Oakland Athletics vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
August 23, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 23, 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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Oakland Athletics 12, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 6 1 2 2
DaVanon cf 4 3 1 0
Swisher 1b 6 3 3 1
Cust rf 2 1 1 3
  Brown rf 0 0 0 0
Piazza dh 5 1 4 5
Ellis 2b 5 1 2 0
Hannahan 3b 3 1 1 0
Suzuki c 3 1 1 1
Furmaniak ss 4 0 1 0
Gaudin p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Casilla p 0 0 0 0
  Lugo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 12 16 12
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 3b 2 0 2 1
  Guzman 3b 0 0 0 0
Crawford lf 3 0 1 0
  Gomes lf 1 0 1 1
Upton cf 4 0 0 0
Pena 1b 2 0 0 0
Young rf 4 0 0 0
Harris 2b 4 0 0 0
Norton dh 3 1 1 0
Navarro c 4 0 1 0
Wilson ss 4 1 1 0
Hammel p 0 0 0 0
  Stokes p 0 0 0 0
  Switzer p 0 0 0 0
  Salas p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 7 2
Oakland 150 112 02012160
Tampa Bay 001 000 010270
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Gaudin  W (10-9) 7.0 5 1 1 2 10
  Calero   1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Casilla   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lugo   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
4
11
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Hammel  L (1-4) 3.0 5 6 6 5 2
  Stokes   3.0 7 4 4 1 1
  Switzer   2.0 4 2 2 1 1
  Salas   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
16
12
12
7
6

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 3. Ellis-Furmaniak-Swisher, Furmaniak-Swisher, Calero-Furmaniak-Swisher.  2B–Oakland Piazza 2 (12,off Hammel,off Switzer); Stewart (16,off Hammel); Swisher (26,off Hammel)., Tampa Bay Norton (5,off Gaudin).  3B–Tampa Bay Wilson (3,off Calero).  HR–Oakland Cust (22,2nd inning off Hammel 1 on 2 out); Piazza (5,6th inning off Stokes 1 on 2 out)..  SF–Suzuki (3,off Stokes); Cust (5,off Switzer)..  HBP–Furmaniak (2,by Salas); Pena (5,by Calero).  Team LOB–9.  Team–7.  U-HP–John Hirschbeck, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Laz Diaz, 3B–Bill Welke.  T–3:03.  A–9,444.
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