Rays 3, Athletics 2
Despite the loss, Greg Smith's ERA fell to 3.18 on Tuesday night. (Ben Margot/AP)
By Mychael Urban / MLB.com
Frank Thomas hit his third home run in two days, a solo shot in the ninth inning, but it wasn't enough in a loss to the Rays. Left-hander Greg Smith was again a victim of the cold bats -- the two A's runs were the product of six scattered hits.
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Tampa Bay 3, Oakland 2
Today's Boxes 5/20/08
ATL 6, NYM 1
ATL 6, NYM 2
BAL 12, NYY 2
BOS 2, KC 1
MIL 7, PIT 2
DET 12, SEA 8
LAA 3, TOR 1
FLA 3, ARI 2
PHI 1, WSH 0
HOU 4, CHC 2
MIN 11, TEX 4
CWS 4, CLE 1
SF 6, COL 5
SD 3, STL 2
LAD 4, CIN 1
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Standings thru 5/20/08 | Recap: TB | OAK | Gameday | Rays stats | Athletics stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bartlett , SS3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .250
Crawford , LF5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .276
Upton , CF4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .291
Pena , 1B3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .211
Longoria , 3B3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .246
Navarro , C3 0 1 3 1 0 3 .365
Gomes , DH3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .218
a-Floyd , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308
Hinske , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
Gross , RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217
Zobrist , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
Totals 33 3 7 3 5 8 19
BATTING 2B : Upton (12, Smith), Navarro (6, Devine).TB : Crawford; Upton 3; Longoria; Navarro 2; Gomes; Zobrist.RBI : Navarro 3 (16).2-out RBI : Navarro 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pena; Navarro; Floyd.GIDP : Hinske.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Upton (11, 2nd base off Smith/Suzuki), Bartlett (5, 3rd base off Devine/Suzuki).CS : Bartlett (3, 2nd base by Smith/Suzuki).PO : Bartlett (1st base by Smith).
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hannahan , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .231
Crosby , SS4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .257
Sweeney, M , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302
Thomas , DH4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .237
Brown, E , RF-LF4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
Cust , LF2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .246
1-Sweeney, R , PR-RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
Suzuki , C3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .238
a-Barton , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221
Petit , 2B3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .364
b-Bowen , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217
Davis , CF3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .186
Totals 33 2 6 2 2 11 12
BATTING 2B : Suzuki (5, Kazmir), Cust (6, Kazmir).HR : Thomas (6, 9th inning off Percival, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Hannahan; Thomas 4; Cust 2; Suzuki 2; Petit; Davis.RBI : Davis (5), Thomas (25).2-out RBI : Davis.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hannahan 2; Petit.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Hannahan (6, throw), Suzuki (2, throw).DP : (Petit-Crosby-Sweeney, M).Pickoffs : Smith (Bartlett at 1st base).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kazmir (W, 3-1)7.0 4 1 1 1 8 0 1.57
Wheeler (H, 12)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.22
Percival (S, 13)1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 2.84
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Smith (L, 2-4)7.0 5 2 2 4 4 0 3.18
Devine (BS, 1)1.0 1 1 1 1 3 0 1.40
Braden 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.48
IBB : Pena (by Devine).Pitches-strikes : Kazmir 97-64, Wheeler 9-7, Percival 29-19, Smith 104-66, Devine 20-13, Braden 16-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Kazmir 6-7, Wheeler 0-2, Percival 1-0, Smith 9-7, Devine 0-0, Braden 1-1.Batters faced : Kazmir 26, Wheeler 4, Percival 5, Smith 29, Devine 5, Braden 4.Inherited runners-scored : Devine 2-2.Umpires : HP: Brian Gorman. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: Bruce Dreckman.Weather : 60 degrees, clear.Wind : 21 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:42.Att : 11,272.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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