October 23, 2008 · World Series · Game 2 · 8:00 PM EDT
Series tied 1-1
W: James ShieldsL: Brett Myers
Carlos Ruiz
C2-2H-AB2 2B · 1 RTop hitterBU
B.J. Upton
CF2-4H-AB1 RBI · 1 R
James ShieldsP5.2IP0 ER · 4 K · WP7.0IP3 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherBiggest lead TB by 4
| National League | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CH Cubs | 97 | 64 | .602 | — |
| 2PHPhillies | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5.5 |
3MI Brewers | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7.5 |
4NY Mets | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8.5 |
5HO Astros | 86 | 75 | .534 | 11.0 |
6ST Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11.5 |
7MI Marlins | 84 | 77 | .522 | 13.0 |
8LA Dodgers | 84 | 78 | .519 | 13.5 |
9AZ D-backs | 82 | 80 | .506 | 15.5 |
10CI Reds | 74 | 88 | .457 | 23.5 |
11CO Rockies | 74 | 88 | .457 | 23.5 |
12AT Braves | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25.5 |
13SF Giants | 72 | 90 | .444 | 25.5 |
14PI Pirates | 67 | 95 | .414 | 30.5 |
15SD Padres | 63 | 99 | .389 | 34.5 |
16WS Nationals | 59 | 102 | .366 | 38.0 |
| American League | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1LA Angels | 100 | 62 | .617 | — |
| 2TBRays | 97 | 65 | .599 | 3.0 |
3BO Red Sox | 95 | 67 | .586 | 5.0 |
4NY Yankees | 89 | 73 | .549 | 11.0 |
5CW White Sox | 89 | 74 | .546 | 11.5 |
6MI Twins | 88 | 75 | .540 | 12.5 |
7TO Blue Jays | 86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 |
8CL Guardians | 81 | 81 | .500 | 19.0 |
9TE Rangers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 21.0 |
10OA Athletics | 75 | 86 | .466 | 24.5 |
11KC Royals | 75 | 87 | .463 | 25.0 |
12DE Tigers | 74 | 88 | .457 | 26.0 |
13BA Orioles | 68 | 93 | .422 | 31.5 |
14SE Mariners | 61 | 101 | .377 | 39.0 |
54 balls in play · 16 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
JR Jimmy RollinsSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JW Jayson WerthRF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
CU Chase Utley2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
RH Ryan Howard1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PBPat BurrellLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
SV Shane VictorinoCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GD Greg DobbsDH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PFPedro Feliz3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CRCarlos RuizC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| EBEric BruntlettDH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
2B: Howard, Ruiz 2
HR: Bruntlett
RBI: Bruntlett
SB: Ruiz
LOB: 26
| AIAkinori Iwamura2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BUB.J. UptonCF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CP Carlos Pena1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
EL Evan Longoria3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CC Carl CrawfordLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CF Cliff FloydDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DN Dioner NavarroC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRocco BaldelliRF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JB Jason BartlettSS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
RBI: Upton, Pena, Longoria, Bartlett
LOB: 11
| DWDan WheelerH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
DP David Price | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| JSJames ShieldsW | 5.2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 104 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 172 |
The Rays beat the Phillies 4-2 at Tropicana Field.
James Shields got the win and Brett Myers took the loss. B.J. Upton went 2-for-4 for the Rays, while Carlos Ruiz went 2-for-2 for the Phillies.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
