Rays edge Athletics 4-3.

Final · MLB · Wed Sep 16, 5:40 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Brady Basso (ATH) vs Nick Martinez (TB)
TV: NBCSCA, Rays.TV
Where: Tropicana Field

Rays edge Athletics 4-3. Rays led from start to finish.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATH	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	8	1
TB	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	X	4	9	0

Win: Nick Martinez. Loss: Brady Basso. Save: Cole Sulser. Home runs: Bolte (ATH), White (ATH).

By the numbers: Hits ATH 8, TB 9; Errors ATH 1, TB 0; Left on base ATH 12, TB 15.

Team stats

	ATH	TB
Hits	8	9
Errors	1	0
Left on base	12	15
Home runs	2	0
Walks	0	0
Strikeouts	8	6

Box score

Athletics

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	K	HR
Bolte CF	4	1	1	1	2	1
McNeil 2B	3	1	2	0	1	0
Muncy PH	1	0	0	0	0	0
Williams SS	0	0	0	0	0	0
Langeliers DH	4	0	1	1	1	0
Butler, L RF	4	0	1	0	2	0
Gelof 3B	4	0	0	0	1	0
Walton 2B	4	0	0	0	1	0
White 1B	4	1	3	1	0	1
Cortes LF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Serven C	3	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	3	8	3	8	2

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	K	NP
Basso (L)	2.2	7	4	4	0	52
Johnson, S	2.1	0	0	0	4	24
Rom	0.2	1	0	0	0	10
Blewett	1.2	1	0	0	1	19
Harris, H	0.2	0	0	0	1	6
Totals	8.0	9	4	4	6	111

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	K
Díaz, Y DH	4	0	0	0	0
Vilade 1B	4	0	1	1	2
Caminero 3B	4	1	1	0	1
DeLuca CF	4	1	2	1	1
Simpson LF	4	0	2	1	0
Madrigal 2B	3	0	1	0	0
Palacios, R 2B	1	0	0	0	0
Mesa Jr. RF	4	0	0	0	1
Mateo SS	3	1	1	0	1
Fortes C	2	1	1	1	0
Hicks, L C	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	4	9	4	6

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	NP
Martinez, N (W)	5.0	5	2	2	3	2	72
Kelly	2.0	3	1	1	4	0	28
Booser	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	9
Sulser (S)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	12
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	8	2	121

Play-by-play

Top 1st 3

1 out ATH Henry Bolte strikes out swinging.
2 out ATH Jeff McNeil strikes out swinging.
3 out ATH Shea Langeliers flies out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr.

Bottom 1st 6

1 out TB Yandy Díaz grounds out, pitcher Brady Basso to third baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Tommy White.
2 out TB Ryan Vilade flies out sharply to left fielder Carlos Cortes.
2 out TB Junior Caminero doubles (23) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Henry Bolte.
2 out TB Jonny DeLuca doubles (21) on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Junior Caminero scores. ATH 0, TB 1
2 out TB Chandler Simpson doubles (16) on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler, deflected by second baseman Jeff McNeil. Jonny DeLuca scores. ATH 0, TB 2
3 out TB Nick Madrigal lines out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.

Top 2nd 3

1 out ATH Lawrence Butler challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Lawrence Butler called out on strikes.
2 out ATH Zack Gelof pops out to shortstop Jorge Mateo.
3 out ATH Donovan Walton grounds out, second baseman Nick Madrigal to first baseman Ryan Vilade.

Bottom 2nd 6

1 out TB Victor Mesa Jr. flies out to left fielder Carlos Cortes.
1 out TB Jorge Mateo singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes.
1 out TB Nick Fortes doubles (16) on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Jorge Mateo scores. ATH 0, TB 3
2 out TB Yandy Díaz grounds out, pitcher Brady Basso to first baseman Tommy White.
2 out TB Ryan Vilade singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Nick Fortes scores. ATH 0, TB 4
3 out TB Junior Caminero pops out to catcher Brian Serven in foul territory.

