MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
05/29/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 701 - THURSDAY, MAY 29TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (28-19) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Tampa Bay Rays (23-26) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Athletics Make It 5 Straight with 2-1 Win
Oakland got a first-rate effort from pitcher Rube Waddell, who frustrated Tampa Bay hitters en route to a 2-1 Athletics triumph at Tropicana Field. This win makes it 5 in a row for Oakland.

It could have been a different outcome for Oakland, had it not been for Eddie Joost, the 32-year old shortstop . Joost contributed a run-scoring ground out in the top of the second inning to put Oakland up, 2-0.

"We didn't string enough hits together to win the game," said tight-lipped Tampa Bay manager . "Obviously."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .217 2 13
N. Lajoie 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 1 10
A. Simmons RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .243 3 19
J. Canseco DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .262 14 33
M. Cochrane C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .234 1 12
J. Foxx 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .258 7 20
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 10 27
E. Joost SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .267 6 14
D. Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .159 3 12
Totals 31 2 8 1 4 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Foxx (6, 2nd Inning off W. Alvarez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Henderson (2, 1st Inning off W. Alvarez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 4 , N. Lajoie , A. Simmons , M. Cochrane 2 , J. Foxx 3 , E. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , J. Canseco , M. Cochrane , D. Murphy
GIDP: J. Foxx , E. Chavez , E. Joost
Hit by Pitch: N. Lajoie
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 3 15
   a-J. Lugo PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .235 1 14
   b-R. Winn LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 2 6
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .191 1 5
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .326 4 17
B. Lowe 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .210 14 39
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .203 4 20
   c-A. Huff PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .132 0 2
B. Zobrist SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 4 16
G. Vaughn DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .105 0 2
D. Martinez RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .178 3 12
T. Hall C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 0 6
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 7 9      
a - J. Lugo pinch hit for C. Crawford in the 8th
b - R. Winn substituted for J. Lugo in the 9th
c - A. Huff pinch hit for E. Longoria in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Kiermaier , Y. Díaz 3 , B. Lowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Díaz , E. Longoria
Sac Fly: B. Lowe
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Longoria-Lowe-Díaz, Díaz-Zobrist-Alvarez, Zobrist-Lowe-Díaz)
OF assists: 1 (Martinez(Simmons at 2nd base))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Waddell W (4-4) 7.2 5 1 1 1 7 0 119 3.26   
A. Bailey SV (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Waddell 71
Batters Faced: R. Waddell 29, A. Bailey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 8-8, A. Bailey 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 119-75, A. Bailey 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bailey 1-0
WP: A. Bailey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Alvarez L (3-5) 6.2 7 2 2 4 4 1 100 4.40   
E. Yan 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 39 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Alvarez 52
Batters Faced: W. Alvarez 28, E. Yan 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Alvarez 7-6, E. Yan 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Alvarez 100-57, E. Yan 39-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Yan 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Yan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rube Waddell
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 4:10 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 13099
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