Game Wrapup


	Big night for Big Hurt

Rays 7, Athletics 6

Frank Thomas (right) is congratulated after his two-run shot. (Ben Margot/AP)

By Mychael Urban / MLB.com

Frank Thomas hit his first two homers since rejoining the A's 30 games ago and collected three hits and three RBIs, but they weren't enough to keep the A's from a loss to the Rays. Emil Brown hit his fifth homer of the season in the second inning.

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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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