Rays 8, Tigers 7
Rocco Baldelli crosses home plate after his fifth-inning homer on Sunday. (Duane Burleson/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Ben Zobrist went deep leading off the top of the 11th inning to send the Rays to victory in their final regular-season game. Eric Hinske homered and drove in three runs, and James Shields pitched one perfect inning in his postseason tuneup.
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Tampa Bay
(97-65)
Won 1
Tampa Bay 8, Detroit 7
Today's Boxes 9/28/08
FLA 4, NYM 2
NYY 6, BOS 2
TOR 10, BAL 1
PHI 8, WSH 3
HOU 3, ATL 1
MIL 3, CHC 1
CWS 5, CLE 1
MIN 6, KC 0
STL 11, CIN 4
LAA 7, TEX 0
SF 3, LAD 1
PIT 6, SD 1
ARI 2, COL 1
SEA 4, OAK 3
BOS 4, NYY 3
Detroit
(74-87)
Lost 1
September 28, 2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
R
H
E
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
4
0
0
1
8
11
0
Detroit
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
7
10
0
Standings thru 9/28/08  | Recap: TB | DET  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | Tigers stats
Tampa Bay
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Iwamura , 2B
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
.274
Johnson, D , 1B
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
.192
Upton, B , CF
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
.273
Perez, F , CF
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
.250
Longoria , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
.272
Crawford , LF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.273
a-Gomes, J , PH-LF
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
.182
Baldelli , DH
4
1
1
1
1
3
2
.263
Aybar, W , 1B-2B
4
1
2
0
1
0
0
.253
Zobrist , SS
5
1
2
2
0
1
3
.253
Gross , RF
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
.238
Ruggiano , RF
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
.197
Hinske , LF-3B
4
1
2
3
1
1
3
.247
Jaso , C
5
1
1
0
0
1
1
.200
Totals
41
8
11
8
5
11
14
a-Doubled for Crawford in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Aybar, W (17, Miner), Gomes, J (5, Dolsi).HR : Baldelli (4, 5th inning off Miner,
0 on, 0 out), Hinske (20, 5th inning off Miner, 1 on, 2 out), Zobrist (12, 11th inning off Lambert, 0 on, 0 out).TB :
Johnson, D; Gomes, J 3; Baldelli 4; Aybar, W 3; Zobrist 5; Hinske 5; Jaso.RBI : Baldelli (13), Hinske 3 (60), Gomes,
J 2 (21), Zobrist 2 (30).2-out RBI : Hinske 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Johnson, D.GIDP :
Hinske.Team RISP : 3-for-10.Team LOB : 5. BASERUNNING SB : Hinske (10, 2nd
base off Lambert/Ryan).
Detroit
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Granderson , CF
4
1
1
4
2
2
1
.282
Sheffield , DH
5
1
1
1
1
1
2
.227
Ordonez , RF
5
1
2
2
1
1
4
.318
Cabrera, Mi , 1B
6
0
1
0
0
1
5
.292
Thames, M , LF
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
.244
Joyce , LF
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.253
Renteria , SS
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
.270
Raburn , 2B
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
.230
a-Larish , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.262
Ryan , C
5
0
2
0
0
0
1
.317
Inge , 3B
4
2
1
0
1
1
3
.203
Santiago , 2B-SS
2
1
0
0
3
0
0
.289
Totals
43
7
10
7
8
8
18
a-Struck out for Raburn in the 11th.
BATTING 2B : Inge (15, Talbot).HR : Granderson (22, 3rd inning off Talbot, 2 on, 1 out), Ordonez
(21, 9th inning off Jackson, E, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Granderson 4; Sheffield; Ordonez 5; Cabrera, Mi; Renteria; Raburn;
Ryan 2; Inge 2.RBI : Granderson 4 (66), Sheffield (57), Ordonez 2 (103).Runners left in scoring position,
2 out : Thames, M; Cabrera, Mi 3; Inge 2; Ordonez.Team RISP : 1-for-7.Team LOB : 11. FIELDING PB :
Ryan (1).Outfield assists : Joyce (Gomes, J at 2nd base).DP : (Raburn-Santiago-Cabrera, Mi).
Tampa Bay
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Shields
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.56
Talbot
2.1
5
5
5
5
1
1
11.17
Price
1.2
1
0
0
0
2
0
1.93
Wheeler
1.0
0
0
0
2
2
0
3.12
Percival
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.53
Miller, T (H, 11)
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4.15
Jackson, E (BS, 1)(W, 14-11)
2.0
4
2
2
1
1
1
4.42
Hammel (S, 2)
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4.60
Detroit
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Miner
6.0
4
3
3
1
6
2
4.27
Fossum (H, 6)
1.0
2
3
3
2
1
0
5.66
Dolsi (BS, 1)
0.2
2
1
1
1
2
0
3.97
Rapada
1.1
0
0
0
1
1
0
4.22
Lambert (L, 1-2)
2.0
3
1
1
0
1
1
5.66
Miner pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Fossum pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.WP : Talbot.IBB :
Aybar, W (by Dolsi).Pitches-strikes : Shields 10-6, Talbot 71-36, Price 31-19, Wheeler 22-12, Percival 10-5, Miller,
T 15-10, Jackson, E 43-22, Hammel 13-8, Miner 101-61, Fossum 29-17, Dolsi 22-9, Rapada 17-8, Lambert 34-20.Groundouts-flyouts :
Shields 3-0, Talbot 2-4, Price 0-1, Wheeler 0-1, Percival 0-2, Miller, T 1-0, Jackson, E 2-2, Hammel 1-1, Miner 7-2, Fossum
1-0, Dolsi 0-0, Rapada 0-1, Lambert 1-2.Batters faced : Shields 3, Talbot 17, Price 6, Wheeler 5, Percival 3, Miller,
T 3, Jackson, E 11, Hammel 3, Miner 23, Fossum 6, Dolsi 5, Rapada 4, Lambert 8.Inherited runners-scored : Price
3-0, Fossum 2-0, Dolsi 3-3, Rapada 3-1.Umpires : HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Dana
DeMuth.Weather : 84 degrees, sunny.Wind : 6 mph, L to R.T : 3:47.Att : 40,373.September 28, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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