Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Dallas Braden threw a perfect game in a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
He threw 109 pitches, 77 for strikes, while striking out six batters.
The feat was especially heartfelt and special for Braden because he accomplished it on Mother’s Day.
Braden could be seen after the game in tears with his grandmother. His mother passed away from skin cancer while he was in high school.
He said that it hadn’t been a pleasant day for him for some time, but he finally had a happy memory.
Monday, May 10, 2010 at 6:31 pm by steve
By Bud L. Ellis
The best way to describe the first month of the season for the Oakland A’s? Streaky.
Four times in the first month of the season, the A’s put together four streaks of at least three games in a row. At the end of the month, it ended with Oakland riding a four-game losing streak and finishing April at 12-12.
Oakland rebounded on the opening day of May, winning 4-3 at Toronto to improve to 13-12 and staying ½ game ahead of Texas in the AL West.
After losing on opening day to Seattle, the A’s ran off four consecutive wins. Following three consecutive victories over Baltimore in the middle of the month, Oakland sat at 9-4 on the season. Then, the A’s lost three straight games.
Oakland rebounded to win three of four, then dropped four in a row to end the month, giving up 10 runs each in two of the losses.
Pitching has led the way to this point. Both Dallas Braden and Gio Gonzalez are 3-1. Justin Duchscherer is 2-1 with a 2.89 ERA. Rajai Davis’ 11 stolen bases highlight the offense.
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Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 7:27 pm by bud
Tags: AL West, Baltimore Orioles, Dallas Braden, Gio Gonzalez, Justin Duchscherer, Major League Baseball, Oakland A’s, Rajai Davis, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
