The Oakland A’s Chris Bassitt who picked up his ninth straight win is seen here pitching in first inning against the Texas Rangers at the Oakland Coliseum on Wed Jun 30, 2021 (AP News photo)

Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry F:

#1 Jerry the Oakland A’s (48-34) have now won two of their last three games they had been struggling against the Texas Rangers (31-49) but on Wednesday night were able to pull off a 3-1 win and picked up three runs in the second inning that stood up.

#2 A’s starting pitcher Chris Bassitt who has been pitching lights out baseball won another won for his ninth straight.

#3 Jerry, talk about Bassitt’s outing on Wednesday night going seven innings, three hits, with one walk and seven strike outs.

#4 Bassitt had everything working for him Wednesday he retired 16 out of 18 hitters and in the sixth inning and the Rangers with runners at first and third and two outs he got Joey Gallo to hit into a ground out to first to get out of the inning.

#5 For Thursday’s third and final game of the series the Texas Rangers will start Dane Dunning (3-6 ERA 4.63) he’ll be matched up against the Oakland A’s starter Sean Manaea (6-4 ERA 2.91) a 12:37 pm PDT

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