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Standings
NYY
@LAA		5
10
TEX
@BAL		1
9
BOS
@CHW		3
5
OAK
@DET		4
2
MIN
@KCR		4
1
TBR
@SEA		5
3
CLE
@TOR		5
2
ATL
@ARI		11
6
STL
@CHC		2
3		 
(11)
HOU
@CIN		9
5		 
(10)
SDP
@COL		3
6
WSN
@MIL		0
5
FLA
@NYM		0
3
PIT
@PHI		2
0		 
(12)
LAD
@SFG		6
2
Friday, August 8, 2008 7:10PM
, Safeco Field
Attendance: 30,220, Time of Game: 2:29
Rays
5
69-46
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
 at Mariners
3
45-71
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 27½ GB
W: James Shields (10-7)
L: Carlos Silva (4-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rays            0  1  4   0  0  0   0  0  0    5 10  0
Mariners        0  2  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    3  9  1

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Akinori Iwamura 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .279 .729 20 11 -0.003 0.77 0.058 -0.060 0.1 3 3 2B
B.J. Upton CF 3 1 2 1 2 0 .266 .774 22 11 0.246 0.96 0.258 -0.012 2.4 5 0 SB
Carl Crawford LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .271 .711 10 7 0.067 1.03 0.164 -0.097 0.6 2 0 GDP
Carlos Pena 1B 3 1 2 2 1 0 .243 .829 11 6 0.151 1.00 0.185 -0.034 1.5 6 0 HR,IW
Gabe Gross RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .727 14 8 -0.133 1.07 0.000 -0.133 -2.0 1 0 GDP
Dioner Navarro C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302 .780 12 8 -0.051 0.73 0.012 -0.063 -0.6 8 0
Willy Aybar 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .645 10 8 -0.020 0.62 0.026 -0.046 -0.3 1 0
Eric Hinske DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .821 13 9 -0.058 0.72 0.000 -0.058 -0.8
Ben Zobrist SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .241 .772 19 10 -0.012 0.59 0.029 -0.041 -0.5 1 5
James Shields P
   Grant Balfour P
   Troy Percival P
Team Totals 36 5 10 3 3 3 .278 .722 131 78 0.187 0.84 0.732 -0.544 0.3 27 8
2B: A Iwamura (23, off S Green).
HR: C Pena (21, off C Silva; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
IBB: C Pena (4, by C Silva).
TB: C Pena 5; A Iwamura 3; B Upton 2; B Zobrist; D Navarro; C Crawford; W Aybar.
GIDP: C Crawford (10); G Gross (3).
RBI: C Pena 2 (64); B Upton (50).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Zobrist-A Iwamura-C Pena.
Baserunning
SB: B Upton (35, 2nd base off C Silva/J Clement).

Seattle Mariners

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ichiro Suzuki RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .305 .745 16 10 -0.047 1.35 0.052 -0.100 -0.4 3 0
Jeremy Reed DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .275 .697 13 10 -0.102 1.30 0.013 -0.115 -0.7
Raul Ibanez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 .831 17 11 -0.113 1.05 0.000 -0.113 -0.9 3 0
Adrian Beltre 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .748 13 8 -0.060 1.20 0.042 -0.102 -0.3 0 1 HBP
Jose Lopez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .308 .765 18 9 -0.121 1.24 0.028 -0.149 -0.9 2 5 GDP
Jeff Clement C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .618 12 8 0.013 0.83 0.062 -0.049 0.1 3 0 2B
Wladimir Balentien CF 4 1 2 2 0 2 .215 .653 14 9 0.134 1.44 0.227 -0.093 1.5 2 0 HR
Bryan LaHair 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .737 14 11 0.012 1.17 0.088 -0.076 0.4 11 1
Yuniesky Betancourt SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .624 8 6 -0.011 1.52 0.068 -0.078 -0.3 3 3
   Willie Bloomquist PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .662 5 3 -0.016 0.58 0.000 -0.016 -0.1
Carlos Silva P 1
   Jake Woods P
   Sean Green P
   Cesar Jimenez P
Team Totals 35 3 9 3 0 7 .257 .649 130 85 -0.311 1.21 0.580 -0.891 -1.7 27 11
2B: J Clement (4, off J Shields).
HR: W Balentien (5, off J Shields; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
HBP: A Beltre (1, by J Shields).
TB: W Balentien 5; J Clement 3; J Reed; J Lopez; I Suzuki; B LaHair; Y Betancourt.
GIDP: J Lopez (12).
RBI: W Balentien 2 (12); B LaHair (4).
2-out RBI: W Balentien 2; B LaHair.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Lopez-Y Betancourt-B LaHair; Y Betancourt-J Lopez-B LaHair.
E: Y Betancourt (17).

