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Sacramento A’s Henry Bolte slugs a fourth inning two run home run in front of Texas Rangers catcher Danny Jansen and plate umpire Nic Lentz at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Wed Sep 3, 2026 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Bridget Mulcahy:

#1 Jacob Lopez started on the mound for the A’s. How effectively did he keep the Rangers’ offense under control, and what did you think of his overall outing?

#2 Denzel Clarke returned to the lineup in center field. How important was his return defensively, and did he make an impact at the plate?

#3 Michael Stefanic filled in at third base for the injured Tommy White. How well did Stefanic handle the opportunity?

#4 Jonah Heim played first base while Brian Serven caught. How did the A’s perform defensively with those lineup changes?

#5 The A’s won 9–2 to avoid a sweep. Which A’s player—such as Denzel Clarke, Michael Stefanic, Jonah Heim, or another contributor—do you think was most important to the victory, and why?

Bridget Mulcahy does the A’s podcasts each Wednesday 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. 

Texas Rangers Brandon Nimmo is thrilled after hitting a two run RBI single with the bases loaded against the Sacramento A’s at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Tue Sep 1, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

Rangers Brandon Nimmo kept putting more distance between the Texas Rangers and the Sacramento A’s all Tuesday night. Nimmo went 4-for-5 with a double and five RBIs, driving the Rangers’ offense in an 8-5 loss for the Green and Gold. The defeat dropped the A’s to 53-86 after they began play at a season-low 32 games under .500 and already assured of a fifth straight losing season.

Texas struck first when Corey Seager doubled in the opening inning and scored on Nimmo’s ground-ball double to left. The A’s answered in the third. Zack Gelof reached on an infield single and moved to second on Cody Freeman’s throwing error, then Lawrence Butler sent a single into center to bring Gelof home. Jonah Heim followed with another single, and Michael Stefanic drew a walk to load the bases, but Jeff McNeil flied out to end the threat. Butler’s hit extended his season-best hitting streak to 10 games after he had gone 12-for-30 during the previous nine.

The tie lasted only a few minutes. Seager doubled again in the bottom of the third, ending Brady Basso’s outing, and Nimmo greeted Scott Blewett with an RBI single for a 2-1 Texas lead. Basso worked 2 1/3 innings before the bullpen took over.

The A’s also lost first baseman Tommy White, who left because of a back injury, forcing Stefanic into the game and moving McNeil from second base to first. Denzel Clarke, reinstated from the 60-day injured list after a lengthy absence, started in center and went 0-for-2 before Carlos Cortes hit for him. Clarke had not played in the majors since April.

Texas broke the game apart in the fifth. Joc Pederson singled, Seager walked and Wyatt Langford singled to fill the bases. Nimmo then drove home Pederson and Seager with a single to right, and Ezequiel Duran’s groundout scored Langford for a 5-1 lead. One inning later, Evan Carter’s bunt single and Elias Díaz’s double set up sacrifice flies by Logan O’Hoppe and Seager. Langford then doubled, and Nimmo’s fourth hit scored him to make it 8-1.

There was at least one encouraging turn from the A’s bullpen. Yunior Tur, recalled earlier in the day, replaced José Suarez in the sixth and retired Nicky Lopez to end the inning. Tur then worked through the seventh and eighth without allowing a hit, finishing 2 1/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts and one walk. Before this outing, he had allowed 17 runs and 14 hits in the first 4 2/3 innings of his major-league career.

The A’s did not fold. Gelof walked to begin the seventh, Heim singled, and Stefanic delivered an RBI single. McNeil was hit by a pitch to load the bases, but Max Muncy grounded into a double play. In the eighth, Cortes and Henry Bolte singled before Gelof walked, and Butler’s sacrifice fly made it 8-3. The Athletics had 11 hits and drew seven walks, yet the bigger innings never followed.

The ninth gave the score a more respectable look and McNeil another productive night. Stefanic singled, and McNeil launched a two-run homer to right-center, cutting the deficit to 8-5. McNeil finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs, continuing a strong second half after batting .341 in his first 36 games following the All-Star break, a mark that ranked third in the majors before play. Donovan Walton was hit by a pitch after the homer, but Darell Hernaiz and Bolte struck out to end the game.

Wednesday’s finale will decide the season series, with the A’s Jacob Lopez (5-4, 4.82 ERA, 96 K) facing Rangers fellow left-hander Cody Bradford (0-3, 3.42 ERA, 13 K); first pitch is set for 11:35 a.m. Pacific, giving the A’s one more chance to take the season matchup from Texas.

Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has been covering sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for a variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, Golden Bay Times.

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Texas Rangers starter Jacob deGrom had command of his pitches and the Sacramento A’s at Globe Life Field in Arlington in the opening of a three game series on Mon Aug 31, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

The Sacramento Athletics found almost nothing to hit against Jacob deGrom, and the Texas Rangers steadily turned his dominance into an 8-1 victory. DeGrom allowed one hit over seven scoreless innings, struck out eight, issued no walks and faced the minimum 21 batters. Lawrence Butler supplied Sacramento’s only hit against him with a leadoff single in the second, but Tommy White struck out and Max Muncy grounded into a double play, erasing Butler and letting deGrom move on without facing an extra hitter.

The two-time Cy Young Award winner needed only 85 pitches, 56 for strikes, and improved to 10-9 while lowering his ERA to 4.00. Texas gave him all the support he needed in the bottom of the second against rookie left-hander Gage Jump. Brandon Nimmo reached on an infield single, Jake Burger doubled him to third, and Elias Díaz grounded out to score Nimmo. Cody Freeman followed with a single to deep center that brought Burger home for a 2-0 lead.

The Rangers added another run in the third when Corey Seager drew a walk, advanced on a wild pitch and a Wyatt Langford fly ball, then scored on Nimmo’s RBI single. Justin Foscue made it 4-0 in the fourth with his 10th home run of the season, a solo shot to left.

Texas stretched the margin further in the fifth. Ezequiel Duran singled, Seager and Langford drew walks to load the bases, and Nimmo lifted a sacrifice fly that scored Duran. Jump’s outing ended after 4 1/3 innings when Chris Roycroft took over, but the Rangers added two more runs before the inning ended. Burger singled home Seager, and Evan Carter’s fielder’s choice scored Langford for a 7-0 advantage.

Jump was charged with seven runs on six hits and three walks, struck out two and fell to 6-9 as his ERA rose to 5.15. Roycroft gave Sacramento 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk, before José Suarez handled the eighth.

Texas scored its final run against Suarez when Logan O’Hoppe doubled and Freeman singled him home, giving Freeman two hits and two RBIs. Nimmo also finished with two hits and two RBIs while scoring once, helping Texas total nine hits.

Sacramento’s offense finally stirred after deGrom and Robby Ahlstrom had combined to hold the A’s to one hit through eight innings. Carlos Cortes opened the ninth with a single off Ben Peoples, and Jonah Heim followed with a double to put runners at second and third. Darell Hernaiz then lifted a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Cortes and preventing a shutout. Peoples retired Henry Bolte and Jeff McNeil to finish it.

Sacramento ended with three hits, no walks and 11 strikeouts. The loss dropped the Athletics to 53-85 and extended their skid to four games. They finished August 8-20, their poorest August since going 7-21 in 1978, while Texas improved to 68-70.

The series continues Tuesday with right-hander J.T. Ginn scheduled for Sacramento. Ginn is 9-8 with a 3.71 ERA and 121 strikeouts. Texas will counter with left-hander MacKenzie Gore, who is 7-10 with a 4.40 ERA and 165 strikeouts. First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. Pacific.

Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has been covering sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for a variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, Golden Bay Times.

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. 

Sacramento A’s shortstop Jacob Wilson (5) attempts to bare hand the ball and was not called for an error as Wilson’t 114 consecutive errorless streak stays alive against the Texas Rangers at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Sun Aug 16, 2026 (AP News photo)

By Mauricio Segura

WEST SACRAMENTO–The Sacramento Athletics were in a 2-2 tie with Texas when Zack Gelof’s single swing turned the game in the A’s favor. With Henry Bolte aboard after his third single of the game, Gelof drove Jakob Junis’ pitch over the wall in right-center for a two-run homer in the seventh, giving the A’s a 4-2 lead they never relinquished. Tommy White added the finishing touch an inning later with the first home run of his Major League career, and the Athletics beat the Rangers 5-2 to take the three-game series Sunday.

All five Athletics runs scored on home runs, but the offense was hardly all-or-nothing. The A’s collected 13 hits, with Bolte going 3-for-5 and Gelof, White, Lawrence Butler and Max Muncy each producing two hits. Butler supplied the first big swing in the second.

