White Sox 4, A's 1

This loss is tough to take, knowing that the A's hitters were up against a guy who was getting behind in the count all night long. I don't even remember how many 3-0 counts we saw, and Jose Contreras walked four batters. But only one of them came around to score! ARGH!

But, this kind of offensive ineptitude is typical A's. If I recall correctly, they were last in the league in hitting with runners in scoring position last year, and first in the league in grounding into double plays. New hitting coach Ty VanBurkleo has his work cut out for him, as have previous A's hitting coaches.

So last night was a night when the guy with a 63.00 ERA beat the guy with a 0.00 ERA. Ah, April baseball.

Chad Gaudin goes tonight for the green and gold against Jon Garland. Here's hoping he can keep making a strong case to stay in the rotation.

GO A'S!!!