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Oakland Athletics @ Tampa Bay Rays

2011-08-06 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 24939 · 72°F, dome · Wind to CF · 2:56

Oakland Athletics defeated Tampa Bay Rays 8–0. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 2nd. Brandon McCarthy earned the win. David DeJesus went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	8	11
TBA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

W: Brandon McCarthy L: Alex Cobb SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Reynolds · 1B: Mike DiMuro · 2B: Tim Welke · 3B: Andy Fletcher · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jemile Weeks	5	0	2	2	0	1
Coco Crisp	5	2	3	0	0	0
Hideki Matsui	4	0	1	0	1	0
Josh Willingham	3	0	1	1	1	1
David DeJesus	5	2	2	2	0	1
Cliff Pennington	3	1	0	1	1	3
Scott Sizemore	3	2	1	0	1	2
Kurt Suzuki	3	1	1	0	1	1
Adam Rosales	2	0	0	2	1	1

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Desmond Jennings	4	0	0	1
Johnny Damon	4	0	0	0
Evan Longoria	3	1	0	0
Ben Zobrist	3	0	0	1
Casey Kotchman	3	1	0	0
B. J. Upton	4	0	0	0
Matt Joyce	3	0	0	1
Robinson Chirinos	3	2	0	1
Sean Rodriguez	3	1	0	1
Elliot Johnson	1	0	0	0
Sam Fuld	0	0	1	0
Justin Ruggiano	0	0	1	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brandon McCarthy	8.0	5	0	5
Fautino De Los Santos	1.0	0	2	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Cobb	4.1	8	4	4
Brandon Gomes	1.2	0	0	2
Juan Cruz	2.0	2	2	2
Jake McGee	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jemile Weeks: 43/G34
Coco Crisp: S3/G34S-
Hideki Matsui: 8/F8RD
Josh Willingham: SB2
Josh Willingham: S7/G56+.2XH(756)

Bot 1

Desmond Jennings: 3/L34
Johnny Damon: 3/L34-
Evan Longoria: S8/G6M
Ben Zobrist: 5/F5F-

Top 2

David DeJesus: HR/F9D+
Cliff Pennington: K23
Scott Sizemore: S4/F8RS-
Kurt Suzuki: D7/L7LS+.1-3
Adam Rosales: 63/G6.3-H
Jemile Weeks: K

Bot 2

Casey Kotchman: 43/G4
B. J. Upton: 63/G6
Matt Joyce: 43/G4

Top 3

Coco Crisp: S51/BG
Hideki Matsui: SB2
Hideki Matsui: 63/G6MS-.2-3
Josh Willingham: 7/SF/F7D+.3-H
David DeJesus: 7/F7M

Bot 3

Robinson Chirinos: K
Sean Rodriguez: K
Desmond Jennings: 43/G4

Top 4

Cliff Pennington: K
Scott Sizemore: W
Kurt Suzuki: K+SB2
Adam Rosales: W
Jemile Weeks: S9/G34.2-H;1-3;BX2(923)

Bot 4

Johnny Damon: 9/F89D+
Evan Longoria: 4/F4D-
Ben Zobrist: 8/L8RM

Top 5

Coco Crisp: S8/G6M+
Hideki Matsui: SB2
Hideki Matsui: IW
Josh Willingham: SB3
Josh Willingham: W.1-2
David DeJesus: 4/IF/P4D-
Cliff Pennington: 9/SF/F89D+.3-H;2-3
Scott Sizemore: K

Bot 5

Casey Kotchman: 9/F8RD
B. J. Upton: 9/F9LSF
Matt Joyce: K

Top 6

Kurt Suzuki: 8/F8LD
Adam Rosales: K
Jemile Weeks: 8/F8LD

Bot 6

Robinson Chirinos: S8/L8RS-
Sean Rodriguez: S9/L4D.1-2
Desmond Jennings: 9/F8RM
Johnny Damon: 36(1)/FO/G3+.2-3
Evan Longoria: 8/F8RD

Top 7

Coco Crisp: 43/G4
Hideki Matsui: S8/G6M
Josh Willingham: 2/F2LF-
David DeJesus: K

Bot 7

Ben Zobrist: K
Casey Kotchman: S9/G34
B. J. Upton: 8/F8RD
Matt Joyce: 8/L8RD+

Top 8

Cliff Pennington: W
Scott Sizemore: K
Kurt Suzuki: SB2
Kurt Suzuki: W
Adam Rosales: SB3
Adam Rosales: 7/SF/L7S.3-H
Jemile Weeks: D7/L78M.1-H
Coco Crisp: 43/G4

Bot 8

Robinson Chirinos: D7
Sean Rodriguez: 9/F89S
Desmond Jennings: K
Johnny Damon: 43/G4

Top 9

Hideki Matsui: 4/F3D-
Josh Willingham: K
David DeJesus: HR/F9D+
Cliff Pennington: K

Bot 9

Elliot Johnson: 5/F7LSF-
Sam Fuld: W
Justin Ruggiano: DI.1-2
Justin Ruggiano: W
B. J. Upton: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M-

Notes & reviews

originally scored as 3E1, changed on 8-11 to single
a foul ball by Sean Rodriguez landed in a trash can in the RF picnic area; the can had a cover on it and the ball went in the opening on the side of the cover

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