Oakland (17-11) at LA Angels (17-11)

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Barton to return to A's lineup vs. Angels

Mychael Urban / MLB.com
An Orange County native, A's rookie first baseman Daric Barton put on quite a show for the 20 or so friends and family members who turned out to watch him play Monday night, going 2-for-6 with a three-run homer. But it couldn't get him into Tuesday night's lineup, and after a one-game absence, Barton will be in Wednesday's lineup.
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Athletics probable pitcher

Dana Eveland

  • LHP
  • (3-1) 2.48 ERA
A's: More of the same for Eveland through his first five innings Friday against Seattle, allowing one run and four hits. It appeared to be like his previous outing against Kansas City, when he allowed one run on three hits in 5 2/3 innings for a 7-1 victory. But the lefty got nicked in the sixth, allowing a pair of singles and issuing a walk before leaving the bases loaded. He threw 98 pitches. This will be his first career shot at the rival Angels.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 5-5 5.98 93.1 51 79 .297
Season 3-1 2.48 29.0 12 21 .221
April 3-1 2.48 29.0 12 21 .221

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/30/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Oakland Athletics (AL West) 17 11 .607 - 8-7 9-4
Los Angeles Angels (AL West) 17 11 .607 - 7-6 10-5
Stats - 04/30/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
OAK .252 134 15 129 9 192 3.11 252.0 223 82 184
LAA .278 134 28 126 25 144 4.37 247.0 262 86 145
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Santana looks to tie Angels mark

Mike Scarr / MLB.com
As left-hander Joe Saunders was able to do on Tuesday, right-hander Ervin Santana will try and duplicate when he takes the ball on Wednesday night against the A's. Saunders became the first Angels pitcher since Frank Tanana in 1978 to go 5-0 in April. Santana is 4-0 in five starts this month heading into this start.
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Angels probable pitcher

Ervin Santana

  • RHP
  • (4-0) 2.97 ERA
Angels: Showing again that he's intent on conquering his old road demons, Santana delivered his first effective outing at Comerica Park on Friday night. He held the torrid Tigers to three earned runs on six hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings. Using his mid-90s fastball and sharp-breaking slider, he struck out four hitters. He's 3-0 with a 3.72 road ERA after going 1-10 with an 8.38 ERA on the road last season. Santana has dominated the A's, going 7-1 with a 1.38 ERA in 10 career starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 39-30 4.72 521.0 183 392 .260
Season 4-0 2.97 33.1 8 26 .215
April 4-0 2.97 33.1 8 26 .215

Athletics hitters vs Ervin Santana

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Barton, Daric - - - - .214 14 0 0
Buck, Travis - - - - .000 2 0 0
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Chavez, Eric - - - - .320 25 0 2
Cunningham, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Cust, Jack - - - - .231 13 1 2
Davis, Rajai - - - - - - - -
Ellis, Mark - - - - .229 35 0 0
Everidge, Tommy - - - - - - - -
Hairston, Scott - - - - - - - -
Patterson, Eric - - - - - - - -
Pennington, Cliff - - - - - - - -
Petit, Gregorio - - - - .000 2 0 0
Powell, Landon - - - - - - - -
Suzuki, Kurt - - - - .059 17 0 0
Sweeney, Ryan - - - - .500 6 0 2

Angels hitters vs Dana Eveland

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Bobby - - - - .600 5 0 1
Aybar, Erick - - - - .091 11 0 0
Bourjos, Peter - - - - - - - -
Brown, Matthew - - - - .000 4 0 0
Budde, Ryan - - - - .000 2 0 0
Evans, Terry - - - - .429 7 0 1
Hunter, Torii - - - - .500 8 0 1
Izturis, Maicer - - - - .000 2 0 0
Kendrick, Howard - - - - .500 6 0 1
Mathis, Jeff - - - - .111 9 0 0
Matthews, Gary - - - - .111 9 0 0
Morales, Kendry - - - - .444 9 0 0
Napoli, Mike - - - - .000 1 0 0
Pettit, Chris - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Juan - - - - .286 7 0 1
Sandoval, Freddy - - - - .000 6 0 0
Trumbo, Mark - - - - - - - -
Willits, Reggie - - - - - - - -
Wilson, Bobby - - - - .600 5 0 0
Wood, Brandon - - - - .500 4 0 0

Santana rolls to 5-0 (17-12) (18-11)

Angels 6, Athletics 1

A's bats quiet in loss

Mychael Urban / MLB.com
The A's struggled at the plate, scoring one run -- on Ryan Sweeney's single in the fifth inning -- and six hits as they dropped their second straight game to the Angels. Lefty Dana Eveland was charged with six runs on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings.

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Kotchman has big day

John Klima / Special to MLB.com
Casey Kotchman went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and the Angels shut down the A's for a second straight night to take possession of first place in the American League West. Ervin Santana pitched well, allowing one run on four hits in 6 2/3 innings.
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Angels 6, Athletics 1

OaklandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Suzuki, C4010022.289
Ellis, 2B4010000.254
Barton, 1B4010002.265
Thomas, DH4000012.181
Brown, E, RF4000010.270
Cust, LF3110110.176
Crosby, SS3000002.250
Hannahan, 3B2010000.206
  a-Sweeney, M, PH1000001.309
  Murphy, 3B0000000.250
Sweeney, R, CF3011011.258
Totals321611610 

a-Grounded out for Hannahan in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Cust (3, Santana).
TB: Suzuki; Ellis; Barton; Cust 2; Hannahan; Sweeney, R.
RBI: Sweeney, R (11).
2-out RBI: Sweeney, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Suzuki 2; Sweeney, M.
GIDP: Sweeney, R; Thomas; Barton.
Team LOB: 5.
 
LA AngelsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Figgins, 2B3111110.313
Matthews, LF4000013.226
Guerrero, RF3000110.271
Hunter, CF4021000.305
Aybar, E, SS4210003.318
Rivera, DH4220012.185
Kotchman, 1B4133000.344
Mathis, C4011022.298
Brown, M, 3B4000034.000
Totals3461062914 

BATTING
2B: Rivera (1, Eveland), Kotchman 2 (6, Eveland, Eveland).
TB: Figgins; Hunter 2; Aybar, E; Rivera 3; Kotchman 5; Mathis.
RBI: Kotchman 3 (19), Hunter (16), Mathis (8), Figgins (7).
2-out RBI: Figgins.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Brown, M; Rivera; Matthews.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Figgins (8, 2nd base off Eveland/Suzuki).

FIELDING
E: Brown, M 2 (2, fielding, throw).
DP: 3 (Figgins-Aybar, E-Kotchman 2, Aybar, E-Figgins-Kotchman).
 
OaklandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Eveland (L, 3-2)5.17662503.67
Devine 0.22000200.90
Embree 1.00000003.75
Braden 1.01000203.60
 
LA AngelsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Santana (W, 5-0)6.24101302.48
Oliver 1.12000103.86
Speier 1.00000203.18

IBB: Guerrero (by Eveland).
Pitches-strikes: Eveland 96-59, Devine 16-12, Embree 8-6, Braden 16-11, Santana 112-67, Oliver 18-12, Speier 12-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Eveland 10-1, Devine 0-0, Embree 2-1, Braden 1-0, Santana 8-9, Oliver 3-0, Speier 1-0.
Batters faced: Eveland 25, Devine 4, Embree 3, Braden 4, Santana 25, Oliver 5, Speier 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Devine 2-2, Oliver 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Angel Campos. 1B: Brian Runge. 2B: Charlie Reliford. 3B: Greg Gibson.
Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to RF.
T: 2:38.
Att: 35,301.
April 30, 2008

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