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    Pat Burrell hits a two-run double in the sixth inning. (Steve Nesius/AP)
    By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
    James Shields kept the A's scoreless until the seventh inning, but he struggled to throw strikes in the frame and was pulled. Tampa Bay didn't support him with any runs until the sixth inning, when Carlos Pena, who was named to the AL All-Star team, scored the game's first run.
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    Series at a glance:
    OAK
    Oakland (37-49)
    Won 2     		Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 3   TB
    Tampa Bay (48-41)
    Lost 2
    July 12, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Oakland
    		 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1   7 14 0
    Tampa Bay
    		 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0   3 7 0
    Standings thru 7/12/09  |  Recap: OAK | TB  |  Gameday  |  Athletics stats  |  Rays stats
    Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Kennedy, A, 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .291
    Cabrera, O, SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .262
    Hairston, S, CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .295
    Holliday, LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .276
    Garciaparra, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
    Suzuki, K, DH 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .293
    Powell, C 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .225
    Davis, R, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257
      a-Cust, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .232
      Sweeney, R, RF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .271
    Ellis, M, 2B 4 2 1 2 0 0 2 .219
    Totals 39 7 14 7 1 4 15  

    a-Singled for Davis, R in the 7th.

    BATTING
    2B: Kennedy, A (13, Shields), Suzuki, K (23, Shields), Holliday (19, Shields), Cabrera, O (17, Nelson, J).
    HR: Ellis, M (3, 9th inning off Howell, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Sweeney, R; Ellis, M 4; Suzuki, K 4; Hairston, S; Cust; Holliday 3; Cabrera, O 3; Kennedy, A 3; Powell.
    RBI: Suzuki, K 2 (37), Cust (44), Ellis, M 2 (18), Cabrera, O (31), Sweeney, R (22).
    2-out RBI: Cabrera, O; Sweeney, R.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Davis, R; Hairston, S; Holliday.
    Team RISP: 6-for-16.
    Team LOB: 6.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Holliday (10, 2nd base off Howell/Hernandez, M).
    CS: Sweeney, R (3, 2nd base by Howell/Hernandez, M).
    		 
    Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Upton Jr., CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239
    Aybar, W, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272
    Longoria, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .285
    Pena, C, 1B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .228
    Zobrist, RF-LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .297
    Burrell, DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .232
    Bartlett, SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .347
    Kapler, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
      a-Gross, PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .276
    Hernandez, M, C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .267
      b-Crawford, C, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
    Totals 34 3 7 3 3 7 15  

    a-Struck out for Kapler in the 6th. b-Struck out for Hernandez, M in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Burrell 2 (10, Anderson, B, Wuertz).
    TB: Bartlett; Hernandez, M; Longoria; Burrell 4; Zobrist 2.
    RBI: Burrell 2 (28), Bartlett (39).
    2-out RBI: Burrell 2; Bartlett.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kapler; Gross.
    Team RISP: 2-for-5.
    Team LOB: 7.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Bartlett (19, 2nd base off Wuertz/Powell).

    FIELDING
    Outfield assists: Zobrist (Cabrera, O at home).
    DP: (Zobrist-Hernandez, M).
     
    Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Anderson, B 4.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 4.64
    Ziegler 1.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 3.27
    Wuertz (W, 5-1) 1.1 3 1 1 0 3 0 2.95
    Breslow 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.46
    Bailey, A (S, 10) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.92
    		 
    Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Shields 6.1 6 3 3 1 2 0 3.42
    Wheeler, D (BS, 3)(L, 3-2) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.58
    Choate 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.84
    Bradford 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
    Howell 1.1 4 3 3 0 1 1 2.11
    Nelson, J 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

    Breslow pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
    Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

    Game Scores: Anderson, B 58, Shields 50.
    Pitches-strikes: Anderson, B 50-36, Ziegler 33-17, Wuertz 29-19, Breslow 6-2, Bailey, A 18-13, Shields 89-55, Wheeler, D 6-3, Choate 5-2, Bradford 5-4, Howell 32-21, Nelson, J 13-10.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Anderson, B 2-6, Ziegler 4-1, Wuertz 0-1, Breslow 0-0, Bailey, A 2-1, Shields 7-7, Wheeler, D 1-0, Choate 0-0, Bradford 0-0, Howell 0-1, Nelson, J 1-1.
    Batters faced: Anderson, B 16, Ziegler 7, Wuertz 7, Breslow 1, Bailey, A 6, Shields 25, Wheeler, D 2, Choate 1, Bradford 2, Howell 7, Nelson, J 3.
    Inherited runners-scored: Wuertz 2-2, Bailey, A 1-0, Wheeler, D 2-2, Choate 1-0, Bradford 2-1.
    Umpires: HP: Chad Fairchild. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Bob Davidson. 3B: Jeff Nelson.
    Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
    Wind: Indoors.
    T: 2:53.
    Att: 29,727.
    Venue: Tropicana Field.
    July 12, 2009
    July 12, 2009

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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