Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
8:10 PM ET, June 10, 2011
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
A change in managers didn't prevent the Oakland Athletics' losing streak from reaching double digits.
The Athletics will try again to give Bob Melvin his first win and halt a 10-game skid Friday night against the Chicago White Sox.
Oakland (27-37) made the majors' first managerial change of 2011 by firing Bob Geren after four-plus seasons Thursday. Melvin, a Bay Area native and former skipper with Arizona and Seattle, will guide the A's for the remainder of the season.
He's got quite a challenge trying to wake up a sluggish offense. Heading into the opener of its four-game set with the White Sox (31-34), Oakland was last in the AL with 223 runs and 34 homers, and second to last with a .238 batting average.
Melvin does inherit a pitching staff, led by Gio Gonzalez and Trevor Cahill, that still has the AL's lowest ERA at 3.32 even after being hit hard later Thursday. Cahill yielded six runs in a season-low 2 2/3 innings and spoiled the debut of his new bench boss with a 9-4 loss.
The Athletics will try again to give Bob Melvin his first win and halt a 10-game skid Friday night against the Chicago White Sox.
Oakland (27-37) made the majors' first managerial change of 2011 by firing Bob Geren after four-plus seasons Thursday. Melvin, a Bay Area native and former skipper with Arizona and Seattle, will guide the A's for the remainder of the season.
He's got quite a challenge trying to wake up a sluggish offense. Heading into the opener of its four-game set with the White Sox (31-34), Oakland was last in the AL with 223 runs and 34 homers, and second to last with a .238 batting average.
Melvin does inherit a pitching staff, led by Gio Gonzalez and Trevor Cahill, that still has the AL's lowest ERA at 3.32 even after being hit hard later Thursday. Cahill yielded six runs in a season-low 2 2/3 innings and spoiled the debut of his new bench boss with a 9-4 loss.
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