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Giants bullpen blows lead vs. Rox in 9-6 loss

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Colorado Rockies Kevin Pillar has second base stolen after the throw is late to the San Francisco Giants second baseman Donavan Solano in the fourth inning of the second and concluding game of the two game series (AP News photo)

By Jeremy Harness

A day after pounding the Colorado Rockies into submission, Thursday afternoon looked very good for the Giants.

Then starter Logan Webb exited the game, and in came the Giants’ bullpen, which has been lights-out in recent weeks. Not this time, however.

The relievers imploded, as two runs crossed the plate in the sixth while five more scored in the seventh inning to surrender their once-sizable lead. The Giants offense, which was dominant in a 23-5 win Tuesday and piled up a 6-1 lead after four innings, could not come up with anything in the last two innings, as the Giants fell 9-6 at Coors Field.

Webb pitched brilliantly for much of the afternoon, going 5 1/3 innings and striking out five while walking only two and was in line to get his third win of the season, but he was ultimately charged with four earned runs.

Mike Yastrzemski continues to swing a hot bat, as he went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI on Wednesday. He started the scoring with a solo home run over the right-field wall, and then he singled in Joey Bart in the fifth.

For the Rockies, shortstop Trevor Story also had three hits and knocked in a run in the fifth with a double. He also made a fine diving stop and threw from one knee deep in the hole in short to rob Bart of a hit.

Center fielder Kevin Pillar, who spent last season with the Giants, had a nice afternoon against his former team, collecting a pair of hits, including a triple in the seventh that gave Colorado the lead for good.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Joe Lami: Flyers live another day squeeze out OT victory over Isles 4-3

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New York Islanders right winger Cal Clutterbuck (15) checks the Philadelphia Flyers defenceman Justin Braun (61) into the boards in the second period of game 5 of Tuesday night’s NHL Stanley Cup Playoff game at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto (Canadian Press photo)

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Joe Lami:

#1 How crucial, how critical was this win for the Philadelphia Flyers going into game five down 3-1.

#2 The Islanders Josh Bailey got off to a quick start with a second period goal at 1:20 to go in front 1-0. The Flyers Claude Giroux scored his first goal of the playoffs in the second period at 15:45 to tie up the game 1-1.

#3 The Flyers got out of the second period with a 2-1 lead when James Van Reemsdyk scored at 18:18.

#4 In the third period neither team was giving in an inch the Flyers Mattt Niskanen scored at 4:32 and the Flyers looked like they were going to fly past the Islanders taking a 3-1 lead. The Islanders Brock Nelson scored his sixth goal at 15:46. of the Stanley Cup Playoffs to cut the Flyer lead to one 3-2.

#5 The Islanders Derick Brassard tied up the game with a third period goal at 17:19 making it 3-3. The Flyers on the brink of elimination were now in a do or die situation and the Flyers Scott Laughton scored his fourth goal of post season in overtime to win it for the Flyers 4-3 and Philadelphia lives another day.

Joe Lami does the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcasts each Wednesday night at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Pettersson’s 3rd period goal makes the difference for Canucks in 2-1 win

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The Vancouver Canucks Elias Pettersson (40) raises his hands in celebration after scoring the eventual game winning goal at 3:19 in the third period as the Knights goalie Robin Lehner (90) and Braydon McNabb (3) can only look on during game five at Rogers Centre in Edmonton on Tuesday night (Canadian Press photo)

On the Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Marko:

#1 The Vancouver Canucks coming into game five down 3-1 needed to pull out all the stops to keep them alive in the postseason against the Vegas Golden Knights. This game was none to easy and a nail biter that saw the Canucks just get by 2-1.

#2 The Golden Knights opened the scoring in the second period at 15:12 Shea Theodore scored his fifth goal of the post season for a 1-0 lead. The Knights at this point felt that they can gain some confidence if they could get another goal in the second period.

#3 The Vancouver Canucks Brock Boeser scored his fourth goal in the playoffs at 15:36 14 seconds after Throdore scored his goal to tie the game at 1-1. The Canucks came away from the second period with the tie.

#4 The Canucks Elias Pettersson picked up his seventh goal of the playoffs at 3:19 which later proved to be the game winner 2-1 Canucks who cut Vegas’ lead to one game it’s a 3-2 Knights series lead.

#5 For the goalies: Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko stopped 43 shots allowed one goal and for the Knights Robin Lehner faced 17 shots and allowed two goals.

