MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
10/19/2008
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 13665 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH , 2008 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 17 0
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 12 2
Rays Win Again, Extend Series Lead to 2-0
With first baseman Watson Matos leading the charge, the Tampa Bay Rays got past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-4, in extra innings in Game 2 of the World Series today. Matos went 4 for 6 with a double, 3 singles, and a walk, while scoring 3 at PNC Park as Tampa Bay managed to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series.

Joe Mauer's hit in the top of the 12th was a game-changer. With one out, he rapped a fastball from Jonathan Broxton for a 2-run single. It put Tampa Bay in front, 6-4.

"Exciting game to play in," said Mauer. "Getting the win makes it even better."

The next game is set to be played for Tuesday, October 21st , 2008 at Tropicana Field.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu LF 6 1 1 0 1 4 5 .362 1 11
W. Matos 1B 6 3 4 1 1 2 1 .409 4 15
J. Mauer C 7 0 3 3 0 2 4 .348 0 9
T. Murphy 3B 4 0 0 0 3 1 3 .310 3 8
C. Dickerson RF 6 1 3 3 1 1 4 .217 2 8
T. Evans CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 0 1
   b-G. Sizemore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 0 3
   c-T. Linden CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 .333 0 0
A. Callaspo 2B, SS 6 1 3 0 1 0 4 .256 0 1
D. Dreifort P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-G. Thomson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
   J. Niemann P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Butler PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .541 1 9
   f-D. Murphy SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-I. Kinsler PH, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
B. Ryan SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .135 0 3
   e-C. Crisp PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Farquhar P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   E. Walker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-H. Cota PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   D. Storen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Coco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 52 7 17 7 7 14 38      
a - G. Thomson pinch hit for D. Dreifort in the 6th
b - G. Sizemore pinch hit for T. Evans in the 7th
c - T. Linden substituted for G. Sizemore in the 7th
d - B. Butler pinch hit for J. Niemann in the 8th
e - C. Crisp pinch hit for B. Ryan in the 8th
f - D. Murphy substituted for B. Butler in the 8th
g - I. Kinsler pinch hit for D. Murphy in the 10th
h - H. Cota pinch hit for E. Walker in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Callaspo 2 (5, 2nd Inning off S. Bondurant, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off S. Bondurant, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Evans (1, 6th Inning off S. Bondurant, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Matos (3, 7th Inning off B. Bell, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Abreu (5, 9th Inning off A. Batista, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Dickerson (2, 6th Inning off S. Bondurant, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Abreu 2 , W. Matos 5 , J. Mauer 3 , C. Dickerson 6 , T. Evans 2 , T. Linden , A. Callaspo 5 , I. Kinsler
2-out RBI: W. Matos , C. Dickerson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Abreu 2 , J. Mauer , C. Dickerson , G. Sizemore , T. Linden , A. Callaspo , B. Ryan 2
Sac Bunt: D. Dreifort , P. Coco
Team LOB: 18

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Matos (1)
CS: T. Evans (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Walker-Murphy-Matos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Rasmus CF 5 0 0 0 1 1 5 .282 1 2
A. Gordon LF 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 .297 1 9
J. Morneau C 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 .231 0 4
P. Fielder 1B 6 2 2 1 0 1 3 .342 4 10
R. Zimmerman 3B 6 0 1 1 0 1 3 .300 0 2
M. Kotsay RF 5 1 2 1 1 2 2 .237 0 1
A. Machado 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .200 0 4
J. Uribe SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 5 .256 1 7
S. Bondurant P 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 0 0
   a-S. Frisella PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 1 2
   B. Bell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Batista P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Lane PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Brach P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. McGee P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-K. Frandsen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Broxton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 47 4 12 4 4 8 29      
a - S. Frisella pinch hit for S. Bondurant in the 6th
b - J. Lane pinch hit for A. Batista in the 9th
c - K. Frandsen pinch hit for J. McGee in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Kotsay 2 (3, 2nd Inning off D. Dreifort, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off D. Dreifort, 1 on, 1 out) , P. Fielder (2, 4th Inning off D. Dreifort, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Zimmerman (3, 10th Inning off D. Storen, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Fielder (4, 2nd Inning off D. Dreifort, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gordon , J. Morneau 2 , P. Fielder 6 , R. Zimmerman 2 , M. Kotsay 4 , A. Machado 2 , J. Uribe 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Rasmus 2 , J. Morneau , M. Kotsay , J. Uribe , S. Bondurant
GIDP: A. Gordon
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Rasmus (3) , A. Machado 2 (3)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Zimmerman , A. Machado
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Dreifort 5.0 9 3 3 0 3 1 80 3.46   
J. Niemann 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 5.87   
D. Farquhar 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.00   
E. Walker 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 0.00   
D. Storen BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 14 4.50   
P. Coco W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Dreifort 40
Batters Faced: D. Dreifort 24, J. Niemann 7, D. Farquhar 3, E. Walker 4, D. Storen 6, P. Coco 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Dreifort 7-5, J. Niemann 0-4, D. Farquhar 1-2, E. Walker 2-0, D. Storen 1-2, P. Coco 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Dreifort 80-51, J. Niemann 27-15, D. Farquhar 15-9, E. Walker 18-9, D. Storen 14-10, P. Coco 23-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bondurant 6.0 8 2 2 1 8 1 93 2.00   
B. Bell BS (2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 28 4.35   
A. Batista 2.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 32 1.00   
B. Brach 1.0 2 1 0 0 3 0 22 0.00   
J. McGee 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
J. Broxton L (0-1) 1.0 3 3 3 3 1 0 23 4.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bondurant 55
Batters Faced: S. Bondurant 27, B. Bell 6, A. Batista 9, B. Brach 6, J. McGee 4, J. Broxton 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bondurant 5-4, B. Bell 1-1, A. Batista 4-1, B. Brach 0-0, J. McGee 1-2, J. Broxton 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bondurant 93-65, B. Bell 28-17, A. Batista 32-18, B. Brach 22-16, J. McGee 8-6, J. Broxton 23-16
Balk: B. Bell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Watson Matos
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 4:16
Attendance: 59918
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