Haren helps Oakland blank Angels
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04/18/2007 - Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dan Haren baffled the Angels, shutting them out for seven innings to earn his first win of the season, as the Oakland Athletics topped Los Angeles, 3-0, to conclude a two-game series.
Haren (1-2) was dominant for the A's, fanning three and walking none while allowing only four hits. Huston Street pitched the scoreless ninth to pick up his fourth save of the season. Eric Chavez knocked in two runs on two hits for the A's, who have won three straight and four of five. Shannon Stewart and Todd Walker each collected two hits for Oakland.
John Lackey (2-2) was the hard-luck loser for the Angels, who have now dropped six straight and eight of nine. Lackey gave up three runs on eight hits while striking out four in seven innings. Orlando Cabrera collected two of LA's five hits.
Oakland got to Lackey in the third, but Angels fielders blew chances to hold Oakland to just one run. Jason Kendall singled to start things off, and moved to third on a ground ball single up the middle by Gary Matthews Jr. Stewart then walked, loading the bases.
Nick Swisher hit a picture-perfect double play ground ball, but Cabrera couldn't get the throw off, only recording one out while Kendall scored. Chavez ripped the next pitch down the left field line. The line drive was playable by third baseman Maicer Izturis, but he couldn't come up with it on the dive, and Scutaro scored. Mike Piazza followed by hitting into a double play, though, ending the inning.
Chavez's RBI single to right scored Stewart in the fifth, putting the A's up 3-0.
LA's best chance to score came in the sixth. Reggie Willits singled on a bunt and, after a Matthews strikeout, moved to third on Cabrera's single. Izturis followed with a ground ball to Haren that caught Willits too far off third, and he was tagged out in a rundown. Garret Anderson followed with a pop out, ending the inning.
Game Notes
This was only Lackey's third loss in 20 career starts against the A's. He has a 10-3 career mark against Oakland...Vladimir Guerrero, hit in the hand by a pitch on Monday, and Howie Kendrick, hit in the hand by a pitch on Tuesday, were both flown to LA Wednesday morning to see a hand specialist.
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We do know the 24 finalists however.
Sanjaya Malakar is the young man whose sister failed to make it into the Top 24. He's very low key but - unless he totally flubs - will probably win over the young girlie vote for a few weeks anyway. He's too young to go all the way, according to Payton O'Brien.
Brandon Rogers - Who?
Phil Stacy is the military guy who missed his daughter's birth because of the Memphis audition. He should go a good distance.
Chris Sligh - He's got the humor and in many ways he's the Anti-American Idol much like last year's winner Taylor Hicks was. And this is why he'll probably get pretty far in this competition. He's chubby, white with a big curly afro....but more importantly, a great voice! People love "real", not "real cute" to go all the way.
"Blake Lewis should go far because of his uniqueness and looks. He's the boy next store with a twist - he beat boxes. But on top of this, he's a great singer, and I adore him," Payton O'Brien relayed.
A talented beat-boxer Blake Lewis was a hit during the group sing in Hollywood but Simon explained that this is a singing contest just before he told him he was “in.”
Paul Kim has caught our own roving reporter, Jenny Woo's eyes.
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Sundance Head - He's not perfect, but he's got the personality that will take him through a few weeks, plus he's got the lineage (son of Roy Head - whose 1965 single, "Treat Her Right," hit No. 5 in the charts)
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Rudy Cardinas
AJ Tabaldo - the 5th time is the charm
Nicolas Pedro
Chris Richardson
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The girls
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Alena Alexander - Those tears (she never seems to stop bawling) should get her far.
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Nicole Trellis - Seems to exert confidence.
Amy Krebs - a powerful singer.
Antonella Barba
Gina Glocksen
Hailey Scanardo
Jordan Sparks
Stephanie Edwards
Leslie Hunt
Sabrina Sloan
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