2024 Oakland Athletics season

The 2024 season is the 124th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, and the 57th in Oakland. It is the Athletics' final season in Oakland, as the team will relocate to Las Vegas after the owners approved the move unanimously on November 16, 2023. The team will be moving to Las Vegas for the 2028 season after a new ballpark is finished. Before this, the team will take up temporary residency in West Sacramento for three seasons at the Sutter Health Park, operating as just the A's or Athletics during that period of time.

This is the first season for Jenny Cavnar as play-by-play announcer for A's broadcasts on NBC Sports California, thus becoming the first female primary announcer in MLB history.

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Opening Day starters
Thursday, March 28, 2024, vs. Cleveland Guardians at Oakland Coliseum.

March/April

 * March 19 – The Athletics announced that Alex Wood would be the opening day starting pitcher.
 * March 28 – In the first game of the season, the A's faced the Cleveland Guardians at Oakland Coliseum to begin a four-game series. JJ Bleday had two hits, including a double, however, the Guardians shutout Oakland 8–0 in front of a home opening crowd of 13,522 fans.
 * March 29 – J. D. Davis slugged his first two home runs of the season, however, the A's lost to the Guardians by a score of 6–4 to remain winless to start the season.
 * March 30 – Zack Gelof had two hits, stole a base and scored a run in the Athletics 12–3 loss to Cleveland.
 * March 31 – With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, Abraham Toro earned a walk, as the Athletics snapped their three-game losing streak and defeated the Guardians 4–3, earning their first win of the season. Paul Blackburn pitched seven shutout innings, allowing only three hits and struck out three batters in his start. Esteury Ruiz had two hits, scored two runs and stole his first base of the season.
 * April 1 – The A's welcomed the Boston Red Sox for a three-game home series. JJ Bleday had two of the Athletics four hits, as the A's were shutout by the Red Sox 9–0. Oakland committed five errors in the loss.
 * April 2 – Shea Langeliers hit his first home run of the season and Brent Rooker had two hits, as Oakland lost to the Red Sox by a score of 5–4 in 11 innings.
 * April 3 – The Red Sox completed the three-game sweep over the Athletics, as Oakland dropped the series finale, losing 1–0. Ross Stripling pitched seven innings, allowing only one run and struck out three. J. D. Davis had two hits for the A's. With the loss, Oakland finished their season-opening homestand with a 1–6 record.
 * April 5 – After an off-day, the A's began their first road trip of the season against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. Brent Rooker hit a two-run home run and Abraham Toro hit a solo home run, however, the A's lost to the Tigers by a 5-4 score. With the loss, Oakland dropped their fourth consecutive game.
 * April 6 - Paul Blackburn pitched six shutout innings, allowing only three hits, leading the Athletics to a 4-0 victory over the Tigers. Brent Rooker hit a two-run home run in the first inning, then drove home another run in the eighth, leading the A's offense.
 * April 7 - Zack Gelof had four hits, including a triple and a home run, and drove home four runners, as Oakland won consecutive games for the first time this season, defeating Detroit 7-1. Joe Boyle pitched five shutout innings to earn his first victory of the season.
 * April 9 - After a day off, the A's travelled to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas for a three-game series against the defending World Series champions, the Texas Rangers. Shea Langeliers hit three home runs and drove home four runs, including a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning, as the Athletics rallied from behind and defeated the Rangers 4-3 to win their third consecutive game.
 * April 10 - Zack Gelof hit a solo home run in the ninth inning, however, the Rangers ended the Athletics three-game winning streak, as Texas won the game 6-2.
 * April 11 - In the series finale against the Rangers, JP Sears carried a no-hitter until the seventh inning, as the Athletics shutout Texas 1-0 to win two of the three games in the series. Seth Brown had two hits, including a home run, scoring Oakland's only run.
