The Athletics made a rotation move this week following a string of rough outings from left-hander Jacob Lopez. After surrendering four home runs over just six innings in his last two starts, the club placed Lopez on the 15-day injured list with a flexor strain in his left elbow.
Athletics rookie pitching standout Jacob Lopez was diagnosed with left forearm tightness after his uncharacteristic rough outing on Sunday, manager Mark Kotsay said following the 11-4 loss to the host Seattle Mariners.
Fresh off an extra innings victory over the Seattle Mariners, the Athletics competed for a series win this afternoon at T-Mobile Stadium in Seattle. Taking the mound for the Athletics is 27-year-old lefty Jacob Lopez against 28-year-old righty Logan Gilbert for the Mariners.
A's left-hander Jacob Lopez is slowly but surely making his name known around baseball following yet another impressive start. He entered Tuesday's game having not allowed a run to score in his past four turns through the rotation.
The A’s started their two-city road trip with a victory over their AL Central rivals, beating the free-falling Minnesota Twins by a final of 6-3 that saw the A’s take the lead and never look back.
Tyler Soderstrom was doing it all with the bat and the glove Tuesday night at Sutter Health Park. Before the game, I asked manager Mark Kotsay about Soderstrom's growth over the course of this season, from the mental side of the game and his overall performance.
The Athletics made a big deal to improve their starting rotation last December, but at the time of the trade, the focus was all centered around veteran Jeffrey Springs.
Jacob Lopez struck out nine in seven scoreless innings to help the Athletics record a 6-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at West Sacramento, Calif.
Sitting at 90 pitches through 7.0 innings, Jacob Lopez was finally given the green light to come back out for the eighth Thursday afternoon. The new challenge proved to be a tall one for the Athletics' 27-year-old southpaw, but not one he couldn't handle.
Jacob Lopez struck out a career-high 10 batters over 7 2/3 scoreless innings, fueling the visiting Athletics to a 6-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday afternoon.
Over the offseason, the Athletics made a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays to acquire Jeffrey Springs in an effort to help provide the club an upgrade in the starting rotation, in addition to signing of Luis Severino.
The Texas Rangers aim to get back above .500 when they continue a nine-game homestand by hosting the Athletics on Monday in the first of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.
Even though he bookended it with a so-so outing, Jacob Lopez went on a historic run Sunday night in West Sacramento. The Athletics left-hander gave up two singles, a walk and a hit batsman to the first five San Francisco Giants he faced in the decisive rubber match.
The Athletics shut out the host Detroit Tigers, 3–0, Wednesday night behind the hitting and pitching of a pair of rookies. Nick Kurtz gave the game all its scoring on a three-run home run.
The Athletics keep finding ways to win close games against the Texas Rangers, and they will look to continue that trend on Tuesday in the second contest of a four-game series in Arlington, Texas.
The Athletics officialy shut the door on their Oakland era in 2024, as the team moved to Sacramento on an interim basis until their new stadium in Las Vegas is built.
The Athletics acquired Starting Pitcher Jeffrey Springs and Relief Pitcher Jacob Lopez from the Tampa Bay Rays earlier today. In exchange for Springs and Lopez, the Athletics shipped out Pitchers Joe Boyle, Jacob Watters, Outfielder Will Simpson, and a compensation A round draft pick.
Despite plenty of opportunities, Jacob Lopez didn’t make many appearances in the Majors this season Over the offseason, the Draybay community takes part in an exercise in which we compile a list of 30 prospects in the Rays system based on popular vote.