Tampa Bay (25-17) at St. Louis (24-20)

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Garza looking to make inside, out

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Matt Garza has been considerably better under the sky than under a roof, and he'll get to test that trend -- outside -- at Busch in the middle game vs. the Cards.
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Rays probable pitcher

Matt Garza

  • RHP
  • (2-1) 3.86 ERA
Rays: The right-hander is beginning to develop into the dominating pitcher the Rays had hoped for when they acquired Garza in an offseason trade with the Twins. He is coming off his best performance of the season -- his first scoreless appearance in a season-high seven innings vs. the Yankees. Garza held New York sluggers Bobby Abreu, Hideki Matsui and Jason Giambi to a combined 0-for-7 in his 108-pitch effort, and will look for his third win of the season vs. the Cardinals.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 10-14 4.35 165.2 69 119 .289
Season 2-1 3.86 32.2 14 14 .256
May 2-1 1.37 19.2 6 8 .206

Series at a Glance

Standings - 05/17/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 25 17 .595 - 16-8 9-9
St. Louis Cardinals (NL Central) 24 20 .545 3.0 15-10 9-10
Stats - 05/17/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
TB .259 189 40 182 39 298 3.58 377.0 338 136 253
STL .278 195 34 187 14 258 3.96 395.0 384 138 246
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Wainwright looking to rebound at home

Lee Hurwitz / MLB.com
After a less-than-stellar start his last time out, Adam Wainwright gets his chance at redemption vs. the Rays at Busch, where he's unbeaten this season.
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Cardinals probable pitcher

Adam Wainwright

  • RHP
  • (3-2) 2.95 ERA
Cardinals: Wainwright wasn't sharp his last time out, but it had to happen at some point. Nobody goes through a flawless season. Being back home should suit the right-hander. He's 3-0 at Busch Stadium with a 3.5 to 1 strikeout-to-walk ratio and an average of 7.75 innings per start.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 19-15 3.50 337.0 106 247 .251
Season 3-2 2.95 58.0 13 39 .215
May 0-1 3.26 19.1 4 11 .219

Rays hitters vs Adam Wainwright

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Aybar, Willy - - - - .333 3 0 0
Bartlett, Jason - - - - 1.000 3 0 0
Brignac, Reid - - - - - - - -
Burrell, Pat - - - - .333 9 0 1
Crawford, Carl - - - - .333 3 0 2
Gross, Gabe .400 5 0 0 .308 13 0 0
Jaso, John - - - - - - - -
Jennings, Desmond - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Elliot - - - - - - - -
Joyce, Matt - - - - - - - -
Kapler, Gabe .000 1 0 0 .000 1 0 0
Lobaton, Jose - - - - - - - -
Longoria, Evan - - - - .667 3 0 1
Navarro, Dioner - - - - .400 5 0 0
Pena, Carlos - - - - .000 2 0 0
Perez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Riggans, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Rodriguez, Sean - - - - - - - -
Ruggiano, Justin - - - - - - - -
Upton, B.J. - - - - .667 3 0 0
Zobrist, Ben - - - - - - - -

Cardinals hitters vs Matt Garza

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Bryan - - - - .000 1 0 0
Craig, Allen - - - - - - - -
Freese, David - - - - - - - -
Greene, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Hamilton, Mark - - - - - - - -
Jay, Jon - - - - - - - -
Jones, Daryl - - - - .500 2 1 1
Ludwick, Ryan - - - - .500 2 1 2
Lugo, Julio .000 1 0 1 .200 5 0 1
Mather, Joe - - - - - - - -
Molina, Yadier - - - - .333 3 0 1
Pagnozzi, Matt - - - - - - - -
Pujols, Albert - - - - .333 3 0 1
Rasmus, Colby - - - - .333 3 0 1
Robinson, Shane - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Brendan - - - - .500 2 0 0
Schumaker, Skip - - - - .667 3 0 0
Stavinoha, Nick - - - - - - - -

Cards trump Rays in extras (25-18) (25-20)

Cardinals 9, Rays 8 (10)

Rays falter in clutch

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Tampa Bay rallied back from a four-run deficit on Carlos Pena's three-run homer and tied the game on a sacrifice fly by Evan Longoria, but the Rays couldn't hold the Cards back in extras as reliever Dan Wheeler gave up the game-winning homer in the 10th.

