Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays
April 12, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 2008 at Tropicana Field. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Tampa Bay Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 3, Tampa Bay Rays 2

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 4 1 2 0
Mora 3b 3 0 0 0
Markakis rf 3 0 1 0
Millar 1b 4 0 0 0
Huff dh 4 1 1 0
Scott lf 4 0 0 0
  Payton lf 0 0 0 0
Hernandez R. c 4 1 2 2
Jones cf 4 0 0 0
Hernandez L. ss 2 0 0 0
Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
  Bradford p 0 0 0 0
  Sherrill p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 6 2
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 4 0 1 0
Crawford lf 4 0 0 0
Pena 1b 3 1 1 1
Upton cf 3 1 2 0
Hinske dh 4 0 1 0
Longoria 3b 3 0 1 1
Haynes rf 4 0 0 0
Riggans c 4 0 0 0
Johnson ss 3 0 1 0
  Gomes ph 1 0 0 0
Hammel p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Baltimore 110 000 001361
Tampa Bay 000 001 010271
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cabrera  6.2 5.0 1 1 3 4 0
  Walker  0.1 1.0 1 1 0 0 1
  Bradford  W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Sherrill  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
4
6
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Hammel  7 5.0 2 2 1 6 0
  Howell  1 0.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Miller  0.2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler  L (0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Totals
5.1
6
3
3
1
8

  E–Roberts (1), Riggans (1).  DP–Baltimore 1. Roberts-L. Hernandez-Millar, Tampa Bay 1. E. Johnson-Iwamura-Pena.  2B–Baltimore Roberts (5,off Hammel); Huff (4,off Hammel)..  3B–Baltimore R. Hernandez (1,off Hammel).  HR–Baltimore R. Hernandez (2,9th inning off Wheeler 0 on 2 out), Tampa Bay Pena (6,8th inning off Walker 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Mora (2,by Hammel); Markakis (1,by Howell)..  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  SB–Roberts (4,3rd base off Hammel/Riggans); Markakis (3,2nd base off Hammel/Riggans).  CS–Upton (1,2nd base by Bradford/R. Hernandez).  U-HP–Ed Hickox, 1B–CB Bucknor, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:51.  A–19,295.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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