Happy Monday, Athletics Nation!

The A’s followed up their impressive sweep of the Astros in Houston with a promising—if ultimately flat .500—six-game home stand.

The A’s got great performances from their top three starters, Luis Severino, Jeffrey Springs, and Jacob Lopez, who combined to allow just two runs through 18 innings in the three Athletics victories of the home stand.

With a 2-1 series victory over the Mariners and a 5-1 win in the series opener against the Diamondbacks, the A’s were poised to establish a truly impressive surge. But J.T. Ginn and Jack Perkins struggled in their starts, and the A’s offense couldn’t compensate for the six and seven runs scored by the D-Backs on Saturday and Sunday as Arizona ultimately prevailed in the series.

Sunday marked Perkins’s first career MLB start, and despite the loss, the 25-year-old righty has definitely shown enough promise to merit more opportunities.

Shea Langeliers had a great pair of series at the plate, going 9-for-25 with three doubles and his 19th home run of the season. As Martin Gallegos at MLB.com observed, Shea’s next dinger will make him just the fifth catcher in MLB history to hit at least 20 home runs in three of four seasons to start a big league career.

JJ Bleday had a stellar game in yesterday’s loss, his first MLB start since late June. The former first rounder has struggled greatly at the big league level this year, but he went 4-for-4 with a double and a home run, a hopeful sign that he may return to his 2024 form; the outfielder hit for a 120 wRC+ last season.

Former Athletic Kendall Graveman tallied his 500th career strikeout against Brent Rooker in Sunday’s game. Graveman spent four seasons as a starter in Oakland prior to undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2018. The 34-year-old righty has pitched in relief for four different teams since then.

The A’s head east tomorrow for their next road trip, with stops in Washington D.C. and Baltimore. Have a fantastic week, AN.

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Hope for positive news on Urías.

Luis Urías left the game with lower back spasms, per A’s.

— Martín Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) August 3, 2025

Breaking off the mouthguard like Kit Kat.

A solid day for De Vries.

Series split

Leo De Vries: 1-2, R, 2B, RBI
Ben Newton: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI
Mark Adamiak (S, 17): 1.0 IP, H, 0 R, K#GoNuts pic.twitter.com/jYZYJ0QkhI

— Lansing Lugnuts (@LansingLugnuts) August 3, 2025

But did they sign him?