RAYS (12-18) at Oakland (15-14)
4:05; Oakland Coliseum
FSN Florida; RAYS RADIO/1250 AM WHNZ
RAYS-RH Seth McClung (1-4, 7.67)
Lineups
RAYS
SS Julio Lugo
LF Carl Crawford
DH Jonny Gomes
3B Aubrey Huff
2B Ty Wigginton
1B Travis Lee
RF Russell Branyan
C Josh Paul
CF Joey Gathright
Oakland
C Jason Kendall
LF Nick Swisher
CF Mark Kotsay
3B Eric Chavez
SS Bobby Crosby
DH Adam Melhuse
RF Jay Payton
1B Dan Johnson
2B Marco Scutaro
Upcoming Games
Tomorrow-at Oakland, 4:05 (Hendrickson)
Monday-at Seattle, 10:05 (Fossum)
Tuesday-at Seattle, 10:05 (Waechter)
I'll be honest fellas, I could've used more cowbell.......
GO SETH, GO RAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RAYS (12-18) at Oakland (15-14)
4:05; Oakland Coliseum
FSN Florida; RAYS RADIO/1250 AM WHNZ
Breakdown
RAYS-RH Seth McClung (1-4, 7.67):
This Season: 29.1 IP, 6/6 G/S, 1-4, 7.67 ERA, 17:24 K/BB, 2.08 WHIP
Career: 177.1 IP, 52/28 G/GS, 12-16, 6.50 ERA, 134:111 K/BB, 1.62 WHIP
Last Start: vs TEX (L)-7 IP, 5 H, 2 R (ER), HR, 2 BB, 3 K
Last Start vs OAK: Has not started vs OAK this season
All-Time vs OAK: 4.1 IP, 3/0 G/GS, 0-0, 8.31 ERA, 2:4 K/BB, 1.62 WHIP
Batter v Pitcher: No OAK player has more than 2 ABs vs McClung
OAK-LH Barry Zito (2-2, 4.63):
This Season: 35 IP, 6/6 G/GS, 2-2, 4.63 ERA, 27:16 K/BB, 1.17 WHIP
Career: 1244.1 IP, 194/194 G/GS, 88-55, 3.53 ERA, 972:477 K/BB, 1.22 WHIP
Last Start: at ANA-7.2 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K
Last Start vs RAYS: Has not started vs RAYS this season.
All-Time vs RAYS: 59 IP, 9/9 G/GS, 6-3, 3.97 ERA, 45:22 K/BB, 1.29 WHIP
Batter v Pitcher:
Aubrey Huff-14 ABs, .889 OPS, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K
Travis Lee-9 ABs, .889 OPS, 2 2B, 2 RBI, K
[Scouting Reports-DevilRays.com]
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Lineups
RAYS
SS Julio Lugo
LF Carl Crawford
DH Jonny Gomes
3B Aubrey Huff
2B Ty Wigginton
1B Travis Lee
RF Russell Branyan
C Josh Paul
CF Joey Gathright
-Ah, I'm still getting used to the top of the lineup with Julio back. It just looks so much better with him at the top. Anyways, Gomes, the only player not to get a hit last night, bats third, Aubrey Huff is in the cleanup role, which I disagree with. I'd have him and Wigginton switch places, and then Wigginton and Gomes switch places for a Wiggy-Gomes-Huff middle of the order. Travis Lee again is batting too high in the order, but then again you can't win with a 6-7-8 of Lee-Branyan-Paul, so I'm not going to bother myself about it. Nor am I going to bother ranting on how little sense putting Branyan instead of Hollins in against the lefty Zito makes.
Oakland
C Jason Kendall
LF Nick Swisher
CF Mark Kotsay
3B Eric Chavez
SS Bobby Crosby
DH Adam Melhuse
RF Jay Payton
1B Dan Johnson
2B Marco Scutaro
-This is about the only lineup you will ever see a catcher leading off. As rare as it was to see Kevin Youkilis, a first baseman, leading off for Boston last weekend, it is even rarer to see a catcher leading off, and I'm surprised Mark Kotsay, Marco Scutaro, or Bobby Corsby isn't in the leadoff spot. Still, Oakland sends out a strong lineup today, a little jumbled, but basicly the same players as yesterday except that Nick Swisher moves to DH as Dan Johnson takes over at first and Adam Melhuse is the DH. But a strong batting order out there for Oakland today.
Upcoming Games
Tomorrow-at Oakland, 4:05 (Hendrickson)
Monday-at Seattle, 10:05 (Fossum)
Tuesday-at Seattle, 10:05 (Waechter)
I'll be honest fellas, I could've used more cowbell.......
GO SETH, GO RAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!