BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The A’s recorded their first win in ten days Saturday afternoon behind a solid start from Sean Manaea and 11 hits from an offense that provided a much needed shot in the arm during an 8-4 win over the San Diego Padres at the Coliseum. Coming into …
Read More »Giants streak crashes and burns in double shutouts to Dodgers
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Giants seven-game winning streak came to a quick and inconspicuous end Thursday afternoon at Oracle Park in the form of back-to-back shutout loses to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The games came in the wake of a last-minute boycott of last nights game by both teams as …
Read More »A’s walk-off against Halos in 10th stretches lead to 4 1/2 games
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Mark Canha’s tenth inning sacrifice fly drove in the winning run Sunday afternoon to give the A’s a 5-4 comeback win over the Los Angeles Angels in the rubber match of a three game series at the Coliseum. The win made Oakland the first team in the …
Read More »Tyler Anderson’s gem leads Giants past DBacks for fifth straight
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Giants exploited shaky Arizona pitching to score four runs in the seventh inning and rode a three-hitter by Tyler Anderson to score a 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks Saturday evening at Oracle Park. It was the first complete game of Anderson’s career, the first of the …
Read More »Streaking A’s brawl past Astros 7-2 for ninth straight win
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The streaking A’s remained undefeated in August, completing a weekend sweep of the Houston Astros 7-2 at the Coliseum Sunday afternoon in a game highlighted by the first true benches-clearing brawl of the Covid era. Tempers flared in the seventh after Oakland’s Ramon Laureano was hit by …
Read More »Gallo’s blast helps Texas salvage final game against Giants
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Joey Gallo’s three-run home run in the seventh-inning off Tyler Anderson led the Texas Rangers to a 9–5 win over the Giants Sunday afternoon at Oracle Field. Gallo’s blast, his third of the year, capped a three hit day and allowed Texas to escape San Francisco with …
Read More »Oakland bullpen shuts down Angels to offset Trout’s 4 RBI’s
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Jumping out to a 5-0 first inning lead before Shohei Ohtani could record an out, the A’s rode five shut out innings from their bullpen to record a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels Sunday afternoon at the Coliseum. In what had the potential to be …
Read More »MLB’s last minute shift adds another six teams to the playoffs
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ Hours before the first pitch of the 2020 MLB season was to be thrown, the Major League Baseball Players Association and the owners announced an agreement that will expand the postseason from ten teams to 16 teams for the 2020 campaign. Each league will still feature three …
Read More »National League gearing up for a truncated 60-game sprint
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ As of this writing, the delayed MLB season is set to commence in a matter of days. It’s still entirely possible that circumstances driven by the COVID-19 pandemic may prevent games from actually being played, but until that becomes reality, a preview of what the season may …
Read More »Astros, Yankees and Twins favored to fight it out for AL flag
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ As the COVID-19 pandemic looms over the competitive sports landscape in the US, Major League Baseball will become the first of the four major leagues to attempt to stage contests, though they will do so without fans to witness them. Starting Thursday, July 23, the latest Opening …
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