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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The news just keeps going from bad to worse for Athletics manager Bob Melvin.Not long after his club blew another lead and lost to Pittsburgh for the third straight day, Melvin learned that yet another pitcher could be headed for the disabled list.Reliever Francisco Rodriguez left with a right shoulder strain after facing one batter in the eighth and will undergo an MRI to see how extensive the damage is.If he does get placed on the DL, Rodriguez will join nine teammates currently there -- five of them pitchers.We feel like we have a lot of good pieces here (but) obviously weve been going through some injuries and continue to go through some injuries, which is frustrating, Melvin said. We played two good series and we have more injuries. Its frustrating but no more for me than anyone else.The As had won six of seven and took three of four from NL West-leading San Francisco before dropping three straight to the Pirates.Adam Frazier tripled in the tying run with one out in the sixth, then scored on an infield single to spark Pittsburghs latest win in this interleague series.David Friese hit a two-run homer and Gregory Polanco added two RBI as the Pirates completed the three-game sweep in their first visit to the Oakland Coliseum since 2010.Francisco Liriano (5-8) pitched five innings to win for the first time since May 24. The lefty had lost five straight games before beating the As to help extend Pittsburghs winning streak to four.Its huge, especially to come from behind three games in a row on the road, Frazier said. We got the split in Seattle but to get three come-from-behind wins like this, its huge momentum heading back east to St. Louis.Khris Davis had two hits and scored a run, while Billy Butler added an RBI double and scored for Oakland.The As have lost four straight after winning the opener on this five-game homestand.They had plenty of chances to halt their skid Sunday but stranded seven runners overall, including four in scoring position in the final five innings.More than anything it was the situational at-bats, Melvin said. We had some opportunities and we didnt get them in.Pirates manager Clint Hurdle was ejected in the bottom of the sixth for arguing balls and strikes.Oakland starter Daniel Mengden (1-4) allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked four.BAKED McBRIDEMatt McBride was called up from Triple-A Nashville to replace injured Oakland backup catcher Josh Phegley on the roster but didnt arrive at the Coliseum until shortly before first pitch. He started and batted eighth, going 1 for 2 in two plate appearances before getting lifted for a pinch hitter in the sixth.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: OF Andrew McCutchen took the day off to rest his sore left heel. McCutchen was injured while sliding into home plate on a wild pitch Friday.Athletics: Phegley was placed on the disabled list with what team officials are calling a right knee strain. Melvin said its possible that Phegley will require surgery.UP NEXTPirates: Jonathon Niese (6-6) takes a four-game losing streak into Monday afternoons start in St. Louis. The lefty has a 5.32 ERA on the road this season.Athletics: Right-hander Kendall Graveman (3-6) pitches the series opener in Minnesota on Monday. Graveman has allowed two runs or less in six of his previous eight starts. Vapormax Nere Pas Cher .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. Vapormax Blanche Solde . 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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Stadium is sure to be rocking on Saturday when Ohio State and Michigan take the football field, and geologists will find out just how much through the use of seismographs.Ohio State and Miami University professors teamed up with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to devise the FanQuakes Magnitude Scale, and have planted sensors around the stadium this year to measure the seismic activity created by fans.The scale converts the shaking coming from fans into the perceived magnitude of a naturally occurring earthquake. Ohio States stadium seats nearly 105,000.So far this season, the biggest quake came after Curtis Samuels touchdown catch at the beginning of the second half against Nebraska. The shaking lasted more than two minutes and reached a FanQuake Magnitude of 5.2.Researchers said they expect fans at Saturdays game between No. 2-ranked Ohio State and third-ranked Michigan to take it to another level.The project was conceived as a way to help students understand concepts in geology that are sometimes hard to grasp, according to a statement from Ohio State.Well feature the measurements in classes, so that undergraduates can engage with real-world data and connect it to an eexperience many of them have had in person, said project leader Derek Sawyer, assistant professor of earth sciences at Ohio State.dddddddddddd At a more advanced level, well use the data to teach data reduction and collection as well as wave propagation, earthquakes and the local geology.Researchers say they have been surprised by the effects of music from Ohio States marching band.We expected that the most exciting plays would make the biggest fan quakes, and thats true, Miami University geologist Michael Brudzinski said in a statement. But sometimes the fan quakes grow even larger after the play is done, because the music starts. The music helps the fans to jump in unison, which leads to even stronger shaking of the stands.Jeffrey Fox, a seismologist at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, said fan quakes present a good opportunity to get people thinking about earthquake hazards in general.As more and more people move to and live in earthquake-prone areas, they should be aware of seismic risk, Fox said. Even in areas such as Ohio, where the risk is low, its not zero. ' ' '