Duchscherer threw 10 pitches in a simulated game Thursday before spiking the ball to the ground in frustration after feeling pain in his strained right hip. 

Duchscherer threw 10 pitches in a simulated game Thursday before spiking the ball to the ground in frustration after feeling pain in his strained right hip. 

MEDICAL WATCH: RHP Justin Duchscherer (sore right hip) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to Aug. 

Oakland is essentially holding open tryouts in the outfield this month -- and that means that Emil Brown is not playing much the rest of the way, if at all. 

--OF Travis Buck was back in the leadoff spot that had been his at the start of the season. 

The AL West champion Los Angeles Angels made two throwing errors in the ninth inning, the second by closer Francisco Rodriguez that allowed Oakland's Daric Barton and Jack Hannahan to score in the Athletics' 3-2 victory Wednesday night. 

The AL West champion Los Angeles Angels made two throwing errors in the ninth inning, the second by closer Francisco Rodriguez that allowed Oakland's Daric Barton and Jack Hannahan to score in the Athletics' 3-2 victory Wednesday night. 

Since Joe Saunders last faced the Oakland Athletics, he seems to have strengthened his case to be in the Los Angeles Angels' postseason rotation. 

This sure isn't what Angels manager Mike Scioscia wants to see from his defense two weeks before the playoffs start. 

Oakland Athletics second baseman Mark Ellis will undergo surgery on his right shoulder Friday back home in Arizona. 

April 6 at L. 

If it weren't for the A's pickoff prowess, the team's season might be even worse. 

--OF Travis Buck was recalled from Sacramento, even though the River Cats were playing in the Class AAA championship game in Oklahoma City the same night. 

MEDICAL WATCH: RHP Justin Duchscherer (sore right hip) went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to Aug. 

The Los Angeles Angels have clinched a playoff spot and own the best record in the majors, but they've struggled on the road recently, which could keep them from the franchise's first 100-win season.