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Tampa Bay Rays @ Oakland Athletics

2024-08-21 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 10339 · 68°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph · 2:32

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Oakland Athletics 4–2. Oakland Athletics opened the scoring in the 1st — JJ Bleday homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. Tampa Bay Rays took the lead in the 5th — Yandy Díaz doubles (26) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder JJ Bleday. Jonny DeLuca scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Jose Siri homers (16) on a fly ball to left center field. José Caballero scores — worth 26% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Kevin Cash (M): HBP non-call.

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Line score

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

W: Ryan Pepiot L: Mitch Spence SV: Manuel Rodriguez

Umpires — HP: Brock Ballou · 1B: Erich Bacchus · 2B: Laz Diaz · 3B: Tripp Gibson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Yandy Diaz	4	0	1	1	0	0
Brandon Lowe	4	0	0	0	0	2
Christopher Morel	4	0	1	0	0	3
Junior Caminero	4	0	1	0	0	2
Josh Lowe	3	0	0	0	1	3
Jose Caballero	3	2	1	0	1	2
Jose Siri	4	1	2	2	0	0
Jonny Deluca	4	1	1	1	0	0
Alex Jackson	4	0	0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lawrence Butler	3	1	1	0	1	0
Brent Rooker	4	0	1	1	0	2
JJ Bleday	3	1	1	1	0	0
Miguel Andujar	4	0	1	0	0	0
Seth Brown	2	0	0	0	1	1
Tyler Nevin	4	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle McCann	4	0	0	0	0	2
Zack Gelof	4	0	1	0	0	2
Max Schuemann	3	0	0	0	0	2
Daz Cameron	1	0	0	0	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ryan Pepiot	6.0	3	1	5
Drew Rasmussen	1.0	1	1	3
Garrett Cleavinger	1.0	1	0	1
Manuel Rodriguez	1.0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mitch Spence	7.0	7	1	10
J. T. Ginn	2.0	0	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Yandy Diaz: 8/F8
Brandon Lowe: 5/L6D
Christopher Morel: K

Bot 1

Lawrence Butler: 7/F7
Brent Rooker: K
JJ Bleday: HR/F9LD
Miguel Andujar: 3/P3F/FL

Top 2

Junior Caminero: S57/G56
Josh Lowe: K
Jose Caballero: K
Jose Siri: 8/L89D

Bot 2

Seth Brown: 7/L7D+
Tyler Nevin: 8/F8
Kyle McCann: K

Top 3

Jonny Deluca: 43/G4
Alex Jackson: 43/G4M
Yandy Diaz: 63/G6

Bot 3

Zack Gelof: 63/G6
Max Schuemann: K
Lawrence Butler: 31/G34

Top 4

Brandon Lowe: K
Christopher Morel: S8/L8
Junior Caminero: 2/G2-/BINT.1-1
Josh Lowe: K

Bot 4

Brent Rooker: 8/F8XD+
JJ Bleday: 63/G6
Miguel Andujar: 8/F8XD

Top 5

Jose Caballero: D7/L7L
Jose Siri: S8/F8.2-3
Jonny Deluca: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;B-1
Alex Jackson: SB2
Alex Jackson: K
Yandy Diaz: D8/F89XD+.2-H
Brandon Lowe: 31/G3

Bot 5

Seth Brown: W
Tyler Nevin: 53/G56.1-2
Kyle McCann: 6/P4MD
Zack Gelof: K

Top 6

Christopher Morel: K
Junior Caminero: K
Josh Lowe: K

Bot 6

Max Schuemann: 53/G6S
Lawrence Butler: D7/L78XD+
Brent Rooker: S8/L78.2-H
JJ Bleday: HP.1-2
Miguel Andujar: 53/G6S.2-3;1-2
Seth Brown: K

Top 7

Jose Caballero: W
Jose Siri: HR/F78XD.1-H
Jonny Deluca: S48/G4
Alex Jackson: 8/F8XD
Yandy Diaz: SB2
Yandy Diaz: 53/G6S.2-3
Brandon Lowe: K

Bot 7

Tyler Nevin: E5/TH/G56S.B-2
Kyle McCann: K
Zack Gelof: S9/L9L.2-3
Max Schuemann: SB2
Max Schuemann: K
Lawrence Butler: W
Brent Rooker: K

Top 8

Christopher Morel: K
Junior Caminero: K
Josh Lowe: W
Jose Caballero: K

Bot 8

JJ Bleday: 6/P56
Miguel Andujar: S5/G56S.BX1(23)
Daz Cameron: K

Top 9

Jose Siri: 3/L3
Jonny Deluca: 63/G6
Alex Jackson: 53/G6S

Bot 9

Tyler Nevin: 8/F8
Kyle McCann: 53/G6
Zack Gelof: K

Notes & reviews

Rays manager Kevin Cash ejected by HP umpire Brock Ballou for arguing umpire ruling that Caballero $was not entitled to first base despite being hit $by pitch since he made no attempt to avoid being hit
Athletics challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld. ej,kotsm001,M,bacce901,Call at 1B (Replay review)
Athletics manager Mark Kotsay ejected by 1B umpire Erich Bacchus for arguing call at 1B after replay review

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