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OAKLAND, Calif. - Torii Hunter stared into his locker after going hitless in eight trips to the plate during the first scheduled doubleheader in the major leagues in eight years. Los Angeles entered the all-star break on a hot streak. Hunter hopes his team can regain that momentum after splitting two games with Oakland Saturday. Scott Sizemore singled with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the Athletics to a 4-3 victory over the Angels in the nightcap. Jered Weaver won his sixth straight decision in the opener, leading the Angels to a 4-2 win. "Its a tough loss," Hunter said. "Going 0-for-8, thats not going to help the team. Its the third game after the break and well get it going. We havent lost anything. When youre off for a few days it might take some players or teams a little more time." This was the first planned doubleheader in the big leagues since Aug. 2, 2003, when San Diego played at Philadelphia. Since then, twinbills have been part of makeup games. And it was Oaklands first scheduled doubleheader at home since Aug. 10, 1997, against Milwaukee. Sizemore hit a 2-2 pitch from Rich Thompson (1-3) to score pinch-runner Cliff Pennington from second. "I just battled until I got a pitch I could handle, put a good swing on it and found a hole," Sizemore said. "Any win is a good win, especially starting the second half. We need to build momentum." Brad Ziegler (3-1) pitched a scoreless inning. Mark Trumbo homered and drove in two runs and Vernon Wells also connected for the Angels. "We didnt hit the ball well all afternoon and were lucky to come out with a split," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We have guys who can drive the ball with bigger swings and with that comes more strikeouts. As we move forward, hopefully well become more of a situational hitting team." David DeJesus, Landon Powell and Coco Crisp also drove in runs for the As. Angels starter Ervin Santana allowed three runs -- two earned -- and a season high-matching 10 hits over 6 1-3 innings. He walked two and struck out six as he remained winless in his last six road starts. The As Rich Harden, making his third start since coming off the disabled list on July 1, gave up three runs on four hits over seven innings. The Victoria native walked two and struck out nine. Trumbos two-run shot, his 18th home run, in the second inning gave the Angels an early edge. He leads all AL rookies in homers. Harden set down 11 of the next 12 hitters he faced before Wells 14th homer of the season tied the score in the sixth. The As tied the game 2-2 in the fourth, getting RBI singles from DeJesus and Powell. Crisp gave Oakland the lead an inning later with a ground out, allowing Eric Sogard, making his first appearance of the season, to score after an error moved him to third. Angels reliever Hisanori Takahashi shut down the As in the seventh after Sogard doubled, Jemile Weeks beat out an infield single and Crisp moved both runners up with a sacrifice. Takahashi struck out Ryan Sweeney, walked Josh Willingham intentionally and struck out DeJesus to end the threat. As relievers Grant Balfour, Andrew Bailey and Ziegler kept the Angels off the scoreboard the rest of the way. Takahashi pitched 2 2-3 scoreless innings. Erick Aybar homered and Bobby Abreu drove in two runs in the opener for the Angels. Weaver (12-4), the AL starter in Tuesday nights all-star game, did not give up a hit until the fifth inning. He allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 2-3 innings. "After a few days off I needed to get a feel for the speed of the game again," Weaver said. Scott Downs got four outs and all-star rookie Jordan Walden pitched the ninth for his 21st save in 27 chances. Trevor Cahill (8-8) lasted seven innings, allowing three runs on five hits. He walked five and struck out eight. "Not being around the field for a while, it was kind of an awkward feeling," Cahill said. "It took a while to get back into things. Maybe thats why I was so erratic in the first inning." NOTES: Harden last struck out nine or more on May 3, 2010 in Oakland when he was a member of the Texas Rangers. ... Santanas 13 wins over the As are his most against any team. ... Sizemore broke an 0-for-18 streak with a bunt single in the third. ... The Angels last played a scheduled doubleheader on Sept. 9, 1978, against the Kansas City Royals. coach handbags outlet . Or he could have returned to Canada, finishing up his playing days in Toronto with an eye toward national history and another career in the front office. coach outlet online . The announcement was posted on the Russia-based KHLs website. The extension runs through June 30, 2013. 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Melvin said he never expected to be talking about trading away one of his top players at the deadline. "I didnt think so," Melvin said. "Didnt plan on it." Greinke is 9-3 with a 3.44 ERA this season. He pitched three straight starts for the Brewers around the All-Sttar break -- he was ejected in the first inning of a July 7 game at Houston, started again the next day and then pitched the Brewers first game after the break.dddddddddddd The team then scrubbed Greinke from his next start, saying the odd stretch of starts had taken him out of his routine and worn him down. Greinke returned to the mound in Philadelphia on Tuesday, giving up a run and three hits in seven innings -- but the Brewers still found a way to lose the game. Manager Ron Roenicke said Greinke didnt seem to be distracted by the trade talk. "It didnt seem to affect him in his last outing," Roenicke said. Catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who returned Thursday night after missing 50 games with a broken bone in his right hand, said he was surprised Melvin acknowledged he was shopping the right-hander. "Obviously, with Doug theres a method to the madness and Doug knows what hes doing," he said. "So if trading Zack means helping us as a team and an organization thats what hes going to do." Lucroy said hes talked to Greinke about the situation. "We talk a lot," he said. "He likes it here - loves it actually. Its his kind of place to play. His wife likes it here, too. "Obviously, baseballs a business and Zack understands that part of it more than anybody," he said. "Hes going to be OK with it. Absolutely he could come back (and re-sign with the Brewers in the off-season.)" Milwaukee is returning home Thursday night after an 0-6 road trip. ' ' '
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