Ken Macha said it best: "You can't be perfect every night. It's not that easy."

At least the Angels also lost, so, even though the A's lose the wild card lead, they remain five games back in the division.

Tonight, Scott Elarton goes for the Indians against Dan Haren for the good guys. That matchup seriously favors the A's, so I'll be disappointed if they don't take advantage of it.