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Game #35: A's Do Almost Everything Right; Win Big

You know the days when you are trying to break a 6-game losing streak, and you have a struggling starting pitcher on the mound, an interesting offensive lineup behind him, and a whole lot of Jim Johnsons in the bullpen and you feel like it should be over before it started? But then your weakest offensive player racks up three RBI, your starting pitcher throws seven innings behind incredible defense, your offense scores eight, and your weakest arm in the outfield throws out a runner and you're left to wonder about those pesky capricious baseball gods.

Well, that was.