Huge 7 Game Road Trip: Angels and Mariners

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Monday 7/23 Chad Gaudin vs. Bartolo Colon
Tuesday 7/24 Lenny DiNardo vs. Kelvim Escobar
Wednesday 7/25 Joe Blanton vs. John Lackey

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Thursday 7/26 Dan Haren vs. Jeff Weaver
Friday 7/27 Dallas Braden vs. Felix Hernandez
Saturday 7/28 Chad Gaudin vs. Horacio Ramirez
Sunday 7/29 Lenny DiNardo vs. Jarrod Washburn

Notes for the Week
-Street should be activated Monday, but won't be used as the closer right away
-Loaiza is rehabbing with an eye for August

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Honestly, if the A's think they can back into the race, then I feel they have to win a minimum of 5 games during this road trip...otherwise, I would hope Beane sells quite a bit after these series (Piazza, Kennedy, Embree, Johnson, Kotsay lol, Kielty, etc.)

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4 - 0 A's in the 1st. Scutaro just singled in 2 runs.

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6 - 2 A's after 3 innings. Ellis homered and doubled in another run. Piazza doubled in run.

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9 - 2 as Piazza hits a 3-run homer

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and Gaudin gave 3 runs back...he's out and it's 9 - 5 after 4 innings.

Gaudin's been having control problems a lot lately...he's up to 3rd or so in the AL for walks. He needs to get that under control if he's going to be a solid SP. He's not wild, just seems to nit pick too much from the games I've seen.

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11 - 5 as Stewart singles in 2

10 of the runs have been scored with 2 outs.

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the A's won 12 - 6. The Mariners lost, too so we gained ground on both teams

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The A's won 4 - 3 last night and the Mariners got swept in a doubleheader by Texas

[A'sDiehard]

Nice game for Buck last night.

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2 - 2 after 4 innings. Murphy doubled in a run and Lackey walked in the other run for the A's.

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Piazza just homered to give the A's a 3 - 2 lead.

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Blanton gives 3 runs right back...Angels lead 5 - 3 after 5 innings.

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Well, 6 - 3 Angels going into the top of the 9th...if the A's can't come back, I feel they need to take 3 of 4 from Seattle...we play the Angels again soon so we can still make up ground against them.

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some fat prick just threw a water bottle at Piazza in the on deck circle. See you later you bum.

1st and 3rd with no outs