TEJADA TAKES B.P.

PHOENIX, A.Z. -- Slugging shortstop Miguel Tejada hit the batting cages today, making him the first Oakland A's hitter to do so since the team arrived yesterday.  Pitching coach Rick Peterson threw soft B.P. to Tejada in an extended session.  Tejada hit 26 home runs.

"I don't feel any tightness in the obliques or anything," Tejada told me.  "Everything's going great, I saw the ball fine.  Felt good."

Tejada jogged three miles after batting practice before retiring to his hotel for the evening.

Adam Piatt was the single no-show at camp today.  He was back at the hotel nursing his sick daughter.  The rest of the A's completed intermediate work-outs and long toss.  Everything is happening according to schedule thus far.

The weather today was a favorable 78 degrees.

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BOXSCORE: Miguel Tejada Batting Practice

  Visitors                 AB  R  H RBI   Home                     AB  R  H RBI
  M.Tejada DH               5  2  1  1    M.Tejada PH               6  5  5  4
  M.Tejada 1B               6  2  3  2    M.Tejada PH,C             6  5  5  3
  M.Tejada SS               6  2  5  2    M.Tejada SS               6  3  3  1 
  M.Tejada 3B               6  3  4  2    M.Tejada PH,1B            6  1  2  3
  M.Tejada RF               6  2  2  5    M.Tejada PH,2B            5  4  4  6
  M.Tejada LF               6  1  4  1    M.Tejada LF               6  2  2  2
  M.Tejada 2B               6  2  2  2    M.Tejada 2B,CF            5  1  2  1
  M.Tejada C                5  1  2  1    M.Tejada C ,3B            5  1  3  2
  M.Tejada CF               5  3  3  2    M.Tejada RF               5  2  2  1
                           -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---
         Totals            51 18 26 18           Totals            50 24 28 23

Visitors........ 2 4 1  0 0 0  9 2 0  - 18 26  1
Home............ 3 7 1  1 3 1  5 3    - 24 28  0

Baysiders                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC  SCORESHEET
B.Practice LOSS           8      28  24  22   1   0  14 196  A1
Totals                    8      28  24  22   1   0  14

Baysiders                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC  SCORESHEET
B.Practice WIN            9      26  18  18   0   4  12 182  A1
Totals                    9      26  18  18   0   4  12

ATTENDANCE- 0,000 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- None
T- 0:32
LEFT ON BASE- Visitors: 7  Home: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Visitors: 2  Home: 2
ERRORS- M.Tejada
DOUBLES- M.Tejada
TRIPLES- M.Tejada
HOME RUNS- M.Tejada, M.Tejada, M.Tejada, M.Tejada, M.Tejada-2, M.Tejada,
           M.Tejada-2, M.Tejada, M.Tejada-2, M.Tejada-3, M.Tejada-2, M.Tejada,
           M.Tejada, M.Tejada-3, M.Tejada-2, M.Tejada, M.Tejada
WALKS- M.Tejada
HIT BY PITCH- M.Tejada
STRIKE OUTS- M.Tejada, M.Tejada, M.Tejada-2
GIDP- M.Tejada, M.Tejada, M.Tejada, M.Tejada
BALKS- B.Practice
WILD PITCHES- B.Practice
PASSED BALLS- M.Tejada