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Ten Game Recap
• TUE MAY 13, 2026 • Kurtz Turns the Game With One Mighty Swing Athletics (6) vs St. Louis Cardinals (2) West Sacramento, CA - Nick Kurtz gave the Athletics the jolt they needed tonight, turning a tight duel into a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals with one epic fifth-inning swing. St. Louis struck first in the fourth after Nolan Gorman singled, Masyn Winn reached with help from a Colby Thomas error, and Nathan Church lined an RBI single to center. The A’s answered in the fifth after Darell Hernaiz and Michael Stefanic singled and Shea Langeliers loaded the bases. Following an injury delay after Kurtz fouled off a pitch into his foot, he crushed his sixth homer of the season to center for a grand slam, flipping a 1-0 deficit into a 4-1 lead. The Cardinals trimmed it in the seventh on Iván Herrera’s sacrifice fly, but the A’s kept adding. Kurtz doubled to start the bottom half, Thomas singled him to third, and Henry Bolte lifted a sacrifice fly for a 5-2 cushion. Zack Gelof then opened the eight with his fourth homer of the year, giving the A’s their final margin. Hernaiz sparked the lineup with three hits, Kurtz drove in four, and Sacramento's defense helped shut down rallies with three key outs on the bases. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #42 / 22-20 | |||
 | • TUE MAY 12, 2026 • Cardinals Grab Early Lead and Make the A’s Chase Athletics (4) vs St. Louis Cardinals (6) West Sacramento, CA - The Athletics spent the evening trying to climb out of a hole that St. Louis dug almost immediately, and the comeback had just enough bite to keep things interesting before falling short in a 6-4 loss. The Cardinals jumped Jeffrey Springs for four runs in the first, with Jordan Walker singling home the opener, José Fermín ripping a two-run double, and Yohel Pozo adding another RBI single. The A’s punched back in the second when Nick Kurtz delivered an RBI single, stretching his on-base streak to 35 games, before Shea Langeliers drove in two with a double to cut it to 4-3. But JJ Wetherholt gave St. Louis breathing room in the sixth, launching a two-run homer off Joel Kuhnel. Langeliers kept the A’s alive with a 448-foot blast in the eighth, the 100th homer of his career, but Riley O’Brien worked around a leadoff walk in the ninth for his 12th save as the Athletics were held to six hits. Image By: Mauricio Segura / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #41 / 21-20 | ||
 | • SUN MAY 10, 2026 • Athletics Get Caught at the Plate Athletics (1) @ Baltimore Orioles (2) Baltimore, MD - The Athletics had a sweep within reach, but Baltimore slipped away with a 2-1 win in a tight, old-fashioned pitcher’s duel. Carlos Cortes put the A’s ahead with a second-inning sacrifice fly, but Gunnar Henderson tied it with an RBI single in the third. Luis Severino kept the game within reach, striking out four over 5 1/3 innings, but Dylan Beavers delivered the deciding RBI single in the sixth. The biggest swing without a bat came in the seventh, when Cortes tried to score the tying run and Leody Taveras cut him down at the plate. Chris Bassitt handled the heavy lifting for Baltimore, allowing one run over six innings with six strikeouts. Nick Kurtz still stretched his on-base streak to 34 games, while Jacob Wilson exited after a diving play in the fifth. The A’s had chances, but one perfect throw turned a possible rally into a long flight home. Image Created By: The Golden Bay Times Graphics Dept / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #40 / 21-19 | ||
• SAT MAY 9, 2026 • Rooker Rocks Camden As Civale Tames The Birds Athletics (6) @ Baltimore Orioles (2) Baltimore, MD - The Athletics struck early and never let Baltimore fully breathe, beating the Orioles 6-2 in Game 2 at Camden Yards behind Aaron Civale’s steady arm and Brent Rooker’s loud bat. Nick Kurtz doubled in the first, Shea Langeliers singled him home, and the Green and Gold grabbed a 1-0 lead before the Orioles settled in. Civale then made that slim edge feel sturdy, escaping early traffic with help from Zack Gelof’s 5-4-3 double play and three straight strikeouts in the second. The game cracked open in the third when Kurtz walked, Langeliers singled, and Rooker launched a three-run homer to right, turning a tight game into a 4-0 advantage. Kurtz added another double, stole third, and scored on Langeliers’ sacrifice fly in the fifth. Civale’s biggest act came later that inning, when Baltimore loaded the bases with nobody out and he escaped untouched. The Orioles cut it to 5-2 in the eighth on Colton Cowser’s two-run single, but Colby Thomas answered with an RBI single in the ninth. Joel Kuhnel closed it calmly, sealing a balanced, convincing win for the first-place A’s, who looked sharp, composed, and very much in control. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #39 / 21-18 | |||
