MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/04/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2258 - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (38-76) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 8 1
Oakland Athletics (63-50) 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 1
Athletics 10-4 Victors Over Tampa Bay
Starting pitcher George Kirby pitched well enough to help the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 10-4. In 8 innings, Kirby surrendered 8 hits, while striking out 6 and walking 0. He allowed 4 runs. Today's win puts Oakland at 63-50, while Tampa Bay falls to 38-76.

Pedro Leon helped his team take an early lead with a run-scoring single. It came in the first inning, making the score 1-0, Athletics.

"George is a tough competitor," said Oakland manager Brad P.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Springer RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .237 15 42
J. Bauers 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .187 16 42
T. France DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .228 11 43
Z. McKinstry SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 3 26
S. Taylor 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .199 1 22
C. Mitchell LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .207 15 52
A. Toro 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .236 13 49
R. Marchan C 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .227 0 13
K. Corona CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .168 1 15
Totals 33 4 8 4 0 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Marchan (11, 3rd Inning off G. Kirby, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Mitchell (13, 5th Inning off G. Kirby, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Corona (14, 5th Inning off G. Kirby, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Mitchell (15, 2nd Inning off G. Kirby, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Springer , J. Bauers , C. Mitchell 6 , A. Toro 2 , R. Marchan 2 , K. Corona 2
2-out RBI: C. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Bauers 2 , T. France
Sac Fly: J. Bauers , R. Marchan
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Springer (15)
CS: J. Bauers (5)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Taylor (4)
Double Plays: 2 (McKinstry-Taylor-Bauers, Marchan-Taylor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Massey 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .247 12 34
R. Lewis DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .230 15 54
K. Tucker RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .266 20 53
J. Lowe LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .254 18 54
P. Leon CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .282 7 24
C. Keith 1B 4 1 1 4 0 3 0 .272 16 57
S. Espinal 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .275 1 23
C. Abrams SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .231 10 31
K. Ruiz C 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .231 10 41
Totals 32 10 10 10 5 10 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Keith (16, 1st Inning off T. Megill, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Massey , R. Lewis , K. Tucker , J. Lowe 2 , P. Leon , C. Keith 4 , S. Espinal , K. Ruiz 2
2-out RBI: M. Massey , R. Lewis , J. Lowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lewis , P. Leon
GIDP: J. Lowe
Sac Fly: M. Massey
Hit by Pitch: R. Lewis
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Espinal 2 (15) , K. Ruiz (4)
CS: J. Lowe (2)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Espinal (9)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Megill L (4-10) 2.1 6 8 8 5 4 1 76 5.70   
M. Barnett 1.2 4 2 2 0 2 0 32 5.59   
Y. Rodriguez 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23 3.69   
E. Small 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 4.33   
T. Stephan 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Megill 8
Batters Faced: T. Megill 17, M. Barnett 9, Y. Rodriguez 6, E. Small 5, T. Stephan 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Megill 1-1, M. Barnett 1-2, Y. Rodriguez 1-2, E. Small 0-3, T. Stephan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Megill 76-46, M. Barnett 32-20, Y. Rodriguez 23-15, E. Small 21-13, T. Stephan 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Barnett 2-2
Hit Batsmen: T. Stephan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Kirby W (12-3) 8.0 8 4 4 0 6 1 111 3.16   
R. Stephenson 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Kirby 56
Batters Faced: G. Kirby 32, R. Stephenson 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Kirby 6-11, R. Stephenson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Kirby 111-76, R. Stephenson 13-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Kirby
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (58 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 34813
Monday, August 4th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.5 Build 70