Oakland (45-38) at LA Angels (50-34)

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oak

Chavez likely to remain at DH for finale

Mychael Urban / MLB.com
A's skipper Bob Geren is reluctant to keep Eric Chavez from playing third base, but Chavez took the initiative to tell him he's not ready to man the hot corner.
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Athletics probable pitcher

Dana Eveland

  • #30 LHP
  • (6-5) 3.34 ERA
A's: Eveland appeared to have the command he said he's been missing during his last few appearances in his most recent start against the Giants. He limited San Francisco to just one run on five hits while walking two and striking out three in 7 1/3 innings. It was the fourth time in 16 starts he lasted at least seven innings and the seventh time he walked two batters or fewer. In his first career start against the Angels on April 30, Eveland was tagged with the loss after giving up six earned runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 8-9 5.02 161.1 85 123 .279
Season 6-5 3.34 97.0 46 65 .242
Vs. LA Angels 0-1 10.13 5.1 2 5 .304

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/02/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Oakland Athletics (AL West) 45 38 .542 4.5 27-21 18-17
Los Angeles Angels (AL West) 50 34 .595 - 23-19 27-15
Stats - 07/02/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
OAK .250 366 59 344 45 611 3.41 747.0 652 263 578
LAA .255 346 69 328 63 537 3.78 750.1 723 246 528
ana

The Scioscia shuffle has Halos soaring

Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
The Halos have used 67 batting orders this year, and even though they took Tuesday's game vs. the A's, manager Mike Scioscia shows no signs of bucking the trend.
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Angels probable pitcher

Joe Saunders

  • #51 LHP
  • (11-4) 3.06 ERA
Angels: Saunders wasn't razor-sharp, needing 70 pitches to get 12 outs on his way to allowing three runs (two earned) in five innings against the Dodgers Friday night at Dodger Stadium. But he pitched well enough to keep his team in the game and did nothing to damage his case for an All-Star Game berth. Saunders wasn't hurt by his four walks while striking out four, but they elevated his pitch count. Back on more familiar AL West turf, Saunders beat the A's 2-0 on April 29 at home, holding them to four hits across eight innings. He's 3-1 with a 4.24 ERA in six career outings against Oakland.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 26-12 4.11 293.1 96 177 .268
Season 11-4 3.06 106.0 29 53 .238
Vs. Oakland 1-0 0.00 8.0 1 5 .154

Athletics hitters vs Joe Saunders

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Barton, Daric - - - - .143 7 0 0
Buck, Travis - - - - .250 4 0 0
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Chavez, Eric - - - - .167 6 0 1
Cunningham, Aaron - - - - .000 3 0 0
Cust, Jack - - - - .143 14 0 0
Davis, Rajai .000 3 0 0 .400 15 0 1
Ellis, Mark .333 3 0 0 .353 17 2 7
Everidge, Tommy - - - - - - - -
Hairston, Scott - - - - .250 12 0 0
Patterson, Eric - - - - 1.000 1 0 1
Pennington, Cliff - - - - .250 4 0 0
Petit, Gregorio - - - - - - - -
Powell, Landon - - - - - - - -
Suzuki, Kurt .250 4 0 0 .111 18 0 0
Sweeney, Ryan - - - - - - - -

Angels hitters vs Dana Eveland

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Bobby 1.000 1 0 0 .600 5 0 1
Aybar, Erick .333 3 0 0 .091 11 0 0
Bourjos, Peter - - - - - - - -
Brown, Matthew .000 2 0 0 .000 4 0 0
Budde, Ryan - - - - .000 2 0 0
Evans, Terry - - - - .429 7 0 1
Hunter, Torii .667 3 0 1 .500 8 0 1
Izturis, Maicer - - - - .000 2 0 0
Kendrick, Howard - - - - .500 6 0 1
Mathis, Jeff .000 2 0 0 .111 9 0 0
Matthews, Gary .000 3 0 0 .111 9 0 0
Morales, Kendry - - - - .444 9 0 0
Napoli, Mike - - - - .000 1 0 0
Pettit, Chris - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Juan .667 3 0 0 .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

Even dozen for Colonel Saunders (45-39) (51-34)

Angels 7, Athletics 4

Comeback wasted

Mychael Urban / MLB.com
Dana Eveland was solid for five innings on Wednesday before running into trouble in the sixth, wasting a comeback by A's hitters, who had tied the game in the top of the frame. Mark Ellis had two hits and two RBIs for the A's, who pounded out eight hits, six against starter Joe Saunders.

