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Moriarty9 · 10-25-2009, 10:28 PM

Martinez throws shutout
Pedro goes retro on road trip to Oakland
August 15, 2010

OAKLAND — Pedro Martinez has looked better as of late, but this afternoon's game against the A's was his best of the season.

Martinez threw a six-hit shutout against the Athletics, striking out nine Oakland hitters in a 5-0 Tampa Bay Devil Rays win. He walked one batter.

"He looked good out there tonight, from start to finish," said Devil Rays manager Christian O'Neal. "His pitch count was higher than we had planned to let it go, but we felt it important to give him the shot for the shutout all things considered."

Martinez improved to 7-13 with the win and lowered his season ERA to 5.40.

Martinez is looking like his old self as of late, going 2-1 with a 1.50 ERA in three August starts, working 24 innings and allowing 18 hits and just three walks in that time. His ERA has dropped by about one run in the last four weeks as a result.

Garrett Atkins hit a two-run home run for the Devil Rays, his seventh of the season. He finished the day 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored, and three RBI.

Ben Francisco went 3-for-5 with a run and Jason Giambi went 3-for-4 in the ninth spot.

The Devil Rays are now 58-60, sitting in fourth place in the American League East. Tampa Bay is only five games out in the division behind the 63-55 Toronto Blue Jays, and 8.5 games behind the Minnesota Twins in the Wild Card.

Tampa Bay travels home tomorrow morning and will open up a big three-game series with the Blue Jays at Tropicana Field on Tuesday. The Devil Rays will need to take at least two of those three games if they want to make a serious run at the division to make the playoffs. The two teams will face off in Toronto next month for three games as well.

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Moriarty9 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,855 Thanks: 9 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	Martinez throws shutout Pedro goes retro on road trip to Oakland August 15, 2010 OAKLAND — Pedro Martinez has looked better as of late, but this afternoon's game against the A's was his best of the season. Martinez threw a six-hit shutout against the Athletics, striking out nine Oakland hitters in a 5-0 Tampa Bay Devil Rays win. He walked one batter. "He looked good out there tonight, from start to finish," said Devil Rays manager Christian O'Neal. "His pitch count was higher than we had planned to let it go, but we felt it important to give him the shot for the shutout all things considered." Martinez improved to 7-13 with the win and lowered his season ERA to 5.40. Martinez is looking like his old self as of late, going 2-1 with a 1.50 ERA in three August starts, working 24 innings and allowing 18 hits and just three walks in that time. His ERA has dropped by about one run in the last four weeks as a result. Garrett Atkins hit a two-run home run for the Devil Rays, his seventh of the season. He finished the day 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored, and three RBI. Ben Francisco went 3-for-5 with a run and Jason Giambi went 3-for-4 in the ninth spot. The Devil Rays are now 58-60, sitting in fourth place in the American League East. Tampa Bay is only five games out in the division behind the 63-55 Toronto Blue Jays, and 8.5 games behind the Minnesota Twins in the Wild Card. Tampa Bay travels home tomorrow morning and will open up a big three-game series with the Blue Jays at Tropicana Field on Tuesday. The Devil Rays will need to take at least two of those three games if they want to make a serious run at the division to make the playoffs. The two teams will face off in Toronto next month for three games as well.