• FRI MAY 8, 2026 • Langeliers Lights the Fuse as A’s Blast Phillies Athletics (4) @ Baltimore Orioles (3) Baltimore, MD - The Athletics escaped Camden Yards with a tense 4-3 win over the Orioles, using one big fifth inning, steady pitching, and a late insurance run to survive Baltimore’s ninth-inning push. Jacob Lopez gave the A’s a much-needed calm start, allowing three hits and two runs over 5.1 innings while striking out five. Baltimore threatened early, but Lopez worked out of trouble before Pete Alonso’s fourth-inning solo homer put the Orioles ahead. The A’s answered in the fifth when Jacob Wilson singled, Lawrence Butler followed with another hit, and Zack Gelof drove in Wilson to tie the game. Jeff McNeil advanced the runners, and Nick Kurtz delivered the night’s biggest swing, a two-run triple to right that gave the Athletics a 3-1 lead. Adley Rutschman homered in the sixth to cut it to 3-2, but the bullpen held Baltimore quiet through the eighth. Wilson added the decisive run in the eighth with an RBI single that scored Tyler Soderstrom, which proved crucial after Samuel Basallo’s ninth-inning RBI single made it 4-3. Hogan Harris finally slammed the door by striking out Jeremiah Jackson, preserving a gritty road win for the Green and Gold. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #38 / 20-18 | |||
• THU MAY 7, 2026 • Langeliers Lights the Fuse as A’s Blast Phillies Athletics (12) @ Philadelphia Phillies (1) Philadelphia, PA- The Athletics turned a frustrating series around Thursday night with a loud 12-1 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, avoiding a sweep and delivering their sharpest answer of the road trip. Shea Langeliers, back from the paternity list after the birth of his son Owen, opened the scoring with a two-run homer before Andrew Painter recorded an out, and Brent Rooker followed with another first-inning blast to give the A’s a quick 4-0 lead. Sacramento kept piling on as Carlos Cortes singled home a run, Jacob Wilson added a two-run homer, and Zack Gelof delivered a triple before launching a two-run shot in the seventh. Tyler Soderstrom, Lawrence Butler and Nick Kurtz helped keep traffic on the bases, turning the lineup into a full-night headache for Philadelphia. J.T. Ginn gave the A’s exactly what they needed, working eight strong innings while allowing only Kyle Schwarber’s solo homer. Backed by timely double plays and steady defense, the Athletics left Philadelphia with a convincing, complete win. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #37 / 19-18 | |||
• WED MAY 6, 2026 • A's Drown in Eighth Inning Phillies Surge Athletics (3) @ Philadelphia Phillies (6) Philadelphia, PA- For seven innings, the Athletics looked ready to wash away Tuesday’s ugly loss and keep proving why they belonged atop the American League West, but one brutal eighth inning flipped the night in Philadelphia. Jeffrey Springs gave Sacramento a strong road start, working around early traffic and protecting a 1-0 lead after Lawrence Butler walked and scored on Jacob Wilson’s RBI single in the third. Wilson also stole second and extended his hitting streak to 10 games, while Nick Kurtz later added to his major-league-best reaching-base streak, pushing it to 30 games. The A’s stretched the lead to 2-0 in the fifth when Zack Gelof doubled and Kurtz singled him home, then Tyler Soderstrom launched his fifth homer in the sixth for a 3-1 edge. Philadelphia chipped back on Brandon Marsh’s triple and Adolis García’s solo shot, but the A’s still led 3-2 entering the eighth. Then everything collapsed. Kyle Schwarber walked, Bryce Harper reached after Jeff McNeil’s throwing error, García singled, and Edmundo Sosa drove in two to put the Phillies ahead. Marsh and Justin Crawford added more damage, turning it into a 6-3 loss despite a bases-loaded A’s threat in the ninth that died on Wilson’s soft groundout. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #36 / 18-18 | |||
• TUE MAY 5, 2026 • Harper & The Phillies Give No Brotherly Love to the A's in a 9-1 Pounding Athletics (1) @ Philadelphia Phillies (9) Philadelphia, PA- The Athletics arrived in Philadelphia atop the American League West, but Tuesday night quickly became a reminder that first place does not protect a team from a cold bat and a hot opponent. Luis Severino escaped early trouble in the first two innings, stranding loaded bases in the first and two more Phillies in scoring position in the second, but the A’s offense never gave him support. Cristopher Sánchez kept the Green and Gold quiet, retiring the side in order four times and shutting down their best chances in the third, sixth, and seventh. Bryce Harper opened the scoring with a solo homer in the third, then Philadelphia broke the game open in the seventh. Trea Turner doubled and scored, J.T. Realmuto added a two-run double, and Bryson Stott followed with a two-run homer to make it 6-0. The Phillies piled on in the eighth when Justin Crawford doubled, Turner singled him home, and Harper launched his second homer of the night to push the lead to 9-0. The A’s avoided the shutout in the ninth on Darell Hernaiz’s bases-loaded walk, but the final stayed ugly at 9-1. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #35 / 18-17 | |||
