Game #34: Guardians at A’s Game Thread

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 28: Aaron Civale #45 of the Athletics pitches in the top of the third inning against the Kansas City Royals at Sutter Health Park on April 28, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Justine Willard/Athletics/Getty Images) | Getty Images Over the past several seasons, the Athletics have had trouble defeating the Cleveland Guardians, a pattern that has continued this weekend. After losing the first two games of the series, the A’s must win today to prevent a Guardians’ sweep.

The A’s fell apart last May, suffering a long losing streak that doomed any hopes they had of competing for the playoffs. Through the first couple days of May, 2026, the vibes are fairly similar as bad pitching, iffy defense and outfielder Lawrence Butler’s momentum-changing base running blunders have resulted in two-straight losses to begin the team’s second full month of the season. Nevertheless, the A’s remain in first-place in the American League West entering this afternoon’s series finale.

Before we get to the game info, the A’s made a minor roster move this morning, returning right-handed pitcher Luis Morales to Triple-A following his struggles to throw strikes and limit baserunners over the final two innings of yesterday’s game. The team recalled fellow right-hander Tyler Ferguson as the corresponding move. Last season, Ferguson went 4-2 with a 4.

66 ERA in 56 relief appearances. He began this season with Triple-A Las Vegas, going 0-1 with a 6. 17 ERA in 10 appearances.