--2B Mark Ellis said Wednesday that he is likely to miss several more games with a sore right shoulder. 

MEDICAL WATCH: DH Frank Thomas (sore right quadriceps) didn't play Aug. 

He was 2 for his past 39 and batting . 

The downtrodden Oakland Athletics finally won a series for the first time in over a month, and they did it against the team that's running away with the AL West. 

The Minnesota Twins are halfway through their longest road trip in 39 years. 

Emil Brown homered and drove in three runs, Rajai Davis had a career-high four hits and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 on Wednesday night. 

Major league bullpens were again abuzz with news last week: Old faces returned, while some new young guns served notice that they were forces to be reckoned with. 

--2B Mark Ellis remained out with a sore right shoulder. 

MEDICAL WATCH: DH Frank Thomas (sore right quadriceps) didn't play Aug. 

The Coliseum will play host to one of the first three games with instant replay available for questionable home run calls when the A's return home Thursday to play the Twins. 

John Lackey saved the Los Angeles Angels' bullpen for a night. 

John Lackey came within two outs of his first shutout of the season, and Torii Hunter had three hits as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Tuesday night. 

Although the Los Angeles Angels are running away with the AL West title, they haven't won a series in more than two weeks. 

--RHP Keith Foulke (shoulder) threw in a simulated game in Arizona on Monday and is scheduled to pitch in a rookie-league game Wednesday. 

MEDICAL WATCH: OF Jack Cust (blurred vision) left the Aug.