2008 Oakland Athletics season

March 2026 November 2013 Oakland Athletics 2008 American League West Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, California 75–86 (.466) 3rd Lewis Wolff Bob Geren Billy Beane CSN Bay AreaKICU (Action 36) KYCYKNTS/KDOWKFRC-FM The Oakland Athletics' 2008 season marked their 40th year in Oakland, California. It was also the 108th season in franchise history. The team finished third in the American League West with a record of 75–86. The Athletics were not expected to contend for the American League West title in 2008. Despite this, the team remained near first place well into July. The Athletics fortunes peaked on July 11, when a 9–2 rout of the Angels allowed them to pull within four games of first place. The team then lost 44 of its 68 remaining games. The slide saw the Athletics finish 24.5 games behind the Angels, who clinched the division for a second consecutive year. The Athletics struggled at the plate for most of the season. Particularly troubling was the team's lack of power hitting; apart from Jack Cust, who hit 33 home runs, no Athletic hit more than 13. Oakland ultimately finished 11th (out of 14 American League teams) in this category. All told, the Athletics scored fewer runs (646) than any other American League team in 2008. Off-season Potential free agents Outfielder Jeff DaVanon, catcher Mike Piazza and outfielder Shannon Stewart all filed for free agency after the 2007 season. DaVanon was signed to a minor league contract by the Athletics on August 10, 2007, after being let go by the Arizona Diamondbacks less than a week later. His contract was purchased on August 17, following an injury to Mark Kotsay, who was plagued with injuries in 2007. He posted a .238 batting average and no home runs in 26 games for the Athletics. Piazza was signed in the previous offseason to a one-year contract which began Piazza's career as a designated hitter. In early May, Piazza was placed on the disabled list after suffering an injury while sliding into third base against the Boston Red Sox. Piazza was activated from the disabled list on July 20 but saw limited action after that as Jack Cust, who the Athletics brought in as a replacement, put on a big show once he joined the team. Piazza played in a total of 83 games in 2007 and batted .275 with 8 home runs. Stewart was also signed in the previous offseason to a one-year contract after missing most of the 2006 season. Stewart played in 146 games in 2007 and led the team in batting average (.290). October October 5: Outfielder Dee Brown, pitcher Ron Flores, infielder J. J. Furmaniak, pitcher Brad Halsey, pitcher Shane Komine, catcher Adam Melhuse and pitcher Jason Windsor were outrighted to the minor leagues. Brown, Flores, Furmaniak and Melhuse eventually declined their assignments and became free agents.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20071005&content_id=2252397&vkey=pr_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak A's outright seven to Triple-A Sacramento; Chavez to undergo back surgery MLB.com October 5, 2007 January 12, 2008 October 6: The Athletics announced that they would not renew the contracts of bullpen coach Brad Fischer, third base coach Rene Lachemann, and bench coach Bob Schaefer for the 2008 season.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20071006&content_id=2254033&vkey=pr_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak A's announce coaching staff changes for 2008 MLB.com October 6, 2007 January 12, 2008 October 11: Pitcher José García was claimed by the Athletics off waivers from the Florida Marlins. García had missed the entire 2007 season following Tommy John surgery.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071012&content_id=2262663&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak Notes: Kotsay, Chavez on the mend MLB.com October 12, 2007 January 12, 2008 Urban, Mychael October 13: Pitcher Jay Marshallhttp://www.projo.com/redsox/content/projo-20071015-pitcher.17460a39b.html Red Sox acquire pitcher October 15, 2007 January 12, 2008 McDonald, Joe and outfielder Kevin Thompsonhttp://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071015&content_id=2267037&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit Pirates claim Thompson off waivers MLB.com October 15, 2007 January 12, 2008 Langosch, Jenifer were claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox and the Pittsburgh Pirates, respectively. A Rule 5 draft selection from the Chicago White Sox, Marshall saw action in 51 games in 2007, mainly as a left-handed specialist. He put up a 1–2 record and a 6.43 ERA. Claimed off waivers from the New York Yankees on September 7, 2007, Thompson played in 9 games for the Athletics in the final month of the season, batting .071 with no home runs. October 16: Ron Romanick was added to the Athletics coaching staff and will serve as the bullpen coach for the 2008 season.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071017&content_id=2270363&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak A's to interview Wakamatsu MLB.com October 17, 2007 January 12, 2008 Urban, Mychael October 23: Don Wakamatsu was added to the Athletics coaching staff and will serve as the bench coach for the 2008 season.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071023&content_id=2279619&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak Wakamatsu hired as A's bench coach MLB.com October 24, 2007 January 12, 2008 Urban, Mychael https://web.archive.org/web/20071205002608/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071023&content_id=2279619&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak December 5, 2007 live October 25: Outfielder Chris Snelling was claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071025&content_id=2282079&vkey=news_tb&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb Rays claim Snelling off waivers MLB.com October 25, 2007 January 12, 2008 Chastain, Bill Acquired on May 2, 2007, from the Washington Nationals for Ryan Langerhans, Snelling played in just 6 games before being placed on the disabled list on May 16 and never played in another game for the Athletics. That same day Connor Robertson was outrighted to the minor leagues. Robertson appeared in 3 games in 2007 and posted an 18.00 ERA. Tony DeFrancesco was also added to the Athletics coaching staff and will serve as the third base coach for 2008.