MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
05/28/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1398 - TUESDAY, MAY 28TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (30-26) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Tampa Bay Rays (39-16) 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 X 7 10 1
Rays Stay Hot, Beat Athletics, 7-1
Oakland had no answer for Tampa Bay Rays starter Zach Eflin, who flummoxed Athletics hitters as the Rays cruised to victory, 7-1. Tampa Bay has an impressive 39-16 record.

The Rays got a big at-bat from second baseman Vidal Bruján. For the game, Bruján went 1-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fourth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 5th home run of the season gave Tampa Bay a 3-1 lead.

"I thought we played a nice game," Eflin told the Tampa Bay Herald. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ruiz CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .262 4 15
T. Story SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .249 8 17
Z. Gelof DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .270 13 39
B. Rooker 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .267 12 37
T. Soderstrom C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .255 9 25
S. Brown LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .204 5 20
C. Mead 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .239 4 23
C. Capel RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .235 3 22
N. Allen 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .192 0 10
Totals 30 1 5 1 2 8 11      
BATTING
Triples: T. Story (1, 4th Inning off Z. Eflin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Ruiz , T. Story 3 , B. Rooker , T. Soderstrom , C. Capel
2-out RBI: T. Soderstrom
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Soderstrom , S. Brown
GIDP: N. Allen 2
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mead-Allen-Rooker)
OF assists: 1 (Brown(Margot at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Misner LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .232 2 6
J. Lowe RF 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 .272 11 30
C. Seager SS 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .314 14 46
Y. Díaz 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .343 8 37
I. Paredes 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 4 .245 13 35
V. Bruján 2B 4 1 1 3 0 1 4 .342 5 19
T. Murphy C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .266 5 24
M. Margot CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .331 4 20
D. Solano DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .247 1 18
Totals 31 7 10 7 5 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Paredes (11, 2nd Inning off D. Rucinski, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Margot (12, 6th Inning off J. Wieland, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: V. Bruján (5, 4th Inning off D. Rucinski, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Misner , J. Lowe , C. Seager , Y. Díaz 2 , I. Paredes 3 , V. Bruján 4 , M. Margot 2 , D. Solano
2-out RBI: V. Bruján
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lowe , V. Bruján 2 , T. Murphy
GIDP: I. Paredes
Sac Fly: I. Paredes
Hit by Pitch: C. Seager
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Misner (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Seager-Bruján-Díaz, Bruján-Seager-Díaz)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rucinski L (6-4) 4.0 7 6 6 3 3 1 90 5.61   
J. Wieland 2.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 32 4.10   
K. Snead 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rucinski 24
Batters Faced: D. Rucinski 22, J. Wieland 9, K. Snead 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rucinski 6-3, J. Wieland 3-1, K. Snead 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rucinski 90-54, J. Wieland 32-19, K. Snead 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wieland 2-0 , K. Snead 3-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Wieland
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eflin W (6-4) 6.0 2 1 1 2 8 0 93 3.12   
A. Civale SV (2) 3.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 31 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 70
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 21, A. Civale 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 7-2, A. Civale 4-4
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 93-57, A. Civale 31-21
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zach Eflin
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 30893
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