Athletics 5 - 1 Giants
Final
  for this game

A's look for continued interleague success

Jun 13, 2008 - 4:33 PM Oakland (35-31) at San Francisco (30-37) 10:15 pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - The Oakland Athletics looks to improve on their impressive interleague record when they visit the San Francisco Giants on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.

Including a 1-2 mark this year, Oakland has gone 114-83 since interleague play was introduced in 1997.

The win total is the most in the majors over that span, one game clear of the New York Yankees, who own interleague play's best overall record at 113-81.

Oakland will send lefthander Greg Smith (3-5, 3.74 ERA) to the mound in this rematch of the 1989 World Series - an A's sweep that was marred by a tragic earthquake during the event.

Smith has struggled a bit over his last two starts, going 0-1 and allowing 11 earned runs over 11 1/3 innings.

Barry Zito (2-9, 5.83 ERA) takes the mound for the Giants and will be seeking his first victory against his former club.

The lefthander, who departed Oakland to sign with the Giants prior to the 2007 season, has lost both previous starts against the A's, allowing 10 earned runs in just eight innings total.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    OAKLAND 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 9 0
    SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: OAK - GREG SMITH, CHAD GAUDIN (6TH), KEITH FOULKE (8TH), HUSTON
    STREET (9TH) AND KURT SUZUKI
    SFO - BARRY ZITO, VINNIE CHULK (6TH), ALEX HINSHAW
    (7TH), PAT MISCH (9

    Jun 14 1:05 AM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JACK CUST SCORED MARK ELLIS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E CHAVEZ (.283, 1-FOR-3, RBI)

    Athletics 5, Giants 1  Top 7, 0 OutsJun 14 12:18 AM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO DARIC BARTON SCORED JACK CUST.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D BARTON ON FIRST, K SUZUKI ON SECOND, C
    GONZALEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: G SMITH (1.000, 1-FOR-1, SAC)

    Athletics 4, Giants 1  Top 6, 0 OutsJun 13 11:59 PM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ERIC CHAVEZ SCORED RYAN SWEENEY.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, E CHAVEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.262, 0-FOR-1)

    Athletics 3, Giants 1  Top 3, 0 OutsJun 13 11:04 PM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JACK CUST SCORED MARK ELLIS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R SWEENEY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E CHAVEZ (.273, 0-FOR-1)

    Athletics 2, Giants 1  Top 3, 0 OutsJun 13 11:03 PM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RYAN SWEENEY SCORED DARIC BARTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R SWEENEY ON FIRST, M ELLIS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.253, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Athletics 1, Giants 1  Top 3, 0 OutsJun 13 11:01 PM


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    AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
    OMAR VIZQUEL STOLE HOME.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R WINN ON FIRST, B ZITO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0
    SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: J CASTILLO (.265, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Athletics 0, Giants 1  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 13 10:52 PM

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