Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
June 1, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 1, 2002 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 8, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Velarde 2b 5 2 3 1
Hatteberg 1b 4 1 1 3
  Mabry 1b 1 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 0 1 1
Dye dh 3 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 0 0
Piatt lf 4 1 2 0
Long cf 3 2 2 2
Byrnes rf 4 1 1 0
Hernandez c 3 1 2 1
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 8 12 8
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Abernathy 2b 5 0 1 2
Winn cf 5 0 1 0
Grieve rf 5 0 2 0
Vaughn lf 3 0 1 0
Huff dh 4 0 1 0
Flaherty c 4 1 1 1
Gomez ss 3 1 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 2 0
Sandberg 1b 4 0 0 0
Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Zambrano p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 9 3
Oakland 000 011 1328121
Tampa Bay 000 000 102390
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito  W (6-2) 8.0 7 1 1 2 11
  Mecir   1.0 2 2 2 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
3
13
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  L (3-5) 7.2 10 6 6 1 2
  Zambrano   1.1 2 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
12
8
8
2
5

  E–Chavez (7).  DP–Tampa Bay 2.  PB–Hernandez (2).  2B–Oakland Velarde 2 (4,off Kennedy,off Zambrano); Piatt (3,off Kennedy); Hernandez (5,off Kennedy), Tampa Bay Johnson (4,off Zito).  HR–Oakland Long (4,7th inning off Kennedy 0 on, 2 out); Hatteberg (9,8th inning off Kennedy 2 on, 0 out), Tampa Bay Flaherty (3,7th inning off Zito 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Hernandez (3,off Zambrano).  CS–Piatt (1,2nd base by Kennedy/Flaherty).  SB–Johnson (5,3rd base off Zito/Hernandez).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Tim Timmons, 2B–Kevin Kelley, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–2:43.  A–14,073.
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