April 9, 2008 Seattle Mariners at Tampa Bay Rays Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 9
CLE 5 DET 7
@BOS 2 MIN 12
@CHW 5 KCR 4
NYY 0 SEA 7
@TBR 1 OAK 6
@TOR 3 ARI 4
LAD 3 COL 12
ATL 6 STL 6
@HOU 4 CIN 12
@MIL 4 NYM 8
PHI 2 CHC 6
@PIT 4
(15) SFG 1
SDP 0 FLA 10
@WSN 4

Standings at end of play this day

Tropicana Field, Attendance: 12,106

Wednesday, April 9, 2008, 7:10pm
Time of Game: 2:29

Mariners

4-5

Won 2

3rd, 1½ GB

Jim Riggleman

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        0  0  2   0  1  1   0  3  0    7  9  1
Rays            0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  2

W: J Washburn (1-1), L: A Sonnanstine (1-1)

Rays

3-5

Lost 4

5th, 3½ GB

Joe Maddon

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Suzuki CF                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .308  .751   22    6   0   2B
J Lopez 2B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .333  .896   17    2   2   SB,SF
A Beltre 3B                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .294  .885   17    0   1   HR
R Ibanez LF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .804   28    2   1   
R Sexson 1B                   4   2   0   0    1   3  .226  .804   27    8   1   
B Wilkerson RF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .490   13    0   0   2B,SH
J Vidro DH                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .152  .576   13    0   0   
J Burke C                     3   2   2   3    1   0  .375 1.194   16    5   0   HR
Y Betancourt SS               4   1   1   0    0   0  .344  .802   12    3   2   GDP

J Washburn P                                                             1   2
  R Rowland-Smith P                                                      0   0
  S Green P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   7   9   7    4   4              165   27   9

BATTING

2B: I Suzuki (1, off A Sonnanstine); B Wilkerson (1, off A Sonnanstine).

HR: A Beltre (2, off A Sonnanstine; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Burke (1, off J Howell; 8th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: J Lopez (2, off A Sonnanstine).

SH: B Wilkerson (1, off J Howell).

TB: J Burke 5; A Beltre 5; I Suzuki 2; B Wilkerson 2; J Vidro; J Lopez; Y Betancourt.

GIDP: Y Betancourt (1).

RBI: J Burke 3 (3); A Beltre (4); I Suzuki (3); J Lopez (9); J Vidro (4).

2-out RBI: A Beltre.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Y Betancourt-J Lopez-R Sexson.

E: A Beltre (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Lopez (2, 2nd base off J Howell/S Riggans).

Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Iwamura 2B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .182  .455   10    5   3   SF
C Crawford LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .356   15    2   0   
C Pena 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .833   21    9   1   
B Upton CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .222  .678   18    1   0   
J Gomes DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .835    7    0   0   GDP
W Aybar 3B                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .292  .870   13    1   6   2·2B
S Riggans C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .749   15    4   1   
  E Hinske PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.111    1    0   0   
J Ruggiano RF                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000   11    1   0   2B
  N Haynes PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    5    0   0   
J Bartlett SS                 2   0   2   0    0   0  .222  .572   11    3   0   2B,SH

A Sonnanstine P                                                          1   1
  J Howell P                                                             0   0
  J Ryu P                                                                0   0
Totals                       32   1   8   1    1   4              127   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Bartlett (2, off J Washburn); W Aybar 2 (2, 2 off J Washburn); J Ruggiano (1, off J Washburn).

SF: A Iwamura (1, off J Washburn).

SH: J Bartlett (1, off J Washburn).

TB: W Aybar 5; J Bartlett 3; J Ruggiano 2; E Hinske; C Crawford.

GIDP: J Gomes (1).

RBI: A Iwamura (1).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Aybar-A Iwamura-C Pena.

E: J Ruggiano (1); J Howell ().

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Washburn, W (1-1)            7     6   1   1    1   2   0   3.00   27  105-65   46· 8·11   10·10· 4· 0     62    -     1.11   0.30
R Rowland-Smith                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    4   11-7     4· 1· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
S Green                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.69    4   11-9     4· 2· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     8   1   1    1   4   0          35  127-81   54·11·16   11·14· 5· 0           -

Tampa Bay Rays                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Sonnanstine, L (1-1)         6     7   4   4    2   3   1   6.00   27   93-59   34· 5·20   12· 5· 5· 0     43    -     0.91  -0.16
J Howell                       1.2   2   3   2    1   0   1   3.86    9   42-28   19· 1· 8    3· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.40  -0.04
J Ryu                          1.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    5   26-13   10· 3· 0    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     9   7   6    4   4   2          41  161-100  63· 9·28   18· 8· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Randy Marsh, 1B - Brian Knight, 2B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B - Marvin Hudson.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 12,106.

