Sports News

MLB: Tampa Bay 4, Oakland 0

(Boxscore)
Published: July 21, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Order reprints
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 21 (UPI) -- Scott Kazmir pitched seven shutout innings and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Oakland Athletics 4-0 Monday.

Kazmir (8-5), winning pitcher for the American League in last Tuesday's All-Star Game, allowed two hits with nine strikeouts and four walks in just his second victory in his last eight appearances.

Evan Longoria had a home run and two RBI for the Rays, who have won three of their last four games after losing seven straight heading into the all-star break. Willy Aybar had a solo home run, B.J. Upton was 2-for-3 with two walks and a run scored, and Akinori Iwamura was 2-for-4 with an RBI for Tampa Bay.

Losing pitcher Dana Eveland (7-7) gave up four runs on seven hits with four walks in five innings.

Ryan Sweeney and Jack Cust had the hits for Oakland, which has scored only nine runs during a six-game losing streak.


© 2008 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


Grain futures close mixed (2 min)
Couple in Lisa Nowak case set to marry (2 min)
U.S. Sen. Burris says 'no' to re-election (3 min)
Couple with large adoptive family killed (4 min)
Group official targeted over gay marriage (13 min)
UPI NewsTrack Business (15 min)
Crude oil prices drop Friday (17 min)
fark
"She's an opportunistic gold-digging attention whore," says opportunistic gold-digging attention...
Llost llamas llocated in Llouisville
2001: Teacher fired for sleeping with student. 2003: Hired again by same school. 2006: Fired again...
Drunk man on tractor leads police on wild, 40-minute chase at speeds up to 12 MPH
Once suspected of causing leprosy and shunned because it's never mentioned in the Bible, the humble...
Robert Plant honored with Commander of the British Empire and promises not to boss around Jimmy...