AC Chills The Fonzies; Rays Top Aaay's 4-1
Alex Cobb shuts down the A's and Carlos Pena finds that smooth West Coast Offense.
| Final - 8.1.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Jennings, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .239 |
| B.J. Upton, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 |
| Ben Zobrist, 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| Matt Joyce, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| Jeff Keppinger, DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .320 |
| Carlos Pena, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .198 |
| Ryan Roberts, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .130 |
| Jose Molina, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 |
| Elliot Johnson, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Pena
Doubles - Jennings, Keppinger, Pena
Grounded into DP - Jennings
Sacrifices - Upton
Stolen Bases - Johnson
Caught Stealing - Johnson
Team LOB - 8
Home runs - Pena
Doubles - Jennings, Keppinger, Pena
Grounded into DP - Jennings
Sacrifices - Upton
Stolen Bases - Johnson
Caught Stealing - Johnson
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Cobb (W, 5-8) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4.60 | 0 | 95-68 |
| Joel Peralta (, 1-3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.77 | 0 | 14-9 |
| Fernando Rodney (S, 2-1; S,31) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.74 | 0 | 13-9 |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jemile Weeks, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 |
| Seth Smith, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 |
| Josh Reddick, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Yoenis Cespedes, CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| Chris Carter, DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .275 |
| Brandon Moss, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .236 |
| Brandon Inge, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Kurt Suzuki, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 |
| Eric Sogard, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .165 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Inge
Doubles - Suzuki
Hit by pitch - Weeks
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Weeks
Home runs - Inge
Doubles - Suzuki
Hit by pitch - Weeks
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Weeks
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Parker (L, 7-5) | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.44 | 0 | 104-60 |
| Jordan Norberto | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.93 | 0 | 21-15 |
| Grant Balfour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.76 | 0 | 16-12 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chris Conroy, First Base Umpire - Mark Carlson, Second Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez, Third Base Umpire - Ed Hickox
Duration: 2:49
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Chris Conroy, First Base Umpire - Mark Carlson, Second Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez, Third Base Umpire - Ed Hickox
Duration: 2:49