Top 3rd 6

0 out ATH Tommy White homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. ATH 1, TB 4
1 out ATH Carlos Cortes lines out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr.
2 out ATH Brian Serven flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
2 out ATH Henry Bolte homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. ATH 2, TB 4
2 out ATH Jeff McNeil singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jorge Mateo.
3 out ATH Shea Langeliers grounds into a force out, third baseman Junior Caminero to second baseman Nick Madrigal. Jeff McNeil out at 2nd.

Bottom 3rd 5

0 out TB Jonny DeLuca singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes.
0 out TB Chandler Simpson reaches on a fielding error by pitcher Brady Basso. Jonny DeLuca to 2nd.
1 out TB Nick Madrigal flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
2 out TB Victor Mesa Jr. lines out sharply to center fielder Henry Bolte. Jonny DeLuca to 3rd.
3 out TB Jorge Mateo strikes out swinging.

Top 4th 3

0 out ATH Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jorge Mateo.
1 out ATH Zack Gelof flies out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr.
3 out ATH Donovan Walton grounds into a double play, first baseman Ryan Vilade to shortstop Jorge Mateo. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. Donovan Walton out at 1st.

Bottom 4th 3

1 out TB Nick Fortes pops out to first baseman Tommy White.
2 out TB Yandy Díaz grounds out softly, catcher Brian Serven to first baseman Tommy White.
3 out TB Ryan Vilade strikes out swinging.

Top 5th 4

0 out ATH Tommy White singles on a line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr.
1 out ATH Carlos Cortes pops out to catcher Nick Fortes in foul territory.
2 out ATH Brian Serven grounds into a force out, second baseman Nick Madrigal to shortstop Jorge Mateo. Tommy White out at 2nd. Brian Serven to 1st.
3 out ATH Henry Bolte grounds out, second baseman Nick Madrigal to first baseman Ryan Vilade.

Bottom 5th 3

1 out TB Junior Caminero strikes out swinging.
2 out TB Jonny DeLuca strikes out swinging.
3 out TB Chandler Simpson bunt grounds out softly, pitcher Seth Johnson to first baseman Tommy White.

Top 6th 5

0 out ATH Jeff McNeil doubles (22) on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
0 out ATH Shea Langeliers singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. Jeff McNeil scores. ATH 3, TB 4
1 out ATH Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging.
2 out ATH Zack Gelof strikes out swinging. Shea Langeliers steals (3) 2nd base.
3 out ATH Donovan Walton strikes out swinging.

Bottom 6th 4

0 out TB Nick Madrigal doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes.
1 out TB Victor Mesa Jr. lines out to shortstop Donovan Walton.
2 out TB Jorge Mateo flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
3 out TB Liam Hicks grounds out, second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Tommy White.

Top 7th 4

0 out ATH Tommy White singles on a ground ball to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr.
1 out ATH Carlos Cortes pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero in foul territory.
2 out ATH Brian Serven pops out to second baseman Nick Madrigal.
3 out ATH Henry Bolte strikes out swinging.

Bottom 7th 3

1 out TB Yandy Díaz flies out sharply to center fielder Henry Bolte.
2 out TB Ryan Vilade called out on strikes.
3 out TB Junior Caminero grounds out, second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Tommy White.

Top 8th 3

1 out ATH Max Muncy flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
2 out ATH Shea Langeliers strikes out swinging.
3 out ATH Lawrence Butler grounds out, second baseman Nick Madrigal to first baseman Ryan Vilade.

Bottom 8th 4

1 out TB Jonny DeLuca grounds out, third baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Tommy White.
1 out TB Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to pitcher Scott Blewett.
2 out TB Richie Palacios lines out to third baseman Zack Gelof.
3 out TB Victor Mesa Jr. strikes out swinging.

Top 9th 3

1 out ATH Zack Gelof flies out sharply to center fielder Jonny DeLuca.
2 out ATH Donovan Walton flies out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr.
3 out ATH Tommy White grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Ryan Vilade.