Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
September 8, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 2006 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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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 8, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 4 1 0 0
Ellis 2b 5 1 2 0
Bradley rf 4 1 1 0
Thomas dh 4 2 3 3
Chavez 3b 3 1 1 0
Payton cf 5 1 2 1
Swisher lf 4 1 4 4
Johnson 1b 5 0 0 0
Scutaro ss 4 0 0 0
Haren p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 13 8
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Baldelli cf 5 2 3 1
Young rf 4 1 1 0
Crawford lf 5 1 2 1
Norton dh 5 0 3 1
  Hollins pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Wigginton 1b 5 0 0 0
Navarro c 4 0 0 0
Cantu 2b 4 1 2 1
Upton 3b 4 1 2 0
Zobrist ss 3 0 0 1
Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Corcoran p 0 0 0 0
  Switzer p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Meadows p 0 0 0 0
  Lugo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 13 5
Oakland 204 002 0008131
Tampa Bay 102 200 1006130
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haren  W (13-11) 6.0 10 6 4 0 2
  Kennedy   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Duchscherer   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Street  SV (30) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
6
4
1
3
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Shields  L (6-7) 3.2 7 6 6 4 2
  Corcoran   2.1 2 2 2 2 1
  Switzer   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Camp   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Meadows   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Lugo   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
8
8
7
4

  E–Haren (1).  DP–Tampa Bay 2. Zobrist-Wigginton, Zobrist-Wigginton.  PB–Kendall (6).  2B–Oakland Ellis (18,off Meadows), Tampa Bay Baldelli (20,off Haren); Norton (11,off Haren).  HR–Oakland Swisher (30,3rd inning off Shields 3 on 1 out); Thomas (33,6th inning off Corcoran 1 on 2 out)., Tampa Bay Cantu (12,4th inning off Haren 0 on 1 out); Baldelli (9,7th inning off Haren 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–10.  SF–Zobrist (3,off Haren).  Team–8.  SB–Young (1,2nd base off Street/Kendall); Young (1,2nd base off Street/Kendall).  U-HP–Dan Iassogna, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Gary Cederstrom, 3B–Lance Barksdale.  T–2:56.  A–12,821.
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