How much does a tongue-lashing from a coach/manager affect professional ballplayers? Sadly, I am not one so not sure but we will find out MLB-wise in this game as A's manager Mark Kotsay tore into his guys pretty good following Saturday's 11-0 home loss to Houston -- a night after the Athletics scored 11 themselves. Sacramento pitcher Jacob Lopez wasn't good in his 2026 debut away but had a 2.64 ERA in 44.1 home innings last year in a hitters' park. And he had a 0.87 ERA in 10.1 innings against Houston. The model has the A's winning.