Tag: California Angels

It was a disastrous trip to Anaheim, as the A’s couldn’t do much of anything and were swept by the Angels. It was the first time Oakland had been swept in at least a three-game series since early April (also against the Angels). Oakland hadn’t lost a series since early June, and hadn’t lost three…

As the season moved past the century mark, the A’s took two of three at home against the Angels to pick up a game in the standings. Both Oakland wins came via shutout as Dave Stewart and Mike Moore were terrific. Only Stewart got the win, however, his team-high 14th. After 101 games, Oakland is…

The A’s continued to struggle against the Angels, losing two of three home games after previously being swept in Anaheim. Oakland suffered another shutout in game one and lost its first extra-innings result of the year in game two before pulling out a victory in the finale. After 19 contests, Oakland is six games behind…

The disastrous start continued for the Athletics as they suffered a four-game sweep in their first road trip of the season. That puts them four games behind pace after just 10 contests. About the only bright spot was Carney Lansford, who went 9-for-16 (.563) to raise his season batting average to .405. 2-8 sim, 6-4…