Game Wrapup


	Rays rally for win

Rays 6, Marlins 4

Akinori Iwamura had three hits and two RBIs on Tuesday. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

By 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:

Tue. 06/24: TB 6, FLA 4
Wed. 06/25: TB 15, FLA 3
Thu. 06/26: TB 6, FLA 1

Tampa Bay (45-31)
Won 1

Tampa Bay 6, Florida 4

Florida (40-36)
Lost 2

June 24, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Tampa Bay	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	9	1
Florida	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	4	8	0

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Iwamura, 2B	5	2	3	2	0	0	1	.273
Aybar, 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.253
Crawford, LF	4	2	2	0	1	1	0	.282
Upton, CF	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	.283
Longoria, 3B	5	0	1	2	0	0	3	.248
Navarro, C	3	0	1	1	2	0	2	.323
Gomes, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.212
a-Hinske, PH	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.258
Wheeler, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Percival, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bartlett, SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.246
Sonnanstine, P	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.667
Howell, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Gross, RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233
Totals	35	6	9	6	6	4	19
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; 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; Howell; Bartlett 2; Navarro 2. S: Sonnanstine. Team LOB: 9. FIELDING E: Crawford (2, missed catch). PB: Navarro (3).

Florida	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Ramirez, SS	4	2	1	0	1	1	2	.294
Hermida, RF	2	1	1	1	3	0	0	.273
Cantu, 3B	4	0	2	0	1	1	1	.284
Willingham, LF	5	0	1	1	0	2	6	.333
Uggla, 2B	4	0	0	0	1	3	2	.290
Jacobs, 1B	5	1	1	0	0	0	3	.239
Ross, CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.219
Hoover, C	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.300
Olsen, P	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.143
a-Helms, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.252
Pinto, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Nelson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Miller, Ju, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Gonzalez, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.272
Totals	35	4	8	3	7	11	16
a-Struck out for Olsen in the 7th. b-Struck out for Miller, Ju in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Ramirez (13, Sonnanstine), Jacobs (12, Sonnanstine), Cantu (19, Howell). TB: Ramirez 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; Jacobs 2. Team LOB: 11.

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Sonnanstine	5.0	6	2	2	2	5	0	4.85
Howell (W, 6-0)	2.0	1	1	0	1	4	0	2.90
Wheeler (H, 18)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.78
Percival (S, 18)	1.0	0	1	1	4	1	0	3.08

Florida	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Olsen	7.0	4	2	2	2	4	1	3.44
Pinto (L, 2-3)	0.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	3.16
Nelson (BS, 2)	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.32
Miller, Ju	1.1	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.29

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.
Ground outs-fly outs: 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.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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