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Athletics
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
August 25, 2012
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 25, 2012 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 25, 2012 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 25, 2012 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brandon McCarthy |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jeremy Hellickson |
Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
City | St. Petersburg |
State | FL |
Attendance | 18,187 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Marty Foster 1B: Jeff Kellogg 2B: Vic Carapazza 3B: Eric Cooper |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
Stephen Drew | Shortstop |
Yoenis Cespedes | Left Fielder |
Seth Smith | DH |
Chris Carter | First Baseman |
Josh Reddick | Right Fielder |
Josh Donaldson | Third Baseman |
George Kottaras | Catcher |
Cliff Pennington | Second Baseman |
Bob Melvin | Manager |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Desmond Jennings | Left Fielder |
Sam Fuld | Center Fielder |
Matt Joyce | Right Fielder |
Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
Ben Zobrist | Shortstop |
Luke Scott | DH |
Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
Ryan Roberts | Second Baseman |
Jose Lobaton | Catcher |
Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
August 25, 2012
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Hellickson
Crisp hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Joyce. Crisp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Drew vs. Hellickson
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. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Cespedes vs. Hellickson
Cespedes hits a popup towards first. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Hellickson
Smith strikes out. The ball gets by Lobaton. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Crisp. He's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carter vs. Hellickson
Carter hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reddick vs. Hellickson
Reddick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. Hellickson
Donaldson is hit by the pitch. Reddick moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Kottaras vs. Hellickson
Kottaras strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. McCarthy
Jennings hits a line drive towards the mound. McCarthy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. McCarthy
Fuld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Joyce vs. McCarthy
Joyce strikes out. There goes Fuld. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Longoria vs. McCarthy
Longoria takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Zobrist vs. McCarthy
Zobrist strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Hellickson
Pennington hits a fly ball into left field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Hellickson
Crisp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Drew vs. Hellickson
Drew hits a line drive into right field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cespedes vs. Hellickson
Cespedes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. McCarthy
Scott bunts towards the mound. McCarthy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. McCarthy
Pena is hit by the pitch. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Roberts vs. McCarthy
Roberts hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Scott moves to third. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lobaton vs. McCarthy
Lobaton hits a fly ball into left field. Cespedes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Scott tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Jennings vs. McCarthy
Jennings hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Fuld vs. McCarthy
Fuld strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hellickson
Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Hellickson
Carter strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Reddick vs. Hellickson
Reddick hits a fly ball into center field. Fuld settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Hellickson
Donaldson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. McCarthy
Joyce strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. McCarthy
Longoria strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. McCarthy
Zobrist hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kottaras settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kottaras vs. Hellickson
Kottaras hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Hellickson
Pennington hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lobaton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Hellickson
Crisp hits a fly ball into right field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. McCarthy
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Scott for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. McCarthy
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. McCarthy
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Hellickson
Drew hits a popup, foul, towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cespedes vs. Hellickson
Cespedes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hellickson
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lobaton vs. McCarthy
Lobaton hits a line drive towards short. Drew reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. McCarthy
Jennings hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. McCarthy
Fuld bunts towards the mound. McCarthy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Joyce vs. McCarthy
Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Joyce for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. Badenhop
Burke Badenhop now pitching.
Carter hits a popup, foul, towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Reddick vs. Badenhop
Reddick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. Badenhop
Donaldson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. McCarthy
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. McCarthy
Zobrist hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Crisp. Zobrist reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. McCarthy
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Cespedes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. McCarthy
Pena hits a popup, foul, towards third. Donaldson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kottaras vs. Howell
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. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Howell
Pennington strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Howell
Crisp hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Jennings. Crisp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Drew vs. Howell
There goes Crisp. The throw from Lobaton and he is out, Longoria applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. McCarthy
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lobaton vs. McCarthy
Lobaton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carter scoops it up and throws to first, with McCarthy covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. McCarthy
Jennings strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Farnsworth
Kyle Farnsworth now pitching.
Drew strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cespedes vs. Farnsworth
Cespedes hits a fly ball into center field. Fuld settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Farnsworth
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. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fuld vs. Doolittle
Sean Doolittle now pitching.
Fuld hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Doolittle
Melvin Upton pinch hits for Matt Joyce.
Upton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Doolittle
Longoria strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Carter vs. McGee
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. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reddick vs. McGee
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. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Donaldson vs. McGee
Donaldson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Norris vs. McGee
Derek Norris pinch hits for George Kottaras.
Norris strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Pennington vs. McGee
Pennington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Balfour
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. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Balfour
Scott strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Balfour
Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/25/2012 -- Oakland at Tampa Bay (D) Oakland AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Crisp C, cf 4 1 3 0 Jennings D, lf 4 1 1 1 Drew S, ss 4 1 1 0 Fuld S, cf-rf 3 0 0 0 Cespedes Y, lf 4 0 0 0 Joyce M, rf 3 0 0 0 Smith S, dh 4 1 1 1 Upton M, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Carter C, 1b 4 1 1 2 Longoria E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Reddick J, rf 4 0 3 0 Zobrist B, ss 4 0 1 0 Donaldson J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Scott L, dh 4 1 1 0 Kottaras G, c 3 0 0 0 Pena C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Norris D, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Roberts R, 2b 3 0 1 0 Pennington C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lobaton J, c 2 0 0 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 9 3 30 2 4 2 Oakland 301 000 000 -- 4 Tampa Bay 010 010 000 -- 2 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO McCarthy B (W) 7.0 4 2 2 2 7 Doolittle S 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Balfour G (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO Hellickson J (L) 5.0 6 4 4 0 5 Badenhop B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Howell J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Farnsworth K 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 McGee J 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 E -- Lobaton J, Longoria E DP -- Tampa Bay 1 LOB -- Oakland 5, Tampa Bay 5 2B -- Crisp C 2, Zobrist B, Reddick J HR -- Carter C, Smith S, Jennings D SB -- Drew S, Fuld S CS -- Crisp C SF -- Lobaton J HBP -- by Hellickson J (Donaldson J), by McCarthy B (Pena C) T -- 2:53 A -- 18187
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