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Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 7:11PM
, U.S. Cellular Field
Attendance: 26,257, Time of Game: 2:46
Rays
3
52-43
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at White Sox
4
49-45
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: D.J. Carrasco (3-0)
L: Dan Wheeler (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rays            0  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  0    3  8  1
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  1   3  0  X    4  7  0

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
B.J. Upton CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 .240 .695 14 9 -0.151 1.81 0.064 -0.215 -1.0 0 0 SB
Carl Crawford LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .818 15 9 -0.016 1.25 0.086 -0.102 -0.8 3 0
Evan Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .275 .884 21 11 -0.226 1.75 0.012 -0.238 -1.1 3 2
Carlos Pena 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .224 .866 12 8 -0.105 1.18 0.014 -0.119 -0.7 8 0
Ben Zobrist 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .304 1.006 24 13 0.068 1.16 0.119 -0.051 0.3 0 2 SB
Pat Burrell DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 .232 .712 15 8 0.032 1.55 0.141 -0.109 0.6 HR
Gabe Gross RF 2 1 1 2 1 1 .277 .827 11 5 0.179 1.17 0.204 -0.025 1.7 2 0 HR
   Gabe Kapler PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .828 4 2 -0.061 2.06 0.000 -0.061 -0.3 1 0
Dioner Navarro C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .223 .580 11 9 0.048 1.50 0.115 -0.067 -0.4 6 0
Jason Bartlett SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .342 .912 12 5 -0.104 1.76 0.024 -0.128 -0.3 1 2
James Shields P 0 2
   Randy Choate P 0 0
   Chad Bradford P
   Dan Wheeler P 0 0
   Joe Nelson P 0 0
Team Totals 35 3 8 3 4 6 .229 .708 139 79 -0.336 1.49 0.779 -1.115 -2.1 24 8
HR: P Burrell (6, off C Torres; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); G Gross (5, off C Torres; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: P Burrell 5; G Gross 4; B Upton; B Zobrist; D Navarro; C Pena; C Crawford.
RBI: G Gross 2 (28); P Burrell (34).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
E: J Bartlett (8).
Baserunning
SB: B Zobrist (12, 2nd base off C Torres/A Pierzynski); B Upton (32, 2nd base off C Torres/A Pierzynski).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Scott Podsednik CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .306 .769 18 11 0.127 1.03 0.169 -0.042 0.9 5 0 HR
Alexei Ramirez SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 .279 .747 18 11 0.314 1.53 0.351 -0.038 1.9 2 2 3B
Jermaine Dye RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .297 .925 15 10 0.178 1.38 0.233 -0.055 0.7 1 0
Jim Thome DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 .255 .899 18 12 -0.124 1.16 0.000 -0.124 -1.1
Paul Konerko 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .296 .858 18 8 -0.043 1.00 0.020 -0.062 -0.6 8 1
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 .773 11 8 -0.113 1.06 0.000 -0.113 -1.0 6 0
Carlos Quentin LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232 .769 14 9 -0.074 0.93 0.013 -0.087 -0.5 4 0
Chris Getz 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .690 17 12 -0.080 0.98 0.000 -0.080 -0.6 0 1
Gordon Beckham 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .299 .815 10 6 -0.020 0.77 0.024 -0.043 -0.2 1 3
Carlos Torres P 0 1
   D.J. Carrasco P 0 1
   Matt Thornton P 0 0
Team Totals 31 4 7 4 3 6 .226 .681 139 87 0.165 1.11 0.810 -0.644 -0.6 27 9
3B: A Ramirez (1, off D Wheeler).
HR: S Podsednik (4, off J Shields; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
TB: S Podsednik 5; A Ramirez 4; J Dye 2; C Quentin.
RBI: A Ramirez 2 (46); J Dye (60); S Podsednik (26).
2-out RBI: A Ramirez 2; J Dye.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 3.

