Oakland A’s right hander Adam Oller faces the visiting Houston Astros at the Oakland Coliseum on Mon Jul 25, 2022 to open a three game series. Oller is looking for his first win of the season. (San Francisco Chronicle file photo)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 The Oakland A’s (35-63) Houston Astros (64-32) square off here at the Oakland Coliseum tonight for the first of three in a row. The Astros one of the hottest teams in baseball and will be starting Jake Ordorizzi who is 4-2 with an ERA 3.56 has won four of his last seven games.

#2 The A’s will be starting right hander Adam Oller (0-3, 8.56) Oller had no decision in his last start against these very same Astros on July 17th. Oller tied his previous strike out high of retiring three batters. Oller did give up two solo home runs to the Houston Astros Kyle Tucker.

#3 The Astros have won five straight games defeating the New York Yankees in a two game series then sweeping the Seattle Mariners in three games.

#4 The last time the A’s faced the Astros was at Minute Field Jul 15-17th at Minute Maid Field in Houston. The A’s won the series taking two out of three no easy accomplishment. Can

#5 Amaury on Paul Blackburn just big surprised that he was racked up the way he was against the Texas Rangers they way he was on Sunday afternoon giving up ten runs on ten hits. Was it just a matter of he was missing with pitches or were the Rangers yesterday just seeing the ball very well.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead play by play announcer for the Oakland A’s on flagship station Le Grande 1010 KIQI San Francisco and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com