2018 Oakland Athletics season

The 2018 Oakland Athletics season was the 118th season for the Oakland Athletics franchise, all as members of the American League, and their golden jubilee as a franchise in Oakland. The Athletics were managed by Bob Melvin in his eighth year as manager of the Athletics. They played their home games at Oakland Coliseum as members of the American League West.

The Athletics began the season on March 29 against the Los Angeles Angels and finished the season on September 30 against the Angels as well. On September 24, they clinched their first playoff berth since 2014. They went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the Wild Card Game, 7–2. Their 97 wins were the most of any Athletics team since 2002.

Offseason The Oakland Athletics made a move to acquire outfielder Stephen Piscotty from the St. Louis Cardinals for minor leaguers Yairo Muñoz and Max Schrock on December 14, 2017. The trade allowed Piscotty to be closer to his mother who was suffering from ALS. His mother died on May 6, 2018.

Regular season Game log

|- style=background:#cfc |1||March 29|| Angels || 6–5 (11) || Hatcher (1–0) || Ramirez (0–1) ||—|| 27,764 || 1–0 || W1 |- style=background:#fcc |2||March 30|| Angels || 1–2 || Skaggs (1–0) || Manaea (0–1) || Parker (1) || 27,665 || 1–1 || L1 |- style=background:#fcc |3||March 31|| Angels || 3–8 || Shoemaker (1–0) || Mengden (0–1) ||—|| 17,012 || 1–2 || L2 |- style=background:#fcc |4||April 1|| Angels || 4–7 || Ohtani (1–0) || Gossett (0–1) || Middleton (1) || 14,644 || 1–3 || L3 |- style=background:#cfc |5||April 2|| Rangers || 3–1 || Hatcher (2–0) || Jepsen (0–1) || Treinen (1) || 7,416 || 2–3 || W1 |- style=background:#fcc |6||April 3|| Rangers || 1–4 || Hamels (1–1) || Graveman (0–1) || Kela (1) || 9,157 || 2–4 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc |7||April 4|| Rangers || 6–2 || Manaea (1–1) || Fister (1–1) ||—|| 7,908 || 3–4 || W1 |- style=background:#fcc |8||April 5|| Rangers || 3–6 || Pérez (1–0) || Mengden (0–2) || Kela (2) || 10,132 || 3–5 || L1 |- style=background:#fcc |9||April 6||@ Angels || 9–13 || Johnson (1–0) || Treinen (0–1) ||—|| 36,023 || 3–6 || L2 |- style=background:#cfc |10||April 7||@ Angels || 7–3 || Triggs (1–0) || Ramírez (0–2) || Treinen (2) || 