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Chicago Cubs @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2008-06-17 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 31607 · 72°F, dome · Wind L to R · 3:30
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Chicago Cubs 3–2. Grant Balfour earned the win and Troy Percival picked up the save. Cliff Floyd went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| TBA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
W: Grant Balfour L: Neal Cotts SV: Troy Percival
Umpires — HP: Paul Schrieber · 1B: Kerwin Danley · 2B: Laz Diaz · 3B: Wally Bell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Reed Johnson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Theriot | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Derrek Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Aramis Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Geovany Soto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark DeRosa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Murton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Henry Blanco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ronny Cedeno | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Kosuke Fukudome | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Micah Hoffpauir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Edmonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Willy Aybar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 B. J. Upton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Eric Hinske | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Evan Longoria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Floyd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dioner Navarro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gabe Gross | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Bartlett | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonny Gomes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ryan Dempster | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
 Neal Cotts | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Michael Wuertz | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Scott Eyre | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Howry | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scott Kazmir | 4.2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
 Grant Balfour | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 J. P. Howell | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Dan Wheeler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Troy Percival | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Reed Johnson: 4/L4+
- Ryan Theriot: W
- Derrek Lee: 8/F8RM
- Aramis Ramirez: K
Bot 1
- Akinori Iwamura: K
- Willy Aybar: K
- B. J. Upton: W
- Eric Hinske: CS2(26)
Top 2
- Geovany Soto: 53/G5
- Mark DeRosa: W
- Matt Murton: K
- Henry Blanco: 7/F78D
Bot 2
- Eric Hinske: 31/G3+
- Evan Longoria: 3/P3F
- Cliff Floyd: HR/F89D+
- Dioner Navarro: K
Top 3
- Ronny Cedeno: K
- Reed Johnson: 8/F8RD
- Ryan Theriot: K23
Bot 3
- Gabe Gross: S8/G4+
- Jason Bartlett: S8/G6M+.1-2
- Akinori Iwamura: 7/F7LM
- Willy Aybar: S7/L7S.2-3;1-2
- B. J. Upton: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Eric Hinske: K
Top 4
- Derrek Lee: W
- Aramis Ramirez: 8/F8LD
- Geovany Soto: K
- Mark DeRosa: 4/P34
Bot 4
- Evan Longoria: 9/F9LD
- Cliff Floyd: 7/F78D
- Dioner Navarro: S8/L8LS
- Gabe Gross: K
Top 5
- Matt Murton: K
- Henry Blanco: S48/G4M+
- Ronny Cedeno: K
- Reed Johnson: S5/G5S-.1-2
- Ryan Theriot: S349/G4S.2-H;1-3
- Derrek Lee: W.1-2
- Aramis Ramirez: K
Bot 5
- Jason Bartlett: 8/F8LM
- Akinori Iwamura: W
- Willy Aybar: 6/L6+
- B. J. Upton: S8/G6+.1-3
- Eric Hinske: K
Top 6
- Geovany Soto: 63/G6
- Mark DeRosa: 7/L7M+
- Matt Murton: 7/F78D
Bot 6
- Evan Longoria: HR/F8RXD+
- Cliff Floyd: W
- Dioner Navarro: 6/P
- Gabe Gross: 7/F7D
- Jason Bartlett: 46(1)/FO/G4S
Top 7
- Henry Blanco: K
- Ronny Cedeno: K
- Reed Johnson: D8/L78M+
- Ryan Theriot: CS3(25)
Bot 7
- Akinori Iwamura: S1/G13+.B-3(E1/TH)
- Willy Aybar: 6/L6+
- B. J. Upton: W
- Eric Hinske: S9/L9M.3-H;1-3
- Evan Longoria: FC5/G5S.3XH(52);1-2
- Jonny Gomes: HP.2-3;1-2
- Dioner Navarro: 7/F78D
Top 8
- Ryan Theriot: 9/F89D
- Derrek Lee: 8/F8LM
- Aramis Ramirez: K
Bot 8
- Gabe Gross: 5/P5F
- Jason Bartlett: D7
- Akinori Iwamura: SB3
- Akinori Iwamura: K
- Willy Aybar: W
- B. J. Upton: 7/L78D+
Top 9
- Geovany Soto: 7/L7D+
- Mark DeRosa: S9/L89S
- Kosuke Fukudome: D7/L7LS.1-3
- Micah Hoffpauir: PB.3-H(UR);2-3
- Micah Hoffpauir: K
- Jim Edmonds: W
- Reed Johnson: 53/BG25