Orioles 3, 
Rays 2
| W: | C. Waters (1-0) |
| L: | M. Garza (8-12) |
| SV: | J. Johnson (9) |
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| B Roberts 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .283 | .353 |
| C Izturis SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .249 | .289 |
| M Wieters C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .293 | .345 |
| N Markakis RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | .289 | .343 |
| T Wigginton DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .272 | .314 |
| M Mora 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .260 | .319 |
| M Aubrey 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .282 | .317 |
| L Montanez LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .171 | .244 |
| J Fiorentino CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .264 | .339 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 135 | ||
| BATTING 2B: C Izturis (12, M Garza) RBI: N Markakis (97), M Mora (47), J Fiorentino (6) 2-out RBI: N Markakis, J Fiorentino Orioles RISP: 3-8 (L Montanez 0-1, M Wieters 0-1, M Aubrey 0-1, N Markakis 1-1, B Roberts 0-1, M Mora 1-2, J Fiorentino 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: L Montanez (1, 2nd base by M Garza/D Navarro) | |||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Waters (W, 1-0) | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 81-40 | 5.40 |
| C Meredith (H, 2) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-11 | 3.86 |
| A Castillo (H, 5) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 2.53 |
| D Baez (H, 14) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 4.08 |
| J Johnson (S, 9) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-11 | 4.17 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 133-70 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Waters 10/20; C Meredith 4/6; A Castillo 0/1; D Baez 2/3; J Johnson 4/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Waters 11-7-7-15; C Meredith 5-1-1-4; A Castillo 0-1-1-1; D Baez 2-0-0-3; J Johnson 3-1-2-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Waters 6-7; C Meredith 4-0; A Castillo 0-1; D Baez 3-0; J Johnson 1-2 Game Scores: C Waters 58 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .317 | .384 |
| G Kapler RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .235 | .326 |
a-C Crawford PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .306 | .366 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .278 | .361 |
| B Zobrist LF-RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .292 | .400 |
| B Upton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .236 | .306 |
| W Aybar 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .263 | .343 |
F Perez PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .179 |
| P Burrell DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .225 | .321 |
| D Navarro C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .217 | .260 |
b-G Zaun PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 | .345 |
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .285 | .352 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 133 | ||
| a-grounded to shortstop for G Kapler in the 8th b-singled to right for D Navarro in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: W Aybar (12, C Waters); B Zobrist (26, J Johnson) HR: B Zobrist (27, 4th inning off C Waters 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Zobrist (89), P Burrell (64) SF: P Burrell Rays RISP: 1-5 (A Iwamura 0-1, W Aybar 1-1, P Burrell 0-1, B Upton 0-1, D Navarro 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: W Aybar (1, 3rd base off C Waters/M Wieters) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Bartlett (20, ground ball) | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Garza (L, 8-12) | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 104-65 | 3.95 |
| B Shouse | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 4.50 |
| D Wheeler | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16-12 | 3.28 |
| R Choate | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 3.63 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 135-89 | |
| PITCHING HBP: L Montanez (By M Garza) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Garza 12/27; B Shouse 2/4; D Wheeler 2/4; R Choate 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Garza 14-7-25-19; B Shouse 3-0-1-4; D Wheeler 5-3-3-1; R Choate 1-0-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Garza 6-7; B Shouse 1-2; D Wheeler 1-0; R Choate 1-1 Game Scores: M Garza 50 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BAL | TAM | |||
 | 1st | N Markakis reached on infield single to shortstop, C Izturis scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | M Mora singled to left, N Markakis scored, T Wigginton to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 4th | J Fiorentino singled to center, T Wigginton scored, L Montanez to second. | 3 | 0 |
 | 4th | B Zobrist homered to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 9th | P Burrell hit sacrifice fly to right, B Zobrist scored. | 3 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 10,716 (29.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:29 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Jerry Crawford, Second Base - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base - Chad Fairchild |
MLB Scores
Thursday, October 1st
| St. Louis | 13 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 0 |
| Minnesota | 8 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 |
| Milwaukee | 2 | Final |
| Colorado | 9 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 7 |
| Texas | 11 | Final |
| LA Angels | 3 |
| Washington | 2 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Cleveland | 0 | Final |
| Boston | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | Cancelled | |
| Chi Cubs |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |