Tampa Bay (24-17) at St. Louis (24-19)

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Many looking forward to St. Louis series

Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
Several members of the Rays have fond memories of growing up and watching the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. They will play at the new stadium on Friday.
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Rays probable pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine

  • #21 RHP
  • (5-1) 5.07 ERA 26 SO
Sonnanstine had picked up wins in four consecutive starts prior to Sunday's outing against the Angels, when he allowed five runs on eight hits while walking two to take a no-decision. Sonnanstine's best pitch is the slider, but in order for him to pitch well, he needs to locate his fastball to set up the vast array of pitches he throws from all different angles. He is 3-0 with a 4.05 ERA in three road starts this season. This will be his first career start against the Cardinals.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 11-11 5.64 180.1 37 123 .291
Season 5-1 5.07 49.2 11 26 .286
May 1-0 7.36 11.0 3 5 .391

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/16/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 24 17 .585 - 16-8 8-9
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 24 19 .558 2.0 15-9 9-10
Stats - 05/16/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
TB .257 186 40 179 39 293 3.64 368.0 330 136 249
STL .279 194 33 186 14 254 3.99 386.0 372 136 241
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Cards begin daunting Interleague slate

Matthew Leach / MLB.com
With the Rays coming to town for a weekend series, the Cards are getting an early reminder of the difficulty of their schedule for Interleague Play.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Braden Looper

  • RHP
  • (5-2) 4.21 ERA 20 SO
Looper skipped his side session after working 8 1/3 innings in the thin Colorado air the start before, but he said he felt physically fine when he allowed four runs in six innings against Milwaukee. He struggled keeping the ball down, and Ryan Braun took advantage by smacking two home runs in the Cardinals' 5-3 loss. Looper only walked one and hit another batter -- but both of those scored in the first inning to spot the Brewers an early lead.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 51-46 3.90 829.1 275 481 .266
Season 5-2 4.21 47.0 11 20 .268
May 1-1 5.02 14.1 1 2 .309

Rays hitters vs Braden Looper

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Aybar, Willy - - - - - 0 0 0
Bartlett, Jason - - - - .333 3 0 0
Brignac, Reid - - - - - - - -
Burrell, Pat - - - - .071 14 1 2
Crawford, Carl - - - - .333 3 0 1
Gross, Gabe .000 3 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Jaso, John - - - - - - - -
Jennings, Desmond - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Elliot - - - - - - - -
Joyce, Matt - - - - - - - -
Kapler, Gabe - - - - - - - -
Lobaton, Jose - - - - - - - -
Longoria, Evan - - - - .667 3 0 0
Navarro, Dioner - - - - .333 3 1 1
Pena, Carlos - - - - .250 4 0 1
Perez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Riggans, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Rodriguez, Sean - - - - - - - -
Ruggiano, Justin - - - - - - - -
Upton, B.J. - - - - .500 2 0 0
Zobrist, Ben - - - - - - - -

Cardinals hitters vs Andy Sonnanstine

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Bryan - - - - - - - -
Craig, Allen - - - - - - - -
Freese, David - - - - - - - -
Greene, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Hamilton, Mark - - - - - - - -
Jay, Jon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Daryl - - - - - - - -
Ludwick, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Lugo, Julio - - - - .286 7 0 3
Mather, Joe - - - - - - - -
Molina, Yadier - - - - .333 3 0 0
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - - - - -
Pujols, Albert - - - - .000 4 0 0
Rasmus, Colby - - - - - - - -
Robinson, Shane - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Brendan - - - - - - - -
Schumaker, Skip - - - - .000 4 0 0
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - - - - -

Sonnanstine shines for Rays (25-17) (24-20)

Rays 3, Cardinals 1

Sonnanstine dominant

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena and Akinori Iwamura each delivered RBI singles, and they were plenty for Rays starter Andy Sonnanstine, who limited the Cards to eight hits while tossing eight innings of one-run ball for his fifth straight win.

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Series at a Glance

 
Andy Sonnanstine didn't allow a run through the first seven frames. (AP)

Cards punchless

Matthew Leach / MLB.com
Braden Looper limited the Rays to three runs despite giving up 10 hits, but the Cards' offense was lacking against Tampa Bay starter Andy Sonnanstine, with Chris Duncan's eighth-inning homer providing the Redbirds' lone tally.
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Rays 3, Cardinals 1

Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Iwamura, 2B5131001.275
Crawford, LF5011003.274
Upton, CF4010103.272
Pena, C, 1B5011014.212
Longoria, 3B4020012.220
Hinske, RF4000013.252
  Gross, RF0000000.218
Navarro, C3100111.372
Bartlett, SS4020002.245
Sonnanstine, P3120011.667
  Percival, P0000000.000
Totals3731232520 

BATTING
2B: Upton (9, Looper), Longoria (5, Looper), Iwamura (6, Parisi).
TB: Iwamura 4; Crawford; Upton 2; Pena, C; Longoria 3; Bartlett 2; Sonnanstine 2.
RBI: Crawford (25), Pena, C (20), Iwamura (14).
2-out RBI: Pena, C; Iwamura.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pena, C 2; Bartlett; Crawford; Iwamura; Longoria.
S: Sonnanstine.
GIDP: Upton; Hinske.
Team LOB: 10.

FIELDING
DP: (Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena, C).
 
St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Schumaker, RF4000003.278
Duncan, LF4121011.268
Pujols, 1B4000011.347
Ankiel, CF4000011.285
Glaus, 3B4020010.271
Molina, Y, C4010003.300
Kennedy, 2B4000001.273
Looper, P2020000.438
  Perez, C, P0000000.000
  a-Miles, PH-SS1000000.280
Izturis, C, SS3010001.252
  Parisi, P0000000.000
Totals341810411 

a-Bunted out for Perez, C in the 7th.

BATTING
3B: Glaus (1, Sonnanstine).
HR: Duncan (4, 8th inning off Sonnanstine, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Duncan 5; Glaus 4; Molina, Y; Looper 2; Izturis, C.
RBI: Duncan (12).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Duncan; Molina, Y 2.
GIDP: Schumaker.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Pujols (1, fielding).
DP: 2 (Kennedy-Pujols, Kennedy-Izturis, C-Pujols).
 
Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Sonnanstine (W, 6-1)8.08110414.53
Percival (S, 11)1.00000002.12
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Looper (L, 5-3)6.010332104.25
Perez, C 1.00000100.00
Parisi 2.02000303.00

WP: Looper.
Pitches-strikes: Sonnanstine 98-76, Percival 11-7, Looper 117-72, Perez, C 17-11, Parisi 30-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sonnanstine 12-8, Percival 0-3, Looper 11-6, Perez, C 1-1, Parisi 2-1.
Batters faced: Sonnanstine 31, Percival 3, Looper 28, Perez, C 4, Parisi 8.
Umpires: HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Brian Runge. 3B: Charlie Reliford.
Weather: 69 degrees, clear.
Wind: 6 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:32.
Att: 43,136.
May 16, 2008

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