The Oakland Athletics hoped that a return to the O.co Coliseum would provide them with some momentum and thus far it has delivered in spades. The A's swept the Boston Red Sox in three straight games and are definitely rolling as they head into their final series of the first half.
The Seattle Mariners are coming to town for the last three games before the All-Star break begins on Monday. The A's are looking like a much stronger team at the moment than their American League West rivals and will try to keep the wins coming heading into the unofficial midpoint of the season.
TV Schedule & Probable Pitchers
Friday's game will begin at 7:05 p.m. PT and will be televised on CSN California. You can catch the radio broadcast on 95.7 FM The Game. Kevin Millwood will come into the game with a 3-6 record and has been dealing with some groin issues as of late. He'll take on lefty Tom Milone, who is 8-6 with a 3.73 ERA.
The first pitch on Saturday will be at 7:10 p.m. PT and the game will be televised on CSN California. You can catch the radio broadcast on 95.7 FM The Game.. Jason Vargas enters at 7-7 and tries to climb back over .500 as he takes on Jarrod Parker, 5-3 with a 2.46 ERA.
The finale on Sunday will begin at 1:05 p.m. PT and will be televised on CSN California. You can catch the radio broadcast on 95.7 FM The Game. The last game in the series should be a sparkling pitching matchup, as Seattle ace Felix Hernandez takes on the 6-7 Bartolo Colon, who looked good in his first game back from the DL.
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