GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (66-54) at TAMPA BAY (46-74)

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL PEREZ
TAM - SCOTT DOHMANN

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K SHOPPACH (.264, 0-FOR-3)
A CABRERA (.214, 0-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
K LOFTON (.291, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
C Blake 3b 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .266
G Sizemore cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .278
V Martinez 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .304
R Garko dh 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .304
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .271
F Gutierrez rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .284
a-T Hafner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
J Michaels rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
K Shoppach c 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .264
A Cabrera 2b 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .214

Totals 28 2 9 2 5 4 19

a-flied out to right for F Gutierrez in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (24, E Jackson); C Blake (29, E Jackson); V Martinez
(32, S Dohmann). 3B - F Gutierrez (2, E Jackson). SF - A Cabrera. RBI - R Garko
(45), A Cabrera (1). 2-out RBI - R Garko. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - V Martinez 2, J Peralta 1, K Shoppach 1, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 11.

FIELDING: E - K Shoppach (2, throw). Outfield assists - G Sizemore (A Iwamura
at 2nd base). DP: 2 (G Sizemore-A Cabrera, A Cabrera-J Peralta-V Martinez).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .290
C Crawford lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .317
B Upton cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .314
C Pena 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263
D Young rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .295
B Harris 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294
G Norton dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .208
B Zobrist ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .155
J Paul c 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .185

Totals 28 1 9 1 1 6 16

BATTING: 2B - D Young (30, P Byrd). RBI - C Crawford (63). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 1, J Paul 1, B Zobrist 1. GIDP - C Crawford.
Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (40, 2nd base off P Byrd/K Shoppach).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - D Young (V Martinez at Home). DP: 1 (D Young-J
Paul).


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CLEVELAND - 110 000 0 -- 2
TAMPA BAY - 000 010 0 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 8 1 1 1 5 0 4.41
R Perez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.73

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson 6 7 2 2 5 4 0 5.69
S Dohmann 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.00

Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 98-62; R Perez 7-5; E Jackson 100-60; S Dohmann 9-5.
Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 2-10; R Perez 2-0; E Jackson 5-9; S Dohmann 0-2.
Batters faced: P Byrd 26; R Perez 3; E Jackson 30; S Dohmann 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--James Hoye.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL PEREZ
TAM - SCOTT DOHMANN

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.314, 0-FOR-3)
C PENA (.263, 1-FOR-3)
D YOUNG (.295, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .293
C Blake 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .266
G Sizemore cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .278
V Martinez 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .304
R Garko dh 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .304
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .271
F Gutierrez rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .284
a-T Hafner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
J Michaels rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
K Shoppach c 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .262
A Cabrera 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200

Totals 32 2 10 2 5 5 20

a-flied out to right for F Gutierrez in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (24, E Jackson); C Blake (29, E Jackson); V Martinez
(32, S Dohmann). 3B - F Gutierrez (2, E Jackson). SF - A Cabrera. RBI - R Garko
(45), A Cabrera (1). 2-out RBI - R Garko. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - V Martinez 2, J Peralta 1, K Shoppach 1, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 12.

FIELDING: E - K Shoppach (2, throw). Outfield assists - G Sizemore (A Iwamura
at 2nd base). DP: 2 (G Sizemore-A Cabrera, A Cabrera-J Peralta-V Martinez).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .290
C Crawford lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .317
B Upton cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .314
C Pena 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263
D Young rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .295
B Harris 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294
G Norton dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .208
B Zobrist ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .155
J Paul c 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .185

Totals 28 1 9 1 1 6 16

BATTING: 2B - D Young (30, P Byrd). RBI - C Crawford (63). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 1, J Paul 1, B Zobrist 1. GIDP - C Crawford.
Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (40, 2nd base off P Byrd/K Shoppach).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - D Young (V Martinez at Home). DP: 1 (D Young-J
Paul).


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CLEVELAND - 110 000 00 -- 2
TAMPA BAY - 000 010 0 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 8 1 1 1 5 0 4.41
R Perez 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.73

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson 6 7 2 2 5 4 0 5.69
S Dohmann 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2.77

Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 98-62; R Perez 7-5; E Jackson 100-60; S Dohmann
19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 2-10; R Perez 2-0; E Jackson 5-9; S
Dohmann 0-4. Batters faced: P Byrd 26; R Perez 3; E Jackson 30; S Dohmann 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--James Hoye.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: RAFAEL BETANCOURT (2-0, 1.61) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: D YOUNG (.295, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Betancourt relieved R Perez.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, B UPTON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
TAMPA BAY 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D Young (.295, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT
TAM - SCOTT DOHMANN

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.278, 1-FOR-3, BB)
V MARTINEZ (.304, 2-FOR-3, BB)
R GARKO (.304, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .293
C Blake 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .266
G Sizemore cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .278
V Martinez 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .304
R Garko dh 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .304
J Peralta ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .271
F Gutierrez rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .284
a-T Hafner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
J Michaels rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
K Shoppach c 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .262
A Cabrera 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200

Totals 32 2 10 2 5 5 20

a-flied out to right for F Gutierrez in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (24, E Jackson); C Blake (29, E Jackson); V Martinez
(32, S Dohmann). 3B - F Gutierrez (2, E Jackson). SF - A Cabrera. RBI - R Garko
(45), A Cabrera (1). 2-out RBI - R Garko. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - V Martinez 2, J Peralta 1, K Shoppach 1, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 12.

