Filed under: Open thread: Game 44 (Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics) (cont) By baseballgirl May 19, 2011, 1:22pm PDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Open thread: Game 44 (Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics) (cont) Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email In the bad news column, the A's are losing 2-0. In the worse news column, Tyson Ross pitched to exactly one batter before being replaced by Purcey. We're going to the bottom of the third. More From Athletics Nation Elephant Rumblings: Vegas now “50-50”? A’s drop fifth in a row as they fall to Pirates 5-4 A’s vs. Pirates game thread A’s begin fresh series against surprising Pirates Elephant Rumblings: Barry Zito gets first start with Savannah Bananas “Uh-Oh”s Galore After 61 games