MITCH SPENCE NEWS

Tagged for four runs in loss Spence (2-2) took the loss against Cleveland on Saturday, allowing four runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out three batters over 4.2 innings.

Impact Spence's downfall was the second frame, when he gave up all four of his runs and six of his eight hits. Outside of that, he notched three 1-2-3 innings and just two singles. The four runs were a season-worst mark for Spence, who came into Saturday having allowed just two runs over 17 frames across his previous four starts. He'll try to get back on track in his next start, which is tentatively scheduled to be a tough road matchup versus the Yankees.

JUNE 22 • ROTOWIRE

Tagged for four runs in loss Spence (2-2) took the loss against Cleveland on Saturday, allowing four runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out three batters over 4.2 innings.

Impact Spence's downfall was the second frame, when he gave up all four of his runs and six of his eight hits. Outside of that, he notched three 1-2-3 innings and just two singles. The four runs were a season-worst mark for Spence, who came into Saturday having allowed just two runs over 17 frames across his previous four starts. He'll try to get back on track in his next start, which is tentatively scheduled to be a tough road matchup versus the Yankees.

JUNE 22 • ROTOWIRE

Ortiz pitches Guardians to 4-2 win over Athletics

Luis Ortiz struck out 10 in six shutout innings of two-hit ball and José Ramírez capped a four-run second with his 900th RBI as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Athletics 4-2

JUNE 22 • Associated Press

Athletics and Cleveland Guardians play in game 2 of series

The Athletics face the Cleveland Guardians, leading the series 1-0

JUNE 21 • Associated Press

Limits Astros to one run Spence allowed one run on seven hits and one walk while striking out two batters over five innings in a no-decision against Houston on Monday.

Impact Spence served up a solo homer to Jose Altuve in the first inning, but he kept Houston from scoring over his final four frames. The right-hander recorded just one 1-2-3 inning and induced only six whiffs, but this was still a nice outing overall. Spence has been impressive since joining the Athletics' rotation early this month, allowing only two runs while registering a 10:2 K:BB over 15 innings across three starts. He's tentatively slated to face Cleveland at home in his next appearance.

JUNE 17 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Kurtz homers in 9th inning for second straight day to give Athletics 3-1 victory over Astros

Nick Kurtz homered in the ninth inning for the second straight day and the Athletics beat the Houston Astros 3-1

JUNE 17 • Associated Press

Astros take 5-game win streak into matchup with the Athletics

The Houston Astros are looking to extend a five-game win streak with a victory against the Athletics

JUNE 16 • Associated Press

Turns in scoreless start Spence allowed three hits and struck out four without walking a batter over five scoreless innings in a no-decision versus the Angels on Tuesday.

Impact Spence has allowed one run over 10 innings across two starts since joining the Athletics' rotation. He stretched out to 75 pitches (50 strikes) in Tuesday's start, so he should be close to a full workload within his next couple of outings. His strong performance as a starter has trimmed his ERA from 4.38 to 3.67, and he's added a 1.20 WHIP and 45:15 K:BB over 49 innings this season. The right-hander is not guaranteed to stay in the rotation once J.T. Ginn (quadriceps) is ready to be activated from the injured list -- it'll likely come down to Spence or Jacob Lopez for the No. 5 starter role, but Spence has the better numbers.

JUNE 11 • ROTOWIRE

Getting another start Spence is slated to start Tuesday's game against the Angels in Anaheim.

Impact After making his first 22 appearances of the season out of the bullpen, Spence moved into the rotation last week and came through with an impressive outing in Thursday's win over the Twins. He allowed a solo home run to Matt Wallner but otherwise kept the Twins off the board through five innings, striking out four while scattering three hits and one walk. Spence will be awarded another start for his efforts, and a strong showing versus the Angels could be enough to solidify his spot in the rotation on a more permanent basis.

JUNE 10 • ROTOWIRE

Athletics try to end road slide, take on the Angels

The Athletics will look to end their 12-game road slide in a matchup against the Los Angeles Angels

JUNE 10 • Associated Press

Sharp in first start Spence (2-1) earned the win Thursday over the Twins, allowing one run on three hits and a walk over five innings. He struck out four.

Impact It was an impressive outing for Spence in his first start of the year. The right-hander needed just 57 pitches to make it through five innings, with the lone blemish coming on a Matt Wallner homer in the fourth. Spence, who came into the day with a 4.38 ERA across 39 innings out of the bullpen, likely earned himself another look in the A's rotation. His next start would likely come next week on the road against the Angels.

JUNE 6 • ROTOWIRE

Soderstrom hits grand slam, 2-run HR to help Athletics beat Twins 14-3 and snap 9-game skid

Tyler Soderstrom hit a grand slam and a two-run homer, Max Muncy hit a three-run shot in the first inning, and the Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 14-3 to snap a nine-game losin...

