August 12, 2008 Tampa Bay Rays at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 7
SEA 3 BOS 19
TEX 17 CHW 9
KCR 0 CLE 7
BAL 5 TOR 6
@DET 4 NYY 9
@MIN 6
(12) OAK 2
TBR 1 ARI 4
@COL 2 FLA 4
STL 3 HOU 12
SFG 4 LAD 4
PHI 3 CIN 5
@PIT 1 MIL 5
@SDP 2 NYM 4
@WSN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 14,284

Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 10:05pm
Time of Game: 2:32

Rays

71-47

Lost 1

1st

Joe Maddon

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rays            0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  0
Athletics       0  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    2  4  1

W: G Gonzalez (1-1), L: S Kazmir (8-6), S: B Ziegler (2)

Athletics

55-63

Won 1

3rd, 20 GB

Bob Geren

BATTING

Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .279  .729   16    4   2   SF
B Upton CF                    3   0   1   0    1   2  .266  .772   28    1   0   
C Pena 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .825   13    4   0   
R Baldelli RF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .661   11    1   0   
  G Gross RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .742         0   0   
W Aybar 3B                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .228  .687   24    0   3   
J Ruggiano LF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .718   11    4   0   
  E Hinske PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .822    2    0   0   
D Navarro C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .768   15    9   0   
B Zobrist SS                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .232  .749   14    1   0   2B
J Bartlett DH                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .620   15    0   0   2B,CS

S Kazmir P                                                               0   0
  J Howell P                                                             0   0
  G Balfour P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   1   6   1    5   5              149   24   5

BATTING

2B: B Zobrist (3, off G Gonzalez); J Bartlett (14, off G Gonzalez).

SF: A Iwamura (3, off G Gonzalez).

TB: J Bartlett 3; B Zobrist 2; B Upton; R Baldelli; W Aybar.

RBI: A Iwamura (35).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Bartlett (5, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by G Gonzalez).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Sweeney RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .287  .713   19    8   0   
M Ellis 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .676   17    2   1   SB
F Thomas DH                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .253  .785   18    0   0   2B
E Brown LF                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .249  .687   19    3   1   
B Crosby SS                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .249  .686   15    0   3   HR
C Gonzalez CF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .715   11    2   0   
K Suzuki C                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .727   14    5   0   HBP
D Barton 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .614   11    4   0   
C Pennington 3B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12    2   0   
  J Hannahan 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .640         0   1   

G Gonzalez P                                                             1   1
  J Blevins P                                                            0   0
  J Devine P                                                             0   0
  B Ziegler P                                                            0   0
Totals                       28   2   4   2    2   9              136   27   7

BATTING

2B: F Thomas (6, off S Kazmir).

HR: B Crosby (7, off S Kazmir; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: K Suzuki (8, by S Kazmir).

TB: B Crosby 4; F Thomas 2; M Ellis; K Suzuki.

RBI: B Crosby 2 (51).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Brown-B Crosby-M Ellis.

E: D Barton (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Ellis (13, 2nd base off G Balfour/D Navarro).

PITCHING

Tampa Bay Rays                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Kazmir, L (8-6)              5     2   2   2    2   6   1   3.22   20   97-54   34· 9·11    2· 7· 2· 0     59    -     0.76   0.01
J Howell                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.41    7   20-12    7· 3· 2    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.75   0.09
G Balfour                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   1.26    4   19-13    5· 3· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.66   0.03
Totals                         8     4   2   2    2   9   1          31  136-79   46·15·18    6· 9· 4· 0           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Gonzalez, W (1-1)            5     5   1   1    4   5   0   4.09   23  105-65   39· 5·21    3· 6· 5· 0     54    -     1.38   0.03
J Blevins, H (2)               2     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.50    7   23-12    9· 0· 3    2· 1· 3· 0          2-0    2.01   0.32
J Devine, H (4)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.01    3   10-5     3· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.22   0.12
B Ziegler, S (2)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   11-8     7· 0· 1    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.85   0.16
Totals                         9     6   1   1    5   5   0          37  149-90   58· 5·27    8·10· 9· 0          2-0

G Gonzalez faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: G Gonzalez (1; J Bartlett, 3rd base (CS)).

