GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (68-54) at TAMPA BAY (46-76)

AL: CLEVELAND (68-54) at TAMPA BAY (46-76)

<h3>Indians hope to continue dominance of Devil Rays</h3>

<div class="pre">Cleveland (68-54) at Tampa Bay (46-76) 1:40 pm EDT</div>

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - Grady Sizemore will look tohelp the Cleveland Indians go for their eighth consecutivevictory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays when the teams meet onSunday in the finale of a three-game series.


Sizemore is batting .364 (8-for-22) with two homers and threeRBI in his last six games. The 25-year-old Sizemore has posted a.279 batting average with 21 homers and 67 RBI this season.

C.C. Sabathia (14-6, 3.48 ERA) looks for his majorleague-leading 15th win as he takes the mound for the Indians,who have won three straight games. The 27-year-old lefthanderis winless in his last two starts despite allowing just two runsover seven innings in each of those contests.


Cleveland, which has won 14 of its previous 15 meetings withTampa Bay, is just 2-6 when it sends its ace to the mound sincethe beginning of July.


The Devil Rays will counter with James Shields (9-8, 4.22), whohas surrendered two runs and 10 hits with 14 strikeouts over 13innings in his last two starts. The 25-year-old Shields has wonjust three of his previous 11 decisions.

 

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 .295 7 26 Akinori Iwamura 3B .285 3 16
Franklin Gutierrez RF .284 8 19 Carl Crawford LF .316 10 63
Grady Sizemore CF .279 21 67 B.J. Upton CF .313 16 54
Victor Martinez C .304 18 84 Carlos Pena 1B .263 26 78
Travis Hafner DH .254 18 71 Delmon Young RF .293 9 64
Ryan Garko 1B .309 14 46 Brendan Harris 2B .293 8 46
Jhonny Peralta SS .275 17 59 Jonny Gomes DH .262 13 34
Chris Gomez 3B .307 1 16 Josh Wilson SS .266 0 16
Asdrubal Cabrera 2B .263 1 4 Dioner Navarro C .204 5 26

C.C. Sabathia LHP (14-6, 3.48) James Shields RHP (9-8, 4.22)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
WARMUPS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA (14-6, 3.48)
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS (9-8, 4.22)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE ESTABROOK
1B - JAMES HOYE
2B - PHIL CUZZI
RF - TOM HALLION

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
STARTING BATS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA AND VICTOR MARTINEZ
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS AND DIONER NAVARRO

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.295, 7 HR, 26 RBI)
F GUTIERREZ (.284, 8 HR, 19 RBI)
G SIZEMORE (.279, 21 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY VICTOR MARTINEZ SCORED KENNY LOFTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V MARTINEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T HAFNER (.254, 18 HR, 71 RBI)</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 1 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.285, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
C CRAWFORD (.316, 10 HR, 63 RBI)
B UPTON (.313, 16 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .295
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
V Martinez c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .306
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Gomez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
A Cabrera 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 1 2

BATTING: RBI - V Martinez (85). 2-out RBI - V Martinez. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Hafner 1. Team LOB - 1.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
C Crawford lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
B Upton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 1 -- 1
TAMPA BAY - -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.48

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.25

Pitches-strikes: J Shields 23-12. Ground balls-fly balls: J Shields 1-1.
Batters faced: J Shields 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Estabrook. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. RF--Tom Hallion.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS</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 1 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.309, 14 HR, 46 RBI)
J PERALTA (.275, 17 HR, 59 RBI)
C GOMEZ (.307, 1 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

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

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .295
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
V Martinez c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .306
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Gomez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
A Cabrera 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 1 2

BATTING: RBI - V Martinez (85). 2-out RBI - V Martinez. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Hafner 1. Team LOB - 1.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 1 -- 1
TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.46

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.25

Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 10-7; J Shields 23-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Sabathia 2-0; J Shields 1-1. Batters faced: C Sabathia 3; J Shields 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Estabrook. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. RF--Tom Hallion.

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 0 1 2 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.263, 26 HR, 78 RBI)
D YOUNG (.293, 9 HR, 64 RBI)
B HARRIS (.293, 8 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .295
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
V Martinez c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .306
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
C Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (24, J Shields). RBI - V Martinez (85). 2-out RBI - V
Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, A Cabrera 1.
Team LOB - 2.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Young rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 10 -- 1
TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.46

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.22

Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 10-7; J Shields 44-27. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Sabathia 2-0; J Shields 3-1. Batters faced: C Sabathia 3; J Shields 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Estabrook. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. RF--Tom Hallion.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.295, 0-FOR-0, BB)
F GUTIERREZ (.282, 0-FOR-1)
G SIZEMORE (.278, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .295
F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
V Martinez c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .306
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
C Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (24, J Shields). RBI - V Martinez (85). 2-out RBI - V
Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, A Cabrera 1.
Team LOB - 2.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 10 -- 1
TAMPA BAY - 00 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.44

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.22

Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 22-14; J Shields 44-27. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Sabathia 2-3; J Shields 3-1. Batters faced: C Sabathia 6; J Shields 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Estabrook. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. RF--Tom Hallion.

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 0 0 1 2 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.262, 13 HR, 34 RBI)
J WILSON (.266, 0 HR, 16 RBI)
D NAVARRO (.204, 5 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .294
F Gutierrez rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
V Martinez c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .306
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
C Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250

Totals 11 1 2 1 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (24, J Shields). RBI - V Martinez (85). 2-out RBI - V
Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, A Cabrera 1.
Team LOB - 2.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Gomes dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 100 -- 1
TAMPA BAY - 00 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.44

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.20

Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 22-14; J Shields 59-37. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Sabathia 2-3; J Shields 6-1. Batters faced: C Sabathia 6; J Shields 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Estabrook. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. RF--Tom Hallion.

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 0 0 1 2 0
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.306, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
T HAFNER (.253, 0-FOR-1)
R GARKO (.311, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (1) VS TAMPA BAY (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .294
F Gutierrez rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278
V Martinez c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .306
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
R Garko 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
C Gomez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250

Totals 11 1 2 1 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (24, J Shields). RBI - V Martinez (85). 2-out RBI - V
Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, A Cabrera 1.
Team LOB - 2.


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .284
C Crawford lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Pena 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Young rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Gomes dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
D Navarro c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 100 -- 1
TAMPA BAY - 000 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.42

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 3 2 1 1 1 2 0 4.20

Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 34-21; J Shields 59-37. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Sabathia 3-4; J Shields 6-1. Batters faced: C Sabathia 9; J Shields 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Estabrook. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. RF--Tom Hallion.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JHONNY PERALTA SCORED TRAVIS HAFNER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R GARKO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
TAMPA BAY 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C GOMEZ (.305, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.284, 0-FOR-1)
C CRAWFORD (.316, 0-FOR-1)
B UPTON (.312, 0-FOR-1)</div>