• SUN MAY 2, 2026 • Green and Gold Wraps Up The Weekend with Thunder Athletics (7) vs Cleveland Guardians (1) West Sacramento, CA - The Athletics snapped back with a 7-1 win over Cleveland at Sutter Health Park, using early power, timely hitting, and a steady start from Aaron Civale to quiet a Guardians team that had bothered them throughout the series. Civale had traffic to handle right away, allowing early singles to Chase DeLauter, Kyle Manzardo, José Ramírez, and Travis Bazzana across the first few innings, but he kept escaping trouble and prevented Cleveland from taking control. Colby Thomas gave the A’s the first spark in the second inning with his first home run of the season, but DeLauter tied the game in the fifth with his sixth homer. The Athletics answered immediately and forcefully. Zack Gelof opened the bottom of the fifth with his second home run, Tyler Soderstrom followed with his fourth, and Brent Rooker added an RBI single to make it 4-1. In the sixth, Jeff McNeil delivered the afternoon’s biggest swing, a bases-clearing double to right that stretched the lead to 7-1. Civale finished six strong innings, and Justin Sterner, Mark Leiter Jr., and Joel Kuhnel closed it out as the Green and Gold finally turned the tables on Cleveland. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #34 / 18-16 | |||
• SAT MAY 1, 2026 • The Early Roar Became a Cleveland Avalanche Athletics (6) vs Cleveland Guardians (14) West Sacramento, CA - For one bright inning Saturday afternoon at Sutter Health Park, the Athletics looked ready to own the day, as Jacob Lopez opened with a clean first and Nick Kurtz started the bottom half with a single before Shea Langeliers launched a two-run homer to center for a quick 2-0 lead. Austin Hedges cut it to 2-1 with a solo shot in the third, but the A’s answered in the fourth when Jeff McNeil singled home Brent Rooker after a successful challenge overturned the call at the plate. Then Cleveland took over. Hedges doubled in the fifth, Steven Kwan singled him in, Angel Martínez added another hit, and José Ramírez ripped a two-run double before scoring on Rhys Hoskins’ sacrifice fly for a 5-3 Guardians lead. Langeliers struck again with his second homer, pulling the A’s within one, and McNeil’s sacrifice fly in the sixth made it 6-5. But the game cracked open late, as David Fry homered, Travis Bazzana delivered a two-run single, and Kyle Manzardo crushed a three-run pinch-hit homer in the eighth. Kurtz added an RBI single, but Cleveland kept pouring it on and handed the Athletics a 14-6 loss. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #33 / 17-16 | |||
• FRI MAY 1, 2026 • Rooker lit the Spark, but the Guardians Ignited the Night's Fire Athletics (5) vs Cleveland Guardians (8) West Sacramento, CA - The Athletics looked ready to carry their strong April into May tonight, but Cleveland turned a promising start into an 8-5 Guardians win. J.T. Ginn escaped a bases-loaded jam in the first, and Brent Rooker quickly gave the A’s a 2-0 lead with a two-run homer that snapped his career-long 0-for-20 hitless streak. Cleveland answered in the second on Chase DeLauter’s two-run double, but the A’s grabbed the lead again in the fourth when Zack Gelof’s ground-ball single scored Darell Hernaiz and Tyler Soderstrom for a 4-2 edge. The game shifted in the fifth after Ginn walked the bases loaded and Rhys Hoskins delivered a two-run double before Angel Martínez added a sacrifice fly. Cleveland stretched the lead in the seventh with Hoskins’ homer, Bo Naylor’s RBI double, and Brayan Rocchio’s run-scoring double. The A’s loaded the bases with nobody out in the seventh and got an RBI single from Rooker, but the rally stalled. Jeff McNeil doubled in the eighth for the 200th of his career, but Cleveland’s bullpen finished the job. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #32 / 17-15 | |||
• THU APR 30, 2026 • The Green and Gold Turn One Big Inning Into a Royal Pain Athletics (6) vs Kansas City Royals (3) West Sacramento, CA - The Athletics turned one loud inning into enough noise to beat the Kansas City Royals, 6-3, on a bright afternoon at Sutter Health Park. Kansas City struck first when Maikel Garcia doubled and scored on Starling Marte’s two-out single, but the A’s answered immediately. Jacob Wilson opened the bottom of the first with a single, Shea Langeliers doubled, and Darell Hernaiz drove in Wilson with a ground-ball single to tie it. Garcia put the Royals back ahead with a solo homer in the second, but the A’s took over in the bottom half. Lawrence Butler walked, Wilson singled, Langeliers doubled home Butler, and Nick Kurtz followed with a two-run double for a 4-2 lead. Hernaiz added another RBI single, giving the Athletics a four-run inning and a 5-2 cushion. Langeliers finished with three doubles and two runs, Wilson had two hits and two runs, and Hernaiz drove in three. Kansas City threatened in the fourth, but Luis Medina escaped a bases-loaded jam. Hernaiz added insurance in the seventh before Elias Díaz homered in the eighth. Jack Perkins closed it in the ninth as the A’s finished April looking every bit like a first-place club. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #31 / 17-14 | |||
