Game Recap - February 28th vs. the Angels

The A's took their first loss of the preseason today, 8 to 7 against the rival Angels. I didn't get a chance to listen to the broadcast today, but there were a few prospects who saw playing time today.

• Adrian Cardenas went 1 for 2 after entering the game for Mark Ellis.
• Michael Taylor hit a 3 run home run in the 8th inning with 2 outs. He went 2 for 5 overall.
• Josh Donaldson went 1 for 2 with a run scored.
• Michael Choice went 1 for 2 with a run scored. 
• Chris Carter started in left field, and made two errors out there in the game. I wasn't able to see what happened, but these things are going to happen when you've got a player learning a new position.
• Other prospects who saw action: Anthony Recker, Josh Horton, and Jemile Weeks.

Taylor seems unlikely to me to make the club out of Spring Training due to the season he had last year and the sheer depth in Oakland in the outfield, but if he can have a great spring he could force the issue to some extent.

One of the other position battles that seems to be ongoing is the backup catcher role. Landon Powell held the job last year, and Josh Donaldson was up for a short time when Kurt Suzuki was hurt as well.