Mariners 1, Rays 0
James Shields was saddled with the loss, his second of the year. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Starter James Shields probably deserved a better fate after an impressive start in which he allowed just one run in 7 1/3 innings, but with no run support from the Rays' stifled bats, the right-hander took the tough-luck loss as Tampa Bay dropped the series rubber game.
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Seattle 1, Tampa Bay 0
Today's Boxes 4/23/09
CLE 5, KC 2
MIL 6, PHI 1
STL 12, NYM 8
CIN 7, CHC 1
BAL 6, CWS 2
TOR 5, TEX 2
LAD 2, HOU 0
LAA 10, DET 5
April 23, 2009
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2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 4
1
Seattle
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
X
1 4
3
Standings thru 4/23/09 | Recap: TB | SEA | Gameday | Rays stats | Mariners stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Upton, B , CF
4
0
0
0
0
2
0
.212
Crawford , LF
4
0
2
0
0
1
0
.284
Longoria , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
.386
Pena, C , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
.242
Burrell , DH
1
0
1
0
3
0
0
.265
1-Kapler , PR-DH
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.200
Zobrist , RF
3
0
0
0
1
0
3
.286
Navarro , C
4
0
1
0
0
1
5
.189
Iwamura , 2B
3
0
0
0
0
1
5
.278
Bartlett , SS
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.352
Totals 30 0 4 0 4 9 16
BATTING TB : Crawford 2; Burrell; Navarro.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Iwamura 2;
Longoria; Navarro.GIDP : Zobrist; Bartlett.Team RISP : 0-for-7.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E :
Longoria (2, fielding).DP : (Bartlett-Pena, C).
Seattle AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Suzuki, I , RF
4
1
2
1
0
0
1
.303
Chavez, En , LF
4
0
1
0
0
1
2
.344
Lopez, Jo , 2B
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
.196
Beltre, A , 3B
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
.164
Balentien , DH
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
.313
Johnson, Ro , C
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
.250
Gutierrez, F , CF
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
.191
Betancourt, Y , SS
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.288
Burke, J , 1B
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals 28 1 4 1 1 5 9
BATTING HR : Suzuki, I (2, 1st inning off Shields, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Suzuki, I 5; Chavez, En;
Balentien.RBI : Suzuki, I (6).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gutierrez, F; Chavez, En.Team
RISP : 0-for-2.Team LOB : 4.BASERUNNING SB : Balentien (1, 2nd base off Shields/Navarro),
Suzuki, I (2, 2nd base off Shouse/Navarro).FIELDING E : Burke, J (1, fielding), Johnson, Ro (1,
missed catch), Betancourt, Y (4, throw).DP : 2 (Lopez, Jo-Betancourt, Y-Burke, J, Beltre, A-Lopez, Jo-Burke, J).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Shields (L, 2-2)
7.1
4
1
1
1
4
1
3.67
Shouse
0.2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1.59
Seattle IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hernandez, F (W, 3-0)
7.0
4
0
0
3
7
0
3.12
Aardsma (H, 4)
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0.00
Morrow (S, 5)
1.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
4.05
WP : Morrow.Pitches-strikes : Shields 102-69, Shouse 11-7, Hernandez, F 104-60, Aardsma 9-8, Morrow 21-11.Groundouts-flyouts :
Shields 9-4, Shouse 1-0, Hernandez, F 8-3, Aardsma 0-0, Morrow 1-1.Batters faced : Shields 27, Shouse 2, Hernandez,
F 27, Aardsma 3, Morrow 4.Inherited runners-scored : Shouse 1-0.Umpires : HP: Sam Holbrook. 1B: Dan
Iassogna. 2B: Charlie Reliford. 3B: Larry Vanover.Weather : 52 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 4 mph, Out to
RF.T : 2:22.Att : 17,671.April 23, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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