Round-Up

For Sunday, July 5th, 2005
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Oakland Athletics
NO GAME

Duchscherer earns first All-Star nod
Righty is Oakland's representative for Midsummer Classic
Mychael Urban, MLB.com

Forget Kenny Rogers -- Zito is All-Star caliber
Scott Ostler, SF Chronicle

Haren gives A's a trade surplus
Susan Slusser, SF Chronicle

Blanton learns his lesson well
Joe Roderick, Contra Costa Times (Registration Required)

Crosby learns lesson at plate
A's shortstop now practices what others have preached
Josh Suchon, Oakland Tribune

Notes: Durazo will present uncertainty
Johnson and Hatteberg hitting well in DH's absence
Mychael Urban, MLB.com

A'S REPORT
Young staff turns it around as Young, coach, shows way
Susan Slusser, SF Chronicle

A's not half bad
After 81 games, Oakland showing it can compete
David Bush, SF Chronicle

A TOUGH PITCH
Friends, relatives say it's time for Vida Blue to get it together
John Shea, SF Chronicle
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Sacramento River Cats at Colorado Springs Sky Sox
........... 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9.... R...H..E
SAC (48-37) 1. 0. 0. 0. 2. 4. 4. 3. 0... 14. 16. 0
CSP (35-47) 0. 4. 1. 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0.... 6. 14. 4
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W: M. Saipe (3-1, 3.46); L: C. Parker (0-1, 8.71);
HR: SAC: A. Beattie (6). CSP: T. Wilson (5).

Comments:
-Charles Thomas was 1-5. He is now 6 for his last 39 (.154 Avg). His batting average has dropped .100 points over his last 8 games and now stands at .289.
-Brant Colamarino was 3-5. He is now 6 for his last 13 (.462 Avg) since going 1 for his previous 14 (.071 Avg).
-Jairo Garcia struck out 5 in 2.0 innings, allowing a walk and a hit (a homerun).
-John Rheineker has been shut down indefinitely.

Cats garner victory
But John Rheineker is sent home to recover from a hand injury.
Danny Summers, Sacramento Bee (Registration Required)

Clark nears return from broken hand
Scott Howard-Cooper, Sacramento Bee (Registration Required)_____________________________________________________________
Midland Rockhounds at Corpus Christi Hooks
..........1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9... R...H..E
MID (6-4) 1. 0. 1. 0. 1. 0. 4. 1. 1... 9. 14. 0
COR (5-6) 1. 3. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 4... 8. 12. 0
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W: K. Crowell (2-1, 2.10); L: F. Rijo (3-1, 3.18);
HR: MID: J. Brown (7). COR: C. Jimerson 2 (7).

Comments:
-Daric Barton made his AA debut, going 1-1 with a walk.
-Jeremy Brown hit his 7th homerun of the season. He had 6 all of 2004.
-Steve Stanley was 2-4 and is now 10 for his last 23 (.435 Avg).
-Drew Dickinson started and lasted only 2.2 innings. Kyle Crowell and Shawn Kohn combined for 5.1 innings of 3-hit ball in relief.

'Hounds survive for 9-8 win
Midland Reporter Telegram

No relief for CC in close loss
Midland lights up bullpen for 6 runs
Greg Rajan, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
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San Jose Giants at Stockton Ports
..........1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9... R. H. E
SJO (7-4) 1. 0. 0. 2. 1. 1. 0. 0. 0... 5. 8. 1
STO (7-4) 0. 0. 0. 2. 0. 1. 1. 0. 0... 4. 7. 2
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W: J. Serrato (2-2, 5.83); L: K. Dunn (4-2, 4.76); SV: J. Hedrick (11)
HR: SJO: N. Schierholtz (6). STO: K. Melillo (9) .

Comments:
-Kevin Melillo made his Stockton debut, going 2-4 with a homerun. He now has 9 homeruns in 284 ABs (31.6 AB/HR). He had 2 homeruns in 94 ABs (47 AB/HR) last season in Vancouver.
-Lloyd Turner was 2-5 and is now batting .323 (10-31) since being demoted from Midland.
-Chad Bradford pitched a scoreless, hitless inning with one strikeout.

Barton gets promotion
Jagdip Dhillon, Stockton Record

No fireworks for Ports in home loss
Jagdip Dhillon, Stockton Record
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Peoria Chiefs at Kane County Cougars
..........1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.... R.. H. E
PEO (6-6) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1. 1. 0.... 2.. 4. 2
KCC (6-6) 1. 5. 6. 3. 0. 0. 1. 5. X... 21. 26. 0
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W: T. Evans (5-0, 1.49); L: G. Johnson (1-2, 5.25);
HR: PEO: R. Harvey (11). KCC: J. Herrera (6), N. Blasi (3).

Comments:
-Cliff Pennington went 3-6 with a double, his first extra-base hit of the season.
-"Flashy" Nick Blasi and Javy Herrera were a combined 8-11 with 2 homeruns and 10 RBI.
-Twenty-five-year-old Tony Evans pitched a complete game, allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits and 2 walks, while striking out 6.

Cougars light up scoreboard
Brett Smith, Kane County Chronicle
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Yakima Bears at Vancouver Canadians
...........1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9... R. H. E
YAK (5-9). 0. 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0... 1. 6. 0
VAN (10-4) 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0... 0. 7. 3
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W: A. Howard (1-1, 2.25); L: J. Gray (2-1, 1.35); SV: E. Duran (1)
HR: None.

Comments:
-Jeff Gray allowed 1 unearned run on 6 hits in 7.0 innings, while striking out just 1, dropping his ERA to 1.35.
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AZL Athletics at AZL Cubs
..........1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9... R.. H. E
ATH (7-4) 0. 0. 2. 1. 0. 0. 0. 3. 2... 8. 12. 1
CUB (3-8) 0. 0. 1. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 1... 2.. 8. 2
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W: L. Torres (1-0, 0.69); L: M. Pawelek (0-2, 1.59); SV: A. Rea (1)
HR: ATH: A. Valdez (1). CUB: R. Canzler (1).