Athletics 4, Rays 1
James Shields struck out five and walked two in 8 1/3 innings. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
James Shields turned in a performance worthy of his nickname, "Big Game," tossing 8 1/3 scoreless innings. At one point, Shields retired 17 hitters in a row. But that was all a distant memory by the 11th inning, when Matt Holliday crushed a Joe Nelson pitch into the seats.
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Oakland 4, Tampa Bay 1
Today's Boxes 5/19/09
ATL 8, COL 1
NYY 9, BAL 1
PIT 8, WSH 5
DET 4, TEX 0
ARI 5, FLA 3
PHI 4, CIN 3
BOS 2, TOR 1
MIL 4, HOU 2
KC 6, CLE 5
CWS 6, MIN 2
STL 3, CHC 0
SD 2, SF 1
LAA 6, SEA 5
LAD 5, NYM 3
May 19, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
R
H
E
Oakland
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4 7
0
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1 9
1
Standings thru 5/19/09 | Recap: OAK | TB | Gameday | Athletics stats | Rays stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera, O , SS
5
0
2
0
0
1
0
.238
Suzuki, K , C
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
.313
Cust , DH
4
1
0
0
1
1
2
.262
Holliday , LF
4
1
2
3
1
1
2
.268
Giambi , 1B
4
0
0
0
1
1
5
.193
1-Davis, R , PR-CF
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
.179
Kennedy, A , 2B
5
0
2
1
0
0
0
.371
Sweeney , CF-RF
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.250
Crosby , 3B-1B
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
.212
Cunningham , RF
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
.000
Hannahan , 3B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.133
Totals 37 4 7 4 4 6 12
BATTING 2B : Kennedy, A (2, Nelson, J).HR : Holliday (5, 11th inning off Nelson, J, 2 on, 2 out).TB :
Cabrera, O 2; Holliday 5; Kennedy, A 3; Sweeney.RBI : Holliday 3 (26), Kennedy, A (4).2-out RBI : Holliday
3; Kennedy, A.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Giambi 2; Cunningham.SAC : Sweeney; Suzuki,
K.GIDP : Giambi.Team RISP : 3-for-8.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB :
Davis, R (4, 2nd base off Nelson, J/Navarro).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Upton, B , CF
5
0
1
0
0
2
5
.184
Crawford , LF
5
0
2
0
0
1
2
.329
Longoria , 3B
5
0
0
0
0
2
3
.333
Pena, C , 1B
4
0
0
0
1
2
1
.241
Bartlett , SS
4
0
1
0
1
2
4
.380
Aybar, W , DH
5
1
2
1
0
1
2
.274
Iwamura , 2B
4
0
2
0
0
2
1
.297
Kapler , RF
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
.200
b-Zobrist , PH-RF
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
.276
Hernandez, M , C
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
.273
a-Gross , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.250
Navarro , C
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
.175
Totals 41 1 9 1 3 13 24
BATTING HR : Aybar, W (1, 11th inning off Springer, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Upton, B; Crawford 2; Bartlett;
Aybar, W 5; Iwamura 2; Hernandez, M.RBI : Aybar, W (7).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Crawford;
Upton, B 2; Kapler; Bartlett 3.SAC : Iwamura.Team RISP : 0-for-11.Team LOB : 11.BASERUNNING SB :
Crawford (25, 2nd base off Casilla/Suzuki, K), Bartlett (12, 2nd base off Wuertz/Suzuki, K), Hernandez, M (2, 2nd base off
Outman/Suzuki, K).FIELDING E : Bartlett (4, fielding).DP : (Iwamura-Longoria-Pena,
C).
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Outman
6.0
3
0
0
1
6
0
3.31
Wuertz
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1.74
Bailey, A
2.0
3
0
0
2
3
0
1.42
Casilla (W, 1-1)
1.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
2.87
Springer
1.0
1
1
1
0
1
1
3.12
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Shields
8.1
4
0
0
2
5
0
3.43
Howell
2.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2.33
Wheeler (L, 1-1)
0.1
0
1
0
1
0
0
5.65
Nelson, J
0.1
3
3
0
1
0
1
5.82
IBB : Zobrist (by Bailey, A).Pitches-strikes : Outman 99-61, Wuertz 12-9, Bailey, A 44-24, Casilla 13-9,
Springer 12-9, Shields 98-62, Howell 18-14, Wheeler 10-4, Nelson, J 19-10.Groundouts-flyouts : Outman 3-6, Wuertz
1-1, Bailey, A 1-1, Casilla 0-0, Springer 0-1, Shields 12-6, Howell 4-1, Wheeler 0-0, Nelson, J 1-0.Batters faced :
Outman 22, Wuertz 4, Bailey, A 11, Casilla 4, Springer 4, Shields 30, Howell 6, Wheeler 2, Nelson, J 5.Inherited runners-scored :
Howell 2-0, Nelson, J 1-1.Umpires : HP: Lance Barksdale. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Mike Winters.Weather :
72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 3:22.Att : 12,842.May 19, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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