Athletics 2, 
Rays 1
| W: | G. Gonzalez (1-1) |
| L: | S. Kazmir (9-6) |
| SV: | B. Ziegler (2) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .279 |
| B Upton CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .265 |
| C Pena 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .242 |
| R Baldelli RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| G Gross RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 |
| W Aybar 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| J Ruggiano LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .265 |
| a-E Hinske PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .297 |
| B Zobrist SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .232 |
| J Bartlett DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |
| a-flied out to left for J Ruggiano in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Bartlett (14, G Gonzalez); B Zobrist (3, G Gonzalez) RBI: A Iwamura (35) SF: A Iwamura Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Zobrist 1, A Iwamura 1, C Pena 1, B Upton 1, D Navarro 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Bartlett (5, 3rd base by G Gonzalez) | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Kazmir (L, 8-6) | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 97-54 | 3.22 |
| J Howell | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 2.41 |
| G Balfour | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-13 | 1.26 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 136-79 | |
| PITCHING HBP: K Suzuki (By S Kazmir) Batters faced: S Kazmir 20; J Howell 7; G Balfour 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Kazmir 2-7; J Howell 3-2; G Balfour 1-0 Game Scores: S Kazmir 59 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .287 |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| F Thomas DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .253 |
| E Brown LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| B Crosby SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .274 |
| K Suzuki C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .210 |
| C Pennington 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Totals | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | |
| BATTING 2B: F Thomas (6, S Kazmir) HR: B Crosby (7, 2nd inning off S Kazmir 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Crosby 2 (51) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Crosby 1, E Brown 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Ellis (13, 2nd base off G Balfour/D Navarro) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Barton (9, ground ball) DP: 1 (E Brown-B Crosby-M Ellis). Outfield Assist: E Brown (W Aybar at 1st base). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Gonzalez (W, 1-1) | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 105-65 | 4.09 |
| J Blevins (H, 2) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-12 | 2.50 |
| J Devine (H, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 1.01 |
| B Ziegler (S, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 149-90 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Gonzalez 23; J Blevins 7; J Devine 3; B Ziegler 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Gonzalez 2-7; J Blevins 2-4; J Devine 1-1; B Ziegler 1-2 Game Scores: G Gonzalez 54 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | OAK | |||
 | 2nd | B Crosby homered to left center, E Brown scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 3rd | A Iwamura hit sacrifice fly to left, B Zobrist scored, J Bartlett to third. | 1 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 14,284 (40.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:32 |
| Weather | 62 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Onora, First Base - Paul Nauert, Second Base - James Hoye, Third Base - Tom Hallion |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, August 12th 2008
| Chi Cubs | Postponed | |
| Atlanta |
| Texas | 17 | Final |
| Boston | 19 |
| Baltimore | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland | 7 |
| Toronto | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| San Francisco | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 12 |
| NY Yankees | 9 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | in 12 |
| Kansas City | 0 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 9 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 |
