6.02.2006

Game #56: A's 1, Twins 2

June 2, 2006 | A's vs. Minnesota
Kirk Saarloos with mouth open (photo by BobbyCrosbysGirl from athleticsnation.comWhat did we expect? For me it was either:

A. Johan Santana dominates and the Twins win which would be cool to watch.

B. Johan Santana implodes and the A's win which would be cool to watch.

C. Kirk Saarloos surprises everyone and the A's win which would be cool to watch.

Well, the A's didn't win, but for several innings there Saarloos was impressive. A pitcher with something to prove. But for one mistake pitched to Twins 1B Justin Morneau.

Saarloos got all our hopes up for option C so when option A happened, it didn't seem that cool after all.

Saarloos: 8 IP, 5 hits, 3 walks, and that one fatal two-run HR. I looked and Saarloos has only pitched more than eight innings just three times since coming up four years ago; all were wins. Two of them were last year. He usually pitches six innings, maybe seven. He's not really a starter.

Perhaps being pitted against the 2004 AL Cy Young Award winner made Saarloos rise to the challenge.

Or perhaps Macha should've gone by the numbers and gotten the bullpen ready a lot sooner.

(Game experience: Went to the game with Tanner Boyle who gave me great in-game commentary. I was in Sec. 117 Row 30 Seat 3. Superb view behind home plate. Superb, that is, until a big hulk of a guy sat right in front of me in the first inning.)

A's record: 25-30 | streak: L-1 | well-A-meter: 3

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