A Royal Flush, of sorts put the A's back into first place, in a tie
with the Angels. You can't complain about that. I'd rather be 12-8
than 8-12 like the A's often are in April.
Dana Eveland pitched well again, and you can't complain about that. In
lowering his ERA to 1.90, he did walk more batters than he struck out,
so we'll have to keep an eye on that, but ... he's had a good April.
The A's reached double-digits in hits again (11), and you can't
complain about that. Bobby Crosby had three hits (.313), and even
backup catcher Rob Bowen got into the act with two hits. Whither Jason
Kendall and his sub-.600 OPS? In fact, Jack Cust was the only starter
not to get a hit, although he did walk twice (of course, he did). He's
got his April average up to a robust .157 -- maybe he'll hit .200 by
mid-May.
Scoring five runs in an inning is always a good thing, and you can't
complain about that. We all know the ol' axiom: the winning team
usually scores more in one inning than the losing team does in the
whole game. Crooked numbers are good.
Considering the Royals were 9-7 coming into this series and somewhat
"hot", this was a good sweep for the A's. And you can never complain
about sweeps.
A's Record: 12-8
A's Should-Be Record: 13-7
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