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

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS CLEVELAND (2) - FINAL

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-2b 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 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .333

Totals 32 2 8 2 4 10 17

BATTING: HR - B Francisco (1, 9th inning off S Camp 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - V
Martinez (63), B Francisco (1). 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 - 010 000 000 -- 1
CLEVELAND - 001 000 001 -- 2

No outs when winning run scored.
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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
S Camp (L, 0-2) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 6.30

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 (W, 1-3) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.70

S Camp pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

Pitches-strikes: E Jackson 100-65; J Witasick 18-8; C Fossum 5-4; G Glover
14-10; S Camp 5-3; 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; S Camp 0-0; 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; S Camp 1; J
Westbrook 28; R Betancourt 3; J Borowski 3.

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

T--2:42. Att--34,557.
Weather: 71 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in
from right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TAMPA BAY 1
CLEVELAND 2 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

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TAMPA BAY (1) AT CLEVELAND (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
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TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young grounded out to shortstop. J Gomes grounded out to
third. D Navarro singled to right. A Iwamura walked, D Navarro to second.
B Harris singled to right, D Navarro scored, A Iwamura to third. C Crawford
grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 3RD: G Sizemore walked. G Sizemore stole second. C Blake
grounded out to shortstop, G Sizemore to third. V Martinez grounded out to
first, G Sizemore scored. T Hafner singled to right. J Peralta grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, T Hafner out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 9TH: J Wilson at second base. S Camp relieved G Glover.
B Francisco homered to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 2.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

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TAMPA BAY (1) AT CLEVELAND (2) - EVENT LOG
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Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, B Harris SS, C Crawford LF,
G Norton DH, C Pena 1B, T Wigginton 2B, D Young CF, J Gomes RF, D Navarro C,
E Jackson RHP.

Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, C Blake 3B, V Martinez C, T Hafner DH,
J Peralta SS, R Garko 1B, T Nixon RF, J Barfield 2B, B Francisco LF, J Westbrook RHP.

Umpires -- Chris Guccione (HP), Tim Timmons (1B), Chuck Meriwether (2B),
Alfonso Marquez (3B).

Gametime Weather: 71 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from right at 8 mph.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura singled to right. B Harris singled to left,
A Iwamura to second. C Crawford flied out to left. G Norton walked, A Iwamura
to third, B Harris to second. C Pena struck out swinging. T Wigginton struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore flied out to center. C Blake singled to right.
V Martinez flied out to left. T Hafner struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young grounded out to shortstop. J Gomes grounded out to
third. D Navarro singled to right. A Iwamura walked, D Navarro to second.
B Harris singled to right, D Navarro scored, A Iwamura to third. C Crawford
grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 2ND: J Peralta singled to right. R Garko flied out to left.
T Nixon singled to left center, J Peralta to second. J Barfield popped out to
second. B Francisco grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Peralta out at
third, T Nixon to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: G Norton flied out to right. C Pena struck out looking.
T Wigginton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 3RD: G Sizemore walked. G Sizemore stole second. C Blake
grounded out to shortstop, G Sizemore to third. V Martinez grounded out to
first, G Sizemore scored. T Hafner singled to right. J Peralta grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, T Hafner out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: D Young grounded out to shortstop. J Gomes flied out to
center. D Navarro struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 4TH: R Garko flied out to left. T Nixon walked. J Barfield
flied out to right. B Francisco singled to right, T Nixon to second.
G Sizemore struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: A Iwamura flied out to left. B Harris lined out to
shortstop. C Crawford grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 5TH: C Blake grounded out to second. V Martinez singled to
right. T Hafner struck out swinging. J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, V Martinez out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
CLEVELAND 1.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: G Norton flied out to left. C Pena struck out swinging.
T Wigginton singled to left. D Young grounded into fielder's choice to third,
T Wigginton out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 6TH: R Garko struck out swinging. T Nixon struck out swinging.
J Barfield struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
CLEVELAND 1.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: J Gomes struck out swinging. D Navarro flied out to center.
A Iwamura grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 7TH: J Witasick relieved E Jackson. B Francisco struck out
swinging. G Sizemore walked. C Blake struck out looking. V Martinez walked,
G Sizemore to second. C Fossum relieved J Witasick. T Hafner grounded out to
catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: R Betancourt relieved J Westbrook. B Harris struck out
swinging. C Crawford flied out to right. G Norton lined out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 8TH: G Glover relieved C Fossum. J Peralta struck out swinging.
R Garko struck out swinging. T Nixon singled to center. F Gutierrez ran for
T Nixon. J Barfield popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
CLEVELAND 1.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: F Gutierrez in right field. J Borowski relieved
R Betancourt. C Pena struck out looking. T Wigginton singled to center.
J Wilson ran for T Wigginton. D Young flied out to right. J Wilson picked off
first.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 9TH: J Wilson at second base. S Camp relieved G Glover.
B Francisco homered to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 2.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