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071025&content_id=2282273&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak DeFrancesco fills final spot on staff MLB.com October 25, 2007 January 12, 2008 Urban, Mychael November November 2: Pitcher Colby Lewis was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071102&content_id=2291209&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kc Notes: Matthews made most of Hall MLB.com November 2, 2007 January 12, 2008 Kaegel, Dick Lewis mainly worked out of the bullpen for the Athletics in 2007, posting a 6.45 ERA and an 0–2 record in 26 games. November 18: Infielder Marco Scutaro was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for two minor league pitchers, Graham Godfrey and Kristian Bell.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071118&content_id=2303194&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak A's deal Scutaro for two prospects MLB.com November 18, 2007 January 12, 2008 Urban, Mychael Scutaro, a valuable backup infielder, played in 104 games in 2007 for the Athletics, posting a .260 batting average and 7 home runs. November 28: First baseman Wes Bankston was claimed off waivers by the Athletics from the Kansas City Royals. A minor league first baseman, Bankston played in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays minor league system in 2007. In 104 games in Triple-A with the Durham Bulls, he batted .238 with 15 home runs. December December 6: Pitcher Fernando Hernández was selected from the Chicago White Sox in the Rule 5 draft.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071206&content_id=2319737&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak A's pick up Hernandez in Rule 5 draft MLB.com December 6, 2007 January 12, 2008 Urban, Mychael https://web.archive.org/web/20080207163129/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071206&content_id=2319737&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak February 7, 2008 live Jay Marshall was reclaimed by the Athletics off waivers from the Boston Red Sox. To make room for Marshall, José García was designated for assignment. Marshall was later outrighted to the minor leagues on December 11 and José García was not offered a new contract and became a free agent on December 12. December 13: The long-awaited Mitchell Report was released. It named many former Athletics players, including José Canseco, Jason Giambi, José Guillén, Jeremy Giambi, David Justice, Adam Piatt, F. P. Santangelo, Miguel Tejada and Randy Velarde. The report also named one current Athletics player, Jack Cust.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071213&content_id=2325400&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak Mitchell mentions current, former A's MLB.com December 13, 2007 January 12, 2008 Urban, Mychael https://web.archive.org/web/20071222075836/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071213&content_id=2325400&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak December 22, 2007 live December 14: In a move that signaled the start of rebuilding for the Athletics, 2007 All-Star Game starter Dan Haren along with minor league pitcher Connor Robertson were traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for pitcher Brett Andreson, first baseman Chris Carter, outfielder Aaron Cunningham, pitcher Dana Eveland, outfielder Carlos González and pitcher Greg Smith.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071214&content_id=2326969&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak A's begin rebuilding by dealing Haren MLB.com December 14, 2007 January 12, 2008 Urban, Mychael https://web.archive.org/web/20071218130343/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071214&content_id=2326969&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak December 18, 2007 live Haren, the Athletics ace in 2007, made 34 starts and posted career highs in wins (15), ERA (3.07), and strikeouts (192). Of the players acquired from the Diamondbacks, Eveland was the only one with major league experience, having made his debut for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2005. Eveland appeared in 5 games for the Diamondbacks in 2007, making one start, winning one game and posted a 14.40 ERA. January January 3: In another move as part of the Athletics rebuilding mode, outfielder/first baseman Nick Swisher was traded to the Chicago White Sox for pitcher Fautino de los Santos, pitcher Gio González and outfielder Ryan Sweeney.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080103&content_id=2338863&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak A's deal Swisher to White Sox MLB.com January 3, 2008 January 12, 2008 Haft, Chris https://web.archive.org/web/20080107082730/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080103&content_id=2338863&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak January 7, 2008 live In 2007, Swisher posted a career high .262 batting average but had only 22 home runs, a big drop from 35 in 2006. Of the players acquired from the White Sox, Sweeney was the only one with major league experience, having made his debut for them in 2006. In 15 major league games for the White Sox in 2007, Sweeney batted .200 with a home run. January 11: Outfielder Emil Brown was signed by the Athletics to a one-year contract. Brown, 33, started half the games for the Kansas City Royals in the outfield in 2007. He batted .257 with 6 home runs. According to Athletics assistant general manager David Forst, Brown's success against left-handed pitching was what appealed the Athletics into signing the right-handed veteran.