The A's, in West Sacramento, in free fall
This is the Athletics hub. Fifty-seven years of Oakland baseball are boxed up and parked in a Triple-A ballpark while everyone waits on Las Vegas, and that is the whole ugly story. The baseball happening inside it deserves writing about anyway, so we do.
The 2026 season was a mirage that ended on schedule. They were over .500 in June, then came the streaks: nine straight in July, 41-55 at the break, and a free fall that never actually stopped. The one night that broke the pattern, a 15-1 win that snapped a ten-game skid, was worth checking the box score three times.
There is real talent here, which is what makes it maddening. Jacob Lopez keeps pitching well enough to win and keeps getting nothing behind him. Nick Kurtz and Shea Langeliers both started an All-Star Game. Gage Jump, Jacob Wilson, Brian Serven and Tyler Soderstrom all show up in these recaps for the right reasons.
Every game gets covered here, wins and losses. The A's dynasty years and the Moneyball era are in Bay Area Dynasties; the rest of the league is in Bay Area MLB.
The situation, explained
Four pages cover what is actually happening to this franchise, and they get updated as it moves: what Sutter Health Park is really like, 14,014 seats, the wind, and the second-highest home run rate in the majors; the Oakland to Sacramento to Las Vegas timeline, including where the $2 billion Strip ballpark actually stands; the roster and depth chart, read by who is still here in 2028; and what the Bay Area actually lost, written down before somebody rewrites it.
The anger lives in Bay Area Villains, where it belongs. The 2026 season itself is in the first-half breakdown and the free fall that never stopped.
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Twins 9, Athletics 6: Rally Falls Short
Jeffrey Springs took his twelfth loss, Minnesota piled up sixteen hits and led 9-1, and a four run ninth got the A's within three. 51-81.
A's 7, Astros 6: Down Six, Somehow Alive
Down 6-0 after four, Brian Serven's homer started a six run fifth and Max Muncy won it in the seventh. 51-80.
A's 4, Astros 3: Win Fifty, on a Wild Pitch and a Ground Out
Jacob Lopez struck out nine in six. Medina gave it back in the seventh. Then the tying run scored on a wild pitch and the winner on a ground out. 50-80.
Royals 9, A's 7: A Five Run Lead, Gone in One Inning
They led 5-1 in the eighth and Kansas City scored seven, John Rave clearing the bases. Second blown late lead in two nights. 49-78.
Royals 4, A's 3: A Two Run Ninth Inning Lead, Gone in Ten Minutes
A catcher interference, a bases loaded walk and a Bobby Witt Jr. single ended it. Eight innings of good pitching thrown away in front of 12,009. 49-77.
Rays 12, A's 4: Six Home Runs, Two of Them From a .216 Hitter
Taylor Walls had no homers all season and hit two. Nick Martinez threw a complete game with no walks. Twenty-two runs allowed in two nights. 47-73.
A's 4, Red Sox 3: A Series Win, Their First Since Mid-June
Max Muncy doubled off the Monster against Chapman in the ninth. Jeff McNeil got his 1,000th hit. Jacob Wilson set a major league record for shortstops.
Red Sox 13, A's 1: Fourteen Strikeouts, Two Hits, and a Ninth Straight Loss
Payton Tolle struck out 14 in six innings without a walk. Oakland had two hits all night. Boston had fifteen. The streak is nine and the record is 45-71.
Reds 3, A's 2: Nine Strikeouts, 87 Pitches, and Kotsay Went to the Bullpen Anyway
Jacob Lopez had solved the Reds. He came out in a tie game. Two singles and a sacrifice fly later it was over. Seventh straight loss, 45-69.
Reds 5, A's 4: They Led in the Eighth and Lost on Wild Pitches. Plural.
The tying run and the winning run both scored without Cincinnati putting a ball in play. J.T. Ginn's six-inning return from the blister, wasted. 45-68, and 0-5 since the deadline weekend began.
Tigers 11, A's 0: Swept, Shut Out, and Outscored 32-7 in Three Days
Gage Jump walked six and did not finish the fourth, Detroit added four in the eighth, and a position player pitched the ninth. Five straight losses, 45-67, and a weekend they were outscored 32-7.
The A's Free Fall Never Actually Stopped: 45-63, Fourth Place, and a Trade Deadline That Can't Come Soon Enough
Nine losses in a row was supposed to be the bottom. Instead the A's have gone 4-8 since, sitting 18 games under .500 with Monday's trade deadline arriving right on schedule.
