GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (33-45) at CLEVELAND (47-32)

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

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TAMPA BAY (6) AT CLEVELAND (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
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CLEVELAND 2ND: J Michaels hit by pitch. R Garko singled to left,
J Michaels to second. F Gutierrez grounded out to shortstop, J Michaels to
third, R Garko to second. J Barfield struck out swinging. G Sizemore singled
to center, J Michaels and R Garko scored. G Sizemore caught stealing second,
pitcher to first to shortstop.(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 4TH: J Michaels lined out to third. R Garko doubled to left.
F Gutierrez singled to right center, R Garko to third. J Barfield grounded into
fielder's choice to pitcher, R Garko scored, F Gutierrez out at second.
J Barfield to second on wild pitch by J Howell. G Sizemore singled to center,
J Barfield scored, G Sizemore to third on error by center fielder D Young.
C Blake grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 4.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: J Gomes singled to center. J Cantu grounded out to pitcher,
J Gomes to second. J Wilson singled to left, J Gomes to third. R Casanova hit
sacrifice fly to right, J Gomes scored, J Wilson to second on throwing error by
right fielder F Gutierrez. D Mohr singled to left, J Wilson scored, D Mohr to
second advancing on throw. A Iwamura flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
1 Error) TAMPA BAY 2, CLEVELAND 4.

CLEVELAND 5TH: V Martinez struck out looking. T Hafner homered to right.
J Hammel relieved J Howell. J Peralta singled to right. J Michaels grounded
out to shortstop, J Peralta to second. R Garko struck out swinging. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, CLEVELAND 5.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: B Harris flied out to left. D Young doubled to left.
T Wigginton singled to left, D Young scored. J Gomes struck out swinging.
J Cantu struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, CLEVELAND 5.

CLEVELAND 6TH: F Gutierrez doubled to left. J Barfield singled to right
center, F Gutierrez to third. G Sizemore walked, J Barfield to second.
C Blake singled to left, F Gutierrez and J Barfield scored, G Sizemore to second.
V Martinez flied out to right, G Sizemore to third. T Hafner popped out to
shortstop. J Peralta singled to center, G Sizemore scored, C Blake to second.
J Michaels flied out to left. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3,
CLEVELAND 8.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: J Cantu flied out to right. J Wilson singled to left.
R Casanova homered to left, J Wilson scored. D Mohr homered to left. J Borowski
relieved R Perez. A Iwamura flied out to left. B Harris grounded out to third.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, CLEVELAND 8.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

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TAMPA BAY (6) AT CLEVELAND (8) - EVENT LOG
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Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, B Harris SS, D Young CF,
T Wigginton 1B, J Gomes RF, J Cantu DH, J Wilson 2B, R Casanova C, D Mohr LF,
J Howell LHP.

Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, C Blake 3B, V Martinez C, T Hafner
DH, J Peralta SS, J Michaels LF, R Garko 1B, F Gutierrez RF, J Barfield 2B,
C Sabathia LHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 75 degrees, Clear, wind in from center at 5 mph.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura fouled out to third. B Harris lined out to right.
D Young flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore struck out swinging. C Blake struck out
swinging. V Martinez doubled to deep center. T Hafner walked. J Peralta
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Hafner out at second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: T Wigginton grounded out to third. J Gomes struck out
swinging. J Cantu struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 2ND: J Michaels hit by pitch. R Garko singled to left,
J Michaels to second. F Gutierrez grounded out to shortstop, J Michaels to
third, R Garko to second. J Barfield struck out swinging. G Sizemore singled
to center, J Michaels and R Garko scored. G Sizemore caught stealing second,
pitcher to first to shortstop.(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
CLEVELAND 2.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: J Wilson struck out swinging. R Casanova singled to center.
D Mohr lined out to second. A Iwamura struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 3RD: C Blake flied out to right. V Martinez doubled to left.
T Hafner flied out to center. J Peralta struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 2.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: B Harris flied out to right. D Young flied out to center.
T Wigginton grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 4TH: J Michaels lined out to third. R Garko doubled to left.
F Gutierrez singled to right center, R Garko to third. J Barfield grounded into
fielder's choice to pitcher, R Garko scored, F Gutierrez out at second.
J Barfield to second on wild pitch by J Howell. G Sizemore singled to center,
J Barfield scored, G Sizemore to third on error by center fielder D Young.
C Blake grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 4.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: J Gomes singled to center. J Cantu grounded out to pitcher,
J Gomes to second. J Wilson singled to left, J Gomes to third. R Casanova hit
sacrifice fly to right, J Gomes scored, J Wilson to second on throwing error by
right fielder F Gutierrez. D Mohr singled to left, J Wilson scored, D Mohr to
second advancing on throw. A Iwamura flied out to right. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
1 Error) TAMPA BAY 2, CLEVELAND 4.

