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1
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@KCR		5
3
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@MIN		1
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@NYY		5
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5
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5
Friday, August 20, 2004 7:16PM
, Tropicana Field
Attendance: 10,643, Time of Game: 3:01
Athletics
9
69-52
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
 at Devil Rays
5
55-67
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
4th, 21½ GB
W: Rich Harden (8-5)
L: Jorge Sosa (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  2  0   1  0  4   0  1  0    9 14  1
Devil Rays      1  0  0   0  1  3   0  0  0    5  8  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mark Kotsay CF 4 1 0 1 1 0 .309 .817 22 15 -0.038 0.66 0.018 -0.055 -1.2 3 0 SF
Mark McLemore 2B 5 1 1 0 1 1 .251 .668 21 11 0.006 0.53 0.047 -0.041 -0.7 1 2 2B
Eric Chavez 3B 4 3 3 2 1 1 .277 .940 20 11 0.135 0.75 0.169 -0.034 2.4 0 2 2·HR
Scott Hatteberg 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 .305 .857 16 12 0.056 0.93 0.120 -0.064 1.1 11 0 HBP
Erubiel Durazo DH 4 0 1 2 1 0 .325 .926 20 11 0.048 0.67 0.088 -0.040 1.1
Adam Melhuse C 5 1 2 1 0 2 .252 .761 20 13 0.133 0.63 0.155 -0.022 0.6 7 2 HR,GDP
Eric Byrnes RF-LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 .284 .829 15 11 -0.049 0.66 0.023 -0.072 0.3 1 0
Billy McMillon LF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .200 .569 14 7 -0.040 0.62 0.023 -0.063 -1.4 2 0
   Bobby Kielty RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .661 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bobby Crosby SS 5 1 3 1 0 0 .257 .779 21 15 0.122 0.72 0.167 -0.045 2.1 2 3 HR,2·2B
Rich Harden P
   Justin Duchscherer P
   Arthur Rhodes P
   Jim Mecir P
   Octavio Dotel P
Team Totals 40 9 14 9 5 7 .350 1.151 169 106 0.373 0.68 0.810 -0.436 4.1 27 9
2B: B Crosby 2 (27, 1 off L Carter, 1 off J Sosa); M McLemore (8, off J Sosa).
HR: B Crosby (16, off J Sosa; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); E Chavez 2 (23, 1 off L Carter, 1 off J Sosa; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); A Melhuse (8, off J Sosa; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
SF: M Kotsay (5, off J Sosa).
HBP: S Hatteberg (4, by T Miller).
TB: E Chavez 9; B Crosby 8; A Melhuse 5; E Byrnes 2; M McLemore 2; S Hatteberg 2; E Durazo.
GIDP: A Melhuse (4).
RBI: E Durazo 2 (66); E Chavez 2 (55); A Melhuse (23); E Byrnes (63); S Hatteberg (70); M Kotsay (51); B Crosby (47).
2-out RBI: E Chavez; E Byrnes; S Hatteberg.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. M McLemore-B Crosby-S Hatteberg.
E: S Hatteberg (6).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carl Crawford CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 .296 .781 20 11 0.098 0.71 0.140 -0.042 1.0 3 0 HR
B.J. Upton DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 .309 .854 18 11 -0.061 0.80 0.026 -0.087 -0.1 HR
Aubrey Huff LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .288 .827 16 11 -0.037 0.69 0.024 -0.061 -0.2 3 0
Tino Martinez 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .272 .853 14 10 0.032 0.76 0.085 -0.054 1.0 5 1 HR
Jose Cruz RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .791 8 6 -0.081 0.78 0.000 -0.081 -0.9 4 0
Julio Lugo SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .273 .743 19 10 0.044 0.50 0.059 -0.015 0.3 2 2
Jorge Cantu 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 .281 .697 24 15 0.036 1.06 0.084 -0.048 0.2 1 1
Toby Hall C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .266 .707 21 13 0.023 1.26 0.105 -0.082 0.0 7 0
Geoff Blum 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .217 .596 6 6 -0.179 1.09 0.005 -0.184 -1.3 2 0 GDP
Jorge Sosa P
   Trever Miller P
   Lance Carter P
Team Totals 35 5 8 4 3 9 .229 .775 146 93 -0.125 0.85 0.528 -0.654 0.1 27 4
HR: T Martinez (19, off R Harden; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); B Upton (2, off R Harden; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); C Crawford (8, off R Harden; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: B Upton 4; T Martinez 4; C Crawford 4; J Lugo; G Blum; A Huff; J Cantu; T Hall.
