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Saturday, May 25, 2013, 7:15 PM EDT

Minute Maid Park at Union Station

Stories

3

Podcast & Links: Back In The Win Column

Alex Hall goes on the Phil Naessens Show to talk about Jarrod Parker, Dan Straily, Yoenis Cespedes, and Oakland's dominant bullpen.

35

Grilling Athletics Nation

Talking former Astro Jed Lowrie, Athletics outfielder Coco Crips, Astros secondbasemen Jose Altuve and the Athletics weakness with Alan Torres of Althetics Nation.

9

Astros Series Preview: Q&A with The Crawfish Boxes

Yesterday, Tim DeBlock and I figuratively sat down and exchanged questions about the Astros and A's. We talked Trogdor, Peacock, Crisp, team ownership, 2011 draft, and Jose Altuve. Enjoy!

57

What Can We Expect From Sonny Gray?

A detailed look at the present and future of top Oakland pitching prospect Sonny Gray.

AL West Standings

W L PCT GB STRK
Texas 30 17 .638 0 Won 1
Oakland 25 23 .520 5.5 Lost 1
Seattle 20 27 .425 10 Lost 6
Los Angeles 20 27 .425 10 Won 5

(updated 5.24.2013 at 5:33 PM EDT)

48

Christo and the Great Tarp Experiment

Were the A’s correct to tarp off the upper deck of the Coliseum? Why did they do it? Could they have achieved a similar result in another, more creative way?

Top 100 Indians: #51 Charlie Jamieson

Never spectacular, but always steady, we look at the seventh left fielder in Tribe history on this list.

437

Game #48: Brought To You By The Letters L, O, & B

Oakland couldn't buy a hit with runners in scoring position, and they lost quietly to the Rangers, 3-1. At least Jarrod Parker pitched well.

160

Game 47 Game Day Thread 3

They call him Cotts because he's always there to give the bullpen a rest

MLB

7

Let's draw the Oakland A's logo from memory!

Drawing a sports logo from memory is harder than it sounds. See how well we did and try it for yourself.