 * April 12 - The A's returned home for a three-game interleague series against the Washington Nationals. In the series opener, Lawrence Butler hit a solo home run in the third inning, then hit the game-winning single in the bottom of the 10th inning, as the Athletics defeated the Nationals for their fifth win in their last six games. Paul Blackburn pitched 6.1 innings of shutout baseball in his start.
 * April 13 - Abraham Toro had three hits and drove home the lone Athletics run, as Oakland lost to Washington 3-1.
 * April 14 - Lawrence Butler had three hits and scored two helps, as the A's rallied from a 6-1 deficit, scoring six runs in the sixth inning, to defeat the Nationals 7-6. JJ Bleday also had three hits in the game and Abraham Toro drove home two runs. With the win, the A's moved within one game of the division lead.
 * April 15 - The A's welcomed the St. Louis Cardinals at home for a three-game interleague series. Esteury Ruiz hit a pinch-hit solo home run in the bottom of the eighth, as Oakland lost to the Cardinals 3-1.
 * April 16 - Kyle McCann hit his first career home run, as he finished the game with two hits and drove home two runners, in the Athletics 3-2 loss to the Cardinals.
 * April 17 - Esteury Ruiz hit a two-run home run and Tyler Nevin had three hits, as the Athletics avoided the series sweep, defeating the Cardinals 6-3. Paul Blackburn pitched 5.2 innings to earn the victory, improving his record to 3-0 with a 1.08 ERA to begin the season.
 * April 19 - After an off-day, the Athletics begin a ten game road trip. Their first stop is a three-game series at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio against the Cleveland Guardians. Abraham Toro led off the game with a home run and Brent Rooker also homered, as the A's dropped the first game of the series 10-2 to Cleveland.
 * April 20 - Ryan Noda hand two hits, including his first home run of the season and Max Schuemann hit his first career home run, as Oakland lost to the Guardians by a 6-3 score.
 * April 21 - Brent Rooker connected for his fourth home run of the season, however, the Guardians completed the three-game series sweep, defeating the Athletics 6-2.
 * April 22 - The Athletics road trip continued as they travelled to Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York for a four-game series against the New York Yankees. In the series opener, Zack Gelof broke a scoreless tie with a two-run homerun in the top of the ninth inning, as the A's shutout the Yankees 2-0. JP Sears pitched six shutout innings, striking out seven batters and Mason Miller earned his fifth save of the season.
 * April 23 - Shea Langeliers and Lawrence Butler each hit home runs, however, the Athletics dropped a close game, losing 4-3 to the Yankees.
 * April 24 - Brent Rooker hit a three-run home run in the Athletics 7-3 loss to the Yankees. With the loss, the A's fall to 1-5 on their road trip.
 * April 25 - Tyler Nevin hit a two-run home run, while Nick Allen hit a solo home run, as the Athletics defeated the Yankees 3-1 to split their four-game series. Alex Wood pitched 5.2 innings, allowing only one run, to earn his first victory with Oakland. Mason Miller earned his sixth save of the season.
 * April 26 - The A's concluded their road trip with a visit to Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland for a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles. Down 2-1 in the ninth inning, Abraham Toro hit a double, scoring Brent Rooker to tie the game. In the tenth inning, Rooker hit a double, scoring Shea Langeliers, as the A's completed the comeback and defeated the Orioles 3-2. Mitch Spence pitched three shutout innings in relief to earn the win.
 * April 27 - The Orioles held Oakland to only five hits, as Baltimore shutout the Athletics 7-0. JP Sears pitched into the seventh inning in his start, however, he allowed seven earned runs.
 * April 28 - Kyle McCann hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning, helping the Athletics complete the comeback and defeat the Orioles 7-6. Seth Brown and Tyler Nevin also hit home runs for Oakland.
 * April 29 - The A's return home for a three-game interleague series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tyler Nevin homered for the second straight game, as Oakland defeated the Pirates 5-1. With the win, the A's have won four of their past five games.
 * April 30 - JJ Bleday hit two home runs, powering the Athletics to a 5-2 victory over the Pirates. Mitch Spence pitched three scoreless innings out of the bullpen to earn the win, and Mason Miller struck out the side in the ninth for his eighth save of the season.

