Tampa Bay (44-31) at Florida (40-35)

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Sonnanstine excited to return to Miami

Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
Andy Sonnanstine has only pitched at Dolphin Stadium once, but it was definitely a memorable experience for the right-hander. It was there that he won his first Major League game and got his first Major League hits.
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Rays probable pitcher

Andy Sonnanstine

  • RHP
  • (8-3) 4.92 ERA
Rays: Sonnanstine picked up his team-leading eighth win of the season Wednesday night against the Cubs, after allowing three runs on seven hits in five innings plus one batter. The right-hander is a master of deception, employing an array of pitches that he can throw from all different angles. But he is at his best when he uses his fastball to set up the other pitches. Sonnanstine will be facing the Marlins for the second time this season, as the 25-year-old picked up a win against the Fish on June 13. In that contest at Tropicana Field, Sonnanstine tossed five 1/3 innings and allowed three runs on six hits.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 14-13 5.47 220.1 42 155 .298
Season 8-3 4.92 89.2 16 58 .304
June 2-0 4.71 21.0 3 15 .326
Vs. Florida 1-0 5.06 5.1 0 5 .300

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/24/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Tampa Bay Rays (AL East) 44 31 .587 1.0 30-13 14-18
Florida Marlins (NL East) 40 35 .533 1.0 22-15 18-20
Stats - 06/24/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
TB .262 338 75 323 85 537 3.78 671.2 617 243 515
FLA .256 368 112 354 39 629 4.46 666.0 671 297 492
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Marlins come home for payback vs. Rays

Joe Frisaro / MLB.com
It is payback time for the Marlins when they return home from a nine-game road trip to host their in-state rivals, the Tampa Bay Rays. Florida is 1-2 vs. Tampa Bay this season but 35-23 against it overall in Interleague Play.
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Marlins probable pitcher

Scott Olsen

  • LHP
  • (4-4) 3.51 ERA
Marlins: After coming out winless in Seattle in his last start, Olsen remains without a victory since he beat Milwaukee on May 6. Not that the lefty has pitched poorly over that stretch, but he was knocked around a bit by the Mariners. In 4 1/3 innings, he surrendered five runs (four earned) on 11 hits. The outing was his shortest in five starts. Typically, he goes at least five innings. He had a string of three consecutive six-plus innings starts snapped.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 27-30 4.60 470.0 206 370 .270
Season 4-4 3.51 92.1 36 50 .241
June 0-2 3.09 23.1 5 18 .263

Rays hitters vs Scott Olsen

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Aybar, Willy - - - - .000 3 0 0
Bartlett, Jason - - - - .333 6 0 0
Brignac, Reid - - - - - - - -
Burrell, Pat .333 3 0 0 .250 24 1 1
Crawford, Carl - - - - .333 6 0 0
Gross, Gabe - - - - - - - -
Jaso, John - - - - - - - -
Jennings, Desmond - - - - - - - -
Johnson, Elliot - - - - - - - -
Joyce, Matt - - - - - - - -
Kapler, Gabe .000 5 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Lobaton, Jose - - - - - - - -
Longoria, Evan - - - - .000 3 0 0
Navarro, Dioner - - - - .250 4 0 0
Pena, Carlos - - - - - - - -
Perez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Riggans, Shawn - - - - .167 6 0 0
Rodriguez, Sean - - - - - - - -
Ruggiano, Justin - - - - - - - -
Upton, B.J. - - - - .000 3 0 0
Zobrist, Ben - - - - - - - -

Marlins hitters vs Andy Sonnanstine

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Amezaga, Alfredo .500 2 0 1 .400 5 0 1
Baker, John - - - - - - - -
Bonifacio, Emilio - - - - .500 6 0 0
Cantu, Jorge .333 3 0 0 .333 6 0 0
Carroll, Brett - - - - .333 3 0 1
Coghlan, Chris - - - - - - - -
Cousins, Scott - - - - - - - -
Hayes, Brett - - - - - - - -
Helms, Wes - - - - - - - -
Maybin, Cameron - - - - - - - -
Miller, Jai - - - - - - - -
Paulino, Ronny - - - - - - - -
Ramirez, Hanley .333 3 0 0 .333 9 0 0
Ross, Cody .500 2 0 0 .250 4 0 0
Sanchez, Gaby - - - - - - - -
Uggla, Dan .000 2 0 0 .125 8 0 0

Walk on by (45-31) (40-36)

Rays 6, Marlins 4

Rays rally for win

Bill Chastain / MLB.com
The Rays scored two times in the top of the eighth inning on bases-loaded walks by Dioner Navarro and Eric Hinske to take the lead on Tuesday. Akinori Iwamura hit his fifth home run of the season, a two-run shot, in the top of the third inning to supply early offense for the Rays.

