San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Carlos Rondon delivers against the Oakland A’s in the first inning at Oracle Park on Tue Apr 26, 2022 to open a brief two game series between the two teams (AP News photo)

On the Giants podcast with Michael:

#1 Michael we can’t get the show started without asking you about the fine handy work of San Francisco Giant (13-5) starter Carlos Rodon. Rodon on Tuesday night against the Oakland A’s (9-9) struck out nine hitters and has 38 strikeouts in his first four starts.

#2 Rodon is getting to be in the Christy Matthewson league when he struck out 35 batter in those four starts he surpassed former Giant pitcher who was know as the franchise Tim Lincecum who had 35 strikeouts in four straight games in 2009.

#3 Joc Pederson on that last road trip is all the rage hitting his first six home runs in his first 14 games with the Giants. Pederson on Sunday hit two home runs against the Washington Nationals and hit a two run home run that tied up the game on Monday in Milwaukee against the Brewers.

#4 Austin Slater is hitting for average at .455 with two home runs and eight RBIs over his last five games before Wednesday night’s game against the A’s will Slater and Pederson be platooning between right handed and left handed pitchers?

#5 The Washington Nationals (6-13) are up next for the Giants on Friday night. The last time these two teams met the Giants swept the Nats in three games and Washington were in a six game losing streak. How much are the Nationals a different team being two seasons removed since Bryce Harper left the team?

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