Attendance will be sparse Friday night when the Athletics return home for the first time since owner John Fisher took part in a press conference touting the move of his franchise to a Triple-A ballpark in Sacramento. While Fisher and president Dave Kaval deserve all the scorn heaped upon by an angry fan base, it's a familiar look for the Coliseum. It's always been the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum although it's had a number of sponsorship agreements — Network Associates, McAfee, O.co, Ring Central. Although it outlived its usefulness years ago, the Coliseum still has a few redeeming qualities.

Pitching largely has been a plus this week for the Washington Nationals and Oakland Athletics. Whichever team can break through with the bats might be in better shape as they begin a three-game series Friday night in Oakland.

Washington Nationals (5-7, fourth in the NL East) vs. Oakland Athletics (5-8, third in the AL West) Oakland, California; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jake Irvin (0-1, 5.73 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, nine strikeouts); Athletics: Paul Blackburn (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.54 WHIP, seven strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Athletics -133, Nationals +112; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics host the Washington Nationals on Friday to begin a three-game series. Oakland has a 1-6 record in home games and a 5-8 record overall. The Athletics have the 10th-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .344. Washington is 5-7 overall and 3-3 in road games. The Nationals have gone

JP Sears carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and combined with three relievers on a one-hitter, Seth Brown homered to supply the game's only run and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers, 1-0, on Thursday in Arlington, Texas. Sears (1-1) allowed leadoff walks in the first, second and fifth innings before Adolis García ended the no-hit bid by lining a one-out single to left field in the seventh on an 0-2 sweeper.

The Oakland Athletics (5-8) will host the Washington Nationals (5-7), Friday at 9:40 PM ET, in the opener of a three-game series. The Athletics are favored at home (-130) versus the Nationals (+110). The scheduled starters are Paul Blackburn (1-0) for the Oakland Athletics, and Jake Irvin (0-1) for the Washington Nationals. The Athletics won their most recent game against the Rangers yesterday by a 1-0 score.

JP Sears carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and combined with three relievers on a one-hitter, Seth Brown homered to supply the game's only run and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 1-0 on Thursday. Sears (1-1) allowed leadoff walks in the first, second and fifth innings before Adolis García ended the no-hit bid by lining a one-out single to left field in the seventh on an 0-2 sweeper.

JP Sears navigated through trouble and carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning Thursday in the Oakland Athletics' game against the World Series champion Texas Rangers. Sears faced nine batters with runners on base after issuing leadoff walks in the first, second and fifth innings.

JP Sears navigated through trouble and carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning Thursday in the Oakland Athletics' game against the World Series champion Texas Rangers. Sears faced nine batters with runners on base after issuing leadoff walks in the first, second and fifth innings. “We’re just trying to win the day every day,” said Sears, who left the game after allowing a one-out single to left field by Adolis García.

Left-hander JP Sears took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Seth Brown homered and doubled as the visiting Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers 1-0 in the rubber game of their three-game series Thursday in Arlington, Texas. Sears (1-1) was making just the 46th start of his major league career.

JP Sears carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and combined with three relievers on a one-hitter, Seth Brown homered to supply the game’s only run and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 1-0 on Thursday. Sears (1-1) allowed leadoff walks in the first, second and fifth innings before Adolis García ended the no-hit bid by lining a one-out single to left field in the seventh on an 0-2 sweeper. Sears’ longest career start lasted 7 1/3 innings, coming on July 4, 2023, in a 1-0 win at Detroit.

Kelsie Whitmore's list of “firsts” just got a little longer. The Southern California native was the first woman to play in the Atlantic League and the Pacific League. Now she will be the first woman to sign a contract with a Pioneer League team as the Oakland Ballers announced on Wednesday that they were adding the trailblazing pitcher after a successful tryout last weekend. While Whitmore's ultimate goal is to become an immediate impact player for the Ballers, she is also hoping her journey inspires more women to play baseball.

Kelsie Whitmore's list of “firsts” just got a little longer. The Southern California native was the first woman to play in the Atlantic League and the Pacific League. Now she will be the first woman to sign a contract with a Pioneer League team as the Oakland Ballers announced on Wednesday that they were adding the trailblazing pitcher after a successful tryout last weekend. While Whitmore's ultimate goal is to become an immediate impact player for the Ballers, she is also hoping her journey inspires more women to play baseball.

