Eight innings since the A's put up a snowman in the fifth inning of yesterday's game, the A's are still waiting for their first run of the post-eight runs in a single inning era. Kazmir has hiccuped in the fifth inning, but Alberto Callaspo has made some nifty defensive plays by participating in three double plays, and smartly getting Billy Butler out at second on an Alex Gordon fielder's choice slow-roller.
It's 4-0 Royals entering the bottom of the 5th. This means:
