf home run, after Buster Posey flew out to Wil Myers for the second out of the inning, Brandon Crawford reached on a fielding error by Ha-Seong Kim at third base, Wilmer Flores then walked and then Yastrzemski drove in Crawford with a single.

The defensive play of the game came in the top of the sixth inning, when it looked like the Padres would have the bases loaded with two outs or would have cut the Giants lead in half; however, neither one happened.

After Jose Alvarez retired the first two batters of the inning, Fernando Tatis, Jr., singled to right field and then Jake Cronenworth followed that up with an infield hit that sent Tatis to second base. Following the Cronenworth single, Eric Hosmer hit one of third base that bounced right to Evan Longoria, who saw that Tatis, Jr. rounded the third base bag and headed towards home plate, in which Longoria followed Tatis, Jr. and eventually tagged him out for the final out of the inning, thus ending the rally.

LaMonte Wade, Jr., gave the Giants a little breathing in the bottom of the sixth inning, when he hit a sacrifice fly to center field that was deep enough for Donovan Solano to score that all important third run of the game.

Solano doubled to lead off the inning off of Drew Stammen, who was able to get the next three out; however, that the sacrifice fly by Wade, Jr.

Alvarez pitched the sixth inning in relief of DeSclafani, as he allowed three hits, including that last one to Hosmer that saw Tatis get tagged out by Longoria to end the inning.

Yastrzemski saved what could have been a home run by Myers that ended up being a double that led off the top of the seventh inning off of Dominic Leone.

That would be the only blemish that Leone would allow in the inning, as he then retired Kim, Victor Cartini, as Myers went to third and Jurickson Profar popped out to Longoria to end the inning.

Tyler Rogers came on in the top of the eighth inning, as he allowed a double to Tatis, Jr., with two outs; however, he was then able to get out of the little jam, when Cronenworth struck out looking to end the inning.

Camilo Doval came on in the top of the ninth inning, and struck out the first two batters before Kim to ground out to Crawford to end the game that sent the Oracle Park crowd into a frenzy.

This was the third save in three opportunities for Doval, as he struck out two in his only inning of work.

NOTES: Wade, Jr., was named the winner of the Willie McCovey award, the most prestigious honor in the Giants organization.

Joining Wade, Jr., in the pregame ceremony on the field were past winners like Chris Speier, Dave Dravecky, Mike Felder, J.T. Snow, Andres Torres, Hunter Pence, Buster Posey (from the bullpen), Crawford, Yastrzemski and Mike Krukow (who was in the broadcast booth). Wade, Jr., received the award from Allison McCovey the daughter of McCovey, who passed away of October 31, 2018 at the age of 80.

Scott Kazmir was placed on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain and Sammy Long was recalled from Sacramento to replace Kazmir on the roster.

The 106 victories by the Giants are the most by a team that finished the season under .500 in the previous year.

When the month of September came to a close on Thursday night, the Giants ended the month with a record of 21-5 (.778) was the best September ever since they moved to California in 1958 and their best September since they went 20-5 (.800) in 1951, the same year they came back from 13 games out to defeat the Brooklyn Dodgers on Bobby Thomsons three-run home run off of Ralph Branca in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave then New York Giants a thrilling 5-4 victory to give the Giants the NL Pennant on October 3, 1951 at the Polo Grounds.

With the Giants game coming to a close early, the Giants allowed their fans to stay in the ballpark to watch the conclusion of the Dodgers versus Brewers game on the big screen in centerfield.

UP NEXT: Kevin Gausman heads to the mound, as he searches for his 15th win of the season for the Giants, while Joe Musgrove will take the mound for the Padres, as he goes for his 12th of the campaign.

A’s Win Nail Biter in Houston 8-6

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The Houston Astros Jose Siri (below) slides so hard he upends Oakland A’s third baseman Josh Harrison (above) in the first inning at Minute Maid Field in Houston on Fri Oct 1, 2021 (AP News photo)

A’s Win A Nail Biter in Houston 8-6

By Barbara Mason

After a long, grueling and disappointing season the Oakland A’s took on the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park Friday night. The A’s were swept by the Seattle Mariners earlier this week and would like to finished the season on a high note by beating the division leading Astros. In their last series just a week ago, the A’s swept Houston.

The A’s will not have the home crowd support and this game may prove to be a difficult one. This team has surprised us all year and so I would say this series is a toss up.

Houston got up on the board in the first inning and led 1-0. The A’s answered in the third inning when Josh Harrison singled driving Tony Kemp home to tie up the game. Chad Pinder would extend their lead in the fourth inning with a home run to take the lead 2-1.

Matt Olson hit his 39th home run of the season driving Starling Marte home and giving Oakland a 4-1 lead. The Mariners would score once in the inning trying to get back in this game.

Oakland continued to pile it on in the eighth inning. Marte, Pinder and Yan Gomes scored giving the A’s a 7-2 lead. Oakland was not finished. Seth Brown would score on an error and it was at that point that Houston made a pitching change. The A’s had caused some major damage in the eighth inning leading 8-2.

The Houston Astros began to stir up a little trouble chipping away at the A’s lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. Jake Meyers singled driving in Carlos Correa. It was then that Bob Melvin pulled Yusmeiro Petit and sent in Deolis Guerra. It was not a good outing for Guerra.

The first batter he faced Jason Castro hit a home run with runners on base and just like that the score in this game was 8-6 in favor of the A’s. With two outs Lou Trivino came into the game to try to salvage the inning. The A’s were able to close out the inning and they were three outs away from a win in game one of the series.

In the ninth inning the A’s really needed some insurance runs. When playing a team like the Astros you just can’t have too large of a lead. Those insurance runs were nowhere to be found as the A’s went three up and three down.

The Astros were looking for a walk off. Lou Trivino walked two and with no outs the game was on the line for Oakland. Altuve would strike out, Brantley grounded out, Meyers grounded out and Oakland had won the game 8-6 in a nail biter. Lou Trivino got the save on his 30th birthday.

Game two is schedule for 4:10. Paul Blackburn will take the mound tomorrow and for the Astros Jake Odorizz

San Francisco 49ers podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: 49ers looking for better scoring opportunities against Seahawks

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance (5) scores on Green Bay Packers strong safety Adrian Amos (31) during first half on Sun Sep 26, 2021 at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara (AP News)

On the 49ers podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 Jeremiah it was quite a come back attempt by the 49ers last Sunday vs. the Green Bay Packers but they just fell short in the end after kicker Mason Crosby kicked a field goal on the last play of the game for the gamer.

#2 Narrow football and a thriller between the Packers and 49ers. Packer quarterback Aaron Rogers kept within his game plan throwing 23-33 for 261 yards and two touchdowns.

#3 49er quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo didn’t have a bad day under center 25-40 for 257 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. He got great protection but in a game of inches he and the 49ers ended just short.

#4 Back up 49ers quarterback Trey Lance got a score with a keeper it was an impressive run one there’s still talk about Lance either starting or getting more time in a game.

#5 The Seattle Seahawks (1-2) are the 49ers next opponent for week 4. The Seahawks lost big 30-17 to the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson threw for 23 for 32 for 298 yards for one touchdown. How do you see the Seahawks matching up against the 49ers Sunday?

Join Jeremiah for the 49ers podcasts each Saturday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Lewis Rubman: Too much Mariners and Rangers spoiled A’s drive to post season

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Oakland A’s manager Bob Melvin after getting ejected by umpire Greg Gibson (53) Wed Sep 22, 2021 at the Oakland Coliseum against the Seattle Mariners worked as hard and skillfully as he could but it was not enough to win a Wild Card spot this season (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Lewis Rubman for Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 Lewis, This is our last A’s podcast for 2021 and as hard as that is it’s got to be harder for A’s manager Bob Melvin who skippered the ship as things happened in the course of the season like the bullpen struggled and too many meetings with the Rangers and Mariners.

#2 The Mariners were certainly tough customers on the A’s in the last two months of the season they swept the A’s in a four game series in Oakland and swept them again in Seattle this week in a three game series which eliminated them from playoff contention.

