MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
08/20/2108
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 2390 - MONDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (50-71) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 0
Baltimore Orioles (66-56) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 X 7 11 1
Rays Dumped, 7-3, by Baltimore
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays.

The inspired effort of Tampa Bay shortstop Paul Shapiro was not enough to prevent a loss, 7-3, to the Baltimore Orioles. Shapiro was 2-4 with 2 home runs. Jonathan Dooley was the winner in relief. His record is now 2-2. The losing pitcher was Eddie Melendez.

Joseph Thomson had a big solo home run for the Orioles in the bottom of the fourth inning. With Baltimore leading 2-1 and the bases empty, he sized up a fastball from 31-year old right-handed pitcher Eddie Melendez and punished it. The result was his 6th home run of the season, which put the Orioles on top, 3-1.

"Nice to keep stacking the wins," said Thomson.

Baltimore is now 66-56.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Aguilar 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .172 0 11
B. Benn CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .255 4 27
D. Van den Bussche 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .264 27 88
P. Shapiro SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .203 20 67
J. Boutin RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 11 60
N. Alvarado LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 7 33
C. Ballance C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .217 3 17
J. Slayback 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .277 3 24
A. Hayes DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223 7 31
   a-D. Wimmer DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 25 89
Totals 32 3 6 3 1 8 9      
a - D. Wimmer inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: P. Shapiro 2 (20, 2nd Inning off B. Bowers, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. Christie, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Van den Bussche (27, 9th Inning off J. Averitt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Van den Bussche 4 , P. Shapiro 8 , J. Boutin , C. Ballance 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Slayback , A. Hayes
GIDP: B. Benn , J. Slayback
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Aguilar-Van den Bussche-Slayback, Shapiro-Van den Bussche-Slayback, Aguilar-Van den Bussche-Slayback)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cheney SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .269 5 34
B. Lannigan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .277 23 69
T. Cone C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .271 27 60
B. Baumbach CF 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .279 24 88
J. Healey RF 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 .233 23 54
C. Hanna DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .273 16 60
J. Thomson 1B 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .224 6 23
A. Cardenas 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .254 6 44
Z. Braunstein LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .308 2 8
Totals 32 7 11 6 4 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Lannigan (23, 1st Inning off E. Melendez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: Z. Braunstein (3, 4th Inning off E. Melendez, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Cardenas (1, 8th Inning off H. Vielma, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Healey (23, 4th Inning off E. Melendez, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Thomson (6, 4th Inning off E. Melendez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cheney 3 , B. Lannigan 2 , B. Baumbach , J. Healey 4 , C. Hanna , J. Thomson 4 , A. Cardenas 4 , Z. Braunstein 3
2-out RBI: J. Thomson , A. Cardenas , Z. Braunstein
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Cheney , Z. Braunstein
GIDP: B. Lannigan 2 , J. Healey
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: A. Cardenas (14)
Double Plays: 2 (Lannigan-Cardenas-Thomson, Cheney-Cardenas-Thomson)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Melendez L (5-7) 5.0 8 4 4 2 5 2 79 5.48   
J. Bossow 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 3.20   
H. Vielma 0.2 2 3 3 2 1 0 23 5.21   
M. Shea 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 5.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Melendez 38
Batters Faced: E. Melendez 23, J. Bossow 6, H. Vielma 6, M. Shea 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Melendez 6-2, J. Bossow 2-1, H. Vielma 0-1, M. Shea 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Melendez 79-50, J. Bossow 24-16, H. Vielma 23-9, M. Shea 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Shea 1-0
WP: H. Vielma
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Bowers 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 29 5.66   
J. Dooley W (2-2) 2.2 2 0 0 0 3 0 40 3.02   
D. Christie 2.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 30 3.90   
J. Averitt H (9) 2.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 29 4.38   
T. Huntress 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Bowers 41
Batters Faced: B. Bowers 6, J. Dooley 10, D. Christie 8, J. Averitt 8, T. Huntress 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Bowers 1-2, J. Dooley 3-2, D. Christie 3-0, J. Averitt 3-2, T. Huntress 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Bowers 29-16, J. Dooley 40-28, D. Christie 30-20, J. Averitt 29-19, T. Huntress 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Dooley 1-0 , D. Christie 1-0 , J. Averitt 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Shapiro
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 8:35 PM CT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 37418
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