Rays 3, Cardinals 1
Akinori Iwamura returns to the dugout after scoring in the third. (AP)
By 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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Tampa Bay 3, St. Louis 1
Today's Boxes 5/16/08
CHC 7, PIT 4
PHI 10, TOR 3
BAL 5, WSH 3
CIN 4, CLE 3
KC 7, FLA 6
ATL 3, OAK 2
TEX 16, HOU 8
MIN 4, COL 2
ARI 4, DET 3
LAA 4, LAD 2
SD 6, SEA 4
CWS 2, SF 0
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Standings thru 5/16/08 | Recap: TB | STL | Gameday | Rays stats | Cardinals stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .275
Crawford , LF5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .274
Upton , CF4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .272
Pena , 1B5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .212
Longoria , 3B4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .220
Hinske , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252
Gross , RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
Navarro , C3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .372
Bartlett , SS4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .245
Sonnanstine , P3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .667
Percival , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 3 12 3 2 5 20
BATTING 2B : Upton (9, Looper), Longoria (5, Looper), Iwamura (6, Parisi).TB : Iwamura 4; Crawford; Upton 2; Pena; Longoria 3; Bartlett 2; Sonnanstine 2.RBI : Crawford (25), Pena (20), Iwamura (14).2-out RBI : Pena; Iwamura.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pena 2; Bartlett; Crawford; Iwamura; Longoria.S : Sonnanstine.GIDP : Upton; Hinske.Team LOB : 10.FIELDING DP : (Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena).
St. Louis AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Schumaker , RF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .278
Duncan , LF4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .268
Pujols , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .347
Ankiel , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .285
Glaus , 3B4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .271
Molina , C4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .300
Kennedy , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
Looper , P2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .438
Perez, C , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Miles , PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
Izturis , SS3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .252
Parisi , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 34 1 8 1 0 4 11
BATTING 3B : Glaus (1, Sonnanstine).HR : Duncan (4, 8th inning off Sonnanstine, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Duncan 5; Glaus 4; Molina; Looper 2; Izturis.RBI : Duncan (12).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Duncan; Molina 2.GIDP : Schumaker.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E : Pujols (1, fielding).DP : 2 (Kennedy-Pujols, Kennedy-Izturis-Pujols).
WP : Looper.Pitches-strikes : Sonnanstine 98-76, Percival 11-7, Looper 117-72, Perez, C 17-11, Parisi 30-20.Ground outs-fly outs : 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.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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