May

 * May 1 - Ross Stripling pitched six shutout innings, earning his first victory with the A's and the first in his career in nearly two years, as Oakland shutout Pittsburgh 4-0 to complete the series sweep. Abraham Toro and Tyler Nevin each homered for the Athletics.
 * May 3 - After a day off, the Athletics began a three-game interleague series at home against the Miami Marlins. Brent Rooker hit a two-run home run and JP Sears pitched 6.1 innings, allowing no runs and striking out six, as the Athletics defeated the Marlins 3-1. The A's set an Oakland record for longest shutout streak by their bullpen, as the club allowed no runs in 30.1 innings pitched, until the Marlins scored in the ninth.
 * May 4 - Oakland extended their winning streak to six games, as they crushed the Marlins 20-4. Brent Rooker homered twice in the third inning, becoming the first Athletics player to home twice in an inning since Mark McGwire in 1996. He finished the game with three hits and five RBI. Brett Harris hit the first two home runs of his career. Shea Langeliers had three hits, including a three run home run and scored three runs. JJ Bleday had three hits, including a home run, and drove home four runners. With the win, the Athletics are back to .500, with a 17-17 record.
 * May 5 - The A's saw their winning streak snapped at six games, as the Marlins won the final game of the series by a score of 12-3. Brent Rooker had two hits and scored two runs for Oakland.
 * May 6 - Oakland finished their ten-game home stand with a four-game series against their divisional rivals and defending World Series champions, the Texas Rangers. In the first game of the series, JJ Bleday hit a home run, while Abraham Toro had three hits and J. D. Davis had two hits and scored a run, as the Athletics lost 4-2.
 * May 7 - Kyle McCann had two hits, including a home run and scored three runs, while Seth Brown hit a three-run home run, however, the A's lost their third game in a row, losing 15-8 to the Rangers. Texas scored ten runs in the second inning to take an early 11-0 lead.
 * May 8 - Game 1 - Shea Langeliers had three hits, including a home run and drove home five runners, helping the Athletics snap their losing skid with a 9-4 win over the Rangers in the first game of the doubleheader. Brent Rooker also had three hits, scored three runs and hit a three run home run.
 * May 8 - Game 2 - Shea Langeliers had another big game, hitting a two-run home run and driving home three runs, to set an Oakland record for most RBI in a doubleheader, which was previously set by Reggie Jackson on August 14, 1969. Abraham Toro had three hits and scored twice, however, the Rangers split the doubleheader, defeating Oakland 12-11.
 * May 10 - The Athletics began a ten-game road trip with a three-game series at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington against their divisional rivals, the Seattle Mariners. Lawrence Butler had two hits and drove home the lone Athletics run, as the Mariners defeated Oakland 8-1.
 * May 11 - Max Schuemann hit a three-run double in the fifth inning, as the Athletics defeated the Mariners in 8-1. JJ Bleday hit a solo home run in the victory. Joey Estes pitched five innings, allowing only one run and struck out five, earning his first career victory.
 * May 12 - Max Schuemann, Abraham Toro and Brent Rooker each hit home runs, however, Oakland lost the final game of the series against the Mariners by a score of 8-4.
 * May 13 - The Athletics road trip continued with a four-game series at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas against their divisional rivals, the Houston Astros. JJ Bleday had two hits, including an RBI-double, in the Athletics 9-2 loss to the Astros. The loss was the A's seventh in their past nine games.
 * May 14 - Abraham Toro had two hits and scored the only run for the A's, as Oakland lost to the Astros 2-1 in ten innings.
