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Tampa Bay Rays @ Houston Astros

2011-06-24 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 26682 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:33

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Houston Astros 5–1. Tampa Bay Rays put up 4 in the 3rd. James Shields earned the win. Evan Longoria went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TBA	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	8
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3

W: James Shields L: Wandy Rodriguez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Brian Gorman · 1B: Jim Wolf · 2B: Tony Randazzo · 3B: Larry Vanover · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sean Rodriguez	4	2	3	0	0	0
Ben Zobrist	3	1	1	1	1	0
Evan Longoria	4	1	2	3	0	1
B. J. Upton	3	1	1	1	1	0
Kelly Shoppach	4	0	0	0	0	1
Justin Ruggiano	4	0	0	0	0	1
Casey Kotchman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Elliot Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	2
James Shields	4	0	0	0	0	4

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Michael Bourn	3	0	1	0	1	1
Jeff Keppinger	4	0	0	0	0	1
Hunter Pence	4	0	0	0	0	2
Carlos Lee	4	0	0	0	0	0
Brett Wallace	3	1	1	0	0	1
Chris Johnson	2	0	1	1	0	0
Clint Barmes	3	0	0	0	0	1
Carlos Corporan	3	0	0	0	0	1
Wandy Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	1
Angel Sanchez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Michaels	1	0	0	0	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
James Shields	9.0	3	1	9

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wandy Rodriguez	6.0	6	2	5
Fernando Rodriguez	2.0	1	0	2
Aneury Rodriguez	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sean Rodriguez: 9/F89D
Ben Zobrist: 8/F8LXD+
Evan Longoria: 53/G5

Bot 1

Michael Bourn: 63/G6-
Jeff Keppinger: K
Hunter Pence: K

Top 2

B. J. Upton: W
Kelly Shoppach: SB2
Kelly Shoppach: K
Justin Ruggiano: K
Casey Kotchman: 1/P-

Bot 2

Carlos Lee: 3/F3-
Brett Wallace: 1/G34S-
Chris Johnson: 63/G6

Top 3

Elliot Johnson: K
James Shields: K
Sean Rodriguez: S7/G56
Ben Zobrist: SB2
Ben Zobrist: S9/L89S.2-H
Evan Longoria: HR/F78XD+.1-H
B. J. Upton: HR/F7D+/UREV
Kelly Shoppach: 31/G34

Bot 3

Clint Barmes: 63/G6S-
Carlos Corporan: 3/G3
Wandy Rodriguez: K

Top 4

Justin Ruggiano: 143/G13-
Casey Kotchman: 43/G4
Elliot Johnson: 3/G34S

Bot 4

Michael Bourn: S9/L4D
Jeff Keppinger: 54(1)/FO/G
Hunter Pence: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Top 5

James Shields: K
Sean Rodriguez: S56/G5+
Ben Zobrist: W.1-2
Evan Longoria: WP.2-3;1-2
Evan Longoria: S9/L4D.3-H;2-3
B. J. Upton: 54(1)3/GDP/G5+

Bot 5

Carlos Lee: 7/F78M
Brett Wallace: K
Chris Johnson: HP
Clint Barmes: K23

Top 6

Kelly Shoppach: 9/F89XD+
Justin Ruggiano: 63/G6S-
Casey Kotchman: 43/G4

Bot 6

Carlos Corporan: K
Angel Sanchez: 53/G56
Michael Bourn: W
Jeff Keppinger: 8/L8LD+

Top 7

Elliot Johnson: 3/G34S
James Shields: K
Sean Rodriguez: S8/L8RS+
Ben Zobrist: 46(1)/FO/G4+

Bot 7

Hunter Pence: 7/F7M
Carlos Lee: 63/G56
Brett Wallace: S1/G-
Chris Johnson: D8/F8RXD+.1-H
Clint Barmes: 9/F9S

Top 8

Evan Longoria: K23
B. J. Upton: 63/G6-
Kelly Shoppach: 7/F7D

Bot 8

Carlos Corporan: 9/F89D
Jason Michaels: K
Michael Bourn: K

Top 9

Justin Ruggiano: 63/G6
Casey Kotchman: D7/G
Elliot Johnson: K
James Shields: K

Bot 9

Jeff Keppinger: 8/F8RD+
Hunter Pence: K
Carlos Lee: 9/F89M

Notes & reviews

Astros catcher J.R. Towles was struck on the mask by a hard foul ball for the second time in the game; he suffered a cut on his chin which required 11 stitches and left the game
replay,3,uptob001,TBA,gormb901,HOU03,O,N,I,,H $B.J. Upton's fly ball landed in the first row of the Crawford Boxes in LF; Astros LF Carlos Lee immediately put his hands up to signal fan interference to the umpires but the ball was ruled a homer; Astros Manager Brad Mills asked about the call, so crew chief Brian Gorman watched the replay and upheld the call

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