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Matt Sauer - Inks minor-league deal with A's The Athletics signed Sauer to a minor-league contract Friday, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.

Impact Sauer has spent all of 2026 in the KBO with the KT Wiz, where he has a 7-5 record over 18 starts with a 4.88 ERA across 101.1 innings. He last saw major-league action in 2025 with the Dodgers, when he posted a 6.37 ERA and 1.45 WHIP over 29.2 innings. He will start his stint in the A's organization with Triple-A Las Vegas.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Athletics part ways with longtime GM David Forst The Athletics announced the departure of general manager David Forst, who didn't plan on relocating with the team to Las Vegas.

3 DAYS AGO • USATODAY.COM

GM David Forst, Athletics part ways The Athletics announced Friday that the club and general manager David Forst have mutually agreed to part ways. Assistant general manager Da...

3 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Athletics vs. Red Sox Prediction, Odds, Probable Pitchers, Prop Bets for Friday, Aug. 7 The Boston Red Sox are making a serious push for the top wild card spot in the American League, as they are just a half game back of the New...

3 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Ben Bowden - Outrighted to Triple-A The Athletics outrighted Bowden to Triple-A Las Vegas on Thursday.

Impact He cleared waivers after being scrubbed from the A's 40-man roster. Bowden has the option to become a free agent rather than accept an outright assignment, but it's unclear what he plans to do. The 31-year-old allowed four runs in one inning in his lone appearance for the Athletics.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

How Athletics Can Snap Historic Series Drought vs. Red Sox After getting swept by both the Tigers and Reds, the Athletics need to figure out how to right their wrongs against the Red Sox.

4 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Athletics Swept Once Again: Good, Bad, Ugly From Friday's Loss In baseball, you win or lose, but it seems like the Athletics can only lose.

4 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Athletics play the Red Sox looking to stop road skid

The Athletics travel to the Boston Red Sox looking to break a five-game road skid

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Missed opportunities prove costly for A's in third straight one-run game CINCINNATI -- On the heels of a difficult 1-6 homestand over the weekend, Athletics manager Mark Kotsay finished his assessment of the club’...

4 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Reds power up with 4 homers to earn first home sweep of season CINCINNATI -- Elly De La Cruz and Sal Stewart belted solo homers while Andrew Abbott earned his first win since June 20 as the Reds complete...

4 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Deadspin | Reds complete sweep of Athletics with homers, plate discipline Deadspin | Reds complete sweep of Athletics with homers, plate discipline

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Mason Barnett - Crushed by long ball in second loss Barnett (1-2) took the loss against the Reds on Thursday, allowing five runs on five hits and three walks in 4.1 innings. He struck out seven.

Impact Barnett was inefficient Thursday, landing just 47 of his 82 pitches for strikes, and he served up a staggering three home runs in hitter-friendly Cincinnati. The right-hander did fan a season-high seven for a positive note, but he'll need to do a better job of keeping the ball in the yard if he wants to remain in the Athletics' rotation. Barnett appears close to being able to handle a traditional starter's workload, but his 5.56 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 36:17 K:BB over 34 innings may not leave him with much streaming appeal against the Rays his next time out.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Four Homers, Timely Walks Lift Reds to Sweep of Athletics The Reds have won six of their last seven games.

4 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Reds homer four times to back Andrew Abbott, beat the Athletics 6-5 to complete sweep

Elly De La Cruz hit his fourth career leadoff home run — one of four homers by Cincinnati — and the Reds beat the Athletics 6-5 to complete a three-game sweep

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

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A's Top Prospect Jamie Arnold Sets Career High in One of His Best Double-A Starts The Athletics' top pitching prospect, left-hander Jamie Arnold, just turned in one of the strongest outings of his first season in the minor...

4 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang - Clears waivers The Athletics outrighted Zhuang to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday.

Impact Zhuang is no longer a member of the Athletics' 40-man roster after the Athletics designated him for assignment Friday, but he'll remain in the organization after going unclaimed off waivers. The 25-year-old righty has yet to make his MLB debut and has compiled a 6.42 ERA, 1.60 WHIP and 63:33 K:BB in 82.2 innings between stops with Las Vegas and Double-A Midland.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Jeffrey Springs - Throwing again after hitting IL Springs (hip) was able to restart a throwing program Wednesday after landing on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, MLB.com reports.

Impact The Athletics placed Springs on the shelf due to a fatigued right hip, an injury that's been plaguing him throughout the season. An MRI on the hip returned negative for an acute injury, and the fact that Springs is already throwing again seemingly indicates that he didn't suffer any sort of major setback coming out of his most recent start Friday and may have just been placed on the IL for the purpose of getting a reset. Though Springs could be physically ready to go when first eligible to return from the IL on Aug. 16, the Athletics won't have much incentive to rush him back or guarantee him a rotation spot once he returns. The veteran southpaw has posted a bloated 6.17 ERA and 1.48 WHIP this season and will likely be headed for free agency this winter, as the Athletics hold a $15 million club option on his contract for 2027 that they will almost certainly decline.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Jacob Wilson - Exiting starting lineup Wilson is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest in Cincinnati.

Impact Wilson homered three times in a four-game span shortly after the All-Star break, but since then he's gone just 8-for-49 at the dish across his last 12 contests. Alika Williams will handle shortstop duties for the Athletics while Wilson gets a break.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Athletics Series Drought Continues: Takeaways From Loss vs. Reds The last time the Athletics won a series came way back on June 14.

5 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Why a Hot Streak Is Inevitable for Athletics Even though the Athletics have been one of the worst teams in baseball lately, odds are it won't last much longer.

5 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

Athletics look to break 7-game losing streak, play the Reds

The Athletics come into the matchup with the Cincinnati Reds as losers of seven in a row

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Lopez flashes strikeout stuff, recording first 8 outs with K's CINCINNATI – In a second half that is now mostly about seeing the development of their young players, particularly on the pitching side, get...

5 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Lawrence Butler - Crushes leadoff home run Butler went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Reds.

Impact With a righty on the mound, Butler got the call and started the fireworks early with a towering shot to right field in the first at-bat of the game. Butler is hitting way better since the All-Star break after scuffling for most of the first half (.835 versus .592 OPS) and has an RBI in five of his last eight games.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Jacob Lopez - Nine strikeouts in no-decision Lopez allowed two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out nine over the span of five innings in the 3-2 loss to the Reds on Wednesday.

Impact After serving as an option in the bullpen for a brief time in late May and early July, Lopez has been back in the rotation for his last four starts. Lopez has pitched 19.2 innings with a 2.29 ERA and 0.97 WHIP for a 1-1 record. The lefty is projected to take the mound next week against the Rays.

5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

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