Oakland A’s starter Joey Estes throws against the Houston Astros line up in the bottom of the first inning at Minute Maid Field in Houston on Thu May 16, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 In Houston on Thursday night at Minute Maid Field the Houston Astros (19-25) easily handed the Oakland A’s (19-27) 8-1 loss to sweep the four game series.

#2 Rookie Joey Loperfido hit his first Major League home run went in the right field bleachers gave the Astros a 6-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning.

#3 The Astros who had struggled have turned things around thanks to the A’s. The Astros now are on a five game win streak and have won seven of their last eight games.

#4 For the A’s Abraham Toro hit a double and Zack Gelof hit an RBI single each that wasn’t enough as the A’s have lost a season high of five straight games.

#5 The A’s open up a three game series against the Kansas City Royals (26-19) on Friday night. The A’s have not announced a starter and the Royals will start Cole Ragans (2-3, ERA 4.22) first pitch 4:40pm PT first pitch.

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