Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012 6:10PM CST

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Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

Time: 6:10PM CST

Stadium: Tropicana Field

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 11,613

Line Score

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Game Stats


Tampa Bay Rays Batting

Rays Batting

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


Tampa Bay Rays Pitching

Rays Pitching

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


Tampa Bay Rays Fielding

Rays Fielding

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


Tampa Bay Rays Baserunning

Rays Baserunning

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



Athletics Batting

Athletics Batting

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


Athletics Pitching

Athletics Pitching

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


Athletics Fielding

Athletics Fielding

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


Athletics Baserunning

Athletics Baserunning

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


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