MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
08/30/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
GAME ID: 2539 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (54-77) 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
San Diego Padres (75-56) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 0
Rays Beat Padres, 4-2
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the San Diego Padres, 4-2, in American League action at The Pound at Seaport Village. Tampa Bay pitcher Eddie Melendez had a standout performance. Melendez yielded 1 run over 6.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 4. His record improves to 6-8. Matt Shea recorded his 2nd save for Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay used the hitting of Paul Shapiro to pick up the win. The shortstop clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Rays on top, 3-1. For the game, Shapiro had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Said losing manager Tim Lentz: "Not taking anything away from them, but we swung the bats better than what it showed."

The second-place Padres have lost 4 straight games.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Benn CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .243 4 28
A. Hayes LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .218 7 32
D. Wimmer 1B 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 .293 27 94
D. Van den Bussche 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .264 30 95
P. Shapiro SS 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .203 23 73
J. Boutin DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .292 12 64
N. Alvarado RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .247 7 34
J. Slayback 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .264 3 26
E. Holmes C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .182 0 1
Totals 36 4 11 4 2 13 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Slayback (13, 3rd Inning off J. Hamel, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Alvarado (14, 8th Inning off M. Magruder, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Shapiro (23, 4th Inning off S. Gallagher, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Wimmer (27, 5th Inning off R. Marquez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Benn , A. Hayes , D. Wimmer 4 , D. Van den Bussche 2 , P. Shapiro 5 , J. Boutin , N. Alvarado 3 , J. Slayback 2
2-out RBI: A. Hayes , D. Wimmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Slayback
GIDP: N. Alvarado
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Van den Bussche (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Slayback-Van den Bussche-Wimmer, Shapiro-Van den Bussche-Wimmer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Sanchez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .337 4 14
B. Culligan 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .229 12 31
D. Silva DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .269 27 85
R. Wilson CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .238 21 68
B. Patrick RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .244 44 106
R. Parker 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .241 26 64
M. McNamara LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .226 13 45
B. Shipley C 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .228 5 36
   a-L. Guzman PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 5 12
J. Dorsey SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 9 35
Totals 33 2 8 2 3 8 15      
a - L. Guzman pinch ran for B. Shipley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Wilson (25, 1st Inning off E. Melendez, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Shipley 2 (19, 7th Inning off J. Owens, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off M. Shea, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Parker (22, 9th Inning off M. Shea, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Wilson 2 , B. Patrick , R. Parker 3 , M. McNamara , B. Shipley 4 , J. Dorsey
2-out RBI: R. Wilson , B. Shipley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Parker , B. Shipley , J. Dorsey 2
GIDP: B. Culligan , B. Shipley
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Parker-Dorsey-Culligan)
OF assists: 1 (Patrick(Holmes at home))
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Melendez W (6-8) 6.1 5 1 1 2 4 0 82 5.44   
J. Owens H (9) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 5.58   
M. Shea SV (2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 17 5.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Melendez 61
Batters Faced: E. Melendez 24, J. Owens 7, M. Shea 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Melendez 6-7, J. Owens 2-1, M. Shea 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Melendez 82-51, J. Owens 26-17, M. Shea 17-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hamel 2.1 2 1 1 1 4 0 36 2.41   
S. Gallagher L (5-4) 1.2 4 2 2 0 2 1 37 3.48   
R. Marquez 2.0 2 1 1 0 4 1 32 3.82   
M. Magruder 1.2 3 0 0 1 3 0 25 2.36   
J. Oscal 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.18   
R. Aguilera 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hamel 48
Batters Faced: J. Hamel 9, S. Gallagher 9, R. Marquez 8, M. Magruder 8, J. Oscal 1, R. Aguilera 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hamel 2-0, S. Gallagher 0-3, R. Marquez 2-0, M. Magruder 0-1, J. Oscal 0-1, R. Aguilera 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hamel 36-22, S. Gallagher 37-23, R. Marquez 32-21, M. Magruder 25-15, J. Oscal 3-2, R. Aguilera 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Gallagher 1-1 , J. Oscal 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Melendez
Ballpark: The Pound at Seaport Village
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 10:35 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 32753
Special Notes: C Brent Shipley was injured while running the bases.
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