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Tampa Bay Rays @ 
Oakland Athletics
2000-09-08 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 12085 · 67°F, sunny · Wind 13 mph to CF · 2:21
Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated Oakland Athletics 4–0. Tampa Bay Devil Rays put up 2 in the 4th. Cory Lidle earned the win and Doug Creek picked up the save. Greg Vaughn went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
W: Cory Lidle L: Gil Heredia SV: Doug Creek
Umpires — HP: Doug Eddings · 1B: Mark Carlson · 2B: Dana DeMuth · 3B: Tim Timmons · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gerald Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Cairo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Cox | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Fred McGriff | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Greg Vaughn | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Vinny Castilla | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 John Flaherty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Tyner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Felix Martinez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Randy Velarde | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Giambi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Grieve | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Piatt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eric Chavez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cory Lidle | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Creek | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil Heredia | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Gerald Williams: 6/P6D
- Miguel Cairo: D7/L5D
- Steve Cox: 3/G3L.2-3
- Fred McGriff: 5/FL/P5F
Bot 1
- Terrence Long: 63/G6
- Randy Velarde: 8/F89M
- Jason Giambi: 8/F78XD
Top 2
- Greg Vaughn: 53/G56
- Vinny Castilla: 63/G56
- John Flaherty: 53/G56-
Bot 2
- Matt Stairs: 13/G13
- Miguel Tejada: K
- Ben Grieve: 8/F8LD
Top 3
- Jason Tyner: 53/G5S
- Felix Martinez: K/C
- Gerald Williams: 53/G5+
Bot 3
- Adam Piatt: W
- Eric Chavez: W.1-2
- Ramon Hernandez: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Terrence Long: 64(1)/FO/G6S-.2-3
- Randy Velarde: 53/G56S-
Top 4
- Miguel Cairo: S8/F8LS
- Steve Cox: 43/G34.1-2
- Fred McGriff: 31/G34.2-3
- Greg Vaughn: E7.3-H(NR)(UR);B-2
- Vinny Castilla: D/F78XD+.2-H(UR)
- John Flaherty: 8/F78D
Bot 4
- Jason Giambi: D9/L3+
- Matt Stairs: 63/G6M.2-3
- Miguel Tejada: 13/G13
- Ben Grieve: 63/G6M
Top 5
- Jason Tyner: K/C
- Felix Martinez: 63/G6S
- Gerald Williams: 2/FL/P23F
Bot 5
- Adam Piatt: 43/G4
- Eric Chavez: 5/L56S
- Ramon Hernandez: 43/G4
Top 6
- Miguel Cairo: 3/P3S
- Steve Cox: 3/G
- Fred McGriff: 3/G3
Bot 6
- Terrence Long: 8/F8LD
- Randy Velarde: 53/G56S
- Jason Giambi: S7/L6D
- Matt Stairs: 46(1)/FO/G4
Top 7
- Greg Vaughn: 5/L5
- Vinny Castilla: K/C
- John Flaherty: 53/G56S
Bot 7
- Miguel Tejada: K
- Ben Grieve: 5/FL/P5F
- Adam Piatt: 2/FL/P2RF
Top 8
- Jason Tyner: 63/G6
- Felix Martinez: K23
- Gerald Williams: 7/F7D
Bot 8
- Eric Chavez: K/C
- Ramon Hernandez: K
- Terrence Long: K/C
Top 9
- Miguel Cairo: 5/L56
- Steve Cox: S1/G15
- Fred McGriff: 7/F78D
- Greg Vaughn: HR/F7D.1-H
- Vinny Castilla: 63/G56
Bot 9
- Randy Velarde: K/C
- Jason Giambi: W
- Mike Stanley: 7/F7LD
- Miguel Tejada: 64(1)/FO/G6
Notes & reviews
- Mgr Rothschild serving third of three game suspension from beanball war in 8-28 game against Boston; Bill Russell in charge