Rays 7,
Athletics 6
| W: | J. Hammel (4-3) |
| L: | S. Casilla (2-1) |
| SV: | T. Miller (1) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .278 |
| B Upton CF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .264 |
| C Pena 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .242 |
| C Floyd DH | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .261 |
| W Aybar 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .229 |
| E Hinske LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 |
| a-J Ruggiano PH-LF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .256 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| G Gross RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .231 |
| b-R Baldelli PH-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .231 |
| J Bartlett SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| B Zobrist SS-LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .243 |
| Totals | 43 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 21 | |
| a-singled to left center for E Hinske in the 5th b-struck out looking for G Gross in the 5th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: W Aybar (11, S Gallagher); B Upton (27, B Ziegler); C Floyd (6, S Casilla) 3B: W Aybar (1, S Gallagher) HR: C Pena (23, 12th inning off S Casilla 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: W Aybar 2 (16), D Navarro 2 (43), J Ruggiano (3), B Upton (54), C Pena (67) SF: D Navarro 2-out RBI: W Aybar, J Ruggiano, D Navarro GIDP: W Aybar, C Floyd Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Iwamura 1, R Baldelli 2, E Hinske 1, B Upton 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Bartlett (12, ground ball) DP: 3 (W Aybar-A Iwamura-C Pena, B Zobrist-A Iwamura-C Pena, J Bartlett-A Iwamura-C Pena). PB: D Navarro. | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Shields | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 94-56 | 3.75 |
| C Bradford | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 2.28 |
| J Howell | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16-9 | 2.37 |
| D Wheeler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 2.61 |
| T Percival (H, 3) | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 3.69 |
| G Balfour (B, 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 1.21 |
| J Hammel (W, 4-3) | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52-31 | 4.15 |
| T Miller (S, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 4.70 |
| Totals | 12.0 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 217-126 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Hammel HBP: D Barton (By T Miller) Batters faced: J Shields 23; C Bradford 5; J Howell 3; D Wheeler 4; T Percival 2; G Balfour 3; J Hammel 12; T Miller 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 6-6; C Bradford 1-1; J Howell 0-0; D Wheeler 2-1; T Percival 1-0; G Balfour 0-0; J Hammel 6-1; T Miller 1-0 Game Scores: J Shields 39 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Ellis 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .234 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .270 |
| F Thomas DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .246 |
| R Davis PR-DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| J Cust LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .225 |
| E Brown RF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .245 |
| B Crosby SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| K Suzuki C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .289 |
| D Barton 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .209 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .223 |
| C Pennington PR-3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| a-R Bowen PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 |
| Totals | 44 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 26 | |
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for C Pennington in the 12th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Barton (10, J Shields); C Gonzalez (21, J Shields) 3B: M Ellis (3, J Shields) HR: C Gonzalez (4, 1st inning off J Shields 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Gonzalez 2 (21), D Barton 2 (31), F Thomas (29) S: M Ellis 2-out RBI: F Thomas GIDP: M Ellis, K Suzuki 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Cust 2, C Pennington 2, E Brown 2, C Gonzalez 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Ellis (14, 2nd base off J Howell/D Navarro) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 4 (E Brown-S Gallagher-B Crosby, J Hannahan-D Barton, M Ellis-D Barton, B Crosby-M Ellis-D Barton). Outfield Assist: E Brown (B Upton at 1st base). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Gallagher | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 91-48 | 4.60 |
| D Meyer | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 31-15 | 3.37 |
| A Embree | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-11 | 5.12 |
| J Devine | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 0.98 |
| B Ziegler | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30-15 | 0.22 |
| H Street | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 4.47 |
| S Casilla (L, 2-1) | 2.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24-17 | 3.19 |
| Totals | 12.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 216-122 | |
| PITCHING IBB: C Pena (By B Ziegler) Batters faced: S Gallagher 19; D Meyer 6; A Embree 4; J Devine 3; B Ziegler 8; H Street 3; S Casilla 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Gallagher 1-6; D Meyer 0-0; A Embree 0-1; J Devine 2-0; B Ziegler 2-3; H Street 0-2; S Casilla 2-3 Game Scores: S Gallagher 42 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | OAK | |||
| 1st | C Gonzalez homered to center, M Ellis scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | W Aybar doubled to deep right center, C Floyd scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 2nd | D Navarro hit sacrifice fly to center, W Aybar scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 2nd | D Barton doubled to deep left, B Crosby and K Suzuki scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 3rd | W Aybar tripled to deep right center, C Floyd scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 5th | J Ruggiano singled to left center, C Floyd scored, W Aybar to second. | 4 | 4 | |
| 9th | B Upton doubled to deep left, A Iwamura scored. | 5 | 4 | |
| 9th | F Thomas singled to deep right center, C Pennington scored. | 5 | 5 | |
| 12th | C Pena homered to right. | 6 | 5 | |
| 12th | D Navarro singled to right, C Floyd scored. | 7 | 5 | |
| 12th | K Suzuki grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, E Brown scored, B Crosby out at second. | 7 | 6 | |
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| Game Notes |
| TROY PERCIVAL LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH INNING WITH A RIGHT KNEE INJURY. |
| FRANK THOMAS PASSED REGGIE JACKSON FOR 20TH ON THE ALL-TIME RBI LIST WITH 1,703 |
| BRAD ZIEGLER'S SCORELESS INNINGS STREAK TO BEGIN HIS CAREER ENDED AT 39.0. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 16,689 (47.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:24 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - James Hoye, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Brian Onora, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
MLB Scores
Thursday, August 14th 2008
| Toronto | 1 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 9 |
| San Francisco | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 7 |
| Arizona | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Oakland | 6 | in 12 |
| Milwaukee | 2 | Final |
| San Diego | 3 |
| Chi Cubs | 11 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| Texas | 0 | Final |
| Boston | 10 |
| Baltimore | 11 | Final |
| Cleveland | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| NY Mets | 9 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 |
