Pittsburgh Pirates vs Oakland Athletics Live Streaming
Sunday, June 27, 2010
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4:05 pm EDT Sun Jun 27, 2010
The Oakland Athletics couldn’t get much offense going in their last series. A matchup with the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates has helped change that. The A’s go for the three-game sweep Sunday afternoon when the Pirates try to snap a 16-game road losing streak. After scoring six total runs and getting swept by Cincinnati to open its six-game homestand, Oakland has found its hitting stroke in two games against the Pirates, totaling 19 runs and 25 hits. The A’s won 5-0 on Saturday to improve to 23-1 this season when they score at least that many runs. Coco Crisp has been a sparkplug at the top of the lineup in this series. After coming a homer shy of the cycle in Friday’s 14-4 win, Crisp scored three runs for the second straight game Saturday and went 2 for 3 with a walk. He has at least one hit in each of his four games since coming off the disabled list.
With Crisp getting on base directly in front of him in the order, A’s first baseman Daric Barton is enjoying his best series of the season. He drove in two runs Friday, then matched a career high with four RBIs on Saturday when he tied a franchise record with three doubles. While the A’s are seeking their first three-game winning streak since a four-game run May 26-29, Pittsburgh has not won a road game since May 25. The 16-game skid is the club’s longest on the road since dropping 19 straight July 23-Aug. 30, 1985. Having Ross Ohlendorf on the mound may not be the answer the road-weary Pirates are seeking. The right-hander has lost three straight starts, and hasn’t won since Aug. 18. Ohlendorf needed just 36 pitches to retire the first 10 batters Tuesday in Texas, but was out of the game after 4 2/3 innings, giving up four runs and five hits in Pittsburgh’s 6-3 defeat.
