MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
05/28/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 693 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (27-19) 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 11 0
Tampa Bay Rays (23-25) 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 7 2
Athletics Net 6-5 Win Over Rays
Oakland beat Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field, eking out a 6-5 win. The triumph was primarily due to first baseman Jimmie Foxx. He went 3-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Picking up his 12th save was 35-year old right-handed pitcher Dennis Eckersley. Oakland has run its win streak to 4 consecutive.

Al Simmons provided a timely hit. The Oakland right fielder delivered a run-scoring triple in the top of the seventh inning to put the Athletics on top, 6-5. It was his only hit in the game, but he made it count.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Oakland manager .
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215 1 12
N. Lajoie 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .241 1 10
A. Simmons RF 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .243 3 19
J. Canseco DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .267 14 33
M. Cochrane C 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .227 1 12
J. Foxx 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .252 7 20
E. Joost SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .273 6 14
H. Baker 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .286 0 3
D. Murphy CF 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .163 3 12
Totals 38 6 11 6 1 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Foxx (5, 2nd Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Baker (1, 2nd Inning off S. Kazmir, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Lajoie (9, 9th Inning off J. McGee, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Simmons (4, 7th Inning off J. Howell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Joost (6, 4th Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Foxx (7, 4th Inning off S. Kazmir, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Murphy (3, 4th Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Lajoie 4 , A. Simmons 3 , J. Foxx 7 , E. Joost 4 , H. Baker 3 , D. Murphy 4
2-out RBI: A. Simmons , H. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , J. Canseco , M. Cochrane , D. Murphy
Hit by Pitch: N. Lajoie
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Foxx (1) , H. Baker (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .190 1 5
B. Zobrist 2B 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .253 4 16
Y. Díaz 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .316 4 17
B. Lowe DH 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .208 14 38
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 .207 4 20
   a-C. Crawford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 3 15
   b-A. Huff 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .135 0 2
D. Martinez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .181 3 12
R. Winn LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .312 2 6
J. Lugo SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 1 14
   c-C. Pena PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 4 7
D. Navarro C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224 6 11
Totals 34 5 7 5 1 6 4      
a - C. Crawford pinch hit for E. Longoria in the 8th
b - A. Huff substituted for C. Crawford in the 9th
c - C. Pena pinch hit for J. Lugo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Winn (3, 2nd Inning off T. Hudson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: E. Longoria (1, 3rd Inning off T. Hudson, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Zobrist 2 (4, 1st Inning off T. Hudson, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off T. Hudson, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Winn (2, 6th Inning off T. Hudson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Zobrist 8 , Y. Díaz , E. Longoria 3 , R. Winn 6 , D. Navarro
2-out RBI: B. Zobrist , E. Longoria
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zobrist , D. Martinez , J. Lugo
Hit by Pitch: B. Lowe
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: E. Longoria (4) , J. Lugo (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Navarro-Zobrist)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hudson 5.1 7 5 5 1 5 3 94 5.11   
C. Hunter W (1-0) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 5.31   
D. Eckersley SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hudson 38
Batters Faced: T. Hudson 25, C. Hunter 8, D. Eckersley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hudson 7-4, C. Hunter 4-3, D. Eckersley 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hudson 94-59, C. Hunter 28-19, D. Eckersley 14-9
Hit Batsmen: T. Hudson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kazmir 3.1 7 5 4 0 3 3 72 5.46   
F. Rodney 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 31 2.66   
J. Howell L (1-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 3 0 23 4.34   
R. Hernandez 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.79   
J. McGee 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kazmir 29
Batters Faced: S. Kazmir 18, F. Rodney 8, J. Howell 6, R. Hernandez 3, J. McGee 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kazmir 4-2, F. Rodney 4-2, J. Howell 0-0, R. Hernandez 1-0, J. McGee 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kazmir 72-46, F. Rodney 31-22, J. Howell 23-15, R. Hernandez 16-9, J. McGee 20-12
Hit Batsmen: S. Kazmir
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmie Foxx
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 16302
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