Schedule

2013 Schedule

April
Seattle Mariners Monday, April 01 2013 loss 0 - 2 coverage
Seattle Mariners Tuesday, April 02 2013 loss 1 - 7 coverage
Seattle Mariners Wednesday, April 03 2013 win 6 - 2 coverage
Seattle Mariners Thursday, April 04 2013 win 8 - 2 coverage
@ Houston Astros Friday, April 05 2013 win 8 - 3 coverage
@ Houston Astros Saturday, April 06 2013 win 6 - 3 coverage
@ Houston Astros Sunday, April 07 2013 win 9 - 3 coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, April 09 2013 win 9 - 5 coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Wednesday, April 10 2013 win 11 - 5 coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Thursday, April 11 2013 win 8 - 1 coverage
Detroit Tigers Friday, April 12 2013 win 4 - 3 coverage
Detroit Tigers Saturday, April 13 2013 loss 3 - 7 coverage
Detroit Tigers Sunday, April 14 2013 loss 1 - 10 coverage
Houston Astros Monday, April 15 2013 win 11 - 2 coverage
Houston Astros Tuesday, April 16 2013 win 4 - 3 coverage
Houston Astros Wednesday, April 17 2013 win 7 - 5 coverage
@ Tampa Bay Rays Friday, April 19 2013 loss 3 - 8 coverage
@ Tampa Bay Rays Saturday, April 20 2013 loss 0 - 1 coverage
@ Tampa Bay Rays Sunday, April 21 2013 loss 1 - 8 coverage
@ Boston Red Sox Monday, April 22 2013 loss 6 - 9 coverage
@ Boston Red Sox Tuesday, April 23 2013 win 13 - 0 coverage
@ Boston Red Sox Wednesday, April 24 2013 loss 5 - 6 coverage
Baltimore Orioles Thursday, April 25 2013 loss 2 - 10 coverage
Baltimore Orioles Friday, April 26 2013 loss 0 - 3 coverage
Baltimore Orioles Saturday, April 27 2013 loss 3 - 7 coverage
Baltimore Orioles Sunday, April 28 2013 win 9 - 8 coverage
Los Angeles Angels Monday, April 29 2013 win 10 - 8 coverage
Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, April 30 2013 win 10 - 6 coverage
May
Los Angeles Angels Wednesday, May 01 2013 loss 4 - 5 coverage
@ New York Yankees Friday, May 03 2013 win 2 - 0 coverage
@ New York Yankees Saturday, May 04 2013 loss 2 - 4 coverage
@ New York Yankees Sunday, May 05 2013 win 5 - 4 coverage
@ Cleveland Indians Monday, May 06 2013 loss 3 - 7 coverage
@ Cleveland Indians Tuesday, May 07 2013 loss 0 - 1 coverage
@ Cleveland Indians Wednesday, May 08 2013 loss 3 - 4 coverage
@ Cleveland Indians Thursday, May 09 2013 loss 2 - 9 coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Friday, May 10 2013 loss 3 - 6 coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Saturday, May 11 2013 win 4 - 3 coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Sunday, May 12 2013 loss 1 - 6 coverage
Texas Rangers Monday, May 13 2013 win 5 - 1 coverage
Texas Rangers Tuesday, May 14 2013 loss 5 - 6 coverage
Texas Rangers Wednesday, May 15 2013 loss 2 - 6 coverage
Kansas City Royals Friday, May 17 2013 win 2 - 1 coverage
Kansas City Royals Saturday, May 18 2013 win 2 - 1 coverage
Kansas City Royals Sunday, May 19 2013 win 4 - 3 coverage
@ Texas Rangers Monday, May 20 2013 win 9 - 2 coverage
@ Texas Rangers Tuesday, May 21 2013 win 1 - 0 coverage
@ Texas Rangers Wednesday, May 22 2013 loss 1 - 3 coverage
@ Houston Astros Friday, May 24 2013 8:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Houston Astros Saturday, May 25 2013 7:15 PM EDT coverage
@ Houston Astros Sunday, May 26 2013 2:10 PM EDT coverage
San Francisco Giants Monday, May 27 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
San Francisco Giants Tuesday, May 28 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
@ San Francisco Giants Wednesday, May 29 2013 10:15 PM EDT coverage
@ San Francisco Giants Thursday, May 30 2013 3:45 PM EDT coverage
Chicago White Sox Friday, May 31 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
June
Chicago White Sox Saturday, June 01 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
Chicago White Sox Sunday, June 02 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Milwaukee Brewers Monday, June 03 2013 8:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Milwaukee Brewers Tuesday, June 04 2013 8:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday, June 05 2013 2:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Chicago White Sox Thursday, June 06 2013 8:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Chicago White Sox Friday, June 07 2013 8:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Chicago White Sox Saturday, June 08 2013 4:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Chicago White Sox Sunday, June 09 2013 2:10 PM EDT coverage
New York Yankees Tuesday, June 11 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
New York Yankees Wednesday, June 12 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
New York Yankees Thursday, June 13 2013 3:35 PM EDT coverage
Seattle Mariners Friday, June 14 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Seattle Mariners Saturday, June 15 2013 7:15 PM EDT coverage
Seattle Mariners Sunday, June 16 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Texas Rangers Monday, June 17 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Texas Rangers Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Texas Rangers Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Texas Rangers Thursday, June 20 2013 3:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Friday, June 21 2013 10:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Saturday, June 22 2013 10:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Sunday, June 23 2013 4:10 PM EDT coverage
Cincinnati Reds Tuesday, June 25 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Cincinnati Reds Wednesday, June 26 2013 3:35 PM EDT coverage
St. Louis Cardinals Friday, June 28 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
St. Louis Cardinals Saturday, June 29 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
St. Louis Cardinals Sunday, June 30 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
July
