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Athletics Smoked Again: Takeaways From Blow-Out Loss to Rays

The Athletics have had the worst follow-up series ever. After beating the Red Sox cleanly in the previous series, there was some hope that the A's would be able to contend with one of the best teams in baseball.

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MLB roundup: Rays match team record with 6 homers in rout of A's

Taylor Walls smacked his first two homers of the season and drove in three runs and the Tampa Bay Rays tied a team record with six home runs while rolling to a 12-4 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night in West Sacramento, Calif.

Nick Kurtz News / Larry Brown Sports / August 12

Athletics get rough news on All-Star slugger Nick Kurtz

Athletics fans may have seen the last of Big Amish this season. 2026 All-Star Nick Kurtz has missed the Athletics’ last 10 games with a lingering thumb injury.

Taylor Walls News / Field Level Media / August 12

Taylor Walls belts 2 of Rays' 6 home runs in win over A's

Taylor Walls smacked his first two homers of the season and drove in three runs and the Tampa Bay Rays hit a season-high six home runs while rolling to a 12-4 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday night in West Sacramento, Calif., to stretch their winning streak to eight games.

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The 'Last batting title by MLB team' quiz

How many of the most recent batting champions for each MLB team can you name in five minutes?

The 'MLB 400-HR, 200-stolen bases' quiz

The 'Most multi-HR games by MLB team' quiz

The 'Most MLB All-Star Games' quiz

Athletics News / Athletics Nation / August 12

A’s Blown Out By Rays 12-4

The Athletics dropped the second game of their three-game series against the Rays on Tuesday night, losing in embarrassing fashion to Tampa Bay 12-4 on a warm night in Sacramento.

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Every first-overall MLB draft pick from the 21st century

The MLB Draft doesn’t get the same attention as the NFL Draft…or the NBA Draft…or even the NHL Draft. There’s the element of a stay in a farm system, the general lack of immediate impact for MLB draft picks, and the fact that it’s tougher for one MLB player to turn a franchise’s fortunes around.

Athletics News / New Baseball Media / August 12

2026 Injury Report: Updates on Altuve, Kurtz, Greene

Several players were pulled early on August 11, one of whom was Jose Altuve. And speaking of another AL West club, Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz may not come back for the club this season.

Athletics News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 11

Nick Kurtz Appears Unlikely To Return This Season

There’s a good chance that Nick Kurtz’s season is over. A’s manager Mark Kotsay tells Martín Gallegos of MLB.com that the first baseman’s right thumb will be immobilized throughout August after he received a platelet-rich plasma injection last week.

Nick Kurtz News / ESPN / August 11

A's fear Kurtz (thumb) could miss rest of season

Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz may be in danger of missing the rest of the season because of his injured right thumb.

Drew Rom News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / August 11

Brewers Lose 26-Year-Old Pitcher to Athletics

The Milwaukee Brewers lost a depth arm on Tuesday. MLB.com's Adam McCalvy reported that left-handed reliever Drew Rom was claimed off waivers by the Athletics after appearing in five games with Milwaukee at the big league level this season.

Shane McClanahan News / Athlon Sports / August 11

Rays Receive Promising Shane McClanahan Development Amid Athletics Series

Despite a plethora of pitching injuries, the Tampa Bay Rays continue to roll coming out of the Trade Deadline. The team is currently riding a seven-game win streak going into their series against the Athletics.

Athletics News / Yardbarker

The 20 greatest MLB teams to never win the World Series

Even the most successful regular-season teams in Major League Baseball have failed to win it all. Here's our list of 20 such clubs that fall into that category.

Greg Maddux News / Field Level Media / August 11

Woeful Angels fire pitching coach Mike Maddux, 2 others from staff

The Los Angeles Angels, at the bottom of the baseball standings, fired pitching coach Mike Maddux, bullpen coach Dom Chiti and assistant pitching coach Darryl Scott on Tuesday.

Drew Rom News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 11

A’s Claim Drew Rom

The Athletics have claimed left-hander Drew Rom off waivers from the Brewers, per a club announcement. The A’s already had an opening on the 40-man roster, so no corresponding 40-man move was necessary.

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The 'Most 400-yard NFL games' quiz

The 'Rushing TD leaders by season' quiz

The '2026 CFB preseason Coach's Poll' quiz

The 'NFL 1,500-yard rushers' quiz

Athletics News / Field Level Media / August 11

Red-hot Rays eager to continue winning ways vs. A's

The Tampa Bay Rays are the hottest team in the majors and stand just two victories away from a perfect road trip at 9-0. The Rays will look to increase their latest winning streak to eight games when they oppose the Athletics on Tuesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.

