Game Wrapup


	Shields falters

Athletics 7, Rays 3

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:

Fri. 07/10: TB 6, OAK 0
Sat. 07/11: OAK 7, TB 2
Sun. 07/12: OAK 7, TB 3

Oakland (37-49)
Won 2

Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 3

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

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, B, 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.

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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