Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
September 9, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 9, 2006 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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Oakland Athletics 6, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 4 0 1 1
Kielty lf 3 1 1 0
  Johnson ph,1b 0 0 0 1
Bradley rf 5 0 3 0
Thomas dh 5 1 2 2
Payton cf 5 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 5 1 1 0
Swisher 1b,lf 2 2 1 0
Ellis 2b 3 1 1 0
Scutaro ss 3 0 1 2
Loaiza p 0 0 0 0
  Halsey p 0 0 0 0
  Gaudin p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Baldelli cf 5 1 1 1
Young rf 5 1 2 0
Crawford lf 4 1 2 1
Norton 1b 4 1 1 2
  Perez 2b 0 0 0 0
Wigginton 2b,1b 4 1 2 2
Navarro c 5 0 0 0
Witt dh 4 2 2 1
Upton 3b 4 1 2 1
Zobrist ss 3 1 2 1
Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Camp p 0 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Meadows p 0 0 0 0
  McClung p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 14 9
Oakland 020 012 0106111
Tampa Bay 000 413 10x9140
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza  L (9-8) 5.1 12 8 8 1 7
  Halsey   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Gaudin   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Witasick   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
14
9
9
3
9
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Howell   4.1 6 3 3 2 5
  Camp   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Miceli  W (1-1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Meadows   2.0 1 1 1 0 0
  McClung  SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
4
6

  E–Chavez (4).  DP–Tampa Bay 1. Zobrist-Wigginton-Norton.  2B–Oakland Chavez (21,off Howell); Kielty (17,off Howell); Swisher (20,off Meadows), Tampa Bay Crawford (19,off Loaiza); Upton (3,off Loaiza); Witt (1,off Gaudin).  3B–Tampa Bay Zobrist (1,off Gaudin).  HR–Oakland Thomas (34,2nd inning off Howell 0 on 0 out), Tampa Bay Norton (14,5th inning off Loaiza 0 on 2 out).  SF–Johnson (4,off Miceli); Scutaro (5,off Meadows); Norton (2,off Loaiza).  HBP–Kendall (11,by Howell).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  SB–Upton (7,3rd base off Loaiza/Kendall); Crawford (48,2nd base off Witasick/Kendall); Upton (7,3rd base off Loaiza/Kendall); Crawford (48,2nd base off Witasick/Kendall).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Gary Cederstrom, 2B–Lance Barksdale, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–3:03.  A–22,016.
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