Eight-run seventh keys red-hot A's rout of Angels
sports.espn.go.com 4/29/2008 — Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

Big Hurt Gets a Big Workout
bugsandcranks.com 4/29/2008 — Frank Thomas legs out a triple, almost hits for the cycle.

A's beat Angels 14-2, take AL West lead (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 4/29/2008 — Frank Thomas tripled for the first time in six years, Daric Barton hit a three-run homer and the Oakland Athletics took over the AL West lead from the Los Angeles Angels with a 14-2 rout of the defending division champions Monday night in the opener ...

Baseball History — As Seen From The Shadows of Cooperstown: Part VIII
seamheads.com 4/29/2008 — In the eighth of a 10-part series, the author takes an in-depth look at Major League Baseball history from 1971 to 1980. This is pretty much a one-topic issue: the 1970s. It takes us up to 1980, so just two decades to go in this series. I found that writing about the Seventies was just as much fun as the Sixties.

Oakland routs Angels to open four-game series - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 4/29/2008 — Angels centerfielder Torii Hunter reaches third base, beating the tag of Athletics third baseman Jack Hannahan after a throwing error by Oakland pitcher Chad Gaudin in the second inning.

Long balls lead A's to rout of Halos — Major League Baseball News 4/29/2008
Daric Barton, Jack Hannahan and Emil Brown homered for the A's on Monday, and big Frank Thomas fell -- of all things -- a home run short of hitting for the cycle. It all added up to a 14-2 Oakland drubbing in the first meeting of the year between the ...

Athletics rout Angels, move into first place in AL West — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 4/29/2008
Frank Thomas tripled for the first time in six years, Daric Barton hit a three-run homer and the Oakland Athletics took over ...

Game of the Day | A's rout Angels to snatch AL West lead — The Seattle Times: Sports 4/29/2008
Frank Thomas is looking pretty spry these days after returning to Oakland. The Big Hurt tripled for the first time in six years and got...

Athletics 14, Angels 2 — NYT > Baseball 4/29/2008
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Frank Thomas tripled for the first time in six years, Daric Barton hit a three-run homer and the Oakland Athletics took over the AL West lead from the Los Angeles Angels with a 14-2 rout of the defending division champions ...

Athletics rout Angels 14-2, move into first place in AL West — Boston.com -- Baseball News 4/29/2008
With all the tight games the Los Angeles Angels and Oakland Athletics have played against each other the past six years while winning three AL West titles apiece, no one on either club could have expected this kind of outcome in their first meeting ...