San Diego Padre’s Fernando Tatis Jr thanks the good Lord for hitting a home run against the Miami Marlins in the first inning but it wasn’t enough as the Padres fell to the Marlins 3-2 on Sat Jul 24, 2021. The Oakland A’s travel to face Tatis and the Padres in San Diego for a two game series on Tue Jul 27, 2021 (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Barbara:

#1 Barbara, after the A’s were able to string three wins together two against the Los Angeles Angels and the first of the four games against the Seattle Mariners the A’s struggled on Friday and Saturday against the M’s losing 4-3 and 5-4 and lost another one run game on Sunday 4-3.

#2 Last three games one run loses and it’s something that A’s manager Bob Melvin is hoping to make a difference on by moving runners over and getting them to score but sometimes the M’s relief pitchers can work themselves out of a jam.

#3 The A’s lead off hitter Mark Canha returned he started off his first game back going 0-4 but it wasn’t long after that he Canha said “The first day back was a little uncomfortable and I felt a little rusty. But on the second game I felt like I was right back.”

#5 Canha since his return has hit safely in all of his last six games. He gone 7 for 20, walked three times and what would Canha be if he didn’t get hit three times by pitches.

#5 The A’s head to San Diego to face the Padres. The Padres are a team loaded and just some 4 1/2 games out of first place in the NL West. They have some hitters in their line up Fernando Tatis Jr, Jake Cronenworth, and Manny Machado. Tuesday is the start of a two game series at Petco Park in San Diego.

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