6/18: A's at Dodgers

Randy Wolf will start tonight for the Dodgers despite the news that he has been suffering from a persistent cough for the last six weeks. He underwent tests yesterday. Obviously, the cough hasn't been affecting his performance too much, as the 32-year-old lefthander has recorded a 3.41 ERA -- which would be his second-best effort of his career over a full season -- thus far.

Vin Mazzaro will be making his fourth career start for the A's; his first three resulted in a 2-1 record and 1.37 ERA. From what I've read about him, he's a young sinkerballer with a developing plus-curveball. He pitches to contact, and if his control is on, he is a real innings-eater.

Russell Martin announced today that he will be donating $600,00 over the next 10 years to the One Drop Foundation in an effort to provide higher access to clean water among the poor. Martin will also serve as the foundation's spokesman. Check out the foundation's site here. It's in French, by the way.

Dodgers
Pierre, LF
Furcal, SS
Hudson, 2B
Blake, 3B
Ethier, RF
Kemp, CF
Loney, 1B
Martin, C
Wolf, P

Athletics
Kennedy, 2B
Suzuki, C
Cust, RF
Holliday, LF
Giambi, 1B
Cabrera, SS
Crosby, 3B
Davis, CF
Mazzaro, P