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Loses lead in sixth frame Spence (2-4) took the loss against Tampa Bay on Wednesday, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out five across five-plus innings. He did not issue a walk.

Impact Spence was in control through the first five innings, with his lone blemish coming in the second when he gave up an inside-the-park home run to Jake Mangum. Spence entered the sixth looking to collect his first quality start of the season, but things quickly got out of hand after giving up a solo homer to Josh Lowe before yielding a two-run long shot to Yandy Diaz just two batters later. Spence has given up four earned runs in two of his last three outings, and in his six starts he sports a 3.64 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 23:7 K:BB across 29.2 innings. He is slated to start against Atlanta at home next week, which might be his last turn in the rotation before the All-Star break.

JULY 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Rays host Athletics, look to end home skid

The Tampa Bay Rays look to break their three-game home losing streak with a win over the Athletics

JULY 2, 2025 • Associated Press

Wynns hits sacrifice fly in the 10th as A's hand Rays 3rd-straight loss 4-3

Austin Wynns hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the Athletics handed the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-3 loss, their third straight

JULY 2, 2025 • Associated Press

Sears reverses slide against former club as A's blank Yankees NEW YORK – On Friday night, it was Mitch Spence. Then it was JP Sears’ turn to face his former team, the Yankees, on Saturday afternoon. Whi...

JUNE 28, 2025 • MLB.COM

Spence relishes 'surreal' first career start at Yankee Stadium NEW YORK -- For Athletics right-hander Mitch Spence, it was a dream come true to pitch in Yankee Stadium on Friday night. He was drafted in...

JUNE 28, 2025 • MLB.COM

Chisholm homers in 500th regular season game, has third-most homers and steals in first 500 games

Jazz Chisholm Jr. appeared in his 500th game and joined some select company

JUNE 28, 2025 • Associated Press

Yields two earned runs in loss Spence (2-3) took the loss against the Yankees on Friday, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits and four walks while striking out five across five innings.

Impact Spence retired the side in the first , but he gave up one run in each of the next three innings, including a solo homer to Jazz Chisholm in the second. It was a solid outing for Spence, as he generated 13 whiffs while tossing 89 pitches (54 strikes), but he couldn't avoid the loss as the A's were blanked by Will Warren and the Yankees' bullpen. Spence has made five starts since moving into the Athletics' rotation in early June, going 1-2 with a 2.92 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 18:7 K:BB across 24.2 innings. He's tentatively slated to face the Rays on the road next week.

JUNE 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Yields two earned runs in loss Spence (2-3) took the loss against the Yankees on Friday, allowing three runs (two earned) on three hits and four walks while striking out five across five innings.

Impact Spence retired the side in the first , but he gave up one run in each of the next three innings, including a solo homer to Jazz Chisholm in the second. It was a solid outing for Spence, as he generated 13 whiffs while tossing 89 pitches (54 strikes), but he couldn't avoid the loss as the A's were blanked by Tyler Warren and the Yankees' bullpen. Spence has made five starts since moving into the Athletics' rotation in early June, going 1-2 with a 2.92 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 18:7 K:BB across 24.2 innings. He's tentatively slated to face the Rays on the road next week.

JUNE 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Dominguez leads Yankees against the Athletics following 4-hit performance

The New York Yankees take on the Athletics after Jasson Domínguez's four-hit game on Wednesday

JUNE 27, 2025 • Associated Press

Tagged for four runs in loss Spence (2-2) took the loss against Cleveland on Saturday, allowing four runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out three batters over 4.2 innings.

Impact Spence's downfall was the second frame, when he gave up all four of his runs and six of his eight hits. Outside of that, he notched three 1-2-3 innings and just two singles. The four runs were a season-worst mark for Spence, who came into Saturday having allowed just two runs over 17 frames across his previous four starts. He'll try to get back on track in his next start, which is tentatively scheduled to be a tough road matchup versus the Yankees.

JUNE 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Tagged for four runs in loss Spence (2-2) took the loss against Cleveland on Saturday, allowing four runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out three batters over 4.2 innings.

JUNE 22, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Ortiz pitches Guardians to 4-2 win over Athletics

Luis Ortiz struck out 10 in six shutout innings of two-hit ball and José Ramírez capped a four-run second with his 900th RBI as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 4-2

JUNE 22, 2025 • Associated Press

Athletics and Cleveland Guardians play in game 2 of series

The Athletics face the Cleveland Guardians, leading the series 1-0

JUNE 21, 2025 • Associated Press

Limits Astros to one run Spence allowed one run on seven hits and one walk while striking out two batters over five innings in a no-decision against Houston on Monday.

