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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Richie Palacios two-run pinch hit double in the ninth inning propelled the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 victory over the Athletics Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum. A’s starter Cole Irvin and Shane Bieber matched up in the pitchers duel with Sheldon Neuse’s fifth inning solo homer providing …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Golden State Warriors came up big in the fourth quarter, erasing an eight point deficit behind the play of Steph Curry and Gary Payton II to clinch their first round playoff series against the gritty Denver Nuggets 102–98 at Chase Center Wednesday night. The win gave …

BY RICK PORCARO The A’s rode five strong innings from Paul Blackburn and a balanced offensive attack to post a 6–4 win over the Baltimore Orioles Thursday afternoon, their third win in the season opening four game series. Sean Murphy drove in three runs with a homer and double and …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Giants bullpen wasted six shut out innings from Logan Webb, but San Francisco fought back with a game-tying home run by Thairo Estrada in the bottom of the ninth before Austin Slater’s game-winning 10th inning double proved decisive in a 6-5 ten inning win over the …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The National League West was home to the two best teams in the majors last year during the regular season. The San Francisco Giants set a franchise record with 107 wins, and won the division by a single game over the Dodgers. The Giants finally wrested the …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ Houston has advanced to the American League Championship in each of the past five seasons, winning the AL pennant in 2017, 2019 and 2021. Their lone World Series win championship came in 2017, and has been tainted by their sign-stealing scandal, but they’ve still won the division …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER A career-high tying 38 points by Jordan Poole wasn’t enough Wednesday night as the Warriors fell to the Phoenix Suns 107-103 at Chase Center. The loss, Golden State’s fourth win a row, dropped the Warriors into a season worst fourth place in the Western Conference behind Dallas …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Oakland A’s have indicated their intentions about the 2022 season with a flurry of trades that may not be fully complete even when their season begins on April 7th. Despite qualifying for the playoffs three straight years, including a division title in the shortened 2020 campaign, …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Giants won a franchise record 107 games in 2021, baffling pundits all season long as they outplayed their bitter rivals to the south to the National League West division title. Though they unseated Los Angeles atop the division for the first time since 2013, the Dodgers …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Klay Thompson exploded for a season-high 38 points and Jordan Poole added 30 as the Warriors scored an impressive 122-109 wire to wire win over the Milwaukee Saturday night at Chase Center to snap the Bucks six game winning streak. Thompson also recorded a season-high eight 3-pointers …