#3 The A’s before taking off to Seattle had a three game sweep in Oakland over the Houston Astros who the A’s currently trail by eight games and who they were with in two games behind them in second place for most of the season.

#4 Oakland A’s shortstop Elvis Andrus had successful surgery on Wednesday repairing his fibula which fractured on Saturday on a slide at home plate on Saturday. Andrus went through two surgeries one to repair the fibula and one to repair the ankle due to a sprain joint in the left leg. Dr. Bringham Au at Trinity Surgical Center in Arlington who performed the surgery said Andrus should be ready for spring training next season.

#5 The A’s will be starting Sean Manaea (10-10 ERA 3.94) he’ll be opposed by the Astros Framber Valdez (11-5 ERA 2.98) first pitch at Minute Maid Field 5:10 PDT.

Lewis Rubman filled in for Jeremiah Salmonson. Jeremiah did the Oakland A’s podcasts each Friday for the 2021 season and will be back Saturdays with the San Francisco 49ers podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Cueto, Kazmir, Bumgarner and “Late Night” just part of the show in the Giants’ 105th win, 5-4 over the Diamondbacks

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By Morris Phillips

SAN FRANCISCO–Consider the amazing NL West race featuring the Dodgers and Giants a stare down. After 159 games–and thus far in the season’s final week–neither team has flinched.

But the Dodgers–likely watching the conclusion of the Arizona-San Francisco game on television in their clubhouse–suffered a collective twitch.

After the Dodgers blew past the Padres in Los Angeles 8-3, the Giants followed with the “Late Night” Lamonte show at Oracle Park in their 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks. With three games to play, the Giants (105-54) maintained a two game lead over their rival in a race that has baseball history written all over it, and will command the baseball world’s attention in the final weekend.

“I would just say that this is two teams playing really good baseball in a pennant race,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “Like I’ve said many times over, we can be in tune with what’s going on outside of our games which is part of the fun. But most importantly we just have to play good baseball. However, we get there–if we do that–bring it on.”

Madison Bumgarner, the MVP of the 2014 World Series for the Giants and Arizona’s starting pitcher on Thursday night, weighed in on the divisional battle that–at least for one night–included him in the drama. After five inning stint in which he departed with the game tied, 4-4, he certainly had a barrel full of perspective on his former team.

“I know people have counted them out all year and a lot of people can’t understand it and make sense out of it, but I’ve been on that side when people are saying the same thing,” Bumgarner said. “I know how dangerous the Giants are just in general when they get in the postseason. I’ve obviously seen that a time or two, so there’s something about that uniform.”

Bumgarner–pitching for the first time in San Francisco wearing another uniform other than the Giants’–received a pair of well-deserved and loud ovations from the crowd of 27,503. In a twist that only baseball can provide, the second of those ovations came in the top of the first inning, not the bottom with him on the mound. At that point, Bum was the ninth batter of the inning with the D’Backs already leading 3-0. Despite the gravity of the game at that juncture, the lefty’s welcome was genuine. Genuine enough that he paused before stepping into the box and briefly waved his batting helmet.

“It was really cool,” he said. “This place, I’ve said it a bunch, it means a lot to me and my family. I don’t take that for granted by no means. I enjoyed that and I’m very thankful for that.”

The Giants were forced to go full improvisation in the inning as starting pitcher Scott Kazmir was injured on a ground ball that demanded he cover first base. So after recording just one out and throwing 12 pitches, Kazmir departed and Kervin Castro was summoned from the bullpen. The two pitchers allowed five hits in the first, and three runs, all charged to Kazmir.

But the Giants battled back, scoring single runs in the first, third and fourth to gain a 3-3 tie. In the fourth, Brandon Crawford homered off his old teammate, his career-best 24th and the only home run of the ballgame.

In the fifth with Arizona again leading 4-3, Buster Posey got his shot against his old battery mate. Posey’s RBI double scored Austin Slater from first base. The Giants’ catcher also delivered an RBI sacrifice fly in third.