• WED APR 29, 2026 • Butler Opens the Door, and Severino Slams It Shut! Athletics (5) vs Kansas City Royals (2) West Sacramento, CA - For one uneasy inning, the Athletics looked headed for another tight fight with Kansas City, as Bobby Witt Jr. scored in the first to give the Royals a 1-0 lead. Then Luis Severino took control. After allowing that early run, he settled in beautifully, working seven strong innings with one run allowed on four hits, seven strikeouts, and two walks. The A’s tied it in the second when Jacob Wilson doubled and Jeff McNeil brought him home with a double of his own. The game turned in the fourth, when Wilson singled, McNeil followed with another hit, and Zack Gelof moved both runners over with a sacrifice bunt. Lawrence Butler, who had been scuffling, unloaded on Michael Wacha for a three-run homer to right-center, giving the Athletics a 4-1 lead and the night’s biggest swing. Nick Kurtz kept his walk streak alive, Carlos Cortes extended his hot stretch with another hit, and Kurtz later added an RBI double in the sixth to make it 5-1. Kansas City pushed across a run in the ninth, but Mark Leiter Jr. struck out Jac Caglianone to seal a sharp 5-2 Athletics win. Image By: Mauricio Segura / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #30 / 16-14 | |||
 | • TUE APR 28, 2026 • Royals Flush the A’s After Witt Hits the Jackpot Athletics (1) vs Kansas City Royals (4) West Sacramento, CA - For nine innings Tuesday night at Sutter Health Park, the Athletics and Royals staged a tense little baseball tug-of-war, full of stranded runners, stolen bases, replay challenges, and missed chances before Bobby Witt Jr. finally broke it open with a three-run homer in the 10th to give Kansas City a 4-1 win. The A’s struck first in the second when Zack Gelof singled, moved over on Jeff McNeil’s groundout, and scored on Jacob Wilson’s sharp single to center. Aaron Civale made that 1-0 lead stand for five innings, dodging trouble with timely outs and help from Shea Langeliers, who threw behind Witt at third to stop a Royals threat. Salvador Perez tied it in the sixth with a solo shot to center, adding another painful chapter to his strong history against Civale. The A’s had plenty of chances, including bases-loaded spots in the first, eighth, and 10th, but the big hit kept disappearing like it had unpaid parking tickets. Carlos Cortes stayed active with a hit, walk, and hit-by-pitch, but Kansas City’s bullpen held firm. In extras, Witt’s blast turned a tight game into a Royals win, leaving the A’s with a frustrating missed opportunity. Image By: Mauricio Segura / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #29 / 15-14 | ||
• SUN APR 26, 2026 • Green and Gold Fly Home With a One-Run Nerve Test Athletics (2) @ Texas Rangers (1) Arlington, TX - The A’s did not exactly storm out of Texas on Sunday afternoon, but they still escaped with a gritty 2-1 win over the Rangers to claim sole possession of first place in the American League West. The Green and Gold struck quickly in the first inning after Tyler Soderstrom and Brent Rooker drew back-to-back walks against Kumar Rocker. Carlos Cortes then delivered the game’s biggest swing, ripping a two-run triple to center that scored both runners and gave the A’s a 2-0 lead they spent the rest of the afternoon guarding like treasure. Cortes stayed hot, adding two more singles and finishing with all three A’s RBIs. J.T. Ginn worked out of early trouble before leaving after an injury delay in the fourth, and the bullpen turned the rest into a high-wire act. Texas cut the lead to 2-1 in the sixth and loaded the bases with nobody out, but Justin Sterner struck out Danny Jansen and Sam Haggerty before getting Brandon Nimmo to line out. Nick Kurtz later made franchise history with a ninth-inning intentional walk, extending his walk streak to 16 straight games. Jack Perkins finished it by retiring the Rangers in order, sealing a tight win built on Cortes thunder and bullpen nerve. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #28 / 15-13 | |||
• SAT APR 25, 2026 • Oh So Close in Texas, but Sactown Falls by One Athletics (3) @ Texas Rangers (4) Arlington, TX - For five innings at Globe Life Field, the Athletics looked ready to steal a road win with sharp early offense and steady work from Jeffrey Springs, but baseball has a nasty habit of flipping the table when nobody asks. After a quiet first inning, Jacob Wilson doubled in the second and scored on Darell Hernaiz’s single for a 1-0 lead. The A’s stretched it to 3-0 in the third when Shea Langeliers singled, Nick Kurtz walked, Colby Thomas lined an RBI single to center, and Wilson added a sacrifice fly. Texas chipped back in the bottom half after Danny Jansen was hit by a pitch, Evan Carter walked, Sam Haggerty bunted for a single, Brandon Nimmo hit a sacrifice fly, and Corey Seager added an RBI single. Springs settled down until the sixth, when Seager singled and Josh Jung crushed a two-run homer to right-center, turning the game into a 4-3 Rangers lead. Carlos Cortes doubled as a pinch-hitter in the eighth, giving the Athletics one last real chance, but the tying run was stranded, and Jacob Latz shut the door in the ninth. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #27 / 14-13 | |||
