Jul 2, 2008 - 8:51 AM
0 shoutsOakland (45-38) at LA Angels (50-34) 3:35 pm ET
ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- Joe Saunders may have started showing some weaknesses after his quick start, but the American League West has yet to figure him out.
Saunders will try to become the first 12-game winner in the AL on Wednesday as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim meet the Oakland Athletics in the rubber match of their three-game series.
Despite falling off a bit since his 6-0 start to the season, Saunders (11-4, 3.06 ERA) has been flawless against divisional foes, winning all four of his starts.
In addition to his strong showing inside the division, the lefthander has yet to lose two consecutive starts, a trend Oakland show be aware of after Saunders surrendered three runs - two earned - and five hits over five innings in a 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.
Saunders would like a repeat performance from his offense after Tuesday's 5-3 win over the A's, a drastic departure from the team that scored a total of two runs in losing three of its four previous games, starting with Friday's loss.
Oakland will counter with Dana Eveland (6-5, 3.34), who is unbeaten over his last three outings. The lefthander allowed just one run and five hits over 7 1/3 innings, striking out three while forcing 13 groundball outs to collect the win in a 4-1 victory over San Francisco on Friday.
From the Bleachers
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OAKLAND: 4
LOS ANGELES: 7
Final
Jul 2 6:37 PM -
AL
AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY REGGIE WILLITS SCORED HOWIE KENDRICK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
LA ANGELS 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M NAPOLI (.210, 0-FOR-1, 2 BB)
Jul 2 6:22 PM -
AL
AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ERICK AYBAR (3) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 7TH OFF SANTIAGO CASILLA.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4, LA ANGELS 6
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: V GUERRERO (.283, 1-FOR-3)
Jul 2 6:05 PM -
AL
AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY ROB BOWEN SCORED CARLOS GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R BOWEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
LA ANGELS 5 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D MURPHY (.182, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Jul 2 5:51 PM -
AL
AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JUAN RIVERA (1) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF KEITH FOULKE SCORED CASEY KOTCHMAN.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3, LA ANGELS 5
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M NAPOLI (.210, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Jul 2 5:34 PM -
AL
AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CASEY KOTCHMAN SCORED TORII HUNTER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C KOTCHMAN ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
LA ANGELS 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: J RIVERA (.172, 0-FOR-2, RBI)
Jul 2 5:32 PM -
AL
AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK ELLIS SCORED DONNIE MURPHY AND RAJAI DAVIS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ELLIS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
LA ANGELS 2 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.258, 1-FOR-2)
Jul 2 5:14 PM -
AL
AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY GARY MATTHEWS ALLOWED BOBBY CROSBY TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
LA ANGELS 2 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.234, 0-FOR-1)
Jul 2 4:38 PM -
AL
AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY JUAN RIVERA SCORED HOWIE KENDRICK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J RIVERA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0
LA ANGELS 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: M NAPOLI (.212, 12 HR, 29 RBI)
Jul 2 4:12 PM -
AL
AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY DANA EVELAND ALLOWED ERICK AYBAR TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V GUERRERO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0
LA ANGELS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: T HUNTER (.272, 0-FOR-0)
Jul 2 3:58 PM
