By Bud L. Ellis
The Oakland Athletics spent the offseason looking to make up the difference between a second-place finish in the AL West and the defending American League champions.
The A’s were that second-place team last season, going 81-81 in a respectable season. Nine games in front of them were the Texas Rangers, winners of the division who went on to capture their first pennant and play in the World Series. ( Read More…)
Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 8:14 pm by bud
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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
