--RHP Justin James, who was playing for the Kansas City T-Bones of the independent Northern League in June, was called up on Wednesday when rosters expanded. A onetime prospect with Toronto and Cincinnati, James, 28, had a combined 1.83 ERA between Oakland's Class AA Midland and Class AAA Sacramento teams, with 49 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings. James' brother, left-hander Chad James, was the Marlins' top pick in the 2009 draft. --RHP Ross Wolf was called up Wednesday when rosters expanded. Wolf also was with the team July 7-Aug. 21. At one point, the reliever went 21 days without an appearance, the second-longest such stretch in the majors this season. Wolf was acquired from the Orioles in exchange for OF Jake Fox on June 22. --OF Rajai Davis became the fourth player in Oakland history with two or more 40-steal seasons, joining Rickey Henderson (10 times), Bert Campaneris (five) and Billy North (three). Davis doubled in the fifth, stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly. --LHP Brett Anderson, limited to two innings his previous outing after twisting his right knee, went six innings Wednesday night and allowed four runs but only one earned, thanks to his own error in the second inning. With two outs, he dropped a toss while covering first base. He has lost his last four decisions. --3B Kevin Kouzmanoff, who hit a two-run homer for Oakland in the fourth Wednesday, is batting .344 on the Oakland's three-city road trip, with 10 RBIs and seven extra-base hits. Kouzmanoff hit .206 overall in August. Kouzmanoff overtook Kurt Suzuki for the team home run lead. He has 13. BY THE NUMBERS: 3.12 -- Composite ERA of Oakland's current group of starting pitchers through Aug. 29. The highest ERA among the five was 3.61. QUOTE TO NOTE: "We just build on each others' outings. Everyone knows what we're capable of. Every time out there, we're confident we can get a win with anyone on the mound." -- RHP Trevor Cahill, on the phenomenal roll the team's starters have had during August, with an ERA just over 2.00.


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