Final
Rays surprising success also covers NL
Jun 18, 2008 - 1:13 PM Chicago Cubs (45-26) at Tampa Bay (41-29) 7:10 p.m. EDTST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Even the National League is having a hard time keeping up with the Tampa Bay Rays.
The surprising Rays look to build on the momentum of a win when they continue their three-game interleague series against the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday.
Cliff Floyd and rookie Evan Longoria hit solo home runs and five Tampa Bay pitchers combined to shutdown the Cubs in a 3-2 victory during the series opener on Tuesday.
The win was the third in four games against National League teams for the Rays, who won two of three contests against the Florida Marlins in an interleague series over the weekend. Tampa Bay trails the Boston Red Sox (45-29) by only two games in the American League East after finishing last in the division during nine of its first 10 seasons.
The Cubs' loss was just their second in the last eight contests as they remained 3 1/2 games in front of the St. Louis Cardinals (42-30) in the National League Central Division.
Staff ace Carlos Zambrano (8-2, 2.98 ERA) tries to get Chicago back on track when he takes the mound on Wednesday.
Zambrano, 27, allowed just two runs and eight hits in seven innings, walking three while striking out three but did not factor in the decision during Thursday's 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
Andy Sonnanstine (7-3, 4.89) counters for the Rays hoping to improve his pitching at home.
The 25-year-old righthander is 3-2 with a 5.32 ERA at Tropicana Field this season and has surrendered a .311 batting average in eight starts here.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CHICAGO CUBS 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 9 1
TAMPA BAY 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 x 5 7 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: CHN - CARLOS ZAMBRANO, NEAL COTTS (7TH), MICHAEL WUERTZ (7TH) AND
GEOVANY SOTO
TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, J.P. HOWELL (6TH), DAN WHEELER
(8TH), TROY PERCIVAL (9TH) AN
Jun 18 10:04 PM - ML
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY GEOVANY SOTO (12) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 9TH OFF TROY PERCIVAL.
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 4, TAMPA BAY 5
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: M DEROSA (.296, 0-FOR-3)
Cubs 4, Rays 5 Top 9, 0 OutsJun 18 9:51 PM - ML
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY RYAN THERIOT SCORED MICAH HOFFPAUIR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R THERIOT ON FIRST, R CEDENO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 3
TAMPA BAY 5 TOP, 5TH
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.285, 0-FOR-2)
Cubs 3, Rays 5 Top 5, 0 OutsJun 18 8:31 PM - ML
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY WILLY AYBAR SCORED ERIC HINSKE.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, W AYBAR ON FIRST, E LONGORIA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
TAMPA BAY 5 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D NAVARRO (.329, 1-FOR-1)
Cubs 2, Rays 5 Bot 3, 0 OutsJun 18 8:04 PM - ML
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY EVAN LONGORIA SCORED B.J. UPTON.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, E LONGORIA ON FIRST, E HINSKE ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
TAMPA BAY 4 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C FLOYD (.271, 0-FOR-1)
Cubs 2, Rays 4 Bot 3, 0 OutsJun 18 8:02 PM - ML
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ERIC HINSKE SCORED CARL CRAWFORD.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, E HINSKE ON FIRST, B UPTON ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
TAMPA BAY 3 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: E LONGORIA (.248, 0-FOR-1)
Cubs 2, Rays 3 Bot 3, 0 OutsJun 18 7:59 PM - ML
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY B.J. UPTON SCORED AKINORI IWAMURA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, C CRAWFORD ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: E HINSKE (.249, 0-FOR-1)
Cubs 2, Rays 2 Bot 3, 0 OutsJun 18 7:57 PM - ML
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN THERIOT SCORED KOSUKE FUKUDOME.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R THERIOT ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 2
TAMPA BAY 1 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: D LEE (.286, 0-FOR-1)
Cubs 2, Rays 1 Top 3, 0 OutsJun 18 7:48 PM - ML
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY KOSUKE FUKUDOME SCORED MICAH HOFFPAUIR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K FUKUDOME ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 1
TAMPA BAY 1 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR CHICAGO CUBS: R THERIOT (.309, 0-FOR-1)
Cubs 1, Rays 1 Top 3, 0 OutsJun 18 7:46 PM - ML
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY MARK DEROSA ALLOWED AKINORI IWAMURA TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C CRAWFORD ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHICAGO CUBS 0
TAMPA BAY 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.294, 5 HR, 38 RBI)
Cubs 0, Rays 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 18 7:16 PM
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