CHRIS BASSITT NEWS

Weaver takes no-hitter into 7th, Diamondbacks top Reds 7-0

Luke Weaver retired the first 17 batters he faced, Eduardo Escobar homered for the fourth straight game and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-0

APRIL 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Laureano's 2-run shot sends A's to 7-3 win over Astros

Ramón Laureano hit a two-run homer and rookie Seth Brown’s first career home run helped the Oakland Athletics to a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros and a series victory

APRIL 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEADING OFF: A's and Braves winless, Tatis on IL, Paxton out

Both winless teams in the majors are defending division champions

APRIL 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Takes loss Tuesday Bassitt (0-2) gave up four runs on nine hits and one walk across six innings to take the loss against the Dodgers on Tuesday. He struck out four.

Impact Bassitt got up to six innings and 102 pitches in his second start of the season, but the right-hander yielded nine hits -- including two home runs -- to suffer his second straight loss. Most of the damage against Bassitt came in the third inning, when a pair of Dodger homers resulted in three runs. The 32-year-old hasn't been a disaster by any means at the start of the campaign, but he hasn't yet pitched well enough to provide hope that he can approach last season's career-best 2.29 ERA. He'll look for his first win in his next start, currently scheduled for Monday at Arizona.

APRIL 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kershaw bounces back, Dodgers beat winless A's 5-1

Clayton Kershaw struck out eight in seven smooth innings to send the Athletics to their worst start in more than a century, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat winless Oakland 5-1 for...

APRIL 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEADING OFF: Nats set to start short-handed vs Braves

The Washington Nationals are finally set to start their season, hosting Atlanta after their three-game series against the New York Mets was postponed by a coronavirus outbreak

APRIL 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Homers by Smith, Turner help Dodgers rout winless A's 10-3

Will Smith homered off the left-field foul pole, Corey Seager and Zach McKinstry each drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers pounded the winless Oakland Athletics 10-3

APRIL 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEADING OFF: Nats set to start short-handed vs Braves

The Washington Nationals are finally set to start their season, hosting the Atlanta Braves after their three-game series against the New York Mets was postponed by a coronavirus ou...

APRIL 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Greinke, Astros shut down rival A's to win opener 8-1

Zack Greinke pitched six shutout innings, Michael Brantley and Alex Bregman homered back-to-back in the eighth, and the Houston Astros hushed an unwelcoming crowd in beating the re...

APRIL 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Struggles in opener Bassitt allowed three runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three over 5.1 innings in a loss to the Astros on Thursday.

Impact Bassitt struggled Thursday, struggling with command and leaving two runners on base upon being pulled. The righty had a career year in 2020, recording a 2.29 ERA and 3.95 FIP. The 32-year-old only threw 68 pitches and we can expect his pitch-count to rise as the season progresses.

APRIL 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Opening Day: Snow, stars, fans and a virus postponement

Opening day in Major League Baseball saw All-Stars on the field and fans back in the stands

APRIL 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Astros visit the Athletics to begin the 2021 season

Houston visits Oakland for opening day

MARCH 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chris Bassitt rated as 14th best Opening Day starter It has been a whirlwind year for Chris Bassitt. He had not been assured of a place in the Oakland A's starting rotation, even when the secon...

MARCH 29, 2021 • WHITECLEATBEAT.COM

Chris Bassitt the right choice to start on Opening Day At this time last year, Chris Bassitt was not a lock for the Oakland A's rotation. The A's were still hoping that A.J. Puk would be healthy...

MARCH 25, 2021 • WHITECLEATBEAT.COM

Named Opening Day starter Bassitt was named the Athletics' Opening Day starter Thursday, so he'll get the nod against the Astros on April 1, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact Bassitt's 2.29 ERA last season may not have been remotely supported by his 3.59 FIP or 4.49 xFIP, but he'll get the honor nonetheless. He beat out Frankie Montas, who struggled to a 5.60 ERA last season, as well as the talented but inexperienced Jesus Luzardo. Bassitt will be the team's fourth Opening Day starter in the last four years and the 15th in the last 17 seasons.

MARCH 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Breezes through third turn Bassitt fired 3.2 scoreless innings in a Cactus League win over the Angels on Saturday, allowing a hit and two walks while recording five strikeouts.

Impact Bassitt picked up his second win of spring with another stellar outing, his second consecutive with five strikeouts across a 3.2-inning workload. The right-hander now has a 1.74 ERA, 0.87 WHIP and .179 BAA across three Cactus League starts, ramping up in fine fashion for his projected No. 3 starter role in the coming season.

MARCH 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Yanks star Stanton off to strong start after smashing finish

Giancarlo Stanton is picking up where he ended the postseason last year

MARCH 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Misses bats in second start Bassitt allowed an earned run on four hits across 3.2 innings in a Cactus League loss to Cleveland on Monday. He struck out five.

Impact Bassitt lowered his spring ERA to an impressive 2.70 with the strong outing, one which Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports was marred only by some poor location on the slider with which Bassitt has been experimenting this spring. "I just didn't have the slider today," Bassitt said. "I gave up the first double -- which I thought was going to be a home run -- on it. I was trying it, but it was not good today."

MARCH 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Impressive in first action Bassitt allowed an earned run on two hits and recorded two strikeouts across three innings in a Cactus League win over the Brewers on Wednesday,

Impact The right-hander was reasonably sharp in his first taste of game action this spring, certainly encouraging considering Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports Bassitt is a potential Opening Day starter for the Athletics if Frankie Montas is unable to ramp up sufficiently after a delayed start to spring training due to a COVID-19 infection. Bassitt has produced a combined 15-7 record, 3.35 ERA and 1.18 WHIP across the 207 innings covering his 39 appearances (36 starts) over the last two seasons.

MARCH 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Notes: Bassitt's start; Machín rakes  In many ways, this has been a strange Spring Training. But in certain ways, A’s starter Chris Bassitt is all for strange becoming the standa...

MARCH 11, 2021 • MLB.COM

How the A's rotation is rounding into shape: 'We’re in a dang good spot' The A's projected starters are making their Cactus League debuts this week. “Everyone looks dang good," Chris Bassitt said.

MARCH 11, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

A’s takeaways: The new pitch that could keep Chris Bassitt ahead of the curve “I said, ‘Dang this is pretty funky but I like it.’ And it’s blossomed from there.”

MARCH 10, 2021 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Chris Bassitt possibly on pace for Oakland A’s Opening Day start Chris Bassitt is not the ideal of a staff ace. The Oakland A's starter is not someone who throws in the upper 90s or is going to dominate ev...

MARCH 8, 2021 • WHITECLEATBEAT.COM

Reliable third baseman Matt Chapman earns big raise from A's

Slick-fielding third baseman Matt Chapman reached agreement on a $6.49 million, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics to avoid arbitration, and the club also secured deals w...

JANUARY 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

A's agree with all 6 eligible for arbitration The Oakland A’s agreed to terms with right-handed pitchers Chris Bassitt, Frankie Montas and Lou Trivino, left-handed pitcher Sean Manaea, t...

JANUARY 15, 2021 • MLB.COM