Orioles 3, Rays 2
Red-hot outfielder Ben Zobrist went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the fourth. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
The Rays couldn't get much going against Orioles starter Chris Waters through five innings, except for Ben Zobrist's solo home run in the fourth inning. Zobrist started a ninth-inning rally with a double and scored, but that was the extent of the damage.
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Baltimore
(61-98)
Won 1
Baltimore 3, Tampa Bay 2
Today's Boxes 10/1/09
STL 13, CIN 0
MIN 8, DET 3
COL 9, MIL 2
SF 7, ARI 3
TEX 11, LAA 3
WSH 2, ATL 1
HOU 5, PHI 3
BOS 3, CLE 0
SEA 4, OAK 2
Tampa Bay
(82-77)
Lost 1
October 1, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Baltimore
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
7
0
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
5
1
Standings thru 10/1/09  | Recap: BAL | TB  | Gameday  | Orioles stats  | Rays stats
Baltimore
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Roberts, B , 2B
5
0
0
0
0
2
2
.283
Izturis, C , SS
3
1
2
0
1
0
0
.249
Wieters , C
4
0
1
0
0
1
3
.293
Markakis , RF
3
1
1
1
1
0
2
.289
Wigginton , DH
4
1
1
0
0
1
2
.272
Mora , 3B
4
0
1
1
0
1
2
.260
Aubrey , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.282
Montanez , LF
3
0
0
0
0
2
2
.171
Fiorentino , CF
4
0
1
1
0
0
0
.264
Totals
34
3
7
3
2
7
15
BATTING 2B : Izturis, C (12, Garza).TB : Izturis, C 3; Wieters; Markakis; Wigginton; Mora; Fiorentino.RBI :
Markakis (97), Mora (47), Fiorentino (6).2-out RBI : Markakis; Fiorentino.Runners left in scoring position,
2 out : Roberts, B; Mora.Team RISP : 3-for-8.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING CS :
Montanez (1, 2nd base by Garza/Navarro).
Tampa Bay
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Bartlett , SS
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
.317
Kapler , RF
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.235
a-Crawford , PH-LF
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.306
Longoria , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
.278
Zobrist , LF-RF
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
.292
Upton, B , CF
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
.236
Aybar, W , 1B
3
0
2
0
1
0
0
.263
1-Perez, F , PR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.179
Burrell , DH
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
.225
Navarro , C
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
.217
b-Zaun , PH
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.259
Iwamura , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
1
3
.285
Totals
31
2
5
2
4
3
8
a-Grounded out for Kapler in the 8th. b-Singled for Navarro in the 9th. 1-Ran for Aybar, W in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Aybar, W (12, Waters), Zobrist (26, Johnson, Ji).HR : Zobrist (27, 4th inning off
Waters, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Zobrist 6; Aybar, W 3; Zaun.RBI : Zobrist (89), Burrell (64).Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Burrell; Navarro; Iwamura.SF : Burrell.Team RISP : 1-for-5.Team
LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Aybar, W (1, 3rd base off Waters/Wieters). FIELDING E :
Bartlett (20, fielding).
Baltimore
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Waters (W, 1-0)
5.0
2
1
1
3
2
1
5.40
Meredith (H, 3)
1.2
0
0
0
1
1
0
4.04
Castillo, A (H, 5)
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.53
Baez (H, 14)
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.08
Johnson, Ji (S, 9)
1.0
3
1
1
0
0
0
4.17
Tampa Bay
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Garza (L, 8-12)
6.0
6
3
3
2
4
0
3.95
Shouse
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4.50
Wheeler
1.1
0
0
0
0
3
0
3.28
Choate
0.2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.63
HBP : Montanez (by Garza).Pitches-strikes : Waters 81-40, Meredith 21-11, Castillo, A 5-3, Baez 9-5, Johnson,
Ji 17-11, Garza 104-65, Shouse 11-8, Wheeler 16-12, Choate 4-4.Groundouts-flyouts : Waters 6-5, Meredith 4-0, Castillo,
A 0-0, Baez 3-0, Johnson, Ji 1-1, Garza 7-5, Shouse 1-0, Wheeler 1-0, Choate 1-1.Batters faced : Waters 20, Meredith
6, Castillo, A 1, Baez 3, Johnson, Ji 6, Garza 27, Shouse 4, Wheeler 4, Choate 2.Inherited runners-scored : Castillo,
A 1-0.Umpires : HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Chad Fairchild.Weather :
72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:29.Att : 10,716.October 1, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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