Happy Friday, Athletics Nation!

Beleaguered A’s fans can breathe a sigh of relief once again as a second brutal, season-derailing losing streak has at last come to a merciful end. This time, the A’s ended a nine game skid in dramatic fashion with a huge offensive performance in yesterday’s 14-3 win over the Twins. Prior to this victory, the A’s were 1-21 since May 14.

It’s interesting to note that while the A’s could have won yesterday’s game even if the pitching had been abysmal as it characteristically has been of late, Mitch Spence delivered a solid performance in his first start of the season. He was the odd man out of the competition to make the A’s Opening Day rotation, edged out by Joey Estes for the fifth spot. It appears likely that Spence will now get a fresh start in a starting role.

Kotsay said he had a conversation with Mitch Spence about getting back into the rotation after his last outing in Toronto. Five innings and one run on 57 pitches was certainly a good reintroduction to starting.

— Martín Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) June 5, 2025

The big win feels great, but it remains to be seen whether this is truly the end of the deep malaise the A’s have been afflicted with the past few weeks. A cathartic win like yesterday’s helps. Hopefully some recent roster changes will make a difference, too.

T.J. McFarland is back, and with the reinstatement of Michael Kelly it seems like a pretty safe bet that we can expect a bit more from the bullpen going forward. Really, there is no reason to expect any Major League pitching staff to be as bad as the Athletics’ was in May. Connor Ashford has more details on these latest bullpen reinforcements right here on AN.

The A’s will look to gain some traction in this weekend’s series against the Orioles in Sacramento. The Birds have been surprisingly bad this season—but they’re also rolling into Sactown on a six game winning streak.

Have a wonderful weekend, AN.

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Roster moves.

TJ McFarland off A’s IL, Michael Kelly off suspended list, J.Sterner/E.Alvarado to LV, CJ Alexander DFA’d, JT Ginn to LV on rehab, OF Nick Martini signed MiLB deal/to LV, 3B B.Harris to ACL A’s on rehab, RHP Gustavo Rodriguez to LV, RHP Yunior Tur to MID…https://t.co/joKXkyUAPy

— Bill Moriarity – A’s Farm (@AthleticsFarm) June 5, 2025

A pair of familiar faces return to the fold.

The A’s have signed two former A’s – RHP Aaron Brooks & OF Nick Martini – to minor league deals. Brooks has been assigned to Double-A Midland @RockHounds & Martini has been assigned to Triple-A @AviatorsLV.

— Bill Moriarity – A’s Farm (@AthleticsFarm) June 6, 2025