This 3 game mini series with Oakland was good in some ways and bad in some ways. It was bad because they lost 2/3 games and the 2 games they lost were by one run each. They lost 5-4 in the first game(in 15 innings) and in the second game they lost 2-1. They finally got a victory today beating Oakland 3-1. The good part about this series is that their pitching finally showed signs that they may be coming around. The entire staff allowed only 7 runs in 33 innings against Oakland. Their bullpen allowed only 1 run in 13 innings of work. They now need to pitch and hit and they should get back to playing 500 ball.