A’s Drop Second Straight To Guardians 14-6

Q: What was the final score of the A's game against the Guardians on May 2, 2026?

The A's lost to the Guardians with a final score of 14-6.

Q: Who hit a home run for the A's in the game against the Guardians?

Shea Langeliers hit two home runs for the A's in the game.

Q: What were Jacob Lopez's pitching stats in the game against the Guardians?

Jacob Lopez pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing 8 hits and 6 earned runs with 5 strikeouts.

Q: How did the A's perform offensively against the Guardians?

The A's scored 6 runs, with notable contributions from Shea Langeliers and Jeff McNeil.

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 02: Manager Mark Kotsay #7 of the Athletics relieves Jacob Lopez #57 in the top of the six inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Sutter Health Park on May 02, 2026 in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) | Getty Images Another tough day at the ballpark. The A’s dropped the second game of their weekend series against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday afternoon, falling 14-6 and setting themselves up for a possible home sweep tomorrow in the finale. Gotta brush these past two off and take tomorrow’s contest. **A’s take quick lead** The A’s offense didn’t wait around long to get going this afternoon. Leadoff man Nick Kurtz collected a single on the first pitch out of the hand of Cleveland starting pitcher Slade Cecconi and that was immediately followed by a Shea Langeliers 2-run blast that put the A’s up 2-0 just two batters into their lineup: Home run #9 for Bangeliers right there. That wouldn’t be the last we’d hear from the expecting dad this afternoon either. A couple innings later the A’s would add onto the lead in the fourth. A couple singles from Brent Rooker and put an Athletic in scoring position and with one out swatted a ball into left field. There was a close play at the plate and Rook was initially called out, but a replay review showed that he beat the throw and touched home plate. 3-0 A’s: A good start from the offense, though they’d need more later on in this one. **Lopez sharp early, falters late** Lefty Jacob Lopez entered today’s contest with more walks than strikeouts on the season to go along with his 5.84 ERA. Those aren’t great numbers and with the team in first place and other arms in the depth chart waiting for their chance, Lopez came into this one needing a quality outing. That’s what we got for the early stages of the game. Lopez retired six of the first seven batters he faced this afternoon, only allowing a second-inning single that was stranded at first. It wasn’t until the third that he got tagged for a solo home run off the bat of , but through four innings Lopez was in control. Then came the fifth inning. A double and single brought in the Guardians’ second run against Lopez. That was followed by another single, bringing up Cleveland star to the plate. Lopez made a mistake pitch, leaving it right in Ramirez’s wheel house and he made him pay with a two-run two-bagger that doubled the Guardians’ runs and took the lead. Ramirez wasn’t done as he stole third and came home to score on a sacrifice fly to center. When the inning was through the Guardians had crossed home plate four times and taken the lead. **A’s fight back, but Guardians add on** The A’s got one of those runs back in the bottom half of the frame when Langeliers, clearly excited to welcome his baby any minute now, crushed his second home run of the game, his 10th of the season: What a day at the plate for him. Today was his eighth career multi-homer game and it came at a great time for the Green & Gold. He’d ultimately finish the day 3-for-5 and currently leads all of baseball in total hits. Best catcher in the division? The sport? While the A’s chipped away, manager Mark Kotsay decided to roll the dice. At 90 pitches Lopez was sent back out to start the sixth, and on his second pitch of the inning he got tagged for a solo home run off the bat of , essentially wiping away Langeliers’ blast just moments earlier. He remained in for one more batter and finished his day on a high note with a strikeout of Travis Bazzana, but overall a tough day at the park for the left-hander