— A’s last made the playoffs in 2020; from 2022-24, they lost 307 games but improved to 76-86 last year. This year, they’ve regressed and are having a dismal season, two years before they head to Las Vegas.
Few weeks ago, they fired the pitching coach.
This week, they fired the general manager, who had been with the team for 27 years, back in the Moneyball era. He had been the GM for the last 11 years, but they’ve told him to take a hike.
Is there any way we can get the owner fired? How about he spend some money and try to win? Then he can start blaming other people.
— Padres 3, Astros 2
Jackson Merrill hit his 17th home run of the year.
Michael King allowed three hits in six IP.
San Diego is one game out of the last Wild Card spot.
— Blue Jays 7, Phillies 5 (11)
Nathan Lukes hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning.
Max Scherzer (3,516) moved into 10th place on the all-time strikeout list.
Aaron Nola recorded his 2,000th career strikeout.
— Rockies 8, Cardinals 6
Jake McCarthy hit two home runs, scored four runs.
McCarthy had a bunt single, also stole two bases.
McCarthy is the first Colorado player since Charlie Blackmon in 2015 to have two homers and a bunt single in the same game.
— Marlins 7, Angels 0
Sandy Alcantara allowed three hits in 7 IP.
Alcantara’s last three starts: 20 IP, 9 H, no runs allowed.
Marlins are three games out of the last Wild Card slot.
— Brewers 4, Twins 3
Andrew Vaughn had the game-winning hit in the 8th inning.
Aaron Ashby pitched the 8th inning, got his 13th win, all in relief.
Brice Turang had three hits, drove in two runs.
— Nationals 8, Reds 2
Washington ended Reds P Chase Burns’ 12-game winning streak.
Daylen Lile has 11 RBI in five games against the Reds this year.
Nationals are 4.5 games out of the players, Reds are five games out.
— Famous birthdays, August 9th:
Bob Cousy, 98
Sam Elliott, 82
Ted Simmons, 77
Melanie Griffith, 69
Chris Miller, 61
Vinny Del Negro, 60
Bob Scanlan, 60
Deion Sanders, 59
Eric Bana, 58
Troy Percival, 57
Pat Mahomes Sr, 56
Liz Vassey, 54
Kliff Kingsbury, 47
Anna Kendrick, 41
Xavier Edwards, 27
— Dodgers 2, Diamondbacks 1 (10)
Win snaps the Dodgers’ seven-game losing skid.
Game was scoreless after seven innings.
Kyle Tucker homered for Los Angeles.
— Pirates 9, Mets 0
Bubba Chandler allowed three hits in six IP.
Pittsburgh led 8-0 in the fourth inning.
Jake Mangum had three hits, scored two runs.
— Bronx 5, Braves 4
George Lombard hit his 2nd home run in his 4th MLB game.
Gerrit Cole struck out nine, allowed six hits in seven IP.
Atlanta still leads the NL East by 8.5 games.
— Royals 6, Cubs 3
Jac Caglianone had four hits, four RBI, two home runs.
Ian Happ hit his 19th home run for the Cubs.
Chicago has a 5.5-game lead for the NL’s first Wild Card slot.
— Rangers 5, Orioles 1
Jacob deGrom struck out nine; Rangers have won four in a row.
Corey Seager hit a three-run homer in the 8th inning.
Orioles lost five of their last seven games.
— White Sox 6, Guardians 3
Chicago scored five runs in the sixth inning.
Win snaps Chicago’s four-game losing skid.
White Sox lead AL Central by three games.
— Tigers 8, Giants 0
Jackson Jobe allowed one hit in five IP in his first ’26 start.
Game was scoreless after five innings.
San Francisco didn’t get a runner past first base.
—If the baseball playoffs started today (they don’t):
AL: Rays, White Sox, Astros. Wild Cards: Bronx, Red Sox, Rangers
NL: Braves, Brewers, Dodgers. Wild Cards: Cubs, Phillies, Arizona
