Rays 5, Orioles 4
Pat Burrell congratulates Gabe Gross after his homer on Tuesday. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
Gabe Gross, Pat Burrell and B.J. Upton, who fell a double shy of the cycle, each hit a home run in the Rays' victory. David Price allowed two runs over five innings to get the win. Tampa Bay is three games back in the AL Wild Card standings.
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Baltimore
(48-71)
Lost 4
Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 4
Today's Boxes 8/18/09
LAA 5, CLE 4
PHI 5, ARI 1
COL 4, WSH 3
PIT 5, MIL 2
DET 5, SEA 3
BOS 10, TOR 9
NYM 9, ATL 4
SF 8, CIN 5
FLA 6, HOU 2
MIN 9, TEX 6
KC 5, CWS 4
SD 6, CHC 3
NYY 7, OAK 2
LAD 7, STL 3
Tampa Bay
(64-54)
Won 3
August 18, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Baltimore
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
4
12
0
Tampa Bay
0
1
0
2
0
2
0
0
X
5
12
0
Standings thru 8/18/09  | Recap: BAL | TB  | Gameday  | Orioles stats  | Rays stats
Baltimore
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Roberts, B , 2B
3
1
1
0
2
1
0
.289
Izturis, C , SS
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
.268
a-Aubrey , PH
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1.000
1-Andino , PR-SS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.228
Jones, Ad , CF
5
1
2
1
0
1
1
.288
Markakis , RF
4
0
3
0
1
0
0
.309
Reimold , LF
5
0
2
1
0
2
4
.273
Mora , 3B
5
0
0
0
0
3
7
.260
Scott , DH
3
1
1
0
2
1
2
.270
2-Pie , PR-DH
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.243
Wieters , C
5
1
1
2
0
3
4
.264
Wigginton , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.260
Totals
39
4
12
4
5
11
22
a-Singled for Izturis, C in the 8th. 1-Ran for Aubrey in the 8th. 2-Ran for Scott in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Jones, Ad (22, Price), Reimold (14, Springer).HR : Wieters (4, 8th inning off Choate,
1 on, 0 out).TB : Roberts, B; Aubrey; Jones, Ad 3; Markakis 3; Reimold 3; Scott; Wieters 4; Wigginton.RBI :
Jones, Ad (69), Reimold (33), Wieters 2 (20).2-out RBI : Jones, Ad; Reimold.Runners left in scoring position,
2 out : Wieters 2; Mora 2; Izturis, C 2; Scott 2.Team RISP : 2-for-12.Team LOB : 13. BASERUNNING SB :
Roberts, B (25, 2nd base off Cormier/Zaun), Markakis (4, 2nd base off Price/Zaun). FIELDING DP :
2 (Wieters-Roberts, B, Izturis, C-Roberts, B-Wigginton).
Tampa Bay
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Zobrist , 2B
3
0
1
0
1
0
1
.286
Crawford , LF
4
0
3
0
0
0
1
.323
Longoria , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
2
5
.276
Pena, C , 1B
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
.211
Burrell , DH
4
2
2
1
0
2
3
.224
Zaun , C
4
1
1
0
0
0
4
.255
Gross , RF
4
1
2
2
0
1
0
.265
Upton, B , CF
4
1
3
2
0
0
0
.240
Brignac , SS
4
0
0
0
0
2
3
.254
Totals
34
5
12
5
2
7
18
BATTING 2B : Zaun (13, Berken), Crawford (25, Hendrickson).3B : Upton, B (3, Berken).HR :
Gross (6, 4th inning off Berken, 1 on, 1 out), Burrell (11, 6th inning off Berken, 0 on, 0 out), Upton, B (8, 6th inning off
Berken, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Zobrist; Crawford 4; Burrell 5; Zaun 2; Gross 5; Upton, B 8.RBI : Upton, B
2 (39), Gross 2 (32), Burrell (44).2-out RBI : Upton, B 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out :
Brignac; Zobrist; Zaun 2.GIDP : Longoria.Team RISP : 2-for-8.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING CS :
Crawford (11, 2nd base by Berken/Wieters).
Baltimore
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Berken (L, 2-11)
5.2
11
5
5
0
3
3
6.72
Hendrickson
0.1
1
0
0
1
0
0
4.66
Mickolio
2.0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0.00
Tampa Bay
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Price (W, 6-5)
5.0
7
2
2
3
5
0
5.03
Cormier (H, 3)
1.0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2.70
Springer (H, 9)
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3.97
Choate
0.0
2
2
2
0
0
1
4.64
Balfour (H, 13)
1.0
1
0
0
0
2
0
4.42
Howell (S, 13)
1.0
1
0
0
1
3
0
2.22
Hendrickson pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Choate pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.IBB : Pena, C (by
Mickolio).Pitches-strikes : Berken 85-57, Hendrickson 12-7, Mickolio 34-22, Price 102-59, Cormier 19-11, Springer
18-13, Choate 11-8, Balfour 18-13, Howell 18-13.Groundouts-flyouts : Berken 2-5, Hendrickson 0-1, Mickolio 0-1,
Price 8-2, Cormier 2-0, Springer 0-1, Choate 0-0, Balfour 1-0, Howell 0-0.Batters faced : Berken 26, Hendrickson
3, Mickolio 7, Price 25, Cormier 4, Springer 4, Choate 2, Balfour 4, Howell 5.Inherited runners-scored : Mickolio
2-0.Umpires : HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Jeff Nelson. 3B: Rob Drake.Weather : 72 degrees,
dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 3:10.Att : 16,514.August 18, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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