Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 6:10PM CST
On Wednesday night, the Tampa Bay Rays claimed an 8-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles. The decisive play occurred in the bottom of the ninth inning when Matt Joyce hit a towering home run off pitcher Tommy Hunter to lead off the frame, securing the victory for the Rays.
Date: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 15,599
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
BAL |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

Doubles: Y Escobar (1, W Chen); D Jennings (2, W Chen); J Loney (1, P Strop)
Home Runs: S Duncan (1, 6th inning off L Ayala 2 on, 2 Out); M Joyce (1, 9th inning off T Hunter 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: B Zobrist 2 (4), S Duncan 3 (3), J Loney (1), M Joyce (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: B Zobrist 2, S Duncan 3, J Loney
Ground Into Double Play: S Rodriguez; S Duncan; D Jennings
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-7 (B Zobrist 2-2, S Rodriguez 0-1, R Roberts 0-1, D Jennings 0-1, S Duncan 1-1, J Loney 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R Roberts 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Hellickson 19-28; K Farnsworth 1-1; J Peralta 4-5; F Rodney 3-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Hellickson 17-7-15-25; K Farnsworth 2-0-0-1; J Peralta 6-2-1-4; F Rodney 4-1-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Hellickson 11-6; K Farnsworth 2-0; J Peralta 1-1; F Rodney 3-0
Game Scores: J Hellickson 38

Double Plays: 1 (Y Escobar-R Roberts-K Johnson)

Doubles: C Davis 2 (2, J Hellickson, J Peralta); M Machado (1, J Hellickson); B Roberts (1, F Rodney)
Home Runs: C Davis (2, 1st inning off J Hellickson 2 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: C Davis 4 (7), N McLouth (1), M Wieters (3), B Roberts (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: C Davis 4, M Wieters
Sacrifice Hit: N McLouth
Ground Into Double Play: M Machado
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-11 (M Wieters 1-2, M Machado 0-2, N Markakis 0-2, A Jones 0-1, J Hardy 0-1, C Davis 2-2, N McLouth 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: N Markakis 1; J Hardy 1

Pitcher Notes: T Hunter pitched to 1 batter in the 9th
Wild Pitches: P Strop
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: W Chen 15-21; L Ayala 1-3; P Strop 2-7; T Hunter 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: W Chen 13-9-15-16; L Ayala 2-1-2-2; P Strop 6-2-2-6; T Hunter 3-0-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Chen 11-2; L Ayala 0-0; P Strop 1-1; T Hunter 0-3
Game Scores: W Chen 51

Double Plays: 3 (J Hardy-B Roberts-C Davis 2, M Machado-B Roberts-C Davis)
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