Welcome to another week A’s fans!
The A’s wrapped up their Southern California road trip yesterday with a win against the Padres. That wrapped up a 4-2 road trip, They went 3-1 against the Angels but probably should have gotten a sweep with how well they played. That lone loss came in the game J.T. Ginn took a no-hitter into the ninth only to allow a walk-off two-run home run. That one stung but at least the A’s bounced back and won the next three against arguably the worst team in the league. They needed
to do that to prove to themselves they’re going to be a contender for the long haul this year. The Padres’ series wasn’t easy but the guys got away with one and avoided a sweep.
Now the A’s are back in Sacramento for an extended homestand. First they’ll welcome the division-rival Seattle Mariners to town for three games to start the week off. An off-day Thursday will give the A’s a chance to get a rest, catch their breath, and get ready for a weekend series against the New York Yankees, who possess the second-best record in the American League behind the Rays.
First up, the M’s. Seattle is second in the AL West but are below .500 at just 25-29. They’ve lost two in a row and are 2 1/2 games behind the A’s in the division. Tonight’s matchup will be an interesting one as veterans Aaron Civale and Luis Castillo go head to head to start the series. Back at home, this would be an excellent time to put some distance in the standings between us and last year’s division champions.
Happy Memorial Day everyone!
A’s Coverage:
- Is A Jump In Talent Nigh?
- A’s Win In San Diego, Beat Padres 5-2
- A’s Drop Second Straight To Padres 2-0
- A’s Drop Series-Opener in San Diego
- “State Of The Rotation”: A Projected Weakness, An Actual…?
- Big Amish, meet Man of Steal: Kurtz ties Henderson’s 46-game on-base streak
- Jump, A’s No. 3 prospect, dazzles to extend scoreless streak
- Guerrero touts West Sacramento’s MLB experience as expansion looms large
- A’s Come Back In Extras, Beat Angels 6-5
- A’s clobber Angels 14-6 in Anaheim
- A’s Suffer Heartbreaker to Open Road Trip
- ’Gut-wrenching’: Ginn takes no-no into ninth only to give up walk-off home run
- Kurtz in rarefied air through 162 career games
MLB News and Interest:
- Chris Taylor Changes Mind On Retirement
- Taijuan Walker Inks Minor League Deal with Angels
- Rays place Jonny DeLuca on 10-day IL with strained hamstring
- Diamondbacks Place Lourdes Gurriel Jr. On 10-Day IL
- MLB debuts are always special. This one was unbelievable
- Mariners Notes: Crawford, Rotation, Castillo
- Dayán Viciedo Retires
- Today in Baseball History
Best of X:
The end of a career, enjoy retirement Nick Anderson!
An interesting arm in the lower minors:
If he is, it’s looking more and more like a reliever. Thoughts?
