AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OAKLAND (2) AT TAMPA BAY (12) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young hit a ground rule double to left. B Harris sacrificed to pitcher, D Young to third. J Gomes grounded out to third. D Navarro homered to left, D Young scored. J Wilson lined out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 2. TAMPA BAY 3RD: A Iwamura singled to center. C Crawford singled to center, A Iwamura to second. C Pena doubled to deep right, A Iwamura scored, C Crawford to third. B Upton singled to right, C Crawford scored, C Pena to third. D Young singled to center, C Pena scored, B Upton to second. B Harris singled to center, B Upton scored, D Young to second. R Lugo relieved L DiNardo. J Gomes flied out to center, D Young to third. D Navarro flied out to center. J Wilson struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 6. TAMPA BAY 5TH: D Young flied out to right. B Harris singled to right. J Gomes walked, B Harris to second. D Navarro doubled to right, B Harris and J Gomes scored. J Wilson flied out to right. A Iwamura flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 8. TAMPA BAY 6TH: S Casilla relieved R Lugo. C Crawford fouled out to third. C Pena walked. B Upton homered to left, C Pena scored. D Young struck out swinging. B Harris flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 10. TAMPA BAY 7TH: D Brown in right field. J Furmaniak at second base. J Marshall relieved S Casilla. J Gomes singled to right. D Navarro struck out swinging. J Wilson hit by pitch, J Gomes to second. A Iwamura grounded out to pitcher, J Gomes to third, J Wilson to second. C Crawford singled to center, J Gomes and J Wilson scored. C Pena struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 12. OAKLAND 9TH: J Cust struck out swinging. M Piazza singled to deep left. D Johnson homered to right, M Piazza scored. G Balfour relieved J Shields. J Furmaniak walked. J Hannahan reached on infield single to second, J Furmaniak hit by batted ball out at second. R Bowen singled to deep left, J Hannahan to third. J DaVanon grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2, TAMPA BAY 12.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OAKLAND (2) AT TAMPA BAY (12) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oakland Starting Lineups -- J DaVanon CF, M Scutaro SS, N Swisher RF, J Cust LF, M Piazza DH, D Johnson 1B, M Ellis 2B, J Hannahan 3B, R Bowen C, L DiNardo LHP. Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, C Pena 1B, B Upton CF, D Young RF, B Harris 2B, J Gomes DH, D Navarro C, J Wilson SS, J Shields RHP. Umpires -- Mike Winters (HP), Brian Runge (1B), Bruce Froemming (2B), Mark Wegner (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. OAKLAND 1ST: J DaVanon reached on infield single to third. M Scutaro grounded into double play, second to first, J DaVanon out at second. N Swisher struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 0. TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura grounded out to second. C Crawford grounded out to shortstop. C Pena walked. B Upton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Pena out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 0. OAKLAND 2ND: J Cust struck out looking. M Piazza struck out swinging. D Johnson popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 0. TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young hit a ground rule double to left. B Harris sacrificed to pitcher, D Young to third. J Gomes grounded out to third. D Navarro homered to left, D Young scored. J Wilson lined out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 2. OAKLAND 3RD: M Ellis reached on bunt single to third. J Hannahan struck out swinging. R Bowen flied out to center. J DaVanon doubled to left, M Ellis to third. M Scutaro grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 2. TAMPA BAY 3RD: A Iwamura singled to center. C Crawford singled to center, A Iwamura to second. C Pena doubled to deep right, A Iwamura scored, C Crawford to third. B Upton singled to right, C Crawford scored, C Pena to third. D Young singled to center, C Pena scored, B Upton to second. B Harris singled to center, B Upton scored, D Young to second. R Lugo relieved L DiNardo. J Gomes flied out to center, D Young to third. D Navarro flied out to center. J Wilson struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 6. OAKLAND 4TH: N Swisher grounded out to second. J Cust struck out swinging. M Piazza grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 6. TAMPA BAY 4TH: A Iwamura struck out swinging. C Crawford reached on infield single to second. C Crawford caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. C Pena walked. B Upton grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 6. OAKLAND 5TH: D Johnson singled to right. M Ellis grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, D Johnson out at second. J Hannahan walked. R Bowen singled to right center, J Hannahan to second. J DaVanon grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 6. TAMPA BAY 5TH: D Young flied out to right. B Harris singled to right. J Gomes walked, B Harris to second. D Navarro doubled to right, B Harris and J Gomes scored. J Wilson flied out to right. A Iwamura flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 8. OAKLAND 6TH: M Scutaro singled to center. N Swisher popped out to shortstop. J Cust doubled to deep left center, M Scutaro to third. M Piazza popped out to second. D Johnson grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 8. TAMPA BAY 6TH: S Casilla relieved R Lugo. C Crawford fouled out to third. C Pena walked. B Upton homered to left, C Pena scored. D Young struck out swinging. B Harris flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 10. OAKLAND 7TH: M Ellis grounded out to shortstop. J Hannahan struck out swinging. R Bowen grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 10. TAMPA BAY 7TH: D Brown in right field. J Furmaniak at second base. J Marshall relieved S Casilla. J Gomes singled to right. D Navarro struck out swinging. J Wilson hit by pitch, J Gomes to second. A Iwamura grounded out to pitcher, J Gomes to third, J Wilson to second. C Crawford singled to center, J Gomes and J Wilson scored. C Pena struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 12. OAKLAND 8TH: J DaVanon grounded out to shortstop. M Scutaro flied out to right. D Brown struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 12. TAMPA BAY 8TH: B Upton struck out swinging. D Young singled to left. B Harris flied out to center. J Gomes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, TAMPA BAY 12. OAKLAND 9TH: J Cust struck out swinging. M Piazza singled to deep left. D Johnson homered to right, M Piazza scored. G Balfour relieved J Shields. J Furmaniak walked. J Hannahan reached on infield single to second, J Furmaniak hit by batted ball out at second. R Bowen singled to deep left, J Hannahan to third. J DaVanon grounded out to pitcher. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 2, TAMPA BAY 12.</div>
