Athletics 5, Rays 2
Akinori Iwamura collected an RBI single in the fifth inning against Dallas Braden. (AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Aside from a couple of RBI singles from Akinori Imawura and Pat Burrell, the Rays were mostly held in check by A's starter Dallas Braden. Righty Matt Garza, who was tagged for four runs over 5 2/3 innings, suffered his second loss of the season.
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Oakland 5, Tampa Bay 2
Today's Boxes 4/25/09
ATL 10, CIN 2
NYM 8, WSH 2
STL 8, CHC 2
BOS 16, NYY 11
MIL 9, HOU 8
MIN 7, CLE 1
TEX 6, BAL 5
CWS 10, TOR 2
DET 9, KC 1
PHI 6, FLA 4
LAD 6, COL 5
SF 5, ARI 3
SEA 9, LAA 8
PIT 10, SD 1
April 25, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2 7
0
Oakland
0
0
1
3
0
0
1
0
X
5 6
0
Standings thru 4/25/09 | Recap: TB | OAK | Gameday | Rays stats | Athletics stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Upton, B , CF
4
0
0
0
1
1
0
.171
Crawford , LF
4
1
1
0
0
1
1
.284
Longoria , 3B
3
0
1
0
1
1
1
.375
Pena, C , 1B
3
0
0
0
1
1
3
.243
Burrell , DH
3
0
1
1
1
0
0
.250
Kapler , RF
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
.222
a-Gross , PH-RF
2
0
1
0
0
1
3
.214
Bartlett , SS
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
.365
Iwamura , 2B
4
0
2
1
0
1
0
.302
Hernandez, M , C
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
.222
b-Zobrist , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.278
Totals 33 2 7 2 4 6 14
BATTING 2B : Kapler (5, Braden).TB : Crawford; Longoria; Burrell; Kapler 2; Gross; Iwamura 2.RBI :
Iwamura (7), Burrell (7).2-out RBI : Iwamura; Burrell.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gross
2; Bartlett 2.GIDP : Hernandez, M.Team RISP : 3-for-8.Team LOB : 8.
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sweeney , CF
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
.246
Cabrera, O , SS
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
.190
Giambi , 1B
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
.211
Holliday , LF
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
.238
Cust , DH
3
1
0
0
1
1
0
.286
Garciaparra , 3B
4
0
2
3
0
0
0
.222
Hannahan , 3B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.500
Buck, T , RF
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
.250
Ellis , 2B
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
.207
Powell , C
3
0
0
0
0
1
3
.125
Totals 30 5 6 5 5 7 10
BATTING 2B : Garciaparra (1, Garza).HR : Buck, T (1, 3rd inning off Garza, 0 on, 0 out), Giambi
(1, 7th inning off Shouse, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Sweeney; Giambi 4; Garciaparra 3; Buck, T 5.RBI : Buck,
T (4), Garciaparra 3 (6), Giambi (7).2-out RBI : Giambi.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ellis
2; Giambi; Powell 2.Team RISP : 1-for-7.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Buck,
T (1, 2nd base off Percival/Hernandez, M).FIELDING PB : Powell (1).DP : (Ellis-Cabrera,
O-Giambi).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garza (L, 1-2)
5.2
4
4
4
4
6
1
4.97
Balfour
0.1
0
0
0
1
1
0
7.94
Shouse
1.1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2.57
Percival
0.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
4.15
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Braden (W, 2-2)
5.2
4
1
1
3
2
0
2.52
Bailey, A (H, 1)
1.1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0.71
Springer
0.2
1
1
1
1
2
0
1.08
Ziegler (S, 4)
1.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1.74
WP : Garza.Pitches-strikes : Garza 107-62, Balfour 10-4, Shouse 13-8, Percival 12-8, Braden 84-48, Bailey,
A 20-13, Springer 21-13, Ziegler 24-13.Groundouts-flyouts : Garza 5-3, Balfour 0-0, Shouse 4-0, Percival 1-1, Braden
4-8, Bailey, A 2-0, Springer 0-0, Ziegler 4-0.Batters faced : Garza 25, Balfour 2, Shouse 5, Percival 3, Braden
23, Bailey, A 4, Springer 4, Ziegler 6.Inherited runners-scored : Balfour 2-0, Bailey, A 3-0, Ziegler 2-1.Umpires :
HP: Jeff Kellogg. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Rob Drake. 3B: Angel Campos.Weather : 54 degrees, sunny.Wind :
9 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:52.Att : 15,432.April 25, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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