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, W (10-7) 6.2 9 3 3 0 5 1 3.65 29 106 68 39 13 16 10 13 2 0 49 0.085 1.20 0.4
Grant Balfour, H (5) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.34 4 13 9 5 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 0.131 1.23 0.8
Troy Percival, S (25) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.68 3 11 8 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.095 1.23 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 0 7 1 3.00 36 130 85 47 16 22 12 16 3 0 49 1 0 0.311 0.84 1.7

Seattle Mariners

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 Silva, L (4-13) 6 8 5 4 3 3 1 5.93 29 99 61 35 7 19 11 12 7 0 38 -0.297 0.92 -2.3
Jake Woods 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 6 17 9 7 0 2 1 5 0 0 1 0 0.090 0.76 1.4
Sean Green 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.88 3 14 7 3 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.33 0.2
Cesar Jimenez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.96 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.013 0.47 0.3
Team Totals 9 10 5 4 3 3 1 4.00 39 131 78 46 8 24 13 20 7 0 38 2 0 -0.189 1.21 -0.3
C Silva faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Shields (10; A Beltre).
IBB: C Silva (2; C Pena).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Greg Gibson, 1B - Mike Winters, 2B - Angel Campos, 3B - Brian Runge.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 30,220.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Wind 3mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 0-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR SEA W. Balentien J. Shields -21% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lopez Scores
t3 1-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R TBR B. Upton C. Silva 16% 60% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Zobrist Scores; Iwamura to 3B; Upton to 2B/Adv on throw
t3 2-2 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RR TBR C. Crawford C. Silva 13% 73% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Iwamura Scores/No RBI; Upton Scores/No RBI; Crawford to 2B
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R TBR C. Pena C. Silva 10% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b4 2-5 2 1-3 4,(0-2)  R SEA B. LaHair J. Shields -9% 70% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Clement Scores; Balentien to 2B

