MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
05/02/2035
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 970 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 2ND , 2035 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (14-16) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
Tampa Bay Rays (19-10) 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 5 7 0
5 Straight Wins for Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 5-4, at Tropicana Field. Leading the charge for Tampa Bay was designated hitter Alex Castro. He was 2 for 3 with a home run, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Melvin Contreras locked down his 3rd save. With their winning streak at 5, the Rays have raced to a strong start this season.

The game turned with one out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Castro hit a 2-run home run off Juan Cutino. It propelled the Rays into the lead, 5-3.

"We played hard and won," said Castro. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ruiz LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .182 0 0
J. Nunley CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .176 1 4
M. Echols RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .333 10 25
G. Esterberg DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .333 1 1
K. Panek 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .240 3 11
J. Johnston 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .191 2 5
C. Henkel 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .275 2 9
M. Pulido C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .191 0 5
B. Jones SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .180 3 8
   a-A. Navarro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 32 4 6 4 3 10 14      
a - A. Navarro pinch hit for B. Jones in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Esterberg (2, 4th Inning off C. Kersten, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Henkel (7, 4th Inning off C. Kersten, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Johnston (1, 6th Inning off C. Kersten, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Johnston (2, 4th Inning off C. Kersten, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Nunley (1, 5th Inning off C. Kersten, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ruiz , J. Nunley 4 , G. Esterberg 2 , J. Johnston 6 , C. Henkel 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Esterberg , B. Jones 2
Sac Fly: K. Panek
Hit by Pitch: C. Henkel
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ruiz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Jones (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnston-Jones-Henkel)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Blanche LF, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .289 4 13
D. Flores 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .240 0 4
V. Lopez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .209 4 10
M. Esquivel C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .207 4 16
Q. Bell RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .358 4 20
F. Vivar 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .214 0 2
A. Castro DH 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 .333 8 17
A. Lopez SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 6 15
   a-C. Schmelzer PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 1
M. Kadow CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .170 3 11
Totals 31 5 7 4 2 5 8      
a - C. Schmelzer pinch hit for A. Lopez in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Esquivel (4, 2nd Inning off T. Sierra, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Castro (8, 4th Inning off J. Cutino, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Blanche , M. Esquivel 4 , Q. Bell , F. Vivar , A. Castro 5 , M. Kadow
2-out RBI: M. Kadow
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Lopez
GIDP: M. Esquivel
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Blanche (5)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Weathers 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.64   
T. Sierra 2.0 4 3 3 1 0 1 37 6.35   
J. Cutino L (1-2) 2.0 1 2 1 0 3 1 29 3.46   
J. Ontiveros 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 1.84   
D. O'Shields 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 5.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Weathers 47
Batters Faced: R. Weathers 3, T. Sierra 10, J. Cutino 8, J. Ontiveros 7, D. O'Shields 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Weathers 1-2, T. Sierra 5-0, J. Cutino 1-2, J. Ontiveros 0-4, D. O'Shields 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Weathers 6-3, T. Sierra 37-21, J. Cutino 29-18, J. Ontiveros 29-22, D. O'Shields 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. O'Shields 1-0
WP: T. Sierra
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kersten W (2-2) 5.2 6 4 4 2 7 2 94 3.53   
G. Buenaventura H (3) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 25 1.74   
M. Contreras SV (3) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 2.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kersten 46
Batters Faced: C. Kersten 26, G. Buenaventura 5, M. Contreras 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kersten 5-5, G. Buenaventura 2-0, M. Contreras 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kersten 94-64, G. Buenaventura 25-17, M. Contreras 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Buenaventura 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Kersten
Balk: C. Kersten
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Castro
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 27004
Special Notes: SP Ryan Weathers was injured while pitching.
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