MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
08/21/2110
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2317 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (49-66) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0
Cincinnati Reds (70-46) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 5 0
Brown Deals Tampa Bay 3-2 Setback
The Cincinnati Reds and Tampa Bay Rays played an entertaining game for Great American Ball Park patrons.

Cincinnati beat Tampa Bay on the strength of starting pitcher Jeff Brown's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a win, 3-2. Tampa Bay is still trying to get off the schneid, having lost 6 in a row.

Cincinnati starter Jeff Brown was a master of his craft. The right-hander allowed 1 run on a miserly 3 hits over 8 innings with no bases on balls.

Brown said his team "played with a purpose."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Richardson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 1 8
D. Van den Bussche SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .224 11 34
D. Wimmer DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .282 18 78
R. Rubio RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .285 11 50
A. Molina 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .278 11 49
J. Boutin CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 7 26
C. Ballance C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 9 41
T. Gast 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 9 41
K. Lents 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 0 7
Totals 30 2 4 2 0 5 5      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Molina (16, 5th Inning off J. Brown, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Van den Bussche (11, 9th Inning off C. Comer, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Van den Bussche 4 , D. Wimmer , R. Rubio , A. Molina 2
2-out RBI: D. Van den Bussche
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Gast
GIDP: A. Molina
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Rubio (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Molina-Ballance-Molina, Lents-Van den Bussche-Molina)
OF assists: 1 (Boutin(Powers at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hedges RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .312 26 61
M. Draper DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .264 2 15
A. Powers 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .290 25 89
G. Arbogast CF 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 .265 8 46
M. Morrison 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .267 9 55
   a-B. Rossi SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 7 30
G. Machado 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .209 22 53
J. Welch LF 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .267 5 30
J. Castaneda SS, 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .252 1 20
D. Molina C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .213 5 26
Totals 26 3 5 2 5 7 12      
a - B. Rossi substituted for M. Morrison in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Hedges , A. Powers , M. Morrison , G. Machado , D. Molina
2-out RBI: G. Machado , D. Molina
GIDP: M. Morrison , B. Rossi
Hit by Pitch: J. Welch
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castaneda-Morrison-Powers)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Melendez L (8-5) 5.0 5 3 3 3 3 0 75 3.06   
J. Reid 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 28 5.45   
M. Penney 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Melendez 45
Batters Faced: E. Melendez 22, J. Reid 6, M. Penney 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Melendez 6-4, J. Reid 1-1, M. Penney 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Melendez 75-43, J. Reid 28-14, M. Penney 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Penney 1-0
WP: E. Melendez 2
Hit Batsmen: E. Melendez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brown W (6-3) 8.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 94 3.80   
C. Comer SV (29) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 2.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brown 76
Batters Faced: J. Brown 26, C. Comer 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brown 8-11, C. Comer 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brown 94-59, C. Comer 10-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Brown
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 42098
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