Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
3:35 PM ET, June 16, 2011
O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
Though he's only been in the major leagues since 2008, June continues to be a difficult month for Gio Gonzalez.
Gonzalez will try to snap a three-start skid for the Athletics as they close a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals on Thursday afternoon.
With his struggles this month, Gonzalez has dropped to 1-7 with a 4.60 ERA in 11 June starts. The only other months in which the right-hander has posted losing records are August (6-7) and October (0-1).
Gonzalez had totaled 26 walks in 10 June starts heading into Sunday's matchup with the Chicago White Sox. He issued a career-high seven bases on balls, hit two batters, threw a wild pitch and committed a balk in 5 1/3 innings of Oakland's 3-2 loss.
"I felt like it was a lot better than what the numbers showed. I felt like I gave it all I got. I felt like I was in the game. Not mechanics, just more about composure," Gonzalez told the Athletics' official website.
Gonzalez (5-5, 2.67 ERA) has handed out 23 of his 40 walks this season at O.co Coliseum, where he's 3-2 with a 2.45 ERA.
Gonzalez will try to snap a three-start skid for the Athletics as they close a three-game series with the Kansas City Royals on Thursday afternoon.
With his struggles this month, Gonzalez has dropped to 1-7 with a 4.60 ERA in 11 June starts. The only other months in which the right-hander has posted losing records are August (6-7) and October (0-1).
Gonzalez had totaled 26 walks in 10 June starts heading into Sunday's matchup with the Chicago White Sox. He issued a career-high seven bases on balls, hit two batters, threw a wild pitch and committed a balk in 5 1/3 innings of Oakland's 3-2 loss.
"I felt like it was a lot better than what the numbers showed. I felt like I gave it all I got. I felt like I was in the game. Not mechanics, just more about composure," Gonzalez told the Athletics' official website.
Gonzalez (5-5, 2.67 ERA) has handed out 23 of his 40 walks this season at O.co Coliseum, where he's 3-2 with a 2.45 ERA.
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