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That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Padres back in post season for 4th time in last 6 seasons; Braves Albies out with fractured hand; plus more news

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San Diego Padres pitcher Jeremiah Estrada is fired up after getting the third out against the Milwaukee Brewers at Petco Park in San Diego on Mon Sep 22, 2025 (AP News photo)

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 The San Diego Padres for the fourth time are back in the post season within the last six years. The Pads clinched on Monday night against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 5-4, the Brewers did it in a 11 innings victory against the NL Central champions Milwaukee Brewers.

#2 Ozzie Albies the Atlanta Braves second baseman had to leave on Monday in a game against the Washington Nationals when he fractured his hamate bone in his left hand. Albies was in pain after fouling off a pitch while hitting against the Nats RHP Konnor Pilkington. Albies stayed at the plate for one more pitch but then walked toward the dugout and went to see the trainer. Former A’s second baseman Nick Allen came into replace Albies.

#3 The sale of the Tampa Bay Rays has been approved by the MLB owners and the club has been purchased by real estate developer Patrick Zalupski. The sale allows previous Rays owner Stu Sternberg to close the sale. The Rays who said on Sep 17th that the sale would close close to the last day of the regular season. Sternberg owned the team from Nov 2005 and renamed the team from Devil Rays to Rays in 2008.

#4 He’s 41 years old and he’s returning to the Atlanta Braves for the third time veteran pitcher Charlie Morton was signed by the Braves after the Detroit Tigers designated Morton for assignment. Braves manager Brian Snitker didn’t say one way or the other if Morton will pitch during the last week of the regular season.

#5 The Sacramento A’s who went 3-3 on their last road trip in Boston and Pittsburgh open up a six game homestand tonight in Sacramento against the Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals. The A’s had a rough trip losing to the Pirates Sunday 11-0 and losing second baseman Zack Gelof for the rest of the season due to a left dislocated shoulder. The A’s are hoping to finish the season on a positive note when face the Astros Tuesday night at Sutter Health Park.

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.

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Webb dominant, and Giants snap skid with 7-1 exorcism over Rays

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San Francisco Giants centerfielder Jung Hoo Lee (51) makes a spectacular catch off his glove, thigh, calf, and between his legs off Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Yandy Diaz in the top of the fourth inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sun Aug 17, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

Tampa Bay Rays 1 (61-64)

San Francisco Giants 7 (60-64)

Win: Logan Webb (11-9)

Loss: Ryan Pepiot (1-2)

Time: 2:16

Attendance: 38,876

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–The Giants had a late exorcism, sparked by a four-run bottom of the sixth inning, to snap their seven-game losing streak, and get a much-needed 7-1 win over the Rays Sunday.

You all know what’s going on. The Giants have dropped seven-straight, as well as 15 of their last 16 and 19 of their last 22 games at home. Overall, they have gone 18-35 since June 13, and 7-21 since July 11. Plain and simply, they needed a win Sunday to show at the very least that they still had some fight in them.

Of course Logan Webb was on the mound Sunday, because the Giants can almost never win a game prior to one of his starts. Webb set the tone nicely with a one, two, three, top of the first inning.

Jung Hoo Lee then lined a double off the wall down the right field line to lead off the bottom of the first against Rays’ starter Ryan Pepiot. With the leadoff double, things felt different, almost as if the Giants were going to have a good day Sunday. So of course the Giants wasted it, as Pepiot set down the next three.

Webb continued to deal, and the game turned into a pitcher’s duel just like Saturday night. In fact, Webb retired 12 of the first 13 men he faced. Pepiot, meanwhile, threw one, two, three innings in the second and third, and worked out of a jam in the bottom of the fourth.

Webb ran into trouble in the top of the fifth, as the Rays put runners at first and second with one out after first-baseman Dominic Smith made an errant throw to second while trying to start a double play. However, Everson Pereira grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning, and Webb got out of it.

Webb settled back down to throw a one, two, three, top of the sixth, and Pepiot set down the first two men he faced in the bottom of the sixth. However, another opportunity would present itself for the Giants with two outs.

Heltio Ramos lined a base-hit to left field, and Devers singled to right. Adames then walked on four pitches to load the bases for Dominic Smith, who has been swinging the bat well, and has collected several big hits here in August.

You would think that the Giants would waste another opportunity, but Smith finally broke the ice with a broken-bat single down the right field line to knock in a pair. When right-fielder Jake Mangum’s throw came into second, Adames broke for the plate, and just got in ahead of the tag. Smith went down to second, and the Giants suddenly had a 3-0 lead.

There was a real roar from the 38,876 in attendance at Oracle Park this afternoon. It wasn’t one of those sarcastic cheers; it was a sincere expression of joy and excitement by the Giants’ faithful, who have had very little to cheer about over the last month.

Christian Koss then lined a double to left to knock in Adames and make it 4-0. For the record, It was a double, because left-fielder Chandler Simpson fell on his behind while trying to field the ball, and they gave Koss the time he needed to take second.

Do you want to know how bad things have been? The bottom of the sixth was the Giants’ first four-run inning in exactly two weeks. The Giants put up a four-spot and five-spot in their win against the Mets in New York on Aug. 3.

Nevertheless, the Giants got a much-needed crooked number in the bottom of the sixth. Adames, who had boldly taken home after Smith’s base-hit, was riling the troops and dancing around the dugout after Koss’ double. Even after everything the Giants have gone through since the All-Star Break, Adames is still doing everything he can to spark this team.

Webb came back out for the top of the seventh and threw a scoreless inning to cap off one of his best starts of the season. Webb gave up just three hits, and didn’t walk a single guy, while striking out seven over seven strong shutout innings.

It was almost identical to Verlander’s outing last night. However, unlike last night the Giants wouldn’t blow it today.

Drew Gilbert stepped up to the plate to lead off the bottom of the seventh against Rays’ reliever Mason Englert. Gilbert came into this at-bat 1-for-20 as a big leaguer, with his one hit being a broken-bat bloop single Monday night against the Padres.

Gilbert proceeded to hit a home run to the arcade out in right on a ball he knew was gone the second it left his bat. Tyler Fitzgerland then stepped up, and he immediately followed it up with a home run to left to make it 6-0.

The Rays would get on the board with a run off the struggling Tristan Beck in the top of the eighth. However, the Giants responded with a run in the bottom of the eighth, and it was Gilbert who got the two-out base-hit to right to knock in the run. 

This turned out to be a big day for the Giants’ young outfielder. Despite his slow start at the plate, Gilbert has shown some potential with his strong arm and his ability to field balls off the tough 24-foot-high Willie Mays Wall in right.

Keaton Winn finished off the game with a one, two, three top of the ninth, and the Giants got their win.

Logan Webb got the win, and Ryan Pepiot took the loss.

The Giants get their 60th win, and improve to 60-64. 

Now the Giants will head down to San Diego to take on the Padres for four games starting Monday night. The Giants have won six out of their last eight on the road, and the Padres were just swept by the Dodgers in Los Angeles, so the Giants could have an opportunity to try and get back towards the .500 range. 

However, that may be a tad difficult, considering the Giants will then go to Milwaukee for three next weekend to take on a Brewers’ team that had their 14-game winning streak snapped today.

Anyway, Robbie Ray (9-6, 2.98 ERA) will take the ball in the series opener for the Giants at Petco Park Monday night. The Padres starter RHP Nestor Cortes (1-1 ERA 5.71).

First pitch will be at 6:40 p.m.

Giants’ bullpen meltdown spoils Verlander gem as losing streak reaches seven games; Rays get by SF 2-1

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San Francisco Giants’ Justin Verlander walks to the dugout after pitching against the Tampa Bay Rays in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)

By Lincoln Juarez

SAN FRANCISCO–The San Francisco Giants bullpen blew a 1-0 lead in the eighth inning and the Giants suffer another late-game loss 2-1. Giants pitcher Justin Verlander threw his best start of the year and went seven innings deep for the first time as a Giant.

Fans entering Oracle Park Saturday night hoped that Bay Area rapper Saweetie wouldn’t be the most entertaining thing they saw. 

Looking to avoid a sixth straight series loss at home, which has only happened once in the history of Oracle Park (2008), the Giants turned to 42-year-old Justin Verlander to put an end to what’s been a miserable losing streak. 

Still with just one win on the season, Verlander made his 21st start of 2025 Saturday night. He allowed five earned runs last Sunday when the Giants got torn apart by the Washington Nationals 8-0. Other than recording his 3,500th strikeout Sunday afternoon, Verlander did not provide much else in the defeat. 

Saturday night, Verlander looked stellar. Through his seven innings of work he tallied 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 walks, and 8 strikeouts. The seven innings he threw Saturday night made for the longest outing of his 2025 campaign and his best outing as a Giant to date. 

The Giants could only put together one run of offense for their Hall of Fame starter who earned his 3,511th career strikeout Saturday night allowing him to pass Walter Johnson on the all-time strikeout leaderboard. 

In his 21 starts following Saturday’s no-decision, the Giants have provided just 38 runs of support. That put him at third fewest runs of support for pitchers across the majors with at least 20 starts. 

Saturday night was also the seventh time this season that Verlander exited a game inline for the win. The Giants have only won one of those games. 

Through the struggles Verlander has faced he’s managed to put together some quality starts giving the Giants chances to win ballgames. Bob Melvin said postgame when asked what that says about Verlander, “That’s why he’s gonna be a Hall of Famer”. 

Worse than the Giants not being able to help with the bats, the bullpen couldn’t preserve the win as Jose Butto recorded two outs on two pitches but lost his command in the eighth. Matt Gage replaced him after the Rays tied the game at 1-1 and couldn’t hang on either. A hit-by-pitch and three singles allowed the Rays to rally for two runs to take a late lead in the eighth and they wouldn’t look back. 

The Giants went down one, two, three, in the home eighth and struck out three consecutive times following a Jung Hoo Lee single in the bottom of the ninth. 

San Francisco has lost seven in a row and 15 of their last 16 home games, marking the worst 16-game stretch at home since 1901. 

Sunday afternoon is game three of the series where the Rays RHP Ryan Pepiot (8-9 ERA 3.86) will face the Giants RHP Logan Webb (10-9 ERA 3.34), as Webb will take the mound to try and put an end to the losing streak. 

First pitch 1:05pm at Oracle Park.

Giants flirt with victory, but lose again at home 7-6

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Tampa Bay Rays’ Yandy Diaz, left, celebrates with first base coach Michael Johns, right, after hitting an RBI single during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Friday, August 15, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)

By Vince Cestone

SAN FRANCISCO–The San Francisco Giants were ever so close to snapping their five-game losing streak, but a disastrous eighth and ninth inning sunk them in, as they get edged by the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 at Oracle Park on Friday night.

With the score tied at 6, the Giants had the bases loaded and nobody out in the bottom of the eighth inning after Rays reliever Edwin Uceta hit Casey Schmitt in the forearm to start the inning. Schmitt went down immediately and came out of the game. After the game, Giants Manager Bob Melvin said the X-rays were negative and he’ll probably be out a couple of days.

The next batter Jung Hoo Lee singled, and then Uceta hit Koss to load the bases. That brought up catcher Patrick Bailey who scalded a line drive but it was right at the shortstop. One out.

The next two batters grounded out–two out and three out. No runners scored and the Giants looked deflated after the Rays immediately pushed across a run in the top of the 9th inning off the bat of Yandy Diaz.

The winning run scored after he was handed first base by a Randy Rodriguez hit-by-pitch.

Giants blockbuster deadline acquisition, Rafael Devers, doubled to lead off the bottom of the 9th, but the next three batters quietly got out, and the Rays held on to win 7-6.

But before that, the Giants started off the game with optimism and full of hope.

San Francisco jumped out to a 1-0 lead with the help of a little bit of some small ball. Shortstop Willy Adames walked with 2-outs, stole second base, and came home on a Dominic Smith single.

But as they would all night, the Rays punched right back in the top of the second inning. Rays third baseman Junior Caminero homered in the top of the second to immediately knot the score at 1.

But the Giants came right back in the bottom of the second with two runs. Lee stole second base after he led off with a walk, and was doubled home by the next batter Christian Koss. Three batters later, Heliot Ramos double home Koss.

Both RBI hits in the second inning were opposite field line drives, an approach the Giants have been lacking.

The Giants were up 3-1. All was good, as they were poised to finally snap out of their funk. But here came those pesky Rays again.

In the top of the third inning, with one out, Rays ninth-place hitter Hunter Feduccia doubled. But then, an infield hit by the next batter Chandler Simpson fueled a two-run rally when Diaz had a 2-RBI single two batters later to tie the game at 3.

With the same opposite-field approach, the Giants scored three times in the bottom of the third. Adames led off the inning with a home run to right-center and Bailey had a 2-RBI double to give the Giants a 6-3 lead.

But Giants starter Landen Roupp, who just came off the injured list, gave up a walk and a single to start the fourth inning. Melvin then pulled Roupp, who ended his night with 3 innings pitched, giving up five runs and five hits. In came lefty Matt Gage.

Gage started out strong, striking out first baseman Bob Seymour but then more bad luck happened for the Giants. Rays shortstop Ha-Seong Kim appeared to hit an inning-ending double play headed right to second baseman Koss, but instead, the ball hit off Gage and became an infield hit.

After a Feduccia RBI groundout, Simpson singled to tie the game at 6.

And this all set the stage for the fateful eighth and ninth inning.

The Giants will somehow stay only five games out in the National League Wild Card race as the New York Mets lost again and the Cincinnati Reds blew a seven-run lead, falling to the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers.

In a year where the Wild Card was gettable with a struggling National League field competing for the last playoff spot, the Giants will appear to miss out on the postseason yet again–for the eighth time in nine years.

Fans at Oracle Park booed the Giants after Tyler Fitzgerald popped out to second base to end the game. And rightfully so, as a playoff-starved Giants fan base will most likely have to be told yet again that next year will be better as the players speak after the last game of the season.

The Giants will try to get right on Saturday night as Justin Verlander (1-9, 4.53 ERA) will take the hill for the Giants. The Rays will counter with Adrian Houser (6-4, 2.84 ERA).

Will the Giants win another game at home in 2025? Of course they will, but in times like this, it feels like the Giants won’t ever hear the soothing tones of Tony Bennett after a game for the remainder of the year.

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s open 3 game set with Angels Friday night at Sutter Health

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Sacramento A’s Lawrence Butler rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the bottom of third inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Health Park West Sacramento on Wed Aug 13, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The Tampa Bay Rays Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero both hit home runs against the Sacramento A’s on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento 8-2.

#2 Lowe’s home run was his 24th of the year off A’s starter JT Ginn who drops his record to 2-5 that made the score 6-0.

#3 The Rays who got the six run win over Sacramento 8-2 picked up their first road series win over the A’s since May 2-4, 2022 when they won that series at the Oakland Coliseum.

#4 The Rays got good starting pitching from Drew Rasmussen who went six innings, allowed three hits and one run and five strike outs.

#5 The Athletics host the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night starting pitchers for the Angels LHP Yusei Kikuchi (6-7, 3.37) for the Sacramento A’s RHP Jack Perkins (1-2, 4.08) at Sutter Health Park first pitch at 7:05pm PT.

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

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 podcast Morris Phillips: Giants Roupp gets the start against Rays tonight at Oracle

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San Francisco Giants starter Landen Roupp gets the call against the Tampa Bay Rays at Oracle Park on Fri Aug 15, 2025 (AP file photo)

San Francisco Giants podcast Morris Phillips:

#1 San Diego Padres Nick Pivetta pitched 6.2 innings and allowed just a run as the Padres won in a laugher on Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park 11-1.

#2 The Padres also got offensive help from Ramon Laureano who had three hits. The Padres had 14 hits in their three game sweep of the Giants.

#3 The Padres with the win have won five in a row. With the win the Padres now move a game over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West. With the loss the Giants are on five games out for the last spot for the NL Wild Card.

#4 Dominic Smith had his hit streak come to an end at 15 games which was the longest in the Majors. The longest hit streak for a Giants hitter since former Giant Donavan Solano did it in 2020 with a 17 game streak.

