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Sunday, June 26, 2011, 1:07PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 23,965, Time of Game: 3:50
Rays
14
44-34
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
 at Astros
10
28-51
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: J.P. Howell (1-1)
L: Wilton Lopez (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rays            3  0  1   1  0  2   0  4  3   14 19  1
Astros          1  2  2   2  0  0   1  2  0   10 14  0

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Johnny Damon LF 6 3 4 0 0 0 .274 .737 18 11 0.238 1.34 0.276 -0.038 1.7 3 0
Ben Zobrist RF-2B 5 4 3 1 1 1 .268 .824 25 13 0.190 1.70 0.307 -0.117 1.0 2 0 2B
Evan Longoria 3B 6 3 4 5 0 1 .253 .822 25 15 0.309 2.08 0.511 -0.202 4.3 1 3 2·HR,2B
B.J. Upton CF 5 2 2 4 1 2 .228 .710 23 12 0.188 1.89 0.303 -0.115 1.8 3 0 HR
Sean Rodriguez 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .224 .722 19 9 0.041 0.83 0.066 -0.025 0.4 1 2
   Matthew Joyce PH-RF 2 1 1 2 0 1 .310 .906 11 7 0.472 3.59 0.473 -0.001 1.6 0 0 2B
Casey Kotchman 1B 5 0 2 2 0 1 .343 .866 18 11 0.225 1.50 0.310 -0.085 2.1 8 2 2B
Kelly Shoppach C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .587 16 12 -0.133 1.54 0.000 -0.133 -1.2 4 1
   John Jaso PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .625 6 4 -0.036 0.72 0.000 -0.036 -0.4 1 0
Elliot Johnson SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 .204 .620 12 8 -0.048 1.16 0.081 -0.128 -0.4 1 3 2B
   J.P. Howell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Joel Peralta P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Adam Russell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wade Davis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.000 2 2 0.044 0.76 0.044 0.000 0.6
   Kyle Farnsworth P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jeff Niemann P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 3 2 0.009 0.30 0.009 0.000 0.1 1 0
   Justin Ruggiano PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .305 .842 6 3 -0.055 1.70 0.000 -0.055 -0.4
   Cesar Ramos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Sam Fuld PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .661 6 4 -0.075 2.60 0.000 -0.075 -0.6
   Juan Cruz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Reid Brignac SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .446 12 8 -0.081 1.44 0.000 -0.081 -0.6 1 0
Team Totals 46 14 19 14 4 13 .413 1.177 202 121 1.288 1.55 2.380 -1.091 10.0 27 12
2B: M Joyce (17, off M Melancon); E Johnson (3, off J Happ); B Zobrist (25, off J Happ); C Kotchman (14, off J Happ); E Longoria (13, off J Happ).
HR: E Longoria 2 (9, 1 off M Melancon, 1 off W Lopez; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF; 9th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); B Upton (11, off J Happ; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
TB: E Longoria 11; B Upton 5; B Zobrist 4; J Damon 4; C Kotchman 3; M Joyce 2; E Johnson 2; J Niemann; W Davis.
RBI: E Longoria 5 (33); B Upton 4 (41); M Joyce 2 (38); C Kotchman 2 (22); B Zobrist (40).
2-out RBI: E Longoria 3; C Kotchman 2; M Joyce 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 8 for 22.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Longoria-C Kotchman.
