| IP | ERA | W-L | HLD | SV | K/BB | K/9 | WHIP | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40.1 | 4.46 | 4-3 | 8 | 5 | 54/21 | 12 | 1.31 | 5.57 |
| Compared to same point last season | ||||||||
| 29.0 | 3.72 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 39/15 | 12.1 | 1.34 | |
Elvis Alvarado emerges as a dominant late-inning weapon for the Athletics
Alvarado has been virtually untouchable out of the bullpen for the fourth-place Athletics (53-81), delivering 5.5 scoreless innings over his last eight appearances with seven strikeouts and a 1.09 WHIP over the past two weeks. Operating as Oakland's primary setup man with closer upside, he recently secured consecutive saves against Minnesota to anchor the club's two-game winning streak.
Although his 4.77 season ERA reflects early turbulence, Alvarado's electric 12.65 K/9 strikeout rate over 37.7 frames shows his dominant stretch is no fluke. Our projections anticipate him settling in near a 4.27 ERA and 1.37 WHIP through the remainder of the season, validating his growing trust in high-leverage situations.
Oakland concludes the week hosting a three-game weekend set against the Orioles facing Brandon Young, Shane Baz, and Chris Bassitt. In projected close contests against Baltimore, Alvarado is well-positioned for high-leverage work to generate valuable strikeouts, holds, and potential saves. Start.
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| DATE | OPP | INN | PC | K | WLK | ER | DEC | ERA | WHIP | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/29 | BAL | 1.0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 4.46 | 1.31 | 3 | |
| 08/26 | MIN | 1.0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | SAVE | 4.58 | 1.32 | 7 | |
| 08/25 | MIN | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 4.70 | 1.30 | 8 | |
| 08/22 | @HOU | 1.0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 4.82 | 1.34 | 9 | |
| 08/21 | @HOU | 1.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4.95 | 1.38 | 3 | |
| 08/19 | @KC | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 5.09 | 1.39 | 2 | |
| 08/18 | @KC | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5.24 | 1.43 | 0 | |
| 08/16 | TEX | 0.2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 5.29 | 1.41 | 2 | |
| 08/14 | TEX | 0.2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HOLD | 5.40 | 1.41 | 2 | |
| 08/11 | TB | 1.0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | N/A | 5.51 | 1.41 | 0 | |
| 08/09 | @BOS | 1.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WIN | 5.12 | 1.39 | 8 | |
| 08/06 | @CIN | 0.2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 5.28 | 1.43 | 2 | |
| 08/04 | @CIN | 0.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5.40 | 1.40 | 2 | |
| 08/02 | DET | 1.1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5.06 | 1.31 | 3 | |
| 07/30 | BOS | 1.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.28 | 1.34 | 3 | |
| 07/29 | BOS | 1.0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.46 | 1.35 | 4 | |
| 07/27 | BOS | 1.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5.65 | 1.36 | 2 | |
| 07/24 | @MIN | 1.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 5.86 | 1.34 | 2 | |
| 07/21 | @ARI | 1.0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 6.08 | 1.35 | 2 | |
| 07/19 | WAS | 0.2 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | N/A | 6.31 | 1.32 | -3 | |
| 07/10 | @CHW | 2.0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 5.40 | 1.24 | 7 | |
| 07/07 | @DET | 1.0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.87 | 1.35 | 4 | |
| 07/05 | MIA | 1.0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 6.14 | 1.32 | 1 | |
| 07/04 | MIA | 0.1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 6.00 | 1.24 | 1 | |
| 06/30 | LAD | 0.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6.10 | 1.21 | 1 | |
| 06/28 | @LAA | 1.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6.30 | 1.25 | 3 | |
| 06/26 | @LAA | 1.0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6.63 | 1.32 | 3 | |
| 06/24 | @SF | 0.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | LOSS | 7.00 | 1.39 | -7 | |
| 06/21 | LAA | 1.2 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | LOSS | 6.23 | 1.33 | -2 | |
| 06/19 | LAA | 2.0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WIN | 5.00 | 1.17 | 11 | |
| 06/16 | PIT | 1.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | LOSS | 5.63 | 1.25 | -5 | |
| 06/13 | COL | 1.0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 5.40 | 1.27 | 9 | |
| 06/10 | MIL | 1.0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 5.79 | 1.36 | 9 | |
| 06/09 | MIL | 1.1 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 6.23 | 1.46 | 7 | |