 * May 15 - The A's were held to only two hits and dropped their fourth consecutive game, losing 3-0 to Houston. Aaron Brooks pitched seven innings, allowing three runs and struck out five.
 * May 16 - Houston completed the four-game sweep against the Athletics, as Oakland lost 8-1, losing their fifth straight game. The A's were held to four hits and scored their lone run on an RBI single by Zack Gelof.
 * May 17 - The Athletics ten-game road trip concluded with a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri against the Kansas City Royals. The A's struggles continued as the club was held to only four hits in a 6-2 loss to the Royals. Shea Langeliers hit a two-run home run in the ninth to break up the Royals shutout bid.
 * May 18 - Seth Brown slugged a home run, while Brent Rooker had two hits and an RBI, however, the Athletics dropped to 2-12 in their past 14 games, as the Royals defeated Oakland 5-3.
 * May 19 - The Royals completed the three-game sweep, defeating Oakland 8-4 in the final game of the series. Brent Rooker hit a three-run home run in the ninth for the A's. Oakland finished their ten-game road trip with a 1-9 record.
 * May 21 - After a day off, the Athletics returned home for a three-game interleague series against the Colorado Rockies. Abraham Toro hit an eighth inning home run, helping the A's snap their eight-game losing streak, as Oakland defeated Colorado 5-4. J. D. Davis and Seth Brown also homered for the Athletics. Mason Miller pitched a perfect ninth inning, striking out all three batters he faced, to earn his ninth save and lower his season ERA to 0.89.
 * May 22 - JJ Bleday hit a home run while Zack Gelof and Brent Rooker each had two hits, however, the Athletics lost to the Rockies by a score of 4-3 in twelve innings.
 * May 23 - Down 9-5 in the bottom of the tenth inning, the Athletics rallied for five runs, winning the game 10-9. JJ Bleday hit a home run in the extra inning to tie the game. The A's won the game when Tyler Soderstrom walked with the bases loaded. Seth Brown, Kyle McCann and Max Schuemann each had three hits.
 * May 24 - The Athletics hosted their divisional rivals, the Houston Astros for a three-game weekend series. JJ Bleday had two hits and scored three runs and Miguel Andújar had three hits and drove home two runs, as the Athletics lost to the Astros 6-3.
 * May 25 - JP Sears pitched six strong innings, allowing only two hits and one unearned run, as the Athletics defeated the Astros 3-1. Mason Miller struck out the side in the ninth inning to earn his tenth save. Brent Rooker hit a two-run double in the first inning in the win.
 * May 26 - Shea Langeliers and Max Schuemann each solo home runs for the Athletics in a 5-2 loss to the Astros.
 * May 28 - After a day off, the Athletics begin a six-game road trip with a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Miguel Andújar hit a three-run home run, his first homer as an Athletic, as Oakland shutout the Rays 3-0. Mitch Spence pitched 5.1 innings, allowing only one hit and struck out four batters, to improve to 4-2 on the season.
 * May 29 - Miguel Andújar had two hits and drove home two runs and JJ Bleday also had two hits, scoring a run, as the A's lost a close game to Tampa Bay, by a 4-3 score.
 * May 30 - JJ Bleday and Abraham Toro each had three hits, while Shea Langeliers had two hits, including a two-run home run, as the Athletics lost the series finale by a 6-5 score in twelve innings to the Rays.
 * May 31 - The Athletics head to Atlanta, Georgia for a three game interleague series against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. Miguel Andújar had two hits and scored a run, while Zack Gelof had a hit, scored a run and drove home a runner, as the Athletics lost their third game in a row, losing 4-2 to the Braves.