Impact Spence served up a solo homer to Jose Altuve in the first inning, but he kept Houston from scoring over his final four frames. The right-hander recorded just one 1-2-3 inning and induced only six whiffs, but this was still a nice outing overall. Spence has been impressive since joining the Athletics' rotation early this month, allowing only two runs while registering a 10:2 K:BB over 15 innings across three starts. He's tentatively slated to face Cleveland at home in his next appearance.

JUNE 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Kurtz homers in 9th inning for second straight day to give Athletics 3-1 victory over Astros

Nick Kurtz homered in the ninth inning for the second straight day and the Athletics beat the Houston Astros 3-1

JUNE 17, 2025 • Associated Press

Astros take 5-game win streak into matchup with the Athletics

The Houston Astros are looking to extend a five-game win streak with a victory against the Athletics

JUNE 16, 2025 • Associated Press

Turns in scoreless start Spence allowed three hits and struck out four without walking a batter over five scoreless innings in a no-decision versus the Angels on Tuesday.

Impact Spence has allowed one run over 10 innings across two starts since joining the Athletics' rotation. He stretched out to 75 pitches (50 strikes) in Tuesday's start, so he should be close to a full workload within his next couple of outings. His strong performance as a starter has trimmed his ERA from 4.38 to 3.67, and he's added a 1.20 WHIP and 45:15 K:BB over 49 innings this season. The right-hander is not guaranteed to stay in the rotation once J.T. Ginn (quadriceps) is ready to be activated from the injured list -- it'll likely come down to Spence or Jacob Lopez for the No. 5 starter role, but Spence has the better numbers.

JUNE 11, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Getting another start Spence is slated to start Tuesday's game against the Angels in Anaheim.

Impact After making his first 22 appearances of the season out of the bullpen, Spence moved into the rotation last week and came through with an impressive outing in Thursday's win over the Twins. He allowed a solo home run to Matt Wallner but otherwise kept the Twins off the board through five innings, striking out four while scattering three hits and one walk. Spence will be awarded another start for his efforts, and a strong showing versus the Angels could be enough to solidify his spot in the rotation on a more permanent basis.

JUNE 10, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Athletics try to end road slide, take on the Angels

The Athletics will look to end their 12-game road slide in a matchup against the Los Angeles Angels

JUNE 10, 2025 • Associated Press

Sharp in first start Spence (2-1) earned the win Thursday over the Twins, allowing one run on three hits and a walk over five innings. He struck out four.

Impact It was an impressive outing for Spence in his first start of the year. The right-hander needed just 57 pitches to make it through five innings, with the lone blemish coming on a Matt Wallner homer in the fourth. Spence, who came into the day with a 4.38 ERA across 39 innings out of the bullpen, likely earned himself another look in the A's rotation. His next start would likely come next week on the road against the Angels.

JUNE 6, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Soderstrom hits grand slam, 2-run HR to help Athletics beat Twins 14-3 and snap 9-game skid

Tyler Soderstrom hit a grand slam and a two-run homer, Max Muncy hit a three-run shot in the first inning, and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 14-3 to snap a nine-game losin...

JUNE 5, 2025 • Associated Press

Getting first start of season Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said that Spence will start Thursday's game against the Twins in Sacramento, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Impact Spence made 24 starts for the Athletics as a rookie in 2024, but he's worked exclusively out of the bullpen so far this season, logging a 4.38 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 37:14 K:BB in 39 innings. Though manager Mark Kotsay specifically referred to Spence as a starter rather than opening pitcher for Thursday's contest, the right-hander is still expected to have a relatively limited workload, given that he'll be pitching on three days' rest and hasn't covered more than 4.1 innings or tossed more than 56 pitches in any of his 22 appearances on the season. If Spence fares well in his start Thursday, the Athletics could have him continue getting more stretched out while keeping him in the rotation on a longer-term basis.

JUNE 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Getting first start of season Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said that Spence will start Thursday's game against the Twins in Sacramento, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

JUNE 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Twins visit the Athletics on 3-game road win streak

The Minnesota Twins visit the Athletics looking to continue a three-game road winning streak

JUNE 5, 2025 • Associated Press

Last Night in Baseball: Cal Raleigh is now your MLB home run leader

Big Dumper goes yard again, the Phillies were swept at the exact wrong time, the Athletics are in serious trouble and more from this weekend...

JUNE 2, 2025 • FOX SPORTS

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