The Athletics finished up the Las Vegas Series 2026 and returned to Sutter Health Park to face the Pirates and Angels.
Results
FRI: ATH 6, COL 4
A pair of rookie starting pitchers were sharp early on in Friday’s series opener in Las Vegas. Colorado’s Sean Sullivan threw three scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out two. Gage Jump got through five innings without allowing a run. In the bottom of the 5th inning, Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz hit back-to-back home runs. Those solo shots traveled 450 and 471 feet, respectively.
Jump returned for the 6th inning, but he exited after loaded the bases with nobody out. Justin Sterner allowed a sacrifice fly and a three-run home run to put the Rockies ahead 4-2. That closed Jump’s line to 5 innings pitched, five hits, three earned runs, one walk, and six strikeouts. Max Muncy tied the game up in the 6th with a two-run RBI double. In the 7th, Lawrence Butler got caught in between third base and home. But, Hunter Goodman misfired his throw into third to get Butler in a rundown and that allowed him to score the go-ahead run. His RBI single in the 8th made it 6-4. Hogan Harris picked up the four-out save.
SAT: ATH 7, COL 5
Jacob Wilson got the offense started with a two-run RBI single in the 1st inning. Brett Sullivan got the Rockies on the board as he hit a solo home run off of Joey Estes in the 3rd. Troy Johnston added an RBI single in the 4th. In the bottom of that frame, Zack Gelof hit a two-run home run to out the A’s ahead, 4-2. Estes allowed a triple, sacrifice fly, and a double in the 5th before he was relived by Jose Suarez. The Rockies tied it up as Sterlin Thompson scored on a passed ball by Shea Langeliers. They took the lead shortly after as TJ Rumfield hit an RBI double.
Alika Williams singled home Gelof in the 6th to tie it back up. Then, Tyler Soderstrom hit a pinch-hit, RBI double. With the bases loaded later in the inning, Carlos Cortes was hit by a pitch and that put the A’s up 7-5. Scott Barlow, Mark Leiter Jr., and Elvis Alvarado worked the final three innings and allowed just one hit combined to lock down the win. That was Alvarado’s second save of the season.
SUN: COL 23, ATH 9
A team that plays their home games in the offensive fun zone of Coors Field broke their franchise record for runs in a game on the road at Las Vegas Ballpark. Hunter Goodman hit a two-run home run in the 1st inning. The A’s answered back with four runs in the bottom of the frame (Soderstrom RBI double, Cortes RBI single, Muncy sacrifice fly). That inning set the tone for the rest of the game.
Willi Castro (7 RBI) and Hunter Goodman each hit two home runs. Troy Johnston and TJ Rumfield each added one. Tyler Soderstrom and Max Muncy provided the home runs for the A’s. On the mound, Jeffrey Springs allowed six runs, as did Luis Medina, Brady Basso and Scott Barlow each allowed four, and Carlos Cortes allowed one as the position player tasked with closing the game out.
MON: ATH 11, PIT 2
Back at Sutter Health Park, the A’s kept the explosive offense going to start off this series. Jeff McNeil singled home the first run in the 2nd inning. Then, he scored himself as Nick Kurtz homered in the next at-bat. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Jake Mangum RBI single in the 4th. McNeil hit a two-run HR in the bottom of that frame to make it 5-1. Zack Gelof added an RBI single in the 5th. J. T. Ginn went six innings in the start, allowing zero earned runs, six hits, and struck out three.
The Athletics blew things open in the 7th. Lawrence Butler hit an RBI double before McNeil added another RBI as he singled home Butler. Kurtz hit his second home run of the game, this time a three-run shot, to cap off the scoring for the home team. Endy Rodriguez hit a solo HR in the 8th for the Pirates.
TUE: PIT 6, ATH 5
With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 1st inning, Zack Gelof extended his hitting streak to 20 games with an infield single to 1B Spencer Horwitz. That allowed Nick Kurtz to score, but Horwitz’s inaccurate throw to first also allowed Tyler Soderstrom and Jacob Wilson to come home, too. Lawrence Butler doubled in the next at-bat and scored Gelof to make it 4-0.
The Pirates got on the board with a Nick Gonzales RBI groundout in the 4th. Athletics’ starter Jack Perkins worked into the 6th, but that inning started with a solo home run from Bryan Reynolds and a Ryan O’Hearn double. Justin Sterner replaced Perkins (5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 6K) and allowed an RBI single to make it 4-3. After Gelof homered in the 6th to push the lead back to two, Reynolds homered again. But this time, it was a two-run home run off of Hogan Harris to tie things up in the 7th. Brandon Lowe took Elvis Alvarado deep in the 9th to put Pittsburgh ahead by one. Despite a pair of singles, the A’s couldn’t answer in the bottom of the frame.
