Martin Gallegos

WEST SACRAMENTO – Brady Basso has had chances to begin the game as an opener for the Athletics a few times this season, but this one was different.

SEATTLE -- The Athletics anticipated having one of the most potent offenses in baseball this season. Of course, that prognostication did not account for losing four of their top sluggers to potential season-ending injuries. There are a combined total of 73 home runs hit this season on the injured list

WEST SACRAMENTO – It didn’t take long into Saturday night’s game against the Rangers for Henry Bolte to start thinking about his opportunity to make some history. After singling in the first inning, launching a three-run homer that just scraped the left-field foul pole in the second and doubling two

WEST SACRAMENTO – There was a running joke around the Athletics clubhouse as of late that “Tommy Tanks,” the nickname Tommy White earned during a prolific display of power during his college career, was relegated to “Tommy Singles.”

WEST SACRAMENTO – Another key member of what is left of this injury-ravaged Athletics core went down on Friday night. Jacob Wilson exited the A’s series opener against the Rangers at Sutter Health Park in the second inning with a left hand contusion, just one inning after getting hit by

WEST SACRAMENTO – The good vibes that the Athletics carried into this homestand after taking two of three against the Red Sox at Fenway Park over the weekend have quickly dissipated. One night after blowing a four-run lead in the eighth inning of Monday’s series-opening loss to the Rays, the

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WEST SACRAMENTO – While the Athletics prepared for their series finale against the Dodgers on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park, they did so with heavy hearts after learning of a scary incident involving Minor League outfielder Ryan Lasko. While playing center field for Double-A Midland on Tuesday night in

WEST SACRAMENTO – What seemed like good fortune for the Athletics when they left Spring Training in Arizona free of any major injuries is starting to feel more like an ominous precursor to what they’re now dealing with on the health front. The difficulty of this recent six-game road trip

WEST SACRAMENTO – What seemed like good fortune for the Athletics when they left Spring Training in Arizona free of any major injuries is starting to feel more like an ominous precursor to what they’re now dealing with on the health front. The difficulty of this recent six-game road trip