Rays 8, 
Cubs 3
| W: | G. Balfour (2-0) |
| L: | C. Marmol (1-2) |
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| K Fukudome CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .295 |
| R Theriot SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| D Lee 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .289 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .290 |
| G Soto DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .282 |
| M Hoffpauir LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 |
| M DeRosa RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .292 |
| H Blanco C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .296 |
| M Fontenot 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .237 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Hoffpauir (6, J Shields); M Fontenot (8, J Shields) RBI: M Fontenot (13), K Fukudome (31), R Theriot (22) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Fontenot 1, A Ramirez 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: K Fukudome (3, 2nd base by J Shields/D Navarro) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Lee (7, ground ball); A Ramirez (7, ground ball) DP: 1 (D Lee-R Theriot-S Gallagher). | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Gallagher | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 112-64 | 3.96 |
| C Marmol (L, 1-2) | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19-7 | 2.93 |
| S Eyre (B, 1) | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-9 | 3.37 |
| J Lieber | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-13 | 3.06 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 169-93 | |
| PITCHING HBP: G Gross (By C Marmol); A Iwamura (By C Marmol) Batters faced: S Gallagher 24; C Marmol 4; S Eyre 5; J Lieber 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Gallagher 10-4; C Marmol 0-0; S Eyre 0-1; J Lieber 2-3 Game Scores: S Gallagher 63 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .271 |
| C Crawford LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .272 |
| B Upton CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .291 |
| E Hinske 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .251 |
| E Longoria SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| C Floyd DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .264 |
| W Aybar 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .263 |
| D Navarro C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .326 |
| G Gross RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: E Hinske (12, S Eyre); C Floyd (4, S Eyre) 3B: B Upton (2, S Eyre) HR: C Crawford (5, 7th inning off S Eyre 3 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Iwamura (19), C Crawford 4 (37), E Hinske (37), E Longoria (35) SF: E Longoria GIDP: W Aybar Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Hinske 1, C Crawford 2, D Navarro 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Hinske (7, 3rd base off S Eyre/H Blanco) CS: C Crawford (5, 2nd base by S Gallagher/H Blanco) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Upton (4, bobble) | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Shields | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 102-68 | 3.94 |
| T Miller | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 4.26 |
| G Balfour (W, 2-0) | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25-16 | 1.74 |
| G Glover | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.91 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 146-95 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Shields 27; T Miller 1; G Balfour 6; G Glover 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 2-7; T Miller 0-0; G Balfour 0-2; G Glover 0-2 Game Scores: J Shields 54 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHC | TAM | |||
 | 2nd | W Aybar grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, E Hinske scored, C Floyd out at second, E Longoria to third. | 0 | 1 |
 | 7th | M Fontenot hit a ground rule double to deep center, M Hoffpauir scored, M DeRosa to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 7th | K Fukudome singled to left, M DeRosa scored, M Fontenot to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 7th | R Theriot singled to center, K Fukudome to second, M Fontenot scored, K Fukudome to third, R Theriot to second on error by center fielder B Upton. | 3 | 1 |
| 7th | A Iwamura hit by pitch, W Aybar scored, D Navarro to third, G Gross to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 7th | C Crawford homered to right, D Navarro, G Gross and A Iwamura scored. | 3 | 6 |
| 7th | E Hinske doubled to deep right, B Upton scored. | 3 | 7 |
| 7th | E Longoria hit sacrifice fly to left, E Hinske scored. | 3 | 8 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 34,441 (95.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:59 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Laz Diaz, First Base - Mike Estabrook, Second Base - Paul Schrieber, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |
MLB Scores
Thursday, June 19th 2008
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 9 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 13 |
| Toronto | 7 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 8 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 |
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 8 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 6 |