Athletics 9, Rays 1
Jack Cust follows through on his fifth-inning homer on Wednesday. (Ben Margot/AP)
By David Biderman / Special to MLB.com
Dana Eveland's first complete-game victory could not have come at a better time for the struggling A's. Bobby Crosby, who went 3-for-5, and Jack Cust, who stroked a pair of two-run homers, starred on offense in the rout.
Complete story >
Oakland 9, Tampa Bay 1
Today's Boxes 5/21/08
SF 3, COL 2
ATL 11, NYM 4
NYY 8, BAL 0
BOS 6, KC 3
MIL 4, PIT 1
DET 9, SEA 4
LAA 4, TOR 3
FLA 3, ARI 1
PHI 12, WSH 2
HOU 5, CHC 3
TEX 10, MIN 1
CWS 7, CLE 2
STL 11, SD 3
LAD 5, CIN 2
May 21, 2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1 3
0
Oakland
0
0
2
1
3
1
2
0
X
9 11
0
Standings thru 5/21/08 | Recap: OAK | Gameday | Rays stats | Athletics stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .275
Bartlett , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
Upton , CF3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286
Zobrist , CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Pena , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206
Longoria , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
Floyd , DH3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Gomes , LF2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .225
Gross , RF3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .221
Riggans , C3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235
Totals 28 1 3 1 1 5 5
BATTING HR : Gomes (4, 8th inning off Eveland, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Iwamura; Gomes 4; Gross.RBI : Gomes (11).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pena.S : Bartlett.GIDP : Riggans.Team LOB : 3.FIELDING DP : (Bartlett-Iwamura-Pena).
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hannahan , 3B4 2 1 1 1 2 1 .231
Crosby , SS5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .266
Cust , LF4 2 2 4 0 2 1 .254
Davis , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186
Thomas , DH3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .232
Sweeney, R , CF-RF3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .295
Brown, E , RF-LF4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .260
Barton , 1B3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .217
Suzuki , C4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .238
Petit , 2B4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333
Totals 34 9 11 9 4 7 11
BATTING 2B : Crosby (15, Sonnanstine), Brown, E 2 (8, Sonnanstine, Sonnanstine), Suzuki (6, Sonnanstine).HR : Hannahan (3, 5th inning off Sonnanstine, 0 on, 1 out), Cust 2 (7, 5th inning off Sonnanstine, 1 on, 1 out; 7th inning off Hammel, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Hannahan 4; Crosby 4; Cust 8; Sweeney, R; Brown, E 4; Suzuki 2; Petit.RBI : Crosby 2 (24), Brown, E (35), Hannahan (13), Cust 4 (17), Suzuki (13).2-out RBI : Crosby 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cust; Suzuki.GIDP : Suzuki.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING DP : (Hannahan-Barton).
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Eveland (W, 4-3)9.0 3 1 1 1 5 1 2.90
HBP : Gomes (by Eveland).Pitches-strikes : Sonnanstine 100-64, Hammel 26-9, Miller 10-7, Eveland 95-63.Ground outs-fly outs : Sonnanstine 4-8, Hammel 2-1, Miller 2-0, Eveland 12-10.Batters faced : Sonnanstine 28, Hammel 7, Miller 3, Eveland 31.Umpires : HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Bruce Dreckman. 3B: Brian Gorman.Weather : 61 degrees, sunny.Wind : 15 mph, L to R.T : 2:06.Att : 22,712.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
Below is an advertisement.
