Final/10
for this game
Rays look to keep rolling vs. Cardinals
May 17, 2008 - 2:24 PM Tampa Bay (25-17) at St Louis (24-20), 1:10 pm EDTST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Interleague play apparently has not slowed down the red-hot Tampa Bay Rays.
Seeking their third straight victory, the Rays will send Matt Garza to the mound Saturday when they face the St. Louis Cardinals in the middle contest of a three-game series.
Tampa Bay is off to a surprisingly impressive start to the campaign, climbing to the top spot in the American League East Division and reaching a franchise-record eight games above .500.
It was more of the same for the Rays on Friday, as the club used a strong pitching performance from Andy Sonnanstine to post a 3-1 triumph over the Cardinals in the series opener.
Garza (2-1, 3.86 ERA) hopes to build off that success in this one. The 24-year-old righthander tossed seven scoreless frames in his last outing, allowing just five hits in Monday's 7-1 victory over the New York Yankees.
Garza will be opposed by righthander Adam Wainwright (3-2, 2.95), who was tagged for eight runs - six earned - over six innings during Monday's 8-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
St. Louis has lost eight of its previous 10 contests, while Tampa Bay was victorious in eight of its last nine games.
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FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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TAMPA BAY 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 0
ST LOUIS 2 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0
10 R H E
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TAMPA BAY 0 8 18 1
ST LOUIS 1 9 13 1 (FINAL 10)
BATTERIES: TAM
May 17 4:53 PM - ML
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN LUDWICK (10) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 10TH OFF DAN WHEELER.
FINAL SCORE: ST LOUIS 9, TAMPA BAY 8
Rays 8, Cardinals 9 Bot 10, 0 OutsMay 17 4:53 PM - ML
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY EVAN LONGORIA SCORED CARL CRAWFORD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 8
ST LOUIS 8 END TOP, 8TH
Rays 8, Cardinals 8 Top 8, 0 OutsMay 17 4:09 PM - ML
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS PENA (9) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 7TH OFF RANDY FLORES SCORED CARL CRAWFORD AND B.J. UPTON.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 7, ST LOUIS 8
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: E LONGORIA (.232, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
Rays 7, Cardinals 8 Top 7, 0 OutsMay 17 3:39 PM - ML
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ALBERT PUJOLS (9) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF J.P. HOWELL.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4, ST LOUIS 8
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.260, 0-FOR-3)
Rays 4, Cardinals 8 Bot 6, 0 OutsMay 17 3:28 PM - ML
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CLIFF FLOYD SCORED JASON BARTLETT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C FLOYD ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
ST LOUIS 7 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.276, 1-FOR-3)
Rays 4, Cardinals 7 Top 6, 0 OutsMay 17 3:16 PM - ML
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY YADIER MOLINA SCORED ALBERT PUJOLS. ERROR BY
JASON BARTLETT ALLOWED TROY GLAUS TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, Y MOLINA ON FIRST, R LUDWICK ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3
ST LOUIS 7 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A WAINWRIGHT (.222, 0-FOR-2)
Rays 3, Cardinals 7 Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 17 3:00 PM - ML
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO RYAN LUDWICK SCORED AARON MILES.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R LUDWICK ON FIRST, T GLAUS ON SECOND, A
PUJOLS ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3
ST LOUIS 5 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.295, 0-FOR-2)
Rays 3, Cardinals 5 Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 17 2:56 PM - ML
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED SKIP SCHUMAKER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A PUJOLS ON FIRST, A MILES ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3
ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.263, 0-FOR-2)
Rays 3, Cardinals 4 Bot 5, 0 OutsMay 17 2:49 PM - ML
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN LUDWICK (9) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF MATT GARZA.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3, ST LOUIS 3
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.298, 0-FOR-1)
Rays 3, Cardinals 3 Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 17 2:29 PM - ML
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CARL CRAWFORD SCORED GABE GROSS AND JASON
BARTLETT.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C CRAWFORD ON FIRST, A IWAMURA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.277, 1-FOR-1)
Rays 3, Cardinals 2 Top 2, 0 OutsMay 17 1:48 PM - ML
AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY TROY GLAUS SCORED SKIP SCHUMAKER AND AARON MILES.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T GLAUS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.330, 8 HR, 25 RBI)
Rays 1, Cardinals 2 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 17 1:35 PM - ML
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 1 1 2 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 1 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - MATT GARZA
STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT
DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S SCHUMAKER (.278, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
A MILES (.280, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.347, 8 HR, 27
Rays 1, Cardinals 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 17 1:23 PM
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