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3 weeks ago | 
athleticsnation.com | Daniel Tatomer
Photo by Justine Willard/Athletics/Getty Images Happy Friday, Athletics Nation!Beleaguered A’s fans can breathe a sigh of relief once again as a second brutal, season-derailing losing streak has at last come to a merciful end. This time, the A’s ended a nine game skid in dramatic fashion with a huge offensive performance in yesterday’s 14-3 win over the Twins. Prior to this victory, the A’s were 1-21 since May 14.
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3 weeks ago | 
athleticsnation.com | Daniel Tatomer
Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation!The A’s season has turned into a nightmare, but rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson continues to be a dream coming true. Jacob’s stellar numbers for May include a .368 batting average, the best mark in MLB for the month. Unsurprisingly, this earned AL Rookie of the Month honors for Wilson, currently a strong ROY favorite.
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3 weeks ago | 
athleticsnation.com | Daniel Tatomer
John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Happy Monday, Athletics Nation!The A’s wrapped up an undeniably nightmarish May and got off to a frustrating start to June over the weekend, completing a winless six-game road trip in the process. In the space of a few weeks, the A’s have transformed from one of the best road teams in the league to one that has lost 11 straight away games as they hobble back to their new home in West Sacramento, which has thus far hardly been a safe haven.
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4 weeks ago | 
athleticsnation.com | Daniel Tatomer
John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images Happy Friday, Athletics Nation!‘Twas another day and another unceremonious pounding for the Athletics yesterday, this time in the Great White North of Toronto, Canada. After a promising start last week, Jacob Lopez got hammered by the Blue Jays yesterday. This underscores the fact that the A’s are in deep crisis when it comes to pitching. The A’s have now lost 18 of their last 20 games.
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1 month ago | 
athleticsnation.com | Daniel Tatomer
Allan Henry-Imagn Images Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation!The A’s have lost 12 of their last 13 games, but don’t say they aren’t trying to shake things up: the roster moves have been fast and furious lately. As Jason Burke at SI.com tweeted yesterday, an Athletic has made their MLB debut in each of the last four games. Yesterday, we saw Drew Avans take over for Lawrence Butler at right field late in the game.
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1 month ago | 
athleticsnation.com | Daniel Tatomer
D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images Happy Monday, Athletics Nation! I hope you are having a safe holiday. It may prove to have completely derailed this season’s hopes, but at least we can now say that the A’s epic 11-game skid is over. It began in Los Angeles on May 14 and lasted through all but the first game of the team’s last road trip and all but the last of the home stand that just ended yesterday with a hard-fought victory over the Phillies and former future Athletics ace Jesus Luzardo.
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1 month ago | 
athleticsnation.com | Daniel Tatomer
Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images Happy Friday, Athletics Nation!Happy if you’re the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, anyway. The Halos completed a four game sweep in West Sacramento yesterday to bring the A’s current losing streak to nine games. The Angels came to town as the worst team in the AL West, but that mark of shame now belongs to the Athletics. The A’s held leads at certain points in all four contests but couldn’t hang on to any of them. One big culprit: the bullpen.
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1 month ago | 
athleticsnation.com | Daniel Tatomer
Dennis Lee-Imagn Images Happy Wednesday, Athletics Nation!A’s rookie shortstop Jacob Wilson left yesterday’s game in the fifth inning, shortly after being hit on his lower forearm near the wrist by a pitch from Angels starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks. The A’s reported the cause as a forearm contusion. To pile on more bad news, the A’s lost their seventh straight game last night, completing a nosedive back to the bottom of the AL West. But let’s focus on the positive, shall we?
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1 month ago | 
athleticsnation.com | Daniel Tatomer
Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images Happy Monday, Athletics Nation!A lot sure can change in a week—I think I may have said that the last time the pendulum swung in a positive direction, but right now the A’s are on a grim downward spiral that they will need to end in Sacramento to stem the bleeding. A’s lose 3-2. They’ve lost five in a row and head back to West Sacramento to begin a seven-game homestand tomorrow.
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1 month ago | 
athleticsnation.com | Daniel Tatomer
Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Happy Friday, Athletics Nation!It is hard to believe that Tony Kemp wore green and gold less than two years ago. The A’s have changed so much since then that Kemp’s time with the club feels like a bygone era. Tony always gave 110% on the field and was about as great as a player can be in the clubhouse and off the field. Yesterday, TK announced his retirement after nine years in the big leagues.
