Dana Eveland pitched a complete game three hitter on Wednesday as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Tampa Bay Rays by the score of 9-1.  Eveland was on top of his game all except for one pitch in the eighth inning when Jonny Gomes took him deep for a solo home run.  Eveland is now 4-3 on the season.

Jack Cust led the A’s at the plate with two home runs and four rbi in the game.  Jack Hannahan also had a solo home run in the game to finish with one rbi.  Bobby Crosby collected two rbi in the game with two run double.  Emil Brown and Kurt Suzuki both finished the game with one rbi as well.

Good win the the A’s  as they will have Thursday off as they head up to Boston to take the Red Sox on in a three game weekend series.

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Mark Ellis finally came out of his long slump with two hits including a walk off home run in the tenth inning to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5.  Ellis who is now batting .232 on the season hit his third home run of the season off of Lance Cormier.  The ball bounced off the foul pole down the left field line but of course every knows if the ball hits the pole it is a home run!

Kurt Suzuki had a big two run home run in the to have two RBI.  Emil Brown, Jack Hannahan, Frank Thomas, and Ellis all had one RBI in the game for the Athletics.

Dallas Braden picked up the win as he pitched the 2 1/3 innings of relief.  It was only the second career victory for Braden.  Braden’s first victory also came against the Orioles.

Starting pitcher Joe Blanton didn’t have his best stuff but did keep the A’s in the game and that is what you ask for by your starting pitcher.  Blanton only pitched 5 2/3 innings as he gave up eight hits and two runs.  Andrew Brown had the worst performance by a Athletics pitchers as he only pitched 2/3 of an inning and he allowed four hits and three runs.

With the sweep of the Orioles, the Athletics record is now 22-14 on the season.  Athletics Blog

Jack Cust had a error in the second inning that accounted for five unearned runs but he made up for it throughout the game as the he went 4-4 and two walks while hitting a solo home run in the fifth inning to give the A’s the lead for good.  The A’s went onto beat the Angels 15-8 in the game.

The A’s pounded out twenty hits as the put up fifteen runs on the scoreboard.  Kurt Suzuki, Daric Barton, Frank Thomas, and Bobby Crosby all had two RBI each.  Emil Brown, Jack Hannahan, and Cust all had one RBI in the game as well.  That is production up and down the lineup for the A’s!

Justin Duchscherer didn’t have his best stuff but managed to pitch five innings to pick up the win.  Duchscherer gave up six hits and six runs in his five innings of action.  Andrew Brown and Santiago Casilla pitched scoreless sixth and seventh innings before Dallas Braden gave up four hits and two runs in the final two innings.

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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?

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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The Oakland Athletics were able to beat the Cleveland Indians to open up there three game series on Friday night.  The Athletics got ahead early, and then went on to win 6-3.

Justin Duchscherer picked up the win but had to leave the game after pitching five innings.  He felt some dis-comfirt in his bicep.  He was pitching very well until he had to leave the game, hopefully it isn’t anything serious and he will be able to make his next start.

Bobby Crosby, Jack Hannahan, Kurt Suzuki, and Ryan Sweeney all had one RBI each to help the offense.

If the rest of the season is as exciting as the first game, we are going to be in for one hell of a ride lol.  Even though the A’s lost to the Boston Red Sox 6-5 in 10 innings there were some good things from the game.

Getting off to the fast start was nice to see.  The A’s rattled Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka in the first inning when Mark Ellis went deep for his first homerun of the season, and the A’s scored another run to take a quick 2-0 lead when Bobby Crosby grounded out to the pitcher but but scored Daric Barton.

Jack Hannahan hit a two run homer in the 6th inning that made the score 4-3 A’s, but it wasn’t enough as Huston Street would later blow the save in the 9th inning when Brandon Moss hit a homerun and then take the loss in the 10th inning after giving up a game winning double to Manny Ramirez.

The two teams will play one more game before coming back to the United States.

The Athletics also announced that Eric Chavez and Chad Gaudin have been placed on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 19th.