MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
05/27/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 678 - TUESDAY, MAY 27TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Oakland Athletics (26-19) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0
Tampa Bay Rays (23-24) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Athletics Rally Late to Nip Rays
The Oakland Athletics had to overcome a good performance from Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields to claim a 3-2 win at Tropicana Field. Shields went 7 innings and allowed 2 runs. Dennis Eckersley notched the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. His record now sits at 2-1. With the win, the Athletics have a record of 26-19.

Oakland used the timely hitting of Jose Canseco to seize the win. The designated hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the 11th inning to put the Athletics on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Canseco said after the game.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 .222 1 12
N. Lajoie 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .229 1 10
A. Simmons RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .244 3 18
J. Canseco DH 5 0 1 1 0 3 3 .273 14 33
M. Cochrane C 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .234 1 12
J. Foxx 1B, 3B 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .239 6 18
E. Chavez 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .276 10 27
   a-M. McGwire PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .300 3 5
E. Joost SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 5 13
   b-H. Baker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 0 2
   c-M. Ellis SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .450 0 2
D. Murphy CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160 2 11
Totals 38 3 7 3 5 11 20      
a - M. McGwire pinch hit for E. Chavez in the 9th
b - H. Baker pinch hit for E. Joost in the 10th
c - M. Ellis substituted for H. Baker in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Cochrane (9, 2nd Inning off J. Shields, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Simmons (10, 11th Inning off G. Balfour, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Lajoie , A. Simmons 2 , J. Canseco , M. Cochrane 2 , J. Foxx , E. Chavez , H. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Chavez , D. Murphy
GIDP: M. McGwire 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lajoie-Joost-Foxx)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .240 3 15
   b-J. Lugo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 14
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .193 1 5
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .318 4 17
B. Lowe 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .211 14 38
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .204 4 18
B. Zobrist SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .247 2 14
G. Vaughn DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .114 0 2
   a-A. Huff DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 0 2
D. Martinez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .186 3 12
D. Navarro C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 6 11
Totals 37 2 7 2 2 10 7      
a - A. Huff inserted as DH in the 10th
b - J. Lugo pinch hit for C. Crawford in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Vaughn (1, 2nd Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Zobrist (2, 5th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford , Y. Díaz , B. Lowe , E. Longoria 2 , B. Zobrist 4 , G. Vaughn 2
2-out RBI: E. Longoria
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zobrist , D. Martinez
GIDP: D. Martinez
Sac Bunt: K. Kiermaier
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Longoria (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Longoria-Lowe-Díaz, Longoria-Lowe-Díaz)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove 7.2 7 2 2 1 7 1 121 2.20   
A. Bailey 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.76   
D. Eckersley W (2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 2.00   
V. Blue SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 1.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 63
Batters Faced: L. Grove 29, A. Bailey 1, D. Eckersley 6, V. Blue 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 9-5, A. Bailey 0-1, D. Eckersley 1-4, V. Blue 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 121-80, A. Bailey 1-1, D. Eckersley 25-16, V. Blue 19-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shields 7.0 3 2 2 4 10 0 107 2.74   
R. Hernandez 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.00   
J. Howell 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.08   
G. Balfour L (1-1) 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 25 1.06   
D. Wheeler 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shields 69
Batters Faced: J. Shields 28, R. Hernandez 5, J. Howell 1, G. Balfour 8, D. Wheeler 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shields 5-6, R. Hernandez 2-1, J. Howell 1-0, G. Balfour 2-2, D. Wheeler 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shields 107-67, R. Hernandez 23-14, J. Howell 5-3, G. Balfour 25-16, D. Wheeler 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Howell 1-0 , D. Wheeler 2-0
WP: J. Shields
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Shields
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 15311
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