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Elephant Rumblings: What’s The Future At Third Base?

Good morning A’s fans. The squad couldn’t get out of Arizona with a series win, losing the last 2 to the Diamondbacks to drop the record to a tough 43-59. That’s a disappointing outcome after their strong start to the season, and the Green & Gold will be at home watching October baseball on their […]

An Arizona Avalanche of offense romps D-Backs past Athletics 15-5

Whenever someone asks why I’m a fan of sports, I often point to any number of reasons from the simple – it’s entertaining – to the more esoteric – it’s a matter of civic pride. I also often answer that sports can offer a kind of catharsis that you can rarely find in our everyday […]

D-backs vs. Athletics Discussion

Today’s Lineups ATHLETICS DIAMONDBACKS Jacob Wilson – SS Ketel Marte – 2B Tyler Soderstrom – LF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Shea Langeliers – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Carlos Cortes – RF Gabriel Moreno – DH Donovan Walton – 2B Nolan Arenado – 3B Tommy White – 3B Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Jeff McNeil – […]

Game #102, Athletics vs. Diamondbacks Game Thread

The A’s will make a second stab at a series win this afternoon at Chase Field in Phoenix against the Arizona Diamondbacks. After taking the first game of the series 5-2 and then dropping last night’s matchup 6-5 in ten innings, the A’s will go for the win before heading to Minnesota to finish the […]

Snake Bytes 7/22: Snakes Survive Sewald’s Blown Save

Diamondbacks News Vargas Walks Off Athletics in Extra InningsThe hot streak is well and truly behind him, almost feeling like a season ago, but Ildemaro Vargas still found a bit of magic and salvaged a win for the Diamondbacks after Paul Sewald suffered only his second blown save of the season. Diamondbacks Move Demetrio Crisantes […]

Paul Sewald is saving games, but will the Diamondbacks need to readdress the closer role?

PHOENIX — The closing pitcher role has been one of the most debated roles for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and after Tuesday’s matchup against the Athletics, those conversations are only intensifying. JACOB WILSON IS SO CLUTCH pic.twitter.com/WxgvE8FQM2 — Athletics (@Athletics) July 22, 2026 Ahead of the 2026 season, many wondered who would take on the ninth-inning […]

MLB Rookie Suffers Testicle Rupture, Stays in Game, Requires Emergency Surgery

Monday night’s game at Chase Field had everything the Athletics were hoping for. Looking to build momentum after a hard stretch that included a heavy loss to the White Sox 10 days earlier, Oakland came away with a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. But by the final out, the score wasn’t the biggest story. […] The post MLB Rookie Suffers Testicle Rupture, Stays in Game, Requires Emergency Surgery appeared first on EssentiallySports .

Elephant Rumblings: A’s Road Trip Continues as Trade Deadline Looms

Happy Wednesday A’s fans! This afternoon, the Athletics will wrap up a three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks before flying to Minneapolis to take on the Minnesota Twins this weekend. While there is a chance first baseman Nick Kurtz could return during the second half of this road trip, the A’s will be without hot-hitting […]

Diamondbacks fans can’t believe the pitch Ildemaro Vargas turned into a walk-off

PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks fans celebrated not only a dramatic walk-off win Tuesday night, but also the unconventional swing that delivered the decisive hit in the club’s 6-5 victory. The extra-inning victory was sealed by infielder Ildemaro Vargas, whose single split the Athletics’ third baseman and shortstop to score Gabriel Moreno and salvage what could […]

Walking Off into the Wildcard! Dbacks 6, A’s 5

The Arizona Diamondbacks were able to even the series with the Athletics Tuesday night thanks to a heroic walkoff from the veteran Ildemaro Vargas and a solid major league debut from Kohl Drake. Kohl Drake gave the Dbacks 5 much needed solid innings tonight for his major league debut. Overall his stuff was just ok, […]

A’sa fall in extra innings 6-5 to Arizona

Game two of the three-game series between the Athletics and the Arizona Diamondbacks took place tonight at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Pitching for the Athletics was 26-year-old righty Jack Perkins against 26-year-old righthanded rookie Kohl Drake who made his major league debut tonight. Max Kepler gave the D-backs an early lead with a first […]

