MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
05/26/2005
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 694 - THURSDAY, MAY 26TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (27-19) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 1
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (26-21) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
Giles Helps Devil Rays Beat Athletics, 4-3
In a close game at Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays edged the Oakland Athletics, 4-3. Tampa Bay right fielder Brian Giles stood apart with his performance. He went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3. Dan Saldana closed the game out for Tampa Bay, earning his 15th save. Tampa Bay is now 26-21, Oakland 27-19.

Early in the game, Giles had a 3-run home run for Tampa Bay. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Devil Rays on top, 3-0.

Giles said his team "played with focus and determination."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Figgins 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .324 5 22
D. DeShields SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 3 17
V. Guerrero RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .363 14 45
J. DePastino 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .269 9 28
W. Harris CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 4 .267 8 18
M. Bellhorn 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .235 7 25
J. Dusan DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 2 16
L. Morillo LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .255 0 15
M. Olivo C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .222 2 4
   a-R. Fernandez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324 3 10
Totals 35 3 8 3 3 10 11      
a - R. Fernandez pinch hit for M. Olivo in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Guerrero (15, 8th Inning off T. Scott, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Harris 2 (8, 4th Inning off T. Minik, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off T. Minik, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Figgins , V. Guerrero 3 , J. DePastino , W. Harris 8 , M. Olivo , R. Fernandez
2-out RBI: W. Harris
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. DeShields , W. Harris , M. Bellhorn
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: L. Morillo (1)
Double Plays: 1 (DeShields-Bellhorn-DePastino)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton DH 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .296 1 16
B. Giles RF 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .319 11 32
   a-C. Duncan RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 1 4
J. Votto 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .275 3 24
J. Bautista 3B 4 0 3 1 0 1 2 .250 7 23
M. Cabrera 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .293 7 32
   b-D. Castro SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
C. Ruiz C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276 4 24
A. Rios CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .267 2 16
R. Johnson LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .299 3 27
A. Berroa SS, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .273 7 34
Totals 32 4 9 4 4 6 20      
a - C. Duncan substituted for B. Giles in the 9th
b - D. Castro substituted for M. Cabrera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bautista (9, 2nd Inning off C. Lewis, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Ruiz (18, 8th Inning off M. Martinez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Giles (11, 3rd Inning off C. Lewis, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Giles 6 , J. Bautista 4 , C. Ruiz 3 , R. Johnson
2-out RBI: J. Bautista
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bautista , A. Rios , A. Berroa 2
GIDP: J. Votto
Team LOB: 8
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lewis L (3-3) 3.1 6 3 3 1 1 1 60 4.53   
R. Lugo 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 31 2.54   
F. Nieve 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.91   
R. Pinto 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 3.92   
M. Martinez 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 26 1.61   
S. Henn 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lewis 34
Batters Faced: C. Lewis 16, R. Lugo 7, F. Nieve 3, R. Pinto 4, M. Martinez 5, S. Henn 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lewis 4-4, R. Lugo 1-3, F. Nieve 1-1, R. Pinto 2-0, M. Martinez 0-0, S. Henn 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lewis 60-40, R. Lugo 31-23, F. Nieve 9-7, R. Pinto 20-10, M. Martinez 26-16, S. Henn 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lugo 1-0 , M. Martinez 2-0 , S. Henn 2-0
WP: C. Lewis , R. Lugo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Minik W (4-4) 7.0 6 3 3 1 8 2 107 4.86   
T. Scott H (7) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 3.00   
D. Saldana SV (15) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Minik 60
Batters Faced: T. Minik 28, T. Scott 5, D. Saldana 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Minik 5-8, T. Scott 1-1, D. Saldana 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Minik 107-73, T. Scott 21-11, D. Saldana 17-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Scott 1-1
WP: D. Saldana
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Giles
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 27881
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