| Ichiro Suzuki, RF | Coco Crisp, CF | |
| Chone Figgins, 3B | Daric Barton, 1B | |
| Milton Bradley, LF | David DeJesus, RF | |
| Jack Cust, DH | Josh Willingham, LF | |
| Adam Kennedy, 1B | Hideki Matsui, DH | |
| Miguel Olivo, C | Kurt Suzuki, C | |
| Ryan Langerhans, CF | Mark Ellis, 2B | |
| Brendan Ryan, SS | Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B | |
| Jack Wilson, 2B | Cliff Pennington, SS |
If you've never seen him, Tyson Ross pitches like there's a stick up his ass. And today's his 24th birthday, so now that stick has another ring. Ouch.
Four of Oakland's top five hitters in the lineup tonight are left-handed. For Pineda, here's to a tough and hopefully insufficient challenge.