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Monday, September 16 through Sunday, September 22, 2019
Issue No. 294
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Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 443 yards and scored four touchdowns, all in the second quarter, to move the Chiefs past the Oakland Raiders, 28-10, on Sunday afternoon at the Coliseum. The Chiefs' defense stymied the Raiders' offense after allowing 10 points on their first two possessions. Also pictured, Chiefs coach Andy Reid.
Photo by Ed Jay.
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Targeted seven times with five receptions, Oakland wide receiver Tyrell Williams (18) caught the Raiders' only touchdown pass in the first quarter, as they jumped out to a 10-0 lead.
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Kansas City Chiefs and Pro Bowl tight end Travis Kelce (87)
caught seven balls for 107 yards and a touchdown as the Chiefs scored 28 unanswered points in the second quarter.
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Miami Marlins 4, San Francisco Giants 2
San Francisco pitcher Madison Bumgarner scattered four hits over seven innings, but received a no-decision as the Miami Marlins defeated the Giants, 4-2, at Oracle Park on Saturday,
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Donovan Solano hits a pinch-hit triple in the seventh inning to drive in two runs.
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San Francisco Giants at a Glance
(L to R) Former San Francisco Giants pitchers Dave Dravecky and Jeremy Affeldt, manager Bruce Bochy (15) and announcer Dave Flemming talk to fans before Saturday night's game between the San Francisco Giants and the Miami Marlins at Oracle Park.
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After an exhilarating series triumph over the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in manager Bruce Bochy's final set at Dodger Stadium, the Giants entered last week with a sense of positivity the club hadn't felt since their hot month of July.
The club was entering a seven-game home stand, taking on two teams with 'also' losing records. Though a late surge for the NL Wild Card seemed improbable, every win at home is special for Bruce Bochy's final weeks of tenure at Oracle Park. The Pirates (62-81) and the Marlins (51-96) series last week seemed like good opportunities for some cherished Bruce Bochy wins --
if only the offense could put up some runs.
On Monday night, after leading 4-2 heading into the top of the ninth inning, Giants reliever Ty Rogers surrendered a run to tighten the game. The ninth inning fell further apart, first for Fernando Abad, as he allowed the Pirates' decisive fourth and fifth runs and a Pittsburgh win,
6-4. A similar situation arose the next day, as San Francisco held a 5-0 lead into the eighth inning. The Pirates responded with a four-run top half again, as Sam Coonrod and Wandy Peralta each allowed a pair. Ultimately, the Giants scraped by with a 5-4 triumph as Shaun Anderson dealt two Ks over the final four outs. Anderson, who started in 16 games this season, logging a 3-5 record before fumbling into a relief role, turned in two quality final innings last week, each of which earned him a save. Anderson might be a critical piece San Francisco needs to right the ship at the end of the season.
San Francisco, shut out in three separate games two weeks ago, was beginning to turn things around offensively with back-to-back five-run outings in their first two Pittsburgh matchups. However, they fell cold for the last two games of the series, going 1-for-7 and 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, falling 6-3 and 4-2 respectively.
The weekend series against the scoring-deficient Miami produced a total of just five runs for the Giants but they emerged with the series triumph. Starter Tyler Beede proved a challenge as he continued his upward trend on Friday night, allowing just three hits and dealing five Ks over
six-and-a-third scoreless frames on the way to a 1-0 victory. Beede, 3-9 entering his last two starts, has thrown 11.1 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts since, earning back-to-back wins.
If Beede can remain consistent, he will be an important piece of the starting rotation moving
into the offseason.
On Saturday the Marlins took advantage of the Giants inability to score with runners in scoring position (RISP) yet again, as San Francisco missed opportunity after opportunity, ultimately going 1-for-9 with RISP. Fortunately in Sunday's rubber match and with the score tied at 1-1, Mike Yastrzemski (on third base at the time) took manners into his own hands. When a wild pitch escaped the catcher, Yaz had just enough time to dart home and narrowly score San Francisco's go-ahead run, earning the Giants a series win.
The San Francisco Giants are 72-78 and 9.5 games back from the second NL Wild Card position. They now head to Fenway Park for a three-game set with the Red Sox before tripping to
Atlanta for three with Braves over the weekend.
-- Ethan Waters
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Oakland A's at a Glance
Oakland Athletics announcer Ray Fosse talks to fans before the game between the Oakland Athletics and the Detroit Tigers at RingCentral Coliseum. To view a photo album, visit our Facebook Page and be sure to LIKE us or visit www.ultimatesportsguide.net.
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It didn't look like last week would turn out well for the Oakland Athletics as they headed to Houston to take on the MLB-best Astros, who were fresh off of a 21-1 demolishing of the Seattle Mariners one night prior. Granted, Seattle is the worst team in the AL West and one of the worst in the bigs, while Oakland continues to fight for a Wild Card spot.
In what would be a historically brutal night for Oakland baseball, A's starter Mike Fiers surrendered eleven runs off of five home runs before recording an out in the bottom of the second inning. Houston continued the assault and set an MLB record with six homers in the first two innings, on their way to a 15-0 thump at home. Although the Astros were already 10-5 against the A's this season heading into their four-game set, nobody could have predicted what would come the following night.
2018 MLB home run leader Khris Davis, sidelined with a hip injury for a portion of this season, was struggling to find his groove after returning from the IL. On Tuesday night Davis made history by becoming the seventh A's batter this season with more 20-plus home runs. His home run, however, was only a small piece of what made this night unprecedented. The Athletics plated 21 runs on 25 hits, in which every A's starter was responsible for a run and Matt Olson and Sean Murphy each logged a two-homer, four-RBI performance at the dish. This matchup ended in a football score, as Oakland bounced back in a truly unpredictable fashion for a 21-7 victory. Now it was the Athletics with momentum and they turned their own 21-run performance into a long win streak with two more wins to take the Series. In the final game on Thursday the A's held a 3-2 lead and Houston had runners on the corners in the bottom of the ninth when Liam Hendriks shut the door with a looking strikeout to earn the series win. With the strikeout Hendriks became the all-time MLB strikeout leader among Australian-born pitchers.
The series win was enormous for Oakland, not only strengthening their position in the Wild Card race, but because the Astros are the last winning team the A's face all season.
In the following three-game series with the Rangers the A's made their offensive presence known, posting seven runs over the first four innings. However, Texas took seven runs of their own from A's starter Chris Bassitt, who only made it three innings deep before his removal. In the end, Oakland had more firepower, including a two-run jack from Marcus Semien in the ninth amidst a four-run inning which ended with a 14-9 triumph. This game was also notable for Khris Davis, who knocked two homers, one of which put the A's on top.
The A's starting rotation hit a big bump on Saturday. Starting pitcher Mike Fiers left the game with two outs in the bottom of the second inning, citing a brief numbness in his throwing hand. Manager Bob Melvin says Fiers has experienced nerve irritation before and hopes to have him throw in the bullpen on Monday.
Oakland rolled onto an 8-6 victory on Saturday and entered Sunday with the opportunity to set a new single-season franchise record for home runs; the current record was 243 bombs by the 1996 Athletics. Marcus Semien got the tying homer out of the way early, smoking a two-run shot which made him the third Athletics hitter to reach 30 jacks this season. Matt Olson had 34 entering the game, and Matt Chapman matched him with his 34th in the top of the ninth inning to earn the A's their most home runs in a single season. This capped a 6-1 victory for Oakland, a series sweep, another exceptional start from Sean Manaea, a six-game winning streak, their 90th win of the season, and a heck of a bounce-back after Monday's embarrassing loss.
The Oakland Athletics are now 90-60 and in sole possession of the first AL Wild Card position, ahead of Tampa Bay by one-and-a-half games and ahead of ahead of Cleveland by three. The A's will take on the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers in respective three-game sets for their final home stand of the 2019 regular season this week at RingCentral Coliseum.
-- Ethan Waters
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The star
of Oakland's offense was rookie running back Josh Jacobs (28), who had 113 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns on 24 total touches. According to ESPN, Jacobs is the first player since Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson in 2001 with 100 yards from scrimmage and two rushing touchdowns in his NFL debut.
