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Oakland Athletics 3
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Match Report

Luke Raley hits go-ahead homer in the 8th, lifts Rays past A's 4-3 for a series split

— The Tampa Bay Rays became the first team to 50 wins, and for the Oakland Athletics splitting a four-game series against baseball's best spelled success.

Full story at ESPN →

Top Performers

TB

  • Luke Raley RF H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2
  • Harold Ramirez RF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Randy Arozarena LF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Wander Franco SS H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 0

OAK

  • Brent Rooker DH H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Ryan Noda 1B H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • JJ Bleday LF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Esteury Ruiz RF H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Injuries

Oakland Athletics

  • Max Muncy Out
  • Seth Johnson Out
  • J.T. Ginn 60-Day-IL
  • Brent Rooker 60-Day-IL
  • Nick Kurtz 60-Day-IL

Tampa Bay Rays

  • Gavin Lux 60-Day-IL
  • Shane McClanahan Out
  • Jacob Melton 60-Day-IL
  • Edwin Uceta 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan Heasley 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

OAK

  1. Esteury RuizCF3
  2. Ryan Noda1B41
  3. Seth BrownDH26
  4. Brent RookerLF25
  5. Jace Peterson3B6
  6. Carlos PerezC29
  7. JJ BledayRF22
  8. Kevin SmithSS74
  9. Tony Kemp2B12

Substitutes

  1. Jonah BridePH37

TB

  1. Josh LoweRF3
  2. Wander FrancoSS5
  3. Randy ArozarenaLF56
  4. Harold RamirezDH43
  5. Luke Raley1B20
  6. Isaac Paredes3B15
  7. Taylor Walls2B6
  8. Manuel MargotCF7
  9. Francisco MejiaC0

Play by Play

  1. Foul Out 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    36061 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    36061 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36061 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36061 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36061 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32145 8th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32145 8th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32145 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32145 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32145 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32145 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36061 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36061 8th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    36061 8th Inning
  15. Play Result 4-3

    Raley homered to center (410 feet).

    36061 8th Inning
  16. Home Run 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    36061 8th Inning
  17. Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    36061 8th Inning
  18. Foul Out 3-3

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    36061 7th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36061 7th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36061 7th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    39856 7th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39856 7th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39856 7th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39856 7th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    5001153 6th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    5001153 6th Inning
  27. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    5001153 6th Inning
  28. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32776 6th Inning
  29. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32776 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32776 6th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 3-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32776 6th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
    42480 5th Inning
  33. Play Result 3-3

    Brown singled to left, Kemp scored and Ruiz scored, Noda to second.

    42480 5th Inning
  34. Single 3-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    42480 5th Inning
  35. Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42480 5th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    42480 5th Inning
  37. Play Result 3-1

    Noda singled to center, Smith scored, Ruiz to second, Kemp to third.

    42480 5th Inning
  38. Single 3-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    42480 5th Inning
  39. Ball 3-0

    Pitch 4 : Ball 1

    42480 5th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42480 5th Inning
  41. Strike Swinging 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    42480 5th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42480 5th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42480 5th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32776 5th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    42480 4th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    42480 4th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32776 4th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 3-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32776 4th Inning
  49. End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
    32776 4th Inning
  50. Play Result 3-0

    Margot homered to left center (397 feet).

    32776 4th Inning
  51. Home Run 3-0

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    32776 4th Inning
  52. Ball 2-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    32776 4th Inning
  53. Ball 2-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    32776 4th Inning
  54. Strike Looking 2-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32776 4th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    42480 3rd Inning
  56. Bunted Foul 2-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Bunted Foul

    42480 3rd Inning
  57. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    42480 3rd Inning
  58. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    42480 3rd Inning
  59. Bunted Foul 2-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul

    42480 3rd Inning
  60. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    32776 3rd Inning
  1. End Inning 4-3

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    42180 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 4-3

    Ruiz struck out swinging.

    42180 9th Inning
  4. Strike Swinging 4-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    42180 9th Inning
  5. Strike Swinging 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    42180 9th Inning
  6. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    42180 9th Inning
  7. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    42180 9th Inning
  8. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    42180 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3

    Pete Fairbanks pitches to Esteury Ruiz

    42180 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    42180 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 4-3

    Kemp flied out to right.

    42180 9th Inning
  12. Fly Out 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    42180 9th Inning
  13. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3

    Pete Fairbanks pitches to Tony Kemp

    42180 9th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    42180 9th Inning
  15. Play Result 4-3

    Bride popped out to second.

    42180 9th Inning
  16. Pop Out 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    42180 9th Inning
  17. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking

    42180 9th Inning
  18. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    42180 9th Inning
  19. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    42180 9th Inning
  20. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3

    Pete Fairbanks pitches to Jonah Bride

    42180 9th Inning
  21. Play Result 4-3

    Fairbanks relieved Adam

    42180 9th Inning
  22. Play Result 4-3

    Bride hit for Smith

    9th Inning
  23. Start Inning 4-3

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  24. End Inning 4-3

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  25. Play Result 4-3

    Franco caught stealing second, catcher to second.

    36061 9th Inning
  26. Caught Stealing 4-3

    Franco caught stealing second, catcher to second.

    36061 9th Inning
  27. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    36061 9th Inning
  28. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3

    Austin Pruitt pitches to Randy Arozarena

    36061 9th Inning
  29. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    36061 9th Inning
  30. Play Result 4-3

    Franco singled to right.

    36061 9th Inning
  31. Single 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    36061 9th Inning
  32. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    36061 9th Inning
  33. Strike Looking 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    36061 9th Inning
  34. Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3

    Austin Pruitt pitches to Wander Franco

    36061 9th Inning
  35. End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
    36061 9th Inning
  36. Play Result 4-3

    J. Lowe fouled out to third.

    36061 9th Inning
  37. Foul Out 4-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    36061 9th Inning
  38. Strike Swinging 4-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    36061 9th Inning
  39. Ball 4-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    36061 9th Inning
  40. Strike Swinging 4-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    36061 9th Inning

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