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Padres a study of contrasts as series with A's closes

San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen cracked a joke about a lack of hitting on Saturday night, when his team managed only two hits in a 2-0 shutout of the visiting Athletics.

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Yes, The Chicago White Sox Are One Of The Most Exciting Teams In Baseball

For years, watching baseball on the South Side has felt like a chore with no allowance afterwards. As we approach the end of May, though, something magical is transpiring in Chicago.

Athletics News / Total Pro Sports / May 24

Horrifying Scene At Padres Game After Fan Takes Cleat To The Face

A San Diego Padres fan got the honor to meet an MLB star on Saturday, but not in the best way. The NL West team, having won five of its last seven games, hosted the Athletics and was set to continue its good run.

Athletics News / Just Baseball / May 24

The Bronx Bombers Have One of the Best Rotations in Baseball

The team often referred to as the “Bronx Bombers” is actually off to an even better start on the starting pitching side of the game. New York Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake has made the Yankees one of the best pitching development organizations in the league, and his hard work is most evident in the current big league rotation.

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The 'ERA leaders since 2003' quiz

How many ERA leaders from both leagues since the 2003 season can you name in five minutes?

Athletics News / Oakland Athletics on SI / May 24

2 Key Takeaways From Athletics’ Shutout Loss to Padres

The Athletics would get shut out by the Padres 2-0, in what was a very frustrating game overall. With a loss on Saturday, the Athletics are now on a two-game losing streak and sit at .500 overall.

MLB News / Yardbarker

The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.

Athletics News / Oakland Athletics on SI / May 24

How A's Can End Losing Streak vs. Padres

The Athletics would drop both games one and two in a rather depressing fashion, but there is still hope for the A's to steal the final game of the series.

Athletics News / Field Level Media / May 24

MLB roundup: Stephen Kolek's shutout helps Royals snap 4-game skid

Stephen Kolek threw a complete-game shutout to lead the host Kansas City Royals to a 5-0 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. Kolek (3-0), who threw his first complete-game shutout last May with the San Diego Padres, struck out two and limited the Mariners to four hits and one walk to notch the Royals' first complete-game shutout since Sep.

Athletics News / Sport Relay / May 24

Opportunities Slip Away as Athletics Fall to Padres

Saturday night at Petco Park in San Diego, one team scored without hitting, and the other team hit without scoring. In a strange game, the San Diego Padres eked out a 2–0 win over the Athletics thanks to a series of walks, a fatefully-timed hit batsman, and a groundout with first base empty.

Athletics News / Field Level Media / May 24

Padres top A's in game light on hitting, heavy on walks

Lucas Giolito tossed five shutout innings Saturday night and the San Diego Padres took advantage of surprising wildness from Athletics starter J.T. Ginn in a 2-0 home victory.

Nick Kurtz News / Athlon Sports / May 24

Nick Kurtz Ties Athletics Legend With 46 Game On-Base Streak

Nick Kurtz continues to demolish franchise records in his second year with the Athletics. On Saturday night, Kurtz extended his impressive on-base streak to 46 games, tying Athletics' legend and Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson for the third-longest in team history.

Athletics News / Oakland Athletics on SI / May 23

What To Expect in Athletics Game Two Bounce-Back

Following a grueling 7-3 loss in Game 1, the A's now look to bounce-back on Saturday. The Athletics did play a decent game against the Padres, but the pitching as a whole still has ways to go until the A's can be considered elite.

MLB News / Yardbarker

Which 20 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

Athletics News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 23

Yankees’ perfect trade offer for Tigers’ Tarik Skubal

Quite simply, the New York Yankees cannot afford to let the Dodgers get Tarik Skubal. And the Yankees could use starting rotation help. So here is the perfect trade offer for the Tigers’ star.

Gage Jump News / Athletics Nation / May 23

Is A Jump In Talent Nigh?

This season’s first 2 months have always been about treading water. The A’s have a gloriously average squad that has been, well, average : Since April 10th, the A’s have been been between 1 game under .500 and 3 games over .500 each and every day.

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The 'NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 winners' quiz

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The '35-5-5 Conference Finals games' quiz

The 'NBA MVPs' quiz

Athletics News / Just Baseball / May 23

Lessons About the White Sox From the First 50 Games of 2026

The Chicago White Sox reached the 50-game mark at 26-24, a place that would have sounded ambitious when camp broke in Arizona. They reached that point coming off a Crosstown series that felt bigger than another May weekend.

Mason Miller News / Field Level Media / May 23

Padres closer Mason Miller awaiting chance against old team, the A's

For a brief time Friday night, it looked like Mason Miller might get a save chance against his first MLB team. But the San Diego Padres gave him a second straight game off by scoring three eighth-inning runs to end a potential save situation on their way to a 7-3 win over the visiting Athletics.

Tarik Skubal News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 22

Ex-player strongly urges Tigers to trade Tarik Skubal

Speculation continues to build around the future of ace pitcher Tarik Skubal with the struggling Detroit Tigers, especially after he won his arbitration case against the club in February and is making $32 million this season compared to the team’s offer of $19 million.

Sam Antonacci News / Just Baseball / May 22

Sam Antonacci Has Wasted No Time Impacting the White Sox

It wasn’t breaking news when the Chicago White Sox called up infield prospect Sam Antonacci on April 15, but perhaps it should have been. The consensus among scouts, including our own Aram Leighton and Elijah Evans, was that Antonacci possessed an elite, old-school feel-to-hit but a capped ceiling due to a lack of raw game power.

Athletics News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 22

Nick Kurtz closing in on Mark McGwire in Athletics history with lengthy on-base streak

The Athletics continued their recent run of comeback victories on Thursday, rallying past the Los Angeles Angels 3-2 in 10 innings at Angel Stadium while rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz moved closer to franchise history with another game reaching base.

Athletics News / New Baseball Media / May 22

2026 Injury Report: Updates on Acuna Jr., Clarke, Snelling

The Marlins officially lost one of the top prospects for the rest of the 2026 campaign and beyond, as Robby Snelling will need season-ending elbow surgery.

Denzel Clarke News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 21

Denzel Clarke Out Beyond All-Star Break With Hamstring Strain

The Athletics announced this evening that center fielder Denzel Clarke suffered a high-grade strain of his left hamstring while playing in a rehab game.

Gage Jump News / Minor League Baseball on SI / May 21

A's Pitching Prospect Gage Jump Turns in His Best Triple-A Start Yet

Athletics left-handed pitching prospect Gage Jump just produced his strongest outing of the 2026 season so far. Jump, the A's No. 3 prospect and the No.

Athletics News / Athlon Sports / May 21

NRFI Bets Today: Best First Inning Picks and Predictions for Thursday, May 21

We have an abbreviated slate for Thursday with just seven games. Three of them start before dinner, so be sure to get your picks locked in early. The Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins finish up their four-game set with a good matchup between RHP Spencer Strider and RHP Sandy Alcantara.