Mark Kotsay gets the Athletics an early lead with a leadoff homer off Jake Westbrook. The ERA of the Cleveland stater is high this year based on a high number of hits allowed, but that’s only the fifth home run off him this season. Westbrook came into the game tied for third in the majors in fewest home runs per 9 innings pitched.
Update: It’s not a good night for the leaders on the list. Westbrook game up another home run, this time to Frank Thomas, and David Ortiz just took Chien Ming Wang deep. We’ll see how Derek Lowe does later.