Sacramento A’s pitcher Hogan Harris pitches into the eighth inning in releif against the Toronto Blue Jays at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Wed Sep 9, 2026 (AP News photo)
Sacramento A’s podcast Jeremiah Salmonson::
#1 The Sacramento A’s come away with a 2-0 win against the Toronto Blue Jays. The A’s releiver Scott Blewitt picked up the win for Sacramento and was the second pitcher out of five pitchers to combine for a A’s 2-0 shutout.
#2 A’s got key runs one in the bottom of the third on a Henry Bolte home run it was Bolte’s tenth home run of the season and there is no doubt he’s been seeing the ball to get some of those big flies.
#3 A’s starting pitcher Brady Basso pitched four innings allowed three hits, two walks, and struck out four hitters. Great work by Basso setting up the relief duties for Blewitt.
#4 In the bottom of the fourth inning the A’s picked up another run on a wild pitch by Michael Lorenzen when Tommy White scored on a wild pitch that advanced Max Muncy to second and that would be all the scoring for Sacramento got for the afternoon for the win.
#5 It’s the Seattle Mariners Friday night and their looking for revenge after the A’s took three of four from them last week in Seatle. It will be the first of a three game series with Seattle starting RHP George Kirby (9-11 ERA 4.18) and for Sacramento LHP Jefferey Springs (4-13 ERA 6.02) gets the call a 6:40pm first pitch at Sutter Health Park.
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.
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Sacramento A’s Henry Bolte rounds the bases after slugging his tenth home run of the season off Toronto reliever Michael Lorenzen in the bottom of the third inning for the A’s first run of the game at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Wed Sep 9, 2026 (AP News photo)
Sacramento A’s podcast Bridget Mulcahy:
#1 The Sacramento A’s come away with a 2-0 win against the Toronto Blue Jays. A’s releiver Scott Blewitt picked up the win for Sacramento and was the second pitcher out of five pitchers to combine for a A’s 2-0 shutout.
#2 The A’s got key runs one in the bottom of the third on a Henry Bolte home run it was Bolte’s tenth home run of the season and there is no doubt he’s been seeing the ball to get some of those big flies.
#3 A’s starting pitcher Brady Basso pitched four innings allowed three hits, two walks, and struck out four hitters. Great work by Basso setting up the relief duties for Blewitt.
#4 In the bottom of the fourth inning the A’s picked up another run on a wild pitch by Michael Lorenzen when Tommy White scored on a wild pitch that advanced Max Muncy to second and that would be all the scoring for Sacramento got for the afternoon for the win.
#5 It’s the Seattle Mariners Friday night and their looking for revenge after the A’s took three of four from them last week in Seatle. It will be the first of a three game series with Seattle starting RHP George Kirby (9-11 ERA 4.18) and for Sacramento LHP Jefferey Springs (4-13 ERA 6.02) gets the call a 6:40pm first pitch at Sutter Health Park.
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.
WEST SACRAMENTO–With the mercury close to 100 degrees throughout the duration of today’s series ending showdown, Henry Bolte needed one swing to give the Athletics a lead, and a five-man pitching relay made sure it held. Bolte launched a solo homer to left-center in the third inning, Tommy White scored on a wild pitch in the fourth, and the A’s shut out Toronto 2-0 to take two of three in the series.
Brady Basso set the tone with four scoreless innings in his sixth start of the season. The left-hander allowed three hits, walked two and struck out four, repeatedly escaping before Toronto could cash in. His biggest jam surfaced in the fourth, when Alejandro Kirk singled and Ernie Clement later moved him to third with two outs. Basso ended the threat by striking out Brandon Valenzuela, preserving a scoreless game and handing the offense a chance to move first. Basso had worked as both an opener and reliever throughout the season, making this another short-start assignment rather than a traditional turn through the rotation.
