Game Wrapup


	Late homer leads way

Rays 7, Athletics 6

Evan Longoria (right) celebrates his two-run homer on Monday night. (Ben Margot/AP)

By Rick Eymer / Special to MLB.com

Evan Longoria's two-run homer in the top of the 13th lifted the Rays to an extra-inning win over the A's in the series opener in Oakland. Eric Hinske hit a two-run homer, his eighth of the season, in the fifth inning to get the scoring started for Tampa Bay.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 05/19: TB 7, OAK 6
Tue. 05/20: TB 3, OAK 2
Wed. 05/21: OAK 9, TB 1

Tampa Bay (26-19)
Won 1

Tampa Bay 7, Oakland 6

Oakland (24-22)
Lost 2

May 19, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
Tampa Bay	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	11	0
Oakland	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	10	0

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Iwamura, 2B	5	0	1	1	1	2	1	.274
Crawford, LF	6	1	1	0	0	1	2	.278
Upton, CF	5	0	1	0	1	3	1	.286
Pena, 1B	5	2	1	0	1	3	3	.215
Longoria, 3B	6	1	3	3	0	0	1	.244
Floyd, DH	6	0	0	1	0	2	2	.316
Navarro, C	6	1	2	0	0	0	2	.366
Hinske, RF	3	1	2	2	0	1	0	.260
Gross, RF	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.220
a-Gomes, PH-RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.213
Bartlett, SS	5	1	0	0	1	2	4	.255
Totals	49	7	11	7	5	15	17
a-Flied out for Gross in the 11th.
BATTING 2B: Hinske (9, Blanton), Crawford (4, Blanton), Longoria (7, Blanton), Iwamura (8, Devine), Navarro (5, Gaudin). HR: Hinske (8, 5th inning off Blanton, 1 on, 1 out), Longoria (5, 13th inning off Gaudin, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Iwamura 2; Crawford 2; Upton; Pena; Longoria 7; Navarro 3; Hinske 6. RBI: Hinske 2 (21), Longoria 3 (20), Floyd (9), Iwamura (15). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Iwamura; Navarro; Pena 2; Bartlett 2. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING SB: Upton (10, 2nd base off Foulke/Suzuki), Longoria (3, 2nd base off Foulke/Suzuki). CS: Iwamura (2, 2nd base by Gaudin/Suzuki). FIELDING DP: (Pena-Iwamura).

Oakland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Hannahan, 3B	6	0	0	0	0	3	2	.230
Crosby, SS	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	.263
Cust, LF	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.242
1-Davis, PR-CF	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	.179
Thomas, DH	4	2	3	3	0	0	0	.237
2-Bowen, PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227
a-Sweeney, M, PH-DH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.314
Sweeney, R, CF-RF	6	0	2	1	0	1	0	.294
Brown, E, RF-LF	5	2	2	1	1	1	3	.260
Barton, 1B	4	0	1	1	2	0	0	.222
Suzuki, C	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.236
Petit, 2B	5	0	1	0	0	3	3	.375
Totals	46	6	10	6	5	10	12
a-Grounded out for Bowen in the 10th. 1-Ran for Cust in the 8th. 2-Ran for Thomas in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Brown, E (6, Hammel). 3B: Barton (3, Percival). HR: Thomas 2 (5, 1st inning off Shields, 1 on, 2 out; 6th inning off Shields, 0 on, 2 out), Brown, E (5, 2nd inning off Shields, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Thomas 9; Sweeney, R 2; Brown, E 6; Barton 3; Suzuki; Petit. RBI: Thomas 3 (24), Brown, E (34), Sweeney, R (20), Barton (17). 2-out RBI: Thomas 3; Sweeney, R; Barton. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Brown, E; Hannahan; Petit; Suzuki. S: Suzuki. Team LOB: 8.

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Shields	7.2	8	5	5	1	4	3	3.38
Glover	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.95
Howell	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2.73
Hammel (W, 3-2)	3.0	1	0	0	2	3	0	4.59
Percival (S, 12)	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	2.50

Oakland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Blanton	6.0	6	4	4	1	5	1	3.87
Devine	0.2	1	1	1	2	1	0	0.98
Foulke	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	3.18
Street	2.0	0	0	0	0	5	0	4.43
Embree	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.22
Gaudin (L, 3-3)	2.0	3	2	2	1	2	1	3.56

IBB: Barton (by Hammel), Pena (by Blanton).
HBP: Cust (by Shields).
Pitches-strikes: Shields 102-60, Glover 5-2, Howell 16-10, Hammel 42-25, Percival 18-11, Blanton 100-68, Devine 22-9, Foulke 31-16, Street 31-19, Embree 15-9, Gaudin 31-16.
Ground outs-fly outs: Shields 5-13, Glover 0-1, Howell 1-0, Hammel 3-2, Percival 0-2, Blanton 7-6, Devine 0-1, Foulke 0-2, Street 0-1, Embree 1-2, Gaudin 1-2.
Batters faced: Shields 32, Glover 1, Howell 4, Hammel 11, Percival 5, Blanton 25, Devine 5, Foulke 6, Street 6, Embree 3, Gaudin 9.
Inherited runners-scored: Glover 2-0, Foulke 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Brian Gorman. 2B: Sam Holbrook. 3B: Scott Barry.
Weather: 57 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 11 mph, L to R.
T: 3:57.
Att: 11,077.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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