Rays 7, 
Orioles 5
| W: | J. Niemann (2-1) |
| L: | J. Walker (1-3) |
| SV: | J. Howell (3) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Zobrist SS-LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| W Aybar 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 |
| A Iwamura 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| D Johnson 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| E Longoria 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 |
| C Floyd DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 |
| b-R Baldelli PH-DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| G Gross RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .249 |
| E Hinske LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| c-J Bartlett PH-SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 |
| M Hernandez C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| d-D Navarro PH-C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| F Perez CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .264 |
| a-C Pena PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .247 |
| B Upton CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 11 | |
| a-struck out swinging for F Perez in the 7th b-reached on infield single to shortstop for C Floyd in the 8th c-singled to left for E Hinske in the 8th d-singled to center for M Hernandez in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Hinske (21, A Simon); B Upton (36, K Mickolio) 3B: B Zobrist (2, A Simon) HR: E Longoria (26, 8th inning off A Simon 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Johnson (4), W Aybar (32), E Longoria (83), J Bartlett (36), D Navarro 2 (52), B Upton (65) 2-out RBI: E Longoria, J Bartlett, D Navarro 2, B Upton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Zobrist 1, F Perez 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: E Hinske (J Castro at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Talbot | 4.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 76-44 | 8.59 |
| C Bradford | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.05 |
| J Niemann (W, 2-1) | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38-25 | 5.54 |
| J Howell (S, 3) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-14 | 2.22 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 135-86 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Talbot 21; C Bradford 2; J Niemann 12; J Howell 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Talbot 5-5; C Bradford 2-0; J Niemann 4-1; J Howell 2-3 Game Scores: M Talbot 38 | |||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Roberts 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .296 |
| L Montanez RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| L Scott LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .258 |
| A Jones CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| O Salazar 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 |
| R Hernandez DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .257 |
| K Millar 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .236 |
| J Payton CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .245 |
| G Quiroz C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .189 |
| a-N Markakis PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| O Santos C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| J Castro SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .203 |
| b-A Huff PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| A Cintron SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | |
| a-walked for G Quiroz in the 8th b-popped out to shortstop for J Castro in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Montanez (6, M Talbot); O Salazar (3, M Talbot); G Quiroz (5, J Niemann) RBI: J Castro (16), B Roberts (57), O Salazar (14), G Quiroz (14), R Hernandez (65) 2-out RBI: J Castro, B Roberts Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Hernandez 1, J Castro 1, O Salazar 1, B Roberts 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Payton (8, 2nd base off M Talbot/M Hernandez); B Roberts (39, 2nd base off M Talbot/M Hernandez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Cintron (8, throw) PB: G Quiroz. | ||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Simon | 7.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 96-69 | 4.91 |
| J Walker (L, 1-3; B, 4) | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-7 | 6.87 |
| K Mickolio | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 6.75 |
| G Sherrill | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 4.82 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 135-91 | |
| PITCHING WP: A Simon; J Walker HBP: B Zobrist (By A Simon) Batters faced: A Simon 31; J Walker 4; K Mickolio 2; G Sherrill 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Simon 12-5; J Walker 0-0; K Mickolio 0-1; G Sherrill 0-2 Game Scores: A Simon 59 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | BAL | |||
 | 1st | D Johnson singled to right, B Zobrist scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | J Castro singled to center, R Hernandez scored, G Quiroz to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd | B Roberts singled to left, G Quiroz scored, J Castro out at third. | 1 | 2 |
| 5th | O Salazar grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Roberts scored, L Scott out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| 6th | G Quiroz doubled to deep left, J Payton scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 7th | R Hernandez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Montanez scored, O Salazar out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| 8th | D Navarro singled to center, G Gross and J Bartlett scored, D Navarro to second advancing on throw. | 6 | 5 |
| 8th | B Upton doubled to deep left, D Navarro scored. | 7 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 15,215 (31.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - James Hoye |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 23rd 2008
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 0 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 9 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 7 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 9 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 9 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 10 |
| Colorado | 9 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |