June 29, 2005
West Coast Roundup
Roger Clemens can't seem to catch a break this season. He pitches seven 1-run innings at Coors, but the bullpen blows a 5-1 lead in the 8th to leave Roger with a no-decision. Garrett Atkins becomes the 2nd Garret(t) A. to slam his team to victory last night.
The San Francisco Giants broke their four game losing streak with a blowout of the Diamondbacks. The Giants bullpen was the story last night, pitching three shutout innings after a decent six inning start by Jason Schmidt. The game was close until the 9th, when the Giants scored six runs to make the final 11-3.
The Padres extended their lead to four games in the NL West with an 8-3 victory over the Dodgers. Giles and Fick led the offense with Giles scoring twice and Fick driving in three. The Dodgers are now 4-11 over their last 15 games. I wonder how long before the Dodgers start making moves to shore up this under performing team?
Finally, the Oakland Athletics made it five in a row, trouncing the Mariners 8-1. Barry Zito allowed a leadoff home run to Ichiro Suzuki, but that was it for the evening. Bobby Crosby continues to be a force in the order, reaching base four times and scoring twice to raise his OBA to .383. The Athletics offense is starting to look like a Beane offense; seven of the nine hitters last night had OBA's above league average. They're averaging six runs a game over their last 10 games in which they are 9-1.
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