MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
04/20/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 179 - SUNDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (9-4) 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 6 10 0
Cincinnati Reds (4-8) 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 5 7 0
Rays Nip Reds, 6-5
Cincinnati got a decent performance from pitcher Johnny Vander Meer, but it wasn't enough to beat the Tampa Bay Rays. Tampa Bay won the Great American Ball Park contest, 6-5. Vander Meer threw 5.2 innings of 4-hit ball for the losing team. Tampa Bay reliever Dan Wheeler was the winner. His record is now 1-0. Eppa Rixey took the loss. The Reds, now 4-8, continue their inauspicious start.

Julio Lugo helped out the Tampa Bay cause in the top of the sixth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the shortstop went 2-4 with 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI.

"Good, gritty kind of win," said Rays manager .
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF, RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .188 1 3
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .264 0 3
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .370 3 9
B. Lowe DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .314 7 20
E. Longoria 3B 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 .275 2 6
B. Zobrist 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .319 0 5
D. Martinez RF 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .244 1 7
   a-G. Vaughn PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 0 1
J. Lugo SS 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .258 1 6
D. Navarro C 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 .308 1 2
Totals 35 6 10 6 5 11 18      
a - G. Vaughn pinch hit for D. Martinez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Zobrist (5, 2nd Inning off J. Vander Meer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Kiermaier (1, 7th Inning off C. Carroll, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Crawford (2, 7th Inning off C. Carroll, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Navarro (1, 8th Inning off E. Rixey, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 4 , K. Kiermaier 3 , Y. Díaz , E. Longoria , B. Zobrist 3 , J. Lugo 2 , D. Navarro 4
2-out RBI: J. Lugo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiermaier , Y. Díaz , B. Lowe , G. Vaughn , D. Navarro
GIDP: D. Martinez
Sac Bunt: K. Kiermaier
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Longoria (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .256 0 2
E. Roush CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .194 0 1
P. Rose Sr LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .292 2 4
B. Larkin SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .222 0 7
S. Casey 1B 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 .200 0 4
E. Davis DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .278 0 0
   c-J. Votto DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 3 5
P. O'Neill RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .143 0 1
J. Bench C 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .152 0 2
   d-K. Griffey Sr PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 0
A. Boone 3B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .290 1 2
   a-T. Kluszewski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 1
   b-H. Groh 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-V. Pinson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5 3 7 12      
a - T. Kluszewski pinch hit for A. Boone in the 7th
b - H. Groh substituted for T. Kluszewski in the 8th
c - J. Votto inserted as DH in the 8th
d - K. Griffey Sr pinch hit for J. Bench in the 9th
e - V. Pinson pinch hit for H. Groh in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Rose Sr (4, 4th Inning off S. Kazmir, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Boone (1, 5th Inning off S. Kazmir, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Morgan 2 , E. Roush , P. Rose Sr 3 , S. Casey , A. Boone 4
2-out RBI: S. Casey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Roush , J. Bench
Sac Fly: P. O'Neill
Hit by Pitch: S. Casey
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Larkin (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Boone-Morgan-Casey)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kazmir 5.2 5 5 5 2 5 1 99 7.13   
D. Wheeler W (1-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 3.86   
G. Balfour SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 1.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kazmir 42
Batters Faced: S. Kazmir 25, D. Wheeler 8, G. Balfour 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kazmir 3-9, D. Wheeler 2-3, G. Balfour 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kazmir 99-68, D. Wheeler 28-17, G. Balfour 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wheeler 2-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Kazmir
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Vander Meer 5.2 4 3 3 4 6 0 108 6.23   
C. Carroll BS (1) 0.1 4 2 2 1 1 0 25 10.12   
E. Rixey L (1-1) 3.0 2 1 1 0 4 1 35 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Vander Meer 51
Batters Faced: J. Vander Meer 24, C. Carroll 6, E. Rixey 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Vander Meer 5-5, C. Carroll 0-0, E. Rixey 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Vander Meer 108-67, C. Carroll 25-14, E. Rixey 35-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Carroll 1-1 , E. Rixey 1-0
WP: J. Vander Meer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Vander Meer
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Rain (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 18959
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