San Francisco Giants (48-42, third in the NL West) vs. Athletics (37-54, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Sunday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Hayden Birdsong (3-3, 4.30 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 62 strikeouts); Athletics: Jacob Lopez (2-4, 3.88 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 56 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Athletics -114, Giants -105; over/under is 10 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics and San Francisco Giants meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1. The Athletics have a 37-54 record overall and a 16-28 record in home games. The Athletics have the eighth-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .412. San Francisco has gone 23-25 on the road and 48-42 overall. The Giants

Max Schuemann had spent over four seasons in the minor leagues and was in Triple-A Las Vegas last April when the Athletics announced that the 2024 season would be their last in Oakland. In his MLB debut on April 12, 2024, Schuemann, as a pinch runner, scored the winning run for the A's in a 2-1, 10-inning victory over the Washington Nationals.

Willy Adames had three hits and four RBIs to back a strong start by Logan Webb and the San Francisco Giants beat the Athletics 7-2 on Saturday night. Webb (8-6) gave up two runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings to move to 4-0 in five career starts against the Athletics. Randy Rodríguez got the final out in the seventh and Tyler Rogers and Spencer Bivens each pitched a scoreless inning to close it out as the Giants won for the third time in four games.

After the Yankees lost Clarke Schmidt for the season, the pressure on the front office increased even more ahead of the trade deadline.

Max Schuemann had spent over four seasons in the minor leagues and was in Triple-A Las Vegas last April when the Athletics announced that the 2024 season would be their last in Oakland. In his MLB debut on April 12, 2024, Schuemann, as a pinch runner, scored the winning run for the A's in a 2-1, 10-inning victory over the Washington Nationals.

Not having a viable starting rotation and bullpen has been a major reason why this team has performed in such a disappointing manner, with the idea of them competing for a World Series championship and division title ending virtually as soon as the season began. While they offered Corbin Burnes a contract that would have made him the highest-paid pitcher on an AAV basis in Major League Baseball history, they didn't do much to replace him when he decided to sign with the Arizona Diamondbacks instead. Because of that, this is looking like a lost year for the Orioles. According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Athletics "are now open to trading" Luis Severino just half of a season into the three-year, $67 million contract he signed this past winter.

It was quite the career for Dan Straily.

JP Sears pitched six scoreless innings, Nick Kurtz and Denzel Clarke hit home runs, and the Athletics cruised past the San Francisco Giants 11-2 on Friday night. Jacob Wilson and Brent Rooker both drove in two of six early runs off Justin Verlander as the Athletics took a 6-0 lead after three innings.

The Giants head to Sacramento to begin a three-game holiday weekend series against the A’s tonight.

Adding a starting pitcher is a must for the Chicago Cubs. With Justin Steele out of the mix for the rest of the season, their already-thin rotation has been pushed to the limit during the past couple of months. The return of Shota Imanaga came at the perfect time and was very welcome, but to truly make a deep run in the playoffs, the front office has to add another ace-caliber arm to the equation. The veteran right-hander had a resurgent year with the New York Mets last season, posting a 3.91 ERA in 31 starts that was reminiscent of what he did before his shoulder and elbow injuries.

The Athletics have fallen and can't get up. The Giants, even after splitting a four-game series in Arizona, are nine games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers win too often to make up that kind of ground. Maybe it's fitting the Giants and A's will play their final series of the season against each other in a minor league ballpark.

BTS star Suga and Korean baseball icon Chan-Ho Park back the struggling Athletics’ move to Las Vegas, aiming to boost the team’s global reach.

The Athletics have fallen and can't get up. The Giants have lost touch with the Los Angeles Dodgers, their once-burgeoning National League West hopes relegated to a fringe wild card chase by the Fourth of July. Maybe it's fitting the two will play their final series of the season against each other in a minor league ballpark because that's the brand of baseball the former rivals are putting on display. The Battle of the Bay has devolved into a grim struggle for the hearts of Yolo County.

Luis Severino, a 31-year-old right-hander who spent the 2024 MLB season with the New York Mets, has found himself at the center of trade rumors during his first season with the Oakland Athletics. On June 24, ESPN MLB insiders Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel reported that the Mets are considered one of the top trade fits for Severino if the Athletics decide to deal him before the July 31 trade deadline.

The Los Angeles Dodgers made a roster move after Max Muncy injury news.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar sent a message on the treatment received from fans after returning from suspension.

Jacob Wilson may have faced high expectations entering 2025, but the Athletics' former top prospect has met them and then some. MLB announced Wednesday that Wilson has been voted in as the American League's starting shortstop in the upcoming All-Star Game. On top of being a massive personal achievement for the 23-year-old, it also helped him make franchise history. According to MLB.com's Sarah Langs, only two players in Athletics history have started an All-Star Game when they were younger than Wilson is now.

Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz earned the AL Rookie of the Month award for June after shortstop Jacob Wilson took home the nod for May.

Tampa Bay begins a 10-game road trip at Minnesota on Friday, with RHP Zack Littell (7-7, 3.61 ERA) on the mound. Trailing 2-1 entering the bottom of the sixth, the Rays batted around and scored five runs.

Josh Lowe, Yandy Díaz and rookie Jake Mangum homered, Ryan Pepiot posted a quality start and Tampa Bay avoided a three-game sweep with a 6-5 win over the Athletics on Wednesday afternoon. Trailing 2-1 entering the bottom of the sixth, the Rays batted around and scored five runs. Lowe’s leadoff shot tied the contest, Brandon Lowe followed with a double to extend his major-league leading hitting streak to 18 games and Díaz put Tampa Bay ahead with a two-run homer.