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Marlins visit Rays in series opener

Jun 13, 2008 - 3:55 PM Florida (36-30) at Tampa Bay (38-28), 7:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- A pair of surprising contenders square off Friday when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Florida Marlins in the opener of a three-game interleague series.

A perennial bottom-feeder in the American League, Tampa Bay is off to the best start in franchise history and is 2 1/2 games behind Boston in the AL East.

Florida, a preseason pick to finish last in the National League East, also is off to a fast start this year and trails division-leading Philadelphia by three games.

Friday's contest will mark just the second time in 11 years that both of these in-state foes open their season series with winning records.

The Rays, who have lost six of their last nine games, give the ball to Andy Sonnanstine (6-3, 4.88 ERA) on Friday.

Sonnanstine has gone four starts without a victory, going 0-2 with a 5.82 ERA over that stretch. The righthander picked up his first career win last year vs. the Marlins, working seven strong innings in a 9-4 victory on June 10, 2007.

Florida counters with rookie righthander Ryan Tucker (1-0, 1.80), who allowed one run over five innings Sunday to beat Cincinnati in his major league debut.

The Marlins completed a 4-3 homestand Thursday with a 3-0 loss to the Phillies. Jeremy Hermida singled and walked for Florida, which managed just three hits.








  • ML
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    FLORIDA 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
    TAMPA BAY 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 x 7 13 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: FLA - RYAN TUCKER, BURKE BADENHOP (6TH), JOE NELSON (8TH) AND MATT
    TREANOR
    TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, J.P. HOWELL (6TH), DAN WHEELER
    (8TH), TROY PERCIVAL (9TH) AND DI

    Jun 13 10:08 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DIONER NAVARRO SCORED JASON BARTLETT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D NAVARRO ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 3
    TAMPA BAY 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.295, 1-FOR-3, BB)

    Marlins 3, Rays 7  Bot 8, 0 OutsJun 13 9:52 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY JASON BARTLETT SCORED WILLY AYBAR.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G GROSS ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 3
    TAMPA BAY 6 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.277, 2-FOR-3, RBI)

    Marlins 3, Rays 6  Bot 6, 0 OutsJun 13 9:11 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY DIONER NAVARRO SCORED JASON BARTLETT.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A IWAMURA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 3
    TAMPA BAY 5 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.293, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Marlins 3, Rays 5  Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 13 8:40 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ALFREDO AMEZAGA SCORED CODY ROSS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A AMEZAGA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 3
    TAMPA BAY 4 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: M TREANOR (.250, 0-FOR-1)

    Marlins 3, Rays 4  Top 5, 0 OutsJun 13 8:26 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY AKINORI IWAMURA SCORED GABE GROSS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BARTLETT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
    TAMPA BAY 4 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D NAVARRO (.335, 0-FOR-1)

    Marlins 2, Rays 4  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 13 7:54 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY GABE GROSS SCORED CLIFF FLOYD.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G GROSS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
    TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J BARTLETT (.236, 0 HR, 13 RBI)

    Marlins 2, Rays 3  Bot 2, 0 OutsJun 13 7:48 PM


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    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ERIC HINSKE SCORED AKINORI IWAMURA AND B.J.
    UPTON.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, E HINSKE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
    TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: E LONGORIA (.264, 10 HR, 32 RBI)

    Marlins 2, Rays 2  Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 13 7:30 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - RYAN TUCKER
    TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE

    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.273, 4 HR, 17 RBI)
    D NAVARRO (.338, 3 HR, 25 RBI)
    B UPTON (.294, 5 HR, 38 RB

    Marlins 2, Rays 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 13 7:21 PM

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