WED: PIT 12, ATH 4
It was all Pirates right out of the gate in the series finale. Bryan Reynolds and Ryan O’Hearn had RBI doubles in the 1st inning as Pittsburgh went ahead 3-0. In the 2nd, Brandon Lowe and Reynolds each knocked a run home with RBI singles. Aaron Civale walked Lowe to start the 4th and was replaced by Jose Suarez, who allowed a two-run HR to O’Hearn after recording one out. That closed the book on Civale’s return: 3 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 2 K. Jacob Wilson had a two-run RBI single in the 6th to get the Athletics on the board.
The Pirates scored five more runs in the 7th as Scott Barlow and Luis Medina imploded. The tandem allowed four hits, hit two batters, and walked in a run. Henry Bolte and Zack Gelof hit solo home runs, in the 8th and 9th respectively, to close out the scoring.
THU: ATH 5, LAA 0
After a 1-2-3 top of the 1st inning, the Athletics wasted no time making their mark offensively. Zack Gelof extended his hitting streak to 22 games with a leadoff single. Then, Nick Kurtz doubled. Shea Langeliers brought everyone home with a three-run HR. The next batter, Tyler Soderstrom, also went deep. Jacob Wilson and Jonah Heim singled before Carlos Cortes finally recorded the first out. Henry Bolte hit a sacrifice fly to end the scoring for the inning (and game). In total, the A’s tallied seven hits in the first frame.
Those five runs would be more than enough for Gage Jump to work with. The rookie LHP allowed just one hit, a double in the 4th, in seven innings. He struck out seven and walked three. He mixed up his put away pitch as the seven Ks ended with three curveballs, two sliders, and two fastballs. Mason Barnett pitched the 8th and Hogan Harris closed out the game, maintaining the shutout, series-opening win.
What Else?
- In a city known for crowd-pleasing shows, the Las Vegas Series 2026 did not disappoint. The fans at Las Vegas Ballpark saw some absurd offensive numbers across the six games against the Brewers and Rockies. There were 102 runs scored, 147 hits, and 35 combined home runs. It’s important to note that this is not where the future home of the A’s will be and has higher altitude than the ballpark being built on the strip.
- We are in the middle of June and the closer situation for the A’s is just about as up in the air as when the season began. It’s probably a mix of three players at this point: Hogan Harris, Mason Barnett, and Elvis Alvarado. Harris has been placed in high-leverage spots for most of the season. He has a 3.03 ERA, ten holds, and is 6/9 in save opportunities. Both Barnett and Alvarado were recalled from Triple-A earlier this month. While he’s worked exclusively as a starter with Las Vegas this season (and almost his entire MiLB career), Barnett has only worked out of the bullpen in his six MLB appearances in 2026. He carries a 0.71 ERA and converted his lone save opportunity. Alvarado has the most electric stuff with a heater getting close to triple digits, but he also is the most volatile. His ERA is 5.63, but he’s picked up the save in both opportunities he was given and has four holds. The bullpen could definitely be a place the Athletics look to add to around the trade deadline.
- With the 2026 All Star Game less than a month away, we got the first round of voting updates on 6/15. Shea Langeliers is over 400,000 votes ahead of second-place Alejandro Kirk as the American League catcher. Nick Kurtz is down in 4th at first base and Carlos Cortes is in 11th among outfielders.
System Spotlight
Joshua Kuroda-Grauer (AAA): Splitting his time evenly (33 games apiece) between AA and AAA, the Athletics’ #10 prospect (MLB Pipeline) has continued to display an advanced hit tool. While he’s always maintained great numbers on his average and OBP, the 23-year-old middle infielder has increased his power this season. With two home runs combined in 2024 and 2025, he already has seven in 2026 to go along with 22 doubles already (career high is 30 in 2025).
Breyson Guedez (A): The 18-year-old outfielder is having an incredible month so far. In 52 at-bats in June, Guedez has a .466 on-base percentage. On June 7th, he went 5/5 with three doubles, a triple, and two RBIs. This season, he has a .732 OPS with Stockton and has hit three home runs with 33 RBIs.
What’s Next?
The Athletics will finish their series against the Angels before traveling back to the Bay Area to face the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park.
(Top photo of Zack Gelof, courtesy: Athletics)
