I eagerly await the day when victory brings true joy instead of mere relief.
Tonight was a step, or five, in that direction.
DEAN RUTZ/SEATTLE TIMES/MCT
on the mound
They call him Mister Fister, but the should call him Mr. Stellar.
Seven of Doug's nine starts have been quality and, with just a smidge more offense he'd be 8-1 instead of 3-2 (two of his last three ND's and his last loss were all by 1-run). He got into some trouble (although certainly not only of his own accord - his defense wasn't his friend tonight) in the second inning, but great to see him work through it and go 7+ but his ERA did balloon to just over 2.00 with the two runs given up ;-) Keep up the good work, Dougie!
Nice work Shawn and David!!
at the plate
Wow - over half the hits were for extra bases!
~ Milton and Guti with homers - Chone and Josh with doubles
~ Milton had the single that scored Figgy for the go-ahead run in the 8th
~ And Lopey knocked in Guti with a sac-fly for a little insurance
"The way I was feeling, I needed to share it with my teammates," Bradley said. "It was a good feeling. I came through."leather-works
Unfortunately, not a lot to crow about here ... save for a nice DP in the 3rd
I was only able to watch the last couple of innings, but on the radio it sure sounded like some of those hits in the 2nd inning should have been outs. Here's hoping they can get that fundamental focus back.
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Wow, they got to Verlander a little bit. More than I can say about what the A's accomplished vs him!
ReplyDeleteKotchman might bet benched if he doesn't pick it up!
Seeing as Miguel Cabrera isn't there for the series...looks like I'll start Vargas in my other league! Let's get him to take the whole week off, what do ya say?!
Btw, have you ever injured yourself from coughing, Lisa?!