
Some good things...
Mark Ellis is second in the AL since the All-Star break with 14 runs scored. He's tied for the AL lead in Doubles with seven.
Adam Kennedy is third in the AL with a .394 average with runners in scoring position.
Rajai Davis batted .405 in July and is second in the AL since the All-Star break with 14 RBI's. I could list some impressive numbers for Orlando Cabrera too, but he's not on the A's anymore. I heard on the radio they were also the number one running team in the AL for the month of July. Not sure exactly what that means, but it's nice to be #1 in something.
Game 1 (44-60): A's are held scoreless with only one hit (in the first inning) till the eight where they got another hit. They were down 2-0 headed to the bottom of the ninth a couple guys got on, and with two out scored a run. Then with two on Rajai Davis in to pinch hit.With two strikes Davis hits a shot down the right field line. A's score two.
Rajais' second walk off of the year!-Rajais' hit was ruled a triple. When was the last time you saw a walk off triple?
Game 2: It's Gio time.Three up three down for Gio, then Kurt Suzuki hits a home run in the bottom of the first 1-0 A's...Gio went on to have a nice game. All kinds of A's got hit's and nice plays were made in the outfield. Four bases were stolen by Oakland...what else? A's win 5-0 or so.
Game 3: Rowdy fun game tonight.
Rajai Davis led off with a single and then promptly stole second. That guys from the Rangers who likes to plunk batters then tried to pick him off. His throw ended up in the outfield. Rajai to third. Scott Hairston hits a home run, 2-0 A's.
Couple batters later, the pitcher from Texas, not liking the way things are going, hits Kurt Suzuki.
The Rangers scored in the second. 2-1 A's.
Chad Reineke who was called up from Sacramento for this game, got busy with retaliation time and hit Michael Young with a pitch. That was pretty satisfying for the A's I'm sure till the next batter hit a home run. 3-2 Rangers.
In the bottom of the third Rajai hits a lead off double. With the help of a wild pitch Rajai was a third. He scored of a sac fly. 3-3.
Suzuki comes up for the first time since being hit. See Ya! Home Run! 4-3 A's.
In the fourth Cliff Pennington hits his first major league home run. 5-3 A's.
The Rangers scored once in the fifth and once in the sixth. 5-5.
Adam Kennedy hit a 2 run homer in the bottom of the sixth. 7-5 A's.
Then the A's bullpen was super solid till the end, and the A's win the third in a row from Texas. Which must really hurt 'cuz they are chasing the Angels for first, but it's just not working out for them.