The A's will induct its sixth and final class into the Athletics Hall of Fame ahead of the Bay Bridge Series against the Giants on Saturday afternoon — the last series between the cross-Bay rivals before Oakland moves to Sacramento. Here is a rundown of their contributions to the franchise.

San Francisco Giants (62-62, fourth in the NL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (52-70, fifth in the AL West) Oakland, California; Saturday, 7:07 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Hayden Birdsong (3-2, 5.40 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 44 strikeouts); Athletics: Osvaldo Bido (3-3, 3.92 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 39 strikeouts) : LINE Giants -136, Athletics +115; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics host the San Francisco Giants to start a two-game series. Oakland is 29-30 at home and 52-70 overall. The Athletics have hit 154 total home runs to rank third in the AL. San Francisco is 26-35 on the road and 62-62 overall. The Giants are 43-5 in games when they have more hits than their opponents. Saturday's

The San Francisco Giants and Oakland A's will square off in one final Bay Bridge series this weekend. The name Bay Bridge series was first coined in 1989, when the two storied franchises, that are separated by just the Bay Bridge and a stretch of I-880, met in the 1989 World Series. Game three of the World Series became deeply woven into the history of the Bay Area. A 6.9 earthquake shook San Francisco before the first pitch was thrown.

The 62-59 New York Mets host the Miami Marlins for Game 1 of a three-game series at Citi Field on Friday, August 16 (8/16/2024). How to watch: Stream New York Mets baseball on DirecTV Stream (free trial).

The San Francisco Giants' hopes of improving their standing in the National League wild-card race will have to come at the expense of their local rivals when the Oakland Athletics host a two-game series starting Saturday afternoon. The Giants, just 49-55 on the morning of July 26 and a potential seller at the trade deadline, took advantage of a bubble in their schedule to go 12-4 in a stretch of 16 straight games against teams with losing records. The Giants did manage to win the series finale, and now hope to ride that momentum against two more below-.500 teams -- the A's and Chicago White Sox -- before embarking on a rugged slate the rest of the season.

Hailey Welch, also known as the "Hawk Tuah Girl", threw out the first pitch ahead of the Mets' home contest. She has since defended her appearance.

Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, said he was optimistic three key documents needed to begin construction on a new stadium for the Athletics would be approved Dec. 5. “We're rounding third and heading for home,” Hill said after Thursday's Las Vegas Stadium Authority board meeting. The three documents that need to be approved for the planned $1.5 billion, 33,000-seat domed stadium on the Las Vegas Strip are the lease, non-relocation and development agreements.

JJ Bleday hit his first career grand slam, Shea Langeliers reached base five times for the second time in three games and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the New York Mets 7-6 on Thursday in the longest nine-inning game in the pitch clock era. Langeliers, who went 4 for 4 and was hit by pitch in Tuesday's 9-4 win, was 3 for 4 with a walk and was hit by another pitch Thursday as the A's took two of three from the Mets.

JJ Bleday hit his first career grand slam, Shea Langeliers reached base five times for the second time in three games and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the New York Mets 7-6 on Thursday in the longest nine-inning game in the pitch clock era. The game lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes and the teams combined to throw 425 pitches, the most in a nine-inning game this season. Oakland Athletics | A's designate last year's Opening Day starter for assignment Langeliers, who went 4 for 4 and was hit by pitch in Tuesday's 9-4 win, was 3 for 4 with a walk and was hit by another pitch Thursday as the A's took two of three from the Mets.

JJ Bleday hit his first career grand slam, Shea Langeliers reached base five times for the second time in three games and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the New York Mets 7-6 on Thursday in the longest nine-inning game since the pitch clock was instituted last season. “It felt like the longest game in the pitch clock era,” Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said with a wry grin.

Mets third baseman Mark Vientos looked comfortable hitting in the two-hole against the A's on Thursday, hitting two homers and driving in three runs.

The New York Mets did not enjoyed their three-game home series against the Oakland Athletics. In the series opener on Tuesday Oakland reliever Austin Adams mocked the Mets' beloved “OMG” celebration, drawing the ire of closer Edwin Diaz. The final game was a “frustrating” loss, according to Mets' starter Jose Quintana, via Dan Martin of the New York Post.

JJ Bleday hit his first career grand slam, Shea Langeliers reached base five times for the second time in three games and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the New York Mets 7-6 on Thursday in the longest nine-inning game since the pitch clock was instituted last season. “It felt like the longest game in the pitch clock era,” Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said with a wry grin.

After losing their series to the Athletics, the Mets believe they need to get back to playing with a pressure-free mentality.

JJ Bleday hit his first career grand slam, Shea Langeliers reached base five times for the second time in three games and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the New York Mets 7-6 on Thursday in the longest nine-inning game since the pitch clock was instituted last season. “It felt like the longest game in the pitch clock era,” Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said with a wry grin.

JJ Bleday hit his first career grand slam, Shea Langeliers reached base five times for the second time in three games and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the New York Mets 7-6 on Thursday in the longest nine-inning game since the pitch clock was instituted last season. “It felt like the longest game in the pitch clock era,” Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said with a wry grin.

JJ Bleday hit his first career grand slam, Shea Langeliers reached base five times for the second time in three games and the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat the New York Mets 7-6 on Thursday in the longest nine-inning game in the pitch clock era. The game lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes and the teams combined to throw 425 pitches, the most in a nine-inning game this season.

The Mets dropped Thursday's rubber match against the Oakland Athletics by a final score of 7-6.

Social media reacts to viral internet sensation Hailey Welch throwing out the first pitch before Mets game at Citi Field on Thursday.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said ahead of Thursday’s matinee with the Oakland Athletics that reliever Sean Reid-Foley will be shut down from throwing for “a few days."