Rays 2, White Sox 1
James Shields allowed one run over six innings against Chicago.
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Cliff Floyd led off the ninth inning with a mighty blast off White Sox reliever Scott Linebrink, giving the Rays the win on Friday night. The homer supported strong pitching, led by starter James Shields, who had six strikeouts over six innings pitched. B.J. Upton added an RBI single.
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Tampa Bay 2, Chi White Sox 1
Today's Boxes 5/30/08
CHC 10, COL 9
BOS 5, BAL 2
PHI 12, FLA 3
CIN 3, ATL 2
LAD 9, NYM 5
MIL 5, HOU 1
TEX 3, OAK 1
CLE 5, KC 4
NYY 6, MIN 5
STL 5, PIT 4
WSH 7, ARI 4
TOR 10, LAA 4
DET 7, SEA 4
SD 7, SF 3
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Standings thru 5/30/08 | Recap: CWS | TB | Gameday | White Sox stats | Rays stats
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245
Pierzynski , C4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .281
Quentin , LF4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298
Dye , RF3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .294
Thome , DH3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .208
Konerko , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .209
Crede , 3B4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270
Swisher , CF3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .203
1-Wise , PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ramirez , 2B4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .231
Totals 32 1 8 1 4 10 18
BATTING 2B : Dye (10, Shields).HR : Ramirez (2, 5th inning off Shields, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Cabrera; Pierzynski; Quentin; Dye 3; Crede; Ramirez 5.RBI : Ramirez (7).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Crede; Thome.GIDP : Swisher; Quentin.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING DP : 2 (Ramirez-Cabrera-Konerko, Cabrera-Ramirez-Konerko).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .281
Crawford , LF2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .272
Upton , CF2 0 1 1 2 0 2 .309
Pena , 1B3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .219
Longoria , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .252
Floyd , DH4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .279
Navarro , C3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .361
Hinske , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252
Gross , RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
Bartlett , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
Totals 28 2 6 2 5 7 12
BATTING HR : Floyd (4, 9th inning off Linebrink, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Iwamura 2; Upton; Longoria; Floyd 4; Navarro.RBI : Upton (33), Floyd (13).2-out RBI : Upton.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pena 2; Longoria 2; Bartlett.GIDP : Upton; Floyd.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Iwamura (3, 2nd base off Contreras/Pierzynski), Upton 2 (17, 2nd base off Thornton/Pierzynski, 2nd base off Contreras/Pierzynski).FIELDING Outfield assists : Upton (Pierzynski at 2nd base).DP : 2 (Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena 2).
Pitches-strikes : Contreras 101-62, Thornton 22-12, Linebrink 2-2, Shields 99-64, Reyes 16-10, Howell 18-11, Wheeler 20-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Contreras 12-4, Thornton 0-1, Linebrink 0-0, Shields 9-2, Reyes 0-0, Howell 2-0, Wheeler 1-2.Batters faced : Contreras 27, Thornton 5, Linebrink 1, Shields 23, Reyes 4, Howell 5, Wheeler 4.Umpires : HP: Lance Barksdale. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Ted Barrett. 3B: Dana DeMuth.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:50.Att : 14,679.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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