Athletics at Cincinnati Reds

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J.T. Ginn (8-6, 3.46 ERA) gets the ball for Oakland fresh off the injured list, squaring off with Brady Singer (5-10, 4.35 ERA) at 6:40 PM ET. Ginn's return is the one bright spot in an otherwise miserable stretch for the A's, while Singer is a pitcher who's quietly turned his season around over the last month.

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Athletics(45-67)

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Reds(53-58)

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Pregame

Cincinnati is the right side here even at a price that's not cheap. Singer has quietly pitched like a different guy over his last several starts, and Oakland's lineup is missing multiple key bats while riding one of the league's worst stretches. The Athletics simply haven't shown they can compete on a nightly basis right now.

Singer's surface numbers are ugly, but that's mostly a product of a brutal start to the year. He's been a different guy since June, missing bats and limiting damage in a way that hasn't shown up in his win-loss record yet. Ginn, for his part, was dealing before the blister on his pitching hand shut him down — his last time out he carved up Washington for 6.1 shutout innings with 7 strikeouts on just 1 hit. The question is how much he has left after the layoff, and what his rotation spot even looks like once he's back to full strength.

J.T. Ginn

(8-7)·3.53 ERA

Jul 18 vs Nationals

W

6.1IP

0ER

7K

3BB

82P

08/04 Lineup

Brady Singer

(5-11)·4.66 ERA

Jul 29 vs Guardians

L

4.1IP

4ER

3K

4BB

100P

08/04 Lineup

Oakland's lineup is banged up everywhere you look, and that's before you get to the guys already lost for the year. Cincinnati has its own list of absences, but nothing that's gutted the middle of the order the way Oakland's has. That gap in available talent is doing a lot of the heavy lifting on the board tonight.

Athletics

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Aug 2Lvs Tigers0-11

Aug 2Lvs Tigers6-8

Aug 1Lvs Tigers1-13

Jul 31Lvs Red Sox4-5

Jul 30Lvs Red Sox2-4

Cincinnati Reds

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Aug 2Wvs Pirates10-2

Aug 1Lvs Pirates1-4

Jul 31Wvs Pirates8-7

Jul 30Wvs Pirates3-2

Jul 29Lvs Guardians1-6

The Reds aren't exactly rolling — their division hopes are toast — but they're still hanging around the wild-card picture, and a 6-4 stretch over their last 10 games has kept that door cracked open. That's a real incentive to take care of business against a team playing out the string. The Athletics, meanwhile, are stuck in one of the worst slides in the sport, getting outscored by football scores in back-to-back losses to Detroit before this series even started.

Athletics

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• Day-To-DayJacob Wilson (SS) — Manager Mark Kotsay said that Wilson, who is out of the lineup Sunday against the Tigers, is dealing with patellar tendinitis in his knee, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.08/02
• Day-To-DayNick Kurtz (1B) — Kurtz, who is out of the lineup Sunday against the Tigers, is scheduled to visit a hand specialist Monday in Los Angeles, after which the Athletics are expected to decide whether he'll need to go on the injured list, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.08/02
• 10-Day-ILZack Gelof (3B) — Gelof (knee) will report to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.08/02
• 10-Day-ILShea Langeliers (C) — The Athletics announced that Langeliers underwent a successful medial meniscectomy Tuesday in Los Angeles and also received a platelet-rich plasma injection for his right knee, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.07/28
• 10-Day-ILJoshua Kuroda-Grauer (3B) — Kuroda-Grauer was diagnosed with a testicular contusion after exiting Monday's 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.07/21
• 15-Day-ILJ.T. Ginn (SP) — Ginn (finger) will be reinstated from the 15-day injured list to start Tuesday's game at Cincinnati, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.08/02
• 15-Day-ILJustin Sterner (RP) — Sterner earned his first save of the season in Wednesday's extra-inning win over the Cubs. He tossed a perfect inning while striking out one.07/18
• 60-Day-ILMark Leiter Jr. (RP) — Leiter will undergo surgery Tuesday to address a right hip impingement and is expected to miss the remainder of the season, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.07/30
• 60-Day-ILLuis Severino (SP) — Severino (shoulder) began a throwing progression Saturday, per MLB.com.07/28
• 60-Day-ILDenzel Clarke (CF) — Manager Mark Kotsay said Saturday that Clarke (hamstring) is nearing a rehab assignment, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.07/19
• 60-Day-ILBrent Rooker (DH) — Rooker will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILBrooks Kriske (RP) — Kriske (shoulder) began a throwing progression Thursday, MLB.com reports.06/16
• 60-Day-ILGunnar Hoglund (SP) — Hoglund (knee/back) will be sidelined for the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing surgery on his left hip Monday.05/20

Cincinnati Reds

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• 10-Day-ILBlake Dunn (CF) — Dunn will undergo surgery on his right elbow Monday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.07/30
• 10-Day-ILSpencer Steer (1B) — Steer will wear a splint for the next two weeks after being diagnosed with a partial tear of the tendon sheath in his right wrist, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.07/27
• 15-Day-ILNick Lodolo (SP) — Lodolo (finger) is scheduled to throw 60-to-65 pitches during a rehab start with Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.08/02
• 15-Day-ILTony Santillan (RP) — Santillan (oblique) was cleared Friday to begin an expedited recovery program, MLB.com reports.08/01
• 60-Day-ILBrandon Williamson (SP) — Williamson (shoulder/finger) allowed one earned run on two walks and no walks while striking out three over two innings in a rehab start for Double-A Chattanooga on Saturday. The left-hander also hit a batter.08/02
• 60-Day-ILGraham Ashcraft (RP) — Ashcraft (elbow) is on a throwing program, which will have him throw from 105 feet beginning July 20 at the Reds' training facility in Arizona, MLB.com reports.07/18

None of this screams marquee matchup, but there's a real storyline here: does Ginn's return give Oakland's rotation any life, or is this just one more name to shuffle in and out while the losses pile up? Either way, Cincinnati is the far more complete team standing in the batter's box and on the mound tonight, and their recent form backs that up.