Series Summary

2008 World Series

Game 1, October 22
PHI 3
TBR 2
Game 2, October 23
PHI 2
TBR 4
Game 3, October 25
TBR 4
PHI 5
Game 4, October 26
TBR 2
PHI 10
Game 5, October 27
TBR 3
PHI 4

Series Summary

Game Summary

Saturday, October 25, 2008
Start Time: 10:06 p.m. Local
Attendance: 45,900
Venue: Citizens Bank Park
Game Duration: 3:41
Night Game, on grass

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 6 1
Philadelphia Phillies 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 7 1
WP: J.C. Romero (1-0) • LP: J.P. Howell (0-2)
Winning Run scored with 0 outs

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Akinori Iwamura 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.276 0.354 0.431 0.785 0.000 0.000
Melvin Upton Jr. CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 0.310 0.359 0.724 1.084 0.000 1.000
Carlos Pena 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 0.261 0.382 0.478 0.860 0.000 0.000
Evan Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.204 0.271 0.593 0.864 0.000 0.000
Carl Crawford LF 4 2 2 0 0 0 4 0.291 0.328 0.436 0.764 0.000 0.917
Dioner Navarro C 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 0.294 0.333 0.373 0.706 0.000 0.750
Gabe Gross RF 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 0.053 0.174 0.053 0.227 0.000 0.917
   Grant Balfour P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Jason Bartlett SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 0.250 0.340 0.386 0.726 0.000 0.417
Matt Garza P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Willy Aybar PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.333 0.343 0.576 0.919 0.000 0.000
   Chad Bradford P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   J.P. Howell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Ben Zobrist RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.143 0.250 0.143 0.393 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 32 4 6 3 2 8 35 0.188 0.229 0.250 0.479 0.000 4.000

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Jimmy Rollins SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 0.216 0.259 0.373 0.632 0.167 0.333
Jayson Werth RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 0.271 0.327 0.500 0.827 0.167 0.333
Chase Utley 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 0.250 0.389 0.523 0.912 0.167 1.333
Ryan Howard 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 0.250 0.377 0.386 0.764 0.167 1.000
Pat Burrell LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0.231 0.318 0.462 0.780 0.000 0.000
   Eric Bruntlett LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.400 0.571 1.000 1.571 0.167 0.500
Shane Victorino CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.302 0.388 0.558 0.946 0.000 0.000
Pedro Feliz 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0.194 0.237 0.222 0.459 0.000 0.000
   Greg Dobbs PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.500 0.563 0.571 1.134 0.000 0.000
Carlos Ruiz C 3 1 2 2 1 0 4 0.263 0.364 0.421 0.785 0.167 1.500
Jamie Moyer P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Chad Durbin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Scott Eyre P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Geoff Jenkins PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Ryan Madson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   J.C. Romero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 29 5 7 5 5 9 35 0.241 0.371 0.552 0.923 1.000 5.000

Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Matt Garza 6 6 4 4 2 7 3 3.96 25 102 65 37 10 18 6 10 3 0 49 -0.123 0.84 -4.23% 52.95 -0.9
Chad Bradford 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.29 4 15 8 4 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 -0.019 0.89 -0.64% 55.90 0.1
J.P. Howell, L (0-2) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 2.38 3 16 8 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.099 2.10 3.41% 132.15 0.5
Grant Balfour 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6.14 3 15 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 -0.285 2.52 -9.82% 158.28 -2.5
Team Totals 8 7 5 5 5 9 3 5.62 35 148 86 47 13 26 9 11 3 0 49 2 1 -0.328 1.17 -11.28% 73.68 -2.7

Chad Bradford faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
J.P. Howell faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Jamie Moyer 6.1 5 3 3 1 5 0 8.49 25 96 64 33 8 23 6 13 2 0 55 0.142 1.17 4.88% 73.39 0.7
Chad Durbin, H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.00 2 6 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 -0.023 1.32 -0.78% 82.91 -0.3
Scott Eyre, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 1 6 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.046 1.61 1.59% 101.12 0.2
Ryan Madson, BS (1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1.69 3 15 7 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.160 2.59 -5.51% 162.43 -0.6
J.C. Romero, W (1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 4 15 10 7 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.167 1.63 5.76% 102.22 0.6
Team Totals 9 6 4 4 2 8 0 4.00 35 138 86 45 12 29 11 14 2 0 55 2 1 0.172 1.42 5.94% 88.96 0.7

Balks: None.
WP: Matt Garza (2); Grant Balfour (1).
HBP: J.P. Howell (2; Eric Bruntlett).
IBB: Grant Balfour 2 (3; Shane Victorino, Greg Dobbs).
Pickoffs: J.P. Howell (1; Jayson Werth, 2nd base).

