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

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

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

10 11 12 R H E
-- -- -- - - -
CLEVELAND 1 0 0 3 9 0
TAMPA BAY 1 0 1 4 10 0 (FINAL 12)

BATTERIES: CLE - C.C. SABATHIA, RAFAEL BETANCOURT (9TH), JOE BOROWSKI (10TH),
RAFAEL PEREZ (11TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

TAM - JAMES SHIELDS, GARY GLOVER (7TH), DAN WHEELER
(8TH), AL REYES (9TH), SCOTT DOHMANN (11TH) AND DIONER
NAVARRO, JOSH PAUL (11TH)


WP - SCOTT DOHMANN (2-0)
LP - RAFAEL PEREZ (0-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: CLE - NONE

TAM - B.J. UPTON (17) OFF C.C. SABATHIA IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
CARLOS PENA (27) OFF C.C. SABATHIA IN THE 7TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:54 ATT: 22,328

PROBABLES: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD (14-10, 4.55)
TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR (9-7, 3.44)

PROBABLES: CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA (14-7, 3.16)
DET - JAIR JURRJENS (0-1, 5.14)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS TAMPA BAY (4) - FINAL IN 12 INNINGS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .294
F Gutierrez rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .276
a-T Nixon ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
J Michaels pr-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
G Sizemore cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .277
V Martinez c 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .303
T Hafner dh 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .253
R Garko 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .310
J Peralta ss 4 0 0 1 0 3 2 .272
C Gomez 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304
A Cabrera 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .304

Totals 42 3 9 3 3 11 17

a-singled to right center for F Gutierrez in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (24, J Shields); T Hafner (16, J Shields). S - K Lofton.
SF - V Martinez , J Peralta. RBI - V Martinez 2 (86), J Peralta (60). 2-out RBI
- V Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 2, V Martinez
2, A Cabrera 2. Team LOB - 10.

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


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .284
C Crawford lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .315
B Upton cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .311
C Pena 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .265
D Young rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .290
B Harris 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .295
J Gomes dh 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .261
J Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
a-G Norton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212
J Guzman ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
D Navarro c 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .205
J Paul pr-c 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185

Totals 42 4 10 4 2 10 10

a-struck out swinging for J Wilson in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - B Harris (27, C Sabathia); C Pena (24, R Betancourt); J Gomes
(13, R Perez). HR - B Upton (17, 4th inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 2 Out), C Pena
(27, 7th inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Upton (55), C Pena (79), C
Crawford (64), J Guzman (1). 2-out RBI - B Upton, C Crawford. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1, B Upton 3. GIDP - B Harris. Team LOB - 7.


BASERUNNING: SB - A Iwamura (9, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez).


----------------------------------------------------
CLEVELAND - 100 100 000 100 -- 3
TAMPA BAY - 000 100 100 101 -- 4

No outs when winning run scored.
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 8 5 2 2 0 6 2 3.43
R Betancourt 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.56
J Borowski (B, 5) 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.51
R Perez (L, 0-1) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.88

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 6 6 2 2 1 6 0 4.18
G Glover 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.23
D Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.04
Al Reyes 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.73
S Dohmann (W, 2-0) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.40

R Perez pitched to 2 batters in the 12th.

IBB - D Young (by R Betancourt). HBP - G Sizemore (by Al Reyes).
Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 102-68; R Betancourt 19-10; J Borowski 22-13; R
Perez 18-14; J Shields 103-71; G Glover 22-14; D Wheeler 15-10; Al Reyes 40-23;
S Dohmann 31-20. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 10-8; R Betancourt 2-0; J
Borowski 0-1; R Perez 1-1; J Shields 8-4; G Glover 1-1; D Wheeler 1-1; Al Reyes
1-3; S Dohmann 3-2. Batters faced: C Sabathia 29; R Betancourt 4; J Borowski 6;
R Perez 5; J Shields 25; G Glover 4; D Wheeler 3; Al Reyes 9; S Dohmann 8.

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

T--3:54. Att--22,328.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
CLEVELAND 3
TAMPA BAY 4 FINAL</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

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CLEVELAND (3) AT TAMPA BAY (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
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CLEVELAND 1ST: K Lofton walked. F Gutierrez grounded out to third,
K Lofton to second. G Sizemore struck out swinging. V Martinez singled to
left, K Lofton scored, V Martinez to second advancing on throw. T Hafner flied
out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

CLEVELAND 4TH: V Martinez flied out to center. T Hafner doubled to deep
center. R Garko singled to right, T Hafner to third. J Peralta hit sacrifice
fly to center, T Hafner scored. C Gomez singled to left, R Garko to second.
A Cabrera flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: A Iwamura struck out swinging. C Crawford lined out to
first. B Upton homered to left center. C Pena popped out to third. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: C Pena homered to center. D Young struck out swinging.
B Harris singled to left. J Gomes flied out to right. J Wilson grounded out
to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 2.

