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8/7 - Rays (69-45) @ Mariners (51-63): Game 1
Hideo Nomo: (6 - 2), 2.92 ERA vs. Miguel Batista: (2 - 6), 4.10 ERA

SEATTLE -- The Rays are on a four game winning streak, taking game one of a four game series against the Mariners in Seattle. In the third inning, Kenji Johjima belted a lead-off solo shot to give the Mariners a one-run lead, and Miguel Batista was holding the Rays scoreless until the eighth when B.J. Upton blasted a two-run homer to center to put the Rays on top. Also in the inning, Cliff Floyd hit an RBI single, extending the lead to two, and it's a good thing they got that third run, because in the bottom of the inning, Jose Lopez hit a sacrifice groundout, scoring Willie Bloomquist from third, narrowing the lead to one, but the Rays hang on to win it.

Final Score:
Rays: 3
Mariners: 2


Hideo Nomo (W, 7-2): 8 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Troy Percival (SV, 31): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Akinori Iwamura: 2-5, R
B.J. Upton: 3-5, HR (31), 2 RBI, R
Carlos Pena: 2-5, R
Cliff Floyd: 1-4, RBI


Miguel Batista (L, 2-7): 7 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Jarrod Washburn: 2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Jose Lopez: 1-4, RBI
Kenji Johjima: 1-3, HR (10), RBI, R
Willie Bloomquist: 3-3, R

8/8 - Rays (70-45) @ Mariners (51-64): Game 2
Scott Kazmir: (6 - 5), 3.74 ERA vs. Felix Hernandez: (8 - 7), 5.17 ERA

SEATTLE -- The Rays are now on a five game winning streak, taking game two of this four game set in Seattle. The Mariners scored all three of their runs before the Rays scored at all. Raul Ibanez knocked in the first run in the fourth with an RBI single, and the Mariners scored another in the same inning on an RBI single by Adrian Beltre. Ibanez struck again in the fixth with a solo shot to extend the lead to three. The Rays scored their first run in the seventh with Carl Crawford on third, a wild pitch allowed him to score from third. Then in the eighth, they narrowed the lead to one on an RBI single by Carlos Pena. Finally, with two outs and a runner on in the top of the ninth, Rocco Baldelli belted a come-from-behind two-run homer to give the Rays a one run lead. Troy Percival closed it out in the bottom of the ninth to complete the win.

Final Score:
Rays: 4
Mariners: 3


Scott Kazmir (W, 7-5): 8 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Troy Percival (SV, 32): 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Akinori Iwamura: 1-4, R, K
Carlos Pena: 2-4, RBI
Carl Crawford: 2-4, R
Cliff Floyd: 0-4, R
Rocco Baldelli: 2-4, HR (5), 2 RBI, R, K


Felix Hernandez (L, 8-8): 8.2 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Jarrod Washburn: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Ichiro Suzuki: 1-4, R, K
Jose Lopez: 2-4, R
Raul Ibanez: 2-3, HR (19), 2 RBI, R
Adrian Beltre: 1-4, RBI

You just beat the guy you wanted to trade for. King Felix is really hard to play against right? I hate his curves.

Yeah, he held me at two runs going into the ninth. Man, that Baldelli home run was so epic. I couldn't believe it when I hit it.

8/9 - Rays (71-45) @ Mariners (51-65): Game 3
James Shields: (7 - 5), 2.42 ERA vs. Erik Bedard: (6 - , 5.75 ERA

SEATTLE -- The Rays have won their sixth straight, and game three in this four game series, barely edging the Mariners in a pitchers duel between James Shields and Erik Bedard. The Rays scored their only runs in the first on a B.J. Upton two-run homer, and the Mariners scored their only run in the fourth on a Raul Ibanez solo shot. Both starting pitchers' were phenomenal in this game, both pitching complete games. Erik Bedard gave up the two runs on only four hits, but James Shields barely edged him out giving up just one run on three hits for a combined total seven hits in this game. The Rays go four the four game sweep tomorrow.

