With both the A’s and the Giants in contention for the playoffs and with the All-Star break coming up, Saturday night’s game felt more like it belonged in October than in July. The Giants batted for their starting pitcher, Jeff Samardzija, in the bottom of the fourth inning to take advantage of a runner on
Madison Bumgarner came into Friday night’s game with a 3.01 career ERA, three World Series rings, a World Series MVP, a $12 million salary, an endorsement deal with Ford and Cy Young votes, all with the San Francisco Giants. Meanwhile, A’s starter Edwin Jackson has played for 13 teams, with a 4.65 career ERA, and
In his first three starts this year, Oakland Athletics pitcher Frankie Montas allowed just three runs total. In his fourth start, against the Houston Astros on Thursday, he’d given up that many runs by the third inning. It was a rough outing for a pitcher who had astounded in his first few starts, compiling a
OAKLAND — After Thursday’s 4-1 win over the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics starter Paul Blackburn said that he was dealing with all kinds of nerves. When do the nerves leave? “When I’m done,” Blackburn said. After missing the first two months of the season due to injury due to a forearm strain, Blackburn came off the
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