Open Thread: Game 125 - Oakland Athletics at Tampa Bay Rays

By baseballgirl Aug 24, 2012, 3:22pm PDT

Hello, and welcome to another exciting night of A's baseball! Hopefully tonight will actually be, you know, exciting, instead of last night's game.

Jarrod Parker will take the mound tonight against the dangerous Rays, facing off against the nearly-unhittable-lately Matt Moore.

Josh Reddick will sit this one out, as Cespedes, Carter and Gomes round out tonight's 3/4/5. Adam Rosales, of the A's triple-play fame, will take second tonight and bat in the 9 hole. Brandon Moss will represent for the Brandon's tonight in the outfield.

Here are your lineups:

1. Coco Crisp (S) CF

2. Stephen Drew (L) SS

3. Yoenis Cespedes (R) LF

4. Chris Carter (R) 1B

5. Jonny Gomes (R) DH

6. Josh Donaldson (R) 3B

7. Derek Norris (R) C

8. Brandon Moss (L) RF

9. Adam Rosales (R) 2B

1. Desmond Jennings (R) LF

2. B.J. Upton (R) CF