40,129 || 4–6 || W1 |- style=background:#fcc |11||April 8||@ Angels || 1–7 || Ohtani (2–0) || Graveman (0–2) ||—|| 44,742 || 4–7 || L1 |- style=background:#fcc |12||April 10||@ Dodgers || 0–4 || Ryu (1–0) || Manaea (1–2) || Jansen (2) || 41,243 || 4–8 || L2 |- style=background:#cfc |13||April 11||@ Dodgers || 16–6 || Mengden (1–2) || Wood (0–2) ||—|| 49,394 || 5–8 || W1 |- style=background:#fcc |14||April 13||@ Mariners || 4–7 || Altavilla (1–1) || Coulombe (0–1) || Díaz (5) || 25,352 || 5–9 || L1 |- style=background:#fcc |15||April 14||@ Mariners || 8–10 || Bradford (1–0) || Graveman (0–3) || Díaz (6) || 29,013 || 5–10 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc |16||April 15||@ Mariners || 2–1 || Manaea (2–2) || Hernández (2–2) || Treinen (3) || 25,882 || 6–10 || W1 |- style=background:#cfc |17||April 16|| White Sox || 8–1 || Mengden (2–2) || López (0–2) ||—|| 7,479 || 7–10 || W2 |- style=background:#cfc |18||April 17|| White Sox || 10–2 || Cahill (1–0) || González (0–3) ||—|| 46,028 || 8–10 || W3 |- style=background:#cfc |19||April 18|| White Sox || 12–11 (14) || Trivino (1–0) || Shields (1–1) ||—|| 13,321 || 9–10 || W4 |- style=background:#fcc |20||April 20|| Red Sox || 3–7 || Velázquez (3–0) || Graveman (0–4) ||—|| 23,473 || 9–11 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc |21||April 21|| Red Sox || 3–0 || Manaea (3–2) || Sale (1–1) ||—|| 25,746 || 10–11 || W1 |- style=background:#cfc |22||April 22|| Red Sox || 4–1 || Treinen (1–1) || Price (2–2) ||—|| 29,804 || 11–11 || W2 |- style=background:#cfc |23||April 23||@ Rangers || 9–4 || Buchter (1–0) || Jepsen (0–3) ||—|| 17,060 || 12–11 || W3 |- style=background:#cfc |24||April 24||@ Rangers || 3–2 || Triggs (2–0) || Hamels (1–4) || Casilla (1) || 19,391 || 13–11 || W4 |- style=background:#fcc |25||April 25||@ Rangers || 2–4 || Chavez (1–0) || Graveman (0–5) || Kela (4) || 19,121 || 13–12 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc |26||April 27||@ Astros || 8–1 || Manaea (4–2) || Keuchel (1–4) ||—|| 32,636 || 14–12 || W1 |- style=background:#fcc |27||April 28||@ Astros || 0–11 || McCullers (4–1) || Mengden (2–3) ||—|| 41,493 || 14–13 || L1 |- style=background:#fcc |28||April 29||@ Astros || 4–8 || Harris (1–1) || Cahill (1–1) ||—|| 39,131 || 14–14 || L2

