New York Mets vs Tampa Bay Rays
June 14, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 14, 2012 at Tropicana Field. The New York Mets defeated the Tampa Bay Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 9, Tampa Bay Rays 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Nieuwenhuis cf,rf 5 2 2 3
Valdespin dh 4 2 1 0
Wright 3b 4 3 3 0
Duda rf 4 0 1 3
  Torres cf 0 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 0 2 2
Murphy 2b 5 0 0 0
Bay lf 4 1 1 1
Thole c 4 0 1 0
Quintanilla ss 3 1 1 0
Santana p 0 0 0 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Batista p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 12 9
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Jennings lf 5 0 1 1
Pena 1b 4 0 0 1
Upton cf 4 1 0 0
Matsui dh 4 1 2 0
  Rhymes pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Zobrist 2b 4 1 2 1
Joyce rf 3 1 1 2
Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0
Molina c 2 0 0 0
  Lobaton ph,c 1 1 0 0
Johnson ss 4 1 2 1
Hellickson p 0 0 0 0
  Ramos p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 6
New York 112 400 0019121
Tampa Bay 031 000 002680
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  W(4-3) 5.0 6 4 4 4 6
  Rauch   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Parnell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Byrdak   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Batista   0.1 2 2 2 1 0
  Francisco  SV(16) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
1
2
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Hellickson  L(4-3) 3.2 9 8 8 1 0
  Ramos   2.1 0 0 0 2 2
  Howell   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Peralta   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Rodney   1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
0
2

  E–Nieuwenhuis (4).  DP–New York 1. Wright-Murphy-Davis, Tampa Bay 1. Zobrist-Johnson-Pena.  2B–New York Wright (21,off Hellickson); Duda (9,off Hellickson); Thole (5,off Peralta), Tampa Bay Joyce (8,off Santana); Zobrist 2 (12,off Santana 2).  HR–New York Nieuwenhuis 2 (5,1st inning off Hellickson 0 on 0 out,4th inning off Hellickson 1 on 2 out); Bay (4,2nd inning off Hellickson 0 on 1 out).  SF–Duda (3,off Hellickson).  HBP–Valdespin (1,by Hellickson).  Team LOB–7.  Team–8.  SB–Valdespin (3,2nd base off Hellickson/Molina); Bay (2,2nd base off Ramos/Molina); Upton (12,2nd base off Santana/Thole).  U-HP–Laz Diaz, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Lance Barrett.  T–3:33.  A–21,947.
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