Rays 4, 
Athletics 3
| W: | J. Shields (9-6) |
| L: | G. Smith (5-9) |
| SV: | T. Percival (20) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| J Cust DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .226 |
| E Brown LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| R Davis PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| B Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .253 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| W Bankston 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| B Conrad 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Cust (9, J Shields) HR: E Brown (8, 2nd inning off J Shields 0 on, 0 Out); C Gonzalez (3, 2nd inning off J Shields 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: E Brown 2 (49), C Gonzalez (17) SF: E Brown GIDP: K Suzuki, B Crosby Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Hannahan 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Smith (L, 5-9) | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 102-61 | 3.90 |
| S Casilla | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-7 | 3.03 |
| A Embree | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-10 | 4.26 |
| J Blevins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 137-85 | |
| PITCHING IBB: E Longoria (By G Smith) HBP: C Pena (By G Smith) Batters faced: G Smith 24; S Casilla 3; A Embree 3; J Blevins 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Smith 1-11; S Casilla 1-0; A Embree 2-0; J Blevins 0-3 Game Scores: G Smith 48 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .277 |
| B Upton CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .272 |
| C Crawford LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .269 |
| E Longoria 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| W Aybar DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| S Riggans C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| J Gomes RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .197 |
| a-E Hinske PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .259 |
| G Gross RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| B Zobrist SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .230 |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Gomes in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Upton (21, G Smith); W Aybar (9, G Smith) HR: J Gomes (8, 5th inning off G Smith 1 on, 2 Out); B Zobrist (5, 5th inning off G Smith 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Gomes 2 (19), B Zobrist 2 (8) S: S Riggans 2-out RBI: J Gomes 2, B Zobrist Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Crawford 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: B Upton (13, 3rd base by G Smith) Picked Off: A Iwamura (1st base by G Smith) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (B Zobrist-A Iwamura-C Pena, A Iwamura-C Pena). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Shields (W, 9-6) | 8.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 104-67 | 3.66 |
| T Percival (S, 20) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-5 | 3.34 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 116-72 | |
| PITCHING WP: T Percival HBP: E Brown (By J Shields) Batters faced: J Shields 30; T Percival 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 11-7; T Percival 1-1 Game Scores: J Shields 66 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | TAM | |||
 | 2nd | E Brown homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | C Gonzalez homered to right. | 2 | 0 |
 | 5th | J Gomes homered to left, C Pena scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 5th | B Zobrist homered to right. | 2 | 3 |
| 7th | B Zobrist singled to center, W Aybar scored, S Riggans to second. | 2 | 4 |
| 9th | E Brown hit sacrifice fly to center, J Cust scored. | 3 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 23,437 (65% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:36 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Mike Reilly, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 23rd 2008
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 9 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 |
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |
| Texas | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 10 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 7 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Cleveland | 11 | Final |
| LA Angels | 14 |
| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 | in 12 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Atlanta | 9 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 0 |
| Chi Cubs | 10 | Final |
| Arizona | 6 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco | 6 |