CLEVELAND 10TH: A Cabrera singled to right. K Lofton struck out looking.
T Nixon hit for F Gutierrez. T Nixon singled to right center, A Cabrera to
third. J Michaels ran for T Nixon. G Sizemore hit by pitch, J Michaels to
second. V Martinez hit sacrifice fly to right, A Cabrera scored, J Michaels
to third. T Hafner grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 3, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 10TH: J Michaels in right field. J Borowski relieved
R Betancourt. J Gomes struck out swinging. G Norton hit for J Wilson.
G Norton struck out swinging. D Navarro walked. J Paul ran for D Navarro.
A Iwamura singled to right, J Paul to second. C Crawford singled to center,
J Paul scored, A Iwamura to third, C Crawford to second advancing on throw.
B Upton flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 12TH: J Gomes doubled to left. J Guzman singled to center,
J Gomes scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TAMPA BAY 4.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

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CLEVELAND (3) AT TAMPA BAY (4) - EVENT LOG
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Cleveland Starting Lineups -- K Lofton LF, F Gutierrez RF, G Sizemore CF,
V Martinez C, T Hafner DH, R Garko 1B, J Peralta SS, C Gomez 3B, A Cabrera 2B,
C Sabathia LHP.

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Upton CF, C Pena 1B,
D Young RF, B Harris 2B, J Gomes DH, J Wilson SS, D Navarro C, J Shields RHP.

Umpires -- Mike Estabrook (HP), James Hoye (1B), Phil Cuzzi (2B), Tom Hallion (3B).

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


CLEVELAND 1ST: K Lofton walked. F Gutierrez grounded out to third,
K Lofton to second. G Sizemore struck out swinging. V Martinez singled to
left, K Lofton scored, V Martinez to second advancing on throw. T Hafner flied
out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura struck out swinging. C Crawford grounded out to
second. B Upton grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1,
TAMPA BAY 0.

CLEVELAND 2ND: R Garko doubled to deep left. J Peralta struck out
swinging. C Gomez grounded out to second, R Garko to third. A Cabrera
grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: C Pena popped out to third. D Young flied out to center.
B Harris popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 1,
TAMPA BAY 0.

CLEVELAND 3RD: K Lofton grounded out to second. F Gutierrez bunt grounded
out to pitcher. G Sizemore grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: J Gomes struck out swinging. J Wilson popped out to
shortstop. D Navarro grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 1, TAMPA BAY 0.

CLEVELAND 4TH: V Martinez flied out to center. T Hafner doubled to deep
center. R Garko singled to right, T Hafner to third. J Peralta hit sacrifice
fly to center, T Hafner scored. C Gomez singled to left, R Garko to second.
A Cabrera flied out to left. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: A Iwamura struck out swinging. C Crawford lined out to
first. B Upton homered to left center. C Pena popped out to third. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1.

CLEVELAND 5TH: K Lofton singled to left. F Gutierrez struck out swinging.
G Sizemore grounded out to pitcher, K Lofton to second. V Martinez grounded
out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: D Young grounded out to shortstop. B Harris doubled to deep
left center. J Gomes grounded out to first, B Harris to third. J Wilson
grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1.

CLEVELAND 6TH: T Hafner struck out swinging. R Garko struck out swinging.
J Peralta struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2,
TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: D Navarro singled to center. A Iwamura grounded into
fielder's choice to second, D Navarro out at second. C Crawford struck out
swinging, A Iwamura stole second. B Upton grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1.

CLEVELAND 7TH: G Glover relieved J Shields. C Gomez popped out to
shortstop. A Cabrera walked. K Lofton grounded into fielder's choice to
third, A Cabrera out at second. F Gutierrez struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: C Pena homered to center. D Young struck out swinging.
B Harris singled to left. J Gomes flied out to right. J Wilson grounded out
to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 2.

CLEVELAND 8TH: D Wheeler relieved G Glover. G Sizemore flied out to center.
V Martinez struck out swinging. T Hafner grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: D Navarro flied out to center. A Iwamura struck out
swinging. C Crawford grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 2.

