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The A's mission was simple tonight - get a quality start out of Bartolo Colon and tag the pedestrian Josh Lindblom and a tired Rangers bullpen. Done and done. Eight out of nine starters got at least one hit, and Colon pitched 7 innings, allowing just two runs. The early going did not look great for the A's. Seth Smith hit a solo homer, but beyond that, the A's left five on base in through the first three innings, against a very hittable Josh Lindblom (who featured a below-average fastball and a straight change up). The first inning had Coco Crisp and Yoenis Cespedes reaching base a...

Fueled by Tex-Mex, Bartolo Colon takes the mound against Josh Lindblom (who?) in Arlington. Welcome to another edition of A's baseball! The A's lost a hard-fought series against the Rangers last week, with the extra inning backbreaker in Game 2 proving decisive. After that, AN collectively demanded that heads roll. Billy Beane happily obliged, cutting game 2 loser Chris Resop (2 HRs in the 10th inning) and Daric "Zombie" Barton. They were ably replaced by Hideki Okajima and Chris Young. A pretty substantial upgrade by anyone's measure. The A's outfield looks much better than it di...

Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Bartolo Colon (40) throws to the Texas Rangers during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, May 20, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jim Cowsert)

In this recent cold stretch, the A's have lost a lot of games where they've simply been outplayed, haven't shown up, and haven't been the better team on the field. Tonight wasn't one of those nights, though, and that's what makes this loss so frustrating. Bartolo Colon turned in a quality start, Josh Donaldson had the third four-hit game of his career, and the A's put together a great extra-inning rally, and still came up short. I wrote a bit of a lengthy recap tonight, so here's what I did for those of you not interested in the less significant play-by-play details: if I think a parag...

It's the A's and the Rangers live from the O.co Coliseum at 7:05 PM — we'll see if Oakland starter Bartolo Colon can turn in the type of heavyweight performance we know he's capable of. The A's, fresh off an October 2012-esque, 5-1 victory over Texas last night, are looking to pick up right where they left in this evening's tilt against that same Rangers squad. Last night A.J. Griffin got it done pretty much all by himself with a dominant 7-plus inning, 6-hit performance. Bartolo Colon probably doesn't need to be quite that good tonight, but I'm sure the A's would take it. Bartolo's b...

Oakland Athletics' Bartolo Colon throws to a Texas Rangers batter in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Oakland Athletics' Bartolo Colon pitches against the Texas Rangers in the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Oakland faced New York - The sun shone brightly at theHouse That Jeter Built. The Captain looked on,Hobbled, forced to watch NunezHit like Mendoza. Bartolo Colon,Hungry for innings, but no - He'd be left wanting. The strikes flow like wineWhen Bartolo takes the mound - Dry cellars today Of seventy-three,Only forty-six were strikes - Yet no free passes. But O! Cruel fate.Missed locations did him in; Mistakes were punished. It was not Cano,Nor Wells or Hafner either - New heroes arose. Chris Freaking Stewart,First a Giant, now a Yank - Bat made of string cheese. And Lyle Overbay?A Spring...