I’ll admit it, I was giving Oakland Athletics pitcher Esteban Loaiza a hard time. I can’t say it was totally undeserved. In the month of July, Loiaza pitched 22.4 innings, and allowed 20 earned runs, for an ERA around 8.0. But in August, he’s a new man! He’s pitched 34.4 innings, and allowed only 7 runs, for an ERA of 1.8 in the month, not including tonight’s shutout effort against the Red Sox.

Keep up the good work Esteban!

Addendum: Adam Melhuese just hit a pinch hit homerun in the bottom of the eight to give the Athletics a 9-0 win lead (sorry, I was premature) win (it’s final now) against the Red Sox.

[tags]Baseball,Oakland Athletics, Loaiza[/tags]