Kazmir stifling as Rays shut out White Sox

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05/31/2008 - St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Kazmir threw seven shutout innings, and Cliff Floyd hit a solo home run, as the Tampa Bay Rays squeaked by the Chicago White Sox, 2-0, in the third installment of a four-game set.

B.J. Upton had the other RBI for the Rays, who have won two in a row and seven of their last nine. Carl Crawford went 2-for-3 and Akinori Iwamura scored a run in the win.

Kazmir (5-1) got the win as he was yielded just three hits and three walks, and struck out six. Grant Balfour earned his first save of the year for Tampa Bay.

Alexei Ramirez had a double for the White Sox, who have dropped two in a row and three of their last five overall. Jermaine Dye, Joe Crede and Toby Hall had a hit each in the loss.

Chicago starter Javier Vazquez (5-4) was dealt the loss despite a solid outing. He went seven innings and gave up two runs on five hits, and fanned 10 batters with just two walks.

The Rays got on the scoreboard in the third. Iwamura got on base in an attempt to bunt Jason Bartlett over to second. A Crawford double then made it second and third, before an Upton groundout plated Iwamura for a 1-0 lead.

Floyd deposited an 0-2 changeup from Vazquez over the fence in right field in the fourth to make it a 2-0 game.

Dan Wheeler took the hill for Tampa Bay in the ninth and got Dye to line out to Crawford in left field for the first out, but Paul Konerko worked a walk. Crede followed with a single before Trever Miller took over in relief. Pinch- hitter A.J. Pierzynski flied out to right for the second out, and Balfour was called in from the bullpen and got Anderson to fly out to seal the win.

Game Notes

Despite the loss, Chicago has still won nine of its last 13 versus the Rays and gone 7-3 in St. Petersburg during that time...Tampa Bay's bullpen threw two innings of one-hit ball...Time of game was 2:46...Attendance was 36,048.

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