Open Thread: Game 76 - Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners

The A's try to win the series (and creep ever closer back to .500) with a win today, as they throw Jarrod Parker up against Kevin Millwood. Fun fact from MLB.com:

In the team's past 12 games, Oakland's starters have compiled a 1.77 ERA.

That's nice. Let's hope they can keep it going today; the A's need to win series, especially against the Mariners, before they take on Texas for another four games, starting tomorrow.

Today's lineup is...interesting. I'm sure there is a better #2 hitter than Cliff Pennington, yes? The triple-Brandon's are batting back-to-back-to-back, so maybe that will be some kind of a magic spell. My last gamethread until mid-July; let's make it a winner!

1. Coco Crisp (S) CF

2. Cliff Pennington (S) SS

3. Josh Reddick (L) RF

4. Yoenis Cespedes (R) DH

5. Seth Smith (L) LF

6. Brandon Inge (R) 3B

7. Brandon Moss (L) 1B

8. Brandon Hicks (R) 2B

9. Kurt Suzuki (R) C

1. Ichiro Suzuki (L) RF

2. Franklin Gutierrez (R) CF

3. Kyle Seager (L) 3B