Join Marko for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcasts each Wednesday night at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast: A’s return home after six days off

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Former Los Angeles Angel Tommy LaStella joins the Oakland A’s this Friday as the A’s host the San Diego Padres. LaStella in photo hits a ninth inning two run walk off home run against the San Francisco Giants Mon Aug 17th at Angels Stadium (AP News file  photo)

A’s Return Home after Six Days Off

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By Amaury Pi-González

OAKLAND–On August 23, after beating the LA Angels 5-4 on a smoky Sunday afternoon in Oakland, the Athletics went on their longest road trip of the season, a ten-game trip to play the Rangers and the Astros in Texas and the Mariners in Seattle. They played five of those ten games. Games were postponed in solidarity for social justice and also because one member of the Athletics organization tested positive for Covid-19.

You’ll never see a team take five or six days off during a season, not even during the All Star Break, but this is 2020, where all your sweet dreams or nightmares can come true and this last road trip for the Green and Gold was very unusual, to say the least.

They return Friday to the Oakland Coliseum, to open a seven-game series, three against the San Diego Padres, followed by four against the Houston Astros.

The San Diego Padres were the busiest team during the trade deadline, as they landed coveted pitcher Mike Clevinger in a nine player blockbuster deal. Solidifying an already excellent starting rotation and also acquiring veteran Mitch Moreland to join an already potent offense with Fernando Tatis Jr, Manny Machado, Eric Hosmer and company.

The A’s acquired lefty Mike Minor from Texas, a veteran, who was an All Star in 2019. Also traded for Tommy La Stella from the LA Angels, sending Franklin Barreto and cash considerations to the Angels.

With a 22-12 record and with a 13-4 home record the A’s are in first place over the Houston Astros, who recently swept them in a double-header at Minute Maid Park.

A good question for this home stand: How do the A’s respond after almost a full week of inactivity? Baseball is a game of repetition, practice, timing, feel, and sometimes when you stay away for a few days; you are not as sharp as when you play every day. A’s manager Bob Melvin admits is it not easy, but also said there is no excuse.

The month of September just began and the Athletics will have to play at least three (3) double-headers. It is not getting easier for Bob Melvin’s crew in the home stretch of 2020. We will soon find out.

Stay well and stay tuned.

Other mentions:  The great pioneer and visionary, Branch Rickey who signed Jackie Robinson to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers is credited for this memorable quote. “The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race.” Source: AP Wire During the Signing of Jackie Robinson (1946)

Join Amaury Pi Gonzalez for all the Oakland A’s action on Spanish radio 1010 KIQI San Francisco and for That’s Amaury’s Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

A’s are back in Oakland as they get ready to play Padres Friday night

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Mike Clevinger and the San Diego Padres will visit the Oakland Coliseum on Friday through Sunday for the start of a three game series after the A’s have had six of their last eight games postponed (AP News file photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

OAKLAND–The A’s have returned home and are working out at the Coliseum on Wednesday. A’s manager Bob Melvin announced that all MLB protocols to protect against Covid-19 were maintained. He said that everyone was astounded at the news that someone had been infected. “What could go wrong actually did,” manager Bob Melvin said over a call somewhere in the Coliseum’s concourse. “It’s something we’re going to have to work through and understand. At this point, there’s not much we can do about it except just prepare for the next game.”

The players are working out in groups of three to four players as they get ready to face the surging San Diego Padres for three games starting Friday night.

“It doesn’t matter, you have to be prepared for it,” Melvin said. “You have to go out there with the expectation to win come Friday. The season, in general, has been a mental battle as well. You look at see the standings, you see how teams are doing, there’s a lot more going on behind the scenes that play into it this year more than any other year.”

The A’s shortstop, Marcus Semien, probably will not play Friday night. Semien’s 275 consecutive game streak ended last Saturday when he hurt his side. He is still sore, and Melvin will not put him in the lineup on Friday.

Chad Pinder will return from paternity leave. Tommy LaStella, acquired in a trade with the LA Angels, will make his Oakland A’s debut at second base on Friday. LaStella is a left-handed hitter and will help balance the A’s top-heavy righty lineup.

Lefty pitcher Mike Minor will see action coming in from the bullpen. With four doubleheaders coming up, the A’s will use Minor as a starter to go along with the A’s regular five-man rotation.

The starting pitchers for the Padres’ series will be Jesus, Luzardo, Sean Manaea, and Mike Fiers.

A memorable night in Denver in Giants big win 23-5

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San Francisco Giants Alex Dickerson connects with the first of three home runs for the night. Here he takes Colorado Rockies pitcher Jon Gray deep at Coors Field in Denver on Tuesday night (photo from sfgate.com)

By Jeremy Kahn

When you head to Coors Field in Denver, anything can happen in a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Colorado Rockies.

Alex Dickerson hit three home runs and picked up 16 total bases, tying Willie Mays for the most in the most in the San Francisco era. Mays picked his 16 total bases against the Milwaukee Braves at County Stadium on April 30, 1961.

Dickerson hit a 480-foot home run into the upper deck in right field, helping the Giants to a 23-5 victory over the Rockies at Coors Field.

