May 10
Cust went 2-for-4 in the visiting Athletics' 4-0 loss to Texas on Friday.
Advice: Cust has hit .405 (15-for-37) with three homers and five RBIs over his last 11 games. He is batting .253 with four homers and 11 RBIs in 32 games overall this season.
May 6
OF Jack Cust said he did not receive four strikes in his first at-bat Monday, even though plate umpire Ed Hickox appeared to signal four strikes in the at-bat. Cust said that Hickox clearly said "ball" on the first pitch of the at-bat, and Cust and Orioles C Ramon Hernandez couldn't figure out why the Oakland fans would have booed that. They didn't realize Hickox had inadvertently put his hand up despite calling the pitch a ball.
