Game #141: A's 6, Rays 9

September 9, 2006 | A's @ Tampa Bay

I'm stunned.

These are the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for crying out loud.

According to Esteban Loiaza, who lost for only the second time in his last eight starts, "The only thing I can say is that they hit everything."

Frank Thomas with the A's, originally uploaded by WellaOnTheWeb.

• Frank Thomas homered in the top of the 2nd. He's jacked the ball for four games in a row! Doesn't it make you wish we were going to the World Series tomorrow?

• Chad Gaudin came in at the 6th after Brad Halsey got the first out of that inning. Gaudin gave up a run, his first since the All-Star Break.

• Saw some friends today and told them the whole story about last Tuesday. I said, "I was forced to park on some side street because the BART lot was full. People came early for Frank Thomas bobblehead day. At the end of the game, my car was stolen." Sue said, "It's the Big Hurt."

(Game experience: Some radio, a smidgen of TV)

A's record: 81-60 | streak: L-1 | magic number: 17 | well-A-meter: 4.95