Round-Up

For Wednesday, June 29th, 2005

Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics
............1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9... R. H. E
SEA (33-43) 0. 0. 0. 2. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0... 2. 3. 0
OAK (37-40) 3. 1. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 1. X... 6. 9. 1
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W: Blanton (5-6) L: Franklin (3-10)
HR: SEA: A. Beltre (6) OAK: N. Swisher (9)

Comments:
-Nick Swisher's homerun was his sixth in his past 11 games.
-Bobby Kielty recorded multiple hits for the third game in a row.
-Joe Blanton allowed only 10 earned runs in 43.2 June innings (2.06 ERA).
-Justin Duchscherer worked a scoreless 9th, lowering is ERA to 1.36.

Blanton paces A's to sixth straight win
Right-hander aces Mariners to earn his fifth victory of June
CJ Bowles, MLB.com

Pitching powers A's
Blanton stretches team's winning streak to six with eight stellar innings
Susan Slusser, SF Chronicle

A'S REPORT
Kotsay's bid for an extension hung up on no-trade clause
Susan Slusser, SF Chronicle

Slow start might hurt Chavez's All-Star chances
Joe Roderick, Contra Costa Times, (Registration Required)

Stew's no-hitter: Hendu in charge
Josh Suchon, Oakland Tribune
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Sacramento River Cats
NO GAME
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Wichita Wranglers at Midland Rockhounds
..........1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9.10...R..H..E
WIC (4-3) 0. 2. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 2.. 5. 9. 2
MID (4-2) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 2. 0. 1.. 4. 8. 0
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W: C. Griffin (1-0, 4.08); L: A. Santos (2-1, 1.11); SV: T. McGill (2)
HR: MID: A. Ethier (12)

Comments:
- Andre Ethier was 3-5, a triple short of the cycle. His average now stands at .327.

Groves' big hit in 10th is difference in 5-4 victory against RockHounds
Dave Sager, Midland Reporter Telegram
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Stockton Ports
NO GAME

Future looks bright for Barton
Prospect showing why A's traded Mulder for him
Kevin T. Czerwinski, MLB.com
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Kane County Cougars at Beloit Snappers
..........1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9....R...H..E
KCC (4-3) 2. 4. 0. 1. 0. 0. 1. 0. 1... 9. 13. 1
BEL (4-3) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0... 1.. 5. 2
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W: T. Evans (4-0, 1.32); L: D. Shinskie (1-6, 7.75);
HR: KCC: M. Leslie (5)

Comments:
-Cliff Pennington was 3-6, raising his season average to .296. He also made his second error of the season.
-Tony Evans, who joined the Oakland organization earlier this month from the Sioux City Explorers (Northern, Independent), allowed just one earned run on five hits and one walk, while striking out three, over seven innings. His record is now 4-0 with a 1.32 ERA. Too bad he's 25 and only in A-ball.

Evans stays perfect with rout
Kane County Chronicle
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Tri-City Dust Devils at Vancouver Canadians
..........1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9... R. H. E
TRI (4-5) 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0... 1. 4. 1
VAN (6-3) 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 2. 0. X... 3. 8. 1
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W: J. Gray (2-0, 2.08); L: P. Stanley (1-1, 6.00); SV: S. Bryant (1)
HR: None.

Comments:
- Jeff Gray, Oakland's 32nd round pick of the 2004 draft, allowed just one earned run on three hits, while striking out four, over seven innings.
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ASL Mariners at ASL Athletics
....1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9... R. H. E
MAR 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0... 1. 6. 8
ATH 2. 2. 0. 0. 0. 0. 2. 3. X... 9.13. 1
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W: A. Rea (1-0, 2.45); L: C. Huang (1-1, 4.91);
HR: None.

Comments:
-Chad Bradford pitched a scoreless inning, allowing just one hit.