Beantown Beatdown

Hey what’s up A’s fans, this is Charles with a recap from this weekend’s series against the Red Sox. This was yet another rough series for the A’s, who were swept in Boston by the new look Red Sox.

On Friday night the Red Sox beat the A’s 2-1 in 12 innings. Justin Duchscherer started for the A’s and pitched 6 innings while yielding one earned run on five hits. For Boston, Tim Wakefield pitched 6 and 1/3 innings and gave up no earned runs as neither starter factored into the decision. Jed Lowrie had a big night going 2-4 with both of Boston’s RBI, including a single to win the game in the 12th. In Jason Bay’s debut he finished 1-3 with 2 runs scored. For the A’s, Jack Cust supplied a solo home run in the 8th inning which only delayed the inevitable. Mike Timlin pickled up the win with one inning of work, while Allan Embree took the loss by giving up an earned run in 2/3 of an inning.

On Saturday the A’s were assaulted by the Red Sox by a 12- 2 margin. Dana Eveland had a porous outing by pitching 2 innings and giving up 9 earned runs. Following this outing, Eveland was optioned back to AAA, and Dan Meyer was called up to take his place. Jon Lester opposed Eveland and picked up the win by pitching 7 innings and giving up 2 earned runs. Emil Brown had a two run home run for the A’s, while Jed Lowrie had another great night by going 2-3 with 3 RBI as the A’s lost 12-2.

Sunday morning was anything but easy for the A’s who lost 5-2 to finish up a disappointing series. Dallas Braden pitched 3 1/3 innings and gave up 4 earned runs, while Dice K pitched 6 innings and gave up 2 earned runs and recorded 8 strikeouts. The game featured a rain delay and another weak effort by the A’s offense. Daric Barton hit a two run home run for Oakland while Jed Lowrie went 1-3 with 3 RBI. It’s not often when a single player outperforms an entire team however, that  was the case with jed Lowrie in this series. The A’s will look to bounce back as they head up north to the second best country in the world to ace the Blue jays.

In the four game series in Toronto, Greg Smith(5-10, 4.04) will start for the A’s on Monday night against Roy Halladay(12-8, 2.85). Tuesday night, Sean Gallagher(4-4 4.11) will face Canadian native Scott Richmond(0-1, 5.06). On Wednesday, Justin Duchscherer(10-7 2.33) will face Shaun Marcum(5-5 3.57). the series will conclude on thursday when a pitcher to be named will face A.J.. Burnett(13-9 4.57). Make sure to email us at hosts@athleticscast.com or call us at 415-691-6185. You can also have your voice heard by posting a message to this blog. Go A’s! Have a great week and remember to live smooth.