AL: OAKLAND (46-52) at LA ANGELS (57-40) <h3>Colon looks to end lengthy slide vs. Athletics</h3> <div class="pre">Oakland (46-52) at LA Angels (57-40) 10:05 pm EDT</div> ANAHEIM, California (Ticker) -- After starting the season outstrong, Bartolo Colon will look to recapture his early magic asthe Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim begin a three-game series withthe Oakland Athletics on Monday. Despite getting a late start to the season due to his recoveryfrom surgery on a torn right rotator cuff, Colon (6-5, 6.38 ERA)opened the year by going 5-0 in his first seven starts. Sincethen, Colon has been abysmal, struggling to a 1-5 record and8.67 ERA over his last nine turns in the rotation. Included in that stretch was Wednesday's 7-2 loss at the TampaBay Devil Rays. The righthander yielded just three runs andfive hits but walked four over five frames. Despite his struggles, Colon can take relief in a 6-3 mark witha 3.38 ERA in 13 career starts against the A's. The Angels could help out their 2005 American League Cy Youngaward winner by repeating their offensive output from Sunday.Garret Anderson snapped the team's 14-game homerless streak onAnaheim's way to scoring seven runs, this after averaging justover three per game over the last six contests. Like Colon, Chad Gaudin (8-5, 3.39) has struggled after afantastic start to the season. After ending May with a 5-1record and a 2.32 ERA, he has struggled since, going 3-4 with a4.73 ERA. In an 11-4 loss to Texas on Tuesday, the righthander surrenderedfive runs and eight hits, walking a career-high six battersover six frames. He will to draw on his track record againstAnaheim, as he is 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA in two starts and sevenrelief appearances against them over his career, including a 1-0in two starts against the Angels this season.
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">OAKLAND AT LA ANGELS -- LINEUPS OAKLAND LA ANGELS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Shannon Stewart LF .303 7 28 Chone Figgins 3B .321 1 31 Nick Swisher CF .254 11 46 Orlando Cabrera SS .313 5 54 Jack Cust RF .259 17 46 Vladimir Guerrero RF .321 14 78 Mike Piazza DH .282 1 9 Garret Anderson LF .301 4 20 Dan Johnson 1B .247 10 37 Gary Matthews Jr CF .278 10 48 Mark Ellis 2B .261 9 42 Casey Kotchman 1B .287 9 42 Marco Scutaro 3B .237 4 14 Maicer Izturis 2B .248 1 18 Bobby Crosby SS .224 8 31 Mike Napoli C .254 8 29 Kurt Suzuki C .200 2 6 Reggie Willits DH .301 0 27 Chad Gaudin RHP (8-5, 3.39) Bartolo Colon RHP (6-5, 6.38)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS WARMUPS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN (8-5, 3.39) LAA - BARTOLO COLON (6-5, 6.38) UMPIRES: HP - MIKE REILLY 1B - JEFF KELLOGG 2B - ERIC COOPER 3B - ANDY FLETCHER WEATHER: 85 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 11 mph, out to right</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS STARTING BATS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN AND KURT SUZUKI LAA - BARTOLO COLON AND MIKE NAPOLI DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.303, 7 HR, 28 RBI) N SWISHER (.254, 11 HR, 46 RBI) J CUST (.259, 17 HR, 46 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY DAN JOHNSON SCORED SHANNON STEWART. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D JOHNSON ON FIRST, N SWISHER ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1 LA ANGELS 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.261, 9 HR, 42 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY MARK ELLIS SCORED NICK SWISHER. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ELLIS ON SECOND, D JOHNSON ON THIRD, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2 LA ANGELS 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.237, 4 HR, 14 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY MARCO SCUTARO SCORED DAN JOHNSON AND MARK ELLIS. SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, M SCUTARO ON FIRST, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4 LA ANGELS 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.224, 8 HR, 31 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 4 4 4 0 LA ANGELS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN LAA - BARTOLO COLON DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C FIGGINS (.321, 1 HR, 31 RBI) O CABRERA (.313, 5 HR, 54 RBI) V GUERRERO (.321, 14 HR, 78 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (4) VS LA ANGELS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .303 N Swisher cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 D Johnson 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .243 B Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 7 4 4 4 1 1 4 BATTING: 2B - M Ellis (17, B Colon). RBI - D Johnson (38), M Ellis (43), M Scutaro 2 (16). 2-out RBI - D Johnson, M Ellis, M Scutaro 2. Team LOB - 1. LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 O Cabrera ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 V Guerrero rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 G Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 G Matthews Jr cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 M Izturis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Willits dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 4 -- 4 LA ANGELS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.39 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era B Colon 1 4 4 4 1 1 0 6.72 Pitches-strikes: B Colon 33-18. Ground balls-fly balls: B Colon 1-1. Batters faced: B Colon 8. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy Fletcher. Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN LAA - BARTOLO COLON</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 4 4 4 0 LA ANGELS 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN LAA - BARTOLO COLON DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.200, 2 HR, 6 RBI) S STEWART (.303, 0-FOR-0, BB) N SWISHER (.256, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (4) VS LA ANGELS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .303 N Swisher cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257 M Piazza dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 D Johnson 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .243 B Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Totals 7 4 4 4 1 1 4 BATTING: 2B - M Ellis (17, B Colon). RBI - D Johnson (38), M Ellis (43), M Scutaro 2 (16). 2-out RBI - D Johnson, M Ellis, M Scutaro 2. Team LOB - 1. LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 V Guerrero rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323 G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 M Izturis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Willits dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Matthews Jr 2. Team LOB - 2. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 4 -- 4 LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.37 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era B Colon 1 4 4 4 1 1 0 6.72 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 15-7; B Colon 33-18. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 2-1; B Colon 1-1. Batters faced: C Gaudin 5; B Colon 8. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy Fletcher. Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - PITCHING CHANGE LAA: DUSTIN MOSELEY (4-1, 3.35) STARTING THE 2ND CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4, LA ANGELS 0 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.200, 2 HR, 6 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: D Moseley relieved B Colon. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4 LA ANGELS 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K Suzuki (.200, 2 HR, 6 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL OAKLAND AT LA ANGELS NOTE: LOS ANGELES PITCHER BARTOLO COLON HAS LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE FIRST INNING WITH RIGHT ELBOW IRRITATION.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY MIKE PIAZZA SCORED NICK SWISHER. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5 LA ANGELS 0 END TOP, 2ND</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 4 1 5 5 0 LA ANGELS 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN LAA - DUSTIN MOSELEY DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: C KOTCHMAN (.287, 9 HR, 42 RBI) M IZTURIS (.248, 1 HR, 18 RBI) M NAPOLI (.254, 8 HR, 29 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">OAKLAND (5) VS LA ANGELS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .302 N Swisher cf 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .256 J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .257 M Piazza dh 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .286 D Johnson 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 M Ellis 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .263 M Scutaro 3b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .243 B Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 K Suzuki c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 Totals 10 5 5 5 3 1 4 BATTING: 2B - M Ellis (17, B Colon); M Piazza (8, D Moseley). RBI - D Johnson (38), M Ellis (43), M Scutaro 2 (16), M Piazza (10). 2-out RBI - D Johnson, M Ellis, M Scutaro 2, M Piazza. Team LOB - 2. LA ANGELS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg C Figgins 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .321 O Cabrera ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .312 V Guerrero rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .323 G Anderson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 G Matthews Jr cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 C Kotchman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 M Izturis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 M Napoli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 R Willits dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Matthews Jr 2. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: Outfield assists - G Anderson (J Cust at Home). ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 41 -- 5 LA ANGELS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Gaudin 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.37 LA ANGELS ip h r er bb so hr era B Colon 1 4 4 4 1 1 0 6.72 D Moseley 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3.47 Pitches-strikes: C Gaudin 15-7; B Colon 33-18; D Moseley 20-10. Ground balls-fly balls: C Gaudin 2-1; B Colon 1-1; D Moseley 2-0. Batters faced: C Gaudin 5; B Colon 8; D Moseley 5. UMPIRES: HP--Mike Reilly. 1B--Jeff Kellogg. 2B--Eric Cooper. 3B--Andy Fletcher. Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to right.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL AT LA ANGELS - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY MIKE NAPOLI (9) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF CHAD GAUDIN. CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5, LA ANGELS 1 DUE UP FOR LA ANGELS: R WILLITS (.301, 0 HR, 27 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at LA ANGELS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 4 1 5 5 0 LA ANGELS 0 1 1 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - CHAD GAUDIN LAA - DUSTIN MOSELEY DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.250, 1-FOR-1, RBI) M ELLIS (.263, 1-FOR-1, RBI) M SCUTARO (.243, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>