Cody Bradford struck out seven in another strong start, Adolis García had a two-run single among three hits and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Wednesday night, stopping a three-game losing streak. Shea Langeliers struck out twice and grounded out against Bradford, his old college batterymate 100 miles south of the home of the Rangers at Baylor, and finished 0 for 4 a night after becoming the first A's starting catcher in 99 years with a three-homer game. Bradford attended high school not far from Globe Life Field, as did Langeliers, who extended his arms after getting called out on strikes in the third and had a conversation with umpire Ramon De Jesus as Texas catcher Jonah Heim walked away.

Cody Bradford struck out seven in another strong start, Adolis García had a two-run single among three hits and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Wednesday night, stopping a three-game losing streak. Shea Langeliers struck out twice and grounded out against Bradford, his old college batterymate 100 miles south of the home of the Rangers at Baylor, and finished 0 for 4 a night after becoming the first A's starting catcher in 99 years with a three-homer game. Bradford attended high school not far from Globe Life Field, as did Langeliers, who extended his arms after getting called out on strikes in the third and had a conversation with umpire Ramon De Jesus as Texas catcher Jonah Heim walked away.

Cody Bradford struck out seven in another strong start, Adolis García had a two-run single among three hits and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Wednesday night, stopping a three-game losing streak. Shea Langeliers struck out twice and grounded out against Bradford, his old college batterymate 100 miles south of the home of the Rangers at Baylor, and finished 0 for 4 a night after becoming the first A's starting catcher in 99 years with a three-homer game.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Craig Merry is a massive baseball fan. With two young sons, one would think the Sacramento native would be ecstatic at the prospect of the Athletics setting up shop just a few miles away from his home in the city's suburbs. But after decades of stadium drama, a bevy of concerns about franchise ownership and a looming move to Las Vegas, Merry is one of many Sacramento baseball fans with reservations about supporting the A's as they head to California's capital city. 5 The A's will call Sutter Health Park home in 2025. “The notion of supporting the A's as the local team under these circumstances is unthinkable,” Merry said. “The way this situation has unfolded is an affront

Cody Bradford struck out seven in another strong start, Adolis García had a two-run single among three hits and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Wednesday night, stopping a three-game losing streak. Shea Langeliers struck out twice and grounded out against Bradford, his old college batterymate 100 miles south of the home of the Rangers at Baylor, and finished 0 for 4 a night after becoming the first A's starting catcher in 99 years with a three-homer game.

Two winless starting pitchers who have already shown marked improvement in their two outings this season go head-to-head Thursday afternoon when the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers wrap up their three-game series in Arlington, Texas. A's left-hander JP Sears (0-1, 8.68 ERA) and Rangers righty Jon Gray (0-0, 6.14) are scheduled to get the ball when a surprisingly competitive series between last year's champion and losingest club continues. Sears was bombed for five runs in 3 2/3 innings by the Cleveland Guardians when the A's were opening the season with three straight home losses, including a 12-3 defeat in the 28-year-old's start.

Oakland Athletics (4-8, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (7-5, first in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Thursday, 2:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: JP Sears (0-1, 8.68 ERA, 1.61 WHIP, two strikeouts); Rangers: Jon Gray (0-0, 6.14 ERA, 2.46 WHIP, five strikeouts) : Rangers -185, Athletics +154; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: Both the Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday. Texas has a 5-4 record in home games and a 7-5 record overall. The Rangers have gone 3-0 in games when they did not give up a home run. Oakland has a 3-2 record on the road and a 4-8 record overall. The Athletics have a 1/3 record in games when

Cody Bradford struck out seven in another strong start, Adolis García had a two-run single among three hits and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Wednesday night, stopping a three-game losing streak. Shea Langeliers struck out twice and grounded out against Bradford, his old college batterymate 100 miles south of the home of the Rangers at Baylor, and finished 0 for 4 a night after becoming the first A's starting catcher in 99 years with a three-homer game. Bradford attended high school not far from Globe Life Field, as did Langeliers, who extended his arms after getting called out on strikes in the third and had a conversation with umpire Ramon De Jesus as Texas catcher Jonah Heim walked away.