MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/12/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1680 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (50-63) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
Oakland Athletics (64-48) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 7 0
Athletics Downed, 4-3, by Tampa Bay
The Tampa Bay Rays had to overcome a fine effort from Oakland pitcher Eddie Plank to win, 4-3, at O.co Coliseum. Plank went 8 innings and allowed 4 runs. Grant Balfour earned save number 22. Tampa Bay is 4th in the American League Eastern Division with a record of 50-63.

Tampa Bay relied on the hitting of Carl Crawford to pick up the win. The left fielder ripped a 2-run triple in the top of the second inning to put the Rays on top, 3-0. For the game, Crawford had 1 triple and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Tampa Bay manager was pleased with the team's effort. "Our guys played hard," he said.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .246 8 36
K. Kiermaier CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .210 7 34
Y. Díaz 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .348 15 60
B. Lowe DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .220 21 66
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .240 14 51
B. Zobrist 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 9 33
D. Martinez RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .223 7 35
J. Lugo SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 1 27
D. Navarro C 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .249 10 30
Totals 32 4 7 4 1 7 6      
BATTING
Triples: C. Crawford (8, 2nd Inning off E. Plank, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 4 , B. Lowe , D. Martinez 2 , D. Navarro 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zobrist
Sac Bunt: K. Kiermaier
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crawford (34)
CS: D. Martinez (4)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Martinez (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Lugo-Zobrist-Díaz)
OF assists: 1 (Martinez(Henderson at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .250 6 33
H. Baker 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .256 2 7
   c-N. Lajoie PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 2 47
A. Simmons RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .297 12 60
J. Canseco DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 36 82
J. Foxx 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .260 17 55
E. Chavez 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .255 18 54
E. Joost SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 10 31
   d-M. Cochrane PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 2 26
D. Murphy CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 10 31
   a-M. McGwire PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .298 4 10
   b-B. Johnson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .157 1 2
   e-R. Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .146 1 5
F. Hayes C 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .312 6 11
Totals 31 3 7 3 3 7 12      
a - M. McGwire pinch hit for D. Murphy in the 7th
b - B. Johnson substituted for M. McGwire in the 8th
c - N. Lajoie pinch hit for H. Baker in the 8th
d - M. Cochrane pinch hit for E. Joost in the 9th
e - R. Jackson pinch hit for B. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: J. Foxx (6, 7th Inning off J. Shields, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , A. Simmons , J. Foxx 5 , D. Murphy , F. Hayes
2-out RBI: R. Henderson , J. Foxx
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Jackson
GIDP: F. Hayes
Sac Fly: M. McGwire
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Baker (2)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shields W (10-7) 6.0 4 3 3 3 5 0 103 3.18   
J. McGee H (5) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.46   
J. Howell H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.23   
G. Balfour SV (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shields 54
Batters Faced: J. Shields 24, J. McGee 4, J. Howell 3, G. Balfour 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shields 7-5, J. McGee 0-1, J. Howell 1-2, G. Balfour 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shields 103-63, J. McGee 20-11, J. Howell 12-9, G. Balfour 16-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McGee 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Plank L (9-10) 8.0 6 4 4 1 6 0 111 3.76   
D. Eckersley 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plank 59
Batters Faced: E. Plank 31, D. Eckersley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 10-8, D. Eckersley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 111-76, D. Eckersley 14-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Plank
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 29990
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