• FRI APR 24, 2026 • The A’s Go Deep in the Heart of Texas Athletics (8) @ Texas Rangers (1) Arlington, TX - The Athletics wasted no time turning Globe Life Field into a launch pad, using three first-inning home runs and six total blasts to beat the Texas Rangers 8-1 in Arlington. Nick Kurtz opened the game with a leadoff homer to right, Carlos Cortes followed with a solo shot to right center, and Tyler Soderstrom added another to center, giving the Green and Gold a 3-0 lead before Texas had a chance to breathe. Luis Severino protected that early cushion with one of his sharpest starts of the season, allowing just one run over 6.2 innings while striking out five. Texas scored only in the fourth on Josh Jung’s ground-rule double after Corey Seager doubled, but Cortes broke the game open in the fifth with a three-run homer after Zack Gelof singled and Kurtz walked. Gelof added the final punch in the ninth with his first homer of the season, a two-run shot after Jeff McNeil’s single. Hogan Harris, Justin Sterner, and Luis Medina finished the job from the bullpen, while the A’s clean defense and power-heavy lineup helped turn a division showdown into a one-sided statement. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #26 / 14-12 | |||
• WED APR 22, 2026 • Kurtz Cracks the Door and Seattle Slams It Shut Athletics (4) @ Seattle Mariners (5) Seattle, WA - The Athletics looked ready to stretch their road surge one more day, but Seattle had the final answer in a 5-4 walk-off win at T-Mobile Park. The A’s struck first in the opening inning when Nick Kurtz drew a leadoff walk, Shea Langeliers and Carlos Cortes followed with singles, and Tyler Soderstrom lifted a sacrifice fly to bring home the game’s first run. Jeff McNeil then added an RBI single to make it 2-0. Seattle answered quickly, trimming the lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the first, then pulled closer in the third when Cal Raleigh launched a solo home run. The A’s got another run in that same inning on Jacob Wilson’s RBI double, and that 3-2 edge held for several tense frames. The Mariners finally tied it in the sixth on Rob Refsnyder’s sacrifice fly and moved ahead 4-3 in the seventh when Julio Rodríguez brought home J.P. Crawford with a groundout. Just when it looked finished, Kurtz came through again, hammering a game-tying homer to center in the ninth. But Seattle answered in the bottom half, as Raleigh and Rodríguez reached before Josh Naylor lined the winning hit to left, ending a game the A’s nearly stole back twice. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #25 / 13-12 | |||
• TUE APR 21, 2026 • The Green and Gold Grind Down Seattle Athletics (5) @ Seattle Mariners (2) Seattle, WA - The Athletics did not need late-inning chaos to beat the Mariners this time. They built a 5-2 win the old-fashioned way Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park, applying pressure early and answering every Seattle push. Nick Kurtz started it in the first by walking, stealing second, and scoring on Tyler Soderstrom’s RBI double. The Mariners tied it in the third on Josh Naylor’s sacrifice fly, but Jacob Lopez kept the game under control. The left-hander worked 5.1 innings, allowed two runs, and avoided the one crooked inning that could have flipped the night. Jeff McNeil put the Athletics back on top in the fourth with his first home run of the season, and after Cal Raleigh answered with a solo shot in the fifth, Sacramento struck again in the sixth when Soderstrom doubled and Jacob Wilson drove him home with a go-ahead double. Shea Langeliers then gave the Athletics breathing room in the seventh with a solo homer to center. The bullpen took care of the rest. Scott Barlow provided key outs, Hogan Harris erased a seventh-inning threat, and Jack Perkins closed the final two innings. Wilson added an insurance RBI single in the ninth as the Athletics finished off a crisp, steady, and well-earned win. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #24 / 13-11 | |||
• MON APR 20, 2026 • Athletics Silence Seattle with Back To Back Shots Athletics (6) @ Seattle Mariners (4) Seattle, WA - For the first two innings Monday night at T-Mobile Park, the Athletics looked stuck in the same old trap. Seattle jumped ahead quickly when Cal Raleigh smashed a first-inning home run, Julio Rodríguez stole second after a single, and Josh Naylor doubled him home. Dominic Canzone then opened the second with a homer, giving the Mariners a 3-0 lead and putting early pressure on J.T. Ginn and the A’s offense. But Ginn settled down after the rough start and gave the Athletics a chance to crawl back into the game. Carlos Cortes began the comeback in the fourth with a solo shot to right, cutting the lead to 3-1. Then in the sixth, the game turned completely when Nick Kurtz blasted a leadoff homer to center and Shea Langeliers followed immediately with another, tying the score at 3-3. From there, the bullpen held firm, with Hogan Harris and Mark Leiter Jr. keeping Seattle quiet long enough for the bats to strike again. In the eighth, Tyler Soderstrom doubled, Jacob Wilson singled, and Jeff McNeil walked to load the bases. Max Muncy drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly, and Lawrence Butler added a two-run single to give the Athletics the breathing room they needed in a 6-4 win. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #23 / 12-11 | |||
 | • SUN APR 19, 2026 • A Late Push Falls Short as the Athletics Chase From Behind Athletics (4) vs Chicago White Sox (7) West Sacramento, CA - The Athletics found themselves playing uphill early and never quite reached the summit in a 7-4 loss, despite showing signs of life in the middle innings. Chicago struck first with a sacrifice fly in the opening frame, then created separation in the second when Derek Hill launched a solo shot and Miguel Vargas followed with a two-run homer to make it 4-0. The Athletics answered quickly when Darell Hernaiz connected for his first home run of the season in the bottom of the second, trimming the deficit, but the game tilted again in the fifth. Munetaka Murakami drove a two-run homer to right and Colson Montgomery added a solo blast, stretching the lead to six. That swing proved decisive. The Athletics mounted their best rally in the seventh, sparked by Zack Gelof’s two-run double into the gap before a wild pitch brought him home to make it 7-4. It was the kind of push that hinted at a comeback, but the bats went quiet from there. Jeffrey Springs absorbed the loss after surrendering seven runs across five innings, while Chicago’s bullpen closed the door without allowing the Athletics another opening. Image By: Mauricio Segura / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #22 / 11-11 | ||
 | • SAT APR 18, 2026 • Small Ball Wins Big in an Eleven Inning Grind Athletics (7) vs Chicago White Sox (6) West Sacramento, CA - The Athletics did not overpower their way to this one, they outlasted it, outthought it, and in the end, out-executed it. In a 7-6 victory that stretched into the 11th inning, the difference came down to details that often get overlooked until they decide everything. After Nick Kurtz erased a late deficit with a game-tying home run, the game settled into a tense back-and-forth where every pitch carried weight. When the 11th arrived, the Athletics leaned into a more traditional approach. Denzel Clarke’s bunt moved Jacob Wilson into scoring position, forcing the defense to make a play under pressure. Moments later, Max Muncy delivered a sacrifice fly that was not flashy, but it was exactly what the situation demanded. Wilson tagged and scored without hesitation, ending it. The offense produced throughout, but it was the awareness in the final sequence that stood out most. This was not a win built on one swing or one moment, but on a series of small, deliberate choices that added up. For a team trying to establish consistency, this was the kind of game that shows how it can be done. Image By: Mauricio Segura / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #21 / 11-10 | ||
• FRI APR 17, 2026 • The Bats Got Loud and the Athletics Paid for It Athletics (2) vs Chicago White Sox (9) West Sacramento, CA - The Athletics ran into a White Sox lineup that finally looked awake, and the result was a 9-2 loss that turned from manageable to messy in a hurry. Aaron Civale was hit hard early and often, surrendering 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings as Chicago kept finding barrels instead of empty swings. Colson Montgomery helped set the tone with two RBIs, Andrew Benintendi collected three hits and drove in a run, and Munetaka Murakami delivered the real hammer blow with a seventh-inning grand slam that cleared the batter’s eye and buried any realistic comeback hopes. Chicago finished with 15 hits, which tells the whole story without much need for poetry. The Athletics did not get their first hit until Shea Langeliers doubled in the fourth, and their first run came moments later when Nick Kurtz lined an RBI single to center. That cut the deficit to 3-1, but Davis Martin never let the game wobble. He worked seven strong innings, allowed just three hits and one earned run, and kept the Athletics from building any kind of pressure. By the time Andy Ibáñez added a late RBI groundout, this one had already slipped far out of reach. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #20 / 10-10 | |||
