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    King of the hill: Braden twirls perfect game

    Young lefty Dallas Braden became the 19th pitcher in Major League history and the second Oakland A's hurler to deliver a perfect game, using 109 pitches to retire 27 straight Rays on Mother's Day at the Coliseum.

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    Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Bartlett, SS3000000.248
    Crawford, C, LF3000010.308
    Zobrist, 2B3000000.259
    Longoria, 3B3000010.325
    Pena, C, 1B3000000.183
    Upton, B, CF3000020.225
    Aybar, W, DH3000020.273
    Navarro, D, C3000000.150
    Kapler, RF3000000.220
    Totals27000060.251
    OaklandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Pennington, SS5110001.269
    Barton, 1B5230001.296
    Sweeney, R, RF4021011.304
    Kouzmanoff, 3B4121021.275
    Chavez, Er, DH3010112.239
    Rosales, 2B3010113.273
    Patterson, E, LF4000027.200
    Powell, C4021011.143
    Davis, R, CF4000013.227
    Totals3641232920.254
    FIELDING
    E: Navarro, D (2, throw).
    Outfield assists: Upton, B (Pennington at home).
    BATTING
    2B: Rosales (4, Shields), Powell (1, Sonnanstine).
    TB: Sweeney, R 2; Chavez, Er; Barton 3; Rosales 2; Kouzmanoff 2; Pennington; Powell 3.
    RBI: Powell (1), Kouzmanoff (18), Sweeney, R (19).
    2-out RBI: Powell; Sweeney, R.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Davis, R; Patterson, E 2; Powell; Barton.
    Team RISP: 3-for-13.
    Team LOB: 10.
    Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Shields(L, 4-1)6.011421603.13
    Wheeler, D1.00001301.86
    Sonnanstine1.01000002.51
    Totals8.012422902.78
    OaklandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Braden(W, 4-2)9.00000603.33
    Totals9.00000603.77
    Pitches-strikes: Shields 108-72, Wheeler, D 19-12, Sonnanstine 13-8, Braden 109-77.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Shields 5-4, Wheeler, D 0-0, Sonnanstine 1-2, Braden 7-6.
    Batters faced: Shields 30, Wheeler, D 4, Sonnanstine 4, Braden 27.
    Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Derryl Cousins. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Todd Tichenor.
    Weather: 59 degrees, cloudy.
    Wind: 20 mph, In from RF.
    T: 2:07.
    Att: 12,228.
    Venue: Oakland Coliseum.
    May 9, 2010
    Compiled by MLB Advanced Media