Dana Eveland News

Dana Eveland and Gio Gonzalez spread some good cheer at the George Mark Children's House in San Leandro on Wednesday.

Any other day, Dana Eveland might not have been so willing to pose for a picture, especially a day during which he allowed seven runs.

Some of Greg Smith's numbers this season look better than others. On Saturday, the A's rookie left-hander suffered his 16th loss of the season in his final start, a 7-3 defeat to the Seattle Mariners at Safeco ...

Two teams with an eye toward 2009 begin their final series this season on Friday night when the Oakland Athletics travel to meet the Seattle Mariners , who own the worst record in the major leagues.

No sooner had Nelson Cruz finished rounding the bases that A's manager Bob Geren was walking to the mound to take the ball from Dana Eveland on Wednesday afternoon.

Hank Blalock homered in his fourth straight game, Matt Harrison became the first Texas rookie left-hander to win nine games and the Rangers won their home finale, 14-4 over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday.

He gave up three runs on four hits in five innings with four walks and six strikeouts.

It's 23-year-old Ryan Feierabend one day, and 22-year-old Felix Hernandez the next.

Travis Buck homered for the first time since being called up from the minors, Dana Eveland pitched seven strong innings and the Oakland Athletics beat Seattle 2-0 on Friday night, the Mariners' ninth straight loss.

The A's did all of their scoring in the second inning off Felix Hernandez, who pitched effectively but couldn't overcome another lack of offensive support from his teammates. The Mariners have been shut out four times this season with Hernandez (9-11) on the mound.

Eveland (9-8) pitched in and out of trouble all game but got out of a jam each time to earn the win, his first in six starts. The left-hander scattered seven hits, hit a batter and matched his career high with seven strikeouts to lead the A's to their fifth victory in six games.

The A's open their final home series of the season Friday night, and lefty Dana Eveland admits he's all but running on fumes.

Ryan Sweeney has made quite an impression with his play for the Athletics, and he'll be getting more opportunities to bolster his reputation in the final days of the season.

Sunday, September 14th Game Preview Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics Vicente Padilla vs.

Oakland Athletics' Dana Eveland pitches to the Texas Rangers in the first inning of a baseball game on Sunday, Sept.

Nate Robertson will not be trying out for the Tigers' rotation when he takes the mound Tuesday, manager Jim Leyland emphasized.

Rajai Davis tripled in a run and scored twice, including once in a two-run eighth Tuesday, fueling the Oakland Athletics' 3-2 win over Detroit.

Charlie Riedel AP Photo Kansas City Royals' Mike Aviles, celebrates with David DeJesus after they scored on a two-run RBI double by Billy Butler during the third inning of the first game of a doubleheader ...

First of all, Joey Gathright was a defensive replacement. Then, when he came up to bat, he wasn't going to swing away.

Joey Gathright 's 10th-inning RBI single Thursday lifted the Kansa City Royals past Oakland 5-4 in the first game of a doubleheader.

Wednesday night's game between the Oakland Athletics and Kansas City Royals was postponed due to rain.

Shortly after blankets of rain and sporadic thunder claps chased Oakland's pitchers off the field a couple of hours before the opener of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium, former longtime Royals star Mike ...