2021 Oakland Athletics season

The 2021 Oakland Athletics season was the 121st season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League. It was also their 54th season in Oakland, which equaled the amount of seasons that they played in their original city of Philadelphia. It would ultimately be their final season with a winning record as an Oakland based franchise. The team would move to Sacramento in 2025 in anticipation for their move to Las Vegas in 2028.

Regular season

Standings

American League West

American League Wild Card

Record against opponents

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 1 || Astros || 1–8 || Greinke (1–0) || Bassitt (0–1) || — || 10,436 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 2 || Astros || 5–9 || Abreu (1–0) || Luzardo (0–1) || — || 5,446 || 0–2 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 3 || Astros || 1–9 || McCullers Jr. (1–0) || Irvin (0–1) || Raley (1) || 5,803 || 0–3 || L3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 4 || Astros || 2–9 || Bielak (1–0) || Manaea (0–1)|| — || 4,504 || 0–4 || L4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 5 || Dodgers || 3–10 || May (1–0) || Montas (0–1) || — || 6,653 || 0–5 || L5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 6 || Dodgers || 1–5 || Kershaw (1–1) || Bassitt (0–2) || – || 7,672 || 0–6 || L6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 7 || Dodgers || 4–3 || Petit (1–0) || Nelson (0–1) || — || 8,131 || 1–6 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 8 || April 8 || @ Astros || 2–6 || Javier (1–0) || Irvin (0–2) || — || 21,765 || 1–7 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 9 || April 9 || @ Astros || 6–2 || Petit (2–0) || Abreu (1–1) || — || 21,768 || 2–7 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 10 || @ Astros || 7–3 || Montas (1–1) || Urquidy (0–1) || — || 21,760 || 3–7 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 11 || April 12 || @ Diamondbacks || 9–5 || Bassitt (1–2) || Bumgarner (0–2) || — || 8,768 || 4–7 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 12 || April 13 || @ Diamondbacks || 7–5 || Petit (3–0) || Swarzak (0–1) || Trivino (1) || 7,010 || 5–7 || W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 13 || April 15 || Tigers || 8–4 || Manaea (1–1) || Skubal (0–2) || — || 3,004 || 6–7 || W5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 16 || Tigers || 3–0 || Montas (2–1) || Ureña (0–3) || Trivino (2) || 4,538 || 7–7 || W6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 17 || Tigers || 7–0 || Irvin (1–2) || Mize (1–1) || — || 6,931 || 8–7 || W7 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 18 || Tigers || 3–2 || Trivino (1–0) || Soto (1–1) || — || 6,917 || 9–7 || W8 |- style="background:#bbb;" | — || April 19 || Twins || colspan=7| Postponed (COVID-19; Makeup: April 20) |- style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || April 20 || Twins || 7–0 || Manaea (2–1) || Shoemaker (1–1) || — || rowspan=2|3,322 || 10–7 || W9 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 20 || Twins || 1–0 || Luzardo (1–1) || Berríos (2–2) || Diekman (1) || 11–7 || W10 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 19 || April 21 || Twins || 13–12 || Guerra (1–0) || Colomé (1–2) || — || 3,405 || 12–7 || W11 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 20 || April 23 || @ Orioles || 3–1 || Irvin (2-2) || Lopez (1-3) || Diekman (2) || 7,574 || 13–7 || W12 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 21 || April 24 || @ Orioles || 7–2 || Bassitt (2–2) || LeBlanc (0–1) || — || 7,616 || 14–7 || W13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || April 25 || @ Orioles || 1–8 || Means (2–0) || Luzardo (1–2) || — || 8,107 || 14–8 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 23 || April 26 || @ Rays || 2–1 || Manaea (3–1) || Hill (1–1) || Trivino (3) || 2,981 || 15–8 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 27 || @ Rays || 3–4 || Springs (1–0) || Montas (2–2) || Castillo (5) || 2,924 || 15–9 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || April 28 || @ Rays || 0–2 || Glasnow (3–1) || Irvin (2–3) || Castillo (6) || 3,374 || 15–10 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 26 || April 29 || @ Rays || 3–2 || Diekman (1–0) || Castillo (0–2) || Trivino (4) || 3,737 || 16–10 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || April 30 || Orioles || 2–3 || Means (3–0) || Fiers (0–1) || Valdez (6) || 5,777 || 16–11 || L1

