| Oakland Athletics (67-57) at Tampa Bay Rays (70-55) |
| Game One |
Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 0 |
| Game Two |
Friday, August 24th, 7:10 p.m. |
| Game Three |
Saturday, August 25th, 1:10 p.m. |
| Records |
| 2012 Head-to-Head Record |
Tampa Bay 4-3 (2-1 at Oak; 2-2 at TB) |
| 2011 Head-to-Head Record |
Oakland 5-2 (3-1 at Oak; 2-1 at TB) |
| 2010 Head-to-Head Record |
Tampa Bay 5-4 (3-4 at Oak; 2-0 at TB) |
| 2009 Head-to-Head Record |
Oakland 6-4 (2-1 at Oak; 4-3 at TB) |
| Home Record |
Oakland 39-27; Tampa Bay 35-28 |
| Away Record |
Oakland 28-30; Tampa Bay 35-27 |
| Current Streak |
Oakland (L1); Tampa Bay (W2) |
| Record vs. Eastern Division |
Oakland 20-15 |
| Record vs. Western Division |
Tampa Bay 21-9 |
| 2012 Meetings |
| 5/04 - Tampa Bay, 7-2 (at TB - WP: Price; LP: T.Ross) |
| 5/05 - Oakland, 4-3 (12) (at TB - WP: Fuentes; LP: J.Peralta) |
| 5/06 - Oakland, 9-5 (at TB - WP: Milone; LP: Moore) |
| 7/30 - Oakland, 4-3 (15) (at Oak - WP: Norberto; LP: Farnsworth) |
| 7/31 - Tampa Bay, 8-0 (at Oak - WP: Shields; LP: Milone) |
| 8/01 - Tampa Bay, 4-1 (at Oak - WP: Cobb; LP: J.Parker) |
| 8/23 - Tampa Bay, 5-0 (at TB - WP: Cobb; LP: T.Ross) |
| 2011 Meetings |
| 7/25 - Oakland, 7-5 (at Oak - WP: Fuentes; LP: Howell) |
| 7/26 - Oakland, 6-1 (at Oak - WP: McCarthy; LP: Price) |
| 7/27 - Oakland, 13-4 (at Oak - WP: Cahill; LP: Shields) |
| 7/28 - Tampa Bay, 10-8 (at Oak - WP: W.Davis; LP: Ziegler) |
| 8/05 - Tampa Bay, 8-4 (at TB - WP: Niemann; LP: Moscoso) |
| 8/06 - Oakland, 8-0 (at TB - WP: McCarthy; LP: Cobb) |
| 8/07 - Oakland, 5-4 (10) (at TB - WP: De Los Santos; LP: McGee) |
| 2010 Meetings |
| 4/27 - Tampa Bay, 8-6 (at TB - WP: W.Davis; LP: Sheets) |
| 4/28 - Tampa Bay, 10-3 (at TB - WP: J.Shields; LP: Braden) |
| 5/07 - Tampa Bay, 4-1 (at Oak - WP: Price; LP: G.Gonzalez) |
| 5/08 - Oakland, 4-2 (at Oak - WP: Sheets; LP: W.Davis) |
| 5/09 - Oakland, 4-0 (at Oak - WP: Braden; LP: J.Shields) |
| 8/19 - Oakland, 4-3 (at Oak - WP: Cahill; LP: Wheeler) |
| 8/20 - Oakland, 5-4 (at Oak - WP: H.Rodriguez; LP: Benoit) |
| 8/21 - Tampa Bay, 5-4 (at Oak - WP: Choate; LP: Breslow) |
| 8/22 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 (at Oak - WP: Garza; LP: Braden) |
| 2009 Meetings |
| 4/24 - Tampa Bay, 8-2 (at Oak - WP: Kazmir; LP: Cahill) |
| 4/25 - Oakland, 5-2 (at Oak - WP: Braden; LP: Garza) |
| 4/26 - Oakland, 7-1 (at Oak - WP: Eveland; LP: Sonnanstine) |
| 5/18 - Tampa Bay, 13-4 (at TB - WP: Niemann; LP: Gallagher) |
| 5/19 - Oakland, 4-1 (11) (at TB - WP: Casilla; LP: Wheeler) |
| 5/20 - Oakland, 7-6 (at TB - WP: B.Anderson; LP: Kazmir) |
| 5/21 - Tampa Bay, 6-5 (at TB - WP: Nelson; LP: Ziegler) |
| 7/10 - Tampa Bay, 6-0 (at TB - WP: Niemann; LP: Mazzaro) |
| 7/11 - Oakland, 7-2 (at TB - WP: Braden; LP: Garza) |
| 7/12 - Oakland, 7-3 (at TB - WP: Wuertz; LP: Wheeler) |
| Oakland last five games |
Tampa Bay last five games |
| 8/19 - W vs. Cleveland, 7-0 |
8/19 - W at LA Angels, 8-3 |
| 8/20 - L vs. Minnesota, 2-7 |
8/20 - W vs. Kansas City, 5-1 |
| 8/21 - W vs. Minnesota, 4-1 |
8/21 - L vs. Kansas City, 0-1 (10) |
| 8/22 - W vs. Minnesota, 5-1 |
8/22 - W vs. Kansas City, 5-3 |
| 8/23 - L at Tampa Bay, 0-5 |
8/23 - W vs. Oakland, 5-0 |