Tampa Bay 10, Oakland 8
Thursday, July 28, 2011 3:35 PM
Location -
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Temperature -
66°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Paul Schrieber,
First Base -
Chad Fairchild,
Second Base -
Joe West,
Third Base -
Sam Holbrook,
Attendance -
16466
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Tampa Bay
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
10
|
10 |
0 |
|
Oakland
|
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
8
|
10 |
0 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Tampa Bay
|
54-50 |
24-25 |
30-25 |
W1 |
| Oakland
|
47-58 |
29-23 |
18-35 |
L1 |
Recap
The Tampa Bay Rays overcame a five-run deficit on Thursday to avoid their first four-game sweep in Oakland with a 10-8 triumph over the Athletics.
Desmond Jennings belted his first homer - a two-run shot in the sixth inning - and his two-run single in the seventh put the Rays ahead for good. Tampa Bay sent 10 batters to the plate in the seven-run seventh, capped by Evan Longoria’s 14th homer of the season.
The best-hitting team in the majors since the All-Star break, the Athletics hit for the cycle in the first inning as David DeJesus ripped a two-run triple and Conor Jackson had a two-run homer.
But the bullpen faltered behind starter Rich Harden, and the Athletics lost for the second time in six games.
Tampa Bay won for just the second time in seven tries. Center fielder B.J. Upton, who had been in a 3-for-38 slump, returned to the lineup after a day off and hit his 16th homer of the season.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Tampa Bay |
|
Oakland |
|
Wade Davis
|
Player |
Rich Harden
|
|
Win
|
W/L |
No Decision
|
|
6.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
6 |
Strikeouts |
7 |
|
6 |
Hits |
3 |
|
7.50 |
ERA |
3.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Tampa Bay
|
10 |
3 |
19 |
.303 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
| Oakland
|
10 |
2 |
20 |
.270 |
7 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
Oakland
will play their next game at home against Minnesota.
The
Athletics
have a W/L % of
.426
after a win and
.466
after a loss.
-
Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Seattle.
The
Rays
have a W/L % of
.481
after a win and
.560
after a loss.