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Oakland Athletics @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2008-07-23 · Day game · Tropicana Field · Att: 23437 · 72°F, dome · Wind L to R · 2:36
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Oakland Athletics 4–3. Tampa Bay Rays put up 3 in the 5th. James Shields earned the win and Troy Percival picked up the save. Ben Zobrist went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
W: James Shields L: Greg Smith SV: Troy Percival
Umpires — HP: Andy Fletcher · 1B: Mike Reilly · 2B: Bob Davidson · 3B: Alfonso Marquez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ryan Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kurt Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Cust | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Emil Brown | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Crosby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jack Hannahan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wes Bankston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brooks Conrad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 B. J. Upton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Carl Crawford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Evan Longoria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Carlos Pena | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willy Aybar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shawn Riggans | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonny Gomes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Ben Zobrist | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Hinske | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greg Smith | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
 Santiago Casilla | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alan Embree | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jerry Blevins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 James Shields | 8.1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
 Troy Percival | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ryan Sweeney: 13/G13
- Kurt Suzuki: 53/G56S
- Jack Cust: K
Bot 1
- Akinori Iwamura: 8/F8RM
- B. J. Upton: K
- Carl Crawford: 63/G6
Top 2
- Emil Brown: HR/F7D+
- Carlos Gonzalez: HR/L9LD+
- Bobby Crosby: 53/G56
- Jack Hannahan: 31/G34+
- Wes Bankston: 63/G6MS-
Bot 2
- Evan Longoria: 4/P8LS
- Carlos Pena: 5/P56S
- Willy Aybar: 7/F7M
Top 3
- Brooks Conrad: K
- Ryan Sweeney: S7/G56+
- Kurt Suzuki: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 3
- Shawn Riggans: 8/F8RD
- Jonny Gomes: K
- Ben Zobrist: K
Top 4
- Jack Cust: K
- Emil Brown: K
- Carlos Gonzalez: K
Bot 4
- Akinori Iwamura: S8/L8LM+
- B. J. Upton: PO1(13)
- B. J. Upton: W
- Carl Crawford: 9/F89D
- Evan Longoria: 9/F9M
Top 5
- Bobby Crosby: K
- Jack Hannahan: 9/F9LS
- Wes Bankston: 63/G6
Bot 5
- Carlos Pena: HP
- Willy Aybar: 7/F7S
- Shawn Riggans: 4/P4D
- Jonny Gomes: HR/F78XD+.1-H
- Ben Zobrist: HR/L9D+
- Akinori Iwamura: K
Top 6
- Brooks Conrad: K
- Ryan Sweeney: 7/F7LD+
- Kurt Suzuki: S8/G4M+
- Jack Cust: 9/F9M+
Bot 6
- B. J. Upton: D7/L78XD+
- Carl Crawford: 8/F8RM+
- Evan Longoria: IW
- Carlos Pena: CS3(15)
- Carlos Pena: 7/F7M
Top 7
- Emil Brown: HP
- Carlos Gonzalez: S9/G4+.1-2
- Bobby Crosby: 4(1)3/GDP/G4.2-3
- Jack Hannahan: 43/G4
Bot 7
- Willy Aybar: D7/F78XD+
- Shawn Riggans: FC1/SH.2-3
- Eric Hinske: K
- Ben Zobrist: S8/G6M+.3-H;1-2
- Akinori Iwamura: 3/G34S.2-3;1-2
- B. J. Upton: W
- Carl Crawford: 43/G4
Top 8
- Wes Bankston: 8/F8LM
- Brooks Conrad: 7/F7M
- Ryan Sweeney: 4/P89S
Bot 8
- Evan Longoria: 9/F9D
- Carlos Pena: 7/L78S
- Willy Aybar: 5/L56+
Top 9
- Kurt Suzuki: 7/F78M
- Jack Cust: D7/F7D+
- Emil Brown: WP.2-3
- Emil Brown: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H
- Carlos Gonzalez: W
- Bobby Crosby: 53/G56