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 1 || Orioles || 4–8 || Harvey (3–1) || Luzardo (1–3) || — || 6,469 || 16–12 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 29 || May 2 || Orioles || 7–5 || Petit (4–0) || Lakins (1–2) || Trivino (5) || 5,862 || 17–12 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 3 || Blue Jays || 5–4 || Montas (3–2) || Matz (4–2) || Diekman (3) || 2,944 || 18–12 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || May 4 || Blue Jays || 4–1 || Irvin (3–3) || Kay (0–2) || Petit (1) || 2,970 || 19–12 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 5 || Blue Jays || 4–9 || Romano (3–1) || Trivino (1–1) || — || 2,893 || 19–13 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 6 || Blue Jays || 4–10 || Ryu (2–2) || Fiers (0–2) || — || 3,611 || 19–14 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 34 || May 7 || Rays || 2–1 || Diekman (2–0) || Springs (2–1) || — || 5,058 || 20–14 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 8 || Rays || 6–3 || Montas (4–2) || Glasnow (4–2) || Trivino (6) || 7,707 || 21–14 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 9 || Rays || 3–4 || Springs (3–1) || Irvin (3–4) || Kittredge (2) || 6,911 || 21–15 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 37 || May 11 || @ Red Sox || 3–2 || Bassitt (3–2) || Hernández (0–2) || Diekman (4) || 9,264 || 22–15 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 38 || May 12 || @ Red Sox || 4–1 || Kaprielian (1–0) || Rodríguez (5–1) || Diekman (5) || 9,272 || 23–15 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 13 || @ Red Sox || 1–8 || Richards (3–2) || Manaea (3–2) || Whitlock (1) || 9,301 || 23–16 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 14 || @ Twins || 6–1 || Montas (5–2) || Shoemaker (2–4) || — || 9,778 || 24–16 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 15 || @ Twins || 4–5 || Colomé (2–3) || Diekman (2–1) || Robles (1) || 12,212 || 24–17 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 16 || @ Twins || 7–6 || Trivino (2–1) || Rogers (0–2) || — || 10,270 || 25–17 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 18 || Astros || 6–5 || Petit (5–0) || Abreu (2–2) || — || 4,838 || 26–17 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 19 || Astros || 1–8 || Greinke (4–1) || Montas (5–3) || — || 3,925 || 26–18 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 20 || Astros || 4–8 || García (2–3) || Irvin (3–5) || — || 4,562 || 26–19 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 21 || @ Angels || 8–4 || Petit (6–0) || Mayers (1–3) || — || 14,624 || 27–19 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 22 || @ Angels || 6–2 || Bassitt (4–2) || Sandoval (0–1) || — || 15,151 || 28–19 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 23 || @ Angels || 5–6 || Iglesias (3–2) || Guerra (1–1) || — || 15,154 || 28–20 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 24 || Mariners || 2–4 || Kikuchi (2–3) || Montas (5–4) || Middleton (3) || 3,019 || 28–21 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || May 25 || Mariners || 3–4 || Sewald (2–0) || Irvin (3–6) || Montero (6) || 2,865 || 28–22 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || May 26 || Mariners || 6–3 || Kaprielian (2–0) || Dugger (0–1) || Diekman (6) || 3,571 || 29–22 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 52 || May 27 || Angels || 5–0 || Bassitt (5–2) || Slegers (2–2) || — || 5,487 || 30–22 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || May 28 || Angels || 3–1 || Petit (7–0) || Ohtani (1–1) || Trivino (7) || 8,757 || 31–22 || W3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || May 29 || Angels || 0–4 || Cobb (3–2) || Montas (5–5) || — || 9,433 || 31–23 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 55 || May 30 || Angels || 2–4 || Suárez (2–0) || Irvin (3–7) || Iglesias (9) || 10,029 || 31–24 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || May 31 || @ Mariners || 5–6 || Zamora (2–0) || Trivino (2–2) || — || 11,112 || 31–25 || L3

