--2B Eric Patterson was recalled from Class AAA Sacramento and was scheduled to be in Wednesday's lineup, batting ninth; the game was later rained out. He made his 2009 debut with Oakland on Thursday at Texas, and he singled in the seventh inning.
--RHP Brad Ziegler's availability was questionable Thursday, and he was allowed to arrive late to the park because of what was described as a "non-baseball-related activity." He was believed to have missed the game with an illness. --LHP Brett Anderson's next start has been pushed back from Sunday to Monday because of Wednesday night's rainout. That will give the rookie more time to recover from a blistered left index finger, which knocked him out of Tuesday night's game in the sixth inning. Anderson told reporters Wednesday that the extra day should be plenty to allow him to be ready to start Monday.
BY THE NUMBERS: 3 -- Home runs Jason Giambi needed as of April 26 to get to the 400 mark for his career, something 43 players have done.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I know the feeling, especially coming to a new team. He just needs to relax; we tell him that all the time. He's not doing that bad. Maybe he's just swinging too hard." -- Jason Giambi, on Matt Holliday's slow start.