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080111&content_id=2344255&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak A's add free agent Brown to outfield MLB.com January 11, 2008 January 12, 2008 Urban, Mychael https://web.archive.org/web/20080117032632/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080111&content_id=2344255&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak January 17, 2008 live To make room for Brown on the 40-man roster, fellow outfielder Danny Putnam was designated for assignment. Putnam made his debut in 2007 for the Athletics and batted .214 with a home run in 11 games. January 14: In another move as part of the Athletics rebuilding mode, center fielder Mark Kotsay was traded to the Atlanta Braves for pitcher Joey Devine and minor league pitcher Jamie Richmond.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080114&content_id=2345734&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak Trade with Braves for Devine complete MLB.com January 14, 2008 January 28, 2008 Urban, Mychael https://web.archive.org/web/20080120101936/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080114&content_id=2345734&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak January 20, 2008 live Kotsay was limited to just 56 games in 2007 due to back problems that bothered him in the past. He hit just .214 with a home run in those 56 games. Devine spent most of the 2007 season in the minor leagues, splitting time in Double-A and Triple-A. In 10 major league games, all out of the bullpen, Devine went 1–0 with a 1.08 ERA. January 25: Outfielder Jeff Fiorentino was claimed off waivers from the Cincinnati Reds. To make room for Fiorentino on the 40-man roster, pitcher Ruddy Lugo was designated for assignment.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080125&content_id=2355803&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak Oakland signs Gaudin to one-year deal MLB.com January 25, 2008 January 28, 2008 Haft, Chris Fiorentino spent the entire 2007 season in the Baltimore Orioles organization, playing at the Double-A level for the Bowie Baysox. He hit .282 with 15 home runs and 65 RBIs for the Baysox. Lugo was claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays earlier in the 2007 season and made a combined 38 relief appearances for the Devil Rays and the Athletics. He went 6–0 with a 5.40 ERA. February February 8: Pitcher Keith Foulke came out of retirement and signed a one-year contract with the Athletics. He had previously pitched for the Athletics in 2003, as their closer. To make room for Foulke on the 40-man roster, Bankston was designated for assignment and was later outrighted to Triple-A Sacramento on February 13.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080208&content_id=2369023&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak Foulke picks A's in return to Bay Area MLB.com February 8, 2008 March 25, 2008 Eymer, Rick https://web.archive.org/web/20080328223148/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080208&content_id=2369023&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak March 28, 2008 live March March 25: First baseman and designated hitter Mike Sweeney had his contract purchased right before the Athletics first game. He had signed a minor league contract on February 11, 2008. He had previously spent his entire career with the Kansas City Royals and his last few years with them were plagued with injuries. Sweeney had done well in spring training to earn a spot on the Athletics 25-man roster. Regular season Season standings Oakland Athletics Record vs. opponents OAK Season summary March The Athletics opened the regular season on March 25 in Japan and faced the Boston Red Sox there. Before the opener, the Athletics placed starting pitcher Chad Gaudin and third baseman Eric Chavez on the 15-day disabled list and placed relief pitcher Kiko Calero on the 60-day disabled list. The Athletics were allowed to carry 25 players plus three extra inactive players in case of injury. The three extra players were pitchers Justin Duchscherer and Dana Eveland along with outfielder Carlos González.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080325&content_id=2456298&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak Gonzalez still in mix for job MLB.com March 25, 2008 March 29, 2008 Urban, Mychael https://web.archive.org/web/20080325232954/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080325&content_id=2456298&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak March 25, 2008 live The Athletics opened with ten pitchers, two catchers, seven infielders, five outfielders, and one designated hitter. The pitchers were Joe Blanton, Dallas Braden, Andrew Brown, Santiago Casilla, Lenny DiNardo, Alan Embree, Keith Foulke, Rich Harden, Fernando Hernández and Huston Street. Rob Bowen and Kurt Suzuki were the two catchers while Daric Barton, Bobby Crosby, Mark Ellis, Jack Hannahan, Dan Johnson, Donnie Murphy and Mike Sweeney were the seven infielders. The five outfielders were Emil Brown, Travis Buck, Chris Denorfia, Jeff Fiorentino and Ryan Sweeney, while Jack Cust was the designated hitter. Joe Blanton got the nod to start the first game. The game went into extra innings and the Athletics lost 6–5 in 10. Emil Brown made a costly baserunning error in the 10th, which possibly cost the Athletics the game.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080325&content_id=2456346&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak No Street closure in opener MLB.com March 25, 2008 March 29, 2008 Urban, Mychael https://web.archive.org/web/20080325232930/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080325&content_id=2456346&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak March 25, 2008 live Rich Harden started the second game of the two-game series and led the Athletics to a 5–1 win over the Red Sox after pitching six strong innings while giving up one run on three hits and also struck out nine.