Houston Astros starter JP France throws into the seventh inning against the Oakland A’s at the Oakland Coliseum on Thu Jul 20, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 Houston Astros rookie JP France struck out five hitters going into the bottom of the eighth inning for the first time this season at the Oakland Coliseum Thursday night and picked up his third win.

#2 The Oakland A’s who had a 1-0 lead couldn’t hold onto the lead as the Astros scored twice in the top of the sixth inning and never back from that point.

#3 The Astros Alex Bergman’s home run gave the Astros some insurance in the top of the ninth and a two run cushion as the A’s just didn’t have anything in the tank in trying to get anymore offense going.

#4 A’s starter Hogan Harris surrendered the two runs in the top of the six on when the Astros Mauricio Dubon and Jeremy Pena hit RBI doubles to knock in a run each. Hogan however pitched well going six inning giving up four hits striking out six in the cause.

#5 The Astros will be starting Framber Valdez (7-6 ERA 2.76) against the A’s JP Sears (1-6 ERA 3.99) for tonight’s second game of this four game series at the Oakland Coliseum. The A’s after winning two in a row against Boston opened the series with the Astros with a loss and hope to get back in the win column tonight.

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