Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox
August 24, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 24, 2008 at U.S. Cellular Field. The Chicago White Sox 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 5, Chicago White Sox 6

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 5 0 2 1
Upton cf 5 0 1 0
Pena 1b 4 2 2 1
Baldelli dh 5 1 2 2
Aybar 3b 5 0 0 1
Zobrist lf 5 1 1 0
Riggans c 4 0 0 0
Gross rf 4 0 0 0
Bartlett ss 3 1 0 0
Sonnanstine p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Balfour p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Hammel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 8 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Cabrera ss 5 0 2 0
Pierzynski c 5 2 3 0
Quentin lf 5 1 1 2
Dye rf 5 1 1 0
Thome dh 4 1 3 2
Ramirez 2b,3b 5 0 1 1
Griffey, Jr. cf 4 0 1 0
  Anderson pr,cf 0 1 0 0
Swisher 1b 3 0 0 0
Uribe 3b 3 0 0 0
  Konerko ph 1 0 1 1
  Getz pr,2b 0 0 0 0
Buehrle p 0 0 0 0
  Carrasco p 0 0 0 0
  Jenks p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 13 6
Tampa Bay 210 001 100 0581
Chicago 000 400 001 16132
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Sonnanstine   6.1 9 4 4 1 1
  Howell   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Balfour   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Hammel  L(4-4) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.1
2
1
1
1
0
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Buehrle   6.2 6 5 2 2 5
  Carrasco   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Jenks  W(3-0) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Totals
10.0
2
0
0
1
2

  E–Aybar (2), Cabrera (12), Swisher (6).  DP–Tampa Bay 2. Aybar-Iwamura-Pena, Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena, Chicago 1. A. Ramirez-Cabrera-Swisher.  PB–Pierzynski (5).  2B–Tampa Bay Baldelli (1,off Buehrle); Pena (17,off Buehrle); Upton (30,off Jenks), Chicago Dye (33,off Sonnanstine); Cabrera (24,off Sonnanstine); Griffey (2,off Wheeler).  HR–Tampa Bay Baldelli (2,1st inning off Buehrle 1 on 2 out), Chicago Quentin (36,4th inning off Sonnanstine 1 on 0 out); Thome (27,4th inning off Sonnanstine 1 on 0 out).  IBB–Pena (6,by Jenks); Thome (9,by Hammel).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  SB–Getz (1,2nd base off Wheeler/Riggans).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Lance Barksdale, 2B–Doug Eddings, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–3:11.  A–38,562.
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