AP photo: Oakland A’s Danny Valencia gets congratulated by the A’s Billy Butler after hitting his third home run of the game against the Tampa Bay as the Rays catcher Curt Casali waits for the celebration to end

On the A’s podcast with Jerry F the A’s Danny Valencia swung the bats on Sunday like he was teleporting ex Yankee slugger Mickey Mantle. Valencia clobbered three homers in Tampa Bay hitting a solo shot in the first, a two run shot in the fifth, and another solo shot in the ninth. Valencia’s three homers ties a franchise record for most home runs by a player in a game.

The A’s are schedule to host the Texas Rangers for three games starting Monday night at the Oakland Coliseum and they look to get sure fire help from starter Sean Manaea who suffered a rough loss to the Red Sox on the last road trip at Fenway Park. The A’s and the Rangers will be throwing all lefthanders in this set the first time in A’s history that they were involved in a series where all pitchers from both sides were southpaw starters.

Jerry Feitelberg is an Oakland A’s beat writer and does the A’s podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com