MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/01/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1853 - TUESDAY, JULY 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (41-47) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 1
Tampa Bay Rays (40-46) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5 13 1
Rays Clip Athletics, 5-4
The Tampa Bay Rays did just enough to sneak past the Oakland Athletics, 5-4, at Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay pitcher Orlando Estrada, in particular, had a standout performance. Tampa Bay is now 40-46. Oakland is 41-47.

Osvaldo Leme was the walk-off hero for Tampa Bay. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Rays catcher hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"Orlando gave us a heck of an effort," said Tampa Bay manager Joey Cora.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Ruiz 3B, SS 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .202 0 3
M. Papi DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .245 6 27
J. Pederson CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .233 5 22
I. Díaz 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .333 0 3
M. Harrison LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .188 2 4
B. Nimmo RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .222 0 3
H. Rodríguez 2B 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .252 2 20
   a-J. Winker PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 6 25
J. Trevino C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 0 17
   b-T. Graves PH, 2B 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283 5 31
R. Beltre SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .199 1 23
   c-W. Rasquin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211 1 5
   d-W. Mathisen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 2 21
Totals 33 4 6 3 5 10 16      
a - J. Winker pinch hit for H. Rodríguez in the 9th
b - T. Graves pinch hit for J. Trevino in the 9th
c - W. Rasquin pinch hit for R. Beltre in the 9th
d - W. Mathisen substituted for W. Rasquin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Nimmo (2, 9th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ruiz (5, 9th Inning off J. Montgomery, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Ruiz (1, 8th Inning off H. Saldaña, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ruiz 5 , M. Papi , I. Díaz 2 , B. Nimmo 2
2-out RBI: M. Ruiz , I. Díaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Papi , I. Díaz , M. Harrison , R. Beltre
GIDP: M. Papi
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ruiz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Winker (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodríguez-Beltre-Díaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .289 7 49
O. Leme C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .318 3 34
I. Ramírez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .336 11 45
   a-A. Rondon 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 0 14
E. Cox LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .239 19 52
J. Bowen DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .283 2 21
J. Pacheco CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .234 8 33
B. Posey 1B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .286 0 19
E. Vázquez SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .199 1 19
N. Hernández 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .321 2 6
Totals 37 5 13 5 0 3 17      
a - A. Rondon substituted for I. Ramírez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Vázquez (7, 4th Inning off A. Nola, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Leme 2 , I. Ramírez , E. Cox , J. Bowen 2 , J. Pacheco , B. Posey 3 , E. Vázquez 2 , N. Hernández 2
2-out RBI: , B. Posey 2 , E. Vázquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Davenport 2 , J. Bowen
GIDP: E. Cox
Hit by Pitch: O. Leme
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Cox (6) , J. Pacheco (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Pacheco (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Ramírez-Vázquez-Posey)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Nola 5.0 10 4 4 0 1 0 85 4.01   
J. Warren 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 4.81   
T. Meyers L (7-7) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 8 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Nola 32
Batters Faced: A. Nola 25, J. Warren 10, T. Meyers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Nola 7-7, J. Warren 3-3, T. Meyers 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Nola 85-58, J. Warren 31-21, T. Meyers 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Warren 2-0
WP: A. Nola , T. Meyers
Hit Batsmen: J. Warren
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Estrada 6.1 1 0 0 3 5 0 102 4.50   
H. Saldaña 1.1 2 2 2 1 2 0 35 3.09   
B. Young H (7) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 7.13   
J. Montgomery W (1-2), BS (4) 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 25 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Estrada 73
Batters Faced: O. Estrada 23, H. Saldaña 7, B. Young 2, J. Montgomery 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Estrada 7-6, H. Saldaña 1-1, B. Young 0-0, J. Montgomery 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: O. Estrada 102-63, H. Saldaña 35-21, B. Young 7-5, J. Montgomery 25-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Saldaña 1-0 , B. Young 2-1
WP: O. Estrada , H. Saldaña
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Orlando Estrada
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 20969
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