Oakland A’s starter Sean Manaea will start for the A’s on Friday night against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park (AP News file photo)

#1 The Oakland A’s starter Chris Bassitt supplied a great start pitching seven innings and surrendering only one run to pick up his eighth win against two loses against the Texas Rangers on Thursday.

#2 Bassitt has had a number of great outing this season he’s walked only three batters and struck out four and has been keeping hitters off balance in particular Thursday’s game against the Rangers.

#3 The A’s who had lost two games against the Rangers after winning on Monday really wanted to come away with a split rather than lose three out of four games in Texas.

#4 The bullpen was of big help after Bassitt’s departure in the seventh as Jake Diekman and Lou Trivino pitched in the eighth and ninth innings to mop up.

#5 The Oakland A’s open a three game series in San Francisco on Friday the A’s will send out starter Sean Manaea (6-3 ERA 3.01) and the Giants will start Johnny Cueto (5-3 ERA 4.05) at Oracle Park to open a three game series.

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