After White singled, Butler drove Cody Bradford deep to right for a two-run homer that turned a 1-0 Texas lead into a 2-1 Athletics advantage. It was Butler’s 11th homer of the season and continued a productive stretch after he had already homered in three straight games earlier in the week.

Texas answered in the third. Wyatt Langford drew a leadoff walk, advanced on a wild pitch and reached third on Brandon Nimmo’s single. Jake Burger then grounded into a force play that brought Langford home and tied the game. Burger was responsible for both Rangers runs. He had opened the scoring with a solo homer in the second and finished 3-for-4.

The Athletics had opportunities to move ahead earlier, but their baserunning created some trouble. Bolte was caught stealing in the first, and Gelof was thrown out trying to take third in the third after an Athletics challenge failed to overturn the call. The A’s also left runners at the corners in the fourth. Bradford and the Texas bullpen kept the score even until Gelof finally broke through in the seventh.

That swing carried extra weight for Gelof, who had been reinstated from the injured list less than a week earlier after a right knee laceration sidelined him for a month. He entered the game with two home runs in five starts since returning, then added another at the most important moment of the series. His return has provided a boost for a roster that has spent much of the season dealing with injuries.

Jacob Lopez gave the Athletics exactly what they needed on the mound. The left-hander worked six innings, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six. He settled down after Burger’s homer and the tying run in the third, holding Texas scoreless over his final three innings. Lopez also continued a much better run since returning from Triple-A, where he had posted a 3.16 ERA over his previous seven appearances entering the game.

Luis Medina handled the seventh and struck out two around an Evan Carter double. Elvis Alvarado and Drew Rom combined for a scoreless eighth, and Hogan Harris retired the Rangers in order in the ninth, striking out Cody Freeman and Joc Pederson around an Elias Díaz groundout to finish it.

White’s milestone provided the final exclamation point. The rookie had built his early Major League résumé mostly with singles after being promoted from Triple-A last month. Leading off the eighth, he drove a 2-0 fastball from Peyton Gray 413 feet to center for his first big-league homer. White finished 2-for-4, and the blast gave the Athletics a three-run cushion. MLB reported that 22 of White’s first 24 Major League hits had been singles before his breakthrough homer.

The victory also ended a long home-series drought. The A’s had not won a series in Sacramento since taking two of three from Kansas City in late April and had gone 0-12-1 in their previous 13 series there. They also entered the finale having lost nine consecutive home day games. This time, three home runs, a steady starter and three scoreless bullpen innings were enough to change both streaks.

Next up, the Athletics open a four-game series in Kansas City with Mason Barnett (1-3, 6.16 ERA, 36 K) facing Michael Wacha (5-8, 3.46 ERA, 117 K), with first pitch scheduled Monday for 4:40 p.m. Pacific.

Costa Rican-born Mauricio Segura has been covering sports in the Bay Area since 2001 for a variety of magazines and newspapers, as well as his own publication, Golden Bay Times.

Whether you’re pre-gaming with the Kings or celebrating an A’s win, Cyprus Grille at the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena is your downtown go-to.

⚡Craft cocktails? Check.
🔥Game-day bites? Oh yeah.
🏟️Steps from Golden 1 Center? You bet.

Open daily, Cyprus Grille is serving up local flavor with a front-row seat to the action. Stop by before or after the game—or make it your new downtown hangout.

Cyprus Grille—where fans fuel up.

📍Located inside the Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena @ 300 J Street

Happy Hour – 4pm-6pm

Show your ticket for additional discounts when dining in. 

Sacramento A’s Zack Gelof runs the bases after hitting a two run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Sun Aug 16, 2026 (AP News photo)

Barbara Mason on the Sacramento A’s podcast:

1.The game between the Texas Rangers and the Sacramento A’s was tied 2-2 going into the bottom of the seventh inning when this game completely turned around in favor of the Green and Gold.

2.It was an outstanding offensive effort for the Athletics in the later innings after a rather ugly game in the earlier innings.

3. Athletics Pitching could not have done any better from the starting pitcher to the four relievers that got the job done Sunday.

4.This was a great game and a great series win and a chance to see the future of the Athletics on the field in these young guys that are loaded with talent and only getting better.

5.Next up for the Athletics will be another cellar team the Kansas City Royals Monday late afternoon at Kaufmann Stadium.

Barbara Mason does the Sacramento A’s podcasts each Monday 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.