--C Kurt Suzuki has 25 hits in his last 67 at-bats with nine doubles, two homers and 14 RBI in his past 17 games. Suzuki is batting .234 against left-handers and .381 against right-handers, mimicking the team-wide trend that has left the A's 3-11 against left-handed starters this season.
--DH/1B Jason Giambi has 11 hits in his last 70 at-bats over 20 games after hitting .346 in the first seven games of the season. Giambi has 399 career homers, tied for 44th all-time. He has 190 homers with the A's, 10th most in franchise history. --INF Bobby Crosby has 11 hits in his last 33 at-bats with eight walks in the past 11 games and he is playing regularly at third and at first base because of injuries to Eric Chavez and Nomar Garciaparra. Crosby has been the A's third-leading hitter much of the first five weeks, but it's unclear how much he'll play when Chavez and Garciaparra return from the disabled list in the next week.
--DH/OF Jack Cust has eight hits in his last 23 at-bats with a walk and just two strikeouts in the past six games. He's among the A.L. leaders in walks, with 20, and he is one of two A's players, along with SS Orlando Cabrera, to start all 29 games this year.
MEDICAL WATCH:
LHP Dallas Braden (left hand) was hit by a line drive May 10 but kept pitching and is not expected to miss a start.
LHP Brett Anderson (blister on left index finger) left his April 28 and May 4 starts because of the ailment. He missed his May 9 start.
3B Eric Chavez (sore right forearm and elbow) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 25. He hopes to return May 15.
RHP Santiago Casilla (sprained right knee) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 29. He began a rehab assignment with Class A Stockton on May 9, and he could be activated May 15.
INF Nomar Garciaparra (strained right calf) went on the 15-day disabled list April 29. The injury had dogged him for weeks.
2B Mark Ellis (left calf strain) went on the 15-day disabled list April 29. He will miss four to six weeks.
RHP Justin Duchscherer (arthroscopic elbow surgery in March 2009) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 27, and he was transferred to the 60-day DL on April 29. He could resume pitching in late May. There is a chance that when he is able to throw off the mound, he will be moved into the bullpen to try to safeguard his health.
RHP Joey Devine (sore right elbow) went on the 60-day disabled list retroactive to March 31. He had Tommy John surgery April 21, and he is out for the season.
ROTATION:
LHP Dallas Braden
RHP Trevor Cahill
LHP Brett Anderson
LHP Josh Outman
RHP Sean Gallagher
BULLPEN:
RHP Brad Ziegler (closer)
RHP Russ Springer
RHP Michael Wuertz
RHP Andrew Bailey
RHP Kevin Cameron
LHP Jerry Blevins
RHP Dan Giese
RHP Jeff Gray
CATCHERS:
Kurt Suzuki
Landon Powell
INFIELDERS:
1B Jason Giambi
2B Adam Kennedy
SS Orlando Cabrera
3B Bobby Crosby
INF Jack Hannahan
OUTFIELDERS:
LF Matt Holliday
CF Ryan Sweeney
RF Travis Buck
DH Jack Cust
OF Rajai Davis
