Category: Oakland A’s

Nevada’s Teacher’s Union Takes Action to Block Public Funding for A’s Stadium

The Nevada State Education Association (NSEA) is taking action to block public funding for the construction of a new baseball stadium for the Oakland A’s to move to Las Vegas in a campaign launched on Thursday. The statewide teachers union vowed to pursue “every possible path” to stop the use of public financing, including litigation or even…


Angels’ Bullpen Shuts Down A’s to Seal Win

Griffin Canning gave up three runs in five-plus efficient innings, the Angels’ bullpen threw four scoreless innings and Los Angeles held on for a 5–3 victory over the Oakland A’s on Tuesday in Anaheim, Calif. Brandon Drury was one of four Angels with two hits apiece, the key hit being a two-run triple in the…


Shohei Ohtani Strikes out 10 in Angels’ Opening Loss to A’s

OAKLAND, Calif.—Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 over six scoreless innings in his season debut coming off the World Baseball Classic title before Oakland capitalized once he exited with Aledmys Díaz rallying the Athletics on a tie-breaking single in the eighth for a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night, March 30. Esteury…


Angels’ Ohtani Has No-hitter Broken up in 8Th vs Athletics

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Los Angeles Angels phenom Shohei Ohtani took a no-hitter into the eighth inning Thursday night against the Oakland Athletics before Conner Capel singled with two outs to break it up. Capel hit a sharp grounder that deflected off sliding shortstop Livan Soto’s glove and into left-center field. Even if Soto had been able to…


Wild MLB Debut by Yankees’ Weissert; HBPs on First 2 Pitches

OAKLAND, Calif.—From the very first pitch, it was pretty painful to watch the major league debut of New York Yankees reliever Greg Weissert. Painful for Oakland hitters, too. He plunked a batter with his first offering. Then he balked. Then he nailed a guy with his second pitch, prompting the A’s hitter to slam down…


Angels Tie MLB Record With 7 Solo HRs but Lose to Athletics

ANAHEIM—The Los Angeles Angels tied a major league record with seven solo home runs, including two by Shohei Ohtani, but still lost to the Oakland Athletics 8–7 Thursday. The Angels are the first team in the majors to hit seven solo homers and score no other runs in a game. They’re also the sixth team to…


LA Angels Pitcher Chase Silseth Wins Debut Over A’s 2–0

Fresh from Minor League Double-A , Chase Silseth threw six shutout innings in his MLB debut for the Los Angeles Angels (22–12) leading to 2–0 victory at Oakland A’s (14–20) Friday night. As the 21-year-old 11th-round draft pick from the University of Arizona, Silseth became the first player from the 2021 draft class to reach…


A’s Keep Pace in Wild-Card Race With 5-4 Win Over Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif.—The Oakland Athletics committed three errors in the first two innings, stranded 10 runners through the first six and didn’t have an extra-base hit all night at the Big A. The A’s still manufactured enough ugly runs and got enough beautiful pitching to keep pace in the AL wild-card race. Cole Irvin threw six…