The Giants tied the San Francisco record for most runs in a game with 23 and most hits in a game with 27, tying the record that took place on June 8, 1990 against the Atlanta Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

Going into the ninth inning, the Giants were trying to become the first team this century to score in all nine innings; however, usual Rockies catcher Drew Butera put a halt to that chance.

The trio of Dickerson, Brandon Crawford and Donovan Solano became the first three players to drive at six runs in the same game since RBIs became a stat 100 years ago during the 1920 season.

Dickerson put the Giants on the board in the top of the first inning, as he launched the second longest home run of the season, as his 480-foot home run that landed in the upper deck came up three feet short of tying Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees for the longest home run of the season.

Once again, Dickerson hit a home run in the top of the second inning, as he hit a two-run home run in the top of the second inning, as the Giants scored four runs and took a 5-0 lead. With the second home run by Dickerson, it became the first home run of game of Dickersons career.

Dickerson hit a double in the top of the fourth inning and then hit his third home run against Jairo Garcia in the top of the sixth.

In the top of the ninth inning, Dickerson barely missed tying Mays record with four home runs, as he doubled off the left-center field wall. It was the fifth hit and second double of the night for Dickerson, who became the first player since Matt Carpenter last season to have five extra base hits in the same game.

Kevin Gausman went five innings, allowing two runs and two hits to pick up his second win of the season. Both of the hits that Gausman allowed were home runs by Garrett Hampson.

NOTES: Those 23 runs were the third-most that the Rockies allowed in team history, behind the 26 runs that the Chicago Cubs scored on August 18, 1995 and the 24 runs they allowed to the Cincinnati Reds on May 19, 1999. The 27 hits by the Giants tied for the most allowed by a Rockies team, set when the Cubs also hit 27 in that 1995 game.

Daniel Robertson was called up from the alternate site in Sacramento and made his Giants debut and singled in his Giants debut in the top of the eighth inning.

Former Giants outfielder Kevin Pillar made his debut for the Rockies, as he started in centerfield, one day after being acquired from the Boston Red Sox.

UP NEXT: Logan Webb looks to even his record on the season at 3-3, as he takes the mound in the series and road trip finale for the Giants, while Kyle Freeland heads to the mound for the Rockies, as they look to split the series.

Headline Sports podcast with Barbara Mason: Can A’s bounce back after Covid shutdown; Seattle series has been postponed

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The Oakland A’s who acquired Tommy LaStella (9) is seen here after a first inning home run against the San Francisco Giants while LaStella was with Los Angeles Angels in the Tue Aug 18th game at Angels Stadium. LaStella is expected to be in the line up Friday night in Oakland (AP News photo)

On Headline Sports with Barbara:

#1 The Oakland A’s cancelled their game Sunday with the Houston Astros due to a traveling member of the team contracting Coronavirus that member was not identified and the Astros were chirping about the A’s cancelling the game. Houston Astros coach Josh Reddick a former Athletic was vocal about the game being canceled what were some of the things he said and the Astros said criticizing the A’s?

#2 Sunday was the third game out of five games that the A’s were involved in with postponements. The first was in Texas on Thursday as the A’s and Rangers honored  paying tribute to shooting victim Jacob Blake. The second was Friday in Houston where the Astros and A’s agreed to cancel after walking off the field with a Black Lives Matter T shirt on home plate and the third on Sunday.

#3  The A’s who had Monday off and were supposed to travel to Seattle were in quarantine in Houston their games in Seattle have been canceled. The A’s took Covid tests on Sunday and all the results come back negative they should be back in the Bay Area tonight and host the San Diego Padres on Friday night at the Oakland Coliseum.

#4 The A’s who made a trade for Rangers pitcher Mike Minor on Monday in exchange for two players to be named later are hoping Minor who is 0-5 can get on track and help the club. Minor in his last outing pitched shutout ball for six inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

#5 The A’s who lost a doubleheader on Saturday needed to shore up some holes and they had to make some deals getting Tommy LaStella from the Angels. The A’s who had a pretty good July and August saw the Astros come up from second place as Houston is just 2 1/2 games back of the first place A’s.

Join Barbara Mason each week for Headline Sports podcasts each Tuesday night at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

 

A’s will return to Bay Area as series with Seattle is postponed

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Oakland A’s manager Bob Melvin pictured here on Feb 13th during spring training says that the worst thing to happen this season is to stop playing. After Thursday the A’s will have missed six out of eight scheduled games due to being postponed (photo from San Francisco Chronicle)

By Jerry Feitelberg

Major League Baseball announced Tuesday that the series between the A’s and the Mariners had been postponed. For the second day in a row, none of the A’s players or staff had tested positive for Covid-19. That is excellent news. MLB and the A’s are using an abundance of caution to allow for extra testing.

