Rays 3, Cardinals 1
Chris Perez tossed a scoreless frame in his big league debut. (Scott Rovak/Cardinals)
By 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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Tampa Bay
(25-17)
Won 2
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
St. Louis
(24-20)
Lost 2
May 16, 2008
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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
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; 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.
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