MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
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MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 2317 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2175 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (69-52) 1 1 1 1 3 0 3 0 2 12 15 0
Philadelphia Phillies (67-52) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0
Kroll belts 3 home runs to Ignite Rays Offense
Tampa Bay third baseman Rusty Kroll helped his team beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 12-3. Kroll went 3 for 5 for the Rays. Brandon Ferguson, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2168 draft, was the winner. He's now 12-5. The loser was Gary Hargrove. Tampa Bay sits in first place in the American League Rivers at 69-52.

With Tampa Bay leading 3-2 in the top of the fourth, Kroll hit a cutter from Gary Hargrove for a solo home run. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the Rays ahead, 4-2.

Philadelphia manager John Stringer said: "You try to find positives. We have to regroup and put this game behind us."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Ruíz C 6 1 2 1 0 1 3 .274 14 44
A. Watson RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 26 75
   b-J. Zumaya PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 8 30
C. Graham LF 4 3 3 2 0 0 0 .299 31 102
   c-J. Lavrador PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
J. Vázquez 1B 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .249 12 56
   a-L. Baker 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 5 17
E. Leonard DH 2 3 0 0 3 1 2 .250 3 6
J. Rodríguez CF, LF 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 .270 27 90
R. Kroll 3B 5 3 3 5 0 0 0 .261 15 56
W. Huebner SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 5 35
C. Barry 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .293 6 33
Totals 42 12 15 12 3 5 9      
a - L. Baker substituted for J. Vázquez in the 5th
b - J. Zumaya pinch hit for A. Watson in the 8th
c - J. Lavrador pinch hit for C. Graham in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Vázquez 2 (25, 1st Inning off G. Hargrove, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off G. Hargrove, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Barry (11, 9th Inning off D. Hubbard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ruíz (14, 1st Inning off G. Hargrove, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Rodríguez 2 (27, 2nd Inning off G. Hargrove, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off K. Flowers, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Kroll 3 (15, 4th Inning off G. Hargrove, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off C. Magee, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off D. Hubbard, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Graham 2 (31, 5th Inning off G. Hargrove, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off C. Magee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Ruíz 5 , C. Graham 9 , J. Vázquez 4 , J. Rodríguez 8 , R. Kroll 12 , W. Huebner , C. Barry 3
2-out RBI: J. Vázquez , R. Kroll
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Ruíz 2 , A. Watson , E. Leonard 2
Hit by Pitch: C. Barry
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Á. Vargas LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .266 22 55
J. McGowan 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .280 1 2
C. Pérez Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .338 27 87
N. Kalaj DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211 17 35
J. Lucas 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .299 14 49
J. Hennessey 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221 16 53
   a-J. Macías PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 4 12
C. Baker RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .300 4 23
D. Ellis C 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 .218 16 36
M. Bolden SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .216 5 39
   b-C. Head PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .240 24 70
Totals 32 3 6 3 2 11 12      
a - J. Macías pinch hit for J. Hennessey in the 7th
b - C. Head pinch hit for M. Bolden in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Bolden (13, 3rd Inning off B. Ferguson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lucas 2 (31, 4th Inning off B. Ferguson, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off R. Sharpe, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Á. Vargas (22, 1st Inning off B. Ferguson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Á. Vargas 4 , J. McGowan , J. Lucas 4 , J. Macías , M. Bolden 2
2-out RBI: D. Ellis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Baker , C. Head
Sac Fly: J. McGowan
Hit by Pitch: D. Ellis
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Bolden (9)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ferguson W (12-5) 7.0 4 2 2 0 8 1 88 2.82   
R. Sharpe 2.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 50 10.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ferguson 69
Batters Faced: B. Ferguson 25, R. Sharpe 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ferguson 8-5, R. Sharpe 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ferguson 88-64, R. Sharpe 50-29
Hit Batsmen: R. Sharpe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Hargrove L (7-8) 4.0 8 5 5 0 2 4 65 5.47   
C. Magee 2.0 2 3 3 1 1 2 29 5.30   
K. Flowers 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 21 3.26   
D. Hubbard 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 27 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Hargrove 28
Batters Faced: G. Hargrove 21, C. Magee 9, K. Flowers 7, D. Hubbard 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Hargrove 7-3, C. Magee 4-1, K. Flowers 0-2, D. Hubbard 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: G. Hargrove 65-48, C. Magee 29-17, K. Flowers 21-13, D. Hubbard 27-16
Hit Batsmen: G. Hargrove
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rusty Kroll
Ballpark: Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 9:25 AM ET
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 45245
Special Notes: Juan Vázquez was ejected in the 5th inning for arguing a strike call.Rusty Kroll ties the TBA regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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