CLEVELAND 5TH: V Martinez struck out looking. T Hafner homered to right.
J Hammel relieved J Howell. J Peralta singled to right. J Michaels grounded
out to shortstop, J Peralta to second. R Garko struck out swinging. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, CLEVELAND 5.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: B Harris flied out to left. D Young doubled to left.
T Wigginton singled to left, D Young scored. J Gomes struck out swinging.
J Cantu struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, CLEVELAND 5.

CLEVELAND 6TH: F Gutierrez doubled to left. J Barfield singled to right
center, F Gutierrez to third. G Sizemore walked, J Barfield to second.
C Blake singled to left, F Gutierrez and J Barfield scored, G Sizemore to second.
V Martinez flied out to right, G Sizemore to third. T Hafner popped out to
shortstop. J Peralta singled to center, G Sizemore scored, C Blake to second.
J Michaels flied out to left. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3,
CLEVELAND 8.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: J Wilson struck out swinging. R Casanova grounded out to
third. D Mohr struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3,
CLEVELAND 8.

CLEVELAND 7TH: B Stokes relieved J Hammel. R Garko grounded out to
shortstop. F Gutierrez grounded out to second. J Barfield grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, CLEVELAND 8.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: R Perez relieved C Sabathia. A Iwamura lined out to left.
B Harris safe at first on throwing error by third baseman C Blake. D Young safe
at first on throwing error by pitcher R Perez, B Harris to second. T Wigginton
flied out to center. J Gomes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 2 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 3, CLEVELAND 8.

CLEVELAND 8TH: G Sizemore singled to right. C Blake grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, G Sizemore out at second. V Martinez
singled to right. T Hafner walked, V Martinez to second. J Peralta grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Hafner out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 3, CLEVELAND 8.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: J Cantu flied out to right. J Wilson singled to left.
R Casanova homered to left, J Wilson scored. D Mohr homered to left. J Borowski
relieved R Perez. A Iwamura flied out to left. B Harris grounded out to third.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, CLEVELAND 8.</div>

 

Sizemore helps Sabathia to league-leading 12th win

<h3>CLEVELAND 8, TAMPA BAY 6</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- The wins keep on coming for C.C.Sabathia.

A strong candidate to start for the American League in theupcoming All-Star Game, Sabathia tossed seven solid innings enroute to his league-leading 12th victory as the ClevelandIndians survived a late scare and posted an 8-6 victory over theTampa Bay Devil Rays on Saturday.

Sabathia (12-2) allowed three runs - two earned - and six hits,striking out eight without a walk. The lefthander, who improvedto 7-1 with a 2.62 ERA in his last 10 starts, became the firstIndian since Gaylord Perry in 1974 to record 12 victories beforethe All-Star break.

The portly Sabathia finished the month of June at 4-1 with 41strikeouts and just three walks.

Grady Sizemore was the offensive star for Cleveland, going3-for-4 with a walk and three RBI. He gave the Indians the leadwith a two-run single in the second inning and plated anotherrun with a base hit in the fourth to make it 4-0.

Travis Hafner added a solo homer in the fifth before Clevelandstretched its advantage to 8-3 with a three-run sixth, which washighlighted by Casey Blake's two-run single.