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TAMPA BAY (1) AT CLEVELAND (2) - EVENT LOG
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Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, B Harris SS, C Crawford LF,
G Norton DH, C Pena 1B, T Wigginton 2B, D Young CF, J Gomes RF, D Navarro C,
E Jackson RHP.

Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, C Blake 3B, V Martinez C, T Hafner DH,
J Peralta SS, R Garko 1B, T Nixon RF, J Barfield 2B, B Francisco LF, J Westbrook RHP.

Umpires -- Chris Guccione (HP), Tim Timmons (1B), Chuck Meriwether (2B),
Alfonso Marquez (3B).

Gametime Weather: 71 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from right at 8 mph.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura singled to right. B Harris singled to left,
A Iwamura to second. C Crawford flied out to left. G Norton walked, A Iwamura
to third, B Harris to second. C Pena struck out swinging. T Wigginton struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore flied out to center. C Blake singled to right.
V Martinez flied out to left. T Hafner struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young grounded out to shortstop. J Gomes grounded out to
third. D Navarro singled to right. A Iwamura walked, D Navarro to second.
B Harris singled to right, D Navarro scored, A Iwamura to third. C Crawford
grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 2ND: J Peralta singled to right. R Garko flied out to left.
T Nixon singled to left center, J Peralta to second. J Barfield popped out to
second. B Francisco grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Peralta out at
third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: G Norton flied out to right. C Pena struck out looking.
T Wigginton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 3RD: G Sizemore walked. G Sizemore stole second. C Blake
grounded out to shortstop, G Sizemore to third. V Martinez grounded out to
first, G Sizemore scored. T Hafner singled to right. J Peralta grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, T Hafner out at second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: D Young grounded out to shortstop. J Gomes flied out to
center. D Navarro struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 4TH: R Garko flied out to left. T Nixon walked. J Barfield
flied out to right. B Francisco singled to right, T Nixon to second.
G Sizemore struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: A Iwamura flied out to left. B Harris lined out to
shortstop. C Crawford grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 5TH: C Blake grounded out to second. V Martinez singled to
right. T Hafner struck out swinging. J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, V Martinez out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
CLEVELAND 1.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: G Norton flied out to left. C Pena struck out swinging.
T Wigginton singled to left. D Young grounded into fielder's choice to third,
T Wigginton out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 6TH: R Garko struck out swinging. T Nixon struck out swinging.
J Barfield struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
CLEVELAND 1.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: J Gomes struck out swinging. D Navarro flied out to center.
A Iwamura grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 7TH: J Witasick relieved E Jackson. B Francisco struck out
swinging. G Sizemore walked. C Blake struck out looking. V Martinez walked,
G Sizemore to second. C Fossum relieved J Witasick. T Hafner grounded out to
catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: R Betancourt relieved J Westbrook. B Harris struck out
swinging. C Crawford flied out to right. G Norton lined out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 8TH: G Glover relieved C Fossum. J Peralta struck out swinging.
R Garko struck out swinging. T Nixon singled to center. F Gutierrez ran for
T Nixon. J Barfield popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
CLEVELAND 1.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: F Gutierrez in right field. J Borowski relieved
R Betancourt. C Pena struck out looking. T Wigginton singled to center.
J Wilson ran for T Wigginton. D Young flied out to right. J Wilson picked off
first.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 1.

CLEVELAND 9TH: J Wilson at second base. S Camp relieved G Glover.
B Francisco homered to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, CLEVELAND 2.</div>

 

Night of firsts for Francisco leads Indians to victory

<h3>CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Ben Francisco arrived at Jacobs Field onFriday with no previous major league experience. He left thestadium with a story he can tell his grandchildren.

Making his first career start, Francisco collected his first twohits, including a leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninthinning that gave the Cleveland Indians a 2-1 victory over theTampa Bay Devil Rays.

A fifth-round pick in 2002, Francisco started the game in leftfield and recorded his first major league hit with a single inthe fourth inning. But the 25-year-old's biggest thrill came inthe ninth, when he deposited a 2-2 offering from Shawn Camp(0-2) over the left field wall to lift the Indians to theirfourth win in five games.

