latimes.com - 4/29/2008
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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.
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SportsBrief - April 28
SportsHubLA —
... last night as Oakland jumped on starter Jon Garland early and often to take Game 1 of this four-game series. Between the 7 different opening days, the odd 2 game series I’ve been seeing, and these ridiculous travel days, I hereby deem the MLB schedule maker ...
When Hot Teams Collide: Angels Drop 1st Game with A’s
Big A Baseball —
... The Angels have been impressive to start the season, particularly when you factor in the fact that they are without their two best starters and starting second baseman. But even more surprising has been the red-hot start of division rival Oakland who entered Monday night’s game in Anaheim tied with the Halos for the top spot. But in the first game of a three-game showdown between the two rivals the A’s came out on top, trouncing the Angels 14-2 and dispelling the notion among many Angel fans that Oakland’s hot start was a fluke. ...
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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 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 ...
HONDO GOES 1-0-1 —
NY Post: Sports 4/29/2008
Hondo's O's and A's plays weren't quite letter-per fect yesterday as his Oriole investment was wiped out in Chicago due to excessive wetness in the 12th . How ever, on the brighter side, Oakland coasted past the Angels to put the earnings at 230...
