BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Sean Manaea held the White Sox to five hits over seven innings and a throwing error by Chicago pitcher Reynaldo Lopez proved decisive as the A’s scored a 3-1 win Thursday afternoon to keep their flailing postseason hopes alive. The win gave Oakland the three-game series, and …
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BY HELEN LAME’ AND RICK D. PORCARO The eighth annual BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival concluded Sunday night with headlining sets by Foo Fighers, Megan Thee Stallion and Village People bringing the Labor Day weekend event to a close with over 120,000 fans attending the three day celebration. As usual, …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Darren Ruf and Thario Estrada provided the offensive punch in the eighth inning to back a strong pitching performance by Logan Webb as the reeling Giants snapped their four-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over Milwaukee Thursday afternoon. The win enabled San Francisco to move back …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Seven shut out innings from Frankie Montas set the tone as the Athletics ended their six-game losing streak with a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees Saturday afternoon on a 90° day at the Coliseum. The A’s have been on a death spiral the past week, …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER LaMonte Wade Jr’s dramatic game winning ninth inning pinch hit home run helped lead the Giants to a come-from-behind 6-5 win over the A’s Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum. Oakland had capitalized on a rocky start by Giants ace Kevin Gausman to jump out to a 3-0 …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER A late Kansas City touchdown with just over a minute remaining in the game gave the Chiefs a 19-16 win over the 49ers in a preseason opener for both teams at Levi’s Stadium that marked the professional debut of Trey Lance, the third overall pick in the …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Matt Olson’s 10th inning two-run double off the wall in right field led the A’s to a dramatic 5-4 walk-off win against San Diego Wednesday afternoon at the Coliseum. Handcuffed by solid Padres pitching for eight innings, Oakland came to bat in the bottom of the ninth …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ On February 2, 2020, Jimmy Garoppolo led his San Francisco 49ers into the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LIV in Miami leading the AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs 20-10. During the first three quarters, Garoppolo was surgically accurate, completing 17 of 20 passes for 179 yards and …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER LaMonte Wade Jr’s big day at the plate helped the Giants overcome a pair of ugly losses to the lowly Pirates, leading San Francisco to a 6-1 win over Pittsburgh Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park. Wade, acquired from the Minnesota Twins in a trade for pitcher Shaun …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER James Kaprielian scattered five hits over six shut out innings against the Angels Tuesday afternoon, continuing his ascension towards the top of the Athletics rotation as Oakland defeated the Halos 6-0 at the Coliseum. Kaprielian (5-3, 2.65), who came into the 2021 season with just two appearances …
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