MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/15/2007
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1800 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (74-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 7 1
Oakland Athletics (58-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 8 1
Devil Rays Tack 4-3 Loss on Athletics
Tampa Bay Devil Rays starter Jordan Zimmermann found his groove in his team's 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics. Zimmermann, now 10-6, was the winner. In 8 innings, he gave up 6 hits, while striking out 3, walking 2, and allowing 1 run. Earning his 7th save for Tampa Bay was Will Harris.

Jack Cust, who signed a 6-year contract worth $36,000,000 on 12/28/2006, had a direct impact on the outcome. Cust contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put Tampa Bay up, 4-1.

"This was a good win," said Cust.

At 74-46, the Devil Rays find themselves in first place in the AL East Division.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nixon RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .274 17 49
B. Gardner LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .270 8 50
A. Craig 1B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .259 11 70
I. Kinsler 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .254 21 92
S. Drew SS 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 .281 13 76
J. Cust CF 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .271 8 66
E. Durazo DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .272 2 12
C. Villalobos 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .275 7 38
G. Kottaras C 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .184 8 44
Totals 33 4 7 4 5 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Drew (38, 7th Inning off B. Lincoln, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nixon , A. Craig , I. Kinsler , S. Drew 3 , J. Cust 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nixon , C. Villalobos
GIDP: E. Durazo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Craig (7) , J. Cust (15)
CS: G. Kottaras (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Kottaras (6)
Double Plays: 3 (Craig, Villalobos-Kinsler-Craig, Drew-Kinsler-Craig)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pierre CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .288 2 41
M. Ordonez DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .300 16 63
S. Casey 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .321 13 65
Y. Yamada LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258 15 69
M. Wieters C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .258 8 32
J. Hamilton RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .289 16 73
M. Ellis 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .259 9 54
   a-A. Casilla PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 0 19
C. Guzman SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .257 4 37
R. Zimmerman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .257 17 64
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 5 17      
a - A. Casilla pinch hit for M. Ellis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Yamada (37, 9th Inning off H. Street, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Ellis (4, 7th Inning off J. Zimmermann, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pierre 2 , Y. Yamada 2 , M. Wieters , J. Hamilton , M. Ellis 3 , C. Guzman 2
2-out RBI: M. Ellis , C. Guzman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Casey , C. Guzman , R. Zimmerman
GIDP: M. Ordonez , R. Zimmerman
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Ellis (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Ellis-Guzman-Casey)
PB: M. Wieters
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Zimmermann W (10-6) 8.0 6 1 1 2 3 0 97 3.47   
H. Street H (6) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 0 17 3.42   
W. Harris SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Zimmermann 67
Batters Faced: J. Zimmermann 29, H. Street 6, W. Harris 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Zimmermann 7-11, H. Street 1-1, W. Harris 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Zimmermann 97-58, H. Street 17-11, W. Harris 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Harris 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Lincoln L (5-8) 7.1 4 4 4 5 5 0 108 4.17   
R. Halladay 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 22 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Lincoln 54
Batters Faced: B. Lincoln 31, R. Halladay 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Lincoln 5-11, R. Halladay 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Lincoln 108-60, R. Halladay 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Halladay 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jordan Zimmermann
Ballpark: McAfee Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:44
Attendance: 28601
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