[MLB]* A’s first sweep after ASB!
Aug 22nd, 2007 by Ashley
The A’s have been hot in Aug (woo-hoo!) and they take their shot for the sweep this morning at Rogers Center. Today, we brought to you veteran Loaiza’s 2007 debut and the 114th lineup this year.
At first, it looked very much like a pitcher’s duel. I don’t know about A.J. Burnett but E Lo’s performance was surely comforting. Up until the 5th inning, E Lo had a no-hitter going before he gave up a homer to Aaron Hill, which, fortunately, turned out to be the only run that the Jays produced. The A’s had a few hits here and there but was unable to score. But babe Cust did it again. A two-run jack with one out got the A’s a one-run lead. Then Ellis doubled to score DJ from 1st base, and in the split second he scored with Hannahan’s double.
And that concludes the scoring part. However, there were some brilliant plays by Ellis, Swisher, Scoot and Stewart in this game.
This game is not another meaningless win in the A’s 2007 record book. It’s a milestone that they have climbed back to .500 with half set of players who we didn’t think would be in the lineup. We saw hope; we saw promised players and we saw a good game.