 | • THU APR 16, 2026 • Late Lead Slips Away as Athletics Let One Get Loose Athletics (6) vs Texas Rangers (9) West Sacramento, CA - The A's built it, grabbed it, and then let it slip right through their hands, turning a hard-earned late lead into a 9-6 loss that capped a split. Winds in excess of 24 mph had a hand in today's loss as hard hits to left and center were knocked down from home run trajectories.Texas went up early, but the Athletics answered in the fifth when Jacob Wilson lined a two-run single and Carlos Cortes added an RBI hit to make it 3-2. The Rangers edged back ahead with a tie in the sixth and a two-run shot from Josh Jung in the seventh, but the Athletics refused to fold, reclaiming control in the eighth when Nick Kurtz ripped a bases-clearing double to jump in front 6-5. That should have been enough. It wasn’t. The ninth inning unraveled quickly, starting with a throwing error that cracked the door open, followed by a go-ahead single and another hit that brought in two more runs. In the span of a few swings, a win turned into a loss. The offense did its job when it mattered most, but closing it out proved to be the difference. Image By: Mauricio Segura / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #19 / 10-9 | ||
 | • WED APR 15, 2026 • A Swing Here a Swing There and the Athletics Take Control Athletics (6) vs Texas Rangers (5) West Sacramento, CA - The first place Athletics turned on the power and grit, holding off the Rangers 6-5 behind a pair of momentum-shifting home runs. Shea Langeliers ignited the surge in the sixth inning with a two-run shot that flipped the score, and Jacob Wilson followed in the seventh with another two-run blast that gave the Athletics just enough cushion to withstand a late push. Texas made it uncomfortable down the stretch, with Corey Seager’s earlier two-run homer setting the tone and Jake Burger’s three-run shot pulling the Rangers within one, but the Athletics had already stacked enough offense to survive the pressure. Denzel Clarke contributed with a run-scoring play, and Tyler Soderstrom’s RBI double added a key insurance run that loomed large as the lead narrowed. On the mound, J.T. Ginn provided stability through 5 1/3 innings, keeping the damage manageable before handing it over to the bullpen. Joel Kuhnel handled the final moments, securing the save and sealing a win that showed this group can respond, adjust, and finish when the game tightens. Image By: Mauricio Segura / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #18 / 10-8 | ||
 | • TUE APR 14, 2026 • Two Runs Were Enough and Just Barely Athletics (2) vs Texas Rangers (1) West Sacramento, CA - The Athletics did not need a barrage of hits to get past Texas, just one well-timed swing and a pitching staff that refused to give in. After falling behind on Jake Burger’s RBI single in the first inning, the response came quickly and decisively. In the third, Jacob Wilson stepped in and lined a two-run single that flipped the game and, as it turned out, settled it for good. From there, the tone shifted to control and precision. Jeffrey Springs worked 6 1/3 innings, allowing just one run on five hits while striking out five, keeping Texas from ever building momentum. Defense stepped in when it had to. Wilson made a spinning play in the second that cut off a potential rally, and Denzel Clarke delivered the kind of moment that sticks, leaping at the wall in the fourth to take extra bases away from Andrew McCutchen. With a slim lead intact, Mark Leiter Jr. handled the final outs, closing the door on a four-hit night for the Rangers. It was not flashy, but it was sharp, clean, and exactly the kind of game that adds up over a long season. Image By: Mauricio Segura / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #17 / 9-8 | ||
 | • MON APR 13, 2026 • Burger Grills The A's Early For The Series Opening Loss Athletics (1) vs Texas Rangers (8) West Sacramento, CA - The Athletics began with winning momentum from their success in New York, but they were quickly pushed onto their heels in an 8-1 loss to Texas that snapped a five-game winning streak. The tone was set immediately when Jake Burger launched a three-run homer in the first inning, putting the Green and Gold in chase mode before they could settle in. Burger struck again in the third with a solo shot, finishing with four runs batted in and doing most of the heavy lifting for a Rangers lineup that never let up. On the mound, Nathan Eovaldi controlled the game throughout, working seven scoreless innings and limiting any chance of a comeback. The A's struggled to generate sustained offense and were kept quiet until Lawrence Butler finally broke through with a solo homer in the eighth, providing the only run of the game. Butler also made one of the defensive highlights, reaching up to take a home run away from Corey Seager earlier in the game, a moment that briefly sparked energy but could not shift the outcome. Texas added insurance late, turning a competitive start into a one-sided finish. Image By: Mauricio Segura / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #16 / 8-8 | ||