|- style=background:#fcc |29||May 1||@ Mariners || 3–6 || Hernández (4–2) || Triggs (2–1) || Díaz (12) || 12,468 || 14–15 || L3 |- style=background:#cfc |30||May 2||@ Mariners || 3–2 || Treinen (2–1) || Díaz (0–1) ||—|| 11,603 || 15–15 || W1 |- style=background:#fcc |31||May 3||@ Mariners || 1–4 || Bradford (3–0) || Manaea (4–3) || Díaz (13) || 12,888 || 15–16 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc |32||May 4|| Orioles || 6–4 || Trivino (2–0) || Brach (0–2) || Treinen (4) || 12,723 || 16–16 || W1 |- style=background:#cfc |33||May 5|| Orioles || 2–0 (12) || Hatcher (3–0) || Araújo (1–3) ||—|| 24,612 || 17–16 || W2 |- style=background:#cfc |34||May 6|| Orioles || 2–1 || Triggs (3–1) || Cobb (0–4) || Treinen (5) || 17,112 || 18–16 || W3 |- style=background:#fcc |35||May 7|| Astros || 2–16 || Keuchel (2–5) || Anderson (0–1) ||—|| 7,360 || 18–17 || L1 |- style=background:#fcc |36||May 8|| Astros || 2–4 || McCullers (5–1) || Manaea (4–4) || Giles (4) || 9,675 || 18–18 || L2 |- style=background:#fcc |37||May 9|| Astros || 1–4 || Cole (4–1) || Mengden (2–4) || Giles (5) || 18,044 || 18–19 || L3 |- style=background:#cfc |38||May 11||@ Yankees || 10–5 || Graveman (1–5) || Gray (2–3) || Treinen (6) || 43,093 || 19–19 || W1 |- style=background:#fcc |39||May 12||@ Yankees || 6–7 (11) || Cole (2–1) || Hatcher (3–1) ||—|| 41,859 || 19–20 || L1 |- style=background:#fcc |40||May 13||@ Yankees || 2–6 || Severino (6–1) || Anderson (0–2) ||—|| 40,538 || 19–21 || L2 |- style=background:#cfc |41||May 14||@ Red Sox || 6–5 || Manaea (5–4) || Porcello (5–1) || Treinen (7) || 35,249 || 20–21 || W1 |- style=background:#cfc |42||May 15||@ Red Sox || 5–3 || Mengden (3–4) || Rodríguez (3–1) || Treinen (8) || 34,906 || 21–21 || W2 |- style=background:#fcc |43||May 16||@ Red Sox || 4–6 || Sale (4–1) || Cahill (1–2) || Kimbrel (12) || 34,947 || 21–22 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc |44||May 17||@ Blue Jays || 10–5 || Petit (1–0) || Sanchez (2–4) ||—|| 22,893 || 22–22 || W1 |- style=background:#cfc |45||May 18||@ Blue Jays || 3–1 || Coulombe (1–1) || Estrada (2–4) || Treinen (9) || 21,703 || 23–22 || W2 |- style=background:#cfc |46||May 19||@ Blue Jays || 5–4 || Pagan (1–0) || Clippard (4–1) || Treinen (10) || 35,786 || 24–22 || W3 |- style=background:#cfc |47||May 20||@ Blue Jays || 9–2 || Mengden (4–4) || Biagini (0–3) ||—|| 30,676 || 25–22 || W4 |- style=background:#fcc |48||May 22|| Mariners || 2–3 (10) || Vincent (3–1) || Petit (1–1) || Díaz (16) || 9,408 || 25–23 || L1 |- style=background:#fcc |49||May 23|| Mariners || 0–1 || Gonzales (4–3) || Gossett (0–2) || Díaz (17) || 6,991 || 25–24 || L2 |- style=background:#cfc |50||May 24|| Mariners || 4–3 || Petit (2–1) || Hernández (5–4) || Treinen (11) || 12,633 || 26–24 || W1 |- style=background:#fcc |51||May 25|| Diamondbacks || 1–7 || Corbin (5–1) || Manaea (5–5) ||—|| 22,691 || 26–25 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc |52||May 26|| Diamondbacks || 3–0 || Mengden (5–4) || Buchholz (0–1) ||—|| 17,580 || 27–25 || W1 |- style=background:#cfc |53||May 27|| Diamondbacks || 2–1 || Montas (1–0) || Greinke (3–4) || Treinen (12) || 13,947 || 28–25 || W2 |- style=background:#fcc |54||May 28|| Rays || 0–1 (13) || Stanek (1–0) || Hatcher (3–2) || Venters (1) || 10,881 || 28–26 || L1 |- style=background:#fcc |55||May 29|| Rays || 3–4 || Snell (7–3) || Gossett (0–3) || Romo (1) || 7,521 || 28–27 || L2 |- style=background:#fcc |56||May 30|| Rays || 0–6 || Eovaldi (1–0) || Manaea (5–6) ||—|| 6,705 || 28–28 || L3 |- style=background:#cfc |57||May 31|| Rays || 7–3 || Mengden (6–4) || Stanek (1–1) || Treinen (13)|| 12,070 || 29–28 || W1

