Round-Up

For Thursday, June 30th, 2005

Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics
............1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9... R. H . E
SEA (33-44) 0. 2. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0... 2. 8. 3
OAK (38-40) 1. 0. 0. 0. 2. 1. 2. 0. 0... 6. 6. 0
W: Haren (7-7) L: Meche (8-5)
HR: SEA: B. Boone (7), R. Ibanez (11) OAK: B. Crosby (4), D. Johnson (2)
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Haren extends A's win streak to seven
Crosby, Johnson homer as A's finish June with sweep
Mychael Urban, MLB.com

A's win has familiar feel
Haren gives Oakland another strong start as winning streak hits seven
Susan Slusser, SF Chronicle

Hot A's get swept away by success
Joe Stiglich, Contra Costa Times (Registration Required)

Crosby finds success in No. 4 hole
He's on a hot streak despite not being a prototypical cleanup hitter
Joe Stiglich, Contra Costa Times (Registration Required)

Notes: Bradford's return imminent
Reliever to make brief rehab stay before rejoining A's
Mychael Urban, MLB.com

A's notes: White Sox bring majors' top record to Coliseum
Tim Casey, Sacramento Bee (Registration Required)

Francisco sentence allows for work program
Rangers reliever will serve 19 days for chair-throwing incident
Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News (Registration Required)
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Salt Lake Stingers at Sacramento River Cats
........... 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9....R..H..E
SLC (45-33) 0. 0. 3. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0... 4. 5. 2
SAC (45-36) 0. 1. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0... 2. 9. 1
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W: E. Thomas (3-0, 4.26); L: S. Etherton (4-3, 2.40); SV: G. Jones (1)
HR: SLC: B. Gordon (14).

Comments:
-Charles Thomas was 1-5 with two strikeouts.
-Jack Cust was 0-4 with three strikeouts.
-Brant Colamarino was 0-3 with two strikeouts.
-Seth Etherton allowed three earned runs on four hits, including one homerun, and one walk in six innings. He also recorded eight strike outs.

Derby beckons Watson
The Cats' outfielder joins the home run competition during All-Star festivities.
Scott Howard-Cooper, Sacramento Bee (Registration Required)
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Midland Rockhounds
NO GAME

RockHounds relief pitcher Weis glad to be back on mound
Jack Marrion, Midland Reporter Telegram
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Stockton Ports at San Jose Giants
..........1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9... R. H. E
STO (4-2) 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0... 1. 5. 1
SJO (5-1) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 1. X... 2. 4. 0
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W: J. Waddell (1-0, 0.00); L: J. Muessig (0-4, 4.71); SV: J. Hedrick (10)
HR: STO: L. Turner (1) SJO: D. McMains (2)

Comments:
- Stockton's hit .172 as a team.

Giants dump Ports
Jason Anderson, Stockton Record
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Southwest Michigan Devil Rays at Kane County Cougars
..........1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.... R.. H. E
SWM (3-4) 0. 0. 4. 0. 1. 7. 0. 0. 0... 12. 18. 0
KCC (4-3) 0. 2. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 2. 1.... 6. 13. 1
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W: J. Lavergne (3-7, 4.89); L: J. Trout (2-4, 5.03);
HR: KCC: E. Kim (7).

Comments:
-Cliff Pennington was 1-5 with one strikeout. He still has yet to record an extra-base hit.
-Kevin Melillo was 1-4 with a walk and a strikeout. He has now drawn 51 walks in 76 games played, while striking out only 40 times in 273 at-bats (6.83 AB/K).

Cougars' bullpen falters again
Brian Schaumburg, 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 (5-4) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0... 1. 7. 1
VAN (5-4) 0. 0. 0. 0. 2. 0. 0. 0. 0... 2. 4. 2
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W: J. Shull (1-0, 3.18); L: B. Vargas (1-1, 1.64); SV: S. Carter (1)
HR: None

Comments:
-Fourth round draft choice James Shull allowed one earned run on five hits and two wild pitches, while recording four strikeouts, in 2.2 innings.
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ASL Athletics
NO GAME