Oakland Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
10:05 PM ET, May 23, 2011
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
The last time Jered Weaver faced the Oakland Athletics, he capped a stellar six-start run with his second consecutive complete game.
Weaver hasn't been nearly the same since, and this time around he'll be looking to avoid the worst skid of his career.
The right-hander takes the mound Monday night when the Los Angeles Angels host slumping Oakland to begin a four-game set.
Weaver (6-4, 2.45 ERA) has never lost five consecutive starts, though he'll likely need to recapture his form from the beginning of the season in order to end his personal losing streak.
Weaver pitched a shutout and struck out 10 against Oakland on April 25, improving to 6-0 with a 0.99 ERA. In four starts since, he's 0-4 with a 5.25 ERA while going six innings in each. In Weaver's first six starts, he never pitched less than 6 1/3 innings.
He allowed three runs and seven hits Wednesday in a 3-0 loss to Seattle.
"When you get off to a roll like that, everybody expects you to keep it going," Weaver said following his most recent loss. "We've had some rough ones here lately, not too rough, it hasn't been too bad. Nothing to hang my head about, but I haven't got deep into games like I wanted. I'm having a bad month. It's bound to turn around."
Weaver hasn't been nearly the same since, and this time around he'll be looking to avoid the worst skid of his career.
The right-hander takes the mound Monday night when the Los Angeles Angels host slumping Oakland to begin a four-game set.
Weaver (6-4, 2.45 ERA) has never lost five consecutive starts, though he'll likely need to recapture his form from the beginning of the season in order to end his personal losing streak.
Weaver pitched a shutout and struck out 10 against Oakland on April 25, improving to 6-0 with a 0.99 ERA. In four starts since, he's 0-4 with a 5.25 ERA while going six innings in each. In Weaver's first six starts, he never pitched less than 6 1/3 innings.
He allowed three runs and seven hits Wednesday in a 3-0 loss to Seattle.
"When you get off to a roll like that, everybody expects you to keep it going," Weaver said following his most recent loss. "We've had some rough ones here lately, not too rough, it hasn't been too bad. Nothing to hang my head about, but I haven't got deep into games like I wanted. I'm having a bad month. It's bound to turn around."
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