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Tampa Bay Rays 08-20-2008
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| Breaking News |  | Friday, August 8th, 2008: 5-Hits Blitz by Lowell
The Red Sox whipped the Rays 17-0 at Fenway Park II and Mike Lowell had a big hand in the win. The Red Sox third baseman came to the plate 6 times and collected 5 hits. It was a good day for Lowell and a tough day for Tampa Bay.
"I just go up there and whale away and hope it hits the barrel of the bat," he said. "There really isn't any plan."
Plan or not, Lowell delivered today -- 5-6 is outstanding in any league.
M. Lowell singled in the 2nd, singled in the 3rd, struck out in the 4th, singled in the 6th, singled in the 8th and singled in the 9th.
This season Lowell has 13 home runs and a .272 batting average. |
| Friday, August 8th, 2008: Red Sox Beckett Blanks Rays
Boston's Josh Beckett brought his "A game" to the park, shutting down and shutting out the Tampa Bay Rays 17-0. He racked up 8 strikeouts, surrendered 1 hit and issued no walks on his way to the victory.
This season Beckett has a 11-4 record with a 3.67 ERA in 23 starts. |
_Yankees.jpg) | Saturday, August 2nd, 2008: Melky Cabrera Strokes 3 Home Runs!
It wasn't your average day at the ballpark. The fans witnessed Melky Cabrera power his way into the record book with three home runs and propel the New York (A) Yankees to a 12-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
He spoke with reporters after his historic day and told them, "I've always loved hitting in Yankee Stadium II. You can see the ball so well."
For the day he collected 4 hits in 4 at-bats, scored 3 runs and had 3 RBIs.
M. Cabrera hit a solo-shot off A. Sonnanstine in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off D. Wheeler in the 3rd, hit a solo-shot off G. Balfour in the 5th and singled in the 7th.
Currently Cabrera is batting .315 with 9 home runs and 45 RBIs.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 3B Evan Longoria | strained hamstring muscle | 2 weeks | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 62-57, .521 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 6.5 GB | | Record at home | 29-27, .518 PCT | | Record on the road | 33-30, .524 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 4-4, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 13-14, .481 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 24-11, .686 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 38-46, .452 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 7-14, .333 PCT | | Record in May | 19-10, .655 PCT | | Record in June | 18-9, .667 PCT | | Record in July | 12-13, .480 PCT | | Record in August | 6-11, .353 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .258 - 12th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .324 - 12th in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .407 - 7th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .730 - 7th in AL | | Runs Scored | 551 - 9th in AL | | Hits | 1059 - 13th in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 353 - 10th in AL | | Home Runs | 111 - 4th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 380 - 7th in AL | | Strikeouts | 935 - 13th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 168 - 1st in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.67 - 9th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.84 - 9th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.33 - 9th in AL | | Runs allowed | 591 - 10th in AL | | Hits allowed | 1052 - 3rd in AL | | Opponents AVG | .254 - 4th in AL | | BABIP | .303 - 3rd in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 124 - 11th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 380 - 7th in AL | | Strikeouts | 945 - 3rd in AL |
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