A's 3, Angels 0

Scoring six runs in six games isn't going to get you many wins, if any at all.

Luckily for the A's, it's the Angels whose offense is sputtering to the tune of a six-game losing streak.

We had back-to-back games with our SoCal rivals and only allowed one run. Was the pitching that good, or did the A's catch the Angels hitters in one big cohesive slump? Maybe a little of both. Even the Angels TV announcers, Steve Physioc and Rex Hudler gave props to the A's pitching ("They're going through the Angels' lineup like a hot knife through butter." "Hot butter!").

Whichever way it came, Dan Haren was finally able to pick up his first win of the season to go with his sub-2 ERA, and the A's scored runs in not one, but two innings! They were able to get a rare defeat of John Lackey to cap a 5-3 homestand.

Thursday is an off day and then the A's go to Texas to take on Ron Washington and the Texas Rangers. If there's anything that can raise the A's second-to-worst-in-all-of-baseball team batting average, it's Ameriquest Field in Arlington (I think that's what they're calling it now) and the Rangers' pitching staff.

GO A's!!!