AL: OAKLAND (65-66) at TAMPA BAY (50-79) <h3>RHP Haren aims to even series for A's</h3> <div class="pre">Oakland (65-66) at Tampa Bay (50-79) 1:40 pm EDT</div> ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - The Oakland Athletics turn toAll-Star Dan Haren in the finale of their four-game seriesagainst the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Sunday. Haren (14-4, 2.66 ERA) looks to register his career-best 15thwin after consecutive 14-win seasons since coming over from St.Louis in 2005. Last time out, the 26-year-old righthander surrendered four runs- three homers - and six hits while striking out nine for a 6-4triumph at Toronto on Tuesday. With Haren on the mound, the Athletics are attempting to gain asplit of the four-game series. Each game in the series has beendecided by double-digits. The Devil Rays counter with rookie Andy Sonnanstine (2-9, 6.53),who is seeking his first career win at Tropicana Field in sevenoutings this season. The 24-year-old righthander was taggedfor seven runs and eight hits in a loss to Boston in his laststart. On Saturday, ace Scott Kazmir set a career high and a franchiserecord with 13 strikeouts in eight dominant innings as the DevilRays coasted to a 14-3 victory.
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">OAKLAND AT TAMPA BAY -- LINEUPS OAKLAND TAMPA BAY AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Shannon Stewart LF .290 10 40 Jonny Gomes DH .260 14 38 Jeff Davanon CF .300 0 3 Carl Crawford LF .313 10 67 Nick Swisher RF .261 16 62 Carlos Pena 1B .270 28 83 Jack Cust DH .270 22 68 B.J. Upton CF .307 19 62 Dan Johnson 1B .232 13 48 Delmon Young RF .288 9 66 Mark Ellis 2B .263 16 56 Brendan Harris 2B .291 8 49 Jack Hannahan 3B .270 2 6 Josh Wilson SS .259 0 17 Kurt Suzuki C .242 4 20 Joel Guzman 3B .250 0 1 J.J. Furmaniak SS .167 0 1 Dioner Navarro C .207 6 30 Dan Haren RHP (14-4, 2.66) Andy Sonnanstine RHP (2-9, 6.53)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY WARMUPS: OAK - DAN HAREN (14-4, 2.66) TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE (2-9, 6.53) UMPIRES: HP - BRUCE FROEMMING 1B - MARK WEGNER 2B - MIKE WINTERS 3B - ADRIAN JOHNSON WEATHER: INDOORS</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY STARTING BATS: OAK - DAN HAREN AND KURT SUZUKI TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE AND DIONER NAVARRO DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.290, 10 HR, 40 RBI) J DAVANON (.300, 0 HR, 3 RBI) N SWISHER (.261, 16 HR, 62 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.260, 14 HR, 38 RBI) C CRAWFORD (.313, 10 HR, 67 RBI) C PENA (.270, 28 HR, 83 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 J DaVanon cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 J Furmaniak ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 C Crawford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 B Upton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Guzman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Haren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.66 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era A Sonnanstine 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.46 Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: A Sonnanstine 1-1. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Adrian Johnson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - DAN HAREN TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 0 0 0 TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.270, 22 HR, 68 RBI) D JOHNSON (.232, 13 HR, 48 RBI) M ELLIS (.263, 16 HR, 56 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 J DaVanon cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 J Furmaniak ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Gomes dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 B Upton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Guzman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 0 -- 0 TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Haren 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.65 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era A Sonnanstine 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.46 Pitches-strikes: D Haren 13-8; A Sonnanstine 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 0-1; A Sonnanstine 1-1. Batters faced: D Haren 3; A Sonnanstine 3. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Adrian Johnson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY JACK HANNAHAN SCORED DAN JOHNSON. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HANNAHAN ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1 TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.242, 4 HR, 20 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY KURT SUZUKI SCORED JACK HANNAHAN. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K SUZUKI ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2 TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J FURMANIAK (.167, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 2 2 3 0 TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.307, 19 HR, 62 RBI) D YOUNG (.288, 9 HR, 66 RBI) B HARRIS (.291, 8 HR, 49 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 J DaVanon cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 D Johnson 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 J Hannahan 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .289 K Suzuki c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .248 J Furmaniak ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 Totals 9 2 3 2 0 3 2 BATTING: 2B - J Hannahan (4, A Sonnanstine); K Suzuki (9, A Sonnanstine). RBI - J Hannahan (7), K Suzuki (21). 2-out RBI - J Hannahan, K Suzuki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Furmaniak 1. Team LOB - 1. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Gomes dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 B Upton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 J Guzman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 02 -- 2 TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Haren 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.65 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era A Sonnanstine 2 3 2 2 0 3 0 6.58 Pitches-strikes: D Haren 13-8; A Sonnanstine 34-24. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 0-1; A Sonnanstine 2-1. Batters faced: D Haren 3; A Sonnanstine 9. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Adrian Johnson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY B.J. UPTON (20) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF DAN HAREN. CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1 DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.288, 9 HR, 66 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 2 2 3 0 TAMPA BAY 0 1 1 1 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.290, 0-FOR-1) J DAVANON (.290, 0-FOR-1) N SWISHER (.260, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 J DaVanon cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 D Johnson 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 J Hannahan 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .289 K Suzuki c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .248 J Furmaniak ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 Totals 9 2 3 2 0 3 2 BATTING: 2B - J Hannahan (4, A Sonnanstine); K Suzuki (9, A Sonnanstine). RBI - J Hannahan (7), K Suzuki (21). 2-out RBI - J Hannahan, K Suzuki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Furmaniak 1. Team LOB - 1. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Gomes dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 B Upton cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .309 D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 J Guzman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Totals 7 1 1 1 0 3 0 BATTING: HR - B Upton (20, 2nd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Upton (63). Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 02 -- 2 TAMPA BAY - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Haren 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 2.68 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era A Sonnanstine 2 3 2 2 0 3 0 6.58 Pitches-strikes: D Haren 31-20; A Sonnanstine 34-24. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 2-1; A Sonnanstine 2-1. Batters faced: D Haren 7; A Sonnanstine 9. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Adrian Johnson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 2 0 2 3 0 TAMPA BAY 0 1 1 1 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GUZMAN (.250, 0 HR, 1 RBI) D NAVARRO (.207, 6 HR, 30 RBI) J GOMES (.259, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 J DaVanon cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 N Swisher rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 D Johnson 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 J Hannahan 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .289 K Suzuki c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .248 J Furmaniak ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 Totals 12 2 3 2 0 4 2 BATTING: 2B - J Hannahan (4, A Sonnanstine); K Suzuki (9, A Sonnanstine). RBI - J Hannahan (7), K Suzuki (21). 2-out RBI - J Hannahan, K Suzuki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Furmaniak 1. Team LOB - 1. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Gomes dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 B Upton cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .309 D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 J Guzman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Totals 7 1 1 1 0 3 0 BATTING: HR - B Upton (20, 2nd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Upton (63). Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 020 -- 2 TAMPA BAY - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Haren 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 2.68 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era A Sonnanstine 3 3 2 2 0 4 0 6.51 Pitches-strikes: D Haren 31-20; A Sonnanstine 45-32. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 2-1; A Sonnanstine 4-1. Batters faced: D Haren 7; A Sonnanstine 12. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Adrian Johnson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 0 2 0 2 3 0 TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 1 1 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.269, 0-FOR-1) D JOHNSON (.235, 1-FOR-1) M ELLIS (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">OAKLAND (2) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 J DaVanon cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 N Swisher rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260 J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 D Johnson 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 J Hannahan 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .289 K Suzuki c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .248 J Furmaniak ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 Totals 12 2 3 2 0 4 2 BATTING: 2B - J Hannahan (4, A Sonnanstine); K Suzuki (9, A Sonnanstine). RBI - J Hannahan (7), K Suzuki (21). 2-out RBI - J Hannahan, K Suzuki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Furmaniak 1. Team LOB - 1. TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Gomes dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .312 C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 B Upton cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .309 D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291 J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 J Guzman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .206 Totals 10 1 1 1 0 4 0 BATTING: HR - B Upton (20, 2nd inning off D Haren 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Upton (63). Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 020 -- 2 TAMPA BAY - 010 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era D Haren 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 2.67 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era A Sonnanstine 3 3 2 2 0 4 0 6.51 Pitches-strikes: D Haren 52-33; A Sonnanstine 45-32. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 2-3; A Sonnanstine 4-1. Batters faced: D Haren 10; A Sonnanstine 12. UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Mike Winters. 3B--Adrian Johnson. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
