The Oakland Athletics wrapped up a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates this afternoon at the Oakland Coliseum. The teams started the day with identical records; 14-17. Manager Mark Kotsay sent winless 34-year-old righty Ross Stripling to the mound for this matchup against Quinn Priester for the Bucs. Switch-hitting Abraham Toro got the scoring started with a line-drive homer to straight away center field in the bottom of the second inning. Tyler Nevin extended his hit streak to nine... Read this story
