The A’s Sacramento debut has underwhelmed the town’s baseball fans, with sales and crowds lagging expectations and a tepid secondary market for tickets. River Cats attendance has fallen sharply as the MLB move reshapes the local rhythm, while ticket pricing and the six Tacoma-hosted A’s games illustrate a market still finding its footing. The revenue-sharing setup between the A’s and River Cats fuels debate about long-term viability and local baseball momentum.

Overall, the experiment isn’t delivering the anticipated grassroots surge, prompting questions about whether Sacramento can sustain growth for either franchise and how the dual-residency will influence fan engagement, park usage, and future expansion talks in the region.

Cincinnati's playoff push hit a snag, dropping back-to-back to Oakland in a Sacramento setback and wasting a prime chance to close on the Mets.

Hunter Greene's shortest pro start opened the door for the A's to wrestle control, keeping the NL wild-card race tight as September winds down and the Reds search for a jolt to their bullpen and rotation plan.