Oakland A’s starter Paul Blackburn got lit up in the first and fifth innings against the Texas Rangers sits in the Oakland dugout at the Oakland Coliseum on Sun Jul 24, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 The Texas Rangers made full use of their line up on Sunday scoring in large amounts three runs in the top of the first and then six in the top of the fifth inning for a 11-8 win over the Oakland Athletics.

#2 The Rangers got Jonah Heim hit for a double that scored Corey Seagar and Heim scored himself after Adolis Garcia parked a 418 foot blast for a two run homer making it 3-0 in the top of the first.

#3 Barbara in the top of the fifth the Rangers picked up all the insurance runs they needed six of them with a Seagar 407 foot blast, Kole Calhoun hit a two RBI single, Ezequiel Duran hit a single to right that scored Leody Taveras, and finally Josh Smith with a base hit scoring Calhoun for all the damage in the fifth.

#4 A’s pitcher Paul Blackburn suffered the curse of the All Star selection pitching 4.1 innings, surrendering ten hits, ten runs all earned, two walks, five strikeouts and 88 pitches.

#5 The A’s go back to the drawing board on Monday night at the Oakland Coliseum and try to get back in the win column against the Houston Astros starting pitchers for Oakland Adam Oller (0-3, 8.56) he’ll be matched up against the Astros Jake Ordorizzi (4-2, 3.56) first pitch at 6:40 pm PDT.

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