--Oakland's Monday rainout at Yankee Stadium will be made up on July 23, which had been scheduled as a travel day for the A's. Because Oakland will be playing in 28 consecutive games as a result of the rescheduled contest, the A's players had to vote to OK it. Union rules prohibit teams from playing more than 20 consecutive games. In addition, the game postponed in Anaheim after Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in a car accident will be replayed on Aug. 27.
--INF Nomar Garciaparra played in just one game on the A's rain-shortened five-game road trip to Toronto and New York. Garciaparra has had tightness in his right calf. Last year he missed more than two months with chronic calf trouble. He took batting practice Tuesday and Wednesday and is expected to play Friday night at home against Tampa Bay. --OF Travis Buck is not in a platoon, said manager Bob Geren, who said, "It's the way it's worked out. I don't plan not to play him." Lifetime, Buck is a .270 hitter against left-handers, .264 against righties.
BY THE NUMBERS: 3 -- Home runs hit by the A's in the first 12 games of the season, the fewest in the majors. Former Oakland infielder Marco Scutaro hit four home runs in the first 12 games.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "The strangest thing was coming up to the plate and seeing (Jason) Varitek there behind the plate. The last time we did that was in college (at Georgia Tech) in an intrasquad game." -- A's infielder Nomar Garciaparra after facing his former team, the Red Sox, for the first time.
