Jul 22, 2008
Story Timeline: 83 days
Oakland (51-48) at Tampa Bay (58-40), Tuesday, 4:10 p.m. PT ST. PETERSBURG -- Dallas Braden's first shot at claiming a regular spot in Oakland's starting rotation didn't work out so well. As a 23-year-old rookie in 2007, he won the first of his 14 starts but didn't win again, going 1-8 with a 7.31 ERA. Braden, a left-hander selected by the A's in the 24th round of the 2004 First-Year Player Draft, will make the first start of his second chance to stick in the rotation Tuesday. He gets the ball for the second game of a three-game series against the host Rays at Tropicana Field. The Rays, Braden pointed out, were one of the teams that beat up on him last season, pounding him for three homers and five earned runs over 4 1/3 innings last April. "I'm looking for a little redemption," Braden said. Having posted a 4.80 ERA in nine...
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