The Oakland A’s Esteury Ruiz dives in to score past St Louis Cardinals catcher Andrew Knizner to score a top of the fourth inning run at Busch Stadium in St Louis on Wed Aug 16, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the A’s podcast with Jerry F:

#1 The A’s beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0 Wednesday night at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The A’s snapped a five-game losing streak and a nine-game road losing streak.

#2 A’s starter Paul Blackburn had a great outing going seven innings giving up six hits striking out eight batters.

#3 Jerry talk about Zack Gelof’s game four hits, a run scored, and two RBIs and great outing. Gelof has eight home runs and is seeing the ball well having a great series against the St Louis Cardinals.

#4 There’s no stopping Esteury Ruiz who has a Major League leading 48 stolen bases got another one last night in St Louis. With the young talent the A’s have they could see a huge improvement in the win column in their future.

#5 The Baltimore Orioles who are having a great season first place in AL East will come calling on Friday night. The Orioles will start Kyle Gibson (11-7 ERA 4.89) the A’s have not determined a starter as of yet. First pitch 6:40pm PT.

#6 Nevada teachers to push Schools over Stadiums measure in supporting A’s fans in reverse boycott this Sat Aug 19th at Oakland Coliseum.

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