June

 * June 1 - Miguel Andújar had four hits, including a home run, drove home four runners and scored three runs, while Brent Rooker had two hits, also hitting a home run, and drove home four runners, as the Athletics defeated the Braves 11-9.
 * June 2 - The Athletics were held to only two hits, as the Braves defeated Oakland 3-1. Zack Gelof hit a solo home run for the A's.
 * June 4 - After a scheduled day off, the A's returned to action with a three-game home series against their divisional rivals, the Seattle Mariners. JJ Bleday had two hits and a run, as the Athletics lost to the Mariners 4-3.
 * June 5 - Joey Estes took a perfect game into the seventh inning, as the Athletics defeated the Mariners 2-1. Zack Gelof had two hits, including a home run.
 * June 6 - The Athletics were limited to only two hits, as they lost to the Mariners 3-0. JP Sears took the loss despite a strong start, as he pitched six innings, allowed two runs and struck out eight batters.
 * June 7 - The A's welcomed the Toronto Blue Jays for a three-game home series. JJ Bleday hit a walk off solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, as the Athletics defeated the Blue Jays 2-1. Mason Miller, who pitched a perfect ninth inning, earned his first career victory. Hogan Harris pitched six shutout innings in his start, allowing only three hits.
 * June 8 - Oakland was held to only five hits, as they were shutout 7-0 by the Blue Jays.
 * June 9 - Brent Rooker hit a solo home run and Abraham Toro drove home two runners, as the Athletics lost to the Blue Jays 6-4 in ten innings. Mitch Spence pitched seven innings in his start, allowing five hits and two runs.
 * June 10 - Oakland began a seven-game road trip with a three-game interleague series at Petco Park in San Diego, California against the San Diego Padres. Tyler Soderstrom hit a solo home run, however, the A's offense struggled, as the Padres defeated Oakland 6-1.
 * June 11 - The Athletics lost their fourth game in a row, losing 4-3 to the Padres. Tyler Soderstrom had two hits, including a two-run home run, while Abraham Toro had two hits, which included a solo home run.
 * June 12 - The Padres completed the series sweep, defeating the Athletics 5-4, extending Oakland's losing streak to five games. Miguel Andújar had two hits, bringing his season batting average up to .323.
 * June 13 - The A's finished off their road trip with a four-game series against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the first game, Tyler Soderstrom hit a two-run home run, however, Oakland lost their sixth consecutive game, losing 6-2 to the Twins.
 * June 14 - Shea Langeliers hit a first inning grand slam, giving Oakland an early 4-0 lead, however, the Twins rallied back and defeated the Athletics 6-5 in ten innings. The loss drops the A's to a 9-29 record in their past 38 games and is their seventh straight loss.
 * June 15 - The A's game against the Twins was postponed due to rain. The teams will play in a doubleheader on June 16th.
 * June 16 - Game 1 - JJ Bleday and J. D. Davis each had two hits and Daz Cameron hit a home run, as the A's lost their eighth game in a row, losing 6-2 to the Twins.
 * June 16 - Game 2 - JJ Bleday had four hits, including a home run, and scored twice, while Tyler Soderstrom had three hits, scored twice, hit a home run and drove home two runners, as the Athletics lost the second game of the double header, losing 8-7 to the Twins.
 * June 18 - After a day off, the A's returned home for a three game series against the Kansas City Royals. Zack Gelof hit a three-run home run and JJ Bleday had three hits and drove home two runners, as the Athletics snapped their nine game losing skid, defeating Kansas City 7-5.
 * June 19 - Zack Gelof hit a solo home run and Brent Rooker drove home two runners, as the Athletics defeated the Royals for the second straight game, winning 5-1. Luis Medina earned his first win of the season as he pitched 5.2 innings, allowing only one run, in his start.
 * June 20 - Zack Gelof homered for the third straight game, hitting a two-run shot, however, the Royals defeated the Athletics 3-2.
 * June 21 - The Athletics hosted the Minnesota Twins for a three-game home series. Shea Langeliers hit a two-run go ahead home run in the bottom of the eighth inning, as the Athletics defeated the Twins 6-5.
 * June 22 - JJ Bleday and Tyler Soderstrom each hit solo home runs. JP Sears struggled in his start, allowing eight runs in 1.1 innings pitched, as the Twins crushed the Athletics 10-2.
 * June 23 - Miguel Andújar had two hits for the Athletics, however, Oakland was shutout by the Twins 3-0.
 * June 24 - The A's were on the road for a three-game series against their divisional rivals, the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. In the first game of the series, Tyler Nevin hit a solo home run, as the Athletics lost the game by a 5-1 score.
 * June 25 - Armando Alvarez had three hits and Brent Rooker hit a solo home run, however, Oakland lost their fourth in a row, losing 7-5 to the Los Angeles Angels.
 * June 26 - The A's lost their fifth game in a row, falling 5-2 to the Angels. Armando Alvarez scored both of the runs for Oakland.
 * June 28 - After a scheduled day off, the Athletics wrapped up their road trip with a three-game interleague series against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Zack Gelof had three hits and two runs, while the A's slugged four home runs in the final two innings of the game, snapping their five-game losing streak with a 9-4 victory over the Diamondbacks.
 * June 29 - The Athletics offense struggled, as the team managed to get only two hits in a 3-0 loss to the Diamondbacks.
 * June 30 - Zack Gelof hit a solo home run, as the Athletics lost the final game of the series by a score of 5-1 to the Diamondbacks.