HBP: S Kazmir (2; K Suzuki).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Paul Nauert, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 14,284.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Rays                Oakland Athletics                    
1. A Iwamura            2B    1. R Sweeney            RF 
2. B Upton              CF    2. M Ellis              2B 
3. C Pena               1B    3. F Thomas             DH 
4. R Baldelli           RF    4. E Brown              LF 
5. W Aybar              3B    5. B Crosby             SS 
6. J Ruggiano           LF    6. C Gonzalez           CF 
7. D Navarro            C     7. K Suzuki             C  
8. B Zobrist            SS    8. D Barton             1B 
9. J Bartlett           DH    9. C Pennington         3B 

   S Kazmir             P        G Gonzalez           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  7   17%  76% B Crosby        S Kazmir        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Brown Scores
   t 5   0  2-1  1-3  2   13%  59% A Iwamura       G Gonzalez      Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Zobrist out at Hm/P; Bartlett to 2B
   t 8   1  2-1  1--  2   12%  87% E Hinske        J Devine        Fly Ball Double Play: LF; Aybar out at 1B/LF-SS-2B
   t 9   0  2-1  ---  3  -12%  73% D Navarro       B Ziegler       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
   t 9   2  2-1  -2-  4   11% 100% A Iwamura       B Ziegler       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Gio Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  A Iwamura       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  8   54%  B Upton         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   55%  C Pena          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Kazmir facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  R Sweeney       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   51%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Gio Gonzalez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  R Baldelli      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   54%  W Aybar         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   55%  J Ruggiano      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Kazmir facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   59%  E Brown         Walk
   RR     1--  7   76%  B Crosby        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Brown Scores
   O      ---  6   74%  C Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   76%  K Suzuki        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   74%  D Barton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   72%  C Pennington    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Gio Gonzalez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   75%  D Navarro       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   72%  B Zobrist       Walk
          1--  4   62%  J Bartlett      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Zobrist to 3B
   RO     -23  4   63%  A Iwamura       Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Zobrist Scores; Bartlett to 3B/Adv on throw
   O      --3  8   67%  B Upton         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Scott Kazmir facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   65%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   64%  M Ellis         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  1   66%  F Thomas        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  5   67%  E Brown         Walk
   O      12-  4   63%  B Crosby        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Gio Gonzalez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   66%  C Pena          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  6   63%  R Baldelli      Walk
          1--  7   58%  W Aybar         Walk; Baldelli to 2B
   O      12-  6   64%  J Ruggiano      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   69%  D Navarro       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Scott Kazmir facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   67%  C Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   66%  K Suzuki        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   65%  D Barton        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Gio Gonzalez facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   56%  B Zobrist       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  3   46%  J Bartlett      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Zobrist to 3B
   O      1-3  2   59%  A Iwamura       Fielder's Choice P unassisted; Zobrist out at Hm/P; Bartlett to 2B
   O      12-      68%  B Upton         Bartlett Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-2B)
          1--  7   64%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Iwamura to 3B
   O      1-3  3   71%  C Pena          Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Scott Kazmir facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   69%  C Pennington    Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   68%  R Sweeney       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   67%  M Ellis         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Gio Gonzalez facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   61%  R Baldelli      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--  9   52%  W Aybar         Walk; Baldelli to 2B
                  Jerry Blevins replaces Gio Gonzalez pitching
   O      12-  1   60%  J Ruggiano      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Aybar to 2B
   O      12-  3   68%  D Navarro       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      12-  4   75%  B Zobrist       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, J.P. Howell facing 3-4-5
                  J.P. Howell replaces Scott Kazmir pitching
   O      ---  4   73%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   71%  E Brown         Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   70%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Jerry Blevins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   75%  J Bartlett      Lineout: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  3   78%  A Iwamura       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   75%  B Upton         Walk
   O      1--  1   80%  C Pena          Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, J.P. Howell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   78%  C Gonzalez      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   80%  K Suzuki        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   77%  D Barton        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   76%  C Pennington    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Joey Devine facing 4-5-6
                  Joey Devine replaces Jerry Blevins pitching; Jack Hannahan replaces Cliff Pennington playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  2   81%  R Baldelli      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   75%  W Aybar         Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Eric Hinske pinch hits for Justin Ruggiano batting 6th
   OO     1--  2   87%  E Hinske        Fly Ball Double Play: LF; Aybar out at 1B/LF-SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Grant Balfour facing 1-2-3
                  Grant Balfour replaces J.P. Howell pitching; Eric Hinske moves to LF; Gabe Gross replaces Rocco Baldelli playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---  3   86%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   87%  M Ellis         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  7   87%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging, Ellis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   84%  E Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Brad Ziegler facing 7-8-9
                  Brad Ziegler replaces Joey Devine pitching
          ---  3   73%  D Navarro       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   83%  B Zobrist       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1--  2   89%  J Bartlett      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Navarro to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  A Iwamura       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Athletics 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation