September 22, 2008 Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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TBR 4
@BAL 2 CLE 4
@BOS 3 KCR 6
@DET 2 LAA 2
@SEA 1 OAK 4
@TEX 3
(11) CIN 7
FLA 5 CHC 9
@NYM 5 PHI 6
ATL 2 ARI 4
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 12,489

Monday, September 22, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 2:59

Rays

93-62

Won 1

1st

Joe Maddon

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rays            0  0  0   0  2  0   2  0  0    4  3  1
Orioles         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  6  1

W: G Balfour (6-2), L: R Cherry (0-3), S: D Wheeler (12)

Orioles

67-88

Lost 6

5th, 26 GB

Dave Trembley

BATTING

Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  4   0   1   2    1   1  .276  .734   22    4   0   IW
B Upton CF                    4   0   0   0    1   3  .275  .782   25    3   1   
C Pena 1B                     3   0   0   1    2   3  .247  .879   20    5   0   
E Longoria 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .879   13    0   4   
C Floyd DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .825   17    0   0   
D Navarro C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .747   15    9   0   
G Gross RF                    3   2   0   0    1   0  .246  .774   11    2   0   
E Hinske LF                   1   1   0   0    2   0  .244  .793   16    2   0   IW
  F Perez PR-LF               1   1   0   0    0   0  .229  .740    2    0   0   
J Bartlett SS                 3   0   2   1    1   0  .282  .681   16    2   2   2·2B,SB

D Price P                                                                0   0
  G Balfour P                                                            0   0
  J Howell P                                                             0   0
  D Wheeler P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   4   3   4    8  10              157   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Bartlett 2 (24, off K Mickolio, off R Cherry).

IBB: A Iwamura (3, by R Cherry); E Hinske (4, by B Bass).

TB: J Bartlett 4; A Iwamura.

RBI: A Iwamura 2 (45); C Pena (100); J Bartlett (34).

2-out RBI: A Iwamura 2; C Pena.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Upton-A Iwamura.

E: E Longoria (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bartlett (20, 3rd base off K Mickolio/R Hernandez).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .296  .832   17    1   6   SF
N Markakis RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .888   12    3   0   
A Jones CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .715   12    2   0   
A Huff 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .308  .926   16    0   1   
O Salazar 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .281  .929   12   10   0   
L Scott DH                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .263  .828   22    0   0   
R Hernandez C                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .258  .717   14   10   1   
  B Fahey PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .604         0   0   
L Montanez LF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .305  .765   15    1   0   
J Castro SS                   2   0   0   1    1   1  .187  .496   18    0   2   
  K Millar PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .723    5    0   0   

B Bass P                                                                 0   0
  R Bierd P                                                              0   0
  R Cherry P                                                             0   0
  B McCrory P                                                            0   0
  K Mickolio P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   2   6   2    3   9              143   27  10

BATTING

SF: B Roberts (6, off D Price).

TB: R Hernandez 2; N Markakis; O Salazar; L Montanez; A Huff.

RBI: J Castro (15); B Roberts (56).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: B Roberts (8).

PITCHING

Tampa Bay Rays                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Price                        5.1   4   2   1    3   3   0   2.38   24   88-60   40·10·10   11· 6· 1· 0     54    -     1.36  -0.05
G Balfour, W (6-2)             1.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   1.45    4   22-13    6· 2· 5    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.52   0.21
J Howell, H (14)               1.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   2.26    5   21-14    3· 4· 7    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.17   0.14
D Wheeler, S (12)              0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.22    3   12-9     6· 1· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.92   0.05
Totals                         9     6   2   1    3   9   0          36  143-96   55·17·24   12·10· 2· 0          2-0

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bass                         4.2   0   2   2    4   5   0   5.08   18   73-36   17· 3·16    5· 4· 0· 0     57    -     0.89   0.19
R Bierd                        1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.75    5   20-16    6· 7· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          3-2    1.63  -0.10
R Cherry, L (0-3)              1     1   2   0    3   2   0   4.86    8   32-13    7· 2· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.16  -0.28
B McCrory                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0  16.62    3   12-6     4· 1· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.03
K Mickolio                     1     1   0   0    1   1   0   7.11    5   16-11    7· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.50   0.02
Totals                         9     3   4   2    8  10   0          39  153-82   41·14·27   12· 7· 2· 0          3-2

Balks: None.

WP: B Bass (6).

