Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 6:10PM CST
Alex Cobb achieved his first major league shutout, scattering four hits as the surging Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Oakland Athletics by a score of 5-0 on Thursday night. This performance propelled the Rays to within two and a half games of the first-place New York Yankees in the American League East standings.
Date: Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 11,613
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
ATH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: L Scott (15, T Ross); M Joyce (14, T Ross)
Runs Batted In: R Roberts (12), S Fuld (4), M Joyce 2 (48), E Longoria (29)
2-out Runs Batted In: M Joyce 2, E Longoria
Sacrifice Flies: R Roberts
Ground Into Double Play: J Keppinger; L Scott
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-6 (M Joyce 1-1, E Longoria 1-1, B Upton 0-1, J Molina 0-1, S Fuld 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Fuld 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: A Cobb 20-31
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: A Cobb 31-13-14-21
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Cobb 9-10
Game Scores: A Cobb 85

Double Plays: 2 (R Roberts-J Keppinger, C Pena-B Zobrist-A Cobb)

Stolen Bases: R Roberts (3, 2nd base off T Ross/D Norris)

Doubles: S Drew (1, A Cobb)
Ground Into Double Play: Y Cespedes; J Reddick
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (J Reddick 0-1, C Pennington 0-1, C Crisp 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Reddick 1; C Crisp 1

Pitcher Notes: T Ross pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: T Ross 12-27; J Blevins 1-3; P Neshek 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: T Ross 16-12-7-19; J Blevins 3-2-3-1; P Neshek 6-1-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Ross 9-3; J Blevins 0-1; P Neshek 0-2
Game Scores: T Ross 38

Double Plays: 2 (C Pennington-S Drew-C Carter, C Carter-S Drew-T Ross)

Stolen Bases: J Donaldson (2, 2nd base off A Cobb/J Molina)
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