FIELDING: E - K Shoppach (2, throw). Outfield assists - G Sizemore (A Iwamura
at 2nd base). DP: 2 (G Sizemore-A Cabrera, A Cabrera-J Peralta-V Martinez).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .290
C Crawford lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .317
B Upton cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .316
C Pena 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .263
D Young rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .294
B Harris 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .293
G Norton dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .208
B Zobrist ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .155
J Paul c 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .185

Totals 32 1 10 1 1 6 19

BATTING: 2B - D Young (30, P Byrd). RBI - C Crawford (63). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 1, J Paul 1, B Zobrist 1. GIDP - C Crawford.
Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (40, 2nd base off P Byrd/K Shoppach).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - D Young (V Martinez at Home). DP: 1 (D Young-J
Paul).


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CLEVELAND - 110 000 00 -- 2
TAMPA BAY - 000 010 00 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 8 1 1 1 5 0 4.41
R Perez 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.71
R Betancourt 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.59

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson 6 7 2 2 5 4 0 5.69
S Dohmann 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2.77

Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 98-62; R Perez 11-8; R Betancourt 5-4; E Jackson
100-60; S Dohmann 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 2-10; R Perez 2-1; R
Betancourt 0-2; E Jackson 5-9; S Dohmann 0-4. Batters faced: P Byrd 26; R Perez
5; R Betancourt 2; E Jackson 30; S Dohmann 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--James Hoye.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: JUAN SALAS (1-1, 3.33) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.278, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Salas relieved S Dohmann.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
TAMPA BAY 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G Sizemore (.278, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 1
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT
TAM - JUAN SALAS

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: G NORTON (.208, 1-FOR-3)
B ZOBRIST (.155, 0-FOR-2, BB)
J PAUL (.185, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (2) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .293
C Blake 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .266
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .278
V Martinez 1b 4 0 3 0 1 0 3 .306
R Garko dh 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .303
J Peralta ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .273
F Gutierrez rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .284
a-T Hafner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
J Michaels rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
K Shoppach c 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .262
A Cabrera 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200

Totals 37 2 12 2 5 5 23

a-flied out to right for F Gutierrez in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (24, E Jackson); C Blake (29, E Jackson); V Martinez
(32, S Dohmann). 3B - F Gutierrez (2, E Jackson). SF - A Cabrera. RBI - R Garko
(45), A Cabrera (1). 2-out RBI - R Garko. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Michaels 1, V Martinez 2, J Peralta 1, K Shoppach 1, G Sizemore 1. Team
LOB - 14.

FIELDING: E - K Shoppach (2, throw). Outfield assists - G Sizemore (A Iwamura
at 2nd base). DP: 2 (G Sizemore-A Cabrera, A Cabrera-J Peralta-V Martinez).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .290
C Crawford lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .317
B Upton cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .316
C Pena 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .263
D Young rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .294
B Harris 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .293
G Norton dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .208
B Zobrist ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .155
J Paul c 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .185

Totals 32 1 10 1 1 6 19

BATTING: 2B - D Young (30, P Byrd). RBI - C Crawford (63). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 1, J Paul 1, B Zobrist 1. GIDP - C Crawford.
Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (40, 2nd base off P Byrd/K Shoppach).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - D Young (V Martinez at Home). DP: 1 (D Young-J
Paul).


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TAMPA BAY - 000 010 00 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 6 8 1 1 1 5 0 4.41
R Perez 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.71
R Betancourt 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.59

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson 6 7 2 2 5 4 0 5.69
S Dohmann 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2.77
J Salas 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.20

Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 98-62; R Perez 11-8; R Betancourt 5-4; E Jackson
100-60; S Dohmann 19-13; J Salas 13-10. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 2-10; R
Perez 2-1; R Betancourt 0-2; E Jackson 5-9; S Dohmann 0-4; J Salas 1-2. Batters
faced: P Byrd 26; R Perez 5; R Betancourt 2; E Jackson 30; S Dohmann 8; J Salas
5.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--James Hoye.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: JOE BOROWSKI (2-5, 5.55) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: G NORTON (.208, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Borowski relieved R Betancourt.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
TAMPA BAY 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: G Norton (.208, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Gomes hit for B Zobrist.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, G NORTON ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
TAMPA BAY 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J Gomes (.265, 13 HR, 34 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Wilson hit for J Paul.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, G NORTON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
TAMPA BAY 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J Wilson (.274, 0 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 1
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CLE - PAUL BYRD, RAFAEL PEREZ (7TH), RAFAEL BETANCOURT (8TH), JOE
BOROWSKI (9TH) AND KELLY SHOPPACH

TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, SCOTT DOHMANN (7TH), JUAN SALAS
(9TH) AND JOSH PAUL

HOME RUNS: CLE - NONE

TAM - NONE</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 1
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CLE - PAUL BYRD, RAFAEL PEREZ (7TH), RAFAEL BETANCOURT (8TH), JOE
BOROWSKI (9TH) AND KELLY SHOPPACH

TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, SCOTT DOHMANN (7TH), JUAN SALAS
(9TH) AND JOSH PAUL


WP - PAUL BYRD (11-5)
LP - EDWIN JACKSON (3-12)
SAVE - JOE BOROWSKI (34)

HOME RUNS: CLE - NONE

TAM - NONE


TIME: 2:54 ATT: 15,343

PROBABLES: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK (3-7, 5.01)
TAM - JASON HAMMEL (1-2, 6.63)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .293
C Blake 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .266
G Sizemore cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .278
V Martinez 1b 4 0 3 0 1 0 3 .306
R Garko dh 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .303
J Peralta ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .273
F Gutierrez rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .284
a-T Hafner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
J Michaels rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270
K Shoppach c 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .262
A Cabrera 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200

Totals 37 2 12 2 5 5 23

a-flied out to right for F Gutierrez in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (24, E Jackson); C Blake (29, E Jackson); V Martinez
(32, S Dohmann). 3B - F Gutierrez (2, E Jackson). SF - A Cabrera. RBI - R Garko
(45), A Cabrera (1). 2-out RBI - R Garko. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Michaels 1, V Martinez 2, J Peralta 1, K Shoppach 1, G Sizemore 1. Team
LOB - 14.

FIELDING: E - K Shoppach (2, throw). Outfield assists - G Sizemore (A Iwamura
at 2nd base). DP: 2 (G Sizemore-A Cabrera, A Cabrera-J Peralta-V Martinez).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .289
C Crawford lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .317
B Upton cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .316
C Pena 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .263
D Young rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .294
B Harris 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .293
G Norton dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .214
B Zobrist ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .155
a-J Gomes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
J Paul c 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .185
b-J Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272

Totals 36 1 11 1 1 7 21

a-grounded to third for B Zobrist in the 9th; b-struck out looking for J Paul
in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - D Young (30, P Byrd). RBI - C Crawford (63). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 1, J Paul 1, A Iwamura 1, B Zobrist 1. GIDP -
C Crawford. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (40, 2nd base off P Byrd/K Shoppach).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - D Young (V Martinez at Home). DP: 1 (D Young-J
Paul).


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TAMPA BAY - 000 010 000 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd (W, 11-5) 6 8 1 1 1 5 0 4.41
R Perez (H, 7) 1 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.71
R Betancourt (H, 23) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.59
J Borowski (S, 34) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.44

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson (L, 3-12) 6 7 2 2 5 4 0 5.69
S Dohmann 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2.77
J Salas 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.20

Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 98-62; R Perez 11-8; R Betancourt 5-4; J Borowski
17-11; E Jackson 100-60; S Dohmann 19-13; J Salas 13-10. Ground balls-fly
balls: P Byrd 2-10; R Perez 2-1; R Betancourt 0-2; J Borowski 1-1; E Jackson
5-9; S Dohmann 0-4; J Salas 1-2. Batters faced: P Byrd 26; R Perez 5; R
Betancourt 2; J Borowski 4; E Jackson 30; S Dohmann 8; J Salas 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Phil Cuzzi. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--James Hoye.

T--2:54. Att--15,343.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

Byrd continues strong road showing as Indians down Rays

<h3>CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Coming off a roughhomestand, the Cleveland Indians found the perfect solution toreturn to their winning ways: a visit to Florida.


Paul Byrd pitched six strong innings leading the Indians to a2-1 victory against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.


The Indians came to Tampa Bay having lost four of their lastfive games at home to fall out of first place in the AmericanLeague Central, but Byrd (11-5) was up to the task to get histeam back on track, improving to 5-2 with a 2.77 ERA on theroad.


Until Carl Crawford's RBI single in the fifth, the 36-year-oldByrd had not allowed a run on the road in 13 innings aftertossing a shutout against the Twins at the Metrodome in his lastroad start on August 6. Byrd, who leads the majors in fewestwalks per nine innings, walked only one and struck out five,permitting one run and eight hits over six innings.

Closer Joe Borowski followed Rafael Perez and Rafael Betancourt,who tossed two scoreless frames, in the ninth to post his 34thsave in 38 chances.


Ryan Garko and Asdrubal Cabrera accounted for Cleveland's tworuns as the Indians' won their sixth consecutive game againstTampa Bay.


Edwin Jackson (3-12) continued to pitch better than his record,but still suffered the loss after yielding two runs and sevenhits in six innings. In his last 21 innings coming into thecontest, the righthander had allowed only two earned runs and insix of his 12 losses, the Devil Rays have scored one run orless. Crawford had two hits for the Devil Rays, who is 13-35since June 25.