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies’ Jamie Moyer facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 2,(0-1) CX O TBR Akinori Iwamura Jamie Moyer 2% 52% Flyball: CF 0.0
t1 0-0 1 4,(1-2) CBCX O TBR Melvin Upton Jr. Jamie Moyer 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
t1 0-0 2 6,(3-2) CSBBBB TBR Carlos Pena Jamie Moyer -1% 53% Walk 0.0
t1 0-0 2 1– 6,(2-2) CBCBFS O TBR Evan Longoria Jamie Moyer 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays’ Matt Garza facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 2,(0-1) CX PHI Jimmy Rollins Matt Garza 3% 58% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.3334
b1 0-0 0 1– 5,(3-1) BBBCB PHI Jayson Werth Matt Garza 5% 64% Walk; Rollins to 2B 0.3333
b1 0-0 0 12- 2,(0-1) CB PHI Chase Utley Matt Garza 5% 68% Wild Pitch; Rollins to 3B; Werth to 2B 0.3333
b1 0-0 0 -23 5,(3-1) CB.*BBX RO PHI Chase Utley Matt Garza 0% 69% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rollins Scores; Werth to 3B 0
b1 1-0 1 –3 5,(2-2) BBFFS O PHI Ryan Howard Matt Garza -5% 64% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b1 1-0 2 –3 1,(0-0) X O PHI Pat Burrell Matt Garza -3% 60% Flyball: CF 0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 0, Phillies 1.
Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Phillies’ Jamie Moyer facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 3,(1-1) BCX TBR Carl Crawford Jamie Moyer -6% 54% Double to LF (Fly Ball) 0.5
t2 0-1 0 -2- 2,(1-0) BX O TBR Dioner Navarro Jamie Moyer 5% 58% Popfly: 2B 0.0
t2 0-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0) >C TBR Gabe Gross Jamie Moyer -3% 56% Crawford Steals 3B 0.5
t2 0-1 1 –3 4,(2-1) >C.BBX RO TBR Gabe Gross Jamie Moyer -2% 54% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Crawford Scores 0
t2 1-1 2 4,(2-1) CBBX O TBR Jason Bartlett Jamie Moyer 1% 55% Flyball: CF 0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Phillies 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Tied 1-1, Rays’ Matt Garza facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 5,(2-2) BBCSX O PHI Shane Victorino Matt Garza -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
b2 1-1 1 2,(0-1) CX O PHI Pedro Feliz Matt Garza -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b2 1-1 2 2,(1-0) BX R PHI Carlos Ruiz Matt Garza 11% 62% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
b2 2-1 2 4,(1-2) CBSS O PHI Jamie Moyer Matt Garza -1% 61% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Phillies 2.
Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Phillies’ Jamie Moyer facing 9-1-2
t3 1-2 0 3,(1-1) BCX O TBR Matt Garza Jamie Moyer 3% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t3 1-2 1 3,(0-2) CCX O TBR Akinori Iwamura Jamie Moyer 2% 66% Flyball: RF 0.0
t3 1-2 2 4,(1-2) BSCC O TBR Melvin Upton Jr. Jamie Moyer 1% 67% Strikeout Looking 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rays’ Matt Garza facing 1-2-3
b3 2-1 0 1,(0-0) X PHI Jimmy Rollins Matt Garza 3% 70% Single to RF (Ground Ball) 0.0
b3 2-1 0 1– 4,(2-1) BF*B>C O PHI Jayson Werth Matt Garza -5% 65% Rollins Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B) 0.0
b3 2-1 1 6,(2-2) BF*B>C.FX PHI Jayson Werth Matt Garza 2% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive) 0
b3 2-1 1 1– 3,(1-1) CBX O PHI Chase Utley Matt Garza -3% 64% Flyball: CF 0.0
b3 2-1 2 1– 4,(2-1) SBB+1X O PHI Ryan Howard Matt Garza -2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Phillies 2.
Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Phillies’ Jamie Moyer facing 3-4-5
t4 1-2 0 7,(2-2) BFBFFFX O TBR Carlos Pena Jamie Moyer 3% 65% Flyball: RF 0.0
