| | | | | Run of zeroes finally ends for A's rookie Ziegler | | Oakland A's reliever Brad Ziegler, the last feel-good story left in the Bay Area this summer, finally gave up a run. The season-long, career-opening streak of 39 innings ended Thursday on Tampa Bay center fielder B.J. Upton's run-scoring double. | | USA Today, Fri Aug 15 15:09:26 PDT 2008 | | | | River Cats playoff tickets go on sale Thursday | | It looks like the Sacramento River Cats -- the defending Pacific Coast League and Triple-A champions -- are going to the playoffs again. Tickets for all playoff games at Raley Field go on sale Thursday. | | BizJournals, Mon Aug 18 11:56:39 PDT 2008 | | | | Ziegler's record scoreless streak ends in A's loss to Rays | | OAKLAND - Just after the Rays scored the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, A's fans came to their feet and politely applauded.The odd scene came about because the fans realized the larger significance of what had just happened: Brad Ziegler gave up the first run of his major-league career. | | The Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Thu Aug 14 19:32:12 PDT 2008 | | | | A's are still remembered in Kansas City | | Moose Lindquist arrived two hours early to secure a place at the front of the line. He brought an old photo of Municipal Stadium and could point out right where he used to sit. | | The Kansas City Star, Sat Aug 16 20:19:50 PDT 2008 | | | | Ziegler's streak ends in A's loss | | OAKLAND - Brad Ziegler didn't show much reaction after watching his 39-inning scoreless streak get snapped in the top of the ninth Thursday at McAfee Coliseum. He simply toed the rubber, and after an intentional walk, did what he managed to do best over his amazing run: | | Vallejo Times-Herald, Fri Aug 15 07:27:33 PDT 2008 | | | | A's Ziegler's streak of scoreless innings ends at 39 in 12-inning loss | | Thomas' RBI hit with two outs in ninth prevents Oakland's rookie reliever from being tagged with the loss on the first run he has given up in his major league career, but Rays break through three innings later against Castilla for the victory. | | Contra Costa Times, Thu Aug 14 20:44:40 PDT 2008 | | | | A's notes: Weird, wild stuff at Coliseum | | Three batters into Thursday's game, you got a sense that this would not be a routine afternoon at the ballyard. The Rays' Carlos Peña flied into your typical 9-1-6 double play. He drove a ball to deep right and B.J. Upton rounded second before Emil Brown made... | | San Francisco Chronicle, Thu Aug 14 21:17:31 PDT 2008 | |
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