What felt like a never-ending losing streak for the Athletics finally has ended, and in historic fashion nonetheless.<\/p>\n
The A’s came into Saturday’s game against the Washington Nationals having lost 10 straight<\/a>, and fresh off an embarrassing 23-4 loss on Friday. Fueled by 6 1\/3 hitless innings from starting pitcher J.T. Ginn<\/a>, the Athletics’ offense woke up in a big way.<\/p>\n The A’s went on to win 15-1 and pulled off a feat that MLB’s Sarah Lang revealed hasn’t occurred since 1895.<\/p>\n The A\u2019s allowed 23 runs yesterday That\u2019s the most runs allowed in the game prior to scoring 15+ since the 1895 Phillies lost 24-6 and then won 15-2 in consecutive games May 20-21<\/p>\n h\/t @EliasSports<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/n3EJqM0f8o<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Jacob Wilson<\/a> got the party started with a solo shot in the first inning<\/a> and finished the contest having gone 3-for-6 with two RBI. Doubles by Carlos Cortes<\/a> and Joshua Kuroda-Grauer<\/a> also added to the lead, and by the time the second inning rolled around, the Athletics were up 5-0.<\/p>\n Tyler Soderstrom launched a two-run homer in the sixth to put the Athletics up 8-0, while Cortes added a home run of his own the following inning. <\/p>\n The seventh inning proved to be the loudest of the night for the Athletics, as they put up six more runs thanks to huge hits from Jeff McNeil and Shea Langeliers<\/a>, who knocked in three runs with a double to right.<\/p>\n The 14-run victory not only showed that the offense has plenty of juice despite their recent struggles, but OptaSTAS also revealed it was the largest victory since 1955 by a team ending a losing streak of 10 or more games.<\/p>\n The 14-run win for the A’s tonight is the largest victory by any MLB team to snap a 10+ game losing streak since May 24, 1955, when the Pirates snapped their 11-game skid by the same 15-1 score.<\/p>\n \u2014 OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) July 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Lang also shared that the Athletics’ offensive explosion marked the fourth-largest increase in run differential in MLB history, while also marking the most in nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n Largest increase in run differential from one game to the next all-time:<\/p>\n +42: 1887 Phillies -28 to +14 h\/t @EliasSports<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/n3EJqM0f8o<\/a><\/p>\n
They scored 15 today<\/p>\n
+34: 2000 Yankees -13 to +21
+34: 1897 Chicago Colts (now Cubs) -5 to +29
+33: 2026 A\u2019s -19 to +14<\/p>\n