t4 1-2 1 5,(2-2) FSBBS O TBR Evan Longoria Jamie Moyer 2% 67% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t4 1-2 2 5,(3-1) CBBBX O TBR Carl Crawford Jamie Moyer 1% 69% Flyball: LF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rays’ Matt Garza facing 5-6-7
b4 2-1 0 9,(3-2) CBBBFFFFS O PHI Pat Burrell Matt Garza -2% 66% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 2-1 1 6,(3-2) CBBBFC O PHI Shane Victorino Matt Garza -2% 65% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b4 2-1 2 4,(0-2) FFFS O PHI Pedro Feliz Matt Garza -1% 64% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Phillies 2.
Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Phillies’ Jamie Moyer facing 6-7-8
t5 1-2 0 6,(2-2) BCBCFX TBR Dioner Navarro Jamie Moyer -5% 59% Single to SS (Ground Ball) 0.0
t5 1-2 0 1– 5,(1-2) FFBF1X O TBR Gabe Gross Jamie Moyer 5% 63% Flyball: LF 0.0
t5 1-2 1 1– 1,(0-0) 1X O TBR Jason Bartlett Jamie Moyer 4% 67% Popfly: SS 0.0
t5 1-2 2 1– 2,(0-1) SX O TBR Matt Garza Jamie Moyer 3% 71% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rays’ Matt Garza facing 8-9-1
b5 2-1 0 6,(3-2) CBBBCB PHI Carlos Ruiz Matt Garza 3% 74% Walk 0.0
b5 2-1 0 1– 1,(0-0) X O PHI Jamie Moyer Matt Garza -3% 71% Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home) 0.0
b5 2-1 1 1– 5,(2-2) BBFFX O PHI Jimmy Rollins Matt Garza -3% 68% Lineout: 2B 0.0
b5 2-1 2 1– 5,(1-2) CBCFX O PHI Jayson Werth Matt Garza -2% 66% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Phillies 2.
Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Phillies’ Jamie Moyer facing 1-2-3
t6 1-2 0 5,(2-2) BCSBS O TBR Akinori Iwamura Jamie Moyer 4% 70% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t6 1-2 1 4,(2-1) FBBX TBR Melvin Upton Jr. Jamie Moyer -4% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
t6 1-2 1 1– 4,(1-2) 111CBCC O TBR Carlos Pena Jamie Moyer 5% 70% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t6 1-2 2 1– ,(0-0) 1 TBR Evan Longoria Jamie Moyer -2% 69% Upton Steals 2B 0.0
t6 1-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0) 1.X O TBR Evan Longoria Jamie Moyer 5% 74% Flyball: LF 0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 1, Phillies 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rays’ Matt Garza facing 3-4-5
b6 2-1 0 4,(2-1) BFBX R PHI Chase Utley Matt Garza 10% 84% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
b6 3-1 0 6,(2-2) SBSBFX R PHI Ryan Howard Matt Garza 7% 91% Home Run (Fly Ball) 1.0
b6 4-1 0 5,(2-2) FBBCC O PHI Pat Burrell Matt Garza -1% 90% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b6 4-1 1 2,(0-1) FX O PHI Shane Victorino Matt Garza -1% 90% Popfly: 1B -0.0
b6 4-1 2 4,(0-2) FCFS O PHI Pedro Feliz Matt Garza 0% 89% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Phillies 4.
Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-4, Phillies’ Jamie Moyer facing 5-6-7
  Eric Bruntlett replaces Pat Burrell playing LF batting 5th
t7 1-4 0 1,(0-0) .X TBR Carl Crawford Jamie Moyer -4% 85% Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line) 0.4167
t7 1-4 0 1– 6,(1-2) CBCF1FX TBR Dioner Navarro Jamie Moyer -12% 73% Double to LF (Line Drive); Crawford to 3B 0.7499
t7 1-4 0 -23 3,(1-1) FBX RO TBR Gabe Gross Jamie Moyer 3% 76% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Crawford Scores; Navarro to 3B 0.4167
  Chad Durbin replaces Jamie Moyer pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-4 1 –3 1,(0-0) .X RO TBR Jason Bartlett Chad Durbin 0% 77% Groundout: SS-1B; Navarro Scores 0.4167
  Willy Aybar pinch hits for Matt Garza (P) batting 9th
t7 3-4 2 5,(3-1) .BCBBB TBR Willy Aybar Chad Durbin -2% 74% Walk -0.0
