Sacramento A’s starter JT Ginn (35) gets the starting calling against the Los Angeles Angels at the Big A in Anaheim on Mon May 18, 2026 (AP file photo)

Sacramento A’s podcast Barbara Mason:

1.Going into Sunday’s game, this series was tied one game apiece, the A’s winning the first game of the series but the Giants roared back to win game two to tie up the series.

2. In games two and three the Giants offensive struggles were certainly absent and they hit some monster home runs that sucker punched the A’s especially in game three.

3. While game two was close with the A’s rallying in the eighth inning, game three was a blow-out the Giants hitting lights out coupled with some sloppy Sacramento errors and terrible relief pitching. Looking at the final score it’s hard to believe that going into the top of the eighth inning, the Athletics still had a chance to tie up or even win this game.

4. While most of the highlights of game three were centered around that eighth inning when San Francisco broke the game wide open there were a few things that were positive for the A’s that included the continued excellence of Carlos Cortes.

5. The A’s will be trying to put a number of recent ugly series behind them as they travel to Los Angeles for a series with the Angels as they are barely hanging onto first place in the American League West. First pitch 6:38pm PDT Monday night.

Barbara Mason does the Sacramento A’s podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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