Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
May 24, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 2000 at Tropicana Field. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 9, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Long cf 5 0 2 2
Velarde 2b 5 0 1 0
Giambi J. 1b 4 1 1 0
  Christenson rf 1 0 0 0
Grieve lf 5 2 2 0
Giambi J. rf,1b 4 1 2 0
Stairs dh 4 1 1 4
Tejada ss 4 1 1 0
Chavez 3b 3 2 1 1
Fasano c 4 1 1 1
Appier p 0 0 0 0
  Tam p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 9 12 8
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Williams cf 5 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 0 0 0
Vaughn lf 3 1 1 0
McGriff 1b 4 0 1 1
Canseco dh 3 0 0 0
Flaherty c 4 0 0 0
Guillen rf 4 1 2 1
Stocker ss 2 0 1 0
  Cox ph 1 0 1 0
Cairo 2b 3 0 0 0
Gooden p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Lidle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 6 2
Oakland 030 400 1109121
Tampa Bay 100 001 000263
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Appier  W (4-3) 6.0 4 2 2 3 8
  Tam  SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
11
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden  L (2-3) 4.0 6 7 3 2 5
  Lopez   3.0 5 1 1 0 2
  Lidle   2.0 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
12
9
5
2
10

  E–Chavez (7), Stocker 2 (11), Cairo (5).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Oakland Long (7,off Gooden), Tampa Bay Vaughn (10,off Appier); McGriff (7,off Appier).  HR–Oakland Stairs (6,2nd inning off Gooden 2 on, 0 out); Chavez (7,8th inning off Lidle 0 on, 0 out), Tampa Bay J Guillen (2,6th inning off Appier 0 on, 2 out).  HBP–Canseco (3,by Appier).  CS–Velarde (1,2nd base by Gooden/Flaherty).  WP–Gooden (2).  HBP–Appier (2,Canseco).  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Rob Cook, 2B–Charlie Williams, 3B–Jim Reynolds.  T–2:39.  A–13,039.
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