IBB: B Bass (4; E Hinske); R Cherry (3; A Iwamura).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - Tim Timmons.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 12,489.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 3mph out to Centerfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Tampa Bay Rays                Baltimore Orioles                    
1. A Iwamura            2B    1. B Roberts            2B 
2. B Upton              CF    2. N Markakis           RF 
3. C Pena               1B    3. A Jones              CF 
4. E Longoria           3B    4. A Huff               3B 
5. C Floyd              DH    5. O Salazar            1B 
6. D Navarro            C     6. L Scott              DH 
7. G Gross              RF    7. R Hernandez          C  
8. E Hinske             LF    8. L Montanez           LF 
9. J Bartlett           SS    9. J Castro             SS 

   D Price              P        B Bass               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  2-2  12-  2   23%  79% J Bartlett      R Cherry        Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball); Gross Scores/unER; Perez to 3B
   t 5   2  0-0  123  4   22%  75% A Iwamura       R Bierd         Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gross Scores; Hinske Scores; Bartlett to 3B
   b 6   1  2-2  12-  7   13%  50% R Hernandez     G Balfour       Fly Ball Double Play: CF; Huff out at 2B/CF-2B
   b 5   0  2-0  123  7  -12%  34% J Castro        D Price         Walk; Scott Scores/unER; Hernandez to 3B; Montanez to 2B
   t 7   2  2-3  123  4   12%  83% C Pena          R Cherry        Walk; Perez Scores/unER; Bartlett to 3B; Iwamura to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bass facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  A Iwamura       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   46%  B Upton         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   45%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, David Price facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  B Roberts       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   49%  N Markakis      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   50%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bass facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   48%  E Longoria      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   46%  C Floyd         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   45%  D Navarro       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, David Price facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  A Huff          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   49%  O Salazar       Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
          --- 10   48%  L Scott         Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  R Hernandez     Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bass facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   47%  G Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  E Hinske        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   44%  J Bartlett      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, David Price facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   47%  L Montanez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   49%  J Castro        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   47%  B Roberts       Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  N Markakis      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bass facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  A Iwamura       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   45%  B Upton         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   47%  C Pena          Walk
   O      1--  5   44%  E Longoria      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, David Price facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   47%  A Jones         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   49%  A Huff          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  O Salazar       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Bass facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  C Floyd         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   45%  D Navarro       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   46%  G Gross         Walk
          1--      48%  E Hinske        Wild Pitch; Gross to 2B
          -2-  4   49%  " "             Intentional Walk
          12-  6   53%  J Bartlett      Walk; Gross to 3B; Hinske to 2B
                  Randor Bierd replaces Brian Bass pitching
   RR     123  4   75%  A Iwamura       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gross Scores; Hinske Scores; Bartlett to 3B
   O      1-3  5   71%  B Upton         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 2, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, David Price facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   66%  L Scott         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  4   58%  R Hernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Scott to 2B
          12-  3   47%  L Montanez      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Scott to 3B; Hernandez to 2B
   R      123  7   34%  J Castro        Walk; Scott Scores/unER; Hernandez to 3B; Montanez to 2B
   RO     123  2   34%  B Roberts       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Hernandez Scores; Montanez to 3B
   O      1-3  4   43%  N Markakis      Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  3   50%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rays 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Tied 2-2, Randor Bierd facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   47%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   44%  E Longoria      Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   42%  C Floyd         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 2, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, David Price facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   37%  A Huff          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   30%  O Salazar       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Huff to 2B
   O      12-  4   37%  L Scott         Strikeout Swinging
                  Grant Balfour replaces David Price pitching
   OO     12-  7   50%  R Hernandez     Fly Ball Double Play: CF; Huff out at 2B/CF-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 2, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Tied 2-2, Rocky Cherry facing 6-7-8
                  Rocky Cherry replaces Randor Bierd pitching
   O      ---  7   46%  D Navarro       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   50%  G Gross         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   56%  E Hinske        Walk; Gross to 2B
                  Fernando Perez pinch runs for Eric Hinske batting 8th
   R      12-  2   79%  J Bartlett      Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball); Gross Scores/unER; Perez to 3B
          -23  4   79%  A Iwamura       Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   71%  B Upton         Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  4   83%  C Pena          Walk; Perez Scores/unER; Bartlett to 3B; Iwamura to 2B
   O      123  4   78%  E Longoria      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rays 4, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, Grant Balfour facing 8-9-1
                  Fernando Perez moves to LF
   O      ---  4   82%  L Montanez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   85%  J Castro        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   86%  B Roberts       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 4, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bob McCrory facing 5-6-7
                  Bob McCrory replaces Rocky Cherry pitching
   O      ---  5   85%  C Floyd         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   84%  D Navarro       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   83%  G Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 4, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, J.P. Howell facing 2-3-4
                  J.P. Howell replaces Grant Balfour pitching
          ---  5   75%  N Markakis      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   O      1--  2   82%  A Jones         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  3   88%  A Huff          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   92%  O Salazar       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 4, Orioles 2.

Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Kameron Mickolio facing 8-9-1
                  Kameron Mickolio replaces Bob McCrory pitching
   O      ---  2   92%  F Perez         Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  3   93%  J Bartlett      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-      95%  A Iwamura       Bartlett Steals 3B
   O      --3  3   92%  " "             Flyball: CF
          --3  5   92%  B Upton         Walk
   O      1-3  3   91%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 4, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-4, J.P. Howell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   95%  L Scott         Strikeout Swinging
                  Dan Wheeler replaces J.P. Howell pitching
          ---  2   89%  R Hernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Brandon Fahey pinch runs for Ramon Hernandez batting 7th
   O      1--  5   95%  L Montanez      Strikeout Looking
                  Kevin Millar pinch hits for Juan Castro batting 9th
   O      1--  5  100%  K Millar        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 4, Orioles 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation