Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles
March 31, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on March 31, 2008 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Tampa Bay Rays 6, Baltimore Orioles 2

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 5 1 0 0
Crawford lf 5 1 1 1
Pena 1b 4 0 1 0
Upton cf 4 0 1 2
Floyd dh 4 1 1 0
Aybar 3b 4 0 1 0
Hinske rf 3 2 1 1
  Haynes rf 0 0 0 0
Navarro c 4 1 3 1
Bartlett ss 3 0 1 1
Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 10 6
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 2 1 2 0
Mora 3b 4 0 0 0
Markakis rf 3 1 1 0
Millar 1b 4 0 1 2
Huff dh 4 0 1 0
Hernandez R. c 4 0 0 0
Scott lf 3 0 1 0
Jones cf 3 0 0 0
Hernandez L. ss 2 0 0 0
  Payton ph 1 0 0 0
  Fahey ss 0 0 0 0
Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Albers p 0 0 0 0
  Burres p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2
Tampa Bay 003 102 0006101
Baltimore 200 000 000261
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Shields  W(1-0) 7.0 5 2 2 3 2
  Miller   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Reyes   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Guthrie  L(0-1) 5.1 9 6 5 1 2
  Albers   2.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Burres   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
0

  E–Wheeler (1), Mora (1).  DP–Tampa Bay 3. Aybar-Iwamura-Pena, Shields-Bartlett-Pena, Navarro, Baltimore 1. Millar-L. Hernandez-Millar.  2B–Tampa Bay Floyd (1,off Guthrie); Navarro (1,off Burres), Baltimore Millar (1,off Shields).  HR–Tampa Bay Hinske (1,4th inning off Guthrie 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Bartlett (1,by Guthrie).  Team LOB–5.  Team–4.  SB–Crawford (1,2nd base off Guthrie/R. Hernandez); Roberts (1,3rd base off Shields/Navarro); Markakis (1,2nd base off Shields/Navarro).  CS–Navarro (1,Home by Albers/R. Hernandez); Roberts (1,2nd base by Shields/Navarro).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Andy Fletcher.  T–2:31.  A–46,807.
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