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080326&content_id=2458868&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak Health insurance MLB.com March 26, 2008 March 29, 2008 Urban, Mychael https://web.archive.org/web/20080327173354/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20080326&content_id=2458868&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=oak March 27, 2008 live Game log background:#6E8B3D 2008 game log y background:#9EBD69; March # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 1 || March 25 || Red Sox* || 6 – 5 (10) || Okajima (1–0) || Street (0–1) || Papelbon (1) || 44,628 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 2 || March 26 || Red Sox* || 5–1 || Harden (1–0) || Lester (0–1) || || 44,735 || 1–1 |- | colspan=9 | * At Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, see MLB Japan Opening Series 2008 |- y background:#9EBD69; April # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 3 || April 1 || Red Sox || 2–1 || Matsuzaka (1–0) || Blanton (0–1) || Papelbon (2) || 36,067 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 4 || April 2 || Red Sox || 5–0 || Lester (1–1) || Embree (0–1) || || 21,625 || 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 || April 4 || Indians || 6–3 || Duchscherer (1–0) || Byrd (0–1) || || 13,916 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 6 || April 5 || Indians || 6–1 || Eveland (1–0) || Sabathia (0–1) || || 16,279 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 7 || April 6 || Indians || 2–1 || Lee (1–0) || Blanton (0–2) || Borowski (2) || 16,384 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 8 || April 8 || @ Blue Jays || 9–8 || Embree (1–1) || Accardo (0–1) || Street (1) || 31,336 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 9 || April 9 || @ Blue Jays || 6–3 || Hernández (1–0) || Accardo (0–2) || Street (2) || 16,102 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 10 || April 10 || @ Blue Jays || 11 – 8 (12) || Devine (1–0) || League (0–1) || Foulke (1) || 16,521 || 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 11 || April 11 || @ Indians || 9–7 || Blanton (1–2) || Sabathia (0–2) || Street (3) || 17,859 || 7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 || April 12 || @ Indians || 7–3 || DiNardo (1–0) || Carmona (1–1) || || 19,170 || 8–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 13 || April 13 || @ Indians || 7–1 || Lee (2–0) || Gaudin (0–1) || || 17,228 || 8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 || April 14 || @ White Sox || 2–1 || Smith (1–0) || Buehrle (1–1) || Street (4) || 20,430 || 9–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 15 || April 15 || @ White Sox || 4–1 || Danks (1–1) || Eveland (1–1) || Jenks (5)|| 18,254 || 9–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 16 || April 16 || Mariners || 4–2 || Hernández (2–0) || Blanton (1–3) || || 21,126 || 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 17 || April 17 || Mariners || 8–1 || Silva (3–0) || DiNardo (1–1) || || 10,164 || 9–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 18 || April 18 || Royals || 13–2 || Gaudin (1–1) || Bannister (3–1) || || 12,528 || 10–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 19 || April 19 || Royals || 6–5 || Devine (2–0) || Peralta (0–1) || Street (5) || 20,390 || 11–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 20 || April 20 || Royals || 7–1 || Eveland (2–1) || Hochevar (0–1) || || 18,645 || 12–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 21 || April 22 || Twins || 5–4 || Rincón (2–0) || Blanton (1–4) || Nathan (7) || 10,267 || 12–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 22 || April 23 || Twins || 3–0 || Gaudin (2–1) || Bonser (1–4) || Street (6) || 15,242 || 13–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 || April 24 || Twins || 11–2 || Smith (2–0) || Liriano (0–3) || || 12,593 || 14–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 24 || April 25 || @ Mariners || 4–3 || Eveland (3–1) || Batista (2–3) || Street (7) || 40,845 || 15–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 25 || April 26 || @ Mariners || 5–3 || Bédard (2–0) || Duchscherer (1–1) || || 37,563 || 15–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 || April 27 || @ Mariners || 4–2 || Blanton (2–4) || Hernández (2–1) || Street (8) || 32,612 || 16–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27 || April 28 || @ Angels || 14–2 || Gaudin (3–1) || Garland (3–3) || || 37,725 || 17–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 28 || April 29 || @ Angels || 2–0 || Saunders (5–0) || Smith (2–1) || Rodríguez (11) || 35,764 || 17–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 29 || April 30 || @ Angels || 6–1 || Santana (5–0) || Eveland (3–2) || || 35,301 || 17–12 |- y background:#9EBD69; May # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 || May 1 || @ Angels || 15–8 || Duchscherer (2–1) || Moseley (1–3) || || 37,396 || 18–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 31 || May 2 || Rangers || 4–3 || Padilla (4–2) || Blanton (2–5) || Wilson (7) || 15,408 || 18–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 32 || May 3 || Rangers || 6–3 || Murray (1–0) || Gaudin (3–2) || Benoit (1) || 20,524 || 18–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 || May 4 || Rangers || 3–1 || Casilla (1–0) || Feldman (0–1) || Street (9) || 31,673 || 19–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 34 || May 5 || Orioles || 2 – 1 (10) || Devine (3–0) || Johnson (0–1) || || 10,128 || 20–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 || May 6 || Orioles || 4–2 || Duchscherer (3–1) || Burres (3–3) || Casilla (1) || 11,492 || 21–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 36 || May 7 || Orioles || 6 – 5 (10) || Braden (1–0) || Cormier (0–1) || || 15,235 || 22–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 37 || May 9 || @ Rangers || 4–0 || Feldman (1–1) || Smith (2–2) || || 23,516 || 22–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 