Tony La Russa goes for a sweep of his old team today as the A's face the Cardinals again in St. Louis. Tim Hudson will try to keep the brooms in the closet. His 2.80 ERA is 2nd in the AL. Opponents have not been able to hit for power against Tim; he's allowed a .349 slugging percentage this year, third in the AL. The Cardinals have the 2nd highest slugging percentage in the NL, so it will be fun to see how Hudson handles them. Watch for Roger Cedeno to be in the lineup tonight; he's six for six vs. Hudson with a walk. Jeff Suppan will be hurling for the Cardinals. He's allowed 12 HR, and his .436 slugging percentage allowed is 8th highest in the NL. And the A's do hit home runs (84, 4th in the AL).

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays try to extend their winning streak to 8 games in San Diego tonight. The Rays are now in third place in the American League East, only eight games behind the Red Sox for 2nd. San Diego, meanwhile, has fallen into third in the NL West. The Devil Rays send reliever turned starter Chad Gaudin to the mound to face Adam Eaton. Gaudin had 5 K and 0 BB in his 4.2 inning start, but he did allow seven hits. Adam Eaton is coming off two good starts after a very disappointing May. He's only allowed 1 HR in his last 13 innings after allowing 12 in his first 65. What's worse, the HR have done a lot of damage as 7 of the 13 have come with men on, including four three-run homers.

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