The Oakland Athletics were shut out by the Los Angeles Angels by the score of 2-0 on Tueday night.  In a pitchers duel where both teams only combined for seven hits, it was the Angels who were lucky enough to score two runs off three of those hits.

Greg Smith tossed all eight innings for the A’s and should have had a better decision then a loss as he held the Angels offense to only three hits.  Smith threw a wild pitch and then infield fielders choice scored the second run for the Angels.

The only hitters in the lineup to record hits against the Angels were Kurt Suzuki, Mark Ellis, Ryan Sweeney, and Donnie Murphy who all had one hit each.  It just wasn’t the A’s night at the plate as they were shut down by Joe Saunders all night long.

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The Oakland Athletics scored eighth runs in the seventh inning to extend there lead and pretty much put the nail in the coffin for the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.  The Athletics went on to beat the Angels 14-2 as the A’s improved their record to 17-10 on the season.

The A’s pounded out sixteen hits and three home runs in the game. Daric Barton, Jack Hannahan, and Emil Brown all went deep in the game.  Barton and Brown both had three RBI in the game while Frank Thomas, Rajai Davis, and Ryan Sweeney all had two RBI each.  Chris Denorfia and Hannahan chipped in with one RBI as well.

Chad Gaudin pitched six innings and allowed five hits and two runs as he picked up his third win of the season.  Gaudin is now 3-1 on the season and  has been throwing the ball pretty good.    Andrew Brown and Dallas Braden pitched the final two inning and only allowed one hit.

How long can the A’s keep up the good play do you think?

Frank Thomas was back with the Oakland Athletics on Thursday as they pounded the Minnesota Twins 11-2.  As the A’s put up 11 runs and 15 hits, Thomas went 0-3 with two walks.  The A’s chased Twins starter Francisco Liriano out of the game before the end of the first inning as they put up six quick runs on the Twins starter.

Donnie Murphy led the A’s by going 3-5 and picking up four RBI.  Murphy had solo home runs in the fifth and sixth innings.  Kurt Suzuki, Emil Brown, and Mike Sweeney all had two RBI each in the game.  Chris Denorfia chipped in with one RBI.

Greg Smith picked up his second in of the season as he tossed seven innings for the A’s.  Smith gave up seven hits but only two runs in the game.  A very good quality start for Smith as he pitched great.  Andrew Brown and Joey Devine pitched the last two innings and gave up one hit each.

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Frank Thomas is back with the Oakland Athletics.  Thomas and the Athletics have agreed on a contract as Thomas will mostly be the A’s designated hitter.  Jack Cust will now see more action in left field while Emil Brown will get some at bats against left-handed pitchers.

The Athletics also placed Travis Buck on the 15-day disabled list and moved Eric Chavez to the 60-day disabled list.

The Oakland Athletics were ahead 4-3 heading into the seventh inning and then the Minnesota Twins scored a run in the seventh inning to tie the game, and then the go ahead run in the eigth inning as they beat the Athletics 5-4.

Joe Blanton pitched 7.2 innings and took the loss for the Athletics.  Blanton allowed seven hits, four runs (three of them earned), and recorded seven strikeout.  Blanton didn’t pitch bad, he just made a mistake to Craig Monroe who took him deep to tie the game and then Jason Kubel hit a RBI single in the eigth inning.

Emil Brown had a two run home run to lead the A’s at the plate.  Kurt Suzuki also had two RBI in the game.  Suzki singled in the fifth inning to score two runs.

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The Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Sunday to complete a three came sweep against the Royals.  The Athletics only allowed three hits and one run in the game as their record improved to 12-8 for the year.

Dana Eveland is now 2-1 for the year after his victory over the Royals.  He pitched for just over 5 and a half innings giving up 3 hits and a run before being relieved by Andrew Brown and Santiago Casilla. 

It was a big hitting night for the A’s as well with 2 batters, Rob Bowen and Jack Hannahan, each picking up a pair of RBIs while Chris Denorfia, Mark Ellis, and Bobby Crosby all finished with one RBI. 

Now that the Athletics are done cleaning up the Royals, they are moving on to the Twins as they will battle them at home Tuesday night.

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Lenny DiNardo put the Oakland Athletics in a big hole after two innings and the Seattle Mariners went onto win 8-1.  DiNardo only lasted 2.1 innings as he gave up five earned runs on four walks and five hits.  Just a terrible performance by DiNardo on Thursday night.

Kirk Saarloos wasn’t much better then DiNardo though.  Saarloos piched 5.2 innings and allowed three more runs to cross the plate on four hits.  He also walked two batters.

Emil Brown was the only A’s player to record an RBI in the game.  Brown tripled in the fourth inning to score Jack Cust.

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The Oakland Athletics ran into a buzz saw named Felix Hernandez on Wednesday night as the Athletics lost to the Mariners 4-2.  The A’s just couldn’t get much going againg Hernandez as he threw a complete game for the Mariners.

Joe Blanton took the loss for the Athletics.  Blanton threw right innings but gave up 12 hits and four earned runs.  He didn’t pitch that badly, just needs to get batters out when he has two strikes on them instead of letting them get a two strike hit.

Daric Barton was the only A’s batter to record an RBI in the game.

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The Oakland Athletics struggled at the plate today against the Chicago White Sox as they lost 4-1.  The White Sox held the Athletics to only six singles in the game, and the only run the Athletics scored was in the 9th inning.

Dana Eveland took the lose and his record now stands at 1-1 on the season.  Eveland gave up four runs (three of them earned) in only 4.2 innings of play.  Joey Devine and Kirk Sarloos did pitch the final 3.1 innings without giving up a hit.

Emil Brown was the only Athletics hitter to record an RBI in the game.

The Oakland Athletics improved their current road trip record to 6-1 with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.  Greg Smith outdueled Mark Buehrle as the two teams played in some chilly weather in Chicago.

Smith pitched seven inning of six hit baseball and only allowed one earned run.  He also picked off two base runners in the game.  He says he like to shut down the opposing teams running game and has really worked hard on his pickoff move.

Santiago Casilla, Alan Embree, and Huston Street pitched the final two scoreless inning.  Street picked up his fourth save of the season.

Kurt Suzuki led the A’s at the plate as he went 4-4 with one RBI.  Emil Brown also contributed with one RBI.

I always hope for more then two runs being scored, but on Monday night those two runs were enough to defeat the White Sox.  The A’s record now stands at 9-5.

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