Oakland A’s starter Frankie Montas gets the start against the Texas Rangers tonight to open a four game series at the BallPark in Arlington ( file photo from the Mercury News)

On the A’s podcast with Barbara:

#1 Barbara, in the second game of the series against the New York Yankees, Yankees third baseman Gio Urshela took a part of the splintered bat in the eye which bounced off and he came out of it alright later hitting the go ahead game home run.

#2 The A’s opened the series in New York on Friday with a win when A’s pitcher James Kaprielian pitched 5.2 innings and picked up the victory 5-3 against his old teammates the Yankees. Kaprielian was the Yankees second round draft choice six years ago and he got to beat his old team to open the series it had to be pretty special for him.

#3 Barbara just checking the injured list the A’s pitcher right hand pitcher J.B. Wendelken who has a strained left Oblique is in Las Vegas for a minor league rehab assignment and Wendelken is looking forward to working his way back into the bullpen setting in Oakland.

#4 Oakland outfielder Stephen Piscotty is suffering from a left wrist injury and will see a specialist in Arizona and has been placed on the ten day injured list. Piscotty is a vital part of the A’s offense and is hitting .217, with 28 hits, four home runs and 11 RBIs so far this season.

#5 The A’s open up a four game series in Texas starting tonight against the Rangers, starting for the A’s Frankie Montas (7-6 ERA 4.21) and for the Rangers Kyle Gibson (4-0 ERA 2.09) how do you see this match up to open the series.

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