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Ludwick carries Cards

Lee Hurwitz / MLB.com
St. Louis worked its way back from an early shortfall against Tampa Bay, bolstered by solo homers by Ryan Ludwick and Albert Pujols, but the Cards fell back under fire and were forced into extra innings, where Ludwick saved the day with a walk-off homer in the 10th.
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Cardinals 9, Rays 8

Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Iwamura, 2B6010002.271
Crawford, LF5232101.283
Upton, CF5230111.283
Pena, C, 1B3113201.214
Longoria, 3B4022020.230
Navarro, C5020000.373
Gross, RF4110113.220
Bartlett, SS5240011.264
Garza, P1000012.000
  Glover, P0000000.000
  a-Floyd, PH1011000.387
  Howell, P0000000.000
  b-Gomes, PH1000002.222
  Reyes, Al, P0000000.000
  Miller, P0000000.000
  c-Hinske, PH1000000.250
  Wheeler, P0000000.000
Totals4181885613 

a-Doubled for Glover in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Howell in the 7th. c-Flied out for Miller in the 10th.

BATTING
2B: Upton (10, Wainwright), Floyd (2, Wainwright).
HR: Pena, C (9, 7th inning off Flores, Ra, 2 on, 0 out).
TB: Iwamura; Crawford 3; Upton 4; Pena, C 4; Longoria 2; Navarro 2; Gross; Bartlett 4; Floyd 2.
RBI: Longoria 2 (17), Crawford 2 (27), Floyd (8), Pena, C 3 (23).
2-out RBI: Longoria; Crawford 2; Floyd.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gross; Crawford; Iwamura; Gomes.
S: Garza.
SF: Longoria.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Upton (8, 2nd base off Wainwright/Molina, Y).
CS: Gross (1, 2nd base by Franklin/Molina, Y), Crawford (3, 2nd base by Wainwright/Molina, Y), Upton (5, 3rd base by Wainwright/Molina, Y).
PO: Longoria (1st base by Molina, Y).

FIELDING
E: Bartlett (5, throw).
DP: (Navarro-Pena, C-Iwamura-Navarro).
 
St. LouisABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Schumaker, CF5220001.282
Miles, 2B5240010.310
Pujols, 1B5222014.349
Duncan, LF5000015.255
Glaus, 3B4112111.270
Ludwick, RF4223101.336
Molina, Y, C4011000.299
Wainwright, P3000012.214
  Flores, Ra, P0000000.000
  Springer, P0000000.000
  McClellan, P0000000.000
  a-Kennedy, PH1000010.270
  Franklin, P0000000.000
Ryan, SS4010012.298
Totals4091382716 

a-Struck out for McClellan in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Miles (3, Garza).
HR: Ludwick 2 (10, 4th inning off Garza, 0 on, 0 out; 10th inning off Wheeler, 0 on, 1 out), Pujols (9, 6th inning off Howell, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Schumaker 2; Miles 5; Pujols 5; Glaus; Ludwick 8; Molina, Y; Ryan.
RBI: Glaus 2 (28), Ludwick 3 (28), Pujols 2 (29), Molina, Y (15).
2-out RBI: Glaus 2; Pujols.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Glaus; Ryan 2.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Miles (2, 2nd base by Miller/Navarro).

FIELDING
E: Molina, Y (4, throw).
PB: Molina, Y (2).
Outfield assists: Schumaker (Upton at 3rd base).
DP: 2 (Schumaker-Pujols-Glaus-Miles, Molina, Y-Miles).
Pickoffs: Molina, Y (Longoria at 1st base).
 
Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Garza 4.110762114.86
Glover 0.20000203.46
Howell 1.01110112.89
Reyes, Al 2.00000106.14
Miller 1.01000103.86
Wheeler (L, 0-3)0.11110111.61
 
St. LouisIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wainwright 5.212441203.25
Flores, Ra (H, 8)0.13330013.97
Springer (H, 3)1.02000204.82
McClellan (BS, 1)1.01112002.91
Franklin (W, 2-1)2.00002201.64

Flores, Ra pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: Garza 85-50, Glover 13-8, Howell 18-10, Reyes, Al 21-17, Miller 13-9, Wheeler 5-4, Wainwright 101-65, Flores, Ra 17-11, Springer 19-12, McClellan 16-6, Franklin 30-16.
Groundouts-flyouts: Garza 6-6, Glover 0-0, Howell 2-0, Reyes, Al 3-2, Miller 0-1, Wheeler 0-0, Wainwright 4-8, Flores, Ra 0-1, Springer 1-0, McClellan 1-1, Franklin 2-1.
Batters faced: Garza 25, Glover 2, Howell 4, Reyes, Al 6, Miller 3, Wheeler 2, Wainwright 27, Flores, Ra 4, Springer 5, McClellan 5, Franklin 7.
Inherited runners-scored: Glover 2-0, Flores, Ra 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Brian Runge. 2B: Charlie Reliford. 3B: Mike Estabrook.
Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 16 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:43.
Att: 43,907.
May 17, 2008

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