One of the newest A’s brought in the Rich Harden deal, Sean Gallagher, made his debut against the Angels last night. It might have been the right team to face, as the Angels offense has been very inconsistent this season. Gallagher was strong for seven innings, and barely got into any trouble. On the other side, the hungry A’s batters beat up Jon Garland for 7 runs in less than 3 innings, Garland’s worst start as an Angel.

“Everything was up, everything,” Garland said of his pitches. “I got ahead of guys, didn’t put them away”…..”Just an overall bad game.”

The A’s put up a single run in the 2nd, 2 in the 4th, and a huge 6-run 3rd sandwiched between. Garland would not finish that inning. The sky isn’t falling yet, but the Angels have lost 8 of their last 15 games, and the A’s are right behind. They need to finish off the A’s with victories today and tomorrow.

Jon Garland: 2.2 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 7 SO

Angels batters 2-8 in starting lineup: 0-23