| 06/06 | @HOU | 2.0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6.94 | 1.63 | 7 | |
| 04/17 | CHW | 2.0 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 4 | N/A | 8.38 | 1.86 | 0 | |
| 04/14 | TEX | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 5.87 | 1.57 | 1 | |
| 04/12 | @NYM | 0.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 6.14 | 1.64 | 1 | |
| 04/10 | @NYM | 1.0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6.43 | 1.71 | 3 | |
| 04/08 | @NYY | 0.2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WIN | 7.50 | 1.83 | 7 | |
| 04/05 | HOU | 0.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WIN | 8.44 | 2.06 | 7 | |
| 04/04 | HOU | 2.0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | N/A | 9.64 | 2.36 | -1 | |
| 04/01 | @ATL | 0.2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 10.13 | 2.25 | -1 | |
| 03/30 | @ATL | 1.0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9.00 | 2.00 | 3 | |
| 03/28 | @TOR | 1.0 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | HOLD | 18.00 | 3.00 | 1 | |
| Totals: | 40.1 | 765 | 54 | 21 | 20 | 127 | |||||
| YEAR | TM | APP | INN | PC | K | WLK | SV | W-L | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ATH | 37 | 40.0 | 765 | 50 | 22 | 0 | 1-1 | 3.38 | 1.4 | 11.3 | 92 |
| 2026 | ATH | 45 | 40.1 | 765 | 54 | 21 | 5 | 4-3 | 4.46 | 1.31 | 12.1 | 127 |
| ON PACE | 53 | 48 | 911 | 64 | 25 | 5 | 4-3 | 4.46 | 1.31 | 12.1 | 151 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 37 | 39 | 765 | 50 | 22 | 0 | 1-1 | 3.38 | 1.4 | 11.3 | 92 | |
| Career | 82 | 78.0 | 1530 | 104 | 43 | 0 | 0-0 | 4.04 | 1.4 | 12 | ||
| ERA | WHIP | QS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.929 | 1.072 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 0 | 38.3 | 8.5 |
| ERA | WHIP | SAVES | HOLDS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | SVHD | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.675 | 0.413 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 11.6 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0 | 15.3 | 3.4 |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Shea Langeliers | 60% | 17% |
| Jonah Heim | 5% | 3% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Kurtz | 60% | 14% |
| Zack Gelof | 52% | 42% |
| Joshua Kuroda-Grauer | 5% | 0% |
| Tommy White | 3% | 3% |
| Maxwell Muncy | 2% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff McNeil | 22% | 19% |
| Donovan Walton | 3% | 2% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Butler | 58% | 49% |
| Tyler Soderstrom | 44% | 17% |
| Brent Rooker | 32% | 10% |
| Henry Bolte | 21% | 17% |
| Carlos Cortes | 5% | 4% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Lopez | 47% | 33% |
| J.T. Ginn | 46% | 26% |
| Gage Jump | 20% | 5% |
| Jeffrey Springs | 13% | 9% |
| Jack Perkins | 5% | 3% |
| Luis Severino | 3% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Hogan Harris | 20% | 17% |
| Elvis Alvarado | 13% | 13% |
| Justin Sterner | 1% | 1% |
| Team | W-L | Win % | GB | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-68 | .504 | - | 624 | 667 | |
| 67-70 | .489 | 2 | 554 | 605 | |
| 64-73 | .467 | 5 | 530 | 602 | |
| 53-84 | .387 | 16 | 596 | 787 | |
| 52-85 | .380 | 17 | 555 | 637 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shea Langeliers | 93 | 376 | 55 | 99 | 23 | 51 | 2 | .263 | |
| Jonah Heim | 86 | 290 | 30 | 61 | 12 | 41 | 0 | .210 | |
| Brian Serven | 18 | 52 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 0 | .231 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Kurtz | 99 | 352 | 62 | 90 | 21 | 69 | 7 | .256 | |
| Joey Meneses | 9 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .150 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff McNeil | 120 | 387 | 39 | 103 | 6 | 47 | 7 | .266 | |
| Donovan Walton | 69 | 167 | 30 | 46 | 4 | 20 | 2 | .275 | |
| Michael Stefanic | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Gelof | 86 | 298 | 54 | 76 | 14 | 38 | 10 | .255 | |
| Max Muncy | 69 | 217 | 28 | 48 | 7 | 25 | 3 | .221 | |
| Tommy White | 38 | 146 | 16 | 38 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .260 | |
| Joshua Kuroda-Grauer | 16 | 60 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .417 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Wilson | 80 | 320 | 37 | 85 | 7 | 37 | 4 | .266 | |
| Alika Williams | 68 | 156 | 19 | 41 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .263 | |
| Darell Hernaiz | 52 | 133 | 13 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .241 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Soderstrom | 109 | 396 | 58 | 97 | 19 | 56 | 2 | .245 | |
| Lawrence Butler | 129 | 375 | 53 | 86 | 12 | 45 | 10 | .229 | |