GIDP: G Blum (4).
RBI: T Martinez 2 (59); C Crawford (46); B Upton (5).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Martinez-J Lugo-T Martinez.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rich Harden, W (8-5) 5.1 7 5 5 2 6 3 4.01 24 90 59 36 7 16 6 10 4 0 38 -0.048 0.97 -2.3
Justin Duchscherer, H (6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.28 5 13 8 5 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0.088 1.14 0.8
Arthur Rhodes, H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.04 4 21 13 8 2 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 0.065 0.59 0.9
Jim Mecir 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.86 4 17 10 6 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.005 0.25 0.1
Octavio Dotel, S (27) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.88 1 5 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.016 0.57 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 5 5 3 9 3 5.00 38 146 93 55 11 27 11 15 6 0 38 4 0 0.126 0.68 -0.1

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jorge Sosa, L (3-3) 5.1 7 6 6 5 5 3 5.72 29 112 65 37 11 17 3 16 4 0 30 -0.267 0.89 -2.3
Trever Miller 0.2 3 2 2 0 2 0 3.47 6 21 15 6 4 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 -0.107 0.61 -2.4
Lance Carter 3 4 1 1 0 0 1 2.95 12 36 26 19 1 6 6 6 2 0 0 0 0.000 0.22 0.6
Team Totals 9 14 9 9 5 7 4 9.00 47 169 106 62 16 28 10 24 8 0 30 1 1 -0.374 0.85 -4.1
Balks: None.
WP: J Sosa (2).
HBP: T Miller (3; S Hatteberg).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Kevin Kelley, 3B - Bruce Froemming.
Time of Game: 3:01.
Attendance: 10,643.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Tampa Bay Devil Rays
1 Mark Kotsay CF 1 Carl Crawford CF
2 Mark McLemore 2B 2 B.J. Upton DH
3 Eric Chavez 3B 3 Aubrey Huff LF
4 Scott Hatteberg 1B 4 Tino Martinez 1B
5 Erubiel Durazo DH 5 Jose Cruz RF
6 Adam Melhuse C 6 Julio Lugo SS
7 Eric Byrnes RF 7 Jorge Cantu 2B
8 Billy McMillon LF 8 Toby Hall C
9 Bobby Crosby SS 9 Geoff Blum 3B
Rich Harden P Jorge Sosa P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-4 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  ROO TBD G. Blum R. Harden 11% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Cantu Scores/No RBI
b5 1-4 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  TBD T. Hall R. Harden -11% 65% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Cantu to 3B
t2 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R OAK A. Melhuse J. Sosa 10% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
b1 0-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  R TBD C. Crawford R. Harden -10% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t4 3-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R OAK E. Chavez J. Sosa 9% 78% Home Run (Fly Ball)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Devil Rays' Jorge Sosa facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Kotsay J. Sosa -2% 48% Lineout: 3B
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK M. McLemore J. Sosa 4% 52% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O OAK E. Chavez J. Sosa -3% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  R OAK S. Hatteberg J. Sosa 9% 57% Single to CF (Ground Ball); McLemore Scores
t1 1-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK E. Durazo J. Sosa -2% 55% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Devil Rays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  R TBD C. Crawford R. Harden -10% 45% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b1 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBD B. Upton R. Harden 2% 47% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b1 1-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBD A. Huff R. Harden 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b1 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD T. Martinez R. Harden 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Devil Rays 1.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Devil Rays' Jorge Sosa facing 6-7-8
t2 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R OAK A. Melhuse J. Sosa 10% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t2 2-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK E. Byrnes J. Sosa -2% 58% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 2-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK B. McMillon J. Sosa 2% 60% Walk
t2 2-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OAK B. Crosby J. Sosa 8% 68% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McMillon to 3B
t2 2-1 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RO OAK M. Kotsay J. Sosa 0% 68% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; McMillon Scores
t2 3-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. McLemore J. Sosa 1% 69% Walk
t2 3-1 2 12- 5,(3-1)  OAK E. Chavez J. Sosa 2% 71% Walk; Crosby to 3B; McLemore to 2B
t2 3-1 2 123 5,(2-2)  O OAK S. Hatteberg J. Sosa -6% 65% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, Devil Rays 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Rich Harden facing 5-6-7