• SUN APR 12, 2026 • Kurtz' Swing Was Enough Athletics (1) @ New York Mets (6) Flushing, NY - The A’s didn’t need much offense, just one well-timed crack of the bat and a steady run of arms that refused to bend. Nick Kurtz provided all the scoring with a solo home run in the third inning, a clean shot that barely needed any help and ultimately stood as the difference in a tight 1-0 win over the Mets. From there, the game turned into a clinic on pristine pitching. Aaron Civale set the tone, working 5 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing just four hits and never handing out a walk, keeping New York off balance without overpowering stuff. The bullpen picked up right where he left off, locking things down inning by inning before Joel Kuhnel shut the door to secure the save. The Mets had their chances but couldn’t string anything together, matching the A’s with four hits but never finding the big one. On the other side, Freddy Peralta was sharp as well, but Kurtz’s lone swing proved costly. The result was a clean sweep and a fifth straight win, with the A’s leaning on precision, patience, and just enough pop to get it done. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #15 / 8-7 | |||
• SAT APR 11, 2026 • Soderstrom Leads Saturday's Surge in Queens Athletics (11) @ New York Mets (6) Flushing, NY - Tyler Soderstrom swung the biggest bat in the Athletics’ 11-6 win over the Mets, blasting two home runs and driving in five runs in a game that kept tilting harder in the A’s favor every time New York seemed ready to breathe. The A’s finished with 11 runs on 14 hits, and Soderstrom supplied the thunder, including a three-run shot that helped break things open. Shea Langeliers also delivered an RBI hit, and the lineup kept pressure on Kodai Senga, who was tagged for seven earned runs in just over three innings in a rough outing by his standards. The Mets did not go quietly, but the Athletics kept answering, stacking quality at-bats and forcing New York’s pitching staff to work without much peace. It was the kind of offensive performance that felt less like a hot stretch and more like a lineup deciding it had seen enough. For an A’s club trying to build rhythm early, this was not just a win. It was a loud, confident reminder that when the middle of the order gets rolling, the scoreboard can start looking downright rude in a hurry. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #14 / 7-7 | |||
• FRI APR 10, 2026 • Four Runs Were Plenty as A’s Pitching Does the Rest Athletics (4) @ New York Mets (0) Flushing, NY - The Athletics kept their pitching machine humming and their bats patient in a 4-0 win over the Mets, turning a tight game into a late knockout. J.T. Ginn, facing the organization that drafted him, gave the Athletics four scoreless innings and allowed just one hit while striking out four. After he exited, the bullpen took over and slammed the door, with Jack Perkins earning the win during 2 1/3 scoreless innings as part of a combined six-hit shutout. The Athletics scratched out the first run in the third when Shea Langeliers lined a single to right that brought home Max Muncy, and that slim edge held for most of the game because the pitching staff never let New York build any rhythm. Then came the ninth, when Jeff McNeil, back against his former club, delivered an RBI single, and Denzel Clarke followed with a two-run single that gave the box score some breathing room and the Mets a headache. McNeil finished with two hits, the Athletics collected nine in all, and the bigger story was the staff again looking stubborn, sharp, and just plain difficult to score on. For a team trying to build momentum, this was the kind of clean, no-nonsense win that plays very well. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #13 / 6-7 | |||
• THU APR 9, 2026 • Muncy Sparks A's Quiet Heist in the Bronx Athletics (1) @ New York Yankees (0) Bronx, NY - For six innings, this game moved like a tightrope walk at Yankee Stadium, with neither side able to land the big punch. The A’s scratched out traffic but kept coming up empty, while Jeffrey Springs kept New York off balance and helped turn Aaron Judge into a ground-ball machine, as the Yankees star went 0-for-4. Oakland’s first real crack of daylight came in the seventh, when Max Muncy ripped a triple to right and Tyler Soderstrom followed with a sharp RBI single to give the A’s a 1-0 lead. That lone run held up, but not without a little late-inning sweat. In the bottom of the seventh, Giancarlo Stanton walked, Ben Rice singled, and pinch-runner Jazz Chisholm Jr. plus Rice pulled off a double steal to put the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position. The Yankees still could not cash in, with Austin Wells flying out to end the threat. Oakland nearly added insurance in the ninth after Muncy doubled and moved to third, but Paul Blackburn escaped the inning. Then Hogan Harris slammed the door in the bottom half, retiring Cody Bellinger, Chisholm, and Rice to finish a crisp, pressure-packed 1-0 win for the A’s. Image By: Getty Images / Written By: Mauricio Segura / Game #12 / 5-7 | |||
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