Devil Rays starter J.P. Howell (1-2) lasted just 4 1/3 innings,allowing five runs and eight hits with a walk and fivestrikeouts.

Tampa Bay, which has lost six in a row and 13 of 17, made thingsinteresting in the ninth against lefthander Rafael Perez. Withone on and one out, Raul Casanova belted his third homer of theseason, and Dustan Mohr followed with his first to pull theDevil Rays within 8-6.

But closer Joe Borowski came on to get the final two outs andrecord his 23rd save in 25 opportunities.

The Devil Rays halved their deficit to 4-2 in the fifth onCasanova's sacrifice fly and Mohr's single. Ty Wigginton addedan RBI single in the sixth.

Jason Michaels was the only player without a hit for Cleveland,which pounded out 15 en route to its fifth win in six games.

 

Sizemore helps Sabathia to league-leading 12th win

<h3>CLEVELAND 8, TAMPA BAY 6</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- The wins keep on coming for C.C.Sabathia. And the starting nod for the American League in theupcoming All-Star Game may be on its way.

Sabathia tossed seven solid innings en route to hisleague-leading 12th victory as the Cleveland Indians survived alate scare and posted an 8-6 victory over the Tampa Bay DevilRays on Saturday.

Sabathia (12-2) allowed three runs - two earned - and six hits,striking out eight without a walk. The lefthander, who improvedto 7-1 with a 2.62 ERA in his last 10 starts, became the firstIndian since Gaylord Perry in 1974 to record 12 victories beforethe All-Star break.

"It feels good to have 12 wins, but it feels better to be infirst place right now," said Sabathia, whose team has a 11/2-game lead over Detroit in the AL Central Division.

The portly Sabathia finished the month of June at 4-1 with 41strikeouts and just three walks. He will make one more startbefore the Midseason Classic, facing the Tigers on Thursday.

"You'd have to be crazy to say he doesn't deserve to start the(All-Star) Game," Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore said."He not only stops people, he dominates them."

"He's been a No. 1 (starter) for a while now," Indians managerEric Wedge said. "There's an entirely different air in theballpark when C.C. is pitching."

Sabathia also impressed Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon.

"The one difference in him I see is, he's throwing his sliderand changeup more, and he's controlling them," Maddon said. "Hestill throws hard, but he's not walking anybody."

Sizemore was the offensive star for Cleveland, going 3-for-4with a walk and three RBI. He gave the Indians the lead with atwo-run single in the second inning and plated another run witha base hit in the fourth to make it 4-0.

Travis Hafner added a solo homer in the fifth before Clevelandstretched its advantage to 8-3 with a three-run sixth, which washighlighted by Casey Blake's two-run single.

Devil Rays starter J.P. Howell (1-2) lasted just 4 1/3 innings,allowing five runs and eight hits with a walk and fivestrikeouts.

"They did a good job," Howell said. "I got behind in the counttoo much, and when I did get ahead, I couldn't finish them off.That's what good-hitting teams do."

Tampa Bay, which has lost six in a row and 13 of 17, made thingsinteresting in the ninth against lefthander Rafael Perez. Withone on and one out, Raul Casanova belted his third homer of theseason, and Dustan Mohr followed with his first to pull theDevil Rays within 8-6.

But closer Joe Borowski came on to get the final two outs andrecord his 23rd save in 25 opportunities.

The Devil Rays halved their deficit to 4-2 in the fifth onCasanova's sacrifice fly and Mohr's single. Ty Wigginton addedan RBI single in the sixth.

Jason Michaels was the only player without a hit for Cleveland,which pounded out 15 en route to its fifth win in six games.

The Devil Rays totaled just 10 runs in the first five games oftheir losing streak. On a night in which the offense scored sixruns, the pitching staff allowed 15 hits, leaving Maddon with aculinary analogy for his team's troubles.

"I guess our biscuits and our gravy are a little convoluted atthis point," he said. "We have to work at getting the properrecipe."