b2 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBD J. Cruz R. Harden 3% 68% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 1-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  TBD J. Lugo R. Harden -3% 65% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 1-3 1 1-- 9,(2-2)  TBD J. Cantu R. Harden -4% 61% Single to LF (Line Drive); Lugo to 2B
b2 1-3 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O TBD T. Hall R. Harden 5% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O TBD G. Blum R. Harden 5% 71% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Devil Rays 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Devil Rays' Jorge Sosa facing 5-6-7
t3 3-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  OAK E. Durazo J. Sosa 3% 73% Walk
t3 3-1 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OAK A. Melhuse J. Sosa 4% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive); Durazo to 2B
t3 3-1 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK E. Byrnes J. Sosa -4% 74% Strikeout Swinging
t3 3-1 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O OAK B. McMillon J. Sosa -3% 70% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
t3 3-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O OAK B. Crosby J. Sosa -3% 67% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Devil Rays 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-3, Athletics' Rich Harden facing 1-2-3
b3 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD C. Crawford R. Harden 3% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O TBD B. Upton R. Harden 2% 71% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD A. Huff R. Harden 1% 72% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Devil Rays 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Devil Rays' Jorge Sosa facing 1-2-3
t4 3-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK M. Kotsay J. Sosa -2% 70% Flyball: CF
t4 3-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK M. McLemore J. Sosa -1% 69% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R OAK E. Chavez J. Sosa 9% 78% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t4 4-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Hatteberg J. Sosa -1% 78% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Devil Rays 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Rich Harden facing 4-5-6
b4 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBD T. Martinez R. Harden 3% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD J. Cruz R. Harden 2% 82% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 1-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD J. Lugo R. Harden 1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Devil Rays 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Devil Rays' Jorge Sosa facing 5-6-7
t5 4-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK E. Durazo J. Sosa -1% 82% Popfly: C
t5 4-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  OAK A. Melhuse J. Sosa 1% 83% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Melhuse to 1B
t5 4-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK E. Byrnes J. Sosa -1% 82% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Melhuse to 2B
t5 4-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK B. McMillon J. Sosa -2% 80% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Devil Rays 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 1-4, Athletics' Rich Harden facing 7-8-9
b5 1-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TBD J. Cantu R. Harden -4% 76% Walk
b5 1-4 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  TBD T. Hall R. Harden -11% 65% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Cantu to 3B
b5 1-4 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  ROO TBD G. Blum R. Harden 11% 76% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Cantu Scores/No RBI
b5 2-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TBD C. Crawford R. Harden 1% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Devil Rays 2.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Devil Rays' Jorge Sosa facing 9-1-2
t6 4-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R OAK B. Crosby J. Sosa 8% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t6 5-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Kotsay J. Sosa 2% 87% Walk
t6 5-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. McLemore J. Sosa -2% 86% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
Trever Miller replaces Jorge Sosa pitching
t6 5-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OAK E. Chavez T. Miller 2% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive); Kotsay to 2B
t6 5-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OAK S. Hatteberg T. Miller 3% 90% Hit By Pitch; Kotsay to 3B; Chavez to 2B
t6 5-2 1 123 5,(1-2)  RR OAK E. Durazo T. Miller 6% 96% Single to RF (Line Drive); Kotsay Scores; Chavez Scores; Hatteberg to 3B
t6 7-2 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  O OAK A. Melhuse T. Miller -1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t6 7-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R OAK E. Byrnes T. Miller 2% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hatteberg Scores; Durazo to 2B
t6 8-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK B. McMillon T. Miller -1% 96% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Devil Rays 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 2-8, Athletics' Rich Harden facing 2-3-4
