MEDICAL WATCH: OF Ryan Sweeney (sprained left ankle) left the June 26 game. 

The A's have played just over half their schedule, 81 games, and it's safe to say they're well ahead of most projections, with a 44-37 record and within striking distance of the Angels, which they meet in Anaheim the next three games. 

--RHP Joey Devine (elbow strain) will throw off the mound again Tuesday and he is scheduled to throw a simulated inning later in the week. 

The Los Angeles Angels did some very impressive pitching over the weekend. 

Rich Aurilia homered and matched his career-high with five RBIs to help the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 11-1 on Sunday for their first series win in the Bay Area rivalry in two years. 

Rich Aurilia rested his forehead against the side of his locker, a look of exhaustion in his eyes. 

Now that San Francisco has ended its lengthy losing streak against the Oakland Athletics, there won't be pressure on Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez to halt a skid. 

Tim Lincecum pitched the San Francisco Giants out of their funk against Oakland. 

Tim Lincecum pitched the San Francisco Giants out of their funk against Oakland. 

MEDICAL WATCH: OF Ryan Sweeney (sprained left ankle) left the June 26 game. 

--C Kurt Suzuki's career-high-tying nine-game hitting streak ended Friday when he went 0-for-4 against the Giants. 

MEDICAL WATCH: OF Ryan Sweeney (sprained left ankle) left the June 26 game. 

--C Kurt Suzuki's career-high-tying nine-game hitting streak ended Friday when he went 0-for-4 against the Giants. 

The Giants were unhappy before Friday's game with Oakland's ad in the Bay Area newspapers that declared: "The battle of the Bay is 100 percent baseball," with "battle" crossed out before continuing: "Well, when you've won eight of the last nine, it's not 

The Giants were unhappy before Friday's game with Oakland's ad in the Bay Area newspapers that declared: "The battle of the Bay is 100 percent baseball," with "battle" crossed out before continuing: "Well, when you've won eight of the last nine, it's not