The Plunked Rays @ The Base Skipping A’s 7/25-7/28

[Tobywan]

BJ sends one to deep center, over the head of Crisp, off the wall, a triple for Upton. Joyce scores.

Rays up 4-2.

Kotch flies out to center.

[Tobywan]

Penny walks.
Weeks lines it to second, toss to SRod covering the bag, Penny is force, Weeks reaches on the FC.
CoCo walks.
Zilla grounds out to short, runners advance.
Willy grounds to third.

[Tobywan]

Oompa "Shoppach" loompa hits one high and deep to left...GONE!!

Rays lead 5-2.

Now pitching Michale Wuertz.

DJ singles to left.
Damon batting, Jennings steals second......Pitch skips in the dirt, Jennings tries for third, Suzuki..got HEEEM, nice play by Kurt, at least Jennings was being aggressive.

Damon Ks.

[Tobywan]

De J doubles into right.

Now pitching Brandon Gomes.

Jackson grounds to first, DeJesus to third.
Sizemore flies out to left, DeJesus scores.

5-3.

Suzuki lines one up the third base line, it skips off the bag, a base hit.
Penny loops one into the left.

Call to the pen.

[Tobywan]

Now pitching JP Howell.

Weeks grounds to third, Longo flips to Zobrist for the force on Penny.

On to the 7th.

[Tobywan]

Zorilla doubles on a liner down the rifht field line.
Longo batting, Zo steals third as Longo Ks.

Call to the pen.

[Tobywan]

Now pitching Brian Fuentes.

Joyce Ks.
BJ grounds out to third.

[Tobywan]

Co Co grounds out to third.
Zilla scorches one up the middle past the diving Zobrist.
Willy walks.
De J lines into right, Zilla scores, Joyce throws to first, balls rolls up under DeJesus, Kotch finally grabs it. Willy goes to third.

5-4

Call to the pen.

[Tobywan]

Now pitching Joel Peralta.

Jackson hits a ball deep to center field, off the wall, Willy scores, De J scores, Conor with a double.

A's Lead 6-5.

Sizemore pops out to foul territory, Kotch with the catch, Jackson to third.
Suzuki flies out to center.

[Tobywan]

Now pitching the Thunda from Downunda..Grant Balfour.

Kotch flies out to left.
Fuld PH for Shoppach, flies out to left.
Johnson PH for SRod Ks looking.

Crickey!

[Tobywan]

Now pitching Cesar Ramos.
Defensive changes Chirinos replaces Fuld, in at catcher, Johnson stays in at SS.

Penny walks.
Weeks pops out to short.
Co Co hits a high fly to deep left center, Jennings at the wall he can't hold on to the ball........Penny scores, Crisp in at second.

A's lead 7-5.

Zilla grounds out to first, Crisp goes to third.

Willy, he is walked intentionally.
De J grounds to short, Johnson makes a long throw amd they get heeem, nice throw by Elliot.

Rays last chance.

[Tobywan]

Now pitching Andrew Bailey.
Defensive move Ryan Sweeney takes over in left for Matsui.

Jennings Ks.
Damon grounds to short.
Zobrist doubles into right.
Longo walks.
Joyce ks.

A's take the first game 7-5.

[Providence A's]

Wow. A nice surprise to wake up to I must admit.

[Tobywan]

The Rays sent LHP Cesar Ramos back to Durhman and called up RHP Jay Buente.

[Tobywan]

Tonight the Rays tied the mark for consecutive starts by a pitcher under the age of 30 at 704.

Johnny Damon doubled in the 5th to tie Babe Ruth on the list at 506.

Though that's all real cool, still losing the game 3-0.