Photo: Ed Jay
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Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay (30), Raiders coach Jon Gruden and Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) came across the field to check on corner back Gareon Conley after he was injured and taken off the field on a stretcher. Fortunately Conley recovered quickly and played six days later against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Photo: Ed Jay
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The Raiders stellar performance only brought smiles.
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The Raider Nation made their annual trip to Raiders headquarters before the first game
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The Raiders held a Play 60 'Stretch and Move' activity for Oakland Elementary school students l
ess than 24 hours after the Raiders concluded their regular season opener with a win over the Denver Broncos. Five players participated in a Play 60 "Stretch & Move" activity for students. Photo credit: Oakland Raiders.
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The Raiders provided a $25,000 Play 60 grant to East Bay-based Playworks to cover the cost of new equipment for schools and the development of the Junior Coach program. Raiders-branded jump ropes were distributed to every student who participated in the Play 60 activity.
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On their lone day off during the week, players FB Alec Ingold, CB Isaiah Johnson, LS Trent Sieg,
TE Darren Waller and LB Kyle Wilber joined members of the Raiderettes to engage students from Oakland's Futures and CUES at Lockwood Elementary School as part of the Play 60 movement to empower the next generation of youth to be the most physically active and healthy.
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The Raiders contingent led over 100 elementary school students through various stretch routines and football drills while also promoting the Play 60 message of being active for 60 minutes every day. Pictured above: (58) Kyle Wilber
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Photo credit: Oakland Raiders.
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College Football Hall of Fame head coach John Ralston passed away on Saturday, September 14. He was 92-years-old.
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The Quakes celebrate the match's opening goal by Chris Wondolowski, No. 158 of his MLS career
NEW YORK CITY --
The San Jose Earthquakes fell to New York City FC 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Head coach Matias Almeyda returned to the sideline for the first time following a three-match suspension.
San Jose took the lead in the 20th minute through Chris Wondolowski, who extended his league scoring record to 158 goals. NYCFC, the top team in the Eastern Conference, responded with a pair of goals in quick succession just prior to halftime. The two teams traded chances in the second half, but neither were able to alter the scoreline before the final whistle.
The Earthquakes now take on Atlanta United FC in their third of three consecutive road matches on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 12:30 p.m. PT (Univision, 560 KSFO, 1370 KZSF).
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The 55th annual Rolex Big Boat Series was held on San Francisco Bay on Sept. 12-15. The West Coast's premier regatta is hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club and has major competitions in various vessel classes.
Caption and photo: Ed Jay.
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The J/105 class boats begin the afternoon race on Sept. 13 on San Francisco Bay.
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Coming into the 2019 season the California Golden Bears defense was ranked No. 5 nationally. Entering Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon were (l to r) linebackers Kuony Deng (8), Evan Weaver (89) and Joseph Ogunbajo (13). As the afternoon unfolded, together they combined for 20 tackles as the Bears dispatched the visiting University of North Texas State Mean Green,
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Getting knocked out of bounds at the two-yard line, Cal receiver Kekoa Crawford (11) was on the receiving end of a 14-yard pass early in the first quarter.
Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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Cal wide receiver Nikko Remigio (4) cuts back during his 32-yard punt return, as part of his combined 85 yards and one touchdown on the day
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Caption and photo by Ron Sellers.
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Making the defensive play of the day to kill a last ditch drive by Mean Green, corner back Camryn Bynum (24) deflected the pass away as inside linebacker Evan Weaver (left, 89) awaited to further separate the ball from the player.
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Born To Reign with jockey Irving Orozco win a 5 1/2 furlong Maiden Claiming race with a time of 1:06.49. Trained by Bill McLean. Owned by McLean Racing Stables, Broetzman, Carpenter, Earley or Hauck, purse $14,000.
Photo: Shane Micheli/Vassar Photography.
