The Athletics began the second half of the 2026 season last night with a big thud falling 23-4 to the Washington Nationals.
The loss was the club's 10th in a row. During this stretch, the Athletics have been outscored 91-25.
On May 24th, the day before Memorial Day, the Athletics had a record of 27-26 and were atop the AL West leading the division by 2½ games over both the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners.
The Athletics have gone 14-30 since including the 10-game losing skid as well as losing 14 of their last 15 games. They enter action today now in fourth place in the AL West 8 games back of the Rangers.
Losing All-Star first baseman Nick Kurtz to a thumb injury hasn't helped matters, but the team's pitching both of the starting rotation and the bullpen has also been unequal to the task as pitching coach Scott Emerson was dismissed prior to the All-Star Break. But last night's results indicate that it will take a lot more than rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic to resolve the A's pitching woes. Playing in a minor league ballpark in Sacramento also isn't conducive to long-term success but they will be stuck there until the move to Las Vegas in 2028.
With most teams in the AL still having a fighting chance at the post-season, I suspect the Athletics will be looked upon as sellers with the August 3rd trade deadline coming soon. In which case, it will be another long season in Sacramento.
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