ANAHEIM On Wednesday night the A's watched Nick Adenhart throw six scoreless innings at them, impressed by the ability of one of the major leagues' brightest young pitching prospects. 

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim starting pitcher Nick Adenhart and two other people were killed today in a three-vehicle crash in Fullerton caused by a drunken driver who ran a red light and then fled the scene on foot, police said. 

ANAHEIM As if making his major league debut weren't going to be special enough, Brett Anderson will pitch the first game of his career in the A's home opener tonight. 

Oakland's injury situation began to look up toward the end of the spring, and often injured 3B Eric Chavez and 2B Mark Ellis were ready for the start of the season. 

Oakland's game Thursday at Anaheim was postponed after the death of rookie right-hander Nick Adenhart in an early-morning hit-and-run accident. 

--LHP Dana Eveland told reporters after his first start of the season that he thought his velocity might be a little down from where it usually is. 

ANAHEIM The A's will gather at Angel Stadium and then fly back to the Bay Area later this afternoon, still in shock as a team over the death of Los AngelesAngels pitcher Nick Adenhart, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning. 

ANAHEIM The A's won't waste time analyzing Wednesday night's 6-4 victory over the Los AngelesAngels. 

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ANAHEIM (AP) A man involved in a fight at Angel Stadium on opening day has died. 

ANAHEIM TheOaklandAthletics won't waste time analyzing Wednesday night's 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels as the season unfolds. 

Ryan Rowland-Smith passed on an opportunity to pitch in the World Baseball Classic in order to earn a spot in the Seattle Mariners' rotation. 

A's co-closer Joey Devine visited Dr. 

--UT Bobby Crosby made his first career appearance in the outfield on Wednesday night after having shagged balls in the outfield just once, before Wednesday's game for about 10 minutes. 

Oakland's injury situation began to look up toward the end of the spring, and often injured 3B Eric Chavez and 2B Mark Ellis were ready for the start of the season.