GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (67-54) at TAMPA BAY (46-75)

AL: CLEVELAND (67-54) at TAMPA BAY (46-75)

<h3>Indians look to continue winning ways over Devil Rays</h3>



<div class="pre">Cleveland (67-54) at Tampa Bay (46-75) 7:10 pm EDT</div>

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Indians look tocontinue the success they have enjoyed over the Tampa Bay DevilRays when the teams continue their three-game series onSaturday.


The Indians received a strong pitching performance in Friday's2-1 win from starter Paul Byrd, who allowed a run over sixinnings to his club beat the Devil Rays for the sixth straighttime and 13th in 14 contests dating back to last season.

Jake Westbrook (3-7, 5.01 ERA) will look to continue thatsuccess and aim to stop his season-long struggles on the road.The sinkerballer carries a 7.01 ERA away from Jacobs Field asopposed to a 3.84 ERA at home.


After he struggled for just one win through the first fourmonths of the season, a span of 13 starts, the righthandedWestbrook is 2-1 with a 2.14 ERA in August.


The righthander surrendered four runs and nine hits over sevenframes in a 5-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Sunday to seehis a personal two-game winning streak snapped. However, he hasenjoyed some success in 11 lifetime starts against the DevilRays, going 5-2 with a 3.89 ERA.


Jason Hammel (1-2, 6.63) will be looking for his first win insix turns as a starter. The 24-year-old was knocked around overfour innings in a 9-1 loss at the Texas Rangers on Sunday,permitting five runs and seven hits.


The righthander has made just two prior appearances against theIndians, including one start, and is 0-1 with a 11.57 ERA.

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT TAMPA BAY -- LINEUPS

CLEVELAND TAMPA BAY
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Kenny Lofton LF .293 7 25 Akinori Iwamura 3B .289 3 16
Casey Blake 3B .266 15 56 Carl Crawford LF .317 10 63
Grady Sizemore CF .278 20 66 B.J. Upton CF .316 16 54
Victor Martinez C .306 18 84 Carlos Pena 1B .263 26 77
Travis Hafner DH .253 18 71 Delmon Young RF .294 9 64
Ryan Garko 1B .303 14 45 Brendan Harris 2B .293 8 46
Jhonny Peralta SS .273 17 59 Jonny Gomes DH .264 13 34
Trot Nixon RF .258 3 31 Dioner Navarro C .206 5 26
Asdrubal Cabrera 2B .200 0 1 Ben Zobrist SS .155 1 9

Jake Westbrook RHP (3-7, 5.01) Jason Hammel RHP (1-2, 6.63)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
WARMUPS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK (3-7, 5.01)
TAM - JASON HAMMEL (1-2, 6.63)

UMPIRES: HP - TOM HALLION
1B - JERRY CRAWFORD
2B - JAMES HOYE
3B - PHIL CUZZI

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
STARTING BATS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK AND VICTOR MARTINEZ
TAM - JASON HAMMEL AND DIONER NAVARRO

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.293, 7 HR, 25 RBI)
C BLAKE (.266, 15 HR, 56 RBI)
G SIZEMORE (.278, 20 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK
TAM - JASON HAMMEL

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.289, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
C CRAWFORD (.317, 10 HR, 63 RBI)
B UPTON (.316, 16 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
G Sizemore cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Cabrera 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
C Crawford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
B Upton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
B Zobrist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
TAMPA BAY - -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.01

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hammel 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.46

Pitches-strikes: J Hammel 21-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hammel 1-2.
Batters faced: J Hammel 4.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK
TAM - JASON HAMMEL</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK
TAM - JASON HAMMEL

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.253, 18 HR, 71 RBI)
R GARKO (.303, 14 HR, 45 RBI)
J PERALTA (.273, 17 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
G Sizemore cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Cabrera 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
B Zobrist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.96

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hammel 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.46

Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 9-5; J Hammel 21-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Westbrook 2-0; J Hammel 1-2. Batters faced: J Westbrook 3; J Hammel 4.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY ASDRUBAL CABRERA (1) TO RIGHT WITH 2
OUT IN THE 2ND OFF JASON HAMMEL SCORED TRAVIS HAFNER AND JHONNY
PERALTA.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3, TAMPA BAY 0

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL CLEVELAND AT TAMPA BAY
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY CLEVELAND'S ASDRUBAL CABRERA IN THE
TOP OF THE SECOND INNING WAS THE FIRST OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK
TAM - JASON HAMMEL

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.263, 26 HR, 77 RBI)
D YOUNG (.294, 9 HR, 64 RBI)
B HARRIS (.293, 8 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
G Sizemore cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
T Hafner dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303
J Peralta ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257
A Cabrera 2b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250

Totals 11 3 5 3 0 1 5

BATTING: HR - A Cabrera (1, 2nd inning off J Hammel 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
Cabrera 3 (4). 2-out RBI - A Cabrera 3. Team LOB - 2.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
B Zobrist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 03 -- 3
TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.96

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hammel 2 5 3 3 0 1 1 6.97

Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 9-5; J Hammel 52-35. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Westbrook 2-0; J Hammel 1-4. Batters faced: J Westbrook 3; J Hammel 11.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK
TAM - JASON HAMMEL

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.279, 1-FOR-1)
V MARTINEZ (.305, 0-FOR-1)
T HAFNER (.255, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
G Sizemore cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305
T Hafner dh 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .255
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303
J Peralta ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257
A Cabrera 2b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250

Totals 11 3 5 3 0 1 5

BATTING: HR - A Cabrera (1, 2nd inning off J Hammel 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
Cabrera 3 (4). 2-out RBI - A Cabrera 3. Team LOB - 2.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
B Zobrist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 03 -- 3
TAMPA BAY - 00 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.91

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hammel 2 5 3 3 0 1 1 6.97

Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 21-13; J Hammel 52-35. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Westbrook 3-1; J Hammel 1-4. Batters faced: J Westbrook 6; J Hammel 11.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK
TAM - JASON HAMMEL

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.264, 13 HR, 34 RBI)
D NAVARRO (.206, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
B ZOBRIST (.155, 1 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
G Sizemore cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
T Hafner dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303
J Peralta ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257
A Cabrera 2b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250

Totals 14 3 5 3 0 1 5

BATTING: HR - A Cabrera (1, 2nd inning off J Hammel 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
Cabrera 3 (4). 2-out RBI - A Cabrera 3. Team LOB - 2.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
B Zobrist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 030 -- 3
TAMPA BAY - 00 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.91

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hammel 3 5 3 3 0 1 1 6.80

Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 21-13; J Hammel 68-42. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Westbrook 3-1; J Hammel 3-5. Batters faced: J Westbrook 6; J Hammel 14.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Wilson hit for B Zobrist.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, J GOMES ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
TAMPA BAY 0 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J Wilson (.272, 0 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK
TAM - JASON HAMMEL

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.303, 0-FOR-1)
J PERALTA (.275, 1-FOR-1)
T NIXON (.257, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
G Sizemore cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
V Martinez c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
T Hafner dh 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .303
J Peralta ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257
A Cabrera 2b 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250

Totals 14 3 5 3 0 1 5

BATTING: HR - A Cabrera (1, 2nd inning off J Hammel 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
Cabrera 3 (4). 2-out RBI - A Cabrera 3. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-R Garko).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .264
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .205
B Zobrist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .155
a-J Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .270

Totals 8 0 0 0 1 2 2

a-grounded to shortstop for B Zobrist in the 3rd.

BATTING: GIDP - J Wilson. Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 030 -- 3
TAMPA BAY - 000 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Westbrook 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.86

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hammel 3 5 3 3 0 1 1 6.80

Pitches-strikes: J Westbrook 38-24; J Hammel 68-42. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Westbrook 5-2; J Hammel 3-5. Batters faced: J Westbrook 9; J Hammel 14.

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

Weather: INDOORS.</div>