Oakland A’s second baseman Zack Gelof (left) throws to first baseman JD Davis (5) for the out against the Washington Nationals at the Oakland Coliseum on Sat Apr 13, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Augie Messenburg:

#1 Washington Nationals pitcher MacKenzie Gore had control on the Oakland A’s line up sending down 11 hitters on strike outs.

#2 Augie the A’s have had success on their last road trip going 4-2 and started this homestand with a 2-1 extra inning win over the Nats on Friday night. The A’s just couldn’t figure out Gore and while their getting the pitching their not getting the hitting.

#3 Gore pitched five innings of shutout against the A’s to top it off Gore never really cooled off he threw for 90 pitches and he struck out the last five batters he faced.

#4 Speaking of the A’s needing hitting Esteury Ruiz crushed a 400 foot plus home run that hit the wall in the back of the bleachers at Las Vegas Ballpark Saturday night . Ruiz was the stolen base leader for the A’s last season, he was hitting over .400 when he got sent down after the first week of the season. What is so wrong about Esteury Ruiz that he’s still in triple A Las Vegas?

#5 The A’s are hoping to pick up a win against the Washington Nationals today in game 3 of the series. If they succeed this would be the third series they would have won for the season in their last three games series.

Augie Mesenburg is a podcast contributor for http://www.sportsradioservice.com