#5 Starters on Friday night at Oracle Park for the Tampa Bay Rays RHP Joe Boyle (1-2 ERA 3.82) and for the San Francisco Giants RHP Landen Roupp (7-6 ERA 3.11) first pitch 7:15pm PT.

Join Morris Phillips for the Giants podcasts Thursdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s Drop Series Finale to Rays 8-3 as Early Deficit Proves Too Much

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J.T. Ginn #70 of the Athletics pitches in the top of the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Sutter Health Park on August 13, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento A’s went for their fifth series win in their last six tries on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park. However, the Tampa Bay Rays had other plans as they took the series from the A’s in an 8-3 defeat.

J.T. Ginn, the starter in the rubber match, didn’t have a good outing and was roughed up in his two innings of work. Ginn surrendered six runs (five earned) on six hits while walking one as he labored through the first and second innings of the game.

“It didn’t look like he had a good feel for the sinker tonight or confidence in it,” Manager Mark Kotsay said to the media postgame. “When that pitch [sinker] isn’t in his arsenal, it’s difficult, I think, especially with the lineup and the number of left-hand batters that they had in there.”

The media attempted to speak with Ginn following his start, but he declined the scrum postgame without explanation.

The Bullpen

The bullpen came in and pitched well for the A’s except for a small hiccup in the top of the ninth inning.

Hogan Harris relieved Ginn in the third inning and pitched well, giving the A’s three innings of shutout ball, allowing only one hit while striking out three Rays hitters.

Ben Bowden tossed the sixth inning for the A’s, giving up no runs while working around a hit and a walk.

Michael Kelly came in for the seventh inning and recorded a perfect frame.

Sean Newcomb didn’t have his best stuff but recorded a scoreless eighth inning, working around two hits.

In the ninth, Elvis Alvarado, who has pitched well of late, surrendered a two-run homer to Junior Caminero after what should have been an inning-ending double play.

“The bullpen did a great job,” Kotsay said after the game. “Even Alvarado there in the ninth — that double play ball should’ve been turned. We’ve got to execute that play and we are out of that inning, and the bullpen throws up, what, seven zeroes. So we played sloppy defense tonight, and it cost us.”

The Bats

The A’s struggled against Rays starter Drew Rasmussen and the bullpen. The A’s managed only four hits and two runs in the series finale that Rasmussen pitched six innings of.

Lawrence Butler, who was hitting in the seven hole on Wednesday, got the A’s on the board in the third inning with a solo home run to left-center field. The A’s added their second and final run in the eighth inning via a Gio Urshela RBI single to pull the A’s to within 6-2 at the time. Tyler Soderstrom and Colby Thomas were the A’s other two hits, both singles.

Up Next

With the loss, the A’s fell to 54-69 on the season.

The A’s will spend an off day at home on Thursday before welcoming the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim to Sacramento for a three-game series.

The A’s are scheduled to send Jack Perkins (1-2, 4.08 ERA) to the hill in game one on Friday, as the Angels are poised to send Yusei Kikuchi (6-7, 3.37 ERA) to the bump. First pitch at Sutter Health West Sacramento 7:00pm PT.

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. 

Frustration on a gorgeous day at Oracle Park, as Padres complete sweep with 11-1 blowout

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San Diego Padres Ryan O’Hearn (left) is thrilled after hitting an fifth inning RBI double as San Francisco Giants second baseman Christian Koss (right) looks on at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Wed Aug 13, 2025 (AP News photo)

Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025

Oracle Park

San Francisco, California

San Diego Padres 11 (69-52)

San Francisco Giants 1 (58-61)

Win: Nick Pivetta (12-4)

Loss: Kai-Wei Teng (1-2)

Time: 2:34

Attendance: 35,080

By Stephen Ruderman

SAN FRANCISCO–The San Francisco Giants have once again hit rock bottom, as the San Diego Padres completed the sweep with an 11-1 blowout .

The Giants only scored one run apiece in the first two games of this series, and fell to two games under .500 for the first time this season after their 5-1 loss Monday night. Tuesday, the Giants couldn’t avoid the sweep.

It was a foggy morning at Oracle Park, and the sun began to shine through as Kai-Wei Teng and the Giants took the field. Teng was appearing in his third game and making his second start since being called up. Teng gave up just three hits over five shutout innings Friday night against the Washington Nationals, which earned him the start today.

