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The Oakland Athletics will attempt to avoid a sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees this afternoon when they send Tommy Milone to the mound in the three-game finale at the Coliseum.

Sunday's series finale between the Braves and the Nationals -- who won the first two games of the series -- will feature Braves right-hander Brandon Beachy and Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez, each sporting a sub-2.00 ERA.

Marlins 7, Rockies 4 : Jamie Moyer pitched in his 50th different major league park.

He had become an all-star and piled up victories, sure, but that came in the American League and Oakland's cavernous stadium.

Casey Pratt, Comcast Sports Net's A's insider joined Jason to talk about the Oakland Athletics.

Once the St. Louis Cardinals had completed one of the most improbable comebacks in baseball history and won the 2011 World Series, a fuse was lit in Oakland: What was to follow, in quick and stunning succession, was the roster being completely and unapologetically blown up.

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in Washington.

Milone is a young lefthander that debuted with the Washington Nationals last season.

A home series doesn't get much shorter than three games on the baseball schedule .A The Reds only have two of them on their schedule: August 24-26 against the primary Central rival St.

For the majority of the baseball media, both MSM and more saber-friendly, the A's were predicted to be a horrible team.

The Jays were 5-5 vs. the A's last season, 3-3 at the Rogers Centre and 2-2 in Oakland.

The New York Mets' Johan Santana got his first win since September 2010 as he tossed seven strong innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Remember him? The A's traded Gio Gonzalez last winter as the team continued their youth-movement. Image Credit: Brad Barr-US PRESSWIRE Each month, Swingin' A's will revisit three of the biggest trades that the A's made this past offseason.

Tommy Milone. You've heard of him, right? That unassuming 25-year-old lefty on the Oakland Athletics .

Giants 4, Padres 1 : Madison Bumgarner keeps rolling . After the game he explained his recent success by saying "I'm just trying to make pitches." I've heard that for 30 years and I'm still not quite sure what it means but I always like hearing it for some reason.

Winding down on the first month of the season, most of the A's top prospects are living up to or exceeding expectations.