Final
Tampa Bay leads 1-0 (as of 7/21)
| Game 1: Monday, July 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 0 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 22 | ||
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| Oakland | 8 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | |
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7:10 PM ET, July 21, 2008
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: S. Kazmir (9-5)
L: D. Eveland (7-7)
| 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 Ellis walked. | 0 | 0 |
| K Suzuki struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| R Sweeney singled to center, M Ellis to second. | 0 | 0 |
| E Brown flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ellis picked off second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| A Iwamura struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| E Longoria struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| J Cust walked. | 0 | 0 |
| B Crosby struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| C Gonzalez popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| W Bankston struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| C Pena flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Navarro walked. | 0 | 0 |
| W Aybar lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Gomes walked, D Navarro to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Zobrist flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| B Conrad struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ellis popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| K Suzuki grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| A Iwamura lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford flied out to left, B Upton to third. | 0 | 0 |
| E Longoria singled to left, B Upton scored. | 0 | 1 |
| C Pena grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| R Sweeney lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| E Brown flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| J Cust singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| B Crosby grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| D Navarro struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| W Aybar homered to left. | 0 | 2 |
| J Gomes singled to left center. | 0 | 2 |
| B Zobrist flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| J Gomes stole second. | 0 | 2 |
| A Iwamura singled to center, J Gomes scored. | 0 | 3 |
| B Upton walked, A Iwamura to second. | 0 | 3 |
| C Crawford grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| C Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| W Bankston struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| B Conrad struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dana Eveland pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| E Longoria homered to left. | 0 | 4 |
| C Pena flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| D Navarro walked. | 0 | 4 |
| W Aybar struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| J Gomes grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Navarro out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| G Gross in right field. | 0 | 4 |
| M Ellis walked. | 0 | 4 |
| K Suzuki lined out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| R Sweeney flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| E Brown fouled out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Brown pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| A Brown relieved D Eveland. | 0 | 4 |
| B Zobrist flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| A Iwamura walked. | 0 | 4 |
| B Upton flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| C Crawford struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| J Cust walked. | 0 | 4 |
| B Crosby struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| C Gonzalez grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Cust out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| W Bankston struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Brown pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| E Longoria popped out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| C Pena walked. | 0 | 4 |
| D Navarro struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| W Aybar walked, C Pena to second. | 0 | 4 |
| G Gross struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| G Balfour relieved S Kazmir. | 0 | 4 |
| B Conrad flied out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| M Ellis grounded out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| K Suzuki grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Santiago Casilla pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| S Casilla relieved A Brown. | 0 | 4 |
| B Zobrist popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| A Iwamura doubled to right. | 0 | 4 |
| B Upton walked. | 0 | 4 |
| C Crawford singled to center, A Iwamura to third, B Upton to second. | 0 | 4 |
| E Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| J Howell relieved G Balfour. | 0 | 4 |
| R Sweeney grounded out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| E Brown grounded out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| J Cust struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||