Teng walked Fernando Tatis to start the game, but got the pesky Luis Arraez to ground into a 3-6-3 double play. Teng pitched a scoreless inning to open things up in the top of the first, but the top of the second would be a nightmare.

Jake Cronenworth came up with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the second, and hit a ground ball up the middle that had the potential to be an inning-ending double play. Just as shortstop Willy Adames was about to field the ball, it hit off the second base bag and ricochetted into left-center field.

Two runs scored on Cronenworth’s base-hit, and everything went to hell for Teng and the Giants. The Padres scored seven runs in the top of the second, and knocked Teng out of the game. Figures.

When the seventh run scored on a passed ball, the fans at Oracle Park, just as they have done throughout this homestand, the fans at Oracle Park made their displeasure heard with a chorus of boos. They then gave the team a sarcastic round of applause when the inning finally ended.

Nick Pivetta made the start for San Diego, and gave up just a run over six and two thirds innings, as the Giants’ offense remained dead.

The Padres scored three more runs off Joey Lucchesi in the top of the fifth to make it a complete blow out at 10-0. They then scored another run off Tristan Beck for good measure in the top of the seventh to make it 11-0

When Christian Koss knocked in Jung Hoo Lee with a sacrifice fly in the seventh to put the Giants on the board, the 35,080 in attendance at Oracle Park today—or whatever was left of them at that point—gave a thunderous cheer. I was in the bathroom, so I couldn’t tell if it was sincere or not, but they certainly made their thoughts and feelings known today.

Lee had reached on a triple with one out, and he has now gotten a hit in 11 of his last 12 games. That was one of the few positives out of today’s game.

I guess you could say another positive was Christian Koss throwing a scoreless innings with eephus pitches in the top of the ninth. It was a little bit of comic relief to take the sting off this one.

It was also an absolutely-spectacular mostly-cloudy day with the sun shining through at Oracle Park. The hills in the East Bay were crystal clear, and shone under the clouds and sun.

Unfortunately, the Giants were humiliated and lost 11-1. They have now lost 13 of their last 14 and 17 of their last 21 at home. They also fell to three games under .500 for the first time this season at 58-61.

The Giants will be off Thursday, and that should do them some good. The Tampa Bay Rays will then be in for three games starting Friday night. Starting pitcher for Tampa Bay RHP Joe Boye (1-2 ERA 3.82) RHP Landen Roupp (7-6, 3.11 ERA) will take the ball for the Giants.

First pitch will be at 7:15 p.m PT.

Lopez Stifles Rays 6-0, Extends Scoreless Streak to 24 in A’s Victory

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Jacob Lopez #57 of the Athletics pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays in the second inning at Sutter Health Park on August 12, 2025 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory Photo Credit: Thien-An Truong/Getty Images)

By Jeremiah Salmonson

WEST SACRAMENTO — The A’s have had a season full of exciting and potentially surprising developments this season. Some A’s experiences this year include Tyler Soderstrom’s red-hot start, Jacob Wilson’s starting All-Star first half, and Nick Kurtz’s four-homer game and breakout month of July.

However, there’s another development brewing that should rival even the aforementioned storylines: Jacob Lopez and his rise into the anchor of the A’s rotation. Lopez was fantastic again on Tuesday, as the A’s defeated the Rays 6-0 on a beautiful Sacramento night.

Jacob Lopez, who now has a 24-inning scoreless streak going after Tuesday’s outing, tossed seven innings of scoreless ball, scattering four hits and striking out nine Tampa Bay hitters.

“I think this is a big example of a young starter maturing and coming into his own, really gaining confidence each start,” Kotsay said of Lopez after the win. “I think for Jacob it’s been a little bit of a process, and to see him having the amount of success he’s having, I think we all felt that there was a chance for him to really do some things on the mound that we hadn’t seen. And I think you’re seeing it firsthand now in the last four outings.”

As mentioned earlier, Lopez has not given up a run in the last 24 innings he’s pitched. His last run surrendered was to the Texas Rangers on July 21 in Texas. Since then? Lights out.

