Devil Rays 3, 
Athletics 2
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Kotsay CF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .474 |
| J Kendall C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| E Chavez 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .286 |
| E Durazo DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .176 |
| S Hatteberg 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| C Thomas PR-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| E Byrnes LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| M Ellis 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .375 |
| N Swisher RF-1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .222 |
| M Scutaro SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .231 |
| Totals | 40 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 25 | |
| BATTING RBI: S Hatteberg (1), M Ellis (1) S: E Byrnes 2-out RBI: M Ellis GIDP: E Durazo Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Scutaro 1, E Durazo 2, N Swisher 4 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Byrnes (1, 2nd base off R Bell/T Hall) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Duchscherer-E Chavez). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Blanton | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 86-47 | 3.60 |
| J Duchscherer | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27-17 | 0.00 |
| R Rincon | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | 0.00 |
| J Cruz (L, 0-3) | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28-15 | 5.40 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 145-79 | |
| PITCHING IBB: C Crawford (By J Cruz) HBP: A Huff (By R Rincon) Batters faced: J Blanton 20; J Duchscherer 9; R Rincon 1; J Cruz 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Blanton 6-8; J Duchscherer 3-2; R Rincon 0-0; J Cruz 1-2 Game Scores: J Blanton 51 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Crawford LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| N Green 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| A Huff RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| J Phelps DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 |
| a-C Singleton PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| T Lee 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .267 |
| J Lugo SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| J Cantu 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .467 |
| T Hall C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| J Gathright CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| a-flied out to left for J Phelps in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Phelps (2, J Blanton); T Lee (1, J Blanton) 3B: J Gathright (1, J Cruz) HR: J Cantu (3, 2nd inning off J Blanton 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Phelps (1), J Cantu (6), N Green (1) S: T Hall, N Green 2-out RBI: J Phelps Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Lee 3, T Hall 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Crawford (2, 2nd base off J Duchscherer/J Kendall); A Huff (1, 2nd base off J Cruz/J Kendall) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Lugo (1, ground ball); N Green (2, throw) DP: 1 (J Lugo-T Lee). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Bell | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 99-61 | 3.00 |
| C Fossum | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-17 | 0.00 |
| J Colome | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 6.75 |
| D Baez (W, 5-4) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 165-102 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Colome IBB: E Chavez (By J Colome) HBP: E Byrnes (By R Bell) Batters faced: R Bell 26; C Fossum 6; J Colome 7; D Baez 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Bell 3-9; C Fossum 1-1; J Colome 1-1; D Baez 3-1 Game Scores: R Bell 58 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | TAM | |||
 | 1st | J Phelps doubled to deep right, A Huff scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | J Cantu homered to left center. | 0 | 2 |
 | 4th | S Hatteberg singled to left, J Kendall scored, E Chavez to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | M Ellis singled to left, E Chavez scored, S Hatteberg to third, M Ellis to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 2 |
| 10th | N Green singled to right center, J Gathright scored, C Crawford to third. | 2 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 10,223 (28.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:04 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Joe Brinkman, Second Base - Derryl Cousins, Third Base - Jeff Nelson |
MLB Scores
Friday, April 8th 2005
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | in 12 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 6 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 |
| Baltimore | 12 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |
| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | in 10 |
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| Florida | 9 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| LA Dodgers | 8 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 | in 10 |
| Kansas City | 6 | Final |
| LA Angels | 2 |
| Texas | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 9 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 | in 10 |
| Colorado | 8 | Final |
| San Francisco | 10 |