Oakland A’s second baseman Nick Allen turns a double play retiring the sliding Chas McCormick at second base in the bottom of the sixth inning at Minute Maid Field in Houston on Sat Aug 13, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Charlie O:

#1 Charlie the A’s took their seventh straight loss Saturday night in Houston 8-0. The last time the A’s have won a game was back on Thu Aug 4 in Anaheim when they gave up seven home runs a record and still beat the Angels 8-7.

#2 A’s starter Zach Logue pitched 5.1 innings, eight hits and six runs it’s pretty tough on Louge as A’s manager Mark Kotsay said Louge missed some locations as the Astros were just tough outs all game long.

#3 The Astros spread their runs out in duces scoring twice in the first, fourth, sixth and seventh innings. The Astros Alex Bergman didn’t waste anytime hitting hit 15th home run of the season in the bottom of the first inning help the Astros grab a 2-0 lead.

#4 Charlie, how surprised were you after some 305 days without pitching the last time in game 4 of the ALDS against the Chicago White Sox last season, Astros starter Lance McCullers threw a gem against the Oakland A’s going six innings, two hits, four walks, and five strikeouts.

#5 Charlie, you mentioned the fanbase getting turned off and after Frankie Montas was shipped off to New York and the team has fallen off in the middle of a seven game losing streak and just got wiped out on Saturday night in Houston 8-0. The A’s when they return to Oakland next Friday could find them having attendance around 3,000 or less.

#5 A’s and Astros close out this three game set the A’s need to win today to avoid getting swept. The A’s will be starting Cole Irvin (6-9, 2.92) he’ll be opposed by the Astros Cristian Javier (6-8. 3.18) first pitch 11:10 AM PDT.

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