Final
Tampa Bay leads 2-0 (as of 5/25)
| Game 1: Tuesday, May 24 | ||
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| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, May 25 | ||
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| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 14 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, May 26 | ||
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| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | |
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Athletics 6
(17-28, 8-16 away)
Devil Rays 14
(17-30, 14-12 home)
7:15 PM ET, May 25, 2005
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: S. Kazmir (2-4)
L: J. Blanton (0-5)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| M Kotsay singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| E Byrnes struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kendall fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| M Kotsay to second on wild pitch by S Kazmir. | 0 | 0 |
| M Kotsay picked off second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Joe Blanton pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| C Crawford tripled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lugo doubled to center, C Crawford scored. | 0 | 1 |
| D Hollins reached on infield single to second, J Lugo to third. | 0 | 1 |
| T Lee doubled to deep right, J Lugo scored, D Hollins to third. | 0 | 2 |
| J Phelps walked. | 0 | 2 |
| J Cantu doubled to deep center, D Hollins and T Lee scored, J Phelps to third. | 0 | 4 |
| A Sanchez reached on infield single to second, J Phelps scored, J Cantu to third. | 0 | 5 |
| T Hall safe at first on error by third baseman E Chavez, A Sanchez to second. | 0 | 5 |
| N Green hit sacrifice fly to center, J Cantu scored, A Sanchez to third. | 0 | 6 |
| B Reames relieved J Blanton. | 0 | 6 |
| C Crawford homered to right center, A Sanchez and T Hall scored. | 0 | 9 |
| J Lugo popped out to second. | 0 | 9 |
| D Hollins homered to left. | 0 | 10 |
| T Lee flied out to left. | 0 | 10 |
| 10 Runs, 8 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| E Chavez grounded out to second. | 0 | 10 |
| B Kielty singled to center. | 0 | 10 |
| S Hatteberg struck out swinging. | 0 | 10 |
| M Ellis singled to shallow right, B Kielty to third, M Ellis to second on throwing error by second baseman N Green. | 0 | 10 |
| N Swisher flied out to left. | 0 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Britt Reames pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| J Phelps singled to deep left. | 0 | 10 |
| J Cantu singled to right center, J Phelps to third. | 0 | 10 |
| A Sanchez hit sacrifice fly to center, J Phelps scored. | 0 | 11 |
| J Cantu to second on wild pitch by B Reames. | 0 | 11 |
| T Hall fouled out to first. | 0 | 11 |
| N Green singled to center, J Cantu scored. | 0 | 12 |
| C Crawford grounded out to first. | 0 | 12 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| M Scutaro fouled out to first. | 0 | 12 |
| M Kotsay struck out looking. | 0 | 12 |
| E Byrnes struck out swinging. | 0 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Britt Reames pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| J Lugo flied out to right. | 0 | 12 |
| D Hollins grounded out to second. | 0 | 12 |
| T Lee grounded out to first. | 0 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| J Kendall reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 12 |
| E Chavez grounded out to, J Kendall out at second, E Chavez to first. | 0 | 12 |
| B Kielty grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Britt Reames pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| J Phelps grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 12 |
| J Cantu hit by pitch. | 0 | 12 |
| A Sanchez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Cantu out at second. | 0 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| E Perez in right field. | 0 | 12 |
| S Hatteberg flied out to right. | 0 | 12 |
| M Ellis walked. | 0 | 12 |
| N Swisher walked, M Ellis to second. | 0 | 12 |
| M Scutaro singled to center, M Ellis to third, N Swisher to second. | 0 | 12 |
| M Kotsay singled to center, M Ellis scored, N Swisher to third, M Scutaro to second. | 1 | 12 |
| E Byrnes popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 12 |
| J Kendall safe at first on throwing error by third baseman J Cantu, N Swisher scored, M Scutaro to third, M Kotsay to second. | 2 | 12 |
| E Chavez struck out swinging. | 2 | 12 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Britt Reames pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| T Hall flied out to right. | 2 | 12 |
| N Green doubled to deep center. | 2 | 12 |
| C Crawford struck out looking. | 2 | 12 |
| J Lugo doubled to deep right center, N Green scored. | 2 | 13 |
| D Hollins walked. | 2 | 13 |
| T Lee walked, J Lugo to third, D Hollins to second. | 2 | 13 |
| J Phelps struck out swinging. | 2 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| B Kielty singled to left center. | 2 | 13 |
| S Hatteberg grounded out to first, B Kielty to second. | 2 | 13 |
| M Ellis flied out to right, B Kielty to third. | 2 | 13 |
| N Swisher grounded out to third. | 2 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Justin Duchscherer pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| J Duchscherer relieved B Reames. | 2 | 13 |
| C Thomas in center field. | 2 | 13 |
| J Cantu grounded out to third. | 2 | 13 |
| E Perez popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 13 |
| T Hall flied out to center. | 2 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Seth McClung pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| S McClung relieved S Kazmir. | 2 | 13 |
| M Scutaro walked. | 2 | 13 |
| C Thomas grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Scutaro out at second. | 2 | 13 |
| E Byrnes flied out to left. | 2 | 13 |
| A Melhuse hit for J Kendall. | 2 | 13 |
| A Melhuse struck out swinging. | 2 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tim Harikkala pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| A Melhuse catching. | 2 | 13 |
| T Harikkala relieved J Duchscherer. | 2 | 13 |
| N Green grounded out to second. | 2 | 13 |
| C Crawford lined out to left. | 2 | 13 |
| J Lugo grounded out to second. | 2 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jon Switzer pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| J Switzer relieved S McClung. | 2 | 13 |
| E Chavez struck out swinging. | 2 | 13 |
| B Kielty flied out to right. | 2 | 13 |
| S Hatteberg walked. | 2 | 13 |
| M Ellis walked, S Hatteberg to second. | 2 | 13 |
| N Swisher walked, S Hatteberg to third, M Ellis to second. | 2 | 13 |
| M Scutaro singled to right, S Hatteberg and M Ellis scored, N Swisher to second. | 4 | 13 |
| C Thomas fouled out to third. | 4 | 13 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Juan Cruz pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| J Cruz relieved T Harikkala. | 4 | 13 |
| D Hollins singled to left center. | 4 | 13 |
| T Lee grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Hollins out at second. | 4 | 13 |
| J Phelps homered to left. | 4 | 14 |
| J Cantu struck out swinging. | 4 | 14 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jon Switzer pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| E Byrnes walked. | 4 | 14 |
| A Melhuse safe at first on error by third baseman J Cantu, E Byrnes to second. | 4 | 14 |
| K Ginter hit for E Chavez. | 4 | 14 |
| K Ginter doubled to deep right center, E Byrnes and A Melhuse scored. | 4 | 14 |
| B Kielty walked. | 6 | 14 |
| L Carter relieved J Switzer. | 6 | 14 |
| S Hatteberg struck out swinging. | 6 | 14 |
| M Ellis fouled out to catcher. | 6 | 14 |
| N Swisher grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 14 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||