The A’s will now have to make up the five games and face the prospects of playing four doubleheaders this month. The A’s are 22-12 so far and have twenty-six games left to play. The A’s will host the Astros for four games starting September 7th.

It will become a five-game series when they play a doubleheader to make up for last Sunday’s postponement in Houston. After the Houston series, the A’s fly to Texas to play the Rangers. They will play a doubleheader on September 12th.

The A’s then fly to Seattle and will have another doubleheader with the Mariners on September 14th. The A’s have another doubleheader with the Mariners on September 26th. The season ends on the 27th. There is no question that Bob Melvin will have to be at his best preparing his starting rotation ready to face the challenges presented by the schedule.

The A’s have been quarantined in Houston since Sunday. The team will return to the Bay Area instead of traveling to Seattle. The team has not named the player or the staff member that has been infected. That person probably will stay in Houston until he is better.

That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast: A’s series in Seattle cancelled over Covid issues; Minor coming to A’s from Rangers in deal

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Pitcher Mike Minor is coming to the Oakland A’s in a deal from the Texas Rangers in exchange for two players to be named later (mlb.com file photo)

On That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary podcast:

#1 The Oakland A’s have now cancelled three of their last five games only playing a doubleheader last Saturday how far does these misses put the A’s behind the eight ball?

#2 The first two misses on Thursday and Friday the A’s cancelled due to the civil unrest of racial injustice in America pertaining to the shooting of Blake Jacob in Kenosha Wisconsin.

#3 The A’s missed their third game on Sunday when a member of the A’s traveling party in Houston was found to be positive for Coronavirus. A’s general manager David Forst said anything beyond today will not be speculated on. The A’s were scheduled to be in Seattle on Tuesday night but have been quarantined in their Houston hotel rooms as of Sunday.

#4 Tests taken after the discovery have been reported to be negative in the A’s traveling party as of Sunday. The A’s series in Seattle was cancelled and are expected to resume on Fri 4th at the Oakland Coliseum against San Diego.

#5 The A’s are buyers on Monday they dealt two players to be named later to the Texas Rangers for pitcher Mike Minor. Minor has struggled at 0-5 ERA 5.6o for this season. His last outing however he threw six shutout innings against one of the toughest lineups in baseball the LA Dodgers.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the Oakland A’s Spanish radio lead play by play announcer on 1010 KIQI San Francisco and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s are dealing with a Covid-19 problem; Have now postponed three of their last five games

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Former Oakland Athletic Franklin Barreto will try to get his groove back as he works his way into the Los Angeles Angels line up after being traded to the Angels this week for Tommy LaStella (photo from Athletics Nation)

By Jerry Feitelberg

The A’s had quite a few unusual events happenings the last few days in Texas. The A’s and Rangers postponed the game last Thursday to show support for the protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, relating to the shooting of Jacob Blake.

The A’s traveled to Houston to face the Astros for a three-game series. The A’s and Astros are the two teams in the AL West fighting for the top spot. They did not play Friday night to show support for the protests in Kenosha.

The two teams played a double-header on Saturday. Under the new rules for 2020, each game was shortened to seven innings. Things did not go well for the Green and Gold as the Astros won both games and moved to within 2 1/2 games of the West’s top spot.

Also, Marcus Semien, the A’s seemingly indestructible shortstop, missed the second game with an injury. Semien had played in about 250 consecutive games. The damage is not too severe, and Marcus should be back in the lineup soon.

On Sunday, the team announced that someone in the A’s traveling party was tested positive for Covid-19. The team did not say if it was a player or a member of the staff. The game with Houston was postponed.

The A’s immediately were quarantined at the hotel in Houston. The team was not scheduled to play on Monday. No A’s have tested positive after the one positive test on Saturday. Individuals who have tested positive must test negative twice before rejoining the team per MLB protocol.

The team may continue isolating instead of traveling as scheduled because of its potentially long incubation period. The Tuesday and Wednesday games with the Mariners have been postponed.

In other news, the A’s made a trade with the Angels last week. The A’s acquired second baseman Tommy LaStella. LaStella, who hits from the left side, is 31 years-old. He was an All-Star last season and was hitting about .273 at the time of the trade.

LaStella is a pending free agent after the season. The A’s sent Franklin Barreto to the Angels. The 24-year old Barreto played well in Triple-A ball. His slash line was .285/.357/.505, with 53 home runs in 1285 plate appearances. However, he could not produce at the Major-League level. The Angels are hoping a change of scenery will work wonders for him.

The A’s made a trade with the Texas Rangers on Monday. They acquired left Mike Minor in exchange for two prospects. Minor has struggled this season. His record is 0-5 and has a 5.60 ERA. In his last start against the Dodgers, Minor went six innings and pitched well. The A’s are hoping that he can find his 2019 form.