Tampa Bay 13, Miami 4
When: 7:15 PM ET, Saturday, June 9, 2012
Where: loanDepot Park, Miami, Florida
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Brian O'Nora, 1B -
Chad Fairchild, 2B -
Alfonso Marquez, 3B -
Cory Blaser
Attendance:
30963
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Rays 13, Marlins 4: Ben Zobrist belted a pair of two-run homers and Elliot Johnson and Jose Molina drove in three runs apiece as visiting Tampa Bay cruised to its sixth consecutive victory over its Sunshine State rival.
Johnson had a two-run single and scored on pitcher Matt Moore's sacrifice during a five-run second inning for the Rays, who have won three straight.
Zobrist put the game out of reach in the third inning with a two-run homer off the upper deck in right field. He added another two-run shot in the fifth for good measure. Prior to the two blasts, Zobrist hadn't homered since May 14.
Staked to an offensive explosion, Moore (3-5) breezed into the sixth inning before Giancarlo Stanton ended an 0-for-27 streak with runners in scoring position by plating Jose Reyes with an RBI infield single.
Justin Ruggiano followed with a three-run homer for the Marlins, who have dropped five in a row.
Carlos Zambrano (4-4) matched a season high by yielding seven runs on five hits in 2 1/3 innings before exiting with lower back stiffness.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The scoreboard temporarily experienced technical difficulties, preventing those in attendance from watching highlights from Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference finals. The Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics and advanced to face the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Finals. ... Tampa Bay defeated the then-Florida Marlins in five straight games during the 2008-09 seasons.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Tampa Bay |
|
Miami |
|
Matt Moore
|
Player |
Carlos Zambrano |
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
6.0 |
IP |
2.1 |
|
9 |
Strikeouts |
1 |
|
5 |
Hits |
5 |
|
6.00 |
ERA |
27.00 |
Hitting
| Tampa Bay |
|
Miami |
|
Elliot Johnson | Player |
Justin Ruggiano |
|
4 |
Hits |
2 |
|
3 |
RBI |
3 |
|
0 |
HR |
1 |
|
4 |
TB |
6 |
|
.800 |
Avg |
.667 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Tampa Bay
|
14 |
2 |
22 |
.368 |
11 |
3 |
12 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Miami
|
8 |
1 |
13 |
.229 |
18 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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