MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
08/21/2108
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 2405 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (50-72) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0
Baltimore Orioles (67-56) 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 3 X 9 13 0
Ellis Hammers 2 Homers in 9-1 Win
The Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 9-1, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Justin Ellis starred for Baltimore. He went 2-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Baltimore reliever Rick Hutson picked up the win to move to 2-5. Matt Manzolillo suffered the loss. The second-place Orioles now have a win-loss record of 67-56.

With Baltimore leading 6-1 in the bottom of the eighth, Ellis came up to bat against Tampa Bay pitcher Greg Klibert. Ellis hit a fastball to left for a 3-run home run. His 6th home run of the season put the Orioles on top, 9-1.

Orioles manager Art Matlock had nothing but praise for his players after an impressive win, calling the result one of the team's best performances of the season. "Everything just came together on our end," he said. "I didn't need to do too much."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Boutin RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .296 11 60
D. Richardson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .257 2 21
D. Wimmer DH 4 0 3 0 0 1 2 .295 25 89
D. Van den Bussche 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .261 27 88
P. Shapiro SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .201 20 67
N. Alvarado CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 7 33
C. Ballance C 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .220 3 17
   a-E. Holmes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .182 0 1
J. Slayback 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272 3 24
T. Aguilar 3B 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .169 0 12
Totals 31 1 4 1 3 11 13      
a - E. Holmes pinch hit for C. Ballance in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: C. Ballance (2, 7th Inning off D. Christie, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Wimmer 3 , C. Ballance 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Richardson , D. Van den Bussche
Hit by Pitch: C. Ballance
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Boutin (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Aguilar-Van den Bussche-Slayback)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cheney SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .269 5 34
B. Lannigan 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .279 23 70
C. Hanna DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .275 16 61
T. Clarke 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .286 1 5
J. Healey RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .234 23 54
A. Cardenas 2B 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .259 7 45
J. Ellis C 4 2 2 4 0 1 1 .171 6 19
Z. Braunstein CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302 2 8
M. Bond LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .277 11 42
Totals 35 9 13 9 0 6 5      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Lannigan 2 (25, 3rd Inning off M. Manzolillo, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off M. Shea, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Clarke (3, 3rd Inning off M. Manzolillo, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Healey (19, 8th Inning off G. Klibert, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Ellis 2 (6, 4th Inning off M. Manzolillo, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off G. Klibert, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Cardenas (7, 4th Inning off M. Manzolillo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Cheney , B. Lannigan 4 , C. Hanna 2 , T. Clarke 2 , J. Healey 2 , A. Cardenas 6 , J. Ellis 8 , Z. Braunstein
2-out RBI: B. Lannigan , C. Hanna , T. Clarke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Healey
GIDP: J. Healey
Sac Fly: T. Clarke
Team LOB: 3
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Manzolillo L (4-13) 3.0 7 5 5 0 2 2 55 6.54   
M. Shea 3.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 36 5.00   
G. Klibert 2.0 3 3 3 0 1 1 23 5.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Manzolillo 25
Batters Faced: M. Manzolillo 16, M. Shea 11, G. Klibert 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Manzolillo 4-3, M. Shea 3-2, G. Klibert 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Manzolillo 55-37, M. Shea 36-22, G. Klibert 23-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Groeschen 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 29 4.58   
R. Hutson W (2-5) 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 0 27 4.42   
W. Romero 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 4.31   
D. Christie 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 18 3.93   
T. Eassson 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 27 4.10   
B. Beasley 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Groeschen 48
Batters Faced: B. Groeschen 7, R. Hutson 6, W. Romero 8, D. Christie 5, T. Eassson 6, B. Beasley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Groeschen 1-3, R. Hutson 0-2, W. Romero 2-3, D. Christie 2-1, T. Eassson 2-0, B. Beasley 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Groeschen 29-17, R. Hutson 27-14, W. Romero 29-17, D. Christie 18-12, T. Eassson 27-17, B. Beasley 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hutson 1-0 , D. Christie 1-0 , T. Eassson 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Groeschen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Ellis
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 10:35 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 38419
Special Notes: SP Rick Hutson was injured while pitching.
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