Tampa Bay Rays vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 29, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 29, 2008 at PNC Park. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Rays 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Upton cf 5 0 2 0
Crawford lf 5 0 0 0
Longoria 3b 4 0 1 0
Pena 1b 5 1 2 0
Aybar 2b 4 2 2 1
Gomes rf 3 0 0 0
  Hinske ph 1 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Navarro ph 1 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
Riggans c 4 1 3 2
Bartlett ss 4 0 2 0
Sonnanstine p 2 0 0 0
  Gross ph,rf 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Wilson ss 4 2 2 0
Sanchez 2b 3 1 1 0
McLouth cf 3 0 0 1
  Yates p 0 0 0 0
  Doumit ph 1 0 1 1
  Rivas pr 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
Bay lf 3 0 1 1
Nady rf 3 0 1 0
LaRoche 1b 3 0 1 0
Bautista 3b 4 0 0 0
Chavez c 4 0 0 0
Gorzelanny p 2 0 0 0
  Michaels cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 7 3
Tampa Bay 000 101 0204121
Pittsburgh 000 101 010372
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Sonnanstine  W(9-3) 7.0 5 2 1 1 4
  Wheeler   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
  Percival  SV(19) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Gorzelanny   6.0 8 2 2 2 8
  Yates  L(3-1) 2.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Burnett   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
1
1

  E–Upton (7), Nady (2), J. Bautista (8).  DP–Tampa Bay 1. Longoria-Aybar-Pena, Pittsburgh 1. F. Sanchez-Wilson-Adam LaRoche.  2B–Pittsburgh F. Sanchez (13,off Sonnanstine); Wilson (5,off Sonnanstine); Bay (20,off Sonnanstine).  HR–Tampa Bay Riggans (4,4th inning off Gorzelanny 0 on 0 out); Aybar (3,6th inning off Gorzelanny 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–11.  SH–F. Sanchez (5,off Sonnanstine).  SF–Bay (3,off Sonnanstine).  Team–5.  SB–Upton (23,2nd base off Gorzelanny/R. Chavez); Longoria (4,2nd base off Burnett/R. Chavez).  CS–Upton (10,2nd base by Gorzelanny/R. Chavez).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Ed Hickox, 2B–CB Bucknor, 3B–Joe West.  T–2:59.  A–15,828.
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