E: K Shoppach (2).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Michael Bourn CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 .282 .740 20 13 0.046 1.01 0.123 -0.077 0.3 3 0 SB
Jeff Keppinger 2B 3 3 3 2 0 0 .336 .802 13 9 0.351 1.05 0.351 0.000 2.0 1 1 HR,2B,SF
   Mark Melancon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Sergio Escalona P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Michaels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .514 5 2 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
Hunter Pence RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 .315 .846 20 12 0.083 0.77 0.135 -0.052 0.4 0 0 2B
Carlos Lee LF-1B 4 0 2 3 0 0 .268 .720 15 10 0.201 0.94 0.223 -0.022 1.9 2 2 3B,2B
Chris Johnson 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .244 .688 20 12 0.008 0.94 0.060 -0.053 -0.0 2 1 2B
Brett Wallace 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .293 .799 14 9 0.004 0.86 0.067 -0.063 -0.0 2 0 2B
   Wilton Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Matt Downs 2B 1 1 1 2 0 0 .280 .985 3 2 0.150 1.71 0.150 0.000 1.4 0 1 HR
Clint Barmes SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 .218 .632 10 9 0.238 1.61 0.304 -0.067 1.6 1 0 2B
Carlos Corporan C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .122 .305 14 11 0.000 1.89 0.077 -0.078 0.1 14 0 2B,SH
J.A. Happ P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .292 .804 8 5 -0.078 1.57 0.000 -0.078 -0.7 0 0 SH
   Jason Bourgeois LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .817 6 4 -0.209 1.83 0.018 -0.227 -0.7 0 0 CS
Team Totals 36 10 14 9 0 5 .389 1.184 148 98 0.790 1.20 1.508 -0.721 6.0 27 5
2B: B Wallace (19, off J Niemann); J Keppinger (6, off J Niemann); C Corporan (1, off C Ramos); H Pence (22, off J Niemann); C Lee (20, off J Niemann); C Barmes (11, off J Niemann); C Johnson (18, off J Peralta).
3B: C Lee (3, off J Niemann).
HR: J Keppinger (2, off J Howell; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Downs (6, off J Peralta; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: J Keppinger (1, off C Ramos).
SH: C Corporan (1, off A Russell); J Happ (3, off C Ramos).
TB: J Keppinger 7; C Lee 5; M Downs 4; C Barmes 3; C Johnson 2; H Pence 2; B Wallace 2; C Corporan 2; M Bourn; J Bourgeois.
RBI: C Lee 3 (41); M Downs 2 (21); J Keppinger 2 (13); M Bourn (26); C Barmes (12).
2-out RBI: C Lee.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Baserunning
SB: M Bourn (33, 2nd base off C Ramos/K Shoppach).
CS: J Bourgeois (4, 2nd base by J Cruz/K Shoppach).

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
Jeff Niemann 3 7 5 5 0 2 0 5.58 16 66 43 31 3 9 5 9 7 0 27 -0.434 1.24 -3.7
Cesar Ramos 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 4.13 5 14 9 7 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 -0.213 1.21 -1.6
Juan Cruz 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.14 6 30 22 12 4 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.100 0.76 0.9
J.P. Howell, W (1-1) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 9.31 4 13 7 5 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 -0.179 0.87 -0.6
Joel Peralta 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 4.00 2 10 7 6 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -0.210 1.33 -2.0
Adam Russell, H (2) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.63 3 4 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.133 3.34 0.4
Kyle Farnsworth 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.99 3 14 8 5 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.015 0.20 0.4
Team Totals 9 14 10 9 0 5 2 9.00 39 151 99 69 10 20 15 19 8 0 27 0 0 -0.788 1.55 -6.0
J Peralta faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Houston Astros

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
J.A. Happ 5 9 5 5 3 8 1 5.54 27 111 64 31 12 21 4 12 6 0 34 -0.320 1.41 -2.8
Wilton Lopez, BS (3), L (1-4) 2.1 4 4 4 0 2 1 3.18 11 47 29 16 3 10 4 5 2 0 0 0 -0.238 1.56 -1.5
Mark Melancon, BS (3) 1.1 6 5 5 1 2 1 3.11 11 38 24 12 8 4 3 5 3 0 2 2 -0.732 1.99 -5.9
Sergio Escalona 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 1 6 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.001 0.05 0.2
Team Totals 9 19 14 14 4 13 3 14.00 50 202 121 62 23 36 11 22 11 0 34 3 2 -1.289 1.20 -10.0
Balks: W Lopez (1).
WP: J Niemann (4); W Lopez (1); M Melancon (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Larry Vanover, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Jim Wolf.
Time of Game: 3:50.