Final Score:
Rays: 2
Mariners: 1


James Shields (W, 8-5): 9 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Akinori Iwamura: 2-4, R
B.J. Upton: 2-4, HR (32), 2 RBI, R, K


Erik Bedard (L, 6-9): 9 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Ichiro Suzuki: 1-4
Raul Ibanez: 1-3, HR (20), RBI, R
Jose Vidro: 1-3

8/10 - Rays (72-45) @ Mariners (51-66): Game 4
Andy Sonnanstine: (10 - 3), 2.52 ERA vs. Carlos Silva: (7 - , 5.69 ERA

SEATTLE -- The Rays have won seven games in a row with a four game sweep of the Mariners in Seattle after a three game sweep of the Indians at home. In the second inning, Rocco Baldelli belted a three-run homer to take an early three run lead, but Richie Sexson narrowed that lead to one in the fourth with a two-run shot. Akinori Iwamura got those runs back in the seventh with his own two-run homer. Then in the ninth, Richie Sexson tried to spark a comeback with a solo shot, his second homer of the game, but the Rays and Andy Sonnanstine hang on to win.

Final Score:
Rays: 5
Mariners: 3


Andy Sonnanstine (W, 11-3): 9 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Akinori Iwamura: 2-4, 2B, HR (6), 2 RBI, R
Carl Crawford: 2-4, R, K
Dioner Navarro: 1-4, R
Rocco Baldelli: 2-4, HR (6), 3 RBI, 2 R


Carlos Silva (L, 7-9): 6.2 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Sean Green: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Raul Ibanez: 1-3, R
Richie Sexson: 2-4, 2 HR (29, 30), 3 RBI, 2 R
Kenji Johjima: 2-3, 2B

8/12 - Rays (73-45) @ Athletics (71-45): Game 1
Matt Garza: (9 - 6), 3.06 ERA vs. Oliver Perez: (5 - 9), 6.47 ERA

OAKLAND -- The Rays seven game winning streak has come to an end with a loss to the Athletics in Oakland today. The Athletics scored twice in the first on a sacrifice groundout by Jack Cust scoring Mark Ellis from third, and an RBI single by Emil Brown, and that would be all they needed. The Rays scored their only run in the fourth in an RBI single off the bat of Dioner Navarro as Oliver Perez and the Athletics squeak by the Rays with a win.

Final Score:
Rays: 1
Athletics: 2


Matt Garza (L, 9-7): 8 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

Evan Longoria: 2-4
Carl Crawford: 2-4, R
Dioner Navarro: 2-4, RBI


Oliver Perez (W, 6 - 9): 8.1 IP, 10 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Rich Harden (SV, 6): 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Mark Ellis: 2-4, R, K
Chris Denorfia: 2-4, R
Jack Cust: 0-3, RBI, K
Emil Brown: 1-3, RBI, K

8/13 - Rays (73-46) @ Athletics (72-45): Game 2
Derek Lowe: (8 - 11), 5.33 ERA vs. Chad Gaudin: (10 - 3), 4.15 ERA

OAKLAND -- The Rays have tied up this series in Oakland with a dominant outing by Derek Lowe. In the first inning, B.J. Upton belted a solo shot to center to take a quick one-run lead. The Rays scored the only other run of the game in the fourth on an RBI single by Cliff Floyd. Derek Lowe, as said already, was fantastic in his second start with the Rays, going seven shutout innings giving up just three hits for the win.

Final Score:
Rays: 2
Athletics: 0


Derek Lowe (W, 9-11): 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Dan Wheeler: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Troy Percival (SV, 33): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

B.J. Upton: 1-4, HR (33), RBI, R
Evan Longoria: 1-4, R
Cliff Floyd: 1-3, RBI


Chad Gaudin (L, 10-4): 8 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Dallas Braden: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Mark Ellis: 1-4
Chris Denorfia: 1-3
Mike Sweeney: 1-3

8/14 - Rays (74-46) @ Athletics (72-46): Game 3
Hideo Nomo: (7 - 2), 2.87 ERA vs. Lenny DiNardo: (7 - 5), 4.30 ERA

OAKLAND -- The Rays have won the third game of this series in Oakland with an extra innings victory. Jason Bartlett scored the first run in the third with a solo homer, but in the bottom of the same inning, Mike Sweeney belted his own solo shot to tie it up. This game would remain tied at one until the thirteenth inning when Rocco Baldelli belted an RBI triple, in which he got injured on the slide into third, followed immediately by a sacrifice fly by Jason Bartlett, scoring Eric Hinske, who was pinch running for Baldelli.

