A’s Pitching Shoves, Royals Drop 14 & Yankees Get Slammed | BD Baseball June 19, 2026

A’s Pitching Shoves, Royals Drop 14 & Yankees Get Slammed | BD Baseball June 19, 2026

Solo BD Baseball for Friday, June 19. I’m running through Thursday’s short MLB slate, starting with a clean A’s win, Gage Jump shoving, Zack Gelof staying hot, the Royals putting up 14, Bryan Woo dealing, and the rest of the weekend matchups. Solo show today on BD Baseball, and we had a light Thursday slate — only eight games — but there was still plenty to chew on. The A’s gave me a good one for once. Gage Jump was fantastic, going seven scoreless with seven punchouts, the offense jumped the Angels right away, Shea Langeliers drilled one off the batter’s eye, Tyler Soderstrom followed with one of his own, and Zack Gelof pushed the hitting streak to 22 games. That’s a clean win. No mental gymnastics required. Around the league, the Royals had the loudest offensive night, hanging 14 on the Cardinals, though Bobby Witt Jr. leaving with a knee issue is something to watch. Bryan Woo shoved for Seattle, the Blue Jays finished off a sweep in Boston, the Red Sox were gross with runners in scoring position, and Andrew Benintendi ruined the Yankees’ night with a pinch-hit grand slam. Then I get into the weekend board — Tigers trying to get right with Skubal, A’s needing Jeffrey Springs to find it again, Rockies and Pirates headed to Coors, and yes, I’m hammering the over there. Eight games, a little standings check, weekend matchups, and a clean A’s win. Don’t let your butt crack and move your ass. We’re burning daylight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

A’s Get Smoked, Rockies Fall Short, Tigers Go Cold | BD Baseball June 18, 2026

Rough day for the BD Baseball crew. The A’s got shelled, the Rockies lost a close one at Wrigley, and the Tigers bats went cold in Houston — so naturally, we had plenty to work through. In this episode of BD Baseball, we run through the full June 17 MLB slate with a little extra attention on the homer teams. The A’s pitching staff got beat up by the Pirates, Ryan O’Hearn drove in six, and Zack Gelof at least kept his hitting streak alive. The Rockies gave up a seven-run inning to the Cubs, but Sterlin Thompson hit the first two homers of his big league career, Hunter Goodman kept swinging it, and Colorado’s lineup still looks a lot more interesting than the record says. On the Tigers side, it was a frustrating one. Detroit only managed three hits against Houston, Peter Lambert shoved, Kevin McGonigle got one off Josh Hader late, and Gleyber Torres heading back to the IL with an oblique issue is a real kick in the teeth. We also get into Andrew Painter getting lit up again and finally sent down, the Shohei Ohtani pitching/DH rule conversation, umpire challenge drama, the Yankees doing Yankee things without Judge, Kyle Bradish punching out 12, the Mariners going to a six-man rotation, and why the A’s need pitching help if they’re going to keep hanging around the wildcard race. It’s a full slate recap, BD Baseball style: straight talk, no filler, and no pretending bad baseball is good baseball. Topics covered: A’s vs Pirates Rockies vs Cubs Tigers vs Astros Zack Gelof’s hitting streak Sterlin Thompson’s first MLB homers Gleyber Torres injury Andrew Painter sent down Shohei Ohtani rule discussion Yankees vs White Sox Blue Jays bullpen shutout Kyle Bradish career-high strikeouts Mariners rotation talk June 17 MLB recap June 18 MLB look-ahead Don’t let your butt crack, and move your ass. We’re burning daylight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

A’s Blow It, Rockies Steal One & Tigers Waste Framber | BD Baseball June 17, 2026

