2010 Oakland Athletics season
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Boxscore
53 June 1 @ Red Sox 4-9 Lackey ( 6-3 ) Ross ( 1-4 ) 37,337 28-25 [ 54 ]
54 June 2 @ Red Sox 4-6 Matsuzaka ( 4-2 ) Sheets ( 2-4 ) Papelbon ( 13 ) 37,783 28-26 [ 55 ]
55 June 3 @ Red Sox 9-8 Mazzaro ( 1-0 ) Wakefield ( 1-4 ) Bailey ( 12 ) 37,386 29-26 [ 56 ]
56 June 4 Twins 4-5 ( 11 ) Guerrier ( 1-1 ) Bailey ( 0-2 ) Rauch ( 14 ) 21,703 29-27 [ 57 ]
57 June 5 Twins 3-4 Burnett ( 1-1 ) Ziegler ( 2-3 ) Rauch ( 15 ) 16,421 29-28 [ 58 ]
58 June 6 Twins 5-4 Gonzalez ( 6-3 ) Blackburn ( 6-3 ) Wuertz ( 1 ) 20,059 30-28 [ 59 ]
59 June 7 Angels 2-4 Kazmir ( 5-5 ) Sheets ( 2-5 ) Fuentes ( 8 ) 10,071 30-29 [ 60 ]
60 June 8 Angels 10-1 Mazzaro ( 2-0 ) Weaver ( 5-3 ) 11,860 31-29 [ 61 ]
61 June 9 Angels 1-7 Saunders ( 5-6 ) Braden ( 4-6 ) 18,285 31-30 [ 62 ]
62 June 10 Angels 6-1 Cahill ( 5-2 ) Santana ( 6-4 ) 12,328 32-30 [ 63 ]
63 June 11 @ Giants 2-6 Lincecum ( 6-2 ) Gonzalez ( 6-4 ) Wilson ( 16 ) 41,817 32-31 [ 64 ]
64 June 12 @ Giants 4-5 Zito ( 7-2 ) Sheets ( 2-6 ) Wilson ( 17 ) 36,861 32-32 [ 65 ]
65 June 13 @ Giants 2-6 Cain ( 6-4 ) Mazzaro ( 2-1 ) Casilla ( 2 ) 39,187 32-33 [ 66 ]
66 June 15 @ Cubs 9-5 Cahill ( 6-2 ) Zambrano ( 2-5 ) 34,390 33-33 [ 67 ]
67 June 16 @ Cubs 2-6 Dempster ( 5-5 ) Gonzalez ( 6-5 ) 36,244 33-34 [ 68 ]
68 June 17 @ Cubs 2-3 Mármol ( 2-1 ) Blevins ( 2-1 ) 36,942 33-35 [ 69 ]
69 June 18 @ Cardinals 4-6 Carpenter ( 8-1 ) Ziegler ( 2-4 ) Franklin ( 13 ) 40,083 33-36 [ 70 ]
70 June 19 @ Cardinals 3-4 Wainwright ( 10-4 ) Sheets ( 2-7 ) Motte ( 2 ) 43,682 33-37 [ 71 ]
71 June 20 @ Cardinals 3-2 Breslow ( 2-1 ) Hawksworth ( 1-4 ) Bailey ( 13 ) 42,271 34-37 [ 72 ]
72 June 21 Reds 4-6 Cordero ( 3-3 ) Wuertz ( 2-1 ) Smith ( 1 ) 11,088 34-38 [ 73 ]
The Oakland Athletics' 2010 season was their 42nd in Oakland, California. It was also the 110th season in franchise history. The team finished second in the American League West with a record of 81-81. The Athletics' 2010 season is remembered mainly for Dallas Braden's perfect game. Braden accomplished the feat on May 9, 2010 against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays had the league's best record at the time. The season also saw Oakland's starting rotation improve greatly. The Athletics, led by a trio of promising young starters (Gio González, Trevor Cahill, and Brett Anderson), ultimately posted the American League's lowest earned run average in 2010. All told, the team allowed some 135 fewer runs than it did in 2009. Cahill, along with closer Andrew Bailey, would be rewarded for their strong performance with All-Star selections. The 2010 season was the only non-losing season of manager Bob Geren's tenure. Geren would ultimately be fired midway through the Athletics' 2011 season.