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Oakland Athletics @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2012-08-25 · Day game · Tropicana Field · Att: 18187 · 72°F, dome · Wind to CF · 2:53
Oakland Athletics defeated Tampa Bay Rays 4–2. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 1st. Brandon McCarthy earned the win and Grant Balfour picked up the save. Chris Carter went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| TBA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
W: Brandon McCarthy L: Jeremy Hellickson SV: Grant Balfour
Umpires — HP: Marty Foster · 1B: Jeff Kellogg · 2B: Vic Carapazza · 3B: Eric Cooper · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coco Crisp | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stephen Drew | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Yoenis Cespedes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Seth Smith | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Chris Carter | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Josh Reddick | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Donaldson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 George Kottaras | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cliff Pennington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Derek Norris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Desmond Jennings | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sam Fuld | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Matt Joyce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Evan Longoria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ben Zobrist | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luke Scott | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Pena | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Roberts | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jose Lobaton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 B. J. Upton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brandon McCarthy | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
 Sean Doolittle | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Grant Balfour | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeremy Hellickson | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
 Burke Badenhop | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 J. P. Howell | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Farnsworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jake McGee | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Coco Crisp: D9/G+
- Stephen Drew: S4/G4.2-3
- Yoenis Cespedes: 3/F3D-
- Seth Smith: K+SB2.3-H(E2/TH2);1-3
- Chris Carter: HR/F7LD+.3-H
- Josh Reddick: S9/L34D
- Josh Donaldson: HP.1-2
- George Kottaras: K
Bot 1
- Desmond Jennings: 1/L13+
- Sam Fuld: W
- Matt Joyce: K+SB2
- Evan Longoria: W
- Ben Zobrist: K
Top 2
- Cliff Pennington: 7/F78M
- Coco Crisp: S8/F8LS-
- Stephen Drew: 9/L9D+
- Yoenis Cespedes: 53/G56-
Bot 2
- Luke Scott: S1/BG
- Carlos Pena: HP.1-2
- Ryan Roberts: S7/G56+.2-3;1-2
- Jose Lobaton: 7/SF/F78D+.3-H
- Desmond Jennings: 8/F8RS
- Sam Fuld: K
Top 3
- Seth Smith: HR/F9D+
- Chris Carter: K
- Josh Reddick: 8/F8RD
- Josh Donaldson: K
Bot 3
- Matt Joyce: K
- Evan Longoria: K
- Ben Zobrist: 2/P2F
Top 4
- George Kottaras: 63/G6
- Cliff Pennington: 23/G2L
- Coco Crisp: 9/F9LM
Bot 4
- Luke Scott: 3/G3
- Carlos Pena: K
- Ryan Roberts: 53/G56S
Top 5
- Stephen Drew: 5/F5F-
- Yoenis Cespedes: 63/G6
- Seth Smith: K
Bot 5
- Jose Lobaton: 6/L6M-
- Desmond Jennings: HR/F78XD+
- Sam Fuld: 13/BG
- Matt Joyce: 3/G3+
Top 6
- Chris Carter: 5/F25F-
- Josh Reddick: S7
- Josh Donaldson: 64(1)3/GDP/G6S
Bot 6
- Evan Longoria: 53/G56
- Ben Zobrist: D8/L4D+
- Luke Scott: 7/F8LM
- Carlos Pena: 5/F5F-
Top 7
- George Kottaras: 7/L78M
- Cliff Pennington: K
- Coco Crisp: D7/F78XD+
- Stephen Drew: CS3(25)
Bot 7
- Ryan Roberts: 53/G6S-
- Jose Lobaton: 31/G34-
- Desmond Jennings: K
Top 8
- Stephen Drew: K
- Yoenis Cespedes: 8/F8LXD+
- Seth Smith: 43/G4
Bot 8
- Sam Fuld: 9/F89S
- B. J. Upton: K
- Evan Longoria: K
Top 9
- Chris Carter: E5/G5+
- Josh Reddick: D9/L9LD+.1-3
- Josh Donaldson: K
- Derek Norris: K
- Cliff Pennington: K
Bot 9
- Ben Zobrist: 63/G6MD+
- Luke Scott: K
- Carlos Pena: 8/F8RD+