Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays
May 30, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 2008 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 1, Tampa Bay Rays 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera ss 4 0 1 0
Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0
Quentin lf 4 0 1 0
Dye rf 3 0 2 0
Thome dh 3 0 0 0
Konerko 1b 3 0 0 0
Crede 3b 4 0 1 0
Swisher cf 3 0 0 0
  Wise pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Ramirez 2b 4 1 2 1
Contreras p 0 0 0 0
  Thornton p 0 0 0 0
  Linebrink p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 4 1 2 0
Crawford lf 2 0 0 0
Upton cf 2 0 1 1
Pena 1b 3 0 0 0
Longoria 3b 4 0 1 0
Floyd dh 4 1 1 1
Navarro c 3 0 1 0
Hinske rf 3 0 0 0
  Gross rf 0 0 0 0
Bartlett ss 3 0 0 0
Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 6 2
Chicago 000 010 000180
Tampa Bay 001 000 001260
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Contreras   7.0 5 1 1 3 5
  Thornton   1.0 0 0 0 2 2
  Linebrink  L(2-1) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
1
1
1
0
0
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Shields   6.0 7 1 1 1 6
  Reyes   1.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Howell   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Wheeler  W(1-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
0

  E–None.  DP–Chicago 2. Cabrera-A. Ramirez-Konerko, A. Ramirez-Cabrera-Konerko, Tampa Bay 2. Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena, Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena.  2B–Chicago Dye (10,off Shields).  HR–Chicago A. Ramirez (2,5th inning off Shields 0 on 1 out), Tampa Bay Floyd (4,9th inning off Linebrink 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Iwamura (3,2nd base off Contreras/Pierzynski); Upton 2 (17,2nd base off Contreras/Pierzynski,2nd base off Thornton/Pierzynski).  U-HP–Lance Barksdale, 1B–Doug Eddings, 2B–Ted Barrett, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–2:50.  A–14,679.
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