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.

Oakland erased an early 2-0 hole and stormed past Cincinnati 11-5 at Sutter Health Park, riding a late, power-filled barrage led by Nick Kurtz’s 493-foot grand slam—the season’s longest—and a 28th homer from Brent Rooker. The A’s flipped the script with Cortez’s 12-pitch at-bat homer to put them ahead, then pulled away in a two-out rally sequence that featured Langeliers’ hustle and a key double to cap the frame. A six-run bottom of the 7th through 8th sealed the series sweep and boosted Oakland’s offense for the stretch run.

The late surge highlighted Oakland’s depth: Kurtz, Rooker, Cortez, and Langeliers supplied the big hits, while the A’s bullpen steadied after early damage. For fantasy managers, the performance tightens Kurtz’s power upside, reinforces Rooker as a top power bat, and underscores the potential for the bottom of the order to contribute in a run-rich lineup. Cincinnati’s offense perked early with Stephenson’s three-run shot but could not keep pace once Oakland flipped the momentum.