Chicago Cubs Tuesday, July 02 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Chicago Cubs Wednesday, July 03 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Chicago Cubs Thursday, July 04 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Kansas City Royals Friday, July 05 2013 8:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Kansas City Royals Saturday, July 06 2013 2:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Kansas City Royals Sunday, July 07 2013 2:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Pittsburgh Pirates Monday, July 08 2013 7:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday, July 09 2013 7:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, July 10 2013 7:05 PM EDT coverage
Boston Red Sox Friday, July 12 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Boston Red Sox Saturday, July 13 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Boston Red Sox Sunday, July 14 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Friday, July 19 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Saturday, July 20 2013 9:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Sunday, July 21 2013 3:35 PM EDT coverage
@ Houston Astros Monday, July 22 2013 8:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Houston Astros Tuesday, July 23 2013 8:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Houston Astros Wednesday, July 24 2013 2:10 PM EDT coverage
Los Angeles Angels Thursday, July 25 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Los Angeles Angels Friday, July 26 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Los Angeles Angels Saturday, July 27 2013 9:05 PM EDT coverage
Los Angeles Angels Sunday, July 28 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
Toronto Blue Jays Monday, July 29 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday, July 30 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday, July 31 2013 3:35 PM EDT coverage
August
Texas Rangers Friday, August 02 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Texas Rangers Saturday, August 03 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
Texas Rangers Sunday, August 04 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Cincinnati Reds Tuesday, August 06 2013 7:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Cincinnati Reds Wednesday, August 07 2013 12:35 PM EDT coverage
@ Toronto Blue Jays Friday, August 09 2013 7:07 PM EDT coverage
@ Toronto Blue Jays Saturday, August 10 2013 1:07 PM EDT coverage
@ Toronto Blue Jays Sunday, August 11 2013 1:07 PM EDT coverage
@ Toronto Blue Jays Monday, August 12 2013 12:37 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Tuesday, August 13 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Wednesday, August 14 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Thursday, August 15 2013 3:35 PM EDT coverage
Cleveland Indians Friday, August 16 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Cleveland Indians Saturday, August 17 2013 9:05 PM EDT coverage
Cleveland Indians Sunday, August 18 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
Seattle Mariners Monday, August 19 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Seattle Mariners Tuesday, August 20 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Seattle Mariners Wednesday, August 21 2013 3:35 PM EDT coverage
@ Baltimore Orioles Friday, August 23 2013 7:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Baltimore Orioles Saturday, August 24 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Baltimore Orioles Sunday, August 25 2013 1:35 PM EDT coverage
@ Detroit Tigers Monday, August 26 2013 7:08 PM EDT coverage
@ Detroit Tigers Tuesday, August 27 2013 7:08 PM EDT coverage
@ Detroit Tigers Wednesday, August 28 2013 7:08 PM EDT coverage
@ Detroit Tigers Thursday, August 29 2013 1:08 PM EDT coverage
Tampa Bay Rays Friday, August 30 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Tampa Bay Rays Saturday, August 31 2013 9:05 PM EDT coverage
September
Tampa Bay Rays Sunday, September 01 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
Texas Rangers Monday, September 02 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
Texas Rangers Tuesday, September 03 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Texas Rangers Wednesday, September 04 2013 3:35 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Thursday, September 05 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Friday, September 06 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Saturday, September 07 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
Houston Astros Sunday, September 08 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Minnesota Twins Tuesday, September 10 2013 8:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Minnesota Twins Wednesday, September 11 2013 8:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Minnesota Twins Thursday, September 12 2013 1:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Texas Rangers Friday, September 13 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Texas Rangers Saturday, September 14 2013 8:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Texas Rangers Sunday, September 15 2013 3:05 PM EDT coverage
Los Angeles Angels Monday, September 16 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, September 17 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Los Angeles Angels Wednesday, September 18 2013 3:35 PM EDT coverage
Minnesota Twins Thursday, September 19 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Minnesota Twins Friday, September 20 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
Minnesota Twins Saturday, September 21 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
Minnesota Twins Sunday, September 22 2013 4:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Monday, September 23 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Tuesday, September 24 2013 10:05 PM EDT coverage
@ Los Angeles Angels Wednesday, September 25 2013 3:35 PM EDT coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Friday, September 27 2013 10:10 PM EDT coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Saturday, September 28 2013 TBA coverage
@ Seattle Mariners Sunday, September 29 2013 4:10 PM EDT coverage

