Rays 7, 
Orioles 6
| W: | L. Cormier (3-3) |
| L: | C. Ray (0-4) |
| SV: | G. Balfour (2) |
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| B Roberts 2B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .287 | .358 |
| L Montanez LF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .185 | .250 |
| N Markakis RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | .290 | .343 |
| L Scott DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .261 | .344 |
| M Wieters C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .292 | .345 |
| M Mora 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .257 | .317 |
| M Aubrey 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .299 | .338 |
| J Fiorentino CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .286 | .373 |
| C Izturis SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .249 | .287 |
a-T Wigginton PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .270 | .311 |
| Totals | 41 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 201 | ||
| a-flied out to right for C Izturis in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Mora (20, J Niemann); N Markakis (43, J Niemann); J Fiorentino (1, J Niemann); L Scott (26, A Sonnanstine) HR: B Roberts (16, 4th inning off J Niemann 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Wieters (40), M Mora 2 (46), B Roberts 2 (78), J Fiorentino (5) 2-out RBI: J Fiorentino, M Mora GIDP: M Aubrey Orioles RISP: 5-20 (C Izturis 1-3, L Montanez 0-2, M Wieters 1-2, M Aubrey 0-4, B Roberts 1-3, M Mora 1-4, J Fiorentino 1-1, L Scott 0-1) Team LOB: 14 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Fiorentino (1, 2nd base off B Shouse/S Riggans) | |||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Hendrickson | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 85-55 | 4.38 |
| M Albers (B, 4) | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19-12 | 5.77 |
| C Ray (L, 0-4) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19-9 | 6.65 |
| D Baez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 4.13 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 131-81 | |
| PITCHING IBB: C Crawford (By C Ray) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Hendrickson 14/22; M Albers 2/5; C Ray 3/5; D Baez 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Hendrickson 18-6-13-18; M Albers 4-3-1-4; C Ray 3-1-3-2; D Baez 1-1-2-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Hendrickson 11-4; M Albers 1-0; C Ray 1-0; D Baez 0-1 Game Scores: M Hendrickson 56 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .320 | .386 |
| G Kapler RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .238 | .330 |
a-C Crawford PH-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .308 | .368 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .284 | .366 |
| B Zobrist 1B-RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .289 | .400 |
| B Upton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .236 | .306 |
| P Burrell DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .226 | .321 |
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .285 | .351 |
| S Riggans C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .222 | .222 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 | .259 | |
| F Perez LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .179 | .179 |
b-W Aybar PH-1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .252 | .333 |
| Totals | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 131 | ||
| a-intentionally walked for G Kapler in the 7th b-homered to right for F Perez in the 7th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Zobrist (24, C Ray) HR: G Kapler (8, 1st inning off M Hendrickson 0 on, 1 Out); B Zobrist (25, 1st inning off M Hendrickson 0 on, 2 Out); E Longoria (32, 4th inning off M Hendrickson 0 on, 0 Out); W Aybar (12, 7th inning off M Albers 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: G Kapler (31), B Zobrist (84), E Longoria (110), W Aybar 3 (39), P Burrell (63) SF: P Burrell 2-out RBI: B Zobrist, W Aybar 3 Rays RISP: 1-4 (B Zobrist 0-1, E Longoria 0-1, W Aybar 1-1, B Upton 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Longoria (9, 2nd base off M Hendrickson/M Wieters); J Bartlett (27, 2nd base off C Ray/M Wieters) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Zobrist (7, ground ball); J Bartlett (19, ground ball) DP: 1 (J Bartlett-B Zobrist). | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Niemann | 3.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 89-54 | 3.94 |
| A Sonnanstine | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58-35 | 6.84 |
| B Shouse | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 4.72 |
| D Thayer | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 4.22 |
| R Choate | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 3.74 |
| D Wheeler | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 3.35 |
| L Cormier (W, 3-3) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-12 | 3.23 |
| G Balfour (S, 4) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 4.93 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 201-123 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Thayer IBB: M Wieters (By A Sonnanstine) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Niemann 11/19; A Sonnanstine 6/15; B Shouse 2/3; D Thayer 1/1; R Choate 1/3; D Wheeler 1/1; L Cormier 3/4; G Balfour 0/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Niemann 12-8-21-13; A Sonnanstine 9-4-10-12; B Shouse 1-1-4-2; D Thayer 1-0-0-1; R Choate 2-0-1-2; D Wheeler 1-0-2-0; L Cormier 4-4-1-3; G Balfour 0-1-2-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Niemann 3-4; A Sonnanstine 1-6; B Shouse 0-1; D Thayer 0-1; R Choate 0-1; D Wheeler 0-0; L Cormier 1-1; G Balfour 0-1 Game Scores: J Niemann 30 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BAL | TAM | |||
 | 1st | G Kapler homered to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | B Zobrist homered to right. | 0 | 2 |
 | 3rd | M Wieters singled to right, N Markakis scored, L Scott to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | M Mora grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Scott scored, M Wieters out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 4th | B Roberts homered to right, J Fiorentino scored. | 4 | 2 |
| 4th | E Longoria homered to left. | 4 | 3 |
| 5th | J Fiorentino singled to left, L Scott scored, M Wieters to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 6th | M Mora singled to left, N Markakis scored, L Scott to third, M Wieters to second. | 6 | 3 |
| 7th | W Aybar homered to right, P Burrell and S Riggans scored. | 6 | 6 |
| 8th | P Burrell hit sacrifice fly to center, B Zobrist scored. | 6 | 7 |
| · View complete Play-By-Play | ||||
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 10,352 (28.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:17 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Crawford, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Mike Estabrook, Third Base - Chad Fairchild |
MLB Scores
Monday, September 28th
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 11 |
| Florida | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland | 1 |
| Minnesota | Postponed | |
| Detroit |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 |
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Houston | 8 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 2 |
| Baltimore | 6 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 |
| Toronto | 11 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Texas | 0 | Final |
| LA Angels | 11 |