Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
April 9, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 2005 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 11

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 1 1 1 1
  Kielty ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Kendall c 2 0 0 0
  Melhuse c 2 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 3 0 0 0
Durazo dh 4 0 0 0
Hatteberg 1b 4 0 0 0
Byrnes lf 3 0 0 0
Thomas rf,cf 3 0 0 0
Ginter 2b 3 1 1 1
Ellis ss 3 0 1 0
Zito p 0 0 0 0
  Yabu p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Crawford lf 4 1 2 2
Gonzalez 3b 4 2 0 0
Huff rf 3 2 1 3
  Singleton rf 1 0 0 0
Lugo ss 4 1 2 2
Cantu 2b 4 1 1 0
Phelps dh 4 1 2 4
Perez 1b 4 1 1 0
Hall c 3 0 1 0
  Laker ph,c 1 0 0 0
Gathright cf 2 2 2 0
Nomo p 0 0 0 0
  Carter p 0 0 0 0
  McClung p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 11 12 11
Oakland 001 000 010231
Tampa Bay 070 400 00x11121
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Zito  L (0-2) 3.1 7 11 8 3 0
  Yabu   3.2 4 0 0 0 5
  Street   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
11
8
3
6
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Nomo  W (1-0) 6.0 1 1 1 2 4
  Carter   2.0 2 1 1 0 0
  McClung   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
2
5

  E–Chavez (1), Gonzalez (1).  DP–Tampa Bay 1. Carter-Lugo-Perez.  2B–Tampa Bay Phelps (3,off Yabu); Gathright (1,off Street).  HR–Oakland Kotsay (1,3rd inning off Nomo 0 on 1 out); Ginter (2,8th inning off Carter 0 on 0 out), Tampa Bay Phelps (1,2nd inning off Zito 2 on 0 out); Huff (1,2nd inning off Zito 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Gathright (1,off Zito).  SF–Crawford (1,off Zito).  Team–4.  SB–Lugo (2,2nd base off Zito/Kendall); Gathright 2 (2,2nd base off Zito/Kendall 2); Crawford 2 (4,2nd base off Zito/Kendall,3rd base off Zito/Kendall).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Derryl Cousins, 2B–Jeff Nelson, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–2:31.  A–13,536.
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