b6 2-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R TBD B. Upton R. Harden -3% 94% Home Run (Line Drive)
b6 3-8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  TBD A. Huff R. Harden -2% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 3-8 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR TBD T. Martinez R. Harden -9% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball); Huff Scores
b6 5-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD J. Cruz R. Harden 3% 86% Popfly: SS
b6 5-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TBD J. Lugo R. Harden -3% 83% Walk
Justin Duchscherer replaces Rich Harden pitching
b6 5-8 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TBD J. Cantu J. Duchscherer 4% 86% Strikeout Looking
b6 5-8 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TBD T. Hall J. Duchscherer 3% 89% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Devil Rays 5.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-5, Devil Rays' Lance Carter facing 9-1-2
Lance Carter replaces Trever Miller pitching
t7 8-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK B. Crosby L. Carter -1% 88% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t7 8-5 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O OAK M. Kotsay L. Carter -1% 87% Flyball: LF
t7 8-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. McLemore L. Carter -1% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 8, Devil Rays 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 5-8, Athletics' Justin Duchscherer facing 9-1-2
b7 5-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBD G. Blum J. Duchscherer 3% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 5-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  TBD C. Crawford J. Duchscherer -3% 86% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
b7 5-8 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TBD B. Upton J. Duchscherer 3% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Crawford to 2B
Arthur Rhodes replaces Justin Duchscherer pitching
b7 5-8 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O TBD A. Huff A. Rhodes 3% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Devil Rays 5.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-5, Devil Rays' Lance Carter facing 3-4-5
t8 8-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R OAK E. Chavez L. Carter 4% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t8 9-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK S. Hatteberg L. Carter 1% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t8 9-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK E. Durazo L. Carter -1% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 9-5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO OAK A. Melhuse L. Carter -1% 95% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Devil Rays 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 5-9, Athletics' Arthur Rhodes facing 4-5-6
b8 5-9 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBD T. Martinez A. Rhodes 2% 97% Lineout: 1B
b8 5-9 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBD J. Cruz A. Rhodes 1% 98% Flyball: LF
b8 5-9 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O TBD J. Lugo A. Rhodes 0% 98% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Devil Rays 5.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-5, Devil Rays' Lance Carter facing 7-8-9
t9 9-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK E. Byrnes L. Carter 0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t9 9-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK B. McMillon L. Carter -0% 98% Flyball: RF
t9 9-5 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  OAK B. Crosby L. Carter 1% 99% Double to CF (Line Drive); Byrnes to 3B
t9 9-5 1 -23 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Kotsay L. Carter -1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 9-5 2 -23 2,(1-0)  O OAK M. McLemore L. Carter -0% 98% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 9, Devil Rays 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Devil Rays Batting, Behind 5-9, Athletics' Jim Mecir facing 7-8-9
Jim Mecir replaces Arthur Rhodes pitching
Eric Byrnes moves from RF to LF
Bobby Kielty replaces Billy McMillon (LF) playing RF batting 8th
b9 5-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBD J. Cantu J. Mecir 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-9 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O TBD T. Hall J. Mecir 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 5-9 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TBD G. Blum J. Mecir -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 5-9 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBD C. Crawford J. Mecir -0% 99% Defensive Indifference; Blum to 2B
b9 5-9 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  TBD C. Crawford J. Mecir -1% 98% Walk
Octavio Dotel replaces Jim Mecir pitching
b9 5-9 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O TBD B. Upton O. Dotel 2% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 9, Devil Rays 5.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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