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, Mariners' Carlos Silva facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBR A. Iwamura C. Silva -2% 48% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  TBR B. Upton C. Silva 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO TBR C. Crawford C. Silva -5% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays' James Shields facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O SEA I. Suzuki J. Shields 2% 47% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O SEA J. Reed J. Shields 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O SEA R. Ibanez J. Shields 1% 50% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 0, Mariners 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mariners' Carlos Silva facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R TBR C. Pena C. Silva 10% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBR G. Gross C. Silva -2% 58% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR D. Navarro C. Silva -1% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR W. Aybar C. Silva -1% 56% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Mariners 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Rays' James Shields facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O SEA A. Beltre J. Shields 3% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  SEA J. Lopez J. Shields -3% 55% Single to SS (Line Drive to Short LF)
b2 0-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O SEA J. Clement J. Shields 3% 59% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b2 0-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR SEA W. Balentien J. Shields -21% 38% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lopez Scores
b2 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O SEA B. LaHair J. Shields 1% 39% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Mariners 2.
Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Mariners' Carlos Silva facing 8-9-1
t3 1-2 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O TBR E. Hinske C. Silva -3% 36% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t3 1-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  TBR B. Zobrist C. Silva 3% 39% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t3 1-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  TBR A. Iwamura C. Silva 4% 43% Single to CF (Line Drive); Zobrist to 2B
t3 1-2 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R TBR B. Upton C. Silva 16% 60% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Zobrist Scores; Iwamura to 3B; Upton to 2B/Adv on throw
t3 2-2 1 -23 1,(0-0)  RR TBR C. Crawford C. Silva 13% 73% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Iwamura Scores/No RBI; Upton Scores/No RBI; Crawford to 2B
t3 4-2 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  R TBR C. Pena C. Silva 7% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive); Crawford Scores/unER
t3 5-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TBR G. Gross C. Silva -2% 78% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t3 5-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBR D. Navarro C. Silva 1% 79% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Pena to 2B
t3 5-2 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O TBR W. Aybar C. Silva -3% 76% Groundout: 1B unassisted
4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rays 5, Mariners 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-5, Rays' James Shields facing 9-1-2
b3 2-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O SEA Y. Betancourt J. Shields 2% 79% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
b3 2-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O SEA I. Suzuki J. Shields 2% 80% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  SEA J. Reed J. Shields -1% 79% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b3 2-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O SEA R. Ibanez J. Shields 2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 5, Mariners 2.
Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mariners' Carlos Silva facing 8-9-1
t4 5-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBR E. Hinske C. Silva -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t4 5-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist C. Silva -1% 79% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t4 5-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O TBR A. Iwamura C. Silva -1% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Mariners 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-5, Rays' James Shields facing 4-5-6
b4 2-5 0 --- 4,(2-1)  SEA A. Beltre J. Shields -4% 74% Hit By Pitch
b4 2-5 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO SEA J. Lopez J. Shields 8% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b4 2-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  SEA J. Clement J. Shields -2% 80% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b4 2-5 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  SEA W. Balentien J. Shields -2% 78% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Clement to 3B
b4 2-5 2 1-3 4,(0-2)  R SEA B. LaHair J. Shields -9% 70% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Clement Scores; Balentien to 2B
b4 3-5 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O SEA Y. Betancourt J. Shields 5% 75% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 5, Mariners 3.
Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mariners' Carlos Silva facing 2-3-4
t5 5-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  TBR B. Upton C. Silva 3% 78% Walk
t5 5-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBR C. Crawford C. Silva 2% 80% Upton Steals 2B
t5 5-3 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TBR C. Crawford C. Silva -3% 77% Lineout: 2B
t5 5-3 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  TBR C. Pena C. Silva 1% 78% Intentional Walk
t5 5-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O TBR G. Gross C. Silva -3% 74% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t5 5-3 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O TBR D. Navarro C. Silva -3% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 5, Mariners 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-5, Rays' James Shields facing 1-2-3
b5 3-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  SEA I. Suzuki J. Shields -5% 66% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b5 3-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O SEA J. Reed J. Shields 5% 71% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O SEA R. Ibanez J. Shields 4% 75% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 3-5 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O SEA A. Beltre J. Shields 3% 78% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 5, Mariners 3.
Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mariners' Carlos Silva facing 7-8-9
t6 5-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TBR W. Aybar C. Silva 3% 80% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t6 5-3 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TBR E. Hinske C. Silva -1% 79% Groundout: 1B-2B-1B (2B-1B); Aybar to 2B
t6 5-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O TBR B. Zobrist C. Silva -2% 77% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Aybar to 3B
t6 5-3 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O TBR A. Iwamura C. Silva -3% 74% Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 5, Mariners 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-5, Rays' James Shields facing 5-6-7
b6 3-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O SEA J. Lopez J. Shields 4% 77% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b6 3-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  SEA J. Clement J. Shields -4% 73% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b6 3-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O SEA W. Balentien J. Shields 5% 78% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O SEA B. LaHair J. Shields 4% 81% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 5, Mariners 3.
Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mariners' Carlos Silva facing 2-3-4
t7 5-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TBR B. Upton C. Silva 2% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
Jake Woods replaces Carlos Silva pitching
t7 5-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  TBR C. Crawford J. Woods 3% 87% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Upton to 2B
t7 5-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O TBR C. Pena J. Woods -3% 84% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t7 5-3 1 12- 5,(3-1)  OO TBR G. Gross J. Woods -6% 78% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 5, Mariners 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-5, Rays' James Shields facing 9-1-2
b7 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  SEA Y. Betancourt J. Shields -7% 71% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b7 3-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O SEA I. Suzuki J. Shields 6% 77% Flyball: CF
b7 3-5 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O SEA J. Reed J. Shields 5% 82% Foul Popfly: C (3B Foul)
Grant Balfour replaces James Shields pitching
b7 3-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O SEA R. Ibanez G. Balfour 4% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 5, Mariners 3.
Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mariners' Jake Woods facing 6-7-8
t8 5-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBR D. Navarro J. Woods -1% 85% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t8 5-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBR W. Aybar J. Woods -1% 84% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t8 5-3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O TBR E. Hinske J. Woods -1% 83% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Mariners 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-5, Rays' Grant Balfour facing 4-5-6
b8 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SEA A. Beltre G. Balfour 4% 88% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b8 3-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O SEA J. Lopez G. Balfour 3% 91% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
b8 3-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O SEA J. Clement G. Balfour 2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Mariners 3.
Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mariners' Sean Green facing 9-1-2
Sean Green replaces Jake Woods pitching
t9 5-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist S. Green -1% 92% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t9 5-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  TBR A. Iwamura S. Green 2% 93% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t9 5-3 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TBR B. Upton S. Green -1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
Cesar Jimenez replaces Sean Green pitching
t9 5-3 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O TBR C. Crawford C. Jimenez -1% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 5, Mariners 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-5, Rays' Troy Percival facing 7-8-9
Troy Percival replaces Grant Balfour pitching
b9 3-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O SEA W. Balentien T. Percival 5% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b9 3-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O SEA B. LaHair T. Percival 3% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
Willie Bloomquist pinch hits for Yuniesky Betancourt (SS) batting 9th
b9 3-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O SEA W. Bloomquist T. Percival 2% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 5, Mariners 3.

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