MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
04/14/2068
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2981 - SATURDAY, APRIL 14TH , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (8-5) 2 1 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 12 14 0
Houston Astros (4-9) 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 9 14 0
Ruíz Leads Rays to Win
A 4-RBI performance from Raúl Ruíz, who is tied for 4th in the AL in RBI with 12, helped the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros, 12-9. Tampa Bay starter Gene Craig was credited with the win after throwing 81 pitches over 5 innings. His record now stands at 2-1. Getting the save was Ernie Newman, his 4th.

Lonnie Willard, the 28-year old left fielder , had a direct impact on the outcome. Willard contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning to put Tampa Bay up, 2-0.

"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said Tampa Bay manager .

The Astros, at 4-9, have stumbled out of the gate.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Haggar RF 6 1 1 0 0 3 5 .327 2 7
R. Cooper CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 .286 0 1
W. Watkins 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .234 1 4
N. Burt LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .225 2 7
C. Gordon 1B 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .250 2 5
L. Willard DH 2 2 0 1 2 2 2 .256 0 3
R. Ruíz SS 3 3 2 4 2 0 2 .289 3 12
J. Jenkins C 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .229 0 4
T. Phillips 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .116 0 2
Totals 37 12 14 11 5 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Jenkins 2 (3, 2nd Inning off G. Cross, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off G. Cross, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Phillips (1, 4th Inning off G. Cross, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Burt (2, 5th Inning off C. Hawk, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ruíz (3, 6th Inning off B. Scott, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Haggar , R. Cooper 2 , W. Watkins 2 , N. Burt 2 , C. Gordon , R. Ruíz 5 , J. Jenkins 5 , T. Phillips 3
2-out RBI: R. Cooper , R. Ruíz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Cooper 2 , R. Ruíz
Sac Bunt: T. Phillips
Sac Fly: C. Gordon , L. Willard
Hit by Pitch: C. Gordon
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Cooper (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Phillips-Jenkins-Gordon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Burnham 3B 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 .365 0 4
M. Carr 1B, RF 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 .263 1 7
L. Ortíz RF 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .289 2 5
   b-N. Ortíz PH, 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .125 0 2
C. Baerga 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .333 1 7
A. Rodríguez DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 2 8
   a-J. Blair DH 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .250 0 1
N. Smith LF 4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .280 2 6
S. Archer CF 5 2 4 2 0 1 3 .354 2 4
C. Mendoza C 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .211 0 2
   c-A. Herrera PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-A. Meserve C 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 0 1
K. Paul SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .349 0 4
Totals 40 9 14 9 4 10 21      
a - J. Blair inserted as DH in the 6th
b - N. Ortíz pinch hit for L. Ortíz in the 7th
c - A. Herrera pinch ran for C. Mendoza in the 8th
d - A. Meserve substituted for A. Herrera in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Ortíz (2, 6th Inning off H. Gonzáles, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Mendoza (2, 8th Inning off C. Evans, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Ortíz (1, 9th Inning off C. Evans, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Baerga (5, 9th Inning off C. Evans, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Archer (2, 5th Inning off G. Craig, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Smith (2, 6th Inning off H. Gonzáles, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Ortíz 3 , N. Ortíz 2 , C. Baerga 2 , J. Blair 2 , N. Smith 5 , S. Archer 7 , C. Mendoza 2 , K. Paul
2-out RBI: J. Blair , N. Smith
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Burnham , N. Smith
GIDP: A. Meserve
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Archer (4)

FIELDING
PB: C. Mendoza
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Craig W (2-1) 5.0 4 2 2 1 6 1 81 6.57   
H. Gonzáles 1.2 5 4 4 2 2 1 48 6.30   
C. Evans 1.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 23 15.19   
E. Newman SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Craig 56
Batters Faced: G. Craig 20, H. Gonzáles 12, C. Evans 8, E. Newman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Craig 4-5, H. Gonzáles 3-0, C. Evans 2-1, E. Newman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Craig 81-52, H. Gonzáles 48-29, C. Evans 23-15, E. Newman 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Evans 2-0 , E. Newman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Cross L (1-2) 3.1 7 5 5 1 3 0 54 6.62   
C. Hawk 2.1 6 5 4 1 2 0 38 11.74   
B. Scott 1.1 1 2 2 2 1 1 25 11.57   
H. Bates 2.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 24 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Cross 26
Batters Faced: G. Cross 18, C. Hawk 14, B. Scott 7, H. Bates 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Cross 1-5, C. Hawk 4-1, B. Scott 1-2, H. Bates 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Cross 54-33, C. Hawk 38-22, B. Scott 25-10, H. Bates 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Hawk 1-0 , B. Scott 1-1
Hit Batsmen: G. Cross
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Raúl Ruíz
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM CT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 19861
Special Notes: C Caleb Mendoza was injured while running the bases.
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