Moonlit Jazz

Oakland 3, Texas 2 at Ameriquest Field in Arlington
Oakland Record: (9-11)

Winning pitcher – Joe Blanton (2-2)
Losing pitcher – C.J. Wilson (1-1)
SV – Justin Duchscherer (1)

Oakland Runs: 3, Hits: 9, Errors: 1
Texas Runs: 2, Hits: 11, Errors: 1

HR: OAK – E. Chavez (8) N. Swisher (9)
HR: TEX – K. Mench (4)

Look at the Swish. Yah!

LA Angels 4, Oakland 3 at McAfee Coliseum
Oakland Record: (8-11)

Winning pitcher – Kelvim Escobar (3-1)
Losing pitcher – Esteban Loaiza (0-3)
SV – Francisco Rodriguez (7)

LA Angels Runs: 4, Hits: 12, Errors: 0
Oakland Runs: 3, Hits: 5, Errors: 0

HR: LAA – V. Guerrero (4)
HR: OAK – M. Bradley (3) N. Swisher (8)

BUMMER!!! Am I the only one who thinks Loaiza is a bust? But as soon as I say that, I’m sure he’ll have a good game next. He’d better!

LA Angels 5, Oakland 4 at McAfee Coliseum
Oakland Record: (8-10)

Winning pitcher – Jeff Weaver (1-2)
Losing pitcher – Dan Haren (0-2)
SV – Francisco Rodriguez (6)

LA Angels Runs: 5, Hits: 8, Errors: 0
Oakland Runs: 4, Hits: 7, Errors: 1

HR: LAA – G. Anderson (4)
HR: OAK – N. Swisher (7)

Well, Swisher hit his first career grand slam. That’s something, right? 😉

LA Angels 3, Oakland 5 at McAfee Coliseum
Oakland Record: (8-9)

Winning pitcher – Rich Harden (3-0)
Losing pitcher – J.C. Romero (1-2)
SV – Kiko Calero (1)

LA Angels Runs: 3, Hits: 6, Errors: 1
Oakland Runs: 5, Hits: 4, Errors: 0

HR: LAA – G. Anderson (3)
HR: OAK – E. Chavez (7)

I so love it when the A’s win. I watched the game on tv after the Cardinals game. Such a wonderful day of baseball.

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Detroit 4, Oakland 3 at McAfee Coliseum
Oakland Record: (7-9)

Winning pitcher – Fernando Rodney (1-0)
Losing pitcher – Justin Duchscherer (1-1)

Detroit Runs: 4, Hits: 7, Errors: 0
Oakland Runs: 3, Hits: 6, Errors: 1

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Detroit 11, Oakland 4 at McAfee Coliseum
Oakland Record: (7-8)

Winning pitcher – Kenny Rogers (3-1)
Losing pitcher – Joe Blanton (1-2)

Detroit Runs: 11, Hits: 14, Errors: 3
Oakland Runs: 4, Hits: 5, Errors: 4

HR: DET – None
HR: OAK – M. Ellis (1) F. Thomas (4)

Freakin’ Kenny Rogers. Bah! This was a radio only broadcast here. I didn’t listen to it. Just kept refreshing the browser on my phone. Ahhh, technology!

Detroit 3, Oakland 4 at McAfee Coliseum
Oakland Record: (7-7)

Winning pitcher – Justin Duchscherer (1-0)
Losing pitcher – Justin Verlander (1-2)
SV – Huston Street (4)

Detroit Runs: 3, Hits: 8, Errors: 2
Oakland Runs: 4, Hits: 5, Errors: 0

HR: DET – None
HR: OAK – N. Swisher 2 (6)

Woohoo Swish! 🙂

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