First Inning
Adam Kennedy strikes out looking to lead off the inning. Orlando Cabrera nearly decapitates Matt Garza with a liner up the middle. Scott Hairston goes down looking for the second out. Matt Holliday singles off Garza’s foot to put runners on the corners with two outs. After a walk loaded the bases, Garza gets his third strikeout to end the inning. BJ Upton pops to second to start the bottom of the frame for the Devil Rays. After Carl Crawford walks, Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena are retired. 0-0
Second Inning
Jason Giambi is hit to lead off the inning. Garza retires the A’s though. Ben Zobrist bunts for a hit and reaches second on an error by pitcher Dallas Braden. Pat Burrell walks. Gabe Kapler rips a single to left, scoring Zobrist. Upton grounds out weakly to first to end the inning. 1-0 Rays
Third Inning
Hairston singles to right with one out. Garza strikes out his fourth batter, Jack Cust, to end the frame. The D-Rays go down in order to end the third. 1-0 Rays
Fourth Inning
Rajai Davis singles with two out, then gets throw out attempting to steal second. Jason Bartlett bloops a single to left with two out. Kapler strikes out on a 65 mph anti-heater. 1-0 Rays
Fifth Inning
Garza gets Mark Ellis swinging to lead off the inning, his sixth K tonight. There was nothing doing for the Rays in the fifth. So far, there have been only three hits tonight for D-Rays and four for Oakland. 1-0 Rays
Sixth Inning
Garza in control as he gets the A’s in order. Longo leads off with a double that was misplayed in center. Zorilla laces a base hit to right to drive in Longo. 2-0 Rays
Seventh Inning
Davis ties the game with a two-run shot to left. Ellis singles, and that’ll be all for Garza. Former Ray Adam Kennedy hit a two-run homer to right off Randy Choate (on the first pitch, and Choate’s only pitch). Chad Bradford is in and he puts two guys on before getting Holliday swinging. Grant Balfour is coming in to face Cust with two outs and runners on the corners. Smashmouth, who is performing after the game, has been in the press box waiting to sing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” since the start of this inning. Dioner Navarro was drilled on the mask by a foul tip and leaves the game. Gabe Gross, pinch hitting for the other Gabe, hits a ground-rule double to the gap in left-center. Michel Hernandez and Upton both strike out. Crawford strikes out as well, stranding Gross at second. 4-2 A’s
Eighth Inning
Kurt Suzuki singles and advances to second on a sacrifice bunt. He goes to third on a passed ball. After a walk, Dan Wheeler replaces Balfour. Oakland has runners on the corners with one out. Ellis hits an RBI sac fly, giving the A’s a three-run lead. After a wild pitch, it’s second and third with two outs. Cabrera hits a two-run double just fair down the line at third. Rays don’t mount much coming out in the eighth. 7-2 A’s
Ninth Inning
Lance Cormier now pitching for the Rays. Maddon has almost used his entire bullpen tonight. Holliday leads off with a double to left, then advances on a “catcher’s balk”, which brings Maddon out of the dugout for his second ejection of the season. Bartlett strikes out to lead off the ninth. Gross reaches second when Holliday misses a fly ball. Game over. 7-2 A’s
W: Braden (7-7)
L: Garza (6-7)
S: NONE
Attendance: 33, 273
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