ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays have won the third and final game, and the series against the Astros at home. The Rays starting pitching continues to dominate, Andy Sonnanstine pitching his second complete game in three starts, and he had plenty of offense behind him today. In the second inning, Carl Crawford blasted a two-run homer, giving the Rays an early two-run lead. Carlos Pena would then lead-off the fourth inning with a solo shot to center, and later in the inning, Carl Crawford belted his second homer of the game. The only Astros offense came in the sixth with runners on second and third, Mark Loretta hit into a sacrifice ground-out scoring Michael Bourn from third. In the bottom of the eighth, Carlos Pena belted HIS second homer of the game, a two-run shot to completely pull away and assure the victory.
Final Score:
Astros: 1
Rays: 7
Great Moore: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Michael Bourn: 2-4, 2B, R
Mark Loretta: 0-2, RBI
Hunter Pence: 2-4, 2B
Andy Sonnanstine: 9 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Akinori Iwamura: 2-4
Carlos Pena: 2-4, 2 HR, 4 RBI
Carl Crawford: 3-4, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI
WP - Andy Sonnanstine (6-1) | LP - Great Moore (0-1) | SV -
HR:
Carlos Pena (Rays) - 36, 37
Carl Crawford (Rays) - 4, 5
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