Final
Rays send Marlins to 6th straight loss
Jun 10, 2012 - 11:35 PMVideo
Shields (7-4), who had allowed 25 runs -- 19 earned -- over his last 25 2/3 innings coming in, fanned five and surrendered a run on four hits and three walks in 6 1/3 innings.
"Obviously we got a win and a nice little sweep," Shields said. "I felt pretty good for the most part. Overall it was a good start, better than the last few."
B.J. Upton scorched an RBI double among his two hits, while Ben Zobrist slapped a pair of hits and scored once for the Rays, who have defeated the Marlins seven consecutive times, tying the franchise's longest winning streak against an NL opponent.
Anibal Sanchez (3-5) was touched up for four runs on seven hits and three walks over six frames for Miami, which was 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position.
"We really were pretty flat at the plate all weekend," Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said.
The Marlins have been outscored 43-10 and are 6-for-47 with runners in scoring position during the losing skid.
They were 0-for-7 in this one before Logan Morrison and Gaby Sanchez smacked back-to-back doubles to pull Miami within 4-1 in the seventh inning.
Miami pushed a two-out run across in the eighth off of Joel Peralta. Giancarlo Stanton singled and moved to second with Morrison at the plate on defensive indifference. Morrison then poked a base hit to right, scoring Stanton to cut the deficit to 4-2.
But Fernando Rodney worked around a two-out single to notch his 18th save of the season. He lowered his ERA to 0.94.
After a month of May which saw the Marlins go 21-8, Miami has been anything but stellar in June, sputtering to a 2-7 start.
The Rays struck first with a run in the opening frame and added three more in the fourth.
Upton smoked an RBI double into the gap in left-center to make it 1-0 after an inning of play.
Joyce cracked a one-out solo shot over the wall in right-center and after Zobrist singled, Johnson stroked a two-run blast into the bullpen in right for a 4-0 Rays advantage in the fourth.
Game Notes
The Rays won seven consecutive contests against the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2004-07. Tampa Bay has outscored Miami, 40-13, during the winning streak...Tampa Bay went 1-for-5 with RISP and left four men on base.
- TAMPA BAY: 4
MIAMI: 2
Final
Jun 10 3:55 PM - With Gaby Sanchez batting, Logan Morrison advances to second on a Joel Peralta wild pitch. Runner on second with two outs and Gaby Sanchez at the plate.
Rays 4, Marlins 2 Bot 8, 2 OutsJun 10 3:36 PM - Gaby Sanchez doubled to left scoring Logan Morrison with none out. Runner on second and Chris Coghlan due up.
Rays 4, Marlins 1 Bot 7, 0 OutsJun 10 3:03 PM - Elliot Johnson one-out, two-run Home Run (4) to right scored Ben Zobrist. Sean Rodriguez due up.
Rays 4, Marlins 0 Top 4, 1 OutJun 10 2:04 PM - Matt Joyce lead-off Home Run (11) to right center. Ben Zobrist due up.
Rays 2, Marlins 0 Top 4, 0 OutsJun 10 1:58 PM - B.J. Upton doubled to left scoring Carlos Pena with one out. On the play, B.J. Upton advanced to third on the throw. Runner on third and Matt Joyce due up.
Rays 1, Marlins 0 Top 1, 1 OutJun 10 1:15 PM - TAMPA BAY: 0
MIAMI: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Jun 10 1:10 PM
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