Roster

Oakland Athletics Roster

# Pos. DOB W H B T

Stats

Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
Josh Donaldson 47 172 23 53 16 1 6 28 22 32 2 1 .308 .383 .517
Jed Lowrie 45 173 19 52 15 0 3 21 20 28 0 0 .301 .378 .439
Seth Smith 40 150 20 42 12 0 4 20 15 38 0 0 .280 .353 .440
Coco Crisp 30 121 28 33 11 1 5 15 19 11 9 1 .273 .366 .504
Adam Rosales 22 65 6 17 4 0 2 4 6 14 0 0 .262 .342 .415
John Jaso 39 119 12 30 5 0 1 11 15 28 0 0 .252 .341 .319
Eric Sogard 40 108 15 27 5 1 0 5 7 14 2 1 .250 .314 .315
Brandon Moss 44 146 22 36 4 2 6 25 20 51 1 0 .247 .351 .425
Nate Freiman 21 49 3 11 3 0 1 7 5 12 0 0 .224 .304 .347
Derek Norris 35 102 18 22 8 0 1 8 19 32 3 0 .216 .344 .324
Yoenis Cespedes 34 132 22 28 4 1 9 22 12 35 1 3 .212 .282 .462
Luke Montz 10 25 2 5 3 0 1 4 0 8 0 0 .200 .192 .440
Chris Young 27 101 13 17 5 1 4 16 13 25 5 0 .168 .267 .356
Scott Sizemore 2 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .333
Josh Reddick 29 92 10 14 6 0 1 14 14 25 5 0 .152 .266 .250
Daric Barton 8 21 3 3 0 0 1 3 1 7 0 0 .143 .217 .286
Shane Peterson 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 .143 .250 .143
Andy Parrino 9 24 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 .125 .192 .167
Michael Taylor 9 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 .043 .120 .043
Casper Wells 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jerry Blevins 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Bartolo Colon 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Sean Doolittle 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Pat Neshek 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Hideki Okajima 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Tommy Milone 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Chris Resop 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Brett Anderson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
A.J. Griffin 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Dan Straily 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jarrod Parker 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Grant Balfour 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Evan Scribner 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Ryan Cook 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jesse Chavez 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Pitching

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
Hideki Okajima 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2.00
Sean Doolittle 3-0 21 0 0 0 0 1 20.0 9 2 2 2 3 21 0.90 .60
Grant Balfour 0-0 18 0 0 0 9 0 18.1 13 3 3 2 8 20 1.47 1.15
Ryan Cook 1-0 20 0 0 0 1 1 20.2 16 5 4 0 7 26 1.74 1.11
Jerry Blevins 3-0 22 0 0 0 0 2 22.2 14 5 5 2 1 20 1.99 .66
Pat Neshek 0-0 19 0 0 0 0 0 17.0 17 7 5 1 8 11 2.65 1.47
Tommy Milone 4-5 9 9 0 0 0 0 57.0 56 26 22 7 12 49 3.47 1.19
A.J. Griffin 4-3 9 9 0 0 0 0 57.2 54 26 23 8 16 44 3.59 1.21
Jesse Chavez 0-0 6 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 11 5 4 1 3 8 3.60 1.40
Bartolo Colon 4-2 9 9 1 1 0 0 54.1 56 26 26 7 4 30 4.31 1.10
Evan Scribner 0-0 12 0 0 0 0 0 18.2 19 11 11 3 5 10 5.30 1.29
Dan Straily 2-2 6 6 0 0 0 0 33.0 28 22 21 3 12 32 5.73 1.21
Jarrod Parker 2-6 10 10 0 0 0 0 54.2 63 36 35 11 25 40 5.76 1.61
Chris Resop 1-1 18 0 0 0 0 0 18.0 22 13 12 3 10 13 6.00 1.78
Brett Anderson 1-4 6 5 0 0 0 0 29.0 32 22 20 3 15 29 6.21 1.62
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