Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Oakland Athletics
August 28, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 28, 2004 at Network Associates Coliseum. 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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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4, Oakland Athletics 5

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Crawford cf 4 0 0 0
Cruz, Jr. rf 4 0 0 1
Huff lf 4 0 0 0
Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0
Lugo ss 4 0 0 0
Cantu 2b 4 1 0 0
Simon dh 3 1 1 0
Blum 3b 4 1 2 1
Fordyce c 3 1 2 2
  Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0
Brazelton p 0 0 0 0
  Halama p 0 0 0 0
  Colome p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 5 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 4 0 0 0
McLemore 2b 3 1 1 0
  Scutaro ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 4 1 2 2
Hatteberg 1b 4 0 1 0
Dye rf 4 1 1 0
Durazo dh 3 1 2 1
Byrnes lf 3 1 1 2
Crosby ss 2 0 0 0
Melhuse c 3 0 0 0
Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5
Tampa Bay 000 040 000450
Oakland 300 200 00x583
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Brazelton  L (6-5) 4.0 6 5 5 0 1
  Halama   3.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Colome   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
8
5
5
0
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  W (10-4) 7.0 4 4 2 1 4
  Rincon   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Bradford   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Dotel  SV (16) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
4
2
1
6

  E–McLemore (3), Chavez (8), Crosby (15).  DP–Tampa Bay 1.  2B–Tampa Bay Fordyce (4,off Hudson); Blum (20,off Dotel), Oakland McLemore (9,off Brazelton); Dye (22,off Brazelton); Durazo (28,off Brazelton).  HR–Oakland Chavez (27,1st inning off Brazelton 1 on, 1 out); Byrnes (19,4th inning off Brazelton 1 on, 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Crosby (6,by Brazelton).  Team–3.  HBP–Brazelton (7,Crosby).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Jim Reynolds, 2B–Andy Fletcher, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–2:25.  A–48,099.
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