BATTING - 2B: Chavez (22,off Lopez); Grieve (35,off Enders); Long (32,off Enders); Jason
Giambi (27,off Enders).
HR: Jason Giambi (37,3rd inning off Lopez 3 on 1 out); Porter (1,7th inning
off Fiore 1 on 1 out); Jeremy Giambi (9,8th inning off Wheeler 0 on 0 out).
GDP: Jason Giambi (6,off Lopez); Tejada (15,off Enders).
Team LOB: 10.
Starting Lineups:
Oakland Athletics Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1. Long cf Williams cf
2. Velarde 2b Winn lf
3. Jason Giambi 1b Castilla 3b
4. Grieve lf McGriff 1b
5. Stairs rf Vaughn dh
6. Tejada ss Johnson 2b
7. Chavez 3b Flaherty c
8. Jeremy Giambi dh J. Guillen rf
9. Hernandez c F. Martinez ss
Zito p Lopez p
ATHLETICS 1ST: Long grounded out (pitcher to first); Velarde
walked; Jason Giambi grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Velarde out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 0, Devil Rays 0.
DEVIL RAYS 1ST: Williams singled to left; Winn walked [Williams
to second]; Castilla lined to third; McGriff popped to center;
Vaughn was walked intentionally [Williams to third, Winn to
second]; Johnson flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 0, Devil Rays 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Grieve grounded out (shortstop to first); Stairs
grounded out (third to first); Tejada singled to left; Chavez
doubled to left [Tejada out at home (left to shortstop to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Devil Rays 0.
DEVIL RAYS 2ND: Flaherty lined to shortstop; J. Guillen was
called out on strikes; F. Martinez was called out on strikes; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Devil Rays 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Jeremy Giambi walked; Hernandez popped to right;
Long walked [Jeremy Giambi to second]; Velarde walked [Jeremy
Giambi to third, Long to second]; Jason Giambi homered to right
[Jeremy Giambi scored, Long scored, Velarde scored]; Grieve
singled; Stairs forced Grieve (second to shortstop); Tejada
walked [Stairs to second]; Chavez flied to center; 4 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Devil Rays 0.
DEVIL RAYS 3RD: Williams popped to shortstop; Winn flied to
center; Castilla grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 4, Devil Rays 0.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Jeremy Giambi singled to right; Hernandez singled
to left [Jeremy Giambi to second]; Long singled to center
[Jeremy Giambi to third, Hernandez to second]; Velarde struck
out; Jason Giambi singled to left [Jeremy Giambi scored,
Hernandez to third, Long to second]; ENDERS REPLACED LOPEZ
(PITCHING); Grieve doubled to right [Hernandez scored, Long
scored, Jason Giambi to third]; Stairs singled to left [Jason
Giambi scored, Grieve scored]; Tejada grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Stairs out at second]; 5 R,
6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Devil Rays 0.
DEVIL RAYS 4TH: PORTER REPLACED STAIRS (PLAYING RF); McGriff
flied to center; Vaughn walked; Johnson lined to center;
Flaherty homered to left [Vaughn scored]; J. Guillen struck out;
2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Devil Rays 2.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Chavez walked; Jeremy Giambi reached on an error
by McGriff [Chavez to second]; Hernandez walked [Chavez to
third, Jeremy Giambi to second]; Long doubled [Chavez scored,
Jeremy Giambi scored (unearned), Hernandez to third]; Velarde
popped to shortstop; Jason Giambi doubled to right [Hernandez
scored, Long scored]; FIORE REPLACED ENDERS (PITCHING); Grieve
grounded out (catcher to first) [Jason Giambi stayed at second];
Porter flied to right in foul territory; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. Athletics 13, Devil Rays 2.
DEVIL RAYS 5TH: F. Martinez flied to right in foul territory;
Williams walked; Winn forced Williams (third to second);
Castilla flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 13,
Devil Rays 2.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Tejada singled to center; Chavez singled to right
[Tejada to second]; Jeremy Giambi forced Chavez (second to
shortstop) [Tejada to third]; FASANO BATTED FOR HERNANDEZ;
Fasano struck out; Long singled to center [Tejada scored, Jeremy
Giambi to second]; ORTIZ BATTED FOR VELARDE; Ortiz lined to
third; Debut game for Jose Ortiz; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 14, Devil Rays 2.
DEVIL RAYS 6TH: ORTIZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MENECHINO
REPLACED TEJADA (PLAYING SS); FASANO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C
); McGriff walked; Vaughn singled to left [McGriff to second];
Johnson was called out on strikes; Flaherty popped to first in
foul territory; J. Guillen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. Athletics 14, Devil Rays 2.
ATHLETICS 7TH: HALL REPLACED WINN (PLAYING C ); HUFF REPLACED
CASTILLA (PLAYING 3B); COX REPLACED MCGRIFF (PLAYING 1B);
TIMMONS REPLACED FLAHERTY (PLAYING LF); PIATT BATTED FOR JASON
GIAMBI; Piatt struck out; Debut game for Toby Hall;
CHRISTENSON BATTED FOR GRIEVE; Christenson singled to center;
Porter homered to left-center [Christenson scored]; Menechino
grounded out (shortstop to first); BELLHORN BATTED FOR CHAVEZ;
Bellhorn grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 16, Devil Rays 2.
DEVIL RAYS 7TH: PIATT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CHRISTENSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BELLHORN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
3B); MATHEWS REPLACED ZITO (PITCHING); F. Martinez flied to
center; Williams popped to catcher in foul territory; Hall flied
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 16, Devil Rays 2.
ATHLETICS 8TH: WHEELER REPLACED FIORE (PITCHING); Jeremy Giambi
homered to right; both Giambis homer in the game; Fasano
was called out on strikes; BYRNES BATTED FOR LONG; Byrnes popped
to catcher in foul territory; Ortiz struck out but advanced to
first on a wild pitch; Piatt lined to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Athletics 17, Devil Rays 2.
DEVIL RAYS 8TH: BYRNES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PORTER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); BELITZ REPLACED MATHEWS
(PITCHING); Huff grounded out (third to first); Cox walked;
KELLY BATTED FOR VAUGHN; Kelly flied to center; Johnson reached
on an error by Ortiz [Cox to third]; Timmons doubled [Cox scored
(unearned), Johnson to third]; J. Guillen popped to catcher in
foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 17,
Devil Rays 3.
ATHLETICS 9TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HERNANDEZ
REPLACED WHEELER (PITCHING); Christenson was called out on
strikes; Porter singled to center; Menechino singled to left
[Porter to second]; Bellhorn struck out; Jeremy Giambi walked
[Porter to third, Menechino to second]; Fasano flied to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 17, Devil Rays 3.
DEVIL RAYS 9TH: RATLIFF REPLACED BELITZ (PITCHING); ROLLS BATTED
FOR F. MARTINEZ; Rolls grounded out (third to first); Debut
game for Jon Ratliff; Williams popped to first; Hall flied
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 17, Devil Rays 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Athletics 17 20 1 10
Devil Rays 3 4 1 8