CLEVELAND 9TH: Al Reyes relieved D Wheeler. R Garko popped out to second.
J Peralta struck out swinging. C Gomez lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: R Betancourt relieved C Sabathia. B Upton struck out
swinging. C Pena doubled to deep right. D Young intentionally walked.
B Harris grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, D Young
out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TAMPA BAY 2.

CLEVELAND 10TH: A Cabrera singled to right. K Lofton struck out looking.
T Nixon hit for F Gutierrez. T Nixon singled to right center, A Cabrera to
third. J Michaels ran for T Nixon. G Sizemore hit by pitch, J Michaels to
second. V Martinez hit sacrifice fly to right, A Cabrera scored, J Michaels
to third. T Hafner grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
CLEVELAND 3, TAMPA BAY 2.

TAMPA BAY 10TH: J Michaels in right field. J Borowski relieved
R Betancourt. J Gomes struck out swinging. G Norton hit for J Wilson.
G Norton struck out swinging. D Navarro walked. J Paul ran for D Navarro.
A Iwamura singled to right, J Paul to second. C Crawford singled to center,
J Paul scored, A Iwamura to third, C Crawford to second advancing on throw.
B Upton flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TAMPA BAY 3.

CLEVELAND 11TH: J Guzman at shortstop. J Paul catching. S Dohmann relieved
Al Reyes. R Garko flied out to center. J Peralta flied out to center. C Gomez
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 11TH: R Perez relieved J Borowski. C Pena fouled out to left.
D Young grounded out to shortstop. B Harris struck out looking. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TAMPA BAY 3.

CLEVELAND 12TH: A Cabrera singled to left. K Lofton sacrificed to third,
A Cabrera to second. J Michaels grounded out to third, A Cabrera to third.
G Sizemore walked. V Martinez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TAMPA BAY 3.

TAMPA BAY 12TH: J Gomes doubled to left. J Guzman singled to center,
J Gomes scored. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 3, TAMPA BAY 4.</div>

 

Guzman helps Devil Rays avoid series sweep

<h3>TAMPA BAY 4, CLEVELAND 3 (12 INNINGS)</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Rookie Joel Guzman ended along day at Tropicana Field on a positive note.


Guzman drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 12thinning as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays avoided a weekend seriessweep with a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians in Sunday'sfinale.


Jonny Gomes delivered a leadoff double to left and came home onGuzman's pinch-hit RBI single off Indians reliever Rafael Perez(0-1). Guzman was just recalled from Class AAA Durham earlier.

In the 10th, All-Star Carl Crawford hit a two-out, bases-loadedrun-scoring single off closer Joe Borowski as Tampa Bay tied thegame at 3-3.


Devil Rays reliever Scott Dohmann (2-0) tossed two scorelessframes for the win.


Tampa Bay starter James Shields gave up two runs and six hitswith six strikeouts through six frames. The righthander has 20strikeouts and only one walk in his last 20 innings.

It was just the second win in the series in 16 tries for TampaBay, which cut the deficit to 2-1 on B.J. Upton's 17th homer inthe fourth.


Cleveland ace C.C Sabathia allowed two runs and three hits ineight innings, but did not receive the decision Sunday. Thelefthanded All-Star was responsible for offering the game-tyinghomer to Carlos Pena in the seventh to tie the game at 2-2.

It was the sixth consecutive start that Sabathia has allowed twoearned runs or fewer, but has only one win to show for it overthis stretch.


Victor Martinez opened the scoring with an RBI single in thefirst and Jhonny Peralta added a sacrifice fly in the fourth,giving the Indians a 2-0 advantage.

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS TAMPA BAY (4) - FINAL IN 12 INNINGS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton lf 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .294
F Gutierrez rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .276
a-T Nixon ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
J Michaels pr-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
G Sizemore cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .277
V Martinez c 5 0 1 2 0 1 4 .303
T Hafner dh 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .253
R Garko 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .310
J Peralta ss 4 0 0 1 0 3 2 .272
C Gomez 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .304
A Cabrera 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .304

Totals 42 3 9 3 3 11 17

a-singled to right center for F Gutierrez in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (24, J Shields); T Hafner (16, J Shields). S - K Lofton.
SF - V Martinez , J Peralta. RBI - V Martinez 2 (86), J Peralta (60). 2-out RBI
- V Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 2, V Martinez
2, A Cabrera 2. Team LOB - 10.

