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Tampa Bay Rays @ 
Oakland Athletics
2002-05-24 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 25458 · 73°F, sunny · Wind 15 mph from LF · 3:01
Oakland Athletics defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9–8. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 5th. Jim Mecir earned the win and Billy Koch picked up the save. Scott Hatteberg went 3-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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
W: Jim Mecir L: Victor Zambrano SV: Billy Koch
Umpires — HP: Ron Kulpa · 1B: Dale Scott · 2B: Jim Joyce · 3B: Jeff Nelson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brent Abernathy | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Winn | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Steve Cox | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Vaughn | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Toby Hall | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Conti | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Chris Gomez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Russ Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Jared Sandberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Esteban German | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Scott Hatteberg | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jermaine Dye | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Eric Chavez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Olmedo Saenz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Piatt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Byrnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Wilson | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Lee Gardner | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Victor Zambrano | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Hudson | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
 Chad Bradford | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Venafro | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Mecir | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Koch | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Brent Abernathy: 13/G56S
- Randy Winn: K
- Steve Cox: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Esteban German: K
- Scott Hatteberg: HR/F8RXD
- Miguel Tejada: 43/G4
- Jermaine Dye: K/C
Top 2
- Greg Vaughn: 8/F78D
- Toby Hall: 7/F7D
- Jason Conti: S7/G56
- Chris Gomez: 63/G6S
Bot 2
- Eric Chavez: 2/P25
- Olmedo Saenz: 63/G6
- Terrence Long: S9/G34
- Adam Piatt: 7/F78S
Top 3
- Russ Johnson: W
- Jared Sandberg: K
- Brent Abernathy: 36(1)3/GDP/G3
Bot 3
- Ramon Hernandez: K/C
- Esteban German: 53/G5
- Scott Hatteberg: 53/G56
Top 4
- Randy Winn: T8/F8LXD
- Steve Cox: T9/F9D.3-H
- Greg Vaughn: 7/F78S
- Toby Hall: S9/P9LS.3-H
- Jason Conti: W.1-2
- Chris Gomez: HP.2-3;1-2
- Russ Johnson: D9/L9LS.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Jared Sandberg: 53/G5
- Brent Abernathy: 53/G56
Bot 4
- Miguel Tejada: W
- Jermaine Dye: W.1-2
- Eric Chavez: W.2-3;1-2
- Olmedo Saenz: K
- Terrence Long: S8/L8LS.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Adam Piatt: 9/F9LS
- Ramon Hernandez: 7/F7LD
Top 5
- Randy Winn: K/C
- Steve Cox: HR/F8RXD
- Greg Vaughn: 4/P4M
- Toby Hall: K23
Bot 5
- Esteban German: W
- Scott Hatteberg: T7/F8LXD.1-H
- Miguel Tejada: 6/P6
- Jermaine Dye: S7/L7S.3-H
- Eric Chavez: S8/G4M.1-2
- Olmedo Saenz: 9/F9LS.2-3
- Terrence Long: WP.3-H;1-2
- Terrence Long: 6/P6D
Top 6
- Jason Conti: W
- Chris Gomez: S7/L78M.1-3;BX2(764)
- Russ Johnson: W
- Jason Smith: 43/G4S.3-H;1-2
- Brent Abernathy: S4/G4MS.2-3
- Randy Winn: HP.1-2
- Steve Cox: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Adam Piatt: K
- Ramon Hernandez: 63/G6
- Esteban German: K/C
Top 7
- Greg Vaughn: K/C
- Toby Hall: 7/F7S
- Jason Conti: W
- Chris Gomez: SB2
- Chris Gomez: K
Bot 7
- Scott Hatteberg: S4/G4D
- Miguel Tejada: S9/G4.1-2
- Jermaine Dye: 54(1)3/GDP/G56.2-3
- Eric Chavez: 8/F8RS
Top 8
- Russ Johnson: K/C
- Jason Smith: 3/FL
- Brent Abernathy: 4/P8RS
Bot 8
- Olmedo Saenz: D8/F89XD
- Terrence Long: 6/L6
- Adam Piatt: HR/F78D.2-H
- Ramon Hernandez: HR/F89XD
- Esteban German: S7/G6
- Eric Byrnes: 3/FL
- Miguel Tejada: 54(1)/FO/G5
Top 9
- Randy Winn: S8/G4M
- Steve Cox: K
- Greg Vaughn: HR/F7D.1-H
- Toby Hall: 3/G3
- Jason Conti: K
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Lee Gardner