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...For the sweep! The bad news is the A's managed to put themselves in a position where they need a sweep this weekend in order to travel come out of the first OAK-LAA showdown in first place. The good news is that Oakland has a chance for said sweep, having won low scoring games Friday and Saturday nights.
76-52 after 128 games. That's the story for the A's and for the Angels as we brace for the regular season's final 34 games. Or 35, if there should happen to be a one-game playoff. Heart-Attacko Theatre: At the ballpark, daily, through the end of September.
The A's are 8-3 against the Angels so far this season, 5-0 at home, as they send Scott Kazmir to the mound to face off against the Angels' now-ace-again of the staff, Jered Weaver. This is the ESPN Sunday night game, so I will now launch into a batter by batter analysis comparing each A's and Angels hitter to Derek Jeter.
Tonight's starting lineups feature an absence of Josh Donaldson: