Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays
August 31, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 2008 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baltimore Orioles 4, Tampa Bay Rays 10

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 5 1 2 0
Payton cf 5 0 0 0
Markakis rf 2 0 1 0
  Montanez ph,rf 1 1 0 0
Huff 3b 3 0 2 0
  Cintron ph,3b 0 1 0 0
Millar 1b 3 1 0 1
Scott lf 4 0 1 2
Salazar dh 3 0 1 1
Quiroz c 3 0 0 0
Castro ss 4 0 0 0
Burres p 0 0 0 0
  Bierd p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 7 4
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 4 1 0 0
Upton cf 1 1 0 1
  Gross rf 1 0 0 0
Pena 1b 3 1 1 1
Baldelli dh 3 2 3 1
  Hinske ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Aybar 3b 4 0 1 2
Zobrist lf,cf 3 0 1 1
Bartlett ss 4 3 4 2
Riggans c 5 2 2 1
Ruggiano rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Hammel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 10 12 9
Baltimore 000 001 030471
Tampa Bay 212 003 20x10122
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Burres  L(7-9) 5.0 9 7 7 4 4
  Bierd   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Castillo   0.0 0 1 1 2 0
  Walker   1.1 2 2 1 0 1
  Johnson   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
1
0
0
1
1
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Shields  W(12-8) 7.0 6 1 1 2 1
  Miller   0.1 0 2 1 1 0
  Hammel   1.2 1 1 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
1
1
0
1
2

  E–Millar (6), Aybar 2 (5).  DP–Baltimore 1. Castro-Roberts-Millar, Tampa Bay 2. Aybar-Iwamura-Pena, Aybar-Pena.  2B–Baltimore Huff (43,off Shields); Markakis (42,off Shields); Scott (25,off Hammel), Tampa Bay Baldelli 2 (4,off Burres 2); Riggans 2 (6,off Burres,off Walker).  HR–Tampa Bay Bartlett (1,7th inning off Walker 0 on 1 out).  SF–Salazar (1,off Hammel); Zobrist (1,off Burres).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Iwamura (4,by Castillo); Upton (2,by Castillo); Bartlett (6,by Johnson).  IBB–Aybar (1,by Burres).  Team–10.  SB–Upton (40,2nd base off Burres/Quiroz).  U-HP–Jeff Kellogg, 1B–Chad Fairchild, 2B–Sam Holbrook, 3B–Mark Wegner.  T–3:11.  A–32,379.
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