GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (33-44) at CLEVELAND (46-32)

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Betancourt relieved J Westbrook.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B Harris (.321, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - CASEY FOSSUM
CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.280, 1-FOR-3)
R GARKO (.288, 0-FOR-3)
T NIXON (.239, 1-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS CLEVELAND (1) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .301
B Harris ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .320
C Crawford lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286
G Norton dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224
C Pena 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .282
T Wigginton 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .270
D Young cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
J Gomes rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
D Navarro c 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .187

Totals 29 1 5 1 2 8 11

BATTING: RBI - B Harris (34). 2-out RBI - B Harris. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Wigginton 2, C Crawford 1. Team LOB - 6.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .279
C Blake 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274
V Martinez c 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .318
T Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .257
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .280
R Garko 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
T Nixon rf 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .239
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .263
B Francisco lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200

Totals 27 1 6 1 4 8 16

BATTING: RBI - V Martinez (63). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T
Hafner 1, B Francisco 1, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Sizemore (23, 2nd base off E Jackson/D Navarro).


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TAMPA BAY - 010 000 00 -- 1
CLEVELAND - 001 000 0 -- 1
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson 6 6 1 1 2 6 0 6.88
J Witasick 2/3 0 0 0 2 2 0 4.09
C Fossum 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 7 5 1 1 2 7 0 6.10
R Betancourt 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.27

Pitches-strikes: E Jackson 100-65; J Witasick 18-8; C Fossum 5-4; J Westbrook
100-64; R Betancourt 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: E Jackson 6-6; J Witasick
0-0; C Fossum 1-0; J Westbrook 7-7; R Betancourt 0-2. Batters faced: E Jackson
26; J Witasick 4; C Fossum 1; J Westbrook 28; R Betancourt 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Chuck Meriwether.
3B--Alfonso Marquez.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: GARY GLOVER (3-3, 5.26) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.280, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Glover relieved C Fossum.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Peralta (.280, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Gutierrez ran for T Nixon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, F GUTIERREZ ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Barfield (.263, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - GARY GLOVER
CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.282, 0-FOR-3)
T WIGGINTON (.270, 1-FOR-3)
D YOUNG (.275, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS CLEVELAND (1) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .301
B Harris ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .320
C Crawford lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286
G Norton dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224
C Pena 1b 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .282
T Wigginton 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .270
D Young cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
J Gomes rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
D Navarro c 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .187

Totals 29 1 5 1 2 8 11

BATTING: RBI - B Harris (34). 2-out RBI - B Harris. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Wigginton 2, C Crawford 1. Team LOB - 6.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .279
C Blake 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274
V Martinez c 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .318
T Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .257
J Peralta ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .279
R Garko 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286
T Nixon rf 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .243
F Gutierrez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Barfield 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .262
B Francisco lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200

Totals 31 1 7 1 4 10 17

BATTING: RBI - V Martinez (63). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T
Hafner 1, B Francisco 1, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Sizemore (23, 2nd base off E Jackson/D Navarro).


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TAMPA BAY - 010 000 00 -- 1
CLEVELAND - 001 000 00 -- 1
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson 6 6 1 1 2 6 0 6.88
J Witasick 2/3 0 0 0 2 2 0 4.09
C Fossum 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40
G Glover 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.13

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 7 5 1 1 2 7 0 6.10
R Betancourt 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.27

Pitches-strikes: E Jackson 100-65; J Witasick 18-8; C Fossum 5-4; G Glover
14-10; J Westbrook 100-64; R Betancourt 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: E
Jackson 6-6; J Witasick 0-0; C Fossum 1-0; G Glover 0-1; J Westbrook 7-7; R
Betancourt 0-2. Batters faced: E Jackson 26; J Witasick 4; C Fossum 1; G Glover
4; J Westbrook 28; R Betancourt 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Chuck Meriwether.
3B--Alfonso Marquez.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Gutierrez in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C Pena (.282, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: JOE BOROWSKI (0-3, 5.90) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: C PENA (.282, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Borowski relieved R Betancourt.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C Pena (.282, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Wilson ran for T Wigginton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J WILSON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
CLEVELAND 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D Young (.275, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - GARY GLOVER
CLE - JOE BOROWSKI

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: B FRANCISCO (.200, 1-FOR-3)
G SIZEMORE (.279, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)
C BLAKE (.274, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS CLEVELAND (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .301
B Harris ss 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .320
C Crawford lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .286
G Norton dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224
C Pena 1b 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .281
T Wigginton 2b 4 0 2 0 0 2 3 .272
J Wilson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
D Young cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
J Gomes rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
D Navarro c 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .187

Totals 32 1 6 1 2 9 12

BATTING: RBI - B Harris (34). 2-out RBI - B Harris. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Wigginton 2, C Crawford 1. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - J Wilson (1st base, J Borowski).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .279
C Blake 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274
V Martinez c 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .318
T Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .257
J Peralta ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .279
R Garko 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286
T Nixon rf 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .243
F Gutierrez pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Barfield 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .262
B Francisco lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200

Totals 31 1 7 1 4 10 17

BATTING: RBI - V Martinez (63). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T
Hafner 1, B Francisco 1, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - G Sizemore (23, 2nd base off E Jackson/D Navarro).


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CLEVELAND - 001 000 00 -- 1
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson 6 6 1 1 2 6 0 6.88
J Witasick 2/3 0 0 0 2 2 0 4.09
C Fossum 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40
G Glover 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.13

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 7 5 1 1 2 7 0 6.10
R Betancourt 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.27
J Borowski 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.70

Pitches-strikes: E Jackson 100-65; J Witasick 18-8; C Fossum 5-4; G Glover
14-10; J Westbrook 100-64; R Betancourt 15-10; J Borowski 10-8. Ground
balls-fly balls: E Jackson 6-6; J Witasick 0-0; C Fossum 1-0; G Glover 0-1; J
Westbrook 7-7; R Betancourt 0-2; J Borowski 0-1. Batters faced: E Jackson 26; J
Witasick 4; C Fossum 1; G Glover 4; J Westbrook 28; R Betancourt 3; J Borowski
3.

UMPIRES: HP--Chris Guccione. 1B--Tim Timmons. 2B--Chuck Meriwether.
3B--Alfonso Marquez.

Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Wilson at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: B Francisco (.200, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: SHAWN CAMP (0-1, 6.00) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: B FRANCISCO (.200, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Camp relieved G Glover.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: B Francisco (.200, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY BEN FRANCISCO (1) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF SHAWN CAMP.

FINAL SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, JAY WITASICK (7TH), CASEY FOSSUM (7TH), GARY
GLOVER (8TH), SHAWN CAMP (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK, RAFAEL BETANCOURT (8TH), JOE
BOROWSKI (9TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE

CLE - BEN FRANCISCO (1) OFF SHAWN CAMP IN THE 9TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, JAY WITASICK (7TH), CASEY FOSSUM (7TH), GARY
GLOVER (8TH), SHAWN CAMP (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO

CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK, RAFAEL BETANCOURT (8TH), JOE
BOROWSKI (9TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ


WP - JOE BOROWSKI (1-3)
LP - SHAWN CAMP (0-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE

CLE - BEN FRANCISCO (1) OFF SHAWN CAMP IN THE 9TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:42 ATT: 34,557

PROBABLES: TAM - J.P. HOWELL (1-1, 4.45)
CLE - C.C. SABATHIA (11-2, 3.24)</div>