Tigers 8, Athletics 4 (6-8)

On Thursday night, the A's squandered Gio Gonzalez's six innings of shutout ball. On Friday, they wasted McCarthy's gem.

W:

Villarreal (1-0)

L:

Fuentes (0-2)

HR: Cabrera, M (5, 9th inning off Fuentes, 0 on, 0 out)

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Tigers 3, Athletics 0 (6-7)

Oakland Athletics' Gio Gonzalez(notes) works against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a baseball game on Thursday, April 14, 2011, in Oakland, Calif.

WP: P. Coke (1-2) S: J. Valverde (3) LP: T. Ross (1-1)

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Athletics 7, White Sox 4 (6-6)

Coco Crisp puts the Athletics on top in the 10th inning with a grounder up the middle that scores Conor Jackson.

W:

Balfour (1-1)

L:

Thornton (0-2)

SV:

Fuentes (5)

HR: Matsui, H (2, 4th inning off Danks, 0 on, 1 out)

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Athletics 5, White Sox 6 (5-6)

Hideki Matsui was responsible for runs No. 2 and 3, as the designated hitter collected his first three-hit night in green and gold.

W:

Sale (2-0)

L:

Cramer (0-1)

2B: Matsui, H (3, Jackson, E), Ellis, M (3, Jackson, E), Barton, D (5, Jackson, E).

HR: Kouzmanoff (1, 6th inning off Pena, To, 1 on, 0 out)

HR: Ramirez, A 2 (3, 2nd inning off Cahill, 2 on, 0 out; 10th inning off Cramer, 0 on, 2 out)

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Athletics 2, White Sox 1 (5-5, 4-3 away)

Oakland Athletic Kurt Suzuki watches his solo home run against the Chicago White Sox during the 10th inning of a baseball game Monday, April 11, 2011, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)

W: Ross (1-0) L: Crain (0-1) S: Fuentes (4)

HR » OAK: Suzuki (1) CHW: Lillibridge (1)

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Athletics 5, Twins 3 (4-5)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 10: Starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy(notes) #32 of the Oakland Athletics throws against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a game on April 10, 2011 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

WP: B. McCarthy (1-0) S: B. Fuentes (3) LP: S. Baker (0-2) HR: OAK - J. Willingham (3), H. Matsui (1), MIN - J. Thome (1)

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Athletics 1, Twins 0 (3-5)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 9: Starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez(notes) #47 of the Oakland Athletics throws against theMinnesota Twins during the third inning of their game on April 9, 2011 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

WP: G. Gonzalez (2-0) S: B. Fuentes (2) LP: N. Blackburn (1-1)

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