Athletics 6
(81-60, 39-31 away)
Devil Rays 9
(57-85, 38-35 home)
7:15 PM ET, September 9, 2006
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/9)
| Game 1: Friday, September 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 8 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 9 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | |
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(81-60, 39-31 away)
(57-85, 38-35 home)
7:15 PM ET, September 9, 2006
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Kendall C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .296 | ||
| B Kielty LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .273 | ||
| a-D Johnson PH-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .240 | ||
| M Bradley RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .271 | ||
| F Thomas DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 | ||
| J Payton CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .298 | ||
| E Chavez 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .241 | ||
| N Swisher 1B-LF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .254 | ||
| M Ellis 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .244 | ||
| M Scutaro SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .247 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | |||
| a-hit sacrifice fly to left for B Kielty in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Chavez (21, J Howell); B Kielty (17, J Howell); N Swisher (20, B Meadows) HR: F Thomas (34, 2nd inning off J Howell 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: F Thomas 2 (94), J Kendall (40), M Scutaro 2 (34), D Johnson (31) SF: M Scutaro, D Johnson 2-out RBI: J Kendall GIDP: E Chavez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Chavez 1, J Payton 1, B Kielty 2, M Bradley 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Chavez (4, ground ball) | ||||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| E Loaiza (L, 11-9) | 5.1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 89-64 | 4.95 | |
| B Halsey | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 4.52 | |
| C Gaudin | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27-17 | 2.62 | |
| J Witasick | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-14 | 8.40 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 142-96 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: E Loaiza 30; B Halsey 1; C Gaudin 5; J Witasick 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Loaiza 7-2; B Halsey 0-1; C Gaudin 1-1; J Witasick 3-0 Game Scores: E Loaiza 18 | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| R Baldelli CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .303 | ||
| D Young RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .386 | ||
| C Crawford LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .305 | ||
| G Norton 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .308 | ||
| T Perez 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .210 | ||
| T Wigginton 2B-1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .264 | ||
| D Navarro C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .247 | ||
| K Witt DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | ||
| B Upton 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .252 | ||
| B Zobrist SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .236 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 18 | |||
| BATTING 2B: C Crawford (19, E Loaiza); B Upton (3, E Loaiza); K Witt (1, C Gaudin) 3B: B Zobrist (1, C Gaudin) HR: G Norton (14, 5th inning off E Loaiza 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: G Norton 2 (35), T Wigginton 2 (63), K Witt (5), B Upton (6), R Baldelli (42), C Crawford (69), B Zobrist (13) SF: G Norton 2-out RBI: K Witt, B Upton, G Norton, T Wigginton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Baldelli 1, D Young 1, D Navarro 3 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Upton (7, 3rd base off E Loaiza/J Kendall); C Crawford (48, 2nd base off J Witasick/J Kendall) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (B Zobrist-T Wigginton-G Norton). | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Howell | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 79-45 | 6.39 | |
| S Camp | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 4.08 | |
| D Miceli (W, 1-2; B, 3) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26-15 | 4.68 | |
| B Meadows (H, 4) | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26-18 | 5.28 | |
| S McClung (S, 6) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-12 | 6.17 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 158-96 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: J Kendall (By J Howell) Batters faced: J Howell 21; S Camp 2; D Miceli 7; B Meadows 7; S McClung 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Howell 5-3; S Camp 1-1; D Miceli 1-2; B Meadows 4-2; S McClung 0-2 Game Scores: J Howell 42 | ||||||||||
| OAK | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | F Thomas homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Kendall hit by pitch, E Chavez scored, N Swisher to third, M Ellis to second. | 2 | 0 | |
| TB | 4th | G Norton hit sacrifice fly to left, D Young scored, C Crawford to third. | 2 | 1 |
| TB | 4th | T Wigginton singled to left, C Crawford scored. | 2 | 2 |
| TB | 4th | K Witt singled to left center, T Wigginton scored, K Witt to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 3 |
| TB | 4th | B Upton doubled to right, K Witt scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 5th | F Thomas grounded out to second, B Kielty scored, M Bradley to second. | 3 | 4 | |
| TB | 5th | G Norton homered to right. | 3 | 5 |
| 6th | M Scutaro singled to center, N Swisher scored, M Ellis to second. | 4 | 5 | |
| 6th | D Johnson hit sacrifice fly to left, M Ellis scored. | 5 | 5 | |
| TB | 6th | R Baldelli singled to center, B Upton scored, B Zobrist to second. | 5 | 6 |
| TB | 6th | C Crawford singled to left, B Zobrist scored, R Baldelli to third, D Young to second. | 5 | 7 |
| TB | 6th | T Wigginton walked, R Baldelli scored, D Young to third, C Crawford to second. | 5 | 8 |
| TB | 7th | B Zobrist tripled to deep right center, K Witt scored. | 5 | 9 |
| 8th | M Scutaro hit sacrifice fly to center, N Swisher scored. | 6 | 9 | |
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| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 22,016 (64.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dale Scott, First Base - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - Dan Iassogna |

