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Tampa Bay Rays @ 
Chicago White Sox
2008-08-23 · Day game · Guaranteed Rate Field · Att: 36482 · 87°F · Wind 10 mph R to L · 3:04
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Chicago White Sox 5–3. Tampa Bay Rays put up 4 in the 8th. Grant Balfour earned the win and Dan Wheeler picked up the save. Jermaine Dye went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
W: Grant Balfour L: Javier Vazquez SV: Dan Wheeler
Umpires — HP: Ted Barrett · 1B: Dana DeMuth · 2B: Lance Barksdale · 3B: Doug Eddings · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 B. J. Upton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Pena | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Cliff Floyd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Willy Aybar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hinske | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dioner Navarro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabe Gross | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jason Bartlett | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rocco Baldelli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nick Swisher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Carlos Quentin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jermaine Dye | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Thome | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Paul Konerko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Alexei Ramirez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Juan Uribe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Toby Hall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Griffey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scott Kazmir | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
 Grant Balfour | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Chad Bradford | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dan Wheeler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Javier Vazquez | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
 Matt Thornton | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 D. J. Carrasco | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Akinori Iwamura: 3/G3-
- B. J. Upton: K
- Carlos Pena: K
Bot 1
- Orlando Cabrera: 43/G4+
- Nick Swisher: 4/P4
- Carlos Quentin: W
- Jermaine Dye: 3/P3F-
Top 2
- Cliff Floyd: 43/G34+
- Willy Aybar: 43/G4
- Eric Hinske: K
Bot 2
- Jim Thome: K
- Paul Konerko: W
- Alexei Ramirez: WP.1-2
- Alexei Ramirez: K
- Juan Uribe: 2/P25F
Top 3
- Dioner Navarro: 53/G56S
- Gabe Gross: 8/F8RD
- Jason Bartlett: 9/F9M
Bot 3
- Toby Hall: 9/L89D+
- Orlando Cabrera: K
- Nick Swisher: 53/G5-
Top 4
- Akinori Iwamura: 43/G4-
- B. J. Upton: 43/G4
- Carlos Pena: K
Bot 4
- Carlos Quentin: 43/G4S-
- Jermaine Dye: HR/F7D+
- Jim Thome: K
- Paul Konerko: 8/L8RM+
Top 5
- Cliff Floyd: 9/F9LD
- Willy Aybar: 7/F7M
- Eric Hinske: 31/G3
Bot 5
- Alexei Ramirez: T9/L9LM+
- Juan Uribe: 7/SF/L7M+.3-H
- Toby Hall: S9/G
- Orlando Cabrera: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 6
- Dioner Navarro: 31/G3
- Gabe Gross: 9/F9D+
- Jason Bartlett: D7/G5
- Akinori Iwamura: S8/L8LS.2-H
- B. J. Upton: S7/G56.1-3
- Carlos Pena: 5/P5
Bot 6
- Nick Swisher: K23
- Carlos Quentin: K
- Jermaine Dye: HR/F7D+
- Jim Thome: K
Top 7
- Cliff Floyd: 8/F78D
- Willy Aybar: 6/P56-
- Eric Hinske: 13/BG
Bot 7
- Paul Konerko: W
- Alexei Ramirez: 8/F8LD
- Juan Uribe: 3/P3
- Toby Hall: 9/F9LD
Top 8
- Dioner Navarro: S8/F89M
- Gabe Gross: W.1-2
- Jason Bartlett: S7/G56-.2-3;1-2
- Akinori Iwamura: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- B. J. Upton: S6/G6+.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Carlos Pena: S9/L9S.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Rocco Baldelli: FC5/G5S-.3XH(5265);1-3(THH);B-2(THH)
- Willy Aybar: 8/F8RM-
- Eric Hinske: 13/G-
Bot 8
- Orlando Cabrera: K
- Nick Swisher: K
- Carlos Quentin: 63/G56
Top 9
- Dioner Navarro: 43/G4+
- Gabe Gross: K
- Jason Bartlett: S8/G6M
- Akinori Iwamura: K
Bot 9
- Jermaine Dye: 3/P23F
- Jim Thome: K
- Ken Griffey: 5/P5F