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10:05 pm EDT Fri Jul 9, 2010

The Los Angeles Angels stumble into Oakland with their offense embroiled in a major slump, but having the red-hot Joel Pineiro on the mound may be enough for them to avoid a fifth straight loss. Pineiro already has a shutout against the Athletics this year, and he’ll be looking to win a seventh straight start overall for the first time in his career as the AL West rivals open a three-game set Friday night. Los Angeles began its road trip by totaling five runs during the Chicago White Sox’s four-game sweep this week, and its lineup has rarely looked worse than it did Thursday. The Angels matched a season low with two hits against Chicago’s John Danks in a 1-0 loss, getting shut out for the second time in 2010. They’ve been held to two or fewer runs seven times in eight games this month.

There has been nothing wrong Pineiro’s performance lately. The right-hander has a 2.08 ERA while winning his last six starts, the first time he’s done that since June and July of 2003 with Seattle. Pineiro worked seven innings in an 11-0 win over Kansas City on Sunday. On May 16, he was even better against the A’s, pitching a four-hitter for his sixth career shutout in a 4-0 win. Pineiro hasn’t started at Oakland since 2006, when he went 0-3 with a 12.51 ERA there while pitching for the Mariners, but the A’s also are struggling offensively entering this series.Oakland had Thursday off after losing three straight to the Yankees at home, totaling four runs and 16 hits. Catcher Kurt Suzuki is 3 for 28 in his last seven games, while Daric Barton is hitless in 12 at-bats in his last four contests.