versus the A's with a 4.13 ERA in 12 games (9 starts). Oakland, meanwhile, will counter with lefty Travis Blackley , who lasted just one inning in a loss to the Rangers on Thursday. He was hit for five runs and five hits - 2 HRs - in that one and fell to 5-4 on the year to go along with a 4.25 ERA. "The last time they just hit him, and that's going to happen," Melvin said. "You have to keep having faith in him and confidence in him. We're going to continue to support him and have confidence in him, and if he has a bad game or two, that's not going to change how we feel about him."