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Athletics 7, Rockies 6

Associated Press

Sunday, March 29, 2009

PHOENIX -- It was another rough day for an Oakland Athletics starting pitcher. Sean Gallagher gave up six runs and nine hits in five innings Sunday, and then was summoned into a meeting with general manager Billy Beane. Gallagher emerged a few minutes later and said that Beane had just wanted to "light a little fire under my butt." "It wasn't a good day of executing pitches for me," the right-hander added. Oakland did get some good news on the field as Chris Denorfia hit a two-run homer in th ...

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