On August 23, 2012 — The Rays move within 2 1/2 games of the Yankees in the AL East as Alex Cobb pitches a four-hitter for his first major league shutout, beating the Athletics, 5 – 0. Tyson Ross is called up from AAA to start for Oakland in place of Bartolo Colon, who was handed a 50-game suspension for PED use yesterday.
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