MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/03/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 1981 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (61-72) 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 12 1
Baltimore Orioles (56-76) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 0
Rays Tack 6-3 Loss on Orioles
The Tampa Bay Rays picked up a win at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, knocking off the Baltimore Orioles, 6-3. On the mound for Tampa Bay was right-hander James Shields. He played a key role in the triumph. Tampa Bay is now 61-72, Baltimore 56-76.

Tampa Bay used a big swing from Evan Longoria to get the win. The third baseman walloped a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Rays up, 5-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it changed the outcome.

"James had himself a pretty good evening," said Tampa Bay manager .
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .244 10 41
K. Kiermaier CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .213 10 44
Y. Díaz 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .343 18 71
   a-C. Kotchman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Lowe 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .231 25 78
E. Longoria 3B 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .228 16 57
D. Martinez RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .233 8 46
B. Upton DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
J. Lugo SS 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .215 3 34
T. Hall C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 0 14
Totals 37 6 12 6 0 7 10      
a - C. Kotchman substituted for Y. Díaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Martinez (16, 2nd Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Crawford (16, 3rd Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Hall (6, 9th Inning off M. Flanagan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Kiermaier (10, 1st Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Longoria (16, 3rd Inning off M. Mussina, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 3 , K. Kiermaier 5 , Y. Díaz 2 , B. Lowe , E. Longoria 4 , D. Martinez 2 , J. Lugo 2 , T. Hall 2
2-out RBI: E. Longoria
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Crawford , D. Martinez , J. Lugo
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crawford 2 (43)
CS: J. Lugo 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Díaz (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Roberts 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .237 6 31
F. Robinson RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .233 19 60
G. Sisler DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .260 7 47
K. Williams LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .300 18 70
E. Murray 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 23 82
B. Robinson 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .232 9 47
P. Blair CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 10 35
M. Belanger SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 14
H. Severeid C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 0 12
   a-B. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 2 7
Totals 37 3 9 3 0 7 14      
a - B. Anderson pinch hit for H. Severeid in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Roberts 2 (32, 7th Inning off J. Shields, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off G. Balfour, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Roberts (3, 3rd Inning off J. Shields, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Roberts 7 , F. Robinson , G. Sisler 2 , K. Williams , E. Murray , B. Robinson
2-out RBI: F. Robinson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. Robinson 2 , K. Williams 2
Hit by Pitch: F. Robinson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Roberts (26)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shields W (12-8) 8.0 8 3 3 0 5 0 95 3.36   
G. Balfour SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shields 59
Batters Faced: J. Shields 34, G. Balfour 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shields 10-9, G. Balfour 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shields 95-66, G. Balfour 13-9
Hit Batsmen: J. Shields
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Mussina L (8-14) 2.2 6 5 5 0 5 2 62 5.08   
B. Pelty 5.1 5 1 1 0 1 0 67 3.10   
M. Flanagan 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 27
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 14, B. Pelty 19, M. Flanagan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 1-2, B. Pelty 7-6, M. Flanagan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 62-41, B. Pelty 67-43, M. Flanagan 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Shields
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 16937
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