Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez collects another Gold Glove–his fourth consecutive such award.

“It shouldn’t have been close,” A’s manager Ken Macha said. “Just having A-Rod over there makes things more interesting, but for me, Eric is head and shoulders above. We have all those (three) left-handed starters and there are a lot of balls hit down there to him. He’s so important to our defense. Great for Eric, he’s very deserving.”