Athletics News / Just Baseball / August 11

This Newly Acquired Giants Prospect Could Be the Most Underrated Deadline Pickup

Ahead of the 2026 trade deadline, teams around the league had some difficult choices to make. For those in the race, they were expected to go out and buy themselves some weapons on the market who could help them down the stretch.

Athletics News / Athletics on SI / August 11

How Athletics Can Get Back on Track Against Rays

The Athletics need something to give in Game 2. The A's, for the most part, would play a very good game in the loss on Monday. Six runs from the offense and seven complete innings from Jacob Lopez.

Athletics News / Athletics on SI / August 11

Athletics Win Streak Ends at 2: Takeaways From Loss to Rays

Unbelievable. The Athletics, after winning back-to-back games vs. Boston, would enter the Rays' series with a chip on their shoulder. It would show, as the A's would jump out to a 6-2 lead entering the top of the eighth, where the Rays would promptly score eight runs, which gave us the final score of 10-6.

Athletics News / Field Level Media / August 11

Rays score 8 runs in 8th inning to stun Athletics

Yandy Diaz went 3-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs, Junior Caminero swatted a three-run blast and the Tampa Bay Rays scored eight runs in the eighth inning to rally for a 10-6 victory over the Athletics on Monday night at West Sacramento, Calif.

Matt Sauer News / MLB Trade Rumors / August 10

Athletics Sign Matt Sauer To Minor League Contract

The A’s signed Matt Sauer to a minor league deal a few days ago. The team didn’t formally announce it, but the right-hander pitched in his first game for Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday. Sauer allowed a run on two hits, a walk and a hit batter over two innings of work in his first bit of North American baseball in 2026.

Athletics News / Trade Talk Sports / August 10

Red Sox Pursued a Plethora of Big Names Before the Trade Deadline

The Boston Red Sox made one of the biggest moves at this year’s MLB trade deadline, acquiring Adley Rutschman for a haul of three top prospects, Carlos Narvaez and a player to be named later.

Athletics News / MLB on ClutchPoints / August 9

Red Sox’s heater unbelievably stopped in tracks by wretched Athletics

The Boston Red Sox are one of the hottest teams in baseball at the moment. Boston though has dropped back-to-back games, to the Athletics. It is truly an astonishing feat, according to USA Today columnist Bob Nightengale.

Gage Jump News / MLB on ClutchPoints / August 8

Athletics’ Gage Jump makes Fenway Park history not seen in 98 years

It did not look like a good day for the Athletics as they prepared to play a Saturday afternoon game against the streaking Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Athletics News / Just Baseball / August 8

The Red Sox Were Justified in Gambling on Adley Rutschman

For years, Boston Red Sox fans have pleaded for Craig Breslow to act more like Dave Dombrowski. To throw caution to the wind and refuse to get denied in his Plan A.

MLB News / Yardbarker / August 7

Red Sox's Payton Tolle has historic outing vs. Athletics

Still shy of his 30th career MLB start, Payton Tolle has already put together a performance worthy of harkening back to a Boston Red Sox legend.

Caleb Durbin plays hero for Red Sox in 13-inning thriller

It's time for Red Sox to move on from Triston Casas

Garrett Crochet open to late-season bullpen role for Red Sox

The 'Multi-time Cy Young winners' quiz

David Forst News / Yardbarker / August 7

A's part ways with longtime GM ahead of Las Vegas move

A's part ways with longtime GM David Forst ahead of Las Vegas move

The Athletics and general manager David Forst mutually agreed to part ways on Friday, ending what has been a nearly 30-year relationship between him and the team.

Former Silver Slugger Award winner signs with the Yankees

Bo Bichette makes bold claim about Mets' future amid career uncertainty

Juan Soto is keeping his end of the bargain while the Mets fall apart

Mike Trout's loyalty to Angels is becoming impossible to celebrate

Trout's response to Angels fire sale raises serious questions about mentality

Athletics News / Just Baseball / August 7

Los Angeles Angels’ 2026 Trade Deadline Recap

The Los Angeles Angels finished the 2014 season with a 98-64 record, which was good enough to earn them the No. 1 seed in the postseason. They matched up with the Kansas City Royals in the American League Division Series but ultimately got swept in three games.