Philadelphia Phillies vs Tampa Bay Rays
October 23, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 23, 2008 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 2, Tampa Bay Rays 4

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 5 0 0 0
Werth rf 5 0 1 0
Utley 2b 4 0 0 0
Howard 1b 5 0 2 0
Burrell lf 3 0 0 0
Victorino cf 4 0 2 0
Dobbs dh 3 0 1 0
  Bruntlett ph,dh 1 1 1 1
Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0
Ruiz c 2 1 2 0
Myers p 0 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 1
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 3 1 0 0
Upton cf 4 1 2 1
Pena 1b 3 0 0 1
Longoria 3b 4 0 0 1
Crawford lf 4 0 0 0
Floyd dh 3 1 1 0
Navarro c 3 1 2 0
Baldelli rf 2 0 0 0
Bartlett ss 2 0 2 1
Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Price p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 4 7 4
Philadelphia 000 000 011292
Tampa Bay 210 100 00x471
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Myers  L (0-1) 7.0 7 4 3 3 2
  Romero  1 0.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
7.0
7
4
3
3
3
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Shields  W (1-0) 5.2 7 0 0 2 4
  Wheeler  1 0.0 0 0 1 2 0
  Price  2.1 2.0 2 1 1 2 1
Totals
7.2
9
2
1
4
8

  E–Werth (1), Ruiz (1), Longoria (1).  DP–Philadelphia 1 Rollins-Utley-Howard, Tampa Bay 1 Baldelli-Pena.  2B–Philadelphia Howard (1,off Shields); Ruiz 2 (2,off Shields,off Price).  HR–Philadelphia Bruntlett (1,8th inning off Price 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Bartlett (1,off Myers).  Team–4.  SB–Ruiz (1,2nd base off Wheeler/Navarro).  WP–Shields (1).  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Fieldin Culbreth, 2B–Tom Hallion, 3B–Jeff Kellogg.  T–3:05.  A–40,843.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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