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K-Rod ties record

Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
Joe Saunders pitched 6 1/3 innings for his 12th win of the season -- tops in the American League -- and Francisco Rodriguez nailed down his 34th save of the season to tie John Smoltz with the most saves earned before the All-Star Game. Juan Rivera had three RBIs.
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Angels 7, Athletics 4

OaklandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Davis, CF4110002.214
  b-Suzuki, PH1000001.284
Ellis, 2B4022002.259
Crosby, SS4120002.260
  1-Hannahan, PR-3B0000000.219
Brown, E, LF4010013.239
Cust, DH4000032.231
Bankston, 1B4000011.000
Gonzalez, C, RF4120000.268
Bowen, C3000111.220
Murphy, 3B-SS1100201.182
  a-Barton, PH1000011.226
Totals344823716 

a-Struck out for Murphy in the 9th. b-Grounded out for Davis in the 9th.
1-Ran for Crosby in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Brown, E (10, Saunders), Davis (3, Saunders).
TB: Davis 2; Ellis 2; Crosby 2; Brown, E 2; Gonzalez, C 2.
RBI: Ellis 2 (32).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cust; Ellis; Bankston; Suzuki.
GIDP: Murphy.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Brown, E (4, 2nd base off Shields/Napoli), Ellis (11, 2nd base off Saunders/Napoli).

FIELDING
PB: Bowen (1).
 
LA AngelsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Figgins, 3B4000013.283
Matthews, RF4010011.239
Aybar, E, SS4211012.277
Guerrero, DH4010000.282
Hunter, CF4110001.271
Kendrick, 2B4220011.311
Kotchman, 1B3111002.293
Rivera, LF3113001.185
  Willits, LF0001000.167
Napoli, C2000211.209
Totals327862512 

BATTING
2B: Kendrick (15, Eveland), Hunter (22, Eveland), Kotchman (18, Foulke).
HR: Rivera (1, 6th inning off Foulke, 1 on, 2 out), Aybar, E (3, 7th inning off Casilla, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Matthews; Aybar, E 4; Guerrero; Hunter 2; Kendrick 3; Kotchman 2; Rivera 4.
RBI: Rivera 3 (6), Kotchman (40), Aybar, E (19), Willits (4).
2-out RBI: Kotchman; Rivera 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hunter.
SF: Willits.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Matthews (2, throw), Aybar, E (9, throw).
PB: Napoli (5).
DP: (Aybar, E-Kendrick-Kotchman).
 
OaklandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Eveland 5.24331403.42
Foulke (BS, 1)(L, 0-3)0.12221013.81
Casilla 1.01110012.82
Gaudin 1.01100103.50
 
LA AngelsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Saunders (W, 12-4)6.16422503.04
Arredondo (H, 7)0.20001001.35
Shields (H, 16)1.01000102.65
Rodriguez, F (S, 34)1.01000101.93

WP: Eveland.
HBP: Kotchman (by Eveland).
Pitches-strikes: Eveland 99-56, Foulke 16-7, Casilla 15-10, Gaudin 15-11, Saunders 111-68, Arredondo 17-11, Shields 16-11, Rodriguez, F 17-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Eveland 7-6, Foulke 0-1, Casilla 2-1, Gaudin 0-2, Saunders 8-5, Arredondo 1-1, Shields 1-1, Rodriguez, F 1-1.
Batters faced: Eveland 24, Foulke 4, Casilla 4, Gaudin 4, Saunders 25, Arredondo 4, Shields 4, Rodriguez, F 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Foulke 1-1, Arredondo 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Mike Winters. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt.
Weather: 81 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 8 mph, Out to CF.
T: 2:57.
Att: 41,091.
July 2, 2008

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