4/16/05: Washburn vs. Harden

[A's Baby Girl]

Los Angeles at Oakland

April 16, 2005, 1:05 PT

vs
Washburn: 0-0, 4.76Harden: 1-0, 1.69

Lineups

Los Angeles Angels

Oakland Athletics

1. Erstad

1. Kots

2. Davanon

2. Byrnes

3. Guerrero

3. Kendall

4. Anderson

4. Chavy

5. Finley

5. Kielty

6. Cabrera

6. Hatty

7. Izturis

7. Ginter

8. Molina

8. Swish

9. Figgins

9. Scutaro

[A's Baby Girl]

I won't be able to be here for the gamethread. Hopefully we can get to Washburn today. I know Rich will continue to do his thing.

[A'sDiehard]

Welp, Bobby Kielty is 0-3 with 3 strikeouts. The last AB was flat out ugly. Start grinding that ax Billy, Macha needs to go- NOW.

[Element]

Looks like a great pitchers duel so far. No score after 7. I'm rooting for the A's, as my M's lost today, and I want them to stay only 1 GB LAA.

BTW, I love how you set up that gamethread. Pretty nice.

[Providence A's]

Top 10TH B:0 S:0 O:0
Defensive switch from designated hitter to designated hitter for Erubiel Durazo.

Top 10TH B:2 S:3 O:1
Steve Finley strikes out swinging.

Top 10TH B:1 S:2 O:2
Orlando Cabrera pops out to shortstop Marco Scutaro.

Top 10TH B:2 S:2 O:3
Maicer Izturis flies out to right fielder Nick Swisher.

I'm not sure what in the hell "switch" Durazo made

[Providence A's]

Bottom 10TH B:0 S:0 O:0
Pitcher Change: Scot Shields replaces Brendan Donnelly.

Bottom 10TH B:2 S:2 O:0
Nick Swisher singles on a line drive to left fielder Garret Anderson.

[Providence A's]

game over!

Bottom 10TH B:0 S:0 O:0
Marco Scutaro hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by pitcher Scot Shields. Nick Swisher scores. Marco Scutaro to 2nd.

[DirtyKash]

Such beautiful pitching performances had to end with an error by a pitcher. Oh, the irony.

[Providence A's]

Shields didn't get anyone out...came in, gave up single, and threw the game away on a sac bunt...we deserve some luck the way our offense has been playing lately.

And awesome performance by Harden wasted...like Zito last night, too...stupid offense.

[A'sDiehard]

I'll take it. These guys have to start hitting at some point, right?

[PacMan]

Wow, I was watching this game on MLBGameday as well, Rich Harden gave up only 4 hits to the very powerful Angels offense, he's looking good.

[Element]

Amazing pitching perfomance on the A's side.

[A's Baby Girl]

BTW, I love how you set up that gamethread. Pretty nice.

Thanks.

Rich was awesome today. Too bad our offense continues to be inept and he wasn't able to get the win.