Game #118: A's 3, Rays 1

August 13, 2006 | A's vs. Tampa Bay

SWEEP!

I couldn't watch or listen to the game this afternoon. But tonight I got together with four of my high school classmates (which is quite remarkable when you consider our high school is on a different continent) and one of them, Cecile, went to the game with her kids. She was the one who told me the final score was 3-1.

She told me that the Rays got an early 1-0 lead, but in the 7th, Frank Thomas got a base hit. Then Eric Chavez banged it out of the park and it was now 2-1, A's.

But how did the A's get the third run? "Was it Milton Bradley?" I asked. "Was it Nick Swisher?" Cecile couldn't remember. "I think I was getting ice cream," she said.

How it went at the bottom of the 8th: N Swisher safe at first on throwing error by shortstop B Zobrist, M Scutaro scored, J Kendall to second. [ESPN.com]

Why Did I Say That?: Eric Chavez, originally uploaded by wonderbread74.

It was very cool to find out Cecile takes her sons to A's games several times each summer by taking advantage of the Family Fun Pack promotions. If you haven't heard of this before, it's an A's deal where you can buy four tickets (usually in the outfield) for certain games at the low, low price of $10 per ticket AND each person gets a regular hotdog, soda, and bag of chips. The promotion is geared towards casual fans, but they're not the only ones who take advantage of it.

SWEET!

* Chavy's first home run since July 19 in Baltimore.
* Huston Street is now at save #29.
* Esteban Loaiza goes a full eight with five Ks and two walks. He gave up only 3 hits and 1 run.


(Game experience: None)

A's record: 65-52 | streak: W-3 | well-A-meter: 3