Greg Smith : September 6th, 2008, 11:35 pm est
News: Greg Smith pitched seven shutout innings and the Oakland Athletics handed the Baltimore Orioles their eighth straight loss, 5-1 Saturday night. Smith (7-14) allowed three hits, walked five and struck out two.
Analysis: The left-hander was 1-8 since June 30 and had yielded a total of 13 runs in his last two starts. That's not good. Pitching against the hapless Orioles, he won, but he shouldn't be trusted to do that too often. He's just an AL-only starter. His next scheduled start comes Thursday against Texas