|- style=background:#cfc |58||June 1||@ Royals || 16–0 || Montas (2–0) || Kennedy (1–6) ||—|| 23,413 || 30–28 || W2 |- style=background:#fcc |59||June 2||@ Royals || 4–5 || Hill (1–1) || Petit (2–2) || Herrera (13)|| 24,553 || 30–29 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc |60||June 3||@ Royals || 5–1 || Trivino (3–0) || Junis (5–5) ||—|| 19,424 || 31–29 || W1 |- style=background:#fcc |61||June 5||@ Rangers || 4–7 || Martin (1–1) || Trivino (3–1) || Kela (14)|| 19,470 || 31–30 || L1 |- style=background:#fcc |62||June 6||@ Rangers || 2–8 || Colón (3–3) || Mengden (6–5) ||—|| 22,335 || 31–31 || L2 |- style=background:#cfc |63||June 7|| Royals || 4–1 || Blackburn (1–0) || Hammel (2–6) ||Treinen (14)|| 7,963 || 32–31 || W1 |- style=background:#cfc |64||June 8|| Royals || 7–2 || Montas (3–0) || Junis (5–6) || Trivino (1)|| 10,132 || 33–31 || W2 |- style=background:#fcc |65||June 9|| Royals || 0–2 || Duffy (3–6) || Bassitt (0–1) || Herrera (14)|| 16,208 || 33–32 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc |66||June 10|| Royals || 3–2 || Treinen (3–1) || Adam (0–1) ||—|| 15,548 || 34–32 || W1 |- style=background:#fcc |67||June 12|| Astros || 3–6 || McCullers (8–3) || Mengden (6–6) ||Giles (11)|| 11,742 || 34–33 || L1 |- style=background:#fcc |68||June 13|| Astros || 5–13 || Cole (8–1) || Blackburn (1–1) ||—|| 9,164 || 34–34 || L2 |- style=background:#fcc |69||June 14|| Astros || 3–7 || Verlander (9–2) || Montas (3–1) ||—|| 13,009 || 34–35 || L3 |- style=background:#fcc |70||June 15|| Angels || 4–8 || Skaggs (6–4) || Bassitt (0–2) ||—|| 18,356 || 34–36 || L4 |- style=background:#cfc |71||June 16|| Angels || 6–4 || Manaea (6–6) || Ramirez (2–3) || Treinen (15) || 19,185 || 35–36 || W1 |- style=background:#cfc |72||June 17|| Angels || 6–5 (11) || Treinen (4–1) || Jewell (0–1) ||—|| 21,217 || 36–36 || W2 |- style=background:#cfc |73||June 19||@ Padres || 4–2 (10) || Trivino (4–1) || Cimber (3–3) || Treinen (16) || 37,485 || 37–36 || W3 |- style=background:#cfc |74||June 20||@ Padres || 12–4 || Montas (4–1) || Lucchesi (3–3) ||—|| 28,225 || 38–36 || W4 |- style=background:#bbb | – ||June 21||@ White Sox || colspan="9"| Postponed (rain); Rescheduled for June 22 as part of a doubleheader. |- style=background:#cfc |75||June 22 (1)||@ White Sox || 11–2 || Manaea (7–6) || Shields (2–9) ||—|| 18,323 || 39–36 || W5 |- style=background:#fcc |76||June 22 (2)||@ White Sox || 4–6 || Giolito (5–7) || Bassitt (0–3) || Soria (11) || 18,323 || 39–37 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc |77||June 23||@ White Sox || 7–6 || Trivino (5–1) || Minaya (0–2) || Treinen (17) || 20,457 || 40–37 || W1 |- style=background:#fcc |78||June 24||@ White Sox || 3–10 || Rodon (1–2) || Blackburn (1–2) ||—|| 21,908 || 40–38 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc |79||June 25||@ Tigers || 5–4 || Trivino (6–1) || Greene (2–4) || Treinen (18) || 19,127 || 41–38 || W1 |- style=background:#cfc |80||June 26||@ Tigers || 9–7 || Buchter (2–0) || Greene (2–5) || Treinen (19) || 22,809 || 42–38 || W2 |- style=background:#cfc |81||June 27||@ Tigers || 3–0 || Bassitt (1–3) || Fiers (5–5) || Trivino (2) || 23,961 || 43–38 || W3 |- style=background:#cfc |82||June 28||@ Tigers || 4–2 || Manaea (8–6) || Fulmer (3–7) || Treinen (20) || 28,866 || 44–38 || W4 |- style=background:#cfc |83||June 29|| Indians || 3–1 || Blackburn (2–2) || Bauer (7–6) || Treinen (21) || 14,823 || 45–38 || W5 |- style=background:#cfc |84||June 30|| Indians || 7–2 || Jackson (1–0) || Plutko (4–2) || Trivino (3) || 17,748 || 46–38 || W6

|- style=background:#fcc |85||July 1|| Indians || 3–15 || Clevinger (7–3) || Montas (4–2) ||—|| 16,164 || 46–39 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc |86||July 3|| Padres || 6–2 || Pagan (2–0) || Richard (7–8) ||—|| 29,925 || 47–39 || W1 |- style=background:#cfc |87||July 4|| Padres || 4–2 || Trivino (7–1) || Castillo (1–2) || Treinen (22) || 14,408 || 48–39 || W2 |- style=background:#fcc |88||July 6||@ Indians || 4–10 || Carrasco (9–5) || Blackburn (2–3) ||—|| 34,633 || 48–40 || L1 |- style=background:#cfc