Mark Kotsay praised the adjustments he’s made this year and where things started to go right for Lopez.

“I think the turning point was really his ability to recognize that when he throws strikes and is aggressive, he has that ability to locate the breaking ball and really pitch to the inner third to righties. That opens up the plate for the changeup and the cutter. And I think he’s just really excelled at doing that.”

Lopez reiterated that after the game, saying, “It all starts with the fastball,” to reporters in the clubhouse.

Another highlight on Tuesday was the fact that Lopez also didn’t walk a single Tampa Bay hitter, a sign he’s going well.

“I mean, whenever you don’t give out free bases, it puts you in a good situation,” Lopez, a man of few words, said postgame.

Lopez’s teammates were also impressed with his work recently and how easy he makes it to play behind him.

“I mean, what Lopez has been doing is awesome,” Colby Thomas said postgame to the media scrum in the clubhouse. “I mean, it’s unbelievable. Playing behind him is awesome, and when he gets in there and he’s pounding the strike zone and he’s got confidence in his stuff, we’re  playing right behind him. We’re ready to go…”

The Bullpen

The bullpen would toss the final two innings for the A’s in what was a tale of two pitchers. Justin Sterner pitched the eighth inning with no trouble while striking out one hitter in his inning of relief. However, Tyler Ferguson came in for the ninth and wasn’t sharp. Ferguson walked the second and third hitters he faced to get himself into a bit of a tough spot in the ninth. Yet, even without his best stuff, Ferguson got out of the ninth inning unscathed, not allowing a run to seal the A’s 6-0 win.

The Bats

On the offensive side of things, the A’s made the most of the hits they had at the plate. The A’s managed to score six runs while only tallying eight hits in the game.

“I thought tonight the at-bats were really good,” Mark Kotsay said in the media shed after the game. “They were consistent throughout the lineup. I think everybody had great at-bats and did what they needed to do. We had some situational at-bats that we took that we had success in. We obviously grinded out some at-bats and put pressure on them. I thought overall the offense did a great job.”

The A’s initial scoring came on a Colby Thomas RBI double in the second inning to give the A’s the 1-0 lead early. The A’s would add three runs in the fourth inning on a Colby Thomas sacrifice fly, a Lawrence Butler RBI double, and an E2 off the bat of Luis Urías that scored Law Dog from second base. Lawrence Butler extended the A’s lead to 6-0 in the eighth inning on an RBI single to cap the A’s scoring for the night.

Kurtz on base streak ends

Elevated to the leadoff spot for the A’s on Tuesday, A’s slugging first baseman Nick Kurtz was unable to reach base safely. The A’s rookie had reached base safely in the last 26 games prior to Tuesday’s win against the Tampa Bay Rays. Kurtz finished 0-4 on the night with three strikeouts. 

Up Next

The A’s improved to 54-68 on the season after defeating Tampa Bay 6-0 on Tuesday night.

The A’s and Rays will play in the rubber game on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. PST at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento. J.T. Ginn (2-4, 4.39 ERA) will go for the A’s and go up against Drew Rasmussen (9-5, 2.66 ERA) for the Rays.

Sacramento A’s podcast Tony Renteria: A’s end 3 game win streak in loss against Rays

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Tampa Bay Rays Brandon Lowe scores in the top of the first inning as Sacramento A’s catcher Shea Langeliers looks on in the third inning at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast;

#1 Tampa Bay Rays Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero hit back to back home runs off the Sacramento A’s at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Monday night to help defeat the Rays 7-4 Monday night.

#2 With the home run by Lowe and Caminero the Rays increased their lead over the A’s in the top of the seventh inning 6-1.

#3 Tampa Bay pitcher Ryan Pepiot pitched six innings allowing a run until the A’s Tyler Soderstrom hit a three run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning.

#4 Shea Langeliers hit a solo shot in the fifth inning. The home run by Langeliers was his 12th home run since the All Star break and he is now tied with the Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber for the most home runs in MLB.

#5 For Tuesday night the Rays will start Shane Baz (8-8 ERA 4.92) for the A’s LHP Jacob Lopez (5-6 ERA 3.59) first pitch at 7:05pm PT.

Tony Renteria podcasts Athletics each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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