Final Score:
Rays: 3
Athletics: 1


Hideo Nomo: 10 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
Dan Wheeler (W, 10-0): 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Troy Percival (SV, 34): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Dioner Navarro: 1-5, R, K
Rocco Baldelli: 1-5, 3B, RBI
Eric Hinske: R
Jason Bartlett: 3-4, 2B, HR (5), 2 RBI, R


Lenny DiNardo: 9.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Alan Embree (L, 1-3): 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Justin Duchscherer: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Eric Chavez: 1-5
Emil Brown: 1-5, 2B
Mike Sweeney: 1-4, HR (10), RBI, R

I was looking through the player records, and I noticed something I thought was very odd. According to my game, on July 11th, Francisco Rodriguez hit for the cycle for the Angels against the Athletics. I wanna know why he was playing a position other than pitcher that day, what position, and how the heck freaking K-Rod hits for the cycle in an American League game.

thats a mystery/glitch in this game. Pitchers seem to always have great hitting stats when they don't hit thayt much, I've had plenty of red sox relievers with 4 homeruns, and it wasnt even interleague yet

But to what you're talking about, Chris Ray apparently had a walkoff come from behind, grand slam against me , it said so in the record books

8/15 - Rays (75-46) @ Rangers (42-80): Game 1
Scott Kazmir: (7 - 5), 3.72 ERA vs. Jason Jennings: (3 - 6), 5.55 ERA

ARLINGTON -- Continuing their series of playing at AL West teams, the Rays have lost the first game of this three game series against Texas, losing on a comeback walk-off in the ninth. The Rangers scored first in the fifth on a Josh Hamilton sacrifice groundout scoring Hank Blalock from third, but the Rays scored twice in the seventh, one on a game tying solo homer off the bat of Carl Crawford, and the other with an RBI single by Eric Hinske. Troy Percival was brought in in the ninth to close it out, and after giving up a single to Ian Kinsler, served up a walk-off two run shot to left hit by Hank Blalock.

Final Score:
Rays: 2
Rangers: 3


Scott Kazmir: 8 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Troy Percival (L, 4-3): 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Carl Crawford: 2-4, HR (9), RBI, R
Cliff Floyd: 1-4, 2B, R
Eric Hinske: 2-3, RBI


Jason Jennings: 7.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Franklin German (W, 5-1): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Eric Bruntlett: R
Hank Blalock: 2-4, 2B, HR (13), 2 RBI, 2 R
Josh Hamilton: 0-3, RBI

Mabye he was a starter and they made the same error the Rays did the other time. Or, he was a 1B and came in to pitch the 9th later.

8/16 - Rays (75-47) @ Rangers (43-80): Game 2
James Shields: (8 - 5), 2.34 ERA vs. Bobby Livingston: (1 - 4), 8.35 ERA

ARLINGTON -- The Rays have now lost game two of this three game series against the Rangers in Texas. The Rays scored their only run of the game in the second on an RBI single hit by Dioner Navarro. In the bottom of the same inning, Josh Hamilton came through with an RBI double to tie the game at one, and the winning run for the Rangers was scored in the sixth on an RBI double by Ben Broussard. Bobby Livingston pitched very well for the Rangers with a complete game giving up just one run on eight hits for his second win of the season.

Final Score:
Rays: 1
Rangers: 2


James Shields (L, 8-6): 8 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

B.J. Upton: 3-4
Carl Crawford: 1-4, 2B, R
Dioner Navarro: 1-3, RBI


Bobby Livingston (W, 2-4): 9 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Hank Blalock: 1-4, 2B, R, K
Ben Broussard: 2-4, 2B, RBI, R, K
Josh Hamilton: 2-4, 2B, RBI

I'm in that same hitting slump as you, Ive using a new controller because my origonal one is messed up and now I can't hit anymore

and I really like that rangers logo for some reason