Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals
May 17, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 2008 at Busch Stadium III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Tampa Bay Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Rays 8, St. Louis Cardinals 9

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 6 0 1 0
Crawford lf 5 2 3 2
Upton cf 5 2 3 0
Pena 1b 3 1 1 3
Longoria 3b 4 0 2 2
Navarro c 5 0 2 0
Gross rf 4 1 1 0
Bartlett ss 5 2 4 0
Garza p 1 0 0 0
  Glover p 0 0 0 0
  Floyd ph 1 0 1 1
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Gomes ph 1 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Hinske ph 1 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 8 18 8
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Schumaker cf 5 2 2 0
Miles 2b 5 2 4 0
Pujols 1b 5 2 2 2
Duncan lf 5 0 0 0
Glaus 3b 4 1 1 2
Ludwick rf 4 2 2 3
Molina c 4 0 1 1
Wainwright p 3 0 0 0
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  McClellan p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy ph 1 0 0 0
  Franklin p 0 0 0 0
Ryan ss 4 0 1 0
Totals 40 9 13 8
Tampa Bay 120 001 310 08181
St. Louis 200 141 000 19131
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Garza   4.1 10 7 6 2 1
  Glover   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Howell   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Reyes   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Miller   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Wheeler  L(0-3) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.1
1
1
1
0
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Wainwright   5.2 12 4 4 1 2
  Flores   0.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Springer   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  McClellan   1.0 1 1 1 2 0
  Franklin  W(2-1) 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
10.0
0
0
0
2
2

  E–Bartlett (5), Molina (4).  DP–Tampa Bay 1. Navarro-Pena-Iwamura-Navarro, St. Louis 2. Schumaker-Pujols-Glaus-Miles, Molina-Miles.  PB–Molina (2).  2B–Tampa Bay Upton (10,off Wainwright); Floyd (2,off Wainwright), St. Louis Miles (3,off Garza).  HR–Tampa Bay Pena (9,7th inning off Flores 2 on 0 out), St. Louis Ludwick 2 (10,4th inning off Garza 0 on 0 out,10th inning off Wheeler 0 on 1 out); Pujols (9,6th inning off Howell 0 on 2 out).  SH–Garza (1,off Wainwright).  SF–Longoria (3,off McClellan).  Team LOB–10.  Team–5.  SB–Upton (8,2nd base off Wainwright/Molina).  CS–Crawford (3,2nd base by Wainwright/Molina); Upton (5,3rd base by Wainwright/Molina); Gross (1,2nd base by Franklin/Molina); Miles (2,2nd base by Miller/Navarro).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Brian Runge, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Mike Estabrook.  T–3:43.  A–43,907.
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