Bolte did exactly that in the bottom of the third. Facing Michael Lorenzen, the 22-year-old drove a fly ball over the wall in left-center for his 10th home run of the season. The blast continued a September surge that had already seen Bolte bat .367 with three homers, six RBI, eight walks and five stolen bases through his first eight games of the month. He also began the day with 19 steals, the most by an A’s player age 22 or younger since Rickey Henderson stole 56 in 1981.
The Athletics added their second run without needing another extra-base hit. White singled to right in the fourth and Max Muncy followed with a single to left, moving White to third. Lorenzen then bounced a wild pitch that brought White home and moved Muncy to second. Donovan Walton sent a fly ball to right that pushed Muncy to third, but Toronto kept the margin at 2-0.
That small cushion turned into a bullpen assignment, and Scott Blewett handled the most dangerous part of it. Brett Bateman doubled with one out in the fifth, and pinch-hitter Nathan Lukes followed with an infield single that put runners at the corners. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. then hit a grounder back to Blewett, who started a 1-4-3 double play with Walton and White to end the inning. In the sixth, Kirk drew a leadoff walk before Kazuma Okamoto bounced into another double play, this one started by Zack Gelof at third.
Luis Medina took the seventh and struck out Valenzuela and pinch-hitter Josh Smith after retiring Clement on a ground ball. Hogan Harris followed with a perfect eighth, getting Bateman, George Springer and Guerrero in order. Elvis Alvarado finished the ninth, striking out Kirk and Okamoto before Andrés Giménez singled. Clement then flied out to right, ending Toronto’s final chance.
The A’s offense produced only four hits, with Muncy collecting two of them, but it was enough because Toronto never crossed the plate. That made the result even more striking considering the Athletics had batted only .167 through their first five games against the Blue Jays this season. They finished the season series 2-4 against Toronto, but both victories were in this three-game set.
The pitching performance also extended a better stretch for an Athletics bullpen that had allowed one earned run or fewer in 14 of its previous 19 games. Blewett, Medina, Harris and Alvarado combined for five scoreless innings after Basso’s four, giving the A’s nine consecutive scoreless innings against a Toronto lineup that had scored four times the previous game.
After Thursday’s off day, the A’s turn to Jeffrey Springs (4-13, 6.02 ERA, 104 K) against Seattle, which is expected to counter with George Kirby (9-11, 4.18 ERA, 133 K), with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 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.
Jack Perkins #50 of the Athletics pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning at Sutter Health Park on September 08, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory photo credit: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
By Jeremiah Salmonson
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the first fake fall in Sacramento came to a screeching halt on Tuesday with the return of near-100-degree temperatures, the A’s and Blue Jays engaged in game two of their three-game series at Sutter Health Park at 6:40 p.m. PDT. The A’s, having won the first game of the series in walk-off fashion on Monday, sent Jack Perkins to the hill to start the ballgame as they looked to secure the series win.
The Blue Jays spoiled the night for the A’s and evened the series as they took game two, 4-2.
As mentioned earlier, it was Jack Perkins taking the ball for the A’s in what was his 34th appearance for the club this season (his 14th start). Perkins got off to a bit of a rough start, allowing two home runs in the second inning, but he settled in nicely until he was eventually chased in the sixth inning. Perkins allowed the first two batters of the sixth to reach base via singles, and that prompted Mark Kotsay to come and get him. When it was all said and done, Perkins allowed four runs on seven hits across five-plus innings of work while striking out three and allowing no walks.
“Honestly, this is probably the first one this year that I can really say that I feel like I took a good step in the right direction,” Perkins said to the media after the game. “Obviously the no walks was huge, but I think the way my pitches were working off of each other, getting the sinker involved more… the way the other pitches performed, I thought I did really well.”
A’s manager Mark Kotsay was also pleased with the way Perkins performed.
“Command was better and for him to get into the sixth inning after the last start… tonight was a different guy.”
Chris Roycroft was first out of the bullpen for the A’s in the sixth inning, taking over for Perkins. Roycroft was unable to help Perkins out and keep any inherited runners from scoring, but he limited the damage to keep the A’s in the game. Roycroft pitched two innings of no-run, three-hit baseball while walking none and striking out one during his outing.
In the eighth inning, the A’s turned to Geoff Hartlieb. Hartlieb allowed no runs, one hit and one walk and managed two strikeouts across his two innings of work, allowing Mark Kotsay to save the rest of the bullpen as he finished the game.
At the plate, the A’s totaled two runs on six hits while walking only once.
The A’s first run of the game came in the fourth inning when Carlos Cortes sent a booming home run over the wall in right-center field. It was the ninth home run of the season for Cortes and his 40th RBI, which pulled the A’s to within a run, 2-1, at the time. The home run left the bat of Cortes at 99.4 mph and landed 388 feet from home plate.
The A’s second run of the game came later, in the seventh inning, when Donovan Walton went yard to get the A’s back on the board. It was the sixth homer of the year for Walton and his 23rd RBI. The homer left Walton’s bat at 104.9 mph and landed 369 feet away from home plate over the wall in right field.
That would be all the offense the A’s could muster in the game.
With the win, the Blue Jays are back at the .500 mark at 73-73, while the A’s fell to 59-88. Jack Perkins was charged with the loss for the A’s (3-11), while José Soriano was credited with the win (12-7).
The A’s and Blue Jays will play the rubber game of the three-game series on Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. PDT at Sutter Health Park. On Wednesday, the Blue Jays will send Braydon Fisher (3-4, 3.20 ERA) to the hill while the A’s will go with Brady Basso (1-2, 4.32 ERA) to start the game.
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.
(L-R) Tommy White #47, Jeff McNeil #22 and Carlos Cortes #26 of the Athletics celebrate McNeil’ walk-off infield single scoring Donovan Walton to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 at Sutter Health Park on September 07, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Mandatory photo credit: Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
By Jeremiah Salmonson
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The A’s returned home to Sacramento on Labor Day Monday after a successful series up north in Seattle. After losing two of three to the Texas Rangers, the A’s went to Seattle and took three of four from the struggling Mariners to come home with a winning 4-3 trip. Monday, the A’s welcomed our friends from the North, the Toronto Blue Jays, to town for the first of a three-game series at 7:05 p.m. PDT.
The A’s defeated the Blue Jays in a walk-off thriller on Monday night, 6-5, to take the first game of the three-game set.
Jacob Lopez took the ball for the A’s to start Monday’s series opener. Lopez, who has spent time in Triple-A Las Vegas and with the big league club this season, made his 24th appearance of the year and his 21st start for the A’s this season in game one. Lopez pitched lights out, but the seventh inning would soil his otherwise fantastic performance. Lopez tossed six innings of three-hit, one-run baseball, but it was in the seventh inning where he allowed four hits and three runs that did him in. Lopez was pulled after not being able to get an out in the seventh inning with a final line of six innings, allowing four runs on seven hits while allowing one walk and striking out one.
Mark Kotsay was happy with Lopez after the game, saying they got “another solid six” from the left-hander.
Lopez was also happy after the game, mostly because the A’s won the game, but also with his first six innings of work.
“We won, so that’s the priority,” Lopez told reporters after the game. “The first six innings were great. Just the seventh inning [I] made some bad pitches, obviously. And I think I just ran out of gas.”
Luis Medina was the first man out of the bullpen for the A’s, coming in for Lopez as he unraveled in the seventh. Medina pitched the seventh inning and two outs of the eighth, allowing no runs, one hit, a walk and two strikeouts in his inning and two-thirds of work.
Mark Kotsay called on Hogan Harris to try to get the four-out save. Harris got the final out of the eighth and pitched the ninth inning, where he ran into trouble. Harris wasn’t able to complete the save as he gave up a game-tying home run to Andrés Giménez in the ninth to tie the game. Harris managed to get out of the rest of the inning, allowing no more runs and finishing his inning and a third of work allowing one run on one hit while walking one and striking out one.
