Cash said Fairbanks would likely join the team Wednesday in Oakland and could be reinstated soon after. Rays: RHP Pete Fairbanks (left hip inflammation) is nearing a return from the 15-day injured list. The Athletics announced they would donate all ticket revenue from Tuesday’s game, totaling $811,107, to two local community organizations: The Alameda County Community Food Bank and the Oakland Public Education Fund. You could feel them just wanting us to win that game and their will, I think, came across with our guys.” “We felt the energy on the fans’ side supporting us passionately. “If you want to use the word ‘anger,’ it wasn’t directed at the players,” Kotsay said. “The energy, the atmosphere was everything that this stadium can be.”įans also shouted their anger at team owner John Fisher throughout the night and some threw cups and bottles onto the field after the game ended. “Tonight was as close to a playoff crowd as I think I’ve experienced managing a game,” Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said. It was a playoff-like atmosphere for the A’s season-high seventh straight victory, with the crowd repeatedly chanting “Sell the team!” and “Stay in Oakland!” The A’s drew a season-high attendance of 27,759 as Oakland fans held a “reverse boycott” to protest the team’s planned move to Las Vegas. (AP) - Pinch-hitter Carlos Pérez broke a tie with an RBI groundout in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Tuesday night in front of a spirited crowd at the Coliseum.
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