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6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
John Lackey pitched his third complete game of the year and came within two outs of getting a CG shutout, missing only on a solo homer to Jack Cust, helping to rest a fairly taxed pen. The Angels pounced for four on A's starter Greg Smith in the fourth, singling and doubling him into submission. Even Gary Matthews, Jr. had a couple hits, and every starting player but Sean Rodriguez and Juan Rivera...
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Athletic Supporters (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
The aura surrounding the Oakland A’s seemed to change in an instant on Friday. Down 3-0 to the Chicago White Sox and seemingly headed for another uninspiring loss, the A’s and Jack Cust struck for two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to bring the A’s suddenly back into the game. At about [...]
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
Kurt Suzuki hit a game-winning, pinch-hit, two-run home run in the ninth and Jack Cust added two homers himself, as the Oakland Athletics edged the Chicago White Sox in dramatic fashion, 6-4, in the opener of a three-game set.
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Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Oakland left fielder Jack Cust rapped a home run off the top of the left-field wall in the top of the eighth inning off Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima to pull the A's into a 1-1 tie with Boston. With two out, Okajima had a full count on Cust but couldn't put him away. He then gave up a walk to Frank Thomas but the A's couldn't generate any more offense in the inning with Carlos Gonzalez making the...
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Extra Bases (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Red Sox 1. Dustin Pedroia 2B 2. Kevin Youkilis 1B 3. David Ortiz DH 4. Mike Lowell 3B 5. Jason Bay LF 6. J.D. Drew RF 7. Jed Lowrie SS 8. Kevin Cash C 9. Jacoby Ellsbury CF Starting Pitcher - Tim Wakefield Oakland A's 1. Ryan Sweeney RF 2. Kurt Suzuki C 3. Jack Cust LF 4. Frank Thomas DH 5. Carlos Gonzalez CF 6. Mark Ellis 2B 7. Jack Hannahan 3B 8. Bobby Crosby SS 9. Daric Barton 1B Starting Pitcher...
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NBC11.com - Local News (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Jack Cust hit a two-run home run and Kurt Suzuki added a three-run shot, as the Oakland Athletics edged the Texas Rangers, 6-5, in the finale of a three-game set.
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Jack Cust and Kurt Suzuki homered and Oakland reliever Brad Ziegler set the major league record for scoreless innings to start a career in the Athletics' 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
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Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Jack Cust and Kurt Suzuki homered and Oakland reliever Brad Ziegler set the major league record for scoreless innings to start a career in the Athletics' 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
OAKLAND -- Jack Cust and Kurt Suzuki homered, and reliever Brad Ziegler set the major league record for scoreless innings to start a career in the A's 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. A's reliever Brad Ziegler, a former River Cat, pitched two shutout innings against Texas and has not allowed a run in 27 innings to start his major league career.
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Jack Cust and Kurt Suzuki homered and Oakland reliever Brad Ziegler set the major league record for scoreless innings to start a career in the Athletics' 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Ziegler gave up two singles in two shutout innings to extend...
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The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Jack Cust and Kurt Suzuki homered and Oakland reliever Brad Ziegler set the major league record for scoreless innings to start a career in the Athletics' 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.
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Lookout Landing (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
A simple ratio of Fangraphs' Z-Swing% (swinging at pitches in the zone) to O-Swing% (swinging at pitches outside of the zone). Pitchers excluded. Top Ten, 2008: (minimum: 50 PA) 1. Nick Johnson, 5.7 2. Frank Thomas, 5.3 3. Jack Cust, 4.9 4. Chipper Jones, 4.6 5. Marco Scutaro, 4.6 6. Rob Mackowiak, 4.5 7. Willie Harris, 4.4 8. BJ Upton, 4.4 9. Doug Mientkiewicz, 4.3 10. Daric Barton, 4.3 Bottom Ten,...
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Talking Points with Tim Kawakami (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
The A’s have Jack Cust, who’d be a good No. 5 hitter on a solid offensive team, and that’s about it. (They’re praying for Eric Chavez and Frank Thomas to get healthy–good luck–and hoping for Carlos Gonzalez and maybe Ryan Sweeney to eventually turn into big... Continue reading...
