Looking for a rare two-game winning streak, the A’s send sneaky lefty Lenny DiNardo to the mound tonight against Kelvim Escobar, who quietly has put together a stellar season. DiNardo’s last outing produced 7 innings of 3 hit, shutout baseball against the Rangers. We’ll see if the A’s bats can show life two games in a row, even with Mark Ellis in the 5-hole…
The starting lineups:
Buck – RF
Stewart – LF
Swisher – 1B
Piazza – DH
Ellis – 2B
Kotsay – CF
Scutaro – 3B
Crosby – SS
Suzuki – C
Figgins – 2B
Cabrera – SS
Guerrero – RF
Quinlan – 1B
Matthews – CF
Anderson – DH
Napoli – C
Wood – 3B
Willits – LF
