Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics
52-49, 2nd West
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Rays beat A's to stay in front of AL East
Rays beat A's to stay in front of AL East
The Associated Press,
Jul 24, 2008
The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees are set for another big series at Fenway Park this weekend. Once again, it could go a long way toward deciding who makes the playoffs. As the wild card, if the Rays keep playing like this. Ben Zobrist homered and drove in two runs -- then was rewarded by getting shipped back to the minors -- and James Shields pitched into the ninth inning, helping the AL... ...More |
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Athletics Team Report
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Athletics Team Report Jul 24, 2008
Oakland currently has nine rookies on the big-league club, and Brad Ziegler is the most surprising success story among them.
At 28 years old, the submarine-style reliever has arrived in fine fashion. On Tuesday, he established an American League record for the longest scoreless streak at the start of a career, breaking Boo Ferriss' mark of 22 innings for the Red Sox in 1945. Ziegler has worked 23 1/3 innings and has yet to give up a run, the most zeros put up by a call-up in baseball history behind George McQuillan's 25 scoreless innings in 1907 for the Phillies.
"It's exciting to be at the top of a league record two months into my career," Ziegler said. "It's pretty crazy. ...More |
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| Scores & Schedule |
| Last Five Games |
| Sat, Jul 19 | at NY Yankees | L 3-4 | | Sun, Jul 20 | at NY Yankees | L 1-2 | | Mon, Jul 21 | at Tampa Bay | L 0-4 | | Tue, Jul 22 | at Tampa Bay | W 8-1 | | Wed, Jul 23 | at Tampa Bay | L 3-4 |
| Next Five Games |
| Fri, Jul 25 | Texas | 22:05 | | Sat, Jul 26 | Texas | 16:05 | | Sun, Jul 27 | Texas | 16:05 | | Mon, Jul 28 | Kansas City | 22:05 | | Tue, Jul 29 | Kansas City | 22:05 |
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