Tampa Bay 7, Philadelphia 3
When: 6:35 PM ET, Sunday, June 24, 2012
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
86°
Umpires:
Home -
James Hoye, 1B -
Toby Basner, 2B -
Mike DiMuro, 3B -
Jim Joyce
Attendance:
44088
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Rays 7, Phillies 3: Brooks Conrad ripped a pair of two-run doubles and Ben Zobrist scored three times as visiting Tampa Bay completed a doubleheader sweep and kept Cliff Lee winless on the season.
After Sean Rodriguez opened the scoring with an RBI double in the second inning, Conrad gave Tampa Bay a 3-0 lead after depositing an offering from Lee (0-4) into left field. Zobrist and Rodriguez came around to score for the Rays, who posted a 3-2 triumph in the opener of the doubleheader.
Placido Polanco had an RBI double and John Mayberry Jr. added a run-scoring single in the fourth to trim the deficit to one, but Conrad answered in the sixth. Conrad, who entered the game with seven RBIs, plated Zobrist and Rodriguez again with a double off the right-center field wall to give Tampa Bay a 5-3 advantage.
Catcher Brian Schneider left the contest after he suffered a right ankle sprain while colliding with Rodriguez on the play. Carlos Ruiz replaced him to finish the game.
Brandon Gomes (2-2) allowed one hit in 2 2/3 innings to pick up the win.
Polanco added another RBI double and Hunter Pence scored twice for the Phillies, who have lost nine of Lee's 12 starts this season. Philadelphia dropped to 6-15 in June and fell back into the basement in the National League East.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Lee posted a 2-0 mark with 21 strikeouts in 16 innings to help Texas top Tampa Bay in the 2010 American League Division Series. This was his first contest versus the Rays since that series. ... Philadelphia will visit Keystone State rival Pittsburgh for a four-game series beginning on Monday. ... Tampa Bay will travel to Kansas City for a three-game set versus the Royals.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Tampa Bay |
|
Philadelphia |
|
Cesar Ramos |
Player |
Cliff Lee |
|
No Decision |
W/L |
Loss |
|
2.2 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
9 |
|
0 |
Hits |
6 |
|
0.00 |
ERA |
6.43 |
Hitting
| Tampa Bay |
|
Philadelphia |
|
Brooks Conrad | Player |
Placido Polanco |
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
|
4 |
RBI |
2 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
4 |
TB |
4 |
|
.667 |
Avg |
.667 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Tampa Bay
|
6 |
0 |
9 |
.188 |
12 |
12 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
| Philadelphia
|
4 |
0 |
6 |
.133 |
12 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
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