Final
Tampa Bay won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, April 8 | ||
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| Oakland | 2 | Final in 10 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 9 | ||
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| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 11 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 10 | ||
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| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | |
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Athletics 6
(3-3, 3-3 away)
Devil Rays 1
(3-3, 3-3 home)
2:15 PM ET, April 10, 2005
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: R. Harden (1-0)
L: D. Brazelton (0-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewon Brazelton pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB | |
| Mark Kotsay | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), M Kotsay flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kendall | Ball, Strike (looking), J Kendall flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Chavez | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), E Chavez grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Rich Harden pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB | |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, C Crawford popped out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Green | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), N Green struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Aubrey Huff | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, A Huff singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Lugo | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Lugo struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Dewon Brazelton pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB | |
| Erubiel Durazo | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, E Durazo walked | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Hatteberg | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, S Hatteberg singled to right, E Durazo to second | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Byrnes | Ball, E Byrnes grounded out to pitcher, E Durazo to third, S Hatteberg to second | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Ginter | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, K Ginter walked | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Swisher | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), N Swisher struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Scutaro | Ball, M Scutaro flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Rich Harden pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB | |
| Jorge Cantu | J Cantu grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Lee | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, T Lee walked | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Phelps | Strike (foul), Ball, J Phelps flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Toby Hall | Ball, Strike (foul), T Hall singled to center, T Lee to second | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Gathright | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, J Gathright grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Dewon Brazelton pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB | |
| Mark Kotsay | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), M Kotsay grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kendall | Strike (looking), J Kendall grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Chavez | Strike (looking), E Chavez grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Rich Harden pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB | |
| Carl Crawford | C Crawford grounded out to first | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Green | Ball, N Green flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| Aubrey Huff | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, A Huff doubled to deep center | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Lugo | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Lugo struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Dewon Brazelton pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB | |
| Erubiel Durazo | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), E Durazo struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Hatteberg | Ball, Ball, S Hatteberg singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Byrnes | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, E Byrnes walked, S Hatteberg to second | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Ginter | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), K Ginter struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Swisher | N Swisher singled to left, S Hatteberg scored, E Byrnes to second | 1 | 0 |
| Marco Scutaro | Strike (foul), M Scutaro grounded out to first | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Rich Harden pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB | |
| Jorge Cantu | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, J Cantu grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Travis Lee | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), T Lee flied out to center | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Phelps | J Phelps doubled to deep center | 1 | 0 |
| Toby Hall | T Hall flied out to right | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Dewon Brazelton pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB | |
| Mark Kotsay | Strike (foul), M Kotsay popped out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Kendall | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), J Kendall singled to center | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Chavez | Strike (swinging), E Chavez singled to left, J Kendall to second | 1 | 0 |
| Erubiel Durazo | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, E Durazo walked, J Kendall to third, E Chavez to second | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Hatteberg | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), S Hatteberg struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Byrnes | Strike (looking), Ball, E Byrnes flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Rich Harden pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB | |
| Joey Gathright | Strike (bunted foul), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, J Gathright walked | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Crawford | Ball, J Gathright caught stealing second, catcher to second, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), C Crawford struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Green | Strike (swinging), N Green popped out to first | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Dewon Brazelton pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB | |
| Keith Ginter | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, K Ginter walked | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Swisher | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, N Swisher walked, K Ginter to second, T Harper relieved D Brazelton | 1 | 0 |
| Marco Scutaro | Ball, Ball, M Scutaro sacrificed to third, K Ginter to third, N Swisher to second | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Kotsay | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), M Kotsay intentionally walked | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Kendall | Ball, Strike (looking), J Kendall singled to left, K Ginter scored, N Swisher to third, M Kotsay to second, T Miller relieved T Harper | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Chavez | E Chavez hit sacrifice fly to center, N Swisher scored, M Kotsay to third, J Kendall to second | 3 | 0 |
| Erubiel Durazo | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), E Durazo singled to center, M Kotsay and J Kendall scored, E Durazo to second advancing on throw | 5 | 0 |
| Scott Hatteberg | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, S Hatteberg flied out to center | 5 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Rich Harden pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB | |
| Aubrey Huff | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), A Huff doubled to deep left center | 5 | 0 |
| Julio Lugo | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (looking), J Lugo struck out looking | 5 | 0 |
| Jorge Cantu | J Duchscherer relieved R Harden, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, J Cantu singled to center, A Huff to third | 5 | 0 |
| Travis Lee | Ball, Strike (looking), T Lee singled to center, A Huff scored, J Cantu to second | 5 | 1 |
| Josh Phelps | Ball, Ball, J Phelps grounded into double play, third to second to first, T Lee out at second | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Trever Miller pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB | |
| Eric Byrnes | E Byrnes grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 1 |
| Keith Ginter | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), K Ginter struck out swinging | 5 | 1 |
| Nick Swisher | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), N Swisher grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Justin Duchscherer pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB | |
| Toby Hall | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Strike (swinging), T Hall struck out swinging | 5 | 1 |
| Joey Gathright | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Strike (looking), J Gathright struck out looking | 5 | 1 |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, C Crawford grounded out to second | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Jesus Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB | |
| J Colome relieved T Miller. | 5 | 1 | |
| Marco Scutaro | Ball, M Scutaro grounded out to first | 5 | 1 |
| Mark Kotsay | Strike (looking), Ball, M Kotsay singled to center | 5 | 1 |
| Jason Kendall | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, J Kendall grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Kotsay out at second | 5 | 1 |
| Eric Chavez | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, E Chavez safe at first on error by shortstop J Lugo, J Kendall to second | 5 | 1 |
| Erubiel Durazo | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), E Durazo struck out swinging | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Kiko Calero pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB | |
| K Calero relieved J Duchscherer. | 5 | 1 | |
| Nick Green | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), N Green struck out swinging | 5 | 1 |
| Aubrey Huff | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), A Huff struck out swinging | 5 | 1 |
| Julio Lugo | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, J Lugo singled to center | 5 | 1 |
| Jorge Cantu | Strike (foul), Ball, J Lugo stole second, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Cantu lined out to shortstop | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Lance Carter pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB | |
| L Carter relieved J Colome. | 5 | 1 | |
| Scott Hatteberg | S Hatteberg homered to right | 6 | 1 |
| Eric Byrnes | E Byrnes popped out to shortstop | 6 | 1 |
| Keith Ginter | Strike (looking), Ball, K Ginter flied out to left | 6 | 1 |
| Nick Swisher | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, N Swisher flied out to left | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Octavio Dotel pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB | |
| O Dotel relieved K Calero. | 6 | 1 | |
| Travis Lee | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, T Lee flied out to left | 6 | 1 |
| Josh Phelps | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), J Phelps struck out swinging, C Singleton hit for T Hall | 6 | 1 |
| Chris Singleton | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), C Singleton struck out swinging | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||