38 || May 10 || @ Rangers || 6–4 || Rupe (1–1) || Eveland (3–3) || || 22,899 || 22–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 39 || May 11 || @ Rangers || 12–6 || Casilla (2–0) || Germán (1–1) || || 23,959 || 23–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 40 || May 13 || @ Indians || 4–0 || Byrd (2–3) || Duchscherer (3–2) || Kobayashi (1) || 16,974 || 23–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 41 || May 14 || @ Indians || 2–0 || Sabathia (3–5) || Blanton (2–6) || || 18,188 || 23–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 42 || May 15 || @ Indians || 4–2 || Laffey (2–2) || Smith (2–3) || Kobayashi (2) || 26,764 || 23–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 43 || May 16 || @ Braves || 3–2 || Acosta (2–1) || Embree (1–2) || || 31,004 || 23–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 44 || May 17 || @ Braves || 5–4 || Harden (2–0) || Hudson (6–3) || || 38,324 || 24–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 45 || May 18 || @ Braves || 5–2 || Reyes (2–1) || Duchscherer (3–3) || || 31,025 || 24–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 46 || May 19 || Rays || 7 – 6 (13) || Hammel (3–2) || Gaudin (3–3) || Percival (12) || 11,077 || 24–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 47 || May 20 || Rays || 3–2 || Kazmir (3–1) || Smith (2–4) || Percival (13) || 11,272 || 24–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 48 || May 21 || Rays || 9–1 || Eveland (4–3) || Sonnanstine (6–2) || || 22,712 || 25–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 49 || May 23 || Red Sox || 8–3 || Harden (3–0) || Wakefield (3–3) || || 29,057 || 26–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 || May 24 || Red Sox || 3–0 || Duchscherer (4–3) || Beckett (5–4) || Street (10) || 33,468 || 27–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 51 || May 25 || Red Sox || 6–3 || Blanton (3–6) || Lester (3–3) || Street (11) || 35,067 || 28–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 52 || May 27 || Blue Jays || 3–1 || Smith (3–4) || Burnett (5–5) || Street (12) || 10,635 || 29–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 53 || May 28 || Blue Jays || 2–1 || Halladay (6–5) || Foulke (0–1) || Ryan (12) || 17,460 || 29–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 54 || May 29 || Blue Jays ||12–0 || Litsch (6–1) || Eveland (4–4) || || 21,862 || 29–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 55 || May 30 || @ Rangers || 3–1 || Millwood (3–3) || Duchscherer (4–4) || Wilson (11) || 21,763 || 29–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 56 || May 31 || @ Rangers || 8–4 || Ponson (4–1) || Blanton (3–7) || || 36,798 || 29–27 |- y background:#9EBD69; June # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 57 || June 1 || @ Rangers || 13–8 || Gaudin (4–3) || Wright (3–2) || || 17,661 || 30–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 58 || June 2 || Tigers || 3–2 || Street (1–1) || Cruceta (0–3) || || 11,772 || 31–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 59 || June 3 || Tigers || 5 – 4 (11) || Gaudin (5–3) || Seay (0–1) || || 10,871 || 32–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 60 || June 4 || Tigers || 10–2 || Duchscherer (5–4) || Robertson (3–6) || || 19,258 || 33–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 61 || June 6 || Angels || 3–1 || Lackey (2–1) || Blanton (3–8) || Rodríguez (25)|| 25,120 || 33–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 62 || June 7 || Angels || 5–3 || Garland (6–3) || Smith (3–5) || Rodríguez (26) || 29,294 || 33–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 63 || June 8 || Angels || 7 – 3 (12) || Ziegler (1–0) || Bootcheck (0–1) || || 26,332 || 34–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 64 || June 10 || Yankees || 3–1 || Wang (7–2) || Eveland (4–5) || Rivera (17) || 26,402 || 34–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 65 || June 11 || Yankees || 8–4 || Duchscherer (6–4) || Rasner (3–4) || || 27,292 || 35–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 66 || June 12 || Yankees || 4–1 || Pettitte (6–5) || Blanton (3–9) || Rivera (18) || 28,658 || 35–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 67 || June 13 || @ Giants || 5–1 || Smith (4–5) || Zito (2–10) || || 42,445 || 36–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 68 || June 14 || @ Giants || 4–0 || Harden (4–0) || Cain (3–5) || || 40,873 || 37–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 69 || June 15 || @ Giants || 5–3 || Eveland (5–5) || Correia (1–4) || Street (13) || 41,547 || 38–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 70 || June 17 || @ D-backs || 15–1 || Duchscherer (7–4) || Webb (11–3) || || 28,710 || 39–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 71 || June 18 || @ D-backs || 11–1 || Haren (7–4) || Blanton (3–10) || || 28,507 || 39–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 72 || June 19 || @ D-backs || 2–1 || Peña (1–1)|| Foulke (0–2) || Lyon (15) || 31,997 || 39–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 73 || June 20 || Marlins || 7 – 6 (11) || Brown (1–0) || Waechter (0–2) || || 15,035 || 40–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 74 || June 21 || Marlins || 6–4 || Pinto (2–2) || Street (1–2) || Gregg (13) || 19,287 || 40–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 75 || June 22 || Marlins || 7–1 || Duchscherer (8–4) || Miller (5–6) || || 22,461 || 41–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 76 || June 24 || Phillies || 5–2 || Blanton (4–10) || Moyer (7–5) || Street (14) || 13,348 || 42–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 77 || June 25 || Phillies || 4–0 || Kendrick (7–3) || Smith (4–6) || || 22,231 || 42–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 78 || June 26 || Phillies || 5–0 || Harden (5–0) || Eaton (2–6) || || 17,228 || 43–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 79 || June 27 || Giants || 4–1 || Eveland (6–5) || Yabu (3–4) || Street (15) || 