A's 6, M's 2

Last night went from one of those "Why is this game even close?" nights to a "Thank goodness for Nick Swisher" night. I'm very giddy about that, because we haven't had one of the latter in a long time.

Maybe Nick has been feeling pressured to perform. Maybe it was the hair. All we know is he just wasn't living up to expectations this year. But at least for one night, he was the Swisher of old.

The A's looked to be hitting Jeff Weaver hard in the early innings, but couldn't put the game out of reach at that point. This had frustrating loss written all over it. But one swing of Swisher's bat and a ball that hit the left field foul pole put an end to those fears. There was no save opportunity in the bottom of the 9th. I like those kinds of games.

On a side note, why does it seem like Danny Haren always faces the other team's worst pitcher and the bottom of the A's rotation faces the other team's ace? Today Dallas Braden gets to go to battle with King Felix Hernandez. That just doesn't sound fair.

Still, Lenny DiNardo vs. Kelvim Escobar didn't sound fair either, and look what happened. Let's make sure this is a winning road trip by securing win #4 tonight.

Go A's!!!