Attendance: 23,965.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Tampa Bay Rays         Houston Astros
1 Johnny Damon LF 1 Michael Bourn CF
2 Ben Zobrist RF 2 Jeff Keppinger 2B
3 Evan Longoria 3B 3 Hunter Pence RF
4 B.J. Upton CF 4 Carlos Lee LF
5 Sean Rodriguez 2B 5 Chris Johnson 3B
6 Casey Kotchman 1B 6 Brett Wallace 1B
7 Kelly Shoppach C 7 Clint Barmes SS
8 Elliot Johnson SS 8 Carlos Corporan C
9 Jeff Niemann P 9 J.A. Happ P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 7-8 2 123 5,(2-2)  RR TBR M. Joyce M. Melancon 47% 77% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Damon Scores; Zobrist Scores; Upton to 3B
b7 7-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R HOU J. Keppinger J. Howell -24% 22% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(2-0)  RRR TBR B. Upton J. Happ 23% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Zobrist Scores; Longoria Scores
t6 5-7 1 --3 5,(3-1)  RR TBR E. Longoria W. Lopez 21% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Damon Scores
b8 10-11 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  OO HOU J. Bourgeois A. Russell 19% 85% Double Play: Fielder's Choice 3B; Barmes out at 3B/3B; Bourgeois out at 1B/3B-1B

Play By Play

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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, Astros' J.A. Happ facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR J. Damon J. Happ -2% 48% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TBR B. Zobrist J. Happ 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  TBR E. Longoria J. Happ 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Zobrist to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(2-0)  RRR TBR B. Upton J. Happ 23% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Zobrist Scores; Longoria Scores
t1 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR S. Rodriguez J. Happ -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
t1 3-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR C. Kotchman J. Happ -1% 76% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 3, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-3, Rays' Jeff Niemann facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Bourn J. Niemann 2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Keppinger J. Niemann -4% 74% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-3 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O HOU H. Pence J. Niemann 3% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-3 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  R HOU C. Lee J. Niemann -9% 68% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Keppinger Scores
b1 1-3 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Johnson J. Niemann 4% 71% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' J.A. Happ facing 7-8-9
t2 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR K. Shoppach J. Happ -2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
t2 3-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O TBR E. Johnson J. Happ -1% 69% Strikeout Looking
t2 3-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  TBR J. Niemann J. Happ 1% 70% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t2 3-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O TBR J. Damon J. Happ -2% 68% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Rays' Jeff Niemann facing 6-7-8
b2 1-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Wallace J. Niemann -7% 61% Double to SS (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b2 1-3 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  R HOU C. Barmes J. Niemann -11% 50% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Wallace Scores
b2 2-3 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O HOU C. Corporan J. Niemann 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B); Barmes to 3B
b2 2-3 1 --3 6,(2-2)  O HOU J. Happ J. Niemann 7% 58% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-3 2 --3 4,(1-2)  R HOU M. Bourn J. Niemann -9% 49% Wild Pitch; Barmes Scores
b2 3-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Bourn J. Niemann 1% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 3, Astros 3.
Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Tied 3-3, Astros' J.A. Happ facing 2-3-4
t3 3-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TBR B. Zobrist J. Happ 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t3 3-3 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  TBR E. Longoria J. Happ 12% 66% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Zobrist to 3B
t3 3-3 0 -23 5,(3-1)  RO TBR B. Upton J. Happ -2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Zobrist Scores
t3 4-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  TBR S. Rodriguez J. Happ 2% 66% Walk
t3 4-3 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O TBR C. Kotchman J. Happ -4% 62% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t3 4-3 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O TBR K. Shoppach J. Happ -4% 58% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 4, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Rays' Jeff Niemann facing 2-3-4
b3 3-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  HOU J. Keppinger J. Niemann -5% 53% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b3 3-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU H. Pence J. Niemann -13% 40% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Keppinger to 3B
b3 3-4 0 -23 2,(0-1)  RR HOU C. Lee J. Niemann -13% 27% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Keppinger Scores; Pence Scores
b3 5-4 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Johnson J. Niemann 1% 27% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Lee to 3B
b3 5-4 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Wallace J. Niemann 6% 33% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
b3 5-4 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Barmes J. Niemann 3% 37% Lineout: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' J.A. Happ facing 8-9-1
t4 4-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  TBR E. Johnson J. Happ 8% 45% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
Justin Ruggiano pinch hits for Jeff Niemann (P) batting 9th
t4 4-5 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TBR J. Ruggiano J. Happ -5% 39% Strikeout Swinging
t4 4-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  TBR J. Damon J. Happ 6% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Johnson to 3B
t4 4-5 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R TBR B. Zobrist J. Happ 16% 61% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores; Damon to 3B
t4 5-5 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O TBR E. Longoria J. Happ -10% 51% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
t4 5-5 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O TBR B. Upton J. Happ -7% 44% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 5, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 5-5, Rays' Cesar Ramos facing 8-9-1
Cesar Ramos replaces Justin Ruggiano (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b4 5-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Corporan C. Ramos -8% 37% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b4 5-5 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Happ C. Ramos 1% 38% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Corporan to 3B
b4 5-5 1 --3 7,(3-2)  R HOU M. Bourn C. Ramos -7% 30% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Corporan Scores
b4 6-5 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Keppinger C. Ramos -5% 25% Bourn Steals 2B; Bourn to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b4 6-5 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO HOU J. Keppinger C. Ramos -3% 22% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Bourn Scores/unER
b4 7-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU H. Pence C. Ramos 1% 23% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Astros 7.
Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Behind 5-7, Astros' J.A. Happ facing 5-6-7
t5 5-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TBR S. Rodriguez J. Happ 5% 28% Walk
t5 5-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBR C. Kotchman J. Happ 14% 42% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Rodriguez to 3B
t5 5-7 0 -23 4,(0-2)  O TBR K. Shoppach J. Happ -8% 35% Strikeout Swinging
t5 5-7 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O TBR E. Johnson J. Happ -10% 25% Strikeout Looking
Sam Fuld pinch hits for Cesar Ramos (P) batting 9th
t5 5-7 2 -23 6,(2-2)  O TBR S. Fuld J. Happ -7% 17% Lineout: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 5, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 7-5, Rays' Juan Cruz facing 4-5-6
Juan Cruz replaces Sam Fuld (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 7-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Lee J. Cruz 1% 19% Flyball: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b5 7-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Johnson J. Cruz 1% 20% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b5 7-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Wallace J. Cruz 1% 20% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Astros 7.
Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 5-7, Astros' Wilton Lopez facing 1-2-3
Wilton Lopez replaces Brett Wallace (1B) pitching and batting 6th
Carlos Lee moves from LF to 1B
Jason Bourgeois replaces J.A. Happ (P) playing LF batting 9th
t6 5-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TBR J. Damon W. Lopez 5% 26% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
t6 5-7 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBR B. Zobrist W. Lopez 3% 28% Wild Pitch; Damon to 2B
t6 5-7 0 -2- 2,(2-0)  TBR B. Zobrist W. Lopez 4% 32% Balk; Damon to 3B
t6 5-7 0 --3 6,(3-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist W. Lopez -6% 25% Strikeout Looking
t6 5-7 1 --3 5,(3-1)  RR TBR E. Longoria W. Lopez 21% 47% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Damon Scores
t6 7-7 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR B. Upton W. Lopez -2% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t6 7-7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBR S. Rodriguez W. Lopez -2% 43% Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 7, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Rays' Juan Cruz facing 7-8-9
b6 7-7 0 --- 5,(0-2)  O HOU C. Barmes J. Cruz 3% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b6 7-7 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O HOU C. Corporan J. Cruz 2% 48% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 7-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU J. Bourgeois J. Cruz -2% 47% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
b6 7-7 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU M. Bourn J. Cruz 3% 50% Bourgeois Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 7, Astros 7.
Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Tied 7-7, Astros' Wilton Lopez facing 6-7-8
t7 7-7 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O TBR C. Kotchman W. Lopez -4% 46% Groundout: 1B-P
John Jaso pinch hits for Kelly Shoppach (C) batting 7th
t7 7-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBR J. Jaso W. Lopez -3% 44% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t7 7-7 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBR E. Johnson W. Lopez -2% 42% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 7, Astros 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 7-7, Rays' J.P. Howell facing 1-2-3
J.P. Howell replaces Elliot Johnson (SS) pitching and batting 8th
John Jaso moves from PH to C
Reid Brignac replaces Juan Cruz (P) playing SS batting 9th
b7 7-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU M. Bourn J. Howell 4% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 7-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R HOU J. Keppinger J. Howell -24% 22% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b7 8-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU H. Pence J. Howell 1% 23% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b7 8-7 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Lee J. Howell 1% 24% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 7, Astros 8.
Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 7-8, Astros' Wilton Lopez facing 9-1-2
t8 7-8 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TBR R. Brignac W. Lopez -5% 19% Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
t8 7-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  TBR J. Damon W. Lopez 6% 25% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t8 7-8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  TBR B. Zobrist W. Lopez 9% 33% Single to P (Ground Ball); Damon to 2B
Mark Melancon replaces Jeff Keppinger (2B) pitching and batting 2nd
Matt Downs replaces Wilton Lopez (P) playing 2B batting 6th
t8 7-8 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O TBR E. Longoria M. Melancon -11% 23% Strikeout Looking
t8 7-8 2 12- 6,(3-2)  TBR B. Upton M. Melancon 7% 30% Walk; Damon to 3B; Zobrist to 2B
Matthew Joyce pinch hits for Sean Rodriguez (2B) batting 5th
t8 7-8 2 123 5,(2-2)  RR TBR M. Joyce M. Melancon 47% 77% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Damon Scores; Zobrist Scores; Upton to 3B
t8 9-8 2 -23 2,(1-0)  RR TBR C. Kotchman M. Melancon 17% 94% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Upton Scores; Joyce Scores; Kotchman to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t8 11-8 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TBR J. Jaso M. Melancon -1% 93% Groundout: 1B-P
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 11, Astros 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 8-11, Rays' Joel Peralta facing 5-6-7
Joel Peralta replaces J.P. Howell pitching and batting 8th
Ben Zobrist moves from RF to 2B
Matthew Joyce moves from PH to RF
b8 8-11 0 --- 7,(2-2)  HOU C. Johnson J. Peralta -6% 87% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b8 8-11 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR HOU M. Downs J. Peralta -15% 72% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Johnson Scores
Adam Russell replaces Joel Peralta pitching and batting 8th
b8 10-11 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU C. Barmes A. Russell -10% 62% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b8 10-11 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Corporan A. Russell 4% 66% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Barmes to 2B
b8 10-11 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  OO HOU J. Bourgeois A. Russell 19% 85% Double Play: Fielder's Choice 3B; Barmes out at 3B/3B; Bourgeois out at 1B/3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 11, Astros 10.
Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Ahead 11-10, Astros' Mark Melancon facing 8-9-1
Wade Davis pinch hits for Adam Russell (P) batting 8th
t9 11-10 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TBR W. Davis M. Melancon 2% 87% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
t9 11-10 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  TBR R. Brignac M. Melancon 2% 89% Wild Pitch; Davis to 2B
t9 11-10 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O TBR R. Brignac M. Melancon -3% 86% Strikeout Looking
t9 11-10 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  TBR J. Damon M. Melancon 3% 90% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Davis to 3B
t9 11-10 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist M. Melancon -5% 85% Fielder's Choice 2B; Davis out at Hm/2B-C; Damon to 2B
t9 11-10 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR TBR E. Longoria M. Melancon 14% 99% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Damon Scores; Zobrist Scores
t9 14-10 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TBR B. Upton M. Melancon 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
Sergio Escalona replaces Mark Melancon pitching and batting 2nd
t9 14-10 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O TBR M. Joyce S. Escalona -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 14, Astros 10.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 10-14, Rays' Kyle Farnsworth facing 1-2-3
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Wade Davis (PH) pitching and batting 8th
b9 10-14 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Bourn K. Farnsworth 1% 99% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Sergio Escalona (P) batting 2nd
b9 10-14 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU J. Michaels K. Farnsworth 0% 100% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b9 10-14 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU H. Pence K. Farnsworth 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 14, Astros 10.

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