Red Sox 4, Athletics 2 (10): Jacob Lopez Deals, the Offense Sleeps, Extras Bite Again
Lopez strikes out eight, Heim and Butler crush solo homers, and nothing else happens for ten innings. Monasterio's two-run shot in the tenth ends it. A's fall to 45-63.
Athletics 4, Red Sox 3: Brian Serven's Homer Holds Up, Tommy White Goes 4-for-4
Gage Jump goes six scoreless, Serven's two-run homer breaks it open, and Tommy White goes 4-for-4. Hogan Harris survives a two-run ninth. A's improve to 45-62.
Red Sox 4, Athletics 2: Ceddanne Rafaela's First Career Slam Beats a Costly No-Hit Bid
Jack Perkins carries a one-hit bid into the sixth before Rafaela's grand slam breaks it open. Soderstrom and Heim homer in the loss. A's fall to 44-61.
Twins 11, Athletics 8: Down 7-0 Before Springs Left Hurt, and the Hole Was Just Too Deep
Jeffrey Springs exits early with an apparent injury, Kurtz's three-run homer sparks a real comeback, but it falls short. A's drop the rubber match, fall to 44-60.
A's 2, Twins 0: Jacob Lopez Deals, Four Relievers Slam the Door
One hit allowed in five innings from Lopez, one more in four from the bullpen. Butler and Soderstrom drove in the only runs the A's needed. A's improve to 44-59.
Diamondbacks 15, A's 5: The Fifth Inning Went On Long Enough To Grow a Beard
Five Arizona homers, a seven-run fifth, and a reliever who gave up eight earned runs while getting two outs. Sacramento loses the series at 43-59.
The A's Stole One Back in the Ninth and Then Walked It Away in the Tenth
Jacob Wilson tied it with two outs in the ninth, Jonah Heim put them ahead in the tenth, and Luis Medina walked two with nobody out. Diamondbacks 6, A's 5.
The A's Out-Hit the Nationals and Lost 5-2, Because of Course They Did
One day after hanging 15 on Washington, the A's out-hit the Nationals 11-7, scored twice, and lost the series at home as Abrams and Crews went back-to-back in the fifth.
The A's Just Beat Somebody 15-1, and I Checked the Box Score Three Times to Be Sure
One night after the 23-4 humiliation, JT Ginn took a no-hitter into the seventh, Wilson, Soderstrom and Cortes homered, and the 10-game losing streak is dead.
Shea Langeliers Started the All-Star Game and Reached Base Twice in a 4-0 AL Win
The A's catcher caught the first pitch of the Midsummer Classic, walked, scored on Bellinger's two-run single, and later singled to deep right center. One at-bat, one hit, a perfect night, and he ran the American League staff mic'd up on national TV.
Nationals 23, A's 4: Oakland Opens the Second Half With an Embarrassing Blowout
Washington hung 23 runs in West Sacramento, Gage Jump got shelled, and Andres Chaparro homered twice. Soderstrom and Langeliers went deep for the only bright spots in a wipeout.
A's at the All-Star Break: 41-55, a Nine-Game Skid, and the Mirage I Warned You About
First place to fourth, eight games back, losers of nine straight into the break. The full first-half breakdown of the collapse, the Sacramento backdrop, and why the second half only gets uglier.
I Told You the A's Were a Mirage: Nine Straight Losses, 9-1 to the White Sox, and No Bottom in Sight
A 9-1 beating in Chicago drops them to nine in a row, 1-9 in their last ten, a 7.09 ERA and 41-53. This was always coming, and there is no reason to think it stops.
The A's Lost 1-0 Again, Eight Straight Now, and They Are Coming Back to Earth Fast
Four-hit by five White Sox pitchers, a wasted gem from Gage Jump, a stranded leadoff triple in the eighth, and a 41-54 record. The comeback to earth is on.
A's at White Sox, July 10: Six Straight Losses and Jacob Lopez's 7.04 ERA Walk Into Chicago
A 41-52 team on a six-game skid sends a 7.04 ERA to the mound against Sean Burke, as a clear road underdog. A preview of Friday night's mess.
The A's Got Swept, Lost Their Sixth Straight, and Watched a Kid Homer on His First Swing
Framber Valdez retired the first 11, Detroit hit three homers, and a rookie went deep on his first big-league swing. A's lose 4-1, swept out of Comerica.
A Rookie Named Melton Made the A's Look Like a Beer-League Team, 6-1
Nine strikeouts from a kid on his sixth start, six runs off Jeffrey Springs, one run of offense that scored on an error. Detroit rolled.
The A's Play in Sacramento Now, and That's the Whole Ugly Story
A century of Oakland baseball, boxed up in a Triple-A park while everyone waits on Las Vegas. Nobody in the Town asked for this.