VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
08/17/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 1780 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Oakland Athletics (71-56) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (53-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 8 1
Athletics Drop Devil Rays, 5-3
The Oakland Athletics topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 5-3, in 11 innings. Oakland third baseman Aramis Ramirez, in particular, was impressive. He went 3-5 with 2 home runs and a double, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. Masao Kida was credited with the save for Oakland, his 2nd of the season. Tampa Bay, at 53-74, has lost 4 straight.

Ramirez had a game-changing double in the top of the 11th. On a 1-2 fastball from Wil Ledezma, he banged a run-scoring double to left-center, giving the Athletics a 4-3 lead. It was the 23rd double of the year for Ramirez.

Ramirez called the win the result of "everyone working in tandem."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Eckstein SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 2 11
A. Kearns RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .286 4 23
A. Ramirez 3B 5 3 3 3 0 0 1 .319 40 102
N. Cruz CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .291 21 65
E. Durazo 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .251 18 72
P. Nevin C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .305 27 76
   T. Hoffman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Bannister P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Ochoa PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .242 9 29
   M. Kida P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Dye LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .319 22 86
M. Grudzielanek 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .226 2 30
T. Hudson P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129 2 5
   a-D. Kady C 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .103 1 7
Totals 41 5 9 5 4 6 15      
a - D. Kady substituted for T. Hudson in the 9th
b - A. Ochoa pinch hit for B. Bannister in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ramirez (23, 11th Inning off W. Ledezma, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ramirez 2 (40, 1st Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Cruz (21, 1st Inning off J. Williams, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kearns , A. Ramirez 10 , N. Cruz 4 , E. Durazo 2 , P. Nevin , A. Ochoa
2-out RBI: A. Ramirez , N. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Eckstein , J. Dye , D. Kady
GIDP: A. Ramirez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kearns (7) , J. Dye (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Grudzielanek-Eckstein-Durazo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277 15 51
B. Abernathy 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .256 7 43
J. Hamilton LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .320 31 101
D. Hansen 1B 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .258 6 35
R. Baldelli RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .265 8 30
B. Schneider C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 8 35
   W. Ledezma P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Seay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Counsell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 3 23
A. Gonzalez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 6 44
J. Williams P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 2 5
   a-R. Mondesi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 18 56
   L. Ramirez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 9 53
   G. Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
   c-A. Pierzynski C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 1 12
Totals 40 3 8 3 0 6 6      
a - R. Mondesi pinch hit for J. Williams in the 6th
b - R. Martin pinch hit for L. Ramirez in the 8th
c - A. Pierzynski substituted for G. Miller in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hamilton 2 (23, 4th Inning off T. Hudson, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off T. Hoffman, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Hansen (26, 9th Inning off T. Hoffman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Baldelli (8, 9th Inning off T. Hoffman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford , J. Hamilton 4 , D. Hansen 3 , R. Baldelli 5 , A. Pierzynski
2-out RBI: D. Hansen , R. Baldelli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Abernathy , D. Hansen
GIDP: B. Schneider
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crawford (27)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Gonzalez (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Counsell-Abernathy-Hansen)
OF assists: 1 (Baldelli(Eckstein at home))
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hudson 8.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 86 3.95   
T. Hoffman BS (4) 1.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 26 3.52   
B. Bannister W (4-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
M. Kida SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hudson 79
Batters Faced: T. Hudson 27, T. Hoffman 6, B. Bannister 4, M. Kida 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hudson 12-6, T. Hoffman 1-1, B. Bannister 2-1, M. Kida 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hudson 86-59, T. Hoffman 26-21, B. Bannister 14-10, M. Kida 11-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Williams 6.0 6 3 3 0 3 3 82 3.91   
L. Ramirez 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 4.01   
G. Miller 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.08   
W. Ledezma L (2-4) 1.0 3 2 2 3 0 0 45 4.45   
B. Seay 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Williams 51
Batters Faced: J. Williams 24, L. Ramirez 6, G. Miller 3, W. Ledezma 9, B. Seay 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Williams 8-6, L. Ramirez 3-1, G. Miller 1-1, W. Ledezma 0-3, B. Seay 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Williams 82-54, L. Ramirez 28-16, G. Miller 10-7, W. Ledezma 45-26, B. Seay 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Seay 3-0
WP: J. Williams
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aramis Ramirez
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 8:35 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 21781
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