BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The A’s wrapped up their last regularly scheduled home stand of the season with a 13-4 shellacking at the hands of the New York Mets Sunday afternoon at the Coliseum. Three time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (11-4, 2.13) got the win, the 201st of his …
Read More »Waldichuk continues to impress, but Braves rip Athletics again
BY RICK PORCARO Former Saint Mary’s Gael Ken Waldichuk had his second straight solid start for the Athletics, but home runs by Atlanta’s Vaughn Grissom and Dansby Swanson turned the tide as the Braves completed a sweep of their brief two game series in Oakland with a 7-3 win over …
Read More »Giants knock off Phillies 5-4 for second straight win at Oracle
BY RICK PORCARO Joc Pederson continued his recent hot streak with a pair of hits and three RBI’s and seven San Francisco pitchers combined to shut down the Phillies when it mattered most as the Giants scored a 5-4 win over Philadelphia in a back and forth game that saw …
Read More »Padres sweep buries Giants behind Musgrove’s 11 strikeouts
BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER San Diego rode an 11 strikeout performance from Joe Musgrove and a three RBI day from Manny Machado to jump out to a five run lead against Alex Wood and Zach Littell before holding on to score a 5-4 win over the Giants Wednesday afternoon. The loss …
Read More »A’s celebrate the past, look to future in series split with Yanks
BY RICK PORCARO The A’s rode a strong pitching performance by Adrian Martinez to shut down the powerful bats of the AL East leading Yankees for the second game in a row to score a 4-1 win over New York before 29,498 fans at the Coliseum Sunday afternoon. Martinez (3-3, …
Read More »Young A’s apply brakes to Mariners playoff push with series win
BY RICK PORCARO The A’s slowed the Mariners push for their first postseason appearance since 2001 with a 5-3 win at the Coliseum Sunday afternoon, taking the rubber match of the three game weekend series against a Seattle team that had beaten them ten straight times at the Coliseum prior …
Read More »Twins hoping to reverse history as season enters homestretch
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Minnesota Twins made the playoffs in three of the past five seasons, and won the American League Central in both 2019 and 2020 before their nightmarish 2021 campaign. During that ill-fated season, the Twins finished last, 20 games back of the division winning White Sox. This …
Read More »Who are the NFL’s all-time best offensive players?
BY RICK PORCARO Who are the NFL’s all-time best offensive players? Sports are a huge part of life around the city of Martinez and the whole East Bay area in San Francisco. In fact, the whole state of California is mad about sports and has many awesome teams to support. …
Read More »Ex-A’s manager Melvin digging other side of Billy Ball with Pads
BY J.A. SCHWARTZ In his first season as manager of the Padres, Bob Melvin recently had the very delicate task of navigating a major league locker room full of players fraught with anxiety as the trade deadline approached. General Manager A. J. Preller, who is among the most driven and …
Read More »Betts three-run shot leads LA to four game sweep of Giants
BY RICK PORCARO The Dodgers extended the Giants misery with a 5-3 win at Oracle Park Thursday afternoon, completing their second four-game sweep of San Francisco in just two weeks since the All-Star break. The outcome assured the Dodgers of their first four game sweep in San Francisco since July …
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