  Scott Eyre replaces Chad Durbin pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-4 2 1– 6,(3-2) .CFB*BB>S O TBR Akinori Iwamura Scott Eyre 5% 79% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-3, Rays’ Chad Bradford facing 8-9-1
  Chad Bradford replaces Willy Aybar (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-3 0 2,(0-1) .CX O PHI Carlos Ruiz Chad Bradford -2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  Geoff Jenkins pinch hits for Scott Eyre (P) batting 9th
b7 4-3 1 6,(3-2) .BCBFBX O PHI Geoff Jenkins Chad Bradford -1% 75% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
b7 4-3 2 3,(0-2) CCX O PHI Jimmy Rollins Chad Bradford -1% 74% Popfly: SS 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 3, Phillies 4.
Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 3-4, Phillies’ Ryan Madson facing 2-3-4
  Ryan Madson replaces Geoff Jenkins (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-4 0 6,(3-2) .BBCSBX TBR Melvin Upton Jr. Ryan Madson -9% 66% Single to SS (Ground Ball) 1.0
t8 3-4 0 1– 6,(3-2) 1BBFCBS O TBR Carlos Pena Ryan Madson 8% 74% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t8 3-4 1 1– 1,(0-0) >B TBR Evan Longoria Ryan Madson -4% 70% Upton Steals 2B 0.0
t8 3-4 1 -2- 2,(1-0) >B.*B R TBR Evan Longoria Ryan Madson -15% 55% Upton Steals 3B; Upton Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B) 0
t8 4-4 1 3,(2-0) >B.*B.X O TBR Evan Longoria Ryan Madson 4% 58% Groundout: 2B-1B 0
  J.C. Romero replaces Ryan Madson pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-4 2 1,(0-0) .X O TBR Carl Crawford J.C. Romero 3% 61% Flyball: RF -0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rays 4, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Tied 4-4, Rays’ Chad Bradford facing 2-3-4
b8 4-4 0 4,(3-0) BBBB PHI Jayson Werth Chad Bradford 6% 67% Walk 0.0
  J.P. Howell replaces Chad Bradford pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-4 0 1– 4,(2-1) .11BCB1>B PHI Chase Utley J.P. Howell 7% 74% Werth Steals 2B 0.0
b8 4-4 0 -2- 6,(3-2) .11BCB1>B.FS O PHI Chase Utley J.P. Howell -9% 65% Strikeout Swinging 0
b8 4-4 1 -2- 1,(0-1) F2 O PHI Ryan Howard J.P. Howell -13% 53% Werth Picked off 2B (P-SS) 0.0
b8 4-4 2 6,(2-2) F2.SFBBC O PHI Ryan Howard J.P. Howell -3% 50% Strikeout Looking 0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 4, Phillies 4.
Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Tied 4-4, Phillies’ J.C. Romero facing 6-7-8
t9 4-4 0 3,(0-2) CFS O TBR Dioner Navarro J.C. Romero 6% 56% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t9 4-4 1 4,(2-1) BBCX O TBR Gabe Gross J.C. Romero 5% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t9 4-4 2 7,(3-2) BFFBBFX O TBR Jason Bartlett J.C. Romero 3% 64% Groundout: SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 4, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Tied 4-4, Rays’ J.P. Howell facing 5-6-7
b9 4-4 0 4,(2-1) BBCH PHI Eric Bruntlett J.P. Howell 7% 71% Hit By Pitch 0.5
  Grant Balfour replaces Gabe Gross (RF) pitching and batting 7thBen Zobrist replaces J.P. Howell (P) playing RF batting 9th
b9 4-4 0 1– 2,(0-1) ..CB PHI Shane Victorino Grant Balfour 22% 93% Wild Pitch; Bruntlett to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B) 0.0
b9 4-4 0 –3 5,(3-1) ..CB.III PHI Shane Victorino Grant Balfour 0% 94% Intentional Walk 0
  Greg Dobbs pinch hits for Pedro Feliz (3B) batting 7th
b9 4-4 0 1-3 4,(3-0) .IIII PHI Greg Dobbs Grant Balfour 0% 94% Intentional Walk; Victorino to 2B 0.0
b9 4-4 0 123 6,(2-2) BFSFBX R PHI Carlos Ruiz Grant Balfour 6% 100% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Bruntlett Scores; Victorino to 3B; Dobbs to 2B 0.5
  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rays 4, Phillies 5.