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 

San Francisco hasn't had much success against Oakland lately - especially offensively. 

The Oakland Athletics have owned the San Francisco Giants in interleague play. 

Dana Eveland pitched his second-longest outing of the year to win his second straight decision, Jack Hannahan drove in two runs and the Oakland A's extended their winning streak against the San Francisco Giants to seven games with a 4-1 victory Friday nig 

Now that we're nearly three months into the season, it's time to take a look at some of the biggest surprises and busts from each of the 30 clubs. 

Injuries can ruin a fantasy season. 

--3B Eric Chavez was limited to playing DH for the second game in a row because of a sore right shoulder. 

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

Rich Harden is considered among the American League's most dominating pitchers when healthy, and on Thursday, he gave a National League team an idea of why that is. 

Thanks to some impressive pitching, the Oakland Athletics have dominated their cross-Bay rivals recently. 

Rich Harden deliberately didn't rear back and throw as hard as he could against the Phillies. 

Oakland outfielder Ryan Sweeney left Thursday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies with a sprained left ankle. 

--2B Mark Ellis was back in the lineup after missing a game with a stomach illness. 

MEDICAL WATCH: 3B Eric Chavez (sore right shoulder) was scratched from the lineup June 24. 

The A's hadn't made an error in a season-high eight consecutive games until Bobby Crosby's eighth-inning miscue Wednesday, and one defensive standout for the club this year is sort of unexpected.