Red Sox 0, Athletics 5 (9-8)

OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 19: Hideki Matsui(notes) #55 of the Oakland Athletics hits a two run double to give the Athletics a 4-0 lead in the eighth inning of their game against the Boston Red Sox at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on April 19, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

WP: B. Anderson (1-1) LP: J. Lackey (1-2)

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Tigers 1, Athletics 5 (8-8)

OAKLAND, CA - APRIL 17: Trevor Cahill(notes) #53 of the Oakland Athletics picthes against the Detroit Tigers at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on April 17, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

WP: T. Cahill (2-0) LP: B. Penny (0-2) HR: DET - C. Wells (1)

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Tigers 2, Athletics 6 (7-8, 2-4 home)

Oakland Athletics' Hideki Matsui of Japan swings for an RBI double off Detroit Tigers' Justin Verlander during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 16, 2011, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

W: Braden (1-1) L: Verlander (1-2)

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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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