On the offensive side of the ball, the A’s managed to score early and often to get out to an early lead against the Blue Jays. The A’s totaled six runs on six hits while walking four times (three from Henry Bolte) against the Blue Jays pitching staff.
The A’s first run came in the first inning when Zack Gelof hit an RBI ground-rule double over the wall in left field to score Henry Bolte. It was Gelof’s 15th double of the year and his 43rd RBI.
Later that inning, the A’s got their second run of the game when Zack Gelof scored on a caught-stealing throwing error. The third baseman for the Blue Jays made two errors on the play that allowed Gelof to score.
In the third inning, the A’s scored their third and fourth runs of the game. The third run came when Henry Bolte scored on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Zack Gelof. It allowed the diving Bolte to score before the tag could be applied. Later in that inning, Carlos Cortes singled home Zack Gelof to give the A’s their fourth run of the game and the 39th RBI of the year for Cortes.
In the fifth inning, it was Henry Bolte again, this time doing it all himself as he sent a fly ball over the right-field wall for a solo home run. The home run was Bolte’s ninth of the year and it was his 32nd RBI as the ball traveled 341 feet from home plate.
The A’s final run came in the bottom of the ninth inning to walk off the Blue Jays. Jeff McNeil beat out an infield single to shortstop that scored Donovan Walton from third base to secure the win for the A’s. It was McNeil’s 53rd RBI of the season and his first hit of the game.
With the win, the A’s improved to 58-87 while the Blue Jays fell to 72-73. Hogan Harris got the win (his fourth), while Louis Varland of the Blue Jays got the loss (his fifth).
The A’s will take on the Blue Jays in game two of the series on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. PDT at Sutter Health Park. Jack Perkins (3-10, 6.50 ERA) is scheduled to start for the A’s, while José Soriano (11-7, 3.52 ERA) is set to start for the Jays.
Sacramento A’s pitcher Jacob Lopez will be dealing against the Toronto Blue Jays at Sutter Health Park on Mon Sep 7, 2026 to open a three game series in West Sacramento (AP News photo)
Sacramento A’s podcast Barbara Mason:
#1 A’s–Mariners game on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, which Seattle won 2–0 the A’s did take three of four from the M’s.
#2 How would you evaluate Gage Jump’s performance despite allowing Seattle’s two fourth-inning runs?
#3 What stood out about Max Muncy’s recent offensive production, following his home run and two-RBI performance in Saturday’s 6–2 win?
#4 How did Lawrence Butler and the A’s offense struggle against Bryan Woo, who held Sacramento to just one hit over eight scoreless innings?
#5 What did Zack Gelof’s performance contribute to the A’s lineup, and what more did Sacramento need from its hitters in the series finale?
#6 Toronto Blue Jays come calling in Sacramento opening a three game series on Monday night starting pitchers for Toronto RHP Dylan Cease (10-5 ERA 2.25) for Sacramento LHP Jacob Lopez (6-4 ERA 4.71) first pitch at 6:40pm PDT.
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.
Seattle Mariners starter Bryan Woo throws to the Sacramento A’s line up at T Mobile Field in Seattle on Sun Sep 6, 2026 in game four of their four game series. (AP News photo)
By Maurcio Segura
The Sacramento Athletics were on the doorstep of a four-win sweep of the Seattle Mariners, but Bryan Woo turned the finale into a long afternoon for the Green and Gold. Woo held the A’s to one hit over eight scoreless innings, struck out nine and allowed only two walks before Andrés Muñoz retired the side in order in the ninth to finish Seattle’s 2-0 win.
For three innings, Gage Jump matched Woo almost pitch for pitch. Seattle managed a Randy Arozarena single in the first, but Jump worked around it and struck out Julio Rodríguez and Cal Raleigh to close the inning. He then retired the Mariners in order in the second and third, giving the A’s every chance to strike first.
