Oakland A’s pitcher Cole Irvin gets the start tonight against the Seattle Mariners at T Mobile Field in Seattle to open a three game series (White Cleat Beat file photo)

On the A’s podcast with Barbara:

#1 The A’s after getting swept by the Seattle Mariners in their last meeting will get a chance to face them again this time in Seattle on Monday night right now the A’s are trying to play for pride as the Wild Card for all intensive purposes are out of reach.

#2 The A’s had a pretty good series against their first place rivals the Houston Astros sweeping the Astros at the Oakland Coliseum. Astros manager Dusty Baker and company are tough customers.

#3 The A’s out of the Wild Card 3.5 games back and seven out of the AL West it sure doesn’t help things that Elvis Andrus and Jed Lowrie were both placed on the ten day injured list.

#4 Andrus got hurt while rounding third base and pulled up with a leg injury but got a belly flop slide in on Saturday night for the game winning run against the Astros but will be out for the rest of the season.

#5 The A’s open a three game series in Seattle Monday night they will start Cole Irvin (10-14 ERA 3.99) and for the Mariners Chris Flexen (13-6 ERA 3.56) a 7:10 pm first pitch at T Mobile Park in Seattle.

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