Tampa Bay Rays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
James Shields 6.2 4 2 2 3 4 1 3.70 27 111 69 38 10 21 8 12 5 0 59 0.339 1.04 2.7
Randy Choate 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.30 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 -0.070 1.41 -0.4
Chad Bradford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
Dan Wheeler, BS (4), L (3-3) 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.63 2 10 6 2 1 3 0 2 1 0 2 2 -0.493 3.10 -2.6
Joe Nelson 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.21 4 13 9 3 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0.060 0.54 0.8
Team Totals 8 7 4 4 3 6 1 4.50 34 139 87 45 14 28 9 16 6 0 59 4 2 -0.164 1.49 0.6
R Choate faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
D Wheeler faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Carlos Torres 6 6 3 3 3 3 2 4.50 27 95 53 28 8 17 9 12 2 0 48 -0.011 1.06 0.4
D.J. Carrasco, W (3-0) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.49 3 10 6 4 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.041 0.52 0.6
Matt Thornton, S (1) 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 2.88 9 34 20 10 4 6 2 3 1 0 0 0 0.306 3.22 1.1
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 4 6 2 3.00 39 139 79 42 12 25 12 17 3 0 48 0 0 0.336 1.11 2.1
Balks: None.
WP: J Shields (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 26,257.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 11mph out to Rightfield.