Their best early chance belonged to Henry Bolte. He lined a single to left in the fourth for the Athletics’ first and only hit, then stole second with two outs. Lawrence Butler grounded out to end the inning, leaving Bolte stranded. The hit fit Bolte’s recent run at the plate. He was batting .333 over his previous 21 games before the finale. Butler, meanwhile, brought a 14-game hitting streak into the game, the longest active streak in the majors, while Jeff McNeil ranked second in the majors with a .351 average since the All-Star break. Neither Butler nor McNeil managed a hit.
Seattle finally broke through in the bottom of the fourth, and it did so with a wave of singles. Dominic Canzone and Rodríguez opened the inning with back-to-back hits. Raleigh followed with a single to left that scored Canzone, and J.P. Crawford drove in Rodríguez with another single. Josh Naylor then singled to load the bases with nobody out.
That inning could have gotten away from Jump. Instead, the left-hander stopped the damage at two runs by striking out Weston Wilson, Michael Arroyo and Jhonny Pereda in succession. Jump finished with four innings, six hits, two earned runs, no walks and seven strikeouts. Those seven strikeouts pushed him from 99 to 106 for the season after he began the day fourth in Athletics history in strikeouts through a pitcher’s first 18 career games.
The bullpen did everything it could to keep the game within reach. Seth Johnson replaced Jump and struck out Arozarena, Canzone and Rodríguez in order in the fifth, then fanned Raleigh in the sixth before two fly balls ended the inning. Scott Blewett followed with a scoreless seventh, and Yunior Tur worked around an Arozarena single and a Raleigh walk in the eighth. Athletics pitchers finished with 13 strikeouts and did not allow another run after the fourth.
The offense never found a counterattack. Donovan Walton drew walks in the fifth and eighth, but neither developed into a scoring threat. Aside from those two walks, Woo retired every batter he faced after Bolte’s fourth-inning single, including strikeouts of Zack Gelof and Butler in the seventh. Muñoz then handled the ninth with little drama, getting Bolte on a grounder, striking out McNeil and retiring Gelof on another ground ball.
The loss ended the A’s four-game winning streak and denied them a sweep after they had taken the first three games of the series. Even so, the pitching staff gave the offense eight innings to find two runs. This time, one hit was all the Athletics could produce, and Seattle made its five-single fourth inning stand for the rest of the afternoon.
Next up, the A’s return home Mon Sep 7th with Jacob Lopez (6-4, 4.71 ERA, 103 K) facing Toronto’s Dylan Cease (10-5, 2.25 ERA, 221 K), a matchup that gives the bats no easy reset, with first pitch set for 7:05 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.
Sacramento A’s pitcher Gage Jump throws against the Seattle Mariners in the bottom of the second inning at T Mobile Seattle on Sun Sep 6, 2026 (AP News photo)
Sacramento A’s podcast Daniel Dullum:
#1 A’s–Mariners game on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, which Seattle won 2–0 the A’s did take three of four from the M’s.
#2 How would you evaluate Gage Jump’s performance despite allowing Seattle’s two fourth-inning runs?
#3 What stood out about Max Muncy’s recent offensive production, following his home run and two-RBI performance in Saturday’s 6–2 win?
#4 How did Lawrence Butler and the A’s offense struggle against Bryan Woo, who held Sacramento to just one hit over eight scoreless innings?
#5 What did Zack Gelof’s performance contribute to the A’s lineup, and what more did Sacramento need from its hitters in the series finale?
#6 Toronto Blue Jays come calling in Sacramento opening a three game series on Monday night starting pitchers for Toronto RHP Dylan Cease (10-5 ERA 2.25) for Sacramento LHP Jacob Lopez (6-4 ERA 4.71) first pitch at 6:40pm PDT.
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.
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Ricky Tiedemann pitching against the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sat Aug 15, 2026 (Canadian Presse via AP News photo)
MLB The Show podcast Charlie O:
#1 How significant could Ricky Tiedemann’s MLB debut be for the Blue Jays’ rotation, considering the long injury-plagued path that preceded his promotion. Tiedemann pitched on Saturday going 1.2 allowing two hits and one earned run with two strikeouts.
