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Rays target fifth straight win over White Sox
Aug 23, 2008 - 10:24 AM Tampa Bay (78-49) at Chi White Sox (73-54) 3:55 pm EDTCHICAGO (Ticker) -- As if the Tampa Bay Rays needed more help, Rocco Baldelli is making his presence felt.
Baldelli and the Rays eye their fifth straight win over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.
After playing only 35 games in 2007 because of a strained left hamstring, Baldelli rejoined the Tampa Bay lineup for the first time on August 10 after having been sidelined with a mitochondrial disorder.
Baldelli hit his first home run - his first since May 3, 2007 - and was one of three Rays to homer during Tampa Bay's 9-4 series-opening win over the White Sox on Friday.
After posting their fourth consecutive win over the White Sox, Scott Kazmir (9-6, 3.21 ERA) will try to extend Tampa Bay's dominance.
The lefthander won for the first time in five starts in Sunday's 7-4 triumph at Texas, permitting two runs and four hits over six frames, striking out seven for his second victory since the All-Star break.
He will be opposed by Javier Vazquez (10-10, 4.34), who has lasted at least six frames in each of his last six starts. The righthander won for the third time in his last four outings in Sunday's 13-1 rout of Oakland, allowing a run and four hits with eight strikeouts over eight innings.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 8 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, GRANT BALFOUR (7TH), CHAD BRADFORD (8TH), DAN
WHEELER (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO
CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ, MATT THORNTON (8TH), D.J.
CARRASCO (8TH) A
Aug 23 6:59 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CARLOS PENA SCORED JASON BARTLETT AND AKINORI
IWAMURA.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, C PENA ON FIRST, B UPTON ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5
CHI WHITE SOX 3 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C FLOYD (.255, 0-FOR-3)
Rays 5, White Sox 3 Top 8, 0 OutsAug 23 6:25 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY B.J. UPTON SCORED GABE GROSS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, A IWAMURA ON SECOND, J
BARTLETT ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3
CHI WHITE SOX 3 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.238, 0-FOR-3)
Rays 3, White Sox 3 Top 8, 0 OutsAug 23 6:23 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO AKINORI IWAMURA SCORED DIONER NAVARRO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A IWAMURA ON FIRST, J BARTLETT ON SECOND, G
GROSS ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
CHI WHITE SOX 3 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.268, 1-FOR-3)
Rays 2, White Sox 3 Top 8, 0 OutsAug 23 6:21 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JERMAINE DYE (31) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 6TH OFF SCOTT KAZMIR.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, CHI WHITE SOX 3
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.249, 0-FOR-2)
Rays 1, White Sox 3 Bot 6, 0 OutsAug 23 5:43 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY AKINORI IWAMURA SCORED JASON BARTLETT.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A IWAMURA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 6TH
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.266, 0-FOR-2)
Rays 1, White Sox 2 Top 6, 0 OutsAug 23 5:29 PM - 157
roots - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JUAN URIBE SCORED ALEXEI RAMIREZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
CHI WHITE SOX 2 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: T HALL (.283, 0-FOR-1)
Rays 0, White Sox 2 Bot 5, 0 OutsAug 23 5:17 PM - 122
roots - 47
roots - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JERMAINE DYE (30) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF SCOTT KAZMIR.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0, CHI WHITE SOX 1
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.250, 0-FOR-1)
Rays 0, White Sox 1 Bot 4, 0 OutsAug 23 4:59 PM
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