|- style="background:#bfb;" | 57 || June 1 || @ Mariners || 12–6 || Luzardo (2–3) || Sewald (2–1) || — || 9,160 || 32–25 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 58 || June 2 || @ Mariners || 6–0 || Manaea (4–2) || Flexen (5–3) || — || 9,588 || 33–25 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 4 || @ Rockies || 9–5 || Montas (6–5) || Gray (4–6) || — || 26,790 || 34–25 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 60 || June 5 || @ Rockies || 6–3 || Irvin (4–7) || Freeland (0–1) || Trivino (8) || 27,459 || 35–25 || W4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 6 || @ Rockies || 1–3 || Márquez (4–5) || Kaprielian (2–1) || Bard (7) || 23,716 || 35–26 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 62 || June 8 || Diamondbacks || 5–2 || Bassitt (6–2) || Duplantier (0–2) || Trivino (9) || 3,695 || 36–26 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 9 || Diamondbacks || 4–0 || Manaea (5–2) || Peacock (2–3) || — || 4,090 || 37–26 || W2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 64 || June 10 || Royals || 1–6 || Minor (5–3) || Montas (6–6) || — || 3,211 || 37–27 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 11 || Royals || 4–3 || Trivino (3–2) || Barlow (2–2) || — || 6,964 || 38–27 || W1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 66 || June 12 || Royals || 11–2 || Kaprielian (3–1) || Kowar (0–2) || — || 7,678 || 39–27 || W2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || June 13 || Royals || 6–3 || Bassitt (7–2) || Bubic (1–2) || Trivino (10) || 7,060 || 40–27 || W3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 68 || June 14 || Angels || 8–5 || Manaea (6–2) || Bundy (1–7) || Trivino (11) || 4,102 || 41–27 || W4 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 69 || June 15 || Angels || 6–4 || Montas (7–6) || Heaney (4–4) || Petit (2) || 4,942 || 42–27 || W5 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 70 || June 16 || Angels || 8–4 || Smith (1–0) || Watson (2–3) || — || 6,228 || 43–27 || W6 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 71 || June 18 || @ Yankees || 5–3 || Kaprielian (4–1) || Peralta (3–2) || Trivino (12) || 24,037 || 44–27 || W7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 19 || @ Yankees || 5–7 || Green (2–4) || Luzardo (2–4) || Chapman (15) || 23,985 || 44–28 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 20 || @ Yankees || 1–2 || Loáisiga (7–2) || Manaea (6–3) || Chapman (16) || 27,807 || 44–29 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 21 || @ Rangers || 3–8 || Gibson (5–0) || Montas (7–7) || — || 20,259 || 44–30 || L3 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 22 || @ Rangers || 13–6 || Irvin (5–7) || Hearn (2–2) || — || 19,185 || 45–30 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 23 || @ Rangers || 3–5 || Martin (2–2) || Petit (7–1) || Rodríguez (1) || 21,829 || 45–31 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 77 || June 24 || @ Rangers || 5–1 || Bassitt (8–2) || Allard (2–3) || — || 20,432 || 46–31 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || June 25 || @ Giants || 0–2 || Cueto (6–3) || Manaea (6–4) || McGee (15) || 36,928 || 46–32 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || June 26 || @ Giants || 5–6 || McGee (3–2) || Smith (1–1) || — || 33,168 || 46–33 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 80 || June 27 || @ Giants || 6–2 || Irvin (6–7) || Long (1–1) || — || 35,920 || 47–33 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || June 29 || Rangers || 4–5 || Foltynewicz (2–7) || Kaprielian (4–2) || Kennedy (14) || 4,739 || 47–34 || L1 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 82 || June 30 || Rangers || 3–1 || Bassitt (9–2) || Allard (2–4) || Trivino (13) || 4,320 || 48–34 || W1

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 1 || Rangers || 3–8 || King (6–5) || Manaea (6–5) || — || 5,182 || 48–35 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || July 2 || Red Sox || 2–3 || Barnes (4–2) || Trivino (3–3) || Ottavino (6) || 32,304 || 48–36 || L2 |- style="background:#bfb;" | 85 || July 3 || Red Sox || 7–6 || Wendelken (1–0) || Andriese (2–3) || — || 16,297 || 49–36 || W1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 4 || Red Sox || 0–1 || Pivetta (7–3) || Kaprielian (4–3) || Barnes (19) || 13,070 || 49–37 || L1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 87 || July 6 || @ Astros || 6–9 || Abreu (3–3) || Wendelken (1–1) || Pressly (15) || 26,353 || 49–38 || L2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 88 || July 7 || @ Astros || 3–4 || Taylor (2–2) || Manaea (6–6) || Pressly (16) || 21,150 || 49–39 || L3