Weather: 73° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Tampa Bay Rays                       
1. I Suzuki             CF    1. A Iwamura            2B 
2. J Lopez              2B    2. C Crawford           LF 
3. A Beltre             3B    3. C Pena               1B 
4. R Ibanez             LF    4. B Upton              CF 
5. R Sexson             1B    5. J Gomes              DH 
6. B Wilkerson          RF    6. W Aybar              3B 
7. J Vidro              DH    7. S Riggans            C  
8. J Burke              C     8. J Ruggiano           RF 
9. Y Betancourt         SS    9. J Bartlett           SS 

   J Washburn           P        A Sonnanstine        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-0  12-  4   14%  75% I Suzuki        A Sonnanstine   Double to RF (Line Drive); Burke Scores; Betancourt to 3B
   t 5   2  1-2  ---  3   12%  72% A Beltre        A Sonnanstine   Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   b 4   2  2-1  -23  4    8%  64% S Riggans       J Washburn      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   t 6   0  1-3  1--  3    7%  88% B Wilkerson     A Sonnanstine   Double to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sexson to 3B
   b 3   0  2-0  ---  2   -7%  60% J Ruggiano      J Washburn      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Sonnanstine facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  I Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   46%  J Lopez         Flyball: LF
          ---  1   47%  A Beltre        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   45%  R Ibanez        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jarrod Washburn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   47%  A Iwamura       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   49%  C Crawford      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   50%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Sonnanstine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   48%  R Sexson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   46%  B Wilkerson     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   45%  J Vidro         Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jarrod Washburn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   47%  B Upton         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   49%  J Gomes         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   48%  W Aybar         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   50%  S Riggans       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Rays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Sonnanstine facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   54%  J Burke         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   60%  Y Betancourt    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Burke to 2B
   R      12-  4   75%  I Suzuki        Double to RF (Line Drive); Burke Scores; Betancourt to 3B
   RO     -23  1   75%  J Lopez         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Betancourt Scores; Suzuki to 3B
   O      --3  5   70%  A Beltre        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5   67%  R Ibanez        Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Rays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jarrod Washburn facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   60%  J Ruggiano      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   63%  J Bartlett      Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Ruggiano to 3B
   RO     --3  6   61%  A Iwamura       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Ruggiano Scores
   O      ---  7   62%  C Crawford      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Rays 1.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-1, Andy Sonnanstine facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   60%  R Sexson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   58%  B Wilkerson     Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  3   61%  J Vidro         Reached on E9 (Line Drive to Deep RF); Vidro to 2B
          -2-  4   62%  J Burke         Walk
   O      12-  1   57%  Y Betancourt    Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Rays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Jarrod Washburn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   60%  C Pena          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   62%  B Upton         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   61%  J Gomes         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  2   56%  W Aybar         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Gomes to 3B
   O      -23  4   64%  S Riggans       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Rays 1.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-1, Andy Sonnanstine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   61%  I Suzuki        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   60%  J Lopez         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  3   72%  A Beltre        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   71%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Rays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-3, Jarrod Washburn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   74%  J Ruggiano      Flyball: CF
          ---  7   69%  J Bartlett      Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   73%  A Iwamura       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Bartlett to 3B
   O      --3  3   78%  C Crawford      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Rays 1.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-1, Andy Sonnanstine facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   81%  R Sexson        Walk
          1--  3   88%  B Wilkerson     Double to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sexson to 3B
   R      -23  2   92%  J Vidro         Single to CF (Line Drive); Sexson Scores; Wilkerson to 3B
   O      1-3  2   90%  J Burke         Popfly: 2B
   OO     1-3  1   84%  Y Betancourt    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Rays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-4, Jarrod Washburn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   87%  C Pena          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   83%  B Upton         Walk
   OO     1--  1   89%  J Gomes         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Rays 1.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-1, J.P. Howell facing 1-2-3
                  J.P. Howell replaces Andy Sonnanstine pitching
   O      ---  6   89%  I Suzuki        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  2   89%  J Lopez         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   88%  A Beltre        Lineout: 3B (Weak SS)
          1--      89%  R Ibanez        Lopez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   87%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Rays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-4, Jarrod Washburn facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   80%  W Aybar         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   86%  S Riggans       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      -2-  5   90%  J Ruggiano      Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      -2-  3   93%  J Bartlett      Single to LF (Line Drive); Aybar out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Rays 1.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-1, J.P. Howell facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   94%  R Sexson        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   94%  B Wilkerson     Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Sexson to 2B
          -2-  5   94%  J Vidro         Walk
   RRR    12-  6   99%  J Burke         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sexson Scores/unER; Vidro Scores
   O      ---  8   99%  Y Betancourt    Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  Jae Kuk Ryu replaces J.P. Howell pitching
   O      ---  6   99%  I Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mariners 7, Rays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-7, Ryan Rowland-Smith facing 1-2-3
                  Ryan Rowland-Smith replaces Jarrod Washburn pitching
   O      ---  2   99%  A Iwamura       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  2   99%  C Crawford      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   99%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  B Upton         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Rays 1.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 7-1, Jae Kuk Ryu facing 2-3-4
          ---  5  100%  J Lopez         Walk
   O      1--  5  100%  A Beltre        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5  100%  R Ibanez        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  5  100%  R Sexson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Rays 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-7, Sean Green facing 5-6-7
                  Sean Green replaces Ryan Rowland-Smith pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  J Gomes         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2  100%  W Aybar         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  Eric Hinske pinch hits for Shawn Riggans batting 7th
          ---  1  100%  E Hinske        Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
                  Nathan Haynes pinch hits for Justin Ruggiano batting 8th
   O      1--  5  100%  N Haynes        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Rays 1.

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