Caped Crusading Rays @ Home Sick Brewers 6/20-6/22

[Tobywan]

Hart singles to short.
Fielder gets brushed back...crowd's a little testy now.
He takes a walk.
McGehee walks, bases loaded for Kotsay.

[Tobywan]

Kotsay called out on strikes.
Betancourt pops to right, they get out of the jam.

On to the 7th, Rays up 1-0.

[Tobywan]

Shoppach walks.
EJ lays down a bunt, 1-3 put out, Shop to second.
Ruggiano bats in place of Niemann doubles to left, Shoppach scores.
Damon grounds to second.
Zobrist hits a long fly into center for a double, Rugg scores.

Call to the bull pen.

[Tobywan]

Dillard pitching.

Longo loops a hit into center, Zorilla scores.
With BJ batting, wp sends Longo to second.
BJ shoots a floater into right, Longo scores.
SRod HBP.
Kotch hits a bouncer to first, comes up on Prince, no play, bases loaded.
Shoppach grounds to first.

Middle 7th, Rays up 5-0.

[Tobywan]

JP Howell now pitching for the Rays.
Ruggiano stays in at left.


Lucroy homers to center field...Bernie gets to slide!!!!
Wilson PHs for Dillard, flies out to center.
Weeks walks.
Morgan grounds into a 4-6-3 DP.

On to the 8th, Rays up 5-1.

[Tobywan]

DiFelice now pitching for the Crew.


Johnson flies out to left.
Ruggiano flies out to right.
Fuld PHs for Howell, Super Sammy walks.
Zobrist batting from left side, Sammy steals second. Zorilla walks.
3 RUN LONGOOOOOOOOO!!!!

8-1

Upton out on strikes.

[Tobywan]

LMAO! Fuld goes to mound to warm up...Maddon comes out to make the pitching change.
Ramos now pitching for the Rays.

[Tobywan]

Hart walks.
Fielder walks.
Maybe they have let Sammy pitch.
McGehee grounds a single into left, bases loaded no outs.

Call to the pen.

[Tobywan]

Peralta pitching.

Kotsay goes down swinging.
Betancourt hits a hard liner into left, Hart and Fielder score. Still 2 on with 1 out.
Lucroy finally hits long fly to left.

Now pitching for the Rays Farnsworth.

Counsil PHing for DiFelice, out swinging.

On to the 9th Rays up 8-3.

[Tobywan]

Hawkins pitching for the Brewers.

Rodriguez grounds to third.
Kotch down swinging.
Shoppach hits a fly out to right center, Oompah Loompah hustling in for a double.
Johnson grounds to second.

[Tobywan]

Weeks hits a long fly ball deep to center, caught by Upton.
Morgan hit s sharp liner into right near the chalk, holds up at second.
Hart out swinging.
Fielder lines a single into left, Morgan scores.

8-4.

McGehee lines one into center, but Upton slides and makes the grab.
Rays win 8-4.

[Tobywan]

Tonight’s match-ups…


Hellickson pitched well in his last outing but unfortunately he was out pitched by Josh Beckett last Wed. with no-hitter stuff. This will be the ML batting debut for Hellboy.

Greinke had won his last 6 decisions before a loss to the Cubs.




James Shields was named AL Co-Player of the Week with Justin Verlander.


Rays

Damon LF
Zobrist 2B
Joyce RF
Longoria 3B
Kotchman 1B
Upton CF
Jaso C
Brignac SS
Hellickson P


Brewers

Weeks 2B
Morgan CF
Braun LF
Fielder 1B
McGehee 3B
Hart RF
Betancourt SS
Lucroy C
Greinke P

[zodious]

Go Rays! Zobrist goes 2-5 with a 1B, 2B & 1R

[Tobywan]

Damon called out on strikes.
Zobrist caught looking.
Joyce HBP.
Longoria grounds to third throw to second for the force on Joyce.

[Tobywan]

Weeks walked.
Morgan bunts, Helly throws to first, Weeks to second.
Braun walks.
Fielder walks. Houston, we have a problem!
Bases loaded, one out, McGehee to the plate.