Athletics @ Rays
August 25, 2012

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Athletics 4 9 0
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Ben Zobrist Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .264
OBP .333 .374
At Bats 3 432
Hits 1 114
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 1 32
• Triples 0 6
• Home Runs 0 15
Walks 0 76
RBI’s 0 51

Grant Balfour Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 13
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Tropicana Field - August 25, 2012
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Grant Balfour
Derek Norris
Chris Carter
Cliff Pennington
Josh Donaldson
Stephen Drew
Yoenis Cespedes
Coco Crisp
Josh Reddick
Ben Zobrist
Count: 1-0, 0 Outs
Count: 1-0, 1 Out

Derek Norris now catching. Grant Balfour now pitching. Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Drew scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Pennington strikes out.
Top 9 Derek Norris pinch hits for George Kottaras. Norris strikes out.
Top 9 Donaldson strikes out.
Top 9 Reddick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Fuld. Reddick reaches second base with a double. Carter moves to third.
Top 9 Sam Fuld now playing right field. Melvin Upton now playing center field. Jake McGee now pitching. Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria juggles the ball. That's an error on Longoria.
Bottom 8 Longoria strikes out.
Bottom 8 Melvin Upton pinch hits for Matt Joyce. Upton strikes out.
Bottom 8 Sean Doolittle now pitching. Fuld hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Cespedes hits a fly ball into center field. Fuld settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Kyle Farnsworth now pitching. Drew strikes out.
Bottom 7 Jennings strikes out.
Bottom 7 Lobaton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops it up and throws to first, with McCarthy covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Crisp. The throw from Lobaton and he is out, Longoria applying the tag.
Top 7 Crisp hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Jennings. Crisp reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Pennington strikes out.
Top 7 J.P. Howell now pitching. Kottaras hits a fly ball into left field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Pena hits a popup, foul, towards third. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Cespedes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Zobrist hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Crisp. Zobrist reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Reddick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Burke Badenhop now pitching. Carter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Joyce for the out.
Bottom 5 Fuld bunts towards the mound. McCarthy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Jennings hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 5 Lobaton hits a line drive towards short. Drew reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Smith strikes out.
Top 5 Cespedes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Drew hits a popup, foul, towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Pena strikes out.
Bottom 4 Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out.
Top 4 Crisp hits a fly ball into right field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Pennington hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lobaton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kottaras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Zobrist hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kottaras settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Longoria strikes out.
Bottom 3 Joyce strikes out.
Top 3 Donaldson strikes out.
Top 3 Reddick hits a fly ball into center field. Fuld settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Carter strikes out.
Top 3 Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 2 Fuld strikes out.
Bottom 2 Jennings hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lobaton hits a fly ball into left field. Cespedes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Scott tags and scores.
Bottom 2 Roberts hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Scott moves to third. Pena moves to second.
Bottom 2 Pena is hit by the pitch. Scott moves to second.
Bottom 2 Scott bunts towards the mound. McCarthy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Cespedes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Drew hits a line drive into right field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Crisp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Pennington hits a fly ball into left field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Zobrist strikes out.
Bottom 1 Longoria takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Joyce strikes out. There goes Fuld. Here's the throw, and he's safe.
Bottom 1 Fuld takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Jennings hits a line drive towards the mound. McCarthy reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kottaras strikes out.
Top 1 Donaldson is hit by the pitch. Reddick moves to second.
Top 1 Reddick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Carter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 1 Smith strikes out. The ball gets by Lobaton. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Crisp. He's safe.
Top 1 Cespedes hits a popup towards first. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Drew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Roberts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crisp moves to third.
Top 1 Crisp hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Joyce. Crisp reaches second base with a double.