July

 * July 2 - The Athletics returned home for a three-game series against their divisional rivals, the Los Angeles Angels. Lawrence Butler hit a three-run home run and Brent Rooker hit a solo home run, leading the Athletics to a 7-5 win over the Angels.
 * July 3 - Joey Estes pitched a complete game shutout, allowing only five hits, as the Athletics defeated the Angels 5-0. Brent Rooker had three hits and hit his 17th home run of the season.
 * July 4 - Lawrence Butler hit a home run and JP Sears pitched five innings, allowing two hits and no runs, as the Athletics shutout the Angels for the second consecutive game, winning 5-0, to sweep the three-game series.
 * July 5 - The Athletics hosted the best team in the American League, the Baltimore Orioles, for a three-game series. Shea Langeliers and Miguel Andújar each hit solo home runs for the A's, as Oakland lost to the Orioles by a score of 3-2.
 * July 6 - Oakland's offense exploded for 18 hits, as Brent Rooker led the way with three hits, including a three-run home run, as he drove home four runners and scored three times, as the Athletics crushed the Orioles 19-8. Miguel Andújar, Brett Harris and Tyler Nevin each had three hits in the victory.
 * July 7 - Tyler Soderstrom had two hits and drove home a runner, as the A's lost the final game of the series, dropping the game 6-3 to the Orioles.
 * July 9 - Following an off-day, the Athletics visit Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts for a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox. Zack Gelof had three hits, including a home run, and drove home four runners while Lawrence Butler hit a three-run home run in the Athletics 12-9 loss to Boston.
 * July 10 - JP Sears allowed only one run in 5.2 innings pitched, while Lawrence Butler had two hits and drove home two runners, as the Athletics defeated the Red Sox 5-2. Mason Miller picked up his 15th save of the season after pitching a scoreless ninth inning.
 * July 11 - The Athletics were held to only four singles in a 7-0 shutout loss to the Red Sox.
 * July 12 - The A's finished the first half of the season with a three-game interleague road series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Shea Langeliers had two hits and drove home two runners and Lawrence Butler hit a two-run pinch hit homerun, as the Athletics defeated the Phillies 6-2.
 * July 13 - Brent Rooker had three hits, including a home run, however, the Athletics lost to the Phillies by score of 11-5.
 * July 14 - Lawrence Butler hit three home runs and drove home six runners, Brent Rooker hit two home runs and drove home five runners and Seth Brown also hit two home runs, driving home three runners, leading the Athletics to a 18-3 victory over the Phillies. Zack Gelof hit a ninth inning grand slam to cap off the scoring for Oakland.
 * July 16 - The 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Mason Miller pitched one inning in relief, allowing no base runners and struck out two batters, to earn the win for the American League in a 5-3 victory over the National League.
 * July 19 - Following the All-Star break, the A's returned home for a three-game series against their divisional rivals, the Los Angeles Angels. Max Schuemann had three hits, including a two-run home run, scored three times and drove home four runners, as the Athletics crushed the Angels 13-3. Shea Langeliers and JJ Bleday also homered for the A's.
 * July 20 - The A's extended their winning streak to three games, as Lawrence Butler had three hits and drove home three runs and Brent Rooker hit a three-run home run, leading Oakland to an 8-2 victory.
 * July 21 - Miguel Andújar had three hits, including a solo home run, while Brent Rooker drove home two runners, however, the Angels won the final game of the series, defeating Oakland 8-5.
 * July 22 - The A's wrap up their six-game home stand as their divisional rivals, the Houston Astros visit for a three-game series.

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