27,125 || 44–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 80 || June 28 || Giants || 1–0 || Lincecum (9–1) || Duchscherer (8–5) || Wilson (22) || 36,067 || 44–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 81 || June 29 || Giants || 11–1 || Sánchez (8–4) || Blanton (4–11) || || 33,841 || 44–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 82 || June 30 || @ Angels || 6–1 || Smith (5–6) || Garland (7–5) || || 42,046 || 45–37 |- y background:#9EBD69; July # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 83 || July 1 || @ Angels || 5–3 || Shields (4–2) || Embree (1–3) || Rodríguez (33) || 42,047 || 45–38 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 84 || July 2 || @ Angels || 7–4 || Saunders (12–4) || Foulke (0–3) || Rodríguez (34) || 41,091 || 45–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 85 || July 3 || @ White Sox || 3–2 || Duchscherer (9–5) || Vázquez (7–7) || Street (16) || 26,730 || 46–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 86 || July 4 || @ White Sox || 7–1 || Blanton (5–11) || Buehrle (6–7) || || 29,600 || 47–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 87 || July 5 || @ White Sox || 6–1 || Floyd (10–4) || Smith (5–7) || || 35,586 || 47–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 88 || July 6 || @ White Sox || 4–3 || Danks (6–4) || Harden (5–1) || Linebrink (1) || 31,955 || 47–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 89 || July 7 || Mariners|| 4–3 || Eveland (7–5) || Washburn (4–8)|| Street (17) || 11,129 || 48–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 90 || July 8 || Mariners || 2–0 || Duchscherer (10–5) || Silva (4–11) || || 12,543 || 49–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 91 || July 9 || Mariners || 6–4 || Corcoran (1–0) || Blanton (5–12) || Morrow (8) || 21,128 || 49–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 92 || July 10 || Mariners || 3 – 2 (11) || Street (2–2) || Jiménez (0–1) || || 15,187 || 50–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 93 || July 11 || Angels || 9–2 || Gallagher (1–0) || Garland (8–6) || || 31,372 || 51–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 94 || July 12 || Angels || 4–1 || Santana (11–3) || Eveland (7–6) || Rodríguez (37) || 27,161 || 51–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 95 || July 13 || Angels || 4–3 || Arredondo (3–0) || Street (2–3) || Rodríguez (38) || 29,352 || 51–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 96 || July 18 || @ Yankees || 7–1 || Mussina (12–6)|| Smith (5–8) || || 54,145 || 51–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 97 || July 19 || @ Yankees || 4 – 3 (12) || Robertson (1–0) || DiNardo (1–2) || || 54,183 || 51–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 98 || July 20 || @ Yankees || 2–1 || Pettitte (11–7) || Duchscherer (10–6) || Rivera (24) || 54,366 || 51–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 99 || July 21 || @ Rays || 4–0 || Kazmir (8–5) || Eveland (7–7) || || 12,428 || 51–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 100 || July 22 || @ Rays || 8–1 || Braden (2–0) || Sonnanstine (10–5) || || 16,800 || 52–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 101 || July 23 || @ Rays || 4–3 || Shields (9–6) || Smith (5–9) || Percival (20) || 23,437 || 52–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 102 || July 25 || Rangers || 14–6 || Padilla (12–5) || Blevins (0–1) || || 20,141 || 52–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 103 || July 26 || Rangers || 9–4 || Harrison (2–1) || Duchscherer (10–7) || || 20,653 || 52–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 104 || July 27 || Rangers || 6–5 || Blevins (1–1) || Hurley (1–2) || Street (18) || 21,135 || 53–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 105 || July 28 || Royals || 4–2 || Greinke (8–7) || Braden (2–1) || Soria (28) || 12,464 || 53–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 106 || July 29 || Royals || 5–2 || Meche (9–9) || Smith (5–10) || Soria (29) || 12,182 || 53–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 107 || July 30 || Royals || 4 – 3 (10) || R. Ramírez (2–1) || Street (2–4) || Soria (30) || 26,272 || 53–54 |- y background:#9EBD69; August # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 108 || August 1 || @ Red Sox || 2 – 1 (12) || Timlin (4–3) || Embree (1–4) || || 37,832 || 53–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 109 || August 2 || @ Red Sox || 12–2 || Lester (10–3) || Eveland (7–8) || || 37,838 || 53–56 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 110 || August 3 || @ Red Sox || 5–2 || Matsuzaka (12–2) || Braden (2–2) || Papelbon (31) || 37,317 || 53–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 111 || August 4 || @ Blue Jays || 6–1 || Halladay (13–8) || Gallagher (1–1) || || 24,761 || 53–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 112 || August 5 || @ Blue Jays || 4–3 || Carlson (4–1) || Street (2–5) || || 23,580 || 53–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 113 || August 6 || @ Blue Jays || 5–1 || Marcum (6–5) || Gonzalez (0–1) || || 29,256 || 53–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 114 || August 7 || @ Blue Jays || 6–4 || Burnett (14–9) || Blevins (1–2) || Ryan (22) || 28,821 || 53–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 115 || August 8 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || Braden (3–2) || Rogers (8–9) || Ziegler (1) || 41,457 || 54–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 116 || August 9 || @ Tigers || 10–2 || Galarraga (10–4) || Meyer (0–1) || || 41,308 || 54–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 117 || August 10 || @ Tigers || 6–1 || Robertson (7–8) || Smith (5–11) || Rodney (3) || 40,743 || 54–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 118 || August 12 || Rays || 2–1 || Gonzalez (1–1) || Kazmir (8–6) || Ziegler (2) || 14,284 || 55–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 119 || August 13 || Rays || 3–2 || Sonnanstine (12–6) || Duchscherer (10–8) || Percival (27) || 21,438 || 55–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 120 || August 14 || Rays || 7 – 6 (12) || Hammel (4–3) || Casilla (2–1) || Miller (1) || 16,689 || 55–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 121 || August 15 || White Sox || 6–4 || Street (3–5) || H. Ramírez (0–1) || || 19,405 || 56–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 122 || August 16 || White Sox || 2–1 || Danks (10–5) || Smith (5–12) || Jenks (25) || 22,206 || 56–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 123 || August 17 || White Sox || 13–1 || Vázquez (10–10) || Gonzalez (1–2) || || 28,843 || 56–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 124 || August 18 || @ Twins || 3–2 || Saarloos (1–0) || Blackburn (9–7) || Ziegler (3) || 25,024 || 57–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 125 || August 19 || @ Twins || 13–2 || Slowey (10–8) || Gallagher (1–2) || || 35,256 || 57–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 126 || August 20 || @ Twins || 3–1 || Liriano (4–3) || Braden (3–3) || Nathan (34) || 30,888 || 57–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 127 || August 21 || @ Mariners || 2–0 || Smith (6–12) || Rowland-Smith (2–2) || Ziegler (4) || 25,611 || 58–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 128 || August 22 || @ Mariners || 7–5 || Corcoran (4–0) || Blevins (1–3) || Putz (8) || 26,603 || 58–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 129 || August 23 || @ Mariners || 5–1 || Eveland (8–8) || Washburn (5–14) || || 34,145 || 59–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 130 || August 24 || @ Mariners || 8–4 || Hernández (8–8) || Meyer (0–2) || Putz (9) || 28,731 || 59–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 131 || August 25 || @ Angels || 2–1 || Braden (4–3) || Weaver (10–10) || Ziegler (5) || 39,584 || 60–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 132 || August 26 || @ Angels || 5–1 || Lackey (11–2) || Smith (6–13) || || 37,431 || 60–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 133 || August 27 || @ Angels || 6–5 || Street (4–5) || Saunders (14–7) || Ziegler (6) || 38,587 || 61–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 134 || August 28 || Twins || 3–2 || Devine (4–0) || Breslow (0–2) || || 12,357 || 62–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 135 || August 29 || Twins || 12–2 || Slowey (11–8) || Meyer (0–3) || Breslow (1) || 22,355 || 62–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 136 || August 30 || Twins || 3–2 || Street (5–5) || Nathan (0–1) || || 25,238 || 63–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 137 || August 31 || Twins || 12–4 || Baker (8–4) || Smith (6–14) || || 18,427 || 63–74 |- y background:#9EBD69; September # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 138 || September 2 || @ Royals || 5–2 || Greinke (10–9) || Gonzalez (1–3) || Soria (34) || 11,143 || 63–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | — || September 3 || @ Royals || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 139 || September 4 || @ Royals || 5 – 4 (10) || Soria (2–3) || Devine (4–1) || || — || 63–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 140 || September 4 || @ Royals || 9–6 || Davies (6–6) || Meyer (0–4) || R. Ramírez (1) || 12,791 || 63–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 141 || September 5 || @ Orioles || 11–2 || Braden (5–3) || Waters (2–2) || || 14,984 || 64–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | — || September 6 || @ Orioles || colspan=6|Canceled (rain) |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 142 || September 6 || @ Orioles || 5–1 || Smith (7–14) || Cabrera (8–9) || || 21,553 || 65–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 143 || September 8 || @ Tigers || 14–8 || Fossum (3–1) || Gonzalez (1–4) || || 37,981 || 65–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 144 || September 9 || @ Tigers || 3 -2 || Devine (5–1) || Rodney (0–5) || Ziegler (7) || 37,240 || 66–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 145 || September 10 || @ Tigers || 5–2 || Street (6–5) || Galarraga (12–6) || Ziegler (8) || 37,194 || 67–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 146 || September 11 || Rangers || 6–1 || Nippert (3–4) || Braden (5–4) || || 10,566 || 67–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 147 || September 12 || Rangers || 7–0 || Harrison (8–3) || Smith (7–15) || || 15,117 || 67–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 148 || September 13 || Rangers || 7–1 || Outman (1–0) || Feldman (5–7) || || 21,102 || 68–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 149 || September 14 || Rangers || 7–4 || Devine (6–1) || Madrigal (0–2) || Ziegler (9) || 18,551 || 69–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 150 || September 16 || Angels || 8–1 || Gallagher (5–6) || Lackey (11–4) || || 14,325 || 70–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 151 || September 17 || Angels || 3–2 || Ziegler (2–0) || Rodríguez (2–3) || || 20,102 || 71–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 152 || September 18 || Angels || 6–4 || Saunders (16–7) || Outman (1–1) || Rodríguez (59) || 12,645 || 71–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 153 || September 19 || Mariners || 2–0 || Eveland (9–8) || Hernández (9–11) || Ziegler (10) || 30,149 || 72–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 154 || September 20 || Mariners || 8–7 || Street (7–5) || Thomas (0–1) || Ziegler (11) || 18,756 || 73–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 155 || September 21 || Mariners || 5–3 || Ziegler (3–0) || Batista (4–14) || Devine (1) || 18,707 || 74–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 156 || September 22 || @ Rangers || 4 – 3 (11) || Embree (2–4) || Mendoza (3–8) || Casilla (2) || 14,925 || 75–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 157 || September 23 || @ Rangers || 6–4 || Wright (8–7) || Embree (2–5) || Francisco (5) || 18,408 || 75–82 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 158 || September 24 || @ Rangers || 14–4 || Harrison (9–3) || Eveland (9–9) || || 16,832 || 75–83 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 159 || September 26 || @ Mariners || 10–8 || Morrow (3–4) || Gallagher (5–7) || Corcoran (3) || 24,662 || 75–84 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 160 || September 27 || @ Mariners || 7–3 || Rowland-Smith (5–3) || Smith (7–16) || Green (1) || 24,440 || 75–85 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb" | 161 || September 28 || @ Mariners || 4–3 || Dickey (5–8) || Outman (1–2) || Putz (15) || 27,110 || 75–86 |- Notable games March 25, 2008 – As the 'home' team, in the Tokyo Dome, Japan, vs. the Boston Red Sox. March 26, 2008 – Second game at the Tokyo Dome, Japan. Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Walks; SO = Strikeouts; SB = Stolen bases; OBP = On-base percentage; SLG = Slugging percentage Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI BB SO SB OBP SLG Jeff Baisley 14 43 1 11 .256 0 5 4 7 0 .319 .279 Wes Bankston 17 59 4 12 .203 1 4 2 15 0 .238 .305 Daric Barton 140 446 59 101 .226 9 47 65 99 2 .327 .348 Rob Bowen 37 91 6 16 .176 1 9 4 38 0 .219 .286 Emil Brown 117 402 48 98 .244 13 59 27 65 4 .297 .386 Travis Buck 38 155 16 35 .226 7 25 11 38 1 .291 .432 Eric Chavez 23 89 10 22 .247 2 14 6 18 0 .295 .393 Brooks Conrad 6 19 0 3 .158 0 2 0 9 0 .158 .211 Bobby Crosby 145 556 66 132 .237 7 61 47 96 7 .296 .349 Aaron Cunningham 22 80 7 20 .250 1 14 6 24 2 .310 .400 Jack Cust 148 481 77 111 .231 33 77 111 197 0 .375 .476 Rajai Davis 101 196 28 51 .260 3 19 7 34 25 .288 .372 Chris Denorfia 29 62 10 18 .290 1 9 6 16 2 .362 .387 Mark Ellis 117 442 55 103 .233 12 41 53 65 14 .321 .373 Jeff Fiorentino 2 1 0 1 1.000 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 Carlos González 85 302 31 73 .242 4 26 13 81 4 .273 .361 Jack Hannahan 143 436 48 95 .218 9 47 55 131 2 .305 .342 Dan Johnson 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 Donnie Murphy 46 103 10 19 .184 3 13 11 38 2 .274 .301 Matt Murton 9 30 1 3 .100 0 2 1 7 0 .129 .133 Eric Patterson 30 92 11 16 .174 0 8 12 24 8 .269 .207 Cliff Pennington 36 99 14 24 .242 0 9 13 18 4 .339 .293 Gregorio Petit 14 23 4 8 .348 0 0 2 9 0 .400 .435 Kurt Suzuki 148 530 54 148 .279 7 42 44 69 2 .346 .370 Mike Sweeney 42 126 13 36 .286 2 12 7 6 0 .331 .397 Ryan Sweeney 115 384 53 110 .286 5 45 38 67 9 .350 .383 Frank Thomas 55 186 20 49 .263 5 19 28 44 0 .364 .387 Joe Blanton 1 1 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 Justin Duchscherer 2 6 0 0 .000 0 0 0 6 0 .000 .000 Dana Eveland 2 4 0 1 .250 0 0 1 2 0 .400 .250 Rich Harden 2 4 0 1 .250 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 Greg Smith 2 2 0 1 .500 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .500Team totals16154516461318.242125610574122688.318.369 Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB= Walks; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS IP W L ERA BB SO Joe Blanton 20 20 127.0 5 12 4.96 35 62 Dallas Braden 19 10 71.2 5 4 4.14 25 41 Justin Duchscherer 22 22 141.2 10 8 2.54 34 95 Dana Eveland 29 29 168.0 9 9 4.34 77 118 Sean Gallagher 11 11 56.2 2 3 5.88 36 54 Gio González 10 7 34.0 1 4 7.68 25 34 Rich Harden 13 13 77.0 5 1 2.34 31 92 Josh Outman 6 4 25.2 1 2 4.56 8 19 Greg Smith 32 32 190.1 7 16 4.16 87 111 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts Player G GS IP W L SV ERA BB SO Jerry Blevins 36 0 37.2 1 3 0 3.11 13 35 Andrew Brown 31 0 35.0 1 0 0 3.09 21 28 Kiko Calero 5 0 4.2 0 0 0 3.86 3 7 Santiago Casilla 51 0 50.1 2 1 2 3.93 20 43 Joey Devine 42 0 45.2 6 1 1 0.59 15 49 Lenny DiNardo 11 2 23.0 1 2 0 7.43 13 12 Alan Embree 70 0 61.2 2 5 0 4.96 30 57 Keith Foulke 31 0 31.0 0 3 1 4.06 13 23 Chad Gaudin 26 6 62.2 5 3 0 3.59 17 44 Jeff Gray 5 0 4.2 0 0 0 7.71 1 4 Fernando Hernández 3 0 3.0 1 0 0 18.00 5 2 Dan Meyer 11 4 27.2 0 4 0 7.48 14 20 Kirk Saarloos 8 1 26.1 1 0 0 5.47 4 12 Huston Street 63 0 70.0 7 5 18 3.73 27 69 Brad Ziegler 47 0 59.2 3 0 11 1.06 22 30Team Pitching Totals1611611435.07586334.015761061 Roster 2008 Oakland Athletics Roster Pitchers 55 Joe Blanton 13 Jerry Blevins 51 Dallas Braden 59 Andrew Brown 50 Kiko Calero 44 Santiago Casilla 33 Joey Devine 25 Lenny DiNardo 58 Justin Duchscherer 41 Alan Embree 35,30 Dana Eveland 29 Keith Foulke 36 Sean Gallagher 57 Chad Gaudin 47 Gio González 60 Jeff Gray 40 Rich Harden 56 Fernando Hernández 53 Dan Meyer 55 Josh Outman 23 Greg Smith 20 Huston Street 31 Brad Ziegler Catchers 18 Rob Bowen 24 Kurt Suzuki Infielders 52 Jeff Baisley 45 Wes Bankston 10 Daric Barton  3 Eric Chavez 62 Brooks Conrad  7 Bobby Crosby 14 Mark Ellis 22 Jack Hannahan 12 Donnie Murphy  4 Eric Patterson 56 Cliff Pennington  2 Gregorio Petit  5 Mike Sweeney Outfielders  8 Emil Brown  6 Travis Buck 57 Aaron Cunningham 32 Jack Cust 38 Rajai Davis 19 Chris Denorfia 67 Jeff Fiorentino 28 Carlos González 26 Matt Murton 15 Ryan Sweeney Other batters 29 Dan Johnson 35 Frank Thomas Manager 17 Bob Geren Coaches 11 Tony DeFrancesco (third base) 37 Ron Romanick (bullpen) 39 Ty Van Burkleo (hitting) 16 Don Wakamatsu (bench) 46 Tye Waller (first base) 48 Curt Young (pitching) Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Sacramento River Cats Pacific Coast League Todd Steverson AA Midland RockHounds Texas League Webster Garrison A Stockton Ports California League Darren Bush A Kane County Cougars Midwest League Aaron Nieckula A-Short Season Vancouver Canadians Northwest League Rick Magnante Rookie AZL Athletics Arizona League Ruben Escalera LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Sacramento, Stockton References External links Game logs 1st half: Oakland Athletics Game Log on ESPN.com 2nd half: Oakland Athletics Game Log on ESPN.com Batting statistics: Oakland Athletics Batting Stats on ESPN.com Pitching statistics: Oakland Athletics Pitching Stats on ESPN.com 2008 Oakland A's at Baseball Reference 53em Category:Oakland Athletics seasons Oakland Athletics season Oak