| Brent Rooker | 48 | 180 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 29 | 2 | .200 | |
| Carlos Cortes | 104 | 288 | 25 | 74 | 8 | 38 | 2 | .257 | |
| Henry Bolte | 94 | 319 | 39 | 87 | 6 | 26 | 14 | .273 | |
| Colby Thomas | 56 | 114 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 2 | .202 | |
| Denzel Clarke | 22 | 53 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | .170 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.T. Ginn | 27 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 138.1 | 121 | 3.71 | 1.24 | |
| Jack Perkins | 32 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 95.1 | 109 | 6.42 | 1.49 | |
| Jeffrey Springs | 25 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 123.0 | 98 | 6.37 | 1.50 | |
| Gage Jump | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 88.1 | 97 | 4.69 | 1.46 | |
| Jacob Lopez | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 99.0 | 96 | 4.82 | 1.47 | |
| Luis Severino | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 62.2 | 65 | 4.17 | 1.47 | |
| Mason Barnett | 18 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 40.2 | 38 | 7.08 | 1.62 | |
| Drew Rom | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 16 | 6.35 | 1.94 | |
| Luis Morales | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16.0 | 13 | 13.50 | 2.56 | |
| Kade Morris | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.2 | 10 | 9.82 | 2.11 | |
| Yunior Tur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 6 | 32.79 | 3.86 | |
| Joey Estes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 4 | 8.31 | 1.39 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hogan Harris | 62 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 58.1 | 77 | 3.55 | 1.53 | |
| Elvis Alvarado | 45 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 45.0 | 54 | 4.00 | 1.18 | |
| Mark Leiter Jr. | 36 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 33.2 | 38 | 4.28 | 1.31 | |
| Scott Barlow | 36 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33.1 | 29 | 6.48 | 1.35 | |
| Justin Sterner | 46 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 42.2 | 40 | 6.12 | 1.38 | |
| Chris Roycroft | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.2 | 19 | 8.07 | 1.91 | |
| José Suarez | 43 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 59.2 | 60 | 5.43 | 1.53 | |
| Luis Medina | 48 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 61.1 | 76 | 3.52 | 1.45 | |
| Scott Blewett | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 17 | 2.08 | 1.25 | |
| Ben Bowden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 36.00 | 4.00 | |
| Brooks Kriske | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.13 | |
| Seth Johnson | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 26 | 7.29 | 2.00 | |
| Michael Kelly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 16.20 | 3.60 | |
| Hayden Juenger | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 6 | 9.00 | 2.00 | |
| Taylor Rashi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 5 | 7.94 | 1.59 | |
| Brady Basso | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28.0 | 22 | 4.50 | 1.39 | |
| Geoff Hartlieb | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.1 | 6 | 6.08 | 1.95 |
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| DATE | OPP | SCORE | MATCHUP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08-31 | @TEX | 08:05 EDT | Gage Jump Jacob deGrom |
| 09-01 | @TEX | 08:05 EDT | J.T. Ginn MacKenzie Gore |
| 09-02 | @TEX | 02:35 EDT | Jacob Lopez Cody Bradford |
| 09-03 | @SEA | 09:40 EDT | Jack Perkins Kade Anderson |
| 09-04 | @SEA | 10:10 EDT | Jeffrey Springs Logan Gilbert |
| 09-05 | @SEA | 09:40 EDT | Gage Jump George Kirby |
| 09-06 | @SEA | 04:10 EDT | J.T. Ginn Bryan Woo |
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| Chris Bassitt BAL SP | +11.6 |
| Zebby Matthews MIN SP | +9.4 |
| Zac Thornton NYM SP | +8.4 |
| Matthew Liberatore STL SP | +6.5 |
| Janson Junk MIA SP | +5.9 |
| Heriberto Hernandez MIA LF | +5.5 |
| Dustin May MIL SP | +5.4 |
| Pedro Ramirez CHC 2B | +5.4 |
| Seth Lugo KC SP | +4.8 |
| Will Warren NYY SP | +4.5 |
| Tristan Peters CHW CF | +4.4 |
| Andrew Alvarez WAS SP | +3.9 |
| Kumar Rocker TEX SP | +3.9 |
| Brooks Lee MIN 3B | +3.7 |
| Grant Holmes ATL SP | -8.0 |
| David Peterson CHC SP | -7.3 |
| Dean Kremer MIN SP | -7.0 |
| Andrew Painter PHI SP | -6.7 |
| George Lombard Jr. NYY SS | -5.9 |
| Walker Buehler SD SP | -5.5 |
| Kyle Leahy STL SP | -5.1 |
| Christian Scott NYM SP | -5.1 |
| Cristian Javier HOU SP | -5.0 |
| Luis Robert Jr. NYM CF | -5.0 |
| Jacob Lopez ATH SP | -4.9 |
| Emerson Hancock SEA SP | -4.4 |
| Joshua Baez STL RF | -4.2 |
| Mickey Gasper BOS C | -3.8 |
| Jared Jones PIT SP | -3.5 |