Shields, Devil Rays dominate Athletics <h3>TAMPA BAY 12, OAKLAND 2</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Tampa Bay's James Shieldsreturned to his old form Friday night. Shields pitched 8 1/3 strong innings and Dioner Navarro and B.J.Upton homered as the Devil Rays routed the Oakland Athletics,12-2, in the second of a four-game series. All-Star Carl Crawford added three hits and two RBI for theDevil Rays, who had every starter in the batting order exceptfor Josh Wilson collect at least one hit. In his first 13 starts, Shields was 6-0 with a 3.05 ERA. In hislast eight starts, however, he was only 2-6 with a 7.26 ERA. Against the Athletics, Shields (10-8) scattered nine hits,struck out eight and walked one. A two-run home run by DanJohnson in the ninth, his 13th of the season, accounted for theonly runs Shields surrendered. Shields ran into trouble just twice during the game. In thethird inning, Mark Ellis reached on a bunt to lead off theinning before Jeff DaVanon doubled to left, putting runners atsecond and third with two outs. The 25-year-old righthander gotMarco Scutaro to ground out to end the threat. The Athletics put runners on second and third again, with oneout in the sixth. Shields escaped the jam unscathed by gettingMike Piazza to pop out to second before Johnson grounded out toend the inning. Lenny DiNardo (8-7) entered with a career-long five-game winningstreak, but left in the third inning after allowing eight hitsand six earned runs. The lefthander walked one and didn'tstrike out a batter during his shortest start of the season. Navarro had four RBI while Upton drove in three. Crawford'sthree hits gave him 39 in August, five shy of Aubrey Huff's clubrecord of 44 hits in a month After Navarro's two-run shot in the second spotted Tampa Bay a2-0 lead, the Devil Rays scored four more times in the third.Carlos Pena had an RBI double and Upton, Delmon Young andBrendan Harris each followed with consecutive RBI singles. Navarro's two-run double increased Tampa Bay's lead to 8-0 inthe fifth and Upton's 19th homer of the season made it 10-0. The Devil Rays, who had only scored 10 runs in the past fourgames, scored the most runs in a game since a 14-4 victoryagainst the New York Yankees on July 20.
Shields, Devil Rays dominate Athletics <h3>TAMPA BAY 12, OAKLAND 2</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Tampa Bay's James Shieldsreturned to his old form Friday night. Shields pitched 8 1/3 strong innings and Dioner Navarro and B.J.Upton homered as the Devil Rays routed the Oakland Athletics,12-2, in the second of a four-game series. All-Star Carl Crawford added three hits and two RBI for theDevil Rays, who had every starter in the batting order exceptfor Josh Wilson collect at least one hit. In his first 13 starts, Shields was 6-0 with a 3.05 ERA. In hislast eight starts, however, he was only 2-6 with a 7.26 ERA. "It's a lot easier to pitch with a big lead, believe it or not,"Shields said. "You're able to be more aggressive and makepitches you want to make." Against the Athletics, Shields (10-8) scattered nine hits,struck out eight and walked one. A two-run home run by DanJohnson in the ninth, his 13th of the season, accounted for theonly runs Shields surrendered. "Shields did a grat job coming after guys," Navarro said. "Wewere working on the same page. We just kept going after them.We wanted the shutout. Unfortunately, that was the only mistakehe made all day." Shields ran into trouble just twice during the game. In thethird inning, Mark Ellis reached on a bunt to lead off theinning before Jeff DaVanon doubled to left, putting runners atsecond and third with two outs. The 25-year-old righthander gotMarco Scutaro to ground out to end the threat. The Athletics put runners on second and third again, with oneout in the sixth. Shields escaped the jam unscathed by gettingMike Piazza to pop out to second before Johnson grounded out toend the inning. "He was cruising in the seventh and eighth and I wanted to givehim a chance (for the complete game)," Tampa Bay manager JoeMaddon said. "He has a lot of innings pitched, but not a lot ofpitches thrown. He just attacks the zone, get ahead of guysand make them put the ball in play." Lenny DiNardo (8-7) entered with a career-long five-game winningstreak, but left in the third inning after allowing eight hitsand six earned runs. The lefthander walked one and didn'tstrike out a batter during his shortest start of the season. "I just didn't have it today," DiNardo said. "Everything I wasthrowing was predictable. Shields did an excellent job, he wentout and pitched a great ballgame. I am going to learn fromtonight and keep the ball down next time." Navarro had four RBI while Upton drove in three. Crawford'sthree hits gave him 39 in August, five shy of Aubrey Huff's clubrecord of 44 hits in a month After Navarro's two-run shot in the second spotted Tampa Bay a2-0 lead, the Devil Rays scored four more times in the third.Carlos Pena had an RBI double and Upton, Delmon Young andBrendan Harris each followed with consecutive RBI singles. Navarro's two-run double increased Tampa Bay's lead to 8-0 inthe fifth and Upton's 19th homer of the season made it 10-0. "Their pitcher threw a great game, he threw a good changeup andlocated it well," Oakland manager Bob Geren said. "Our pitcherdidn't have the location, theirs did." The Devil Rays, who had only scored 10 runs in the past fourgames, scored the most runs in a game since a 14-4 victoryagainst the New York Yankees on July 20.