#2 What does Joshua Báez becoming the first player to hit three home runs in his MLB debut mean for the Cardinals and his prospects as a young star?
#3 How important is Aaron Judge’s return to baseball activities for the Yankees, and can he realistically make an impact before the end of the 2026 season?
#4 After Houston’s dramatic 10th-inning comeback Friday, can the Mariners respond and gain ground in the AL West race?
#5 MLB rule changes: Could MLB’s experimental check-swing challenge system eventually become a permanent part of the game, and would it improve consistency for hitters and umpires?
Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease, middle, reacts with shortstop Andrés Giménez, left, and first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. after San Francisco Giants’ Heliot Ramos hit a single during the ninth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, July 8, 2026 in San Francisco (AP Photo/ Jeff Chiu)
By Maggie Akins
SAN FRANCISCO–The San Francisco Giants were blown out and nearly on the wrong side of history after a near no-hitter by All-Star Dylan Cease.
The day looked to be cloudy, but the San Francisco fog fled as the sky became blue for the Toronto Blue Jays. Blue sky for a Blue Jays dominant game, beating the Giants 10-0 at Oracle Park on Wednesday, winning the series finale.
Left fielder Heliot Ramos took the no-no dream from Cease, hitting a single in the ninth inning.
“You certainly like Ramos’ effort in the ninth inning, but kind of just focused on today, it was a low point with a couple defensive plays, and not finished the game the way we need to on the mound, and then obviously, not having much to show offensively,” Manager Tony Vitello said post-game.
The 2026 season becomes more and more unwatchable for the Giants faithful. They have hit a low-point as they drop 16 games under .500 for the first time in the ’26 season.
RHP Logan Webb got the start for the Giants, entering the game with 5-6 record and a 3.66 ERA on the season. Wednesday was Webb’s first start since he was named a 2026 All-Star last Saturday, making him the first Giants pitcher with three straight nominations since Madison Bumgarner. Webb’s outing came to a close in the seventh inning, tallying 100+ pitches. RHP Spencer Rivens took relief.
“I thought he was really good today. I know that’s difficult to say…I don’t think the line score does it justice, and he was determined to get back out there and finish the seventh inning,” Vitello said.
For Toronto, Cease got the nod with a 5-4 record and a 2.79 ERA entering the game. Cease was named a 2026 All-Star as well. Cease was three batters away from a no-hitter, but alas, not today. RHP Tyler Rogers came in for relief to close out the game. Ramos’ swing stood as the lone hit for the Giants Wednesday.
The Blue Jays pounced on the Giants early, putting up five runs in the first inning, highlighted by a grand slam from third baseman Kazuma Okamoto. Okamoto hit the one spot in the stadium where it could have gone that way, as Vitello recalled it looked like Okamoto was trying to hit a sac fly out of his swing.
From that point on, it became a pitcher’s duel. Both Webb and Cease were knocking out batters left and right.
There was not another offensive show from either side until the ninth inning when the Blue Jays decided to close out with two more home runs, eating away at the Giants’ relief pitchers.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered down center field, bringing in Nathan Lukes for a two-run shot. George Springer followed suit, hitting a solo homer right down center field again.
During pregame media, Vitello spoke about how important trends are in baseball, and in this case, the Giants do not want zero offense to be a trend for the remainder of the season, as they are approaching the All-Star break.
”There are so many days, and when you get out of bed, you wanna be looking up, you don’t wanna have your shoulders slumped or down,” Vitello said.
Up next, the Giants are welcoming the Colorado Rockies to Oracle Park. Perchance the sky will be cloudy, and the Giants can pull something together in their first matchup of the series on Thursday, July 9. First pitch is at 6:45 p.m.
Thursday starting pitchers for Colorado RHP Ryan Feltner (3-2 ERA 4.27), San Francisco has not announced a starter yet.
