Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
May 2, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 2004 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 2, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Byrnes cf 4 1 2 1
Kielty lf 4 1 1 0
Chavez 3b 4 0 2 1
Dye rf 4 0 1 0
Karros 1b 4 0 0 0
Durazo dh 4 0 1 0
Scutaro ss 4 0 0 0
Melhuse c 3 0 0 0
Menechino 2b 3 0 0 0
Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Crawford lf 4 1 2 2
Cruz, Jr. rf 4 1 0 0
Huff 3b 3 2 1 0
Baldelli cf 4 1 2 2
Fick dh 4 0 1 2
Lugo ss 4 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 4 1 1 0
Fordyce c 4 1 1 0
Blum 2b 3 1 1 0
Hendrickson p 0 0 0 0
  Harper p 0 0 0 0
  Baez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 9 6
Oakland 001 010 000272
Tampa Bay 202 000 40x890
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  L (3-1) 7.0 9 8 6 1 3
  Duchscherer   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
8
6
1
4
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Hendrickson  W (1-2) 6.0 6 2 2 0 3
  Harper   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Baez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
0
6

  E–Karros (1), Hudson (1).  PB–Melhuse (1).  2B–Oakland Byrnes (5,off Hendrickson); Kielty (5,off Hendrickson); Dye (8,off Hendrickson).  3B–Tampa Bay Fick (1,off Hudson).  HR–Oakland Byrnes (3,5th inning off Hendrickson 0 on, 2 out), Tampa Bay Baldelli (3,3rd inning off Hudson 1 on, 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–3.  SB–Crawford (14,2nd base off Hudson/Melhuse); Blum (1,Home off Hudson/Melhuse); Cruz (3,2nd base off Hudson/Melhuse).  WP–Hendrickson (2).  U-HP–Darren Spagnardi, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–James Hoye, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:21.  A–10,177.
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