A’s finish sweep of Royals

The Oakland Athletics could not have gotten the second half of their season off to a better start.

On the strength of three home runs, the A’s out-slugged the host Kansas City Royals, 9-6, to finish off a three-game sweep.

Adam Rosales, Kevin Kouzmanoff and Jack Cust all went yard, giving the A’s their fifth straight win overall and bringing the club back to .500. The offense gave starting pitcher Vince Mazzaro all the cushion he needed and more. He pitched into the eighth inning, surrendering one run and striking out five, bumping his record to 5-2 on the year.

The aforementioned middle of the Oakland lineup combined to drive in seven of the team’s nine runs. They chased Kansas City starting pitcher Brian Bannister, tagging him for five runs and taking advantage of his wildness. He issued six walks while striking out just two batters.

Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 5:08 pm by Raj Sethi

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