Oakland A’s Shea Langeliers is congratulated by Miguel Andujar at the plate after hitting a top third inning two run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay on Thu May 30, 2024 (AP News photo)

Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The Tampa Bay Rays Jose Siri tied it with a ninth inning with a home run Richie Palacios got an RBI single in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Rays won it on a one run game 6-5 on Thursday.

#2 The loss was the A’s third in their last four games. Reliever Mason Miller made an appearance but was charged with his first blown save in 12 relief outings, pitching two plus innings, giving up one hit and one earned run, three walks and four strikeouts.

#3 A’s manager Mark Kotsay said with Miller on the mound he’s very confident he can get the job done. Ultimately Miller was going to run into a game like this.

#4 The A’s are not getting any scoring with running in scoring position going 2-17. If the A’s were to capitalize with runners in scoring position they might have scratched a few of those losses.

#5 The A’s continue this road trip to Cobb County to take on the Braves at Truist Park starting Friday night. The Braves are a tough customer having won five of their last ten games. The Braves are second place in the NL East behind the Philadelphia Phillies by six games. Starting pitcher for the A’s JP Sears (4-3, ERA 3.88) for the Atlanta Braves Reynaldo Perez (2-2, ERA 1.75) with a first pitch at 4:10pm PT. Jeremiah break it down how do you see this series coming up.

Jeremiah Salmonson does the Oakland A’s podcasts Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com