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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Tim Hudson kept his second start simple.
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"I went out there and just pitched," he said after striking out 11 in the Oakland Athletics' 4-2 victory over the Anaheim Angels on Saturday.
"I threw some strikes and kept us in the game."
Hudson gave up just three hits in eight innings and tied his career high for strikeouts.
"Even the three hits that I gave up, I couldn't have made any
better pitches to them," he said.
Jason Isringhausen pitched the ninth for his first save.
With the score tied at 2, Olmedo Saenz singled off Al Levine (0-1) to open the Athletics' eighth. Eric Chavez's grounder was
overthrown by third baseman Troy Glaus, putting runners at second
and third.
After Miguel Tejada grounded out, Terrence Long was
intentionally walked to load the bases. Jeremy Giambi hit a
grounder that was misplayed by second baseman David Eckstein,
allowing pinch-runner Ryan Christenson and Chavez to score.
"We're not perfect out there," Angels manager Mike Scioscia
said. "This is one that just got away."
The A's tied it in the sixth after Chavez singled and moved up on a pair of wild pitches by Steve Green, making his major league debut.
Angels catcher Jorge Fabregas tried to catch Chavez off third base, but the throw from his knees was short and bounced away from Glaus, allowing Chavez to score easily.
Glaus, who hit a two-run home run for the Angels, was testy after the game.
"I knew I threw it away," he said.
Hudson did not allow a hit through three innings. He walked
Orlando Palmiero with one out in the fourth, then struck out Tim
Salmon.
Palmiero advanced to second on a wild pitch before Glaus knocked
in his third home run of the year to put the Angels up 2-1.
Hudson, who won 20 games for the A's last season, had a
no-decision in his first start on opening day.
The only two batters he allowed on base were Palmiero and Glaus until the eighth inning. With two outs, Eckstein and Scott Spiezio
each singled before Darin Erstad grounded out -- with a spectacular stop by first baseman Jason Giambi.
Green gave up four hits in six innings. He walked six and struck
out four. After the game, the Angels optioned Green to Triple-A
Salt Lake City, as planned.
"He was outstanding. Good stuff," Scoiscia said. "He mixed up
his pitches well, changed speeds well. He just needs to go down
there and work on a few things."
With two outs in the first, Green walked Jason Giambi and Saenz,
prompting a conference on the mound. But he calmed down and struck
out Chavez to end his inning.
Ramon Hernandez singled off Green in the second to score Tejada,
who walked.
After compiling the best spring training record in the majors,
the A's have won just two of their last five. But the slow start
isn't a big concern: Last season the A's opened 3-6 and wound up
winning the AL West.
"Maybe a win like this is what we need to break the ice," Howe
said.
Game notes
The A's have scored first in all of their games. ... Angels
outfielder Glenallen Hill is one hit short of 1,000 for his career.
He was not in the starting lineup Saturday. ... In their first four
games, the A's did not score off an opponents' bullpen. ... A's
manager Art Howe needs three more wins to reach 400 for his career.
... Before Glaus' homer in the fourth, Tim Hudson had not allowed a
home run in 65.2 innings dating back to last August. .... Tim Salmon struck out four times, three looking.
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