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Series at a Glance

 
Dioner Navarro draws the game-tying walk in the eighth inning. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

Fish falter late

Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
A quality outing by Scott Olsen turned into another no-decision after the Marlins' bullpen allowed two runs in the eighth and two in the ninth. Olsen, along with Jeremy Hermida and Jorge Cantu, recorded an RBI in the series-opening loss to the Rays at Dolphin Stadium.
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Rays 6, Marlins 4

Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Iwamura, 2B5232001.273
Aybar, W, 1B5010002.253
Crawford, LF4220110.282
Upton, CF4100104.283
Longoria, 3B5012003.248
Navarro, C3011202.323
Gomes, RF3000012.212
  a-Hinske, PH0001100.258
  Wheeler, P0000000.000
  Percival, P0000000.000
Bartlett, SS4010014.246
Sonnanstine, P0100100.667
  Howell, P1000011.000
  Gross, RF1000000.233
Totals356966419 

a-Walked for Gomes in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Navarro (13, Olsen), Iwamura (12, Miller, Ju), Longoria (16, Miller, Ju).
HR: Iwamura (5, 3rd inning off Olsen, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Iwamura 7; Aybar, W; Crawford 2; Longoria 2; Navarro 2; Bartlett.
RBI: Iwamura 2 (21), Navarro (29), Hinske (40), Longoria 2 (39).
2-out RBI: Navarro; Hinske; Longoria 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Aybar, W; Howell; Bartlett 2; Navarro 2.
S: Sonnanstine.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Crawford (2, missed catch).
PB: Navarro (3).
 
FloridaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Ramirez, H, SS4210112.294
Hermida, RF2111300.273
Cantu, 3B4020111.284
Willingham, LF5011026.333
Uggla, 2B4000132.290
Jacobs, 1B5110003.239
Ross, CF4010001.219
Hoover, C3000121.300
Olsen, P2011000.143
  a-Helms, PH1000010.252
  Pinto, P0000000.000
  Nelson, P0000000.000
  Miller, Ju, P0000000.000
  b-Gonzalez, PH1000010.272
Totals3548371116 

a-Struck out for Olsen in the 7th. b-Struck out for Miller, Ju in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Ramirez, H (13, Sonnanstine), Jacobs (12, Sonnanstine), Cantu (19, Howell).
TB: Ramirez, H 2; Hermida; Cantu 3; Willingham; Jacobs 2; Ross; Olsen.
RBI: Hermida (38), Olsen (3), Willingham (17).
2-out RBI: Olsen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Uggla 2; Willingham 2; Ramirez, H; Jacobs 2.
Team LOB: 11.
 
Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Sonnanstine 5.06222504.85
Howell (W, 6-0)2.01101402.90
Wheeler (H, 18)1.01000101.78
Percival (S, 18)1.00114103.08
 
FloridaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Olsen 7.04222413.44
Pinto (L, 2-3)0.03220003.16
Nelson (BS, 2)0.20002001.32
Miller, Ju 1.12222004.29

Pinto pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

WP: Sonnanstine 2.
IBB: Hoover (by Sonnanstine), Crawford (by Miller, Ju).
Pitches-strikes: Sonnanstine 102-64, Howell 35-21, Wheeler 15-7, Percival 31-13, Olsen 86-55, Pinto 15-11, Nelson 24-10, Miller, Ju 29-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Sonnanstine 6-4, Howell 1-1, Wheeler 1-1, Percival 2-0, Olsen 4-13, Pinto 0-0, Nelson 2-0, Miller, Ju 1-3.
Batters faced: Sonnanstine 23, Howell 8, Wheeler 4, Percival 7, Olsen 27, Pinto 3, Nelson 4, Miller, Ju 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Nelson 3-2, Miller, Ju 3-0.
Umpires: HP: Paul Emmel. 1B: Gary Darling. 2B: Mike Estabrook. 3B: Jerry Meals.
Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:18.
Att: 12,352.
June 24, 2008

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