It also was Cleveland's major league-leading 24th comebacktriumph of the season.

The blast made a winner of closer Joe Borowski (1-3), who tosseda scoreless top of the ninth en route to his first victorysince September 2.

With the game even at 1-1, Cleveland had a chance to take thelead in the seventh. But Tampa Bay reliever Casey Fossum gotslugger Travis Hafner to ground out softly with two on to endthe threat.

Prior to the at-bat, Hafner was 4-for-4 lifetime against Fossumwith two home runs.

After losing his first eight decisions, Devil Rays starter EdwinJackson had another solid outing but was unable to notch hissecond straight win. Jackson finished strong, striking out fourof the last five batters he faced - including all three in thesixth, his last inning of work.

Cleveland got its only run against Jackson in the third. GradySizemore led off the inning with a walk and stole second, givinghim a career-high 23 stolen bases this season.

Sizemore advanced to third on Casey Blake's groundout beforescoring on Victor Martinez's grounder to first to knot the gameat 1-1.

Jackson allowed five hits and a walk while striking out six.

Indians starter Jake Westbrook made his second start sincemissing almost two months with a left abdominal strain. In hislast outing against the Washington Nationals, Westbrook gave upthree runs and seven hits in seven innings.

Westbrook was more effective in this one, yielding a run andfive hits in seven innings. He escaped a jam in the firstinning, striking out Carlos Pena and Ty Wigginton with the basesloaded to end the frame, but surrendered the game's first runin the second on an RBI single by Brendan Harris.

The righthander settled down after that, retiring the next 12batters he faced and 16 of the last 17. Westbrook struck out aseason-high seven but remained winless since April 27.

 

Night of firsts for Francisco leads Indians to victory

<h3>CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Ben Francisco arrived at Jacobs Field onFriday with no previous major league experience. He left thestadium with a story he can tell his grandchildren.

Making his first career start, Francisco collected his first twohits, including a leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninthinning that gave the Cleveland Indians a 2-1 victory over theTampa Bay Devil Rays.

A fifth-round pick in 2002, Francisco started the game in leftfield and recorded his first major league hit with a single inthe fourth inning. But the 25-year-old's biggest thrill came inthe ninth, when he deposited a 2-2 offering from Shawn Camp(0-2) over the left field wall to lift the Indians to theirfourth win in five games.

"It was an awesome day," Francisco said. "I was just happy withgetting my first hit and getting it out of the way. After Igot the hit, I was relaxed the last couple times at the plate.That helped me. In the ninth, I was just trying to get on baseand I ended up doing something special."

"Benny had a great game," Indians manager Eric Wedge said. "Ithas to be some sort of thrill for that young man. It reallypicked up our ballclub."

The home run might have been a surprise to some, but not toCleveland second baseman Josh Barfield.

"Josh told me before the game I would hit a home run to win thegame," Francisco said.

It also completed Cleveland's major league-leading 24th comebacktriumph of the season.

"These guys have always had a tremendous amount of fight," Wedgesaid. "Regardless of what the score is, these guys will finishit out. There is no clock in this game. They are going toplay it out until the final out is made. If you do that, youare going to put yourself in a position to take some gameslate."

The blast made a winner of closer Joe Borowski (1-3), who tosseda scoreless top of the ninth en route to his first victorysince September 2.

With the game even at 1-1, Cleveland had a chance to take thelead in the seventh. But Tampa Bay reliever Casey Fossum gotslugger Travis Hafner to ground out softly with two on to endthe threat.

Prior to the at-bat, Hafner was 4-for-4 lifetime against Fossumwith two home runs.

After losing his first eight decisions, Devil Rays starter EdwinJackson had another solid outing but was unable to notch hissecond straight win. Jackson finished strong, striking out fourof the last five batters he faced - including all three in thesixth, his last inning of work.

"I gave my team a chance to win," Jackson said. "I feel goodabout that. I'd feel a lot better if the team did win. It'sabout the team winning." Cleveland got its only run againstJackson in the third. Grady Sizemore led off the inning with awalk and stole second, giving him a career-high 23 stolen basesthis season.

Sizemore advanced to third on Casey Blake's groundout beforescoring on Victor Martinez's grounder to first to knot the gameat 1-1.

Jackson allowed five hits and a walk while striking out six.

"I threw my changeup more," he said. "I threw it for strikesand kept using it. It gives me another pitch in the mix. Youneed that against a tough lineup like Cleveland."

Indians starter Jake Westbrook made his second start sincemissing almost two months with a left abdominal strain. In hislast outing against the Washington Nationals, Westbrook gave upthree runs and seven hits in seven innings.

Westbrook was more effective in this one, yielding a run andfive hits in seven innings. He escaped a jam in the firstinning, striking out Carlos Pena and Ty Wigginton with the basesloaded to end the frame, but surrendered the game's first runin the second on an RBI single by Brendan Harris.

"We've got to get our offense started again," Tampa Bay managerJoe Maddon said. "The game was pretty much lost in the firstinning. We have to get more runs in that situation."

The righthander settled down after that, retiring the next 12batters he faced and 16 of the last 17. Westbrook struck out aseason-high seven but remained winless since April 27.

"I felt good," Wesbtrook said. "I just calmed down after thesecond and felt good about the way I was throwing the ball."

 

Night of firsts for Francisco leads Indians to victory

<h3>CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Ben Francisco arrived at Jacobs Field onFriday with no previous major league experience in the startinglineup. He left the stadium with a story he can tell hisgrandchildren.

Making his first career start, Francisco collected his first twohits, including a leadoff homer in the bottom of the ninthinning that gave the Cleveland Indians a 2-1 victory over theTampa Bay Devil Rays.

A fifth-round pick in 2002, Francisco started the game in leftfield and recorded his first major league hit with a single inthe fourth inning. But the 25-year-old's biggest thrill came inthe ninth, when he deposited a 2-2 offering from Shawn Camp(0-2) over the left field wall to lift the Indians to theirfourth win in five games.

"It was an awesome day," Francisco said. "I was just happy withgetting my first hit and getting it out of the way. After Igot the hit, I was relaxed the last couple times at the plate.That helped me. In the ninth, I was just trying to get on baseand I ended up doing something special."

"Benny had a great game," Indians manager Eric Wedge said. "Ithas to be some sort of thrill for that young man. It reallypicked up our ballclub."

The home run might have been a surprise to some, but not toCleveland second baseman Josh Barfield.

"Josh told me before the game I would hit a home run to win thegame," Francisco said.

It also completed Cleveland's major league-leading 24th comebacktriumph of the season.

"These guys have always had a tremendous amount of fight," Wedgesaid. "Regardless of what the score is, these guys will finishit out. There is no clock in this game. They are going toplay it out until the final out is made. If you do that, youare going to put yourself in a position to take some gameslate."

The blast made a winner of closer Joe Borowski (1-3), who tosseda scoreless top of the ninth en route to his first victorysince September 2.

With the game even at 1-1, Cleveland had a chance to take thelead in the seventh. But Tampa Bay reliever Casey Fossum gotslugger Travis Hafner to ground out softly with two on to endthe threat.

Prior to the at-bat, Hafner was 4-for-4 lifetime against Fossumwith two home runs.

After losing his first eight decisions, Devil Rays starter EdwinJackson had another solid outing but was unable to notch hissecond straight win. Jackson finished strong, striking out fourof the last five batters he faced - including all three in thesixth, his last inning of work.

"I gave my team a chance to win," Jackson said. "I feel goodabout that. I'd feel a lot better if the team did win. It'sabout the team winning." Cleveland got its only run againstJackson in the third. Grady Sizemore led off the inning with awalk and stole second, giving him a career-high 23 stolen basesthis season.

Sizemore advanced to third on Casey Blake's groundout beforescoring on Victor Martinez's grounder to first to knot the gameat 1-1.

Jackson allowed five hits and a walk while striking out six.

"I threw my changeup more," he said. "I threw it for strikesand kept using it. It gives me another pitch in the mix. Youneed that against a tough lineup like Cleveland."

Indians starter Jake Westbrook made his second start sincemissing almost two months with a left abdominal strain. In hislast outing against the Washington Nationals, Westbrook gave upthree runs and seven hits in seven innings.

Westbrook was more effective in this one, yielding a run andfive hits in seven innings. He escaped a jam in the firstinning, striking out Carlos Pena and Ty Wigginton with the basesloaded to end the frame, but surrendered the game's first runin the second on an RBI single by Brendan Harris.

"We've got to get our offense started again," Tampa Bay managerJoe Maddon said. "The game was pretty much lost in the firstinning. We have to get more runs in that situation."

The righthander settled down after that, retiring the next 12batters he faced and 16 of the last 17. Westbrook struck out aseason-high seven but remained winless since April 27.

"I felt good," Wesbtrook said. "I just calmed down after thesecond and felt good about the way I was throwing the ball."