Rays 2, White Sox 0
Javier Vazquez waits after yielding a fourth-inning homer to Cliff Floyd. (Mike Carlson/AP)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
The White Sox ran into an ace on his "A" game in the Rays' Scott Kazmir, who bested an impressive Javier Vazquez. The South Side righty limited the Rays to two runs over seven frames, but the Chicago bats couldn't back the strong effort.
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Tampa Bay 2, Chi White Sox 0
Today's Boxes 5/31/08
CHC 5, COL 4
CIN 8, ATL 7
SEA 5, DET 0
NYM 3, LAD 2
SD 5, SF 1
BOS 6, BAL 3
FLA 7, PHI 3
MIL 4, HOU 1
KC 4, CLE 2
NYY 7, MIN 6
PIT 14, STL 4
TEX 8, OAK 4
ARI 4, WSH 0
LAA 3, TOR 2
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Standings thru 5/31/08 | Recap: CWS | TB | Gameday | White Sox stats | Rays stats
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , SS3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .242
Ramirez , 2B3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .234
a-Thome , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .207
Uribe , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198
Quentin , LF3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .293
Dye , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .293
Konerko , DH3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .206
Crede , 3B3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .271
1-Ozuna , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Hall , C3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .372
b-Pierzynski , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
Anderson, B , CF4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .221
Swisher , 1B2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .201
Totals 30 0 4 0 5 9 15
BATTING 2B : Ramirez (5, Kazmir).TB : Ramirez 2; Dye; Crede; Hall.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Dye; Quentin; Anderson, B.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Cabrera 2 (9, 2nd base off Howell/Navarro, 3rd base off Howell/Navarro).PO : Crede (2nd base by Kazmir).FIELDING E : Cabrera (2, pickoff).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 1 0 0 0 3 1 .276
Crawford , LF3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .277
Upton , CF3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .304
Pena , 1B4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .220
Longoria , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .247
Floyd , DH3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .281
Navarro , C3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .352
Hinske , RF3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .247
Gross , RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
Bartlett , SS3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
Totals 29 2 5 2 2 12 11
BATTING 2B : Crawford (7, Vazquez), Pena (6, Vazquez).HR : Floyd (5, 4th inning off Vazquez, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Crawford 3; Pena 2; Floyd 4; Bartlett.RBI : Upton (34), Floyd (14).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Longoria 2; Pena.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB : Crawford (15, 2nd base off Vazquez/Hall).FIELDING Pickoffs : Kazmir (Crede at 2nd base).
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Vazquez (L, 5-4)7.0 5 2 2 2 10 1 3.43
Logan 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.37
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kazmir (W, 5-1)7.0 3 0 0 3 6 0 1.22
Reyes (H, 2)0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.86
Howell (H, 2)0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.57
Wheeler (H, 13)0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.08
Miller (H, 6)0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.63
Balfour (S, 1)0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
WP : Kazmir.Pitches-strikes : Vazquez 108-73, Logan 11-7, Kazmir 109-71, Reyes 10-3, Howell 9-6, Wheeler 13-8, Miller 7-6, Balfour 2-1.Ground outs-fly outs : Vazquez 8-3, Logan 1-0, Kazmir 1-13, Reyes 0-0, Howell 0-0, Wheeler 0-1, Miller 0-1, Balfour 0-1.Batters faced : Vazquez 28, Logan 3, Kazmir 26, Reyes 2, Howell 2, Wheeler 3, Miller 1, Balfour 1.Inherited runners-scored : Howell 1-0, Miller 2-0, Balfour 2-0.Umpires : HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Ted Barrett. 2B: Dana DeMuth. 3B: Lance Barksdale.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:46.Att : 36,048.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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