Seattle Mariners vs Tampa Bay Rays
April 9, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 9, 2008 at Tropicana Field. The Seattle Mariners defeated the Tampa Bay Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Seattle Mariners 7, Tampa Bay Rays 1

Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki cf 5 0 1 1
Lopez 2b 3 0 1 1
Beltre 3b 5 1 2 1
Ibanez lf 5 0 0 0
Sexson 1b 4 2 0 0
Wilkerson rf 3 0 1 0
Vidro dh 3 1 1 1
Burke c 3 2 2 3
Betancourt ss 4 1 1 0
Washburn p 0 0 0 0
  Rowland-Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 9 7
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 3 0 0 1
Crawford lf 4 0 1 0
Pena 1b 4 0 0 0
Upton cf 3 0 0 0
Gomes dh 4 0 0 0
Aybar 3b 4 0 3 0
Riggans c 3 0 0 0
  Hinske ph 1 0 1 0
Ruggiano rf 3 1 1 0
  Haynes ph 1 0 0 0
Bartlett ss 2 0 2 0
Sonnanstine p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Ryu p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Seattle 002 011 030791
Tampa Bay 001 000 000182
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Washburn  W(1-1) 7.0 6 1 1 1 2
  Rowland-Smith   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Green   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Sonnanstine  L(1-1) 6.0 7 4 4 2 3
  Howell   1.2 2 3 2 1 0
  Ryu   1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
1

  E–Beltre (2), Ruggiano (1), Howell (1).  DP–Seattle 1. Betancourt-Lopez-Sexson, Tampa Bay 1. Aybar-Iwamura-Pena.  2B–Seattle Suzuki (1,off Sonnanstine); Wilkerson (1,off Sonnanstine), Tampa Bay Ruggiano (1,off Washburn); Aybar 2 (2,off Washburn 2); Bartlett (2,off Washburn).  HR–Seattle Beltre (2,5th inning off Sonnanstine 0 on 2 out); Burke (1,8th inning off Howell 2 on 1 out).  SH–Wilkerson (1,off Howell); Bartlett (1,off Washburn).  SF–Lopez (2,off Sonnanstine); Iwamura (1,off Washburn).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  SB–Lopez (2,2nd base off Howell/Riggans).  U-HP–Randy Marsh, 1B–Brian Knight, 2B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–2:29.  A–12,106.
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