Padres 7 - 1 Rays
Final
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Young starters battle in Padres-Devil Rays finale

Jun 14, 2007 - 12:47 PM San Diego (37-27) at Tampa Bay (29-34) 12:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are always searching for quality pitching. The San Diego Padres are one of the few teams with a wealth of quality arms.

A pair of young starters are set to battle when the Devil Rays host the Padres in the rubber game of their three-game series on Thursday.

The surprising Justin Germano (4-0, 2.75 ERA) will get the start for San Diego. The Padres picked up the 24-year-old in spring training after he was released by the Philadelphia Phillies and inserted him into the rotation on May 8.

The righthander allowed three earned runs or less in each of his first five starts before running into trouble last Friday in his first matchup with an American League opponent. Germano allowed five runs in five innings against the Seattle Mariners on Friday, but did not factor into the decision.

Tampa Bay will counter with J.P. Howell (1-0, 4.85). The 24-year-old lefthander was recalled from Class AAA Durham for a start against the Royals on June 3.

After dominating Kansas City to earn his first win of the season, Howell got knocked around by the Florida Marlins on Friday, surrendering six runs and eight hits in five innings.

After pounding the Padres, 11-4, on Monday, Jake Peavy stymied the Devil Rays in a 9-0 loss.

Peavy yielded two hits over seven innings as San Diego snapped a four-game losing streak.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    SAN DIEGO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 7 10 0
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO, HEATH BELL (7TH), DOUG BROCAIL (8TH) AND ROB
    BOWEN
    TAM - J.P. HOWELL, GARY GLOVER (8TH), JAY WITASICK
    (8TH) AND RAUL CASANOVA

    HOME RUNS: SD

    Jun 14 3:09 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY MIKE CAMERON SCORED MARCUS GILES.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, J CRUZ JR ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 7
    TAMPA BAY 1 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J BARD (.253, 0-FOR-3, BB)

    Padres vs. RaysJun 14 2:53 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARCUS GILES SCORED ROB BOWEN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M GILES ON FIRST, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 6
    TAMPA BAY 1 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J CRUZ JR (.272, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)

    Padres vs. RaysJun 14 2:44 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JONNY GOMES (2) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    8TH OFF DOUG BROCAIL.
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5, TAMPA BAY 1
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.330, 1-FOR-3)

    Padres vs. RaysJun 14 2:37 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY KHALIL GREENE SCORED JOSH BARD.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, K GREENE ON FIRST, G BLUM ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5
    TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: H BOCACHICA (.240, 0-FOR-3)

    Padres vs. RaysJun 14 2:30 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY GEOFF BLUM SCORED ADRIAN GONZALEZ.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, G BLUM ON FIRST, J BARD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 4
    TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.225, 0-FOR-3)

    Padres vs. RaysJun 14 2:27 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ SCORED JOSE CRUZ JR.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A GONZALEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 3
    TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M CAMERON (.247, 0-FOR-3)

    Padres vs. RaysJun 14 2:18 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOSE CRUZ JR SCORED ROB BOWEN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CRUZ JR ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2
    TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.286, 1-FOR-2, BB)

    Padres vs. RaysJun 14 2:16 PM


  • ML
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    SAN DIEGO 1 1 2 0
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
    TAM - J.P. HOWELL

    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.330, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
    B HARRIS (.313, 6 HR, 29 RBI)
    C CRAWFORD (.297, 6 HR, 39 R

    Padres vs. RaysJun 14 12:22 PM

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