Starting Lineups

Tampa Bay Rays         Chicago White Sox
1 B.J. Upton CF 1 Scott Podsednik CF
2 Carl Crawford LF 2 Alexei Ramirez SS
3 Evan Longoria 3B 3 Jermaine Dye RF
4 Carlos Pena 1B 4 Jim Thome DH
5 Ben Zobrist 2B 5 Paul Konerko 1B
6 Pat Burrell DH 6 A.J. Pierzynski C
7 Gabe Gross RF 7 Carlos Quentin LF
8 Dioner Navarro C 8 Chris Getz 2B
9 Jason Bartlett SS 9 Gordon Beckham 3B
James Shields P Carlos Torres P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 1-3 2 -23 6,(3-2)  RR CHW A. Ramirez D. Wheeler 31% 57% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Beckham Scores; Podsednik Scores
b7 3-3 2 --3 4,(1-2)  R CHW J. Dye D. Wheeler 18% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores
t9 3-4 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O TBR E. Longoria M. Thornton 17% 100% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t6 1-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR TBR G. Gross C. Torres -17% 16% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Zobrist Scores
t4 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R TBR P. Burrell C. Torres -12% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Carlos Torres facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBR B. Upton C. Torres 2% 52% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBR C. Crawford C. Torres 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  TBR E. Longoria C. Torres -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TBR C. Pena C. Torres 2% 55% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays' James Shields facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW S. Podsednik J. Shields -2% 53% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHW A. Ramirez J. Shields 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHW J. Dye J. Shields -3% 52% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW J. Thome J. Shields -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B (Short RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Carlos Torres facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist C. Torres 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  TBR P. Burrell C. Torres -3% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  TBR G. Gross C. Torres -4% 46% Walk; Burrell to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O TBR D. Navarro C. Torres 4% 50% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Burrell to 3B
t2 0-0 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  TBR J. Bartlett C. Torres -2% 48% Walk; Navarro to 2B
t2 0-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  O TBR B. Upton C. Torres 8% 55% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rays 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays' James Shields facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW P. Konerko J. Shields -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW A. Pierzynski J. Shields -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  CHW C. Quentin J. Shields 1% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW C. Getz J. Shields -2% 50% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Carlos Torres facing 2-3-4
t3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBR C. Crawford C. Torres 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t3 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBR E. Longoria C. Torres 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  TBR C. Pena C. Torres -1% 53% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
t3 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist C. Torres 3% 56% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays' James Shields facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW G. Beckham J. Shields -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b3 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW S. Podsednik J. Shields -2% 51% Lineout: RF
b3 0-0 2 --- 4,(0-2)  CHW A. Ramirez J. Shields 1% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
b3 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O CHW J. Dye J. Shields -3% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Carlos Torres facing 6-7-8
t4 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R TBR P. Burrell C. Torres -12% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR G. Gross C. Torres 2% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t4 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBR D. Navarro C. Torres 2% 43% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t4 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBR J. Bartlett C. Torres 1% 44% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rays' James Shields facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW J. Thome J. Shields -3% 41% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW P. Konerko J. Shields -2% 39% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b4 0-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW A. Pierzynski J. Shields -2% 37% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Carlos Torres facing 1-2-3
t5 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TBR B. Upton C. Torres -4% 33% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t5 1-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  TBR C. Crawford C. Torres -3% 31% Upton Steals 2B
t5 1-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TBR C. Crawford C. Torres 5% 35% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t5 1-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TBR E. Longoria C. Torres 4% 39% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t5 1-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O TBR C. Pena C. Torres 4% 43% Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rays' James Shields facing 7-8-9
b5 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW C. Quentin J. Shields -4% 39% Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
b5 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW C. Getz J. Shields -3% 37% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b5 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW G. Beckham J. Shields -2% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Carlos Torres facing 5-6-7
t6 1-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  TBR B. Zobrist C. Torres -4% 31% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t6 1-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TBR P. Burrell C. Torres 4% 35% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t6 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  TBR G. Gross C. Torres -2% 33% Zobrist Steals 2B
t6 1-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR TBR G. Gross C. Torres -17% 16% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Zobrist Scores
t6 3-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBR D. Navarro C. Torres 1% 17% Groundout: P-1B
t6 3-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR J. Bartlett C. Torres 1% 18% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Rays' James Shields facing 1-2-3
b6 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R CHW S. Podsednik J. Shields 10% 28% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b6 1-3 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O CHW A. Ramirez J. Shields -4% 24% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 1-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW J. Dye J. Shields 4% 28% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 1-3 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  O CHW J. Thome J. Shields -5% 24% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  CHW P. Konerko J. Shields 1% 25% Wild Pitch; Dye to 2B
b6 1-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHW P. Konerko J. Shields 2% 27% Walk
b6 1-3 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski J. Shields -7% 20% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' D.J. Carrasco facing 1-2-3
D.J. Carrasco replaces Carlos Torres pitching
t7 3-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TBR B. Upton D. Carrasco 2% 22% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t7 3-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBR C. Crawford D. Carrasco 1% 23% Groundout: P-1B
t7 3-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O TBR E. Longoria D. Carrasco 1% 24% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Rays' James Shields facing 7-8-9
b7 1-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW C. Quentin J. Shields -4% 20% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b7 1-3 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O CHW C. Getz J. Shields -3% 17% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  CHW G. Beckham J. Shields 2% 19% Walk
Randy Choate replaces James Shields pitching
b7 1-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  CHW S. Podsednik R. Choate 7% 26% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Beckham to 3B; Podsednik to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
Chad Bradford replaces Randy Choate pitching
Dan Wheeler replaces Chad Bradford pitching
b7 1-3 2 -23 6,(3-2)  RR CHW A. Ramirez D. Wheeler 31% 57% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Beckham Scores; Podsednik Scores
b7 3-3 2 --3 4,(1-2)  R CHW J. Dye D. Wheeler 18% 75% Single to CF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores
Joe Nelson replaces Dan Wheeler pitching
b7 4-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHW J. Thome J. Nelson -2% 73% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rays 3, White Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 3-4, White Sox' Matt Thornton facing 4-5-6
Matt Thornton replaces D.J. Carrasco pitching
t8 3-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBR C. Pena M. Thornton 6% 79% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TBR B. Zobrist M. Thornton -6% 73% Walk
t8 3-4 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O TBR P. Burrell M. Thornton 7% 80% Strikeout Swinging
Gabe Kapler pinch hits for Gabe Gross (RF) batting 7th
t8 3-4 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TBR G. Kapler M. Thornton 6% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rays' Joe Nelson facing 5-6-7
Gabe Kapler moves from PH to RF
b8 4-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW P. Konerko J. Nelson -2% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b8 4-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW A. Pierzynski J. Nelson -1% 83% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b8 4-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW C. Quentin J. Nelson -1% 82% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 3, White Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 3-4, White Sox' Matt Thornton facing 8-9-1
t9 3-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TBR D. Navarro M. Thornton -12% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t9 3-4 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O TBR J. Bartlett M. Thornton 11% 82% Flyball: LF
t9 3-4 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O TBR B. Upton M. Thornton 10% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 3-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  TBR C. Crawford M. Thornton -9% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Navarro to 3B
t9 3-4 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O TBR E. Longoria M. Thornton 17% 100% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 3, White Sox 4.

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