Oakland A’s JJ Bleday head home after hitting his eighth home run of the season in the bottom of the first inning against the Houston Astros at the Oakland Coliseum on Sun Jul 23, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara:

#1 The Oakland A’s were beaten by the Houston Astros (56-44) three out of four games at the Oakland Coliseum (28-74) and most recently last Sunday 3-2 in a close contest.

#2 The Astros Mauricio Dubon played hero with the gamer a home run in the top of the ninth inning for Dubon’s fifth home run of the season. It gave the Astros a one run leg up to get by the A’s by a run.

#3 The Astros Yanier Diaz belted his 11th home run of the season, Diaz had two hits in the game which included the home run and helped the Astros win Sunday’s game.

#4 Barbara, the A’s head to San Francisco on Tuesday night. A’s fans coming from Oakland plan to do a reverse boycott at Oracle Park and invite all San Francisco Giants fans to join them to chant “sell the team” and “keep the A’s in Oakland.” The event is called Reunite the Bay and it’s in support of keeping the A’s in Oakland and avoiding a relocation.

#5 The A’s will start Ken Wadichuk (2-6 ERA 6.75) the Giants have not announced a starter for Tuesday night. First pitch is slated for 6:45pm PT. How do you see the A’s matching up with the Giants in this brief two game series?

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