Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays
October 22, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 22, 2008 at Tropicana Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 3, Tampa Bay Rays 2

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 5 0 0 0
Werth rf 4 1 2 0
Utley 2b 4 1 2 2
Howard 1b 4 0 0 0
Burrell lf 3 0 0 0
  Bruntlett pr,lf 1 0 0 0
Victorino cf 4 1 2 0
Feliz 3b 3 0 2 0
Coste dh 4 0 0 0
Ruiz c 3 0 0 1
Hamels p 0 0 0 0
  Madson p 0 0 0 0
  Lidge p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 8 3
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 4 0 3 1
Upton cf 4 0 0 0
Pena 1b 4 0 0 0
Longoria 3b 4 0 0 0
Crawford lf 4 1 1 1
Aybar dh 3 0 0 0
Navarro c 3 0 0 0
Zobrist rf 3 0 1 0
Bartlett ss 1 1 0 0
Kazmir p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Balfour p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 5 2
Philadelphia 200 100 000381
Tampa Bay 000 110 000251
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Hamels  W (1-0) 7.0 5 2 2 2 5
  Madson  1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Lidge  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
5
2
2
2
8
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Kazmir  L (0-1) 6.0 6 3 3 4 4
  Howell  0.2 1.0 0 0 1 2 0
  Balfour  1.2 1.0 0 0 1 2 0
  Miller  0.1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Wheeler  0.1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
3
3
6
9

  E–Howard (1), Pena (1).  DP–Philadelphia 2 Utley-Rollins-Howard, Feliz-Utley-Howard, Tampa Bay 1 Upton-Navarro.  2B–Philadelphia Werth 2 (2,off Kazmir,off Balfour), Tampa Bay Iwamura (1,off Hamels).  HR–Philadelphia Utley (1,1st inning off Kazmir 1 on 1 out), Tampa Bay Crawford (1,4th inning off Hamels 0 on 2 out).  IBB–Utley (1,by Balfour).  Team LOB–11.  Team–3.  SB–Utley 2 (2,2nd base off Howell/Navarro,2nd base off Wheeler/Navarro); Werth (1,3rd base off Wheeler/Navarro); Bartlett (1,2nd base off Hamels/Ruiz).  CS–Pena (1,2nd base by Hamels/Ruiz).  WP–Howell (1).  IBB–Balfour (1,Utley).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Kerwin Danley, 2B–Fieldin Culbreth, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–3:23.  A–40,783.
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