Diamondbacks’ star closer eyes return in rehab start

PHOENIX – Momentum in baseball is fragile, but postseason contending teams in the MLB know how to build on it. That’s why Justin Martinez’s steady climb back from Tommy John surgery could become one of the most important developments of the Diamondbacks’ season. Justin Martinez will throw another live batting practice on Wednesday and could […]

2021 Draft Retrospective

Introduction For the past two years, I’ve been turning the clock back five years to do a catch up on the D-Backs’ draftees and see how they’re doing. It seems like an appropriate time gap given the length it can take the average draftee to actually start making an impact at the big league level […]

LSU Baseball’s Tommy White Unloads 4 Hits For Athletics And Is Hitting .454 In His 1st Week In The Big Show

TIGER RAG NEWS SERVICES PHOENIX, Arizona – Former LSU baseball slugger Tommy “Tanks” White went 4-for-5 with a run scored in the Athletics’ 5-2 win at the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. White, a star [...] The post LSU Baseball’s Tommy White Unloads 4 Hits For Athletics And Is Hitting .454 In His 1st Week In The Big Show appeared first on TigerRag.com .

Snake Bytes, 7/21: 2K for Arenado

Game Recaps Diamondbacks disappoint by following historic comeback with loss to struggling Athletics by Alex Weiner [Arizona Sports] The Arizona Diamondbacks entered Monday coming off an exhilarating seven-run comeback to snatch a series win over the St. Louis Cardinals, but that energy and excitement did not carry over into a matchup with the Athletics. The […]

The Opener: Arenado, Peralta, Ryan

The Red Sox might never lose again. Third baseman Caleb Durbin powered the club to its 14th straight victory with a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning against the Orioles yesterday. Boston can match the franchise record with a 15th consecutive win on Tuesday. 1. Arenado notches hit No. 2,000 Diamondbacks third baseman Nolan […]

3 Trade Landing Spots For Twins' Joe Ryan

Joe Ryan has become one of the most sought-after arms on the trade market, and the Minnesota Twins face a franchise-altering decision on the right-hander ahead of the August 3 deadline. ESPN's Jeff Passan gave Ryan a 55 percent chance of being traded, listing the Cubs, Padres, Athletics, Diamondbacks, Braves, White Sox, Nationals, Blue Jays, and Cardinals among his best fits. The 30-year-old is having an outstanding season, previously sitting at a 2.85 ERA, before Monday's brutal outing, wit...

A’s Beat Diamondbacks 5-2

The A’s got back in the win column on Monday evening in Arizona, beating the Diamondbacks 5-2 behind a solid performance from tonight’s starting pitcher, . On offense it was death by 13 singles plus a pair of home runs. Just how we all expected it to go. It was left-hander Jeffrey Springs on the […]

D-backs vs. Athletics Discussion

Today’s Lineups ATHLETICS DIAMONDBACKS Jacob Wilson – SS Ketel Marte – DH Tyler Soderstrom – LF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Shea Langeliers – C Tim Tawa – CF Colby Thomas – RF Gabriel Moreno – C Joshua Kuroda-Grauer – 3B Ildemaro Vargas – 2B Jonah Heim – DH Nolan Arenado – 3B Tommy White – […]

Game #100: A’s at Diamondbacks Game Thread

The A’s have hit the road, heading south to Arizona to take on the Diamondbacks in the first of three games. The A’s are on life support as far as the playoffs go so the panic button has been pressed multiple times at this point. If there’s a late surge in this team, it’s going […]

Diamondbacks fans react to insane franchise record-tying comeback victory

PHOENIX – Sunday’s dramatic franchise record-tying 8-7 extra-inning comeback victory over the Cardinals may have provided the clearest answer to whether the Diamondbacks were good enough to justify adding talent at the trade deadline. Coming back from a 7-0 deficit isn’t just rare; it fundamentally changes belief inside a fan base. Arizona matched the largest […]