Sacramento A’s second baseman Zack Gelof is laid out with a dislocated left shoulder while surrounded by A’s manager Mark Kotsay, the trainer and teammates in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Fri Sep 19, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Lincoln Juarez:

#1 Lawrence Butler’s three-run homer in the fifth inning powered the A’s past the Pirates Friday night. It was his 21st home run of the year.

#2 Luis Severino picked up his seventh win of the season Friday night throwing five innings allowing one earned run.

#3 Nick Kurtz tied Jose Canseco for the most home runs by an A’s rookie with his 33rd of the season Friday night.

#4 The A’s have won seven of their last eight games after taking game one against the Pirates.

#5 Looking ahead to the rest of the weekend Luis Morales will start for the A’s and the Pirates have yet to announce a starter for Saturday.

#6 Zack Gelof dislocated his shoulder in the bottom of the fifth inning and will miss the rest of the season.

Lincoln Juarez does the A’s podcasts weekly at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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