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Mybluebell with jockey Irving Orozco win a Mile Allowance Claiming race with a time of 1:37.84. Trained by R. B. Hess. Owned by Hale, Jr., Lambert, McCanne & Sigband, purse $32,000.
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Red Livy with jockey Irving Orozco win a 5 furlong Claiming race with a time of :57.18. Trained by Bill McLean. Owned by Gary Smith, purse $17,000.
Photo: Shane Micheli/
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Invertigo with jockey Irving Orozco win a Mile Claiming race with a time of 1:36.64. Trained by Isidro Tamayo. Owned by Savvy Racing, purse $14,000. Photo: Shane Micheli/
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That's Bind Babe with jockey Irving Orozco win a 5 furlong Starter Allowance race with a time of :57.03. Trained by Jamey R. Thomas. Owned by Myles McMahon, purse $19,000.
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Jockey Irving Orozco won five races at Golden Gate Fields on Saturday, Sept. 14.
2019 earnings: $1,574,580. Life time earnings: $10,532,892
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Stanford's Tyler Abramson (2) scores on a penalty shot to put Stanford up 2-0 early in the first period. Pro Recco defeated Stanford, 17-11, in a preseason exhibition game at Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford University on Sept. 12 at Stanford, CA.
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Stanford's Bennett Williams (7) shoots in the second period.
Pro Recco defeated Stanford, 17-11, in a preseason exhibition game at Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford University on Sept. 12 at Stanford, CA.
Caption and photo: Alex Ho.
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Pro Recco Pietro Figlioli (4) scores on Stanford George Hagestad (1A). Pro Recco defeated Stanford, 24-9, on the first day of the 2019 Stanford Invitational at Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford University on Sept. 14 at Stanford, CA.
Caption and photo: Alex Ho.
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Stanford coach John Vargas. Pro Recco defeated Stanford, 17-11, in a preseason exhibition game at Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford University on Sept. 12 at Stanford, CA.
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Sports Prep Star -- Ivana Erlandsen
Rocklin - Volleyball - Senior
A high-flying outside hitter, Ivana Erlandsen posted a team-leading 18 kills in a 3-1 win over Ponderosa-Shingle Springs on Sept. 12. She also added 11 digs, three aces and two blocks in the match. Rocklin entered the week ranked No. 9 in the SportStars NorCal Top 20. The Thunder suffered a tough 3-2 loss to No. 5 Pleasant Valley-Chico on Sept. 10 before bounding back to take the win over Ponderosa. Erlandsen now has 116 kills, 90 digs and 24 aces over the team's first 15 matches of 2019.
Photo: Ike Dodson
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WEEKLY SPORTS CALENDAR
Monday, September 16 through Sunday, September 22, 2019
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Monday, September 16
Oakland A's vs. Kansas City Royals, 7:07 p.m.
Tuesday, September 17
San Francisco Giants @ Boston Red Sox, 4:10 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Kansas City Royals, 7:07 p.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. Anaheim Ducks, 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 18
San Francisco
Giants @ Boston Red Sox, 4:10 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Kansas City Royals, 12:37 p.m.
San Jose Sharks @ Calgary Flames, 6 p.m.
San Francisco Giants @ Boston Red Sox, 10:05 a.m.
Friday, September 20
San Francisco Giants @ Atlanta Braves, 4:20 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Texas Rangers, 7:07 p.m.
Saturday, September 21
San Francisco Giants @ Atlanta Braves, 4:20 p.m.
Oakland A's vs. Texas Rangers, 6:07 p.m.
San Jose Sharks vs. Vegas Golden Knights, 5 p.m.
San Jose Earthquakes @ Atlanta United, FC, 12:30 p.m.
Cal Bears @ Ole Miss, 9 a.m.
Stanford Cardinal vs. Oregon Ducks, 4 p.m.
San Jose State Spartans @ Arkansas Razorbacks, 4:30 p.m.
San Francisco 49ers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:25 p.m., CBS
Oakland Raiders @ Minnesota Vikings, 10 a.m., FOX
San Francisco Giants @ Atlanta Braves, 10:20 a.m.
Oakland A's vs. Texas Rangers, 1:07 p.m.
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