Friday, August 21, 2009

7/23 - Athletics (62-37) @ Rays (61-38): Game 3

Orozco*: (4 - 0), 3.98 ERA vs. Matt Garza: (6 - 6), 3.39 ERA

ST. PETERSBURG --The Rays have won the third and final game in this series in Tampa Bay, Chris Iannetta making his Rays debut today as starting catcher. The Rays got on the board early in the first with a Carlos Pena RBI single. Evan Longoria then added to that lead with a two-run blast in the third. Then in the fourth, Chris Iannetta, who already got his first hit with the Rays with a single earlier, picked up his first RBI with the Rays with an RBI double. Jason Bartlett ythen knocked in Iannetta with an RBI double. The Rays scored two more in the seventh with a B.J. Upton two-run shot. The Athletics scored both of their runs in the eighth with an RBI single by Travis Buck and an RBI double by Chris Denorfia.

Final Score:
Athletics: 2
Rays: 7

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Orozco*: 3.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, K

Chris Denorfia: 2-4, 2B, RBI
Bobby Crosby: 0-4, R
Travis Buck: 2-3, 2B, RBI, R

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Matt Garza: 8 IP, 6 H, 2 R, K

B.J. Upton: 3-4, HR (28), 2 RBI, 2 R
Carlos Pena: 1-4, RBI, R
Evan Longoria: 1-4, HR (25), 2 RBI, R
Rocco Baldelli: 2-4, R
Chris Iannetta: 2-4, 2B, RBI, R
Jason Bartlett: 2-3, 2B, 3B, RBI, R

WP - Matt Garza (7-6) | LP - Orozco* (4-1) | SV -

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