MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/07/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 151 - MONDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (7-6) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 1
Oakland Athletics (6-4) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 11 0
Rays Hold Off Athletics, 4-3
The 4-3 Tampa Bay win over Oakland was due largely to Cristobal Torriente. The Rays designated hitter was 4-4 with 2 doubles and 2 singles. Matt Garza picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Lefty Grove was tagged with the loss. The win puts Tampa Bay at 7-6.

Kevin Kiermaier, who is tied for 7th in the AL in RBI with 11, had a direct impact on the outcome. Kiermaier contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put Tampa Bay up, 4-1.

"I really like what we did out there today," Kiermaier said after the game.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .327 1 7
K. Kiermaier CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .300 2 11
Y. Díaz 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 0 3
B. Lowe 2B 4 1 1 0 1 3 1 .213 2 8
C. Torriente DH 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .286 1 6
J. Canseco RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 .167 1 4
C. Crawford LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 1 3
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 .256 0 6
D. Navarro C 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .314 1 4
Totals 35 4 11 4 3 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Torriente 2 (3, 3rd Inning off L. Grove, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off L. Grove, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lloyd 2 , K. Kiermaier , Y. Díaz , B. Lowe , C. Torriente 6 , E. Longoria , D. Navarro
2-out RBI: K. Kiermaier , C. Torriente
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiermaier , J. Canseco , C. Crawford
Sac Bunt: C. Crawford
Hit by Pitch: J. Canseco
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Longoria (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Navarro (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Garza-Lowe-Díaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .250 0 1
J. Foxx 1B 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .222 1 1
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .302 1 12
M. Suttles DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .211 3 6
   c-J. Giambi DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .455 0 0
A. Simmons RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .278 0 6
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .316 0 3
M. Tejada SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .323 1 7
   a-H. Baker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-J. Dykes SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Johnson CF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .500 0 0
T. Steinbach C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .303 0 2
Totals 35 3 11 3 6 8 25      
a - H. Baker pinch hit for M. Tejada in the 6th
b - J. Dykes substituted for H. Baker in the 7th
c - J. Giambi inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Foxx (2, 1st Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , J. Foxx 2 , N. Lajoie 2 , J. Giambi , A. Simmons , E. Chavez , M. Tejada , H. Baker , B. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: A. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , E. Chavez 2 , J. Dykes
GIDP: M. Suttles
Sac Fly: N. Lajoie
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson 2 (4)
CS: M. Tejada (2)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Simmons(Kiermaier at 3rd base), Simmons(Lloyd at 3rd base))
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kazmir 4.0 5 2 1 3 6 0 87 3.95   
M. Garza W (1-0) 2.2 2 1 1 3 1 0 48 3.00   
J. Howell H (5) 1.1 3 0 0 0 1 0 25 1.69   
G. Balfour SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kazmir 49
Batters Faced: S. Kazmir 19, M. Garza 12, J. Howell 7, G. Balfour 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kazmir 4-1, M. Garza 2-4, J. Howell 1-2, G. Balfour 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kazmir 87-52, M. Garza 48-26, J. Howell 25-18, G. Balfour 13-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Garza 1-1 , J. Howell 1-1
WP: G. Balfour
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove L (1-1) 7.0 11 4 4 2 6 0 104 2.74   
A. Bailey 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 7.71   
D. Eckersley 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 10.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 43
Batters Faced: L. Grove 33, A. Bailey 4, D. Eckersley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 6-7, A. Bailey 0-2, D. Eckersley 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 104-69, A. Bailey 16-10, D. Eckersley 7-6
Hit Batsmen: L. Grove
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cristobal Torriente
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (51 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 17281
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