Los Angeles Dodgers Hyeseong Kim (left) slides in safely for a stolen base under the glove of the Sacramento A’s Max Schuemann (12) in the bottom of the second inning at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles on Thu May 15, 2025 (AP News photo)

Athletics podcast Jeremiah Salmonson Fri May 16, 2025:

#1 The Sacramento A’s used four pitchers against the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Dodgers sprayed the ball all over the yard at Dodgers Stadium to pound Sacramento 19-2 on Thursday night.

#2 There was no mercy rule for the A’s Thursday night the only mercy they got was when the last out was recorded in the top of the ninth inning.

#3 The A’s worst inning was when the Dodgers scored seven runs in the third inning off A’s reliever Jason Alexander who pitched 2.1 innings, allowing seven hits and nine runs.

#4 A’s pitching coughed up five homers to the Dodgers in the contest to Max Muncy his third, Shohei Ohtani hit two home runs he has 15 now, James Outman his second, and Andy Pages for his eighth of the season.

#5 The A’s are glad to be getting out of LA and will open a three game series against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. The Giants aren’t much of consolation despite losing two out of three to the Arizona Diamondbacks in their last series they can rake. The A’s pitching staff will have to regroup or suffer more of the same fate.

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