MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
08/14/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES
GAME ID: 2132 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (68-54) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
San Diego Padres (73-47) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 0
Padres Solve Rays, 3-2
San Diego Padres starter Justin Verlander pitched a strong game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Petco Park, leading the Padres to a 3-2 win. Verlander went 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 9. His record improves to 17-5. A.J. Minter earned his 32nd save in 35 chances.

The Padres got a big at-bat from catcher Austin Romine. For the game, Romine was 1-4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fourth, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 4th home run of the season gave San Diego a 3-2 lead.

"You get some opportunities, you better take advantage of them," said Tampa Bay manager TJ Barnaba.

The first-place Padres, at 73-47, now lead their division by 12½ games.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 17 56
   b-E. Hernandez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 12 38
R. Devers 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .260 11 39
A. Hicks CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .277 3 10
M. Conforto RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .244 23 60
   c-N. Cruz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234 28 78
M. Cabrera 1B 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .250 1 9
B. Posey C 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .282 1 5
   R. Harper P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Givens P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Vogelbach PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .202 8 24
M. Ozuna LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .268 21 72
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .240 5 29
S. Gray P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Hedges C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 0 1
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 15 12      
a - A. Hedges substituted for S. Gray in the 6th
b - E. Hernandez substituted for X. Bogaerts in the 8th
c - N. Cruz pinch hit for M. Conforto in the 9th
d - D. Vogelbach pinch hit for M. Givens in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Cabrera 2 , M. Ozuna 2 , N. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. LeMahieu 2
GIDP: D. LeMahieu
Hit by Pitch: B. Posey
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Devers (10)
Double Plays: 2 (Bogaerts-LeMahieu-Cabrera, LeMahieu-Hernandez-Cabrera)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 24 57
C. Santana 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .224 10 43
M. Haniger CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .252 18 57
H. Renfroe RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .245 27 59
J. Pirela LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .222 0 0
B. Holt SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .254 0 5
A. Romine C 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .271 4 12
   A. Minter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Camargo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 10 51
J. Verlander P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .075 0 1
   a-L. Cain PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 11 47
   J. Leclerc P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-Y. Molina C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 18 60
Totals 29 3 7 3 5 5 12      
a - L. Cain pinch hit for J. Verlander in the 7th
b - Y. Molina substituted for J. Leclerc in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Altuve (21, 7th Inning off R. Harper, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Romine (4, 4th Inning off S. Gray, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Haniger 2 , B. Holt 3 , J. Altuve 2 , A. Romine 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Renfroe , M. Haniger , J. Pirela 2
GIDP: A. Romine 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pirela (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Verlander-Holt-Santana)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Gray L (0-2) 5.0 4 3 3 4 3 1 89 54 4.60   
R. Harper 1.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 29 16 2.86   
M. Givens 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 12 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gray 46
Batters Faced: S. Gray 23, R. Harper 6, M. Givens 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gray 7-5, R. Harper 2-1, M. Givens 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gray 89-54, R. Harper 29-16, M. Givens 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Givens 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Verlander W (17-5) 7.0 4 2 2 2 9 0 106 64 2.45   
J. Leclerc H (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 11 2.66   
A. Minter SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 23 13 1.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 68
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 27, J. Leclerc 3, A. Minter 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 4-7, J. Leclerc 0-0, A. Minter 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 106-64, J. Leclerc 15-11, A. Minter 23-13
Hit Batsmen: J. Verlander
Balk: J. Verlander
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Verlander
Ballpark: Petco Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 12:40 PM EST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 42362
Special Notes: Xander Bogaerts was ejected in the 8th inning for arguing a strike call.
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