SERIES 25 - Athletics

Oakland Athletics

Friday, June 25, 10:05 PM (FSN)
 Saturday, June 26, 10:05 PM (FSN)
 Sunday, June 27, 4:05 PM (FSN)

 

Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Anaheim, CA

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This is the last interleague series for the Pirates this season. It's probably a good thing, as they have won a grand total of 2 interleague games so far, tied with Houston for the worst interleague record in the majors.  However, Oakland, while not as bad as Cleveland, is not as tough a team to beat as the Tigers, White Sox, or Rangers are, and I'm expecting the Pirates to take at least 1 game in this series.  On the other hand, the 3 starting pitchers for the Pirates in this series have yet to win a game all season, so who knows. Late night games suck.

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Expected Pitching Matchups

May 28: Brad Lincoln (0-1-2, 6.50 ERA) vs. Ben Sheets (2-7-6, 4.95 ERA)
May 29: Daniel McCutchen (0-2-2, 13.50 ERA) vs. Trevor Cahill (6-2-3, 3.21 ERA)
May 30: Ross Ohlendorf (0-6-4, 5.43 ERA) vs. Gio Gonzalez (6-5-4, 3.89 ERA)

Proposed Lineups

Pirates

1. J. Tabata, LF
2. N. Walker, 2B
3. A. McCutchen, CF
4. G. Jones, 1B
5. D. Young, DH
6. P. Alvarez, 3B
7. R. Doumit, C
8. L. Milledge, RF
9. B. Crosby, SS

Athletics

1. C. Crisp, CF
2. D. Barton, 1B
3. C. Jackson, DH
4. K. Suzuki, C
5. K. Kouzmanoff, 3B
6. G. Gross, RF
7. A. Rosales, SS
8. M. Ellis, 2B
9. R. Davis, LF

Let's Go Bucs.