The A's find themselves entering the dog days of summer with a suprising record considering the way the offense has performed this season. Giambi has not been a factor this season. After 87 games Giambi is hitting .216 with 16 homeruns. Ibanez also is having a horrible year at the plate hitting .237 with 12 homeruns. Ibanez has driven in 45 which leads the A's. The offense is being saved by Giles and Catalanotto who are not knocking the cover off the ball but have been a steady force in the lineup. The pitching is starting to show signs of fatigue as Brandon Webb has seen his hot start erased as he now sports a 5.10 Era. Spot starters Sosa and Wolf have not helped relieve the staff as both have Era's in the 6.00+ range. The A's do you have a suprising 44-43 record considering their offense. The defense has been excellent and the pitching has kept them in ballgames. Isringhausen has been perfect as he has not allowed a run and has 19 saves. Ligtenberg and Bradford have been reliable setup men. J. Schmidt has not had the run support, but he has pitched well in his starts. Hudson and Zambrano are giving the A's quality innings. The A's have played in 25 one run games which goes to show that if their offense would start to produce they might be able put together a nice run at the playoffs.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
A's Report.
The A's find themselves entering the dog days of summer with a suprising record considering the way the offense has performed this season. Giambi has not been a factor this season. After 87 games Giambi is hitting .216 with 16 homeruns. Ibanez also is having a horrible year at the plate hitting .237 with 12 homeruns. Ibanez has driven in 45 which leads the A's. The offense is being saved by Giles and Catalanotto who are not knocking the cover off the ball but have been a steady force in the lineup. The pitching is starting to show signs of fatigue as Brandon Webb has seen his hot start erased as he now sports a 5.10 Era. Spot starters Sosa and Wolf have not helped relieve the staff as both have Era's in the 6.00+ range. The A's do you have a suprising 44-43 record considering their offense. The defense has been excellent and the pitching has kept them in ballgames. Isringhausen has been perfect as he has not allowed a run and has 19 saves. Ligtenberg and Bradford have been reliable setup men. J. Schmidt has not had the run support, but he has pitched well in his starts. Hudson and Zambrano are giving the A's quality innings. The A's have played in 25 one run games which goes to show that if their offense would start to produce they might be able put together a nice run at the playoffs.
Friday, February 1, 2008
A's take on division rival Dbacks.
GAME 1
Tim Redding pitched a complete game as the Arizona team beat the Oakland A's by a score of 8 to 2. The game started off with Arizona taking the lead in the first when they tallied 4 runs on 2 hits. That was all Redding(6-6) needed. Arizona finished with 12 hits in the victory. Brandon Webb(3-3) absorbed the loss. He allowed 7 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings.
Game 2
At PNC Park, the Arizona fans witnessed a great pitcher's duel. Carlos Zambrano(7-5) finally bested his Arizona opposite, Curt Schilling(7-3), by the score of 2 to 1. The game was won by Oakland with a run in the top of the 9th inning. After an out was recorded, Aramis Ramirez laced a base-hit. Schilling then uncorked a wild pitch. Ramon Hernandez dug into the batters box next, but he struck out. Corey Patterson was up next and he was walked intentionally. Jimmy Rollins stepped into the box and doubled scoring the run. Oakland out-hit Arizona for the game, 10 hits to 7. Zambrano got help from Jason Isringhausen who was credited with his 17th save. Schilling took the loss. He pitched 9 innings giving up 10 hits and 2 walks.
Game 3
The Oakland A's defeated the Arizona team by a score of 5 to 2 at PNC Park. Oakland came up with all the runs they needed in the 8th inning scoring 5 runners on 5 hits. The critical plate appearance was by Frank Catalanotto who silenced the crowd when he smacked a three-run homer (his 10th of the season). Jason Isringhausen was perfect in the ninth giving him his 18th save on the season. Brian Shouse(3-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 1/3 of an inning and allowing no runs. Brian Lawrence(7-5) was the loser. He pitched 7 innings giving up only 4 hits and no walks.
Tim Redding pitched a complete game as the Arizona team beat the Oakland A's by a score of 8 to 2. The game started off with Arizona taking the lead in the first when they tallied 4 runs on 2 hits. That was all Redding(6-6) needed. Arizona finished with 12 hits in the victory. Brandon Webb(3-3) absorbed the loss. He allowed 7 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings.
Game 2
At PNC Park, the Arizona fans witnessed a great pitcher's duel. Carlos Zambrano(7-5) finally bested his Arizona opposite, Curt Schilling(7-3), by the score of 2 to 1. The game was won by Oakland with a run in the top of the 9th inning. After an out was recorded, Aramis Ramirez laced a base-hit. Schilling then uncorked a wild pitch. Ramon Hernandez dug into the batters box next, but he struck out. Corey Patterson was up next and he was walked intentionally. Jimmy Rollins stepped into the box and doubled scoring the run. Oakland out-hit Arizona for the game, 10 hits to 7. Zambrano got help from Jason Isringhausen who was credited with his 17th save. Schilling took the loss. He pitched 9 innings giving up 10 hits and 2 walks.
Game 3
The Oakland A's defeated the Arizona team by a score of 5 to 2 at PNC Park. Oakland came up with all the runs they needed in the 8th inning scoring 5 runners on 5 hits. The critical plate appearance was by Frank Catalanotto who silenced the crowd when he smacked a three-run homer (his 10th of the season). Jason Isringhausen was perfect in the ninth giving him his 18th save on the season. Brian Shouse(3-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 1/3 of an inning and allowing no runs. Brian Lawrence(7-5) was the loser. He pitched 7 innings giving up only 4 hits and no walks.
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