Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
May 6, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 6, 2007 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 5, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Snelling cf 4 1 1 0
Swisher dh 5 1 2 1
Chavez 3b 5 1 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 1
Cust lf 3 2 1 1
  Stewart lf 0 0 0 0
Crosby ss 3 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 3 0 1 0
Melhuse c 4 0 1 2
Putnam rf 4 0 0 0
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Baldelli cf 5 0 0 0
Dukes lf 5 0 1 0
Crawford dh 4 0 1 0
Wigginton 3b 3 0 2 0
Upton 2b 4 1 1 1
Young rf 4 1 2 0
Pena 1b 3 1 2 0
Harris ss 4 0 2 1
Paul c 4 0 0 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Glover p 0 0 0 0
  Lugo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 2
Oakland 102 000 110581
Tampa Bay 010 200 0003110
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W (3-1) 7.1 11 3 2 2 6
  Embree   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Street  SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
2
7
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  L (0-5) 6.1 6 4 4 4 6
  Glover   1.2 2 1 1 0 1
  Lugo   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
4
10

  E–Crosby (6).  DP–Oakland 3. Blanton-Ellis-Johnson, Melhuse-Ellis, Blanton-Crosby-Johnson.  PB–Paul (2).  2B–Oakland Chavez (8,off Jackson).  HR–Oakland Swisher (6,7th inning off Jackson 0 on 1 out); Cust (1,8th inning off Glover 0 on 0 out), Tampa Bay Upton (6,2nd inning off Blanton 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Ellis (2,2nd base off Glover/Paul).  CS–Wigginton (4,2nd base by Blanton/Melhuse).  U-HP–Bill Miller, 1B–Marvin Hudson, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–2:44.  A–16,880.
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