Johnny Cueto, activated from the injured list, was the third of seven Giants’ pitchers to enter the ball game. Cueto pitched the third and fourth innings, along with recording the first out of the fifth. The veteran who has suffered elbow injuries, threw 48 pitches and seemed adaptable to his likely postseason role: pitching out of the bullpen.

It was Cueto’s first ever appearance as a reliever after 329 starts, and 135 wins.

“I’ll be myself,” he said, speaking through an interpreter. “Of course, I’ll be a little bit more aggressive because I know it’s going to be maybe one inning or two.”

The game remained tied until the ninth where Wilmer Flores doubled with one out. Reliever Joe Mantiply then intentionally walked Donovan Solano. Curt Casali in a pinch-hitting role was next and he drew a walk to load the bases. That brought a second pinch-hitter to the plate, “Late Night” LaMonte Wade Jr.

Wade, who had 13 hits and 12 RBI in ninth innings alone this season, delivered again. On a two-strike pitch, he stroked a hard-hit groundball that got between first baseman Paven Smith and second baseman Ketel Marte for a game-ending base hit.

Ironically, the prolific Wade had not delivered a game-ending hit at home. Twenty-seven Giants ran toward the slugger after touched first base to introduce him to the world of walk offs.

On Friday, the Giants’ open the final series of the season against the visiting Padres, who return to San Francisco after being swept by the Dodgers, and losing 39 of their last 58 games. The Giants will need to win twice in the series to clinch the division. That is, if they don’t get any help from the Dodgers, who will host the Brewers this weekend.

The Dodgers (103-56) have won 44 of their last 60 games since July 23.

NOTES: Before the game, Cueto and Darin Ruf were reinstated from the 10-day IL. Ruf started in left field, and went 2 for 4 with an RBI. Tony Watson was placed on the injured list with a shoulder strain, and Jose Quintana was designated for assignment.

A’s take on Astros to end season; Series opens at Minute Maid Field Friday night

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Oakland A’s starter Sean Manaea pitching against the Seattle Mariners in this Jul 21, 2021 photo at T Mobile Field in Seattle will start against the Houston Astros on Fri Oct 1, 2021 at Minute Maid Field in Houston (AP News file photo)

A’s Take On the Astros to End the Season

By Barbara Mason

It has been a mixed bag for the Oakland A’s the past week. It’s been sheer madness. Last week they were swept by the Mariners in a four series followed by an A’s sweep of the division leading Houston Astros. Last Monday the A’s again fell to the Mariners in a three game sweep. The loss yesterday was the twelfth loss in a row to the Seattle Mariners. The A’s cannot seem to crack this team and it has been beyond frustrating.

Starting tomorrow the A’s will finish their season in a three game series, again, with the Houston Astros. Hoping to duplicate last weeks series it would be a nice way to finish the season.

Now that the playoffs will have to wait until next year some wins over Houston would be a very good thing. Chris Bassitt had said that the team is very disappointed. They had the playoffs in clear view until they stumbled for the better part of September losing 15 games.

It was inconsistent play that was the A’s demise. A lot of trouble in the bullpen and at times the starters. They did have a bit of a drought when it came to hitting here and there. The defense was consistently solid one of the bright spots in the season.

So here we have the Houston Astros one last time. Oakland will not have the booing fans that they did in Oakland. The only place right now that the Astros are not hassled is right here at home in Houston.

At the time of this story the Astros were undecided as far as pitching. Oakland will send Sean Manea to the mound. His record is 10-10 with an ERA of 3.94. Matt Olson figures to be a factor in this weeks games. He has had 38 home runs this season and will no doubt add one or two more.

So it will be a bittersweet ending for the Oakland A’s. They were in contention for postseason action almost the entire season. Now it has come down to; maybe next year. Despite all of it the A’s gave their fans alot to cheer about this season. They had some great games and I believe they have a bright future. Yes there is some work to do but they will get it done; Skipper Melvin will see to that.

