Tampa Bay Rays vs Seattle Mariners
August 8, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 2008 at Safeco Field. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Seattle Mariners 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 5, Seattle Mariners 3

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 5 1 2 0
Upton cf 3 1 2 1
Crawford lf 5 1 1 0
Pena 1b 3 1 2 2
Gross rf 4 0 0 0
Navarro c 4 0 1 0
Aybar 3b 4 0 1 0
Hinske dh 4 0 0 0
Zobrist ss 4 1 1 0
Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Balfour p 0 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 10 3
Seattle Mariners ab   r   h rbi
Suzuki rf 4 0 1 0
Reed dh 4 0 1 0
Ibanez lf 4 0 0 0
Beltre 3b 3 0 0 0
Lopez 2b 4 1 1 0
Clement c 4 1 2 0
Balentien cf 4 1 2 2
LaHair 1b 4 0 1 1
Betancourt ss 3 0 1 0
  Bloomquist ph 1 0 0 0
Silva p 0 0 0 0
  Woods p 0 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Jimenez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Tampa Bay 014 000 0005100
Seattle 020 100 000391
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Shields  W(10-7) 6.2 9 3 3 0 5
  Balfour   1.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Percival  SV(25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
  Seattle Mariners IP H R ER BB SO
Silva  L(4-13) 6.0 8 5 4 3 3
  Woods   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Green   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Jimenez   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Betancourt (17).  DP–Tampa Bay 1. Zobrist-Iwamura-Pena, Seattle 2. Betancourt-Lopez-LaHair, Lopez-Betancourt-LaHair.  2B–Tampa Bay Iwamura (23,off Green), Seattle Clement (4,off Shields).  HR–Tampa Bay Pena (21,2nd inning off Silva 0 on 0 out), Seattle Balentien (5,2nd inning off Shields 1 on 2 out).  IBB–Pena (4,by Silva).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Beltre (1,by Shields).  Team–6.  SB–Upton (35,2nd base off Silva/Clement).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Angel Campos, 3B–Brian Runge.  T–2:29.  A–30,220.
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