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    Ben Zobrist follows the flight of his three-run homer in the third inning. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
    By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
    James Shields allowed only three runs over eight innings to lead the Rays to their fourth consecutive win. Ben Zobrist's three-run homer, Carl Crawford's solo shot and Willy Aybar's RBI single provided the offense for Tampa Bay.
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    Series at a glance:
    BAL
    Baltimore (60-98)
    Lost 13     		Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 3   TB
    Tampa Bay (82-76)
    Won 4
    September 30, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Baltimore
    		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0   3 7 0
    Tampa Bay
    		 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 X   5 9 0
    Standings thru 9/30/09  |  Recap: BAL | TB  |  Gameday  |  Orioles stats  |  Rays stats
    Baltimore AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Roberts, B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .285
    Fiorentino, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .265
      Izturis, C, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
    Markakis, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .289
    Scott, LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .261
      Montanez, LF-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
    Wieters, DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294
    Mora, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .260
    Aubrey, 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .297
    Moeller, C 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258
    Andino, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223
      a-Wigginton, PH-LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .272
    Totals 32 3 7 3 0 9 4  

    a-Homered for Andino in the 8th.

    BATTING
    2B: Aubrey (7, Shields).
    HR: Wigginton (11, 8th inning off Shields, 1 on, 1 out).
    TB: Scott; Moeller; Aubrey 2; Wigginton 4; Mora 2; Wieters.
    RBI: Moeller (10), Wigginton 2 (39).
    SF: Moeller.
    GIDP: Andino.
    Team RISP: 1-for-1.
    Team LOB: 3.

    FIELDING
    PB: Moeller (3).
    DP: (Andino-Roberts, B-Aubrey).
    		 
    Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Bartlett, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .319
    Crawford, C, LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .307
    Longoria, 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .280
    Zobrist, RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .290
    Upton Jr., CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .238
    Aybar, W, 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .259
    Iwamura, 2B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .290
    Riggans, C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .154
      Navarro, D, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
    Brignac, SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .286
    Totals 31 5 9 5 4 5 15  

    BATTING
    2B: Bartlett (29, Bass).
    HR: Zobrist (26, 3rd inning off Hernandez, D, 2 on, 2 out), Crawford, C (15, 5th inning off Hernandez, D, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Bartlett 2; Upton Jr.; Crawford, C 4; Zobrist 5; Aybar, W; Brignac; Iwamura 2.
    RBI: Aybar, W (41), Zobrist 3 (88), Crawford, C (68).
    2-out RBI: Zobrist 3.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Riggans 2; Longoria.
    GIDP: Riggans.
    Team RISP: 2-for-7.
    Team LOB: 6.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Upton Jr. 2 (41, 2nd base off Hernandez, D/Moeller, 2nd base off Johnson, J/Moeller), Bartlett (28, 3rd base off Bass/Moeller).
    CS: Zobrist (6, 2nd base by Bass/Moeller).

    FIELDING
    DP: (Aybar, W-Brignac-Shields).
     
    Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Hernandez, D (L, 4-10) 4.1 7 5 5 2 4 2 5.42
    Bass 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.90
    Johnson, J 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.10
    		 
    Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Shields (W, 11-12) 8.0 6 3 3 0 8 1 4.14
    Shouse (H, 10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.67
    Springer (S, 1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.11

    Game Scores: Hernandez, D 31, Shields 66.
    Pitches-strikes: Hernandez, D 68-41, Bass 32-20, Johnson, J 20-8, Shields 106-72, Shouse 4-2, Springer 14-10.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Hernandez, D 2-7, Bass 4-1, Johnson, J 2-0, Shields 5-7, Shouse 0-1, Springer 0-1.
    Batters faced: Hernandez, D 22, Bass 8, Johnson, J 5, Shields 29, Shouse 1, Springer 3.
    Inherited runners-scored: Bass 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Chad Fairchild. 1B: Mike Estabrook. 2B: Jerry Crawford. 3B: Phil Cuzzi.
    Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
    Wind: Indoors.
    T: 2:23.
    Att: 10,554.
    Venue: Tropicana Field.
    September 30, 2009
    September 30, 2009

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