Oakland Athletics’ Esteury Ruiz steals second base as Cleveland Guardians shortstop Amed Rosario catches the throw during the fourth at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Wed Jun 21, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Jerry F:

#1 The Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor slugged his first big league hit and then later scored an eighth inning run to put the Guardians on top 7-6 on an Oakland A’s throwing error.

#2 After winning seven straight games, the A’s have lost seven in a row, including the last four games, by a single run.

#3 Unfortunately for Oakland, the pen couldn’t keep the Guardians off the board. The Guardians’ big first baseman, Josh Naylor, blasted his ninth home run of the year to make it a one-run game, 6-5 in favor of the A’s after seven.

#4 The Guardians led 7-6 after eight. The Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase squirmed out of a jam in the ninth to earn his 22nd save of the year. With Tony Kemp at first and no out, Clase received a gift from the home plate umpire.

#5 The A’s finish the three-game series with Cleveland on Thursday. It will be a battle between two lefties. JP Sears (1-4 ERA 4.24) will go for Oakland, and Logan Allen (3-2 ERA 3.95) for Cleveland will oppose him. The game will start at 10:10 am.