Trevor Cahill (2-2, 3.68) vs. Brian Matusz (2-4, 5.26)
Davis CF, Barton 1B, Suzuki C, Kz 3B, Sweeney RF, Rosales LF, Fox DH, Ellis 2B, Pennington SS
I was impressed by Matusz in his earlier start against Oakland, when he struck out 8 and walked only 1 (though he did eventually allow three runs). Apparently he hasn’t been as sharp lately.
And the sacrificial Barton madness continues.
Finally–yay Rosales!!!
and…he’s got the good face!
Not Crosby!
Eric Patterson, Adam Rosales, Kurt Suzuki
Powerhouses sharing the top spot of the A’s HR leaderboard.
Another excellent at bat/hit by Barton. I can’t believe that Beane is allowing the bunting madness to continue.
“Manager’s decision.”
Maybe that’s why Braden got yanked — he asked Geren WTF he was doing having Barton bunt so much (or at all).
Gamethread comments perilously close to being out-tallied by the A’s
ugh. texas sucks. don’t have long to live.
Lived in Austin for a few months when I was a kid. Thank god it was only from fall to spring. Really nice people though, from what I remember.
Oh, it’s not that bad. Just stay inside with the air conditioning. And drink lots of water (and sweet tea).
At least I don’t have to worry about vampires.
Zombies, though — just be careful out there, ok?
But what about … reverse vampires?
She’s lying. It is that bad.
Y’all are wimps.
So the Orioles are pretty much the worst team in the AL, and are sending a horrible pitcher to the mound, while the A’s are sending at least a respectable one yet Accuscore has the Orioles winning tonight almost 55% of the time in the 10,000 simulations that they ran?
I’m pretty sure Accuscore takes into account last year as well. In which case Gio sucks, while Bergerson is sort of good (shiny ERA!) but in reality he still sucks.
Christ, what an Accuscore