JUNE 5 • Associated Press

Getting first start of season Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said that Spence will start Thursday's game against the Twins in Sacramento, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Impact Spence made 24 starts for the Athletics as a rookie in 2024, but he's worked exclusively out of the bullpen so far this season, logging a 4.38 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 37:14 K:BB in 39 innings. Though manager Mark Kotsay specifically referred to Spence as a starter rather than opening pitcher for Thursday's contest, the right-hander is still expected to have a relatively limited workload, given that he'll be pitching on three days' rest and hasn't covered more than 4.1 innings or tossed more than 56 pitches in any of his 22 appearances on the season. If Spence fares well in his start Thursday, the Athletics could have him continue getting more stretched out while keeping him in the rotation on a more permanent basis.

JUNE 5 • ROTOWIRE

Getting first start of season Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said that Spence will start Thursday's game against the Twins in Sacramento, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Impact Spence made 24 starts for the Athletics as a rookie in 2024, but he's worked exclusively out of the bullpen so far this season, logging a 4.38 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 37:14 K:BB in 39 innings. Though manager Mark Kotsay specifically referred to Spence as a starter rather than opening pitcher for Thursday's contest, the right-hander is still expected to have a relatively limited workload, given that he'll be pitching on three days' rest and hasn't covered more than 4.1 innings or tossed more than 56 pitches in any of his 22 appearances on the season. If Spence fares well in his start Thursday, the Athletics could have him continue getting more stretched out while keeping him in the rotation on a longer-term basis.

JUNE 5 • ROTOWIRE

Twins visit the Athletics on 3-game road win streak

The Minnesota Twins visit the Athletics looking to continue a three-game road winning streak

JUNE 5 • Associated Press

Last Night in Baseball: Cal Raleigh is now your MLB home run leader

Big Dumper goes yard again, the Phillies were swept at the exact wrong time, the Athletics are in serious trouble and more from this weekend...

JUNE 2 • FOX SPORTS

Schwarber hits 18th homer, go-ahead double as Phils win 9th in row and extend A's slide to 11 games

Kyle Schwarber hit his 18th homer, then had a tiebreaking, two-run double in the 11th inning that lifted the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-6 victory extending their winning streak t...

MAY 25 • Associated Press

Aaron Judge gets 4 hits to raise his average to .409 and the Yankees beat the A's 12-2

Aaron Judge had four hits to get his average back above

MAY 11 • Associated Press

Mariners rally from 5-run deficit to beat Athletics 6-5 and win 9th straight series

Leody Taveras hit a game-tying two-out single in the eighth inning of his debut with Seattle before scoring the go-ahead run on Dylan Moore’s base hit and the Mariners rallied from...

MAY 7 • Associated Press

Kurtz triples, scores and Ferguson retires 3 straight in the 9th to lift A's over Marlins 3-2

Rookie Nick Kurtz tripled with one out in the ninth inning and scored on a pinch hit by Tyler Soderstrom to lift the Athletics to a 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins

MAY 4 • Associated Press

Soderstrom hits a 2-run double as the A's knock off the Rangers 2-1

Tyler Soderstrom hit a two-run double to help JP Sears and the Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 2-1

APRIL 29 • Associated Press

Tyler Soderstrom hits a pair of 3-run home runs and the Athletics beat the White Sox 12-3

Tyler Soderstrom hit a pair of three-run home runs, his major league-leading seventh and eighth homers of the season, and the Athletics beat the Chicago White Sox 12-3

APRIL 16 • Associated Press

Beginning season in bullpen Spence will begin the season in the Athletics' bullpen, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Impact The A's will go with Joey Estes as their fifth starter over Spence, who allowed nine runs (eight earned) with a 7:3 K:BB over 11.2 innings this spring. Spence is likely to operate in long relief and should be the first guy called upon when the Athletics are in need of a fill-in starter.

MARCH 19 • ROTOWIRE

Making case for fifth starter role Spence gave up two runs (one earned) over 3.1 innings with three strikeouts and two walks in Sunday's loss to Arizona. He has a 1.13 ERA with a 6:2 K:BB ratio in eight innings this...

Impact Spence may be the leading candidate for the fifth starter role and has outperformed Joey Estes and Osvaldo Bido so far this spring. However, the final two spots in the Oakland rotation are uncertain at this point. While Spence had subpar strikeout rates he did have above-average groundball (48.4%) and swinging strike rates (10.4%).

MARCH 10 • ROTOWIRE

Severino a leader in the clubhouse, confident on the mound for A's MESA, Ariz. -- From gifting Mitch Spence a fancy Rolex in exchange for his jersey number or mentoring fellow Dominican right-hander Osvaldo...

FEBRUARY 28 • MLB.COM