Jake’s back on the mic and we had a full MLB slate to chew through. The A’s jumped out early on the Pirates, Zach Gelof stayed hot, and then the bullpen let another one slip away. The Rockies gave us the bright spot of the day with a win at Wrigley, while the Tigers wasted a good Framber Valdez start and opened up a bigger conversation about Detroit’s rotation and bullpen decisions. We also get into the rest of the league: Jesús Luzardo dealing for Philly, George Springer hitting career homer No. 300, the Yankees hammering the White Sox, Logan Gilbert shoving for Seattle, Reid Detmers blanking Arizona, Shohei Ohtani supplying the only run in a 1-0 Dodgers win, and the Giants apparently sliding into full fire-sale mode. Then we look ahead at today’s games, the A’s-Pirates rubber match, Rockies-Cubs, Tigers-Astros, a few weekend series worth watching, and the World Cup crowds taking over American cities. The dog days are here. The ball is flying. Trade rumors are heating up. It’s a damn good time to be a baseball fan. Move your ass. We’re burning daylight. In this episode: A’s blow an early lead against Pittsburgh Bryan Reynolds and Brandon Lowe power the Pirates comeback Zach Gelof keeps swinging a hot bat Rockies beat the Cubs at Wrigley Tigers waste a strong Framber Valdez start Jake breaks down Detroit’s rotation questions Phillies, Blue Jays, Yankees, Mariners and Dodgers all make noise Shohei Ohtani wins a 1-0 game with one swing Giants trade rumors and possible fire sale talk Today’s MLB slate preview World Cup crowds bring chaos and energy to American cities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

A’s Bats Are Cooking, Tigers Go Deep & Rockies Pain at Wrigley | BD Baseball 6-16-26

The homer teams had themselves a night… well, two of them did, anyway. The A’s absolutely stomped the Pirates 11–2, led by a full‑on manimal performance from Nick Kurtz: three hits, two nukes, five driven in, and a pretty clear “vote me into the All‑Star Game” message to the league. Old man Jeff McNeil – the Flying Squirrel – finally woke up too, with three hits and four RBI out of the bottom of the lineup, turning things over for Kurtz and making the A’s offense look downright dangerous again. On the mound, J.T. Ginn gave me another honest‑to‑God quality start: six innings, one unearned run, worked through traffic, and looked more and more like the ace of a very shaky A’s staff. Meanwhile Lawrence Butler keeps hitting rockets and the hits are finally falling. It was the opposite vibe for the Rockies. They blew a late lead at Wrigley and got walked off on a walk as Pete Crow‑Armstrong hit for the first cycle of the 2026 season and basically beat Colorado by himself. That’s one of those games where you shut the TV off and stand in a cold shower questioning your life choices. In Detroit, though, they’re partying. Colt Keith went deep three times, drove in six, and the Tigers dropped five homers on the Astros in a 9–3 win. We hit the best performances of the night, Dustin May’s one‑hit shutout, the standings, key transactions, and a full rundown of today’s pitching matchups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

My A’s Won the Series… But Sunday Was a Crime Scene | BD Baseball 6-15-26

My A’s took the weekend series from my Rockies, so technically I should be happy. But then Sunday happened. Colorado dropped a franchise-record 23 runs on 24 hits in Las Vegas, and the A’s got absolutely slobber-knocked in the getaway game. Willi Castro went off, Hunter Goodman nearly hit for the cycle, and Las Vegas Ballpark kept playing like a launchpad. In this episode of BD Baseball, I start with the homer teams — A’s, Rockies, and Tigers — then run through the rest of the MLB weekend from June 12–14. I get into: * A’s taking the series 2–1 from Colorado * Rockies dropping 23 runs on the A’s * Willi Castro, Hunter Goodman, and the Rockies’ offensive explosion * Zack Gelof’s hitting streak and Tyler Soderstrom’s on-base streak * Tigers’ bats going quiet against Cleveland * Tarik Skubal getting back on the mound * Jacob Misiorowski throwing a complete-game one-hitter with 15 strikeouts for Milwaukee * Yoshinobu Yamamoto flirting with a no-hitter * Paul Skenes pitching well and still losing * A full MLB weekend rundown and quick look at the week ahead BD Baseball is scores, starters, who’s hot, who’s not, and straight baseball talk without the filler. Move your ass. We’re burning daylight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]