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Chicago White Sox @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2008-05-31 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 36048 · 72°F, dome · Wind to CF · 2:46
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Chicago White Sox 2–0. Scott Kazmir earned the win and Grant Balfour picked up the save. Cliff Floyd went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
W: Scott Kazmir L: Javier Vazquez SV: Grant Balfour
Umpires — HP: Doug Eddings · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Dana DeMuth · 3B: Lance Barksdale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando Cabrera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Alexei Ramirez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Quentin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jermaine Dye | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Konerko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Crede | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Toby Hall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brian Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nick Swisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Thome | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 A. J. Pierzynski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Carl Crawford | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 B. J. Upton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Carlos Pena | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Evan Longoria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cliff Floyd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Dioner Navarro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hinske | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jason Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Javier Vazquez | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
 Boone Logan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scott Kazmir | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
 Alberto Reyes | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 J. P. Howell | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dan Wheeler | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Trever Miller | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Grant Balfour | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Orlando Cabrera: 8/F8LD
- Alexei Ramirez: D9/L9LM+
- Carlos Quentin: K
- Jermaine Dye: 8/L8RM+
Bot 1
- Akinori Iwamura: K
- Carl Crawford: S9/G34+
- B. J. Upton: SB2
- B. J. Upton: W
- Carlos Pena: PO2(E6).2-3;1-2
- Carlos Pena: K
- Evan Longoria: K
Top 2
- Paul Konerko: 3/P23
- Joe Crede: W
- Toby Hall: WP.1-2
- Toby Hall: 2/P23F
- Brian Anderson: PO2(14)
Bot 2
- Cliff Floyd: K
- Dioner Navarro: 43/G4+
- Eric Hinske: 7/F7S
Top 3
- Brian Anderson: K
- Nick Swisher: W
- Orlando Cabrera: 7/F78S
- Alexei Ramirez: K
Bot 3
- Jason Bartlett: S7
- Akinori Iwamura: 26(1)/FO/BG2L-
- Carl Crawford: D78/L78M.1-3
- B. J. Upton: 43/G4+.3-H;2-3
- Carlos Pena: K
Top 4
- Carlos Quentin: 7/L7M+
- Jermaine Dye: S7/G56+
- Paul Konerko: K
- Joe Crede: 8/F8LD+
Bot 4
- Evan Longoria: 8/F8RXD+
- Cliff Floyd: HR/F9D+
- Dioner Navarro: 31/G34
- Eric Hinske: K
Top 5
- Toby Hall: 6/L6+
- Brian Anderson: 53/G56S+
- Nick Swisher: 7/L78M+
Bot 5
- Jason Bartlett: 63/G6
- Akinori Iwamura: K
- Carl Crawford: W
- B. J. Upton: 3/P3DF
Top 6
- Orlando Cabrera: 7/F78S
- Alexei Ramirez: 7/F78M
- Carlos Quentin: W
- Jermaine Dye: 4/P3D
Bot 6
- Carlos Pena: D9/F9LM+
- Evan Longoria: FC6/G6+.2X3(65);B-1
- Cliff Floyd: K
- Dioner Navarro: 43/G4
Top 7
- Paul Konerko: 6/P6
- Joe Crede: K
- Toby Hall: S7/G56+
- Brian Anderson: K
Bot 7
- Eric Hinske: K
- Jason Bartlett: 53/G5
- Akinori Iwamura: K
Top 8
- Nick Swisher: K
- Orlando Cabrera: W
- Jim Thome: SB2
- Jim Thome: K
- Carlos Quentin: SB3
- Carlos Quentin: K
Bot 8
- Carl Crawford: K
- B. J. Upton: 43/G4M
- Carlos Pena: K
Top 9
- Jermaine Dye: 7/L7D+
- Paul Konerko: W
- Joe Crede: S9/G4+.1-2
- A. J. Pierzynski: 9/F89D
- Brian Anderson: 8/F8LM