Las Vegas Raiders podcast with Rich Perez: McCoy suspended six games for PED; Raiders prepare for Chargers on Monday Night Football

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Oakland Raiders lineman Gerald McCoy (93) is carted off for a knee injury and will miss the rest of the season McCoy was tested positive for performance enhancers and is suspended for six games (8 News Now still photo)

On the Raiders podcast with Rich:

#1 Rich, calling it an honest mistake Raiders lineman Gerald McCoy said that the performance enhancing drug he took was to “help with scar tissue and tendon strength from a previous injury.” McCoy test positive for performance enhancers and was suspended for six games.

#2 McCoy is on the injured list with a knee injury and will out for the rest of the season. He can serve the suspension while on the injured list which will allow him to return to camp next July next year.

#3 On the narrow victory by the Raiders over the Miami Dolphins 31-28 at Allegiant down 14-12 at the half the Raiders were able to outscore the Dolphins in the second half and overtime 19-12.

#4 Rich, Talk about quarterback Derek Carr whose receivers caught 50% of his throws 26-43 for 386 yards and two touchdowns. How impressive was his day throwing against Miami.

#5 The Raiders prepare for the Los Angeles Chargers for Monday Night Football. The Chargers just edged the Kansas City Chiefs in their last game 30-24 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. The Chargers quarterback Justin Hebert threw 26-38, 281 yards but the biggest number of the day was Hebert was able to throw four touchdowns against the Chiefs.

Rich Perez filled in for Tony Renteria. Join Tony for the Raiders podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco Giants podcast with Michael Duca: With Belt gone can Giants hold up in pennant chase? Mad Bum to start against Giants tonight

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Arizona Diamondback pitcher Madison Bumgarner doffs his cap during his last trip in San Francisco against his former team the San Francisco Giants on Aug 10, 2021. Bumgarner will be making his first start at Oracle Park for this season against his former team Thu Sep 30, 2021. (file photo by Bay Area News Group)

On the Giants podcast with Michael:

#1 Starting with Tuesday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondback the Giants have held up just well defeating Arizona in game one of this three game series 6-4 after losing their captain Brandon Belt to a fractured thumb for the rest of the season. They were focused in the win.

#2 In the clubhouse Michael what’s it been like for the players when they lose a player of the magnitude of a Belt who had just been on a hit parade before the injury in Colorado.

#3 Michael, talk about the platooning of first base with LaMonte Wade Jr playing the position on Tuesday and Wilmer Flores at first on Wednesday do you see manager Gabe Kapler rotating the position for the rest of week.

#4 Talk about that outstanding pitching match between the Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly and Giant starter Alex Wood on Wednesday night you would have never known that the D Backs were a last place team and Wood as always was at the top of his pitching performance.

#5 Diamondbacks and Giants go at it once again tonight at Oracle for a 6:45 PM PDT first pitch. Madison Bumgarner (7-10 ERA 4.58) going for the Diamondbacks he’ll be opposed by the Giants Scott Kazmir (0-1 ERA 4.09) at Oracle Park tonight.

Join Michael for the Giants podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Mariners 4-2 win mathematically eliminate A’s

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The seventh inning sacrifice that ended the Oakland A’s post season hopes when the Seattle Mariners Ty France hit a fly to score Dylan Moore for the go ahead run at T Mobile Field in Seattle on Wed Sep 29, 2021 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason and Jeremiah Salomonson

The red hot Seattle Mariners won their tenth out of their last 11 games to knock the Oakland A’s out of the Wild Card race on Wednesday night with a 4-2 victory at T Mobile Field in Seattle. While the A’s were eliminated the Mariners are still in the hunt for a shot at a second Wild Card.

The Mariners Ty France got a seventh inning sacrifice fly that put the M’s in front and Seattle got an insurance run from Abraham Toro who hit a home run with two outs in the eighth inning it was Toro’s first blast since Aug 31st.

The Mariners are just a half game back of the Boston Red Sox in the AL Wild Card for the second spot. The Mariners have done so well in rising to the top in the Wild Card they are just 1.5 back of the New York Yankees for first in the Wild Card.

The A’s had nothing but tough luck against the Mariners and took a 12th straight loss for the Mariners it was a franchise record for the most consecutive wins against a team in their history. The loss Wednesday snaps the A’s post season appearances for the last three straight years.

The first place Houston Astros in the AL West would have clinched the West but the Mariners win held the Astros back and their magic number is down to one. The Mariners have executed so well in winning their last 10 of 11 they did it in offense to come back or take leads as France’s sacrifice fly which drove in Dylan Moore. Moore had moved to second on a JP Crawford hit and run. Toro’s two run blast put the Mariners on top for the rest of the game eliminating the A’s.

The A’s have the day off on Thursday and are in Houston to open a three game series against the Astros on Friday night for a 5:10 pm first pitch at Minute Maid Field in Houston. The A’s Sean Manaea will start Friday (10-10 ERA 3.94) the Astros have not announced a starter yet.

Sounders score three unanswered goals en route to 3-1 win over Earthquakes

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Seattle Sounders forward Raul Ruidiaz, right, celebrates with teammate Cristian Roldan, left after scoring a goal against the San Jose Earthquakes in the first half at Pay Pal Park in San Jose on Wed Sep 29, 2021 (AP News photo)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE–Seattle is a force to be reckon with thanks to their dynamic duo of of Raul Ruidiaz and Cristian Roldan.

The two were involved in all three goals the Sounders scored as they cruised to a 3-1 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday evening at Pay Pal Park.

San Jose had its two match winning streak snapped. The Western Conference leaders have won two matches in a row and now have 51 points on the season.

Seattle (15-5-6-51 points) drew first blood in the 25th minute. Roldan serviced a ball over to Ruidiaz at the top of the D box. Ruidiaz dribbled in without any interference from a Quakes defender and beat Quakes goalie JT Marcinkowski with a left-footed shot for his team leading 15th goal of the season.

Things took a turn for the worse for San Jose (8-10-9-33 points) late in the first half when they conceded a penalty shot in the 41st minute. Roldan got in behind the Quakes defense inside the box and a diving attempt by Marcinkowski where Roldan was tripped up, resulted in a penalty by referee Allen Chapman.

Ruidiaz converted the penalty kick to the far left corner for a brace and 16th goal of the season in the 42 minute.

The Quakes didn’t generate any quality scoring chances in the first 45 minutes as they only attempted two total shots.

Seattle scored its third unanswered goal four minutes into the second half. A turnover by the Quakes in their defensive zone led to Jimmy Medranda servicing the ball into the middle from the left side as Roldan swooshed in and deflected the ball with his right foot past Marcinkowski for his fourth goal of the season in the 49th minute.

They’re a do a great job,” said Chris Wondolowski regarding Seattle’s tactical play. “Especially with their back three (defensive backs). Their best trait is they are able to push out and those three center backs do such a great job.”

The Quakes broke Sounders goalie Stefan Frei’s bid for a shutout two minutes later when Seattle conceded an own goal. Marcos Lopez serviced a ball into the middle where Benji Kinkanovic raced in with a sliding attempt but the ball was redirected in by Sounders defender Shane O’Neill.

That would be as close as San Jose would get in trying to earn any points during the match. Their offense was out of sync, misfiring on passes and moments of indecision led to Seattle laying back and playing a prevent defense throughout the second half.

“In the first half we weren’t able to find that path,” said Quakes head coach Matias Almeyda regarding the Sounders clogging up the middle of the pitch. “We made mistakes. And that means I think we didn’t have control of the game and couldn’t get to the final third of the field.”

Seattle countered whenever San Jose tried to press but weren’t able to add on as they were content with the three points.

Frei finished the match with three saves to earn the victory. Marcinkowski made two saves on five shots on target in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished with 10 corner kicks. Seattle had just two.

The Quakes hold a 11-15-8 all-time record against Seattle Sounders FC, including a record of 5-5-5 at home. San Jose and Seattle had traded 1-0 road victories in their first two meetings this season.

Seattle has an 9-2-2 road record this season and are 6-1-0 in their last seven matches away from home.

UP NEXT: San Jose travel up to Vancouver to take on the Whitecaps on Saturday 10/2 at 7:00pm at BC Place.