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


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .284
C Crawford lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .315
B Upton cf 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .311
C Pena 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .265
D Young rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .290
B Harris 2b 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .295
J Gomes dh 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .261
J Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261
a-G Norton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212
J Guzman ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
D Navarro c 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .205
J Paul pr-c 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185

Totals 42 4 10 4 2 10 10

a-struck out swinging for J Wilson in the 10th.

BATTING: 2B - B Harris (27, C Sabathia); C Pena (24, R Betancourt); J Gomes
(13, R Perez). HR - B Upton (17, 4th inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 2 Out), C Pena
(27, 7th inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Upton (55), C Pena (79), C
Crawford (64), J Guzman (1). 2-out RBI - B Upton, C Crawford. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1, B Upton 3. GIDP - B Harris. Team LOB - 7.


BASERUNNING: SB - A Iwamura (9, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez).


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CLEVELAND - 100 100 000 100 -- 3
TAMPA BAY - 000 100 100 101 -- 4

No outs when winning run scored.
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Sabathia 8 5 2 2 0 6 2 3.43
R Betancourt 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.56
J Borowski (B, 5) 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.51
R Perez (L, 0-1) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.88

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Shields 6 6 2 2 1 6 0 4.18
G Glover 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.23
D Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.04
Al Reyes 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 4.73
S Dohmann (W, 2-0) 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.40

R Perez pitched to 2 batters in the 12th.

IBB - D Young (by R Betancourt). HBP - G Sizemore (by Al Reyes).
Pitches-strikes: C Sabathia 102-68; R Betancourt 19-10; J Borowski 22-13; R
Perez 18-14; J Shields 103-71; G Glover 22-14; D Wheeler 15-10; Al Reyes 40-23;
S Dohmann 31-20. Ground balls-fly balls: C Sabathia 10-8; R Betancourt 2-0; J
Borowski 0-1; R Perez 1-1; J Shields 8-4; G Glover 1-1; D Wheeler 1-1; Al Reyes
1-3; S Dohmann 3-2. Batters faced: C Sabathia 29; R Betancourt 4; J Borowski 6;
R Perez 5; J Shields 25; G Glover 4; D Wheeler 3; Al Reyes 9; S Dohmann 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Estabrook. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Phil Cuzzi. 3B--Tom Hallion.

T--3:54. Att--22,328.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

Guzman helps Devil Rays avoid series sweep

<h3>TAMPA BAY 4, CLEVELAND 3 (12 INNINGS)</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Rookie Joel Guzman ended along day at Tropicana Field on a positive note.


Guzman drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 12thinning as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays avoided a weekend seriessweep with a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians in Sunday'sfinale.


Jonny Gomes delivered a leadoff double to left and came home onGuzman's pinch-hit RBI single off Indians reliever Rafael Perez(0-1). Guzman was just recalled from Class AAA Durham earlier.

"Got here (Sunday), I was excited to be there and get in thegame," said Guzman, who entered in the 11th as a defensivereplacement at shortstop. "Perez was pretty nasty with theslider, so I was just trying to make contact."


Gomes initially broke back toward second on Guzman's hit, so hethought he would be held at third.


"I was totally surprised I was waved home," Gomes said. "Ithought I was going to have to go retro (Tampa Bay Buccaneersfullback Mike) Alstott at the plate."


In the 10th, All-Star Carl Crawford hit a two-out, run-scoringsingle off closer Joe Borowski as Tampa Bay tied the game at3-3.


"We didn't do a good job coming through," Cleveland manager EricWedge said. "Tampa plays you tough. They have young, talentedplayers. Our guys had opportunities to step up. They justdidn't get it done."


Devil Rays reliever Scott Dohmann (2-0) tossed two scorelessframes for the win.


Tampa Bay starter James Shields gave up two runs and six hitswith six strikeouts through six frames. The righthander has 20strikeouts and only one walk in his last 20 innings.

"I really didn't feel good," Shields said. "My arm didn'treally feel too good. I was controlling my changeup real well.That got me through a few hitters. I kept us in it and weended up winning."


It was just the second win in the series in 16 tries for TampaBay, which cut the deficit to 2-1 on B.J. Upton's 17th homer inthe fourth.


"That was a very interesting game," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddonsaid. "Both sides pitched really well. The home run by B.J.told us there was hope. (C.C.) Sabathia was throwing great."

Sabathia allowed two runs and three hits in eight innings, butdid not receive the decision Sunday. The lefthanded All-Starwas responsible for offering the game-tying homer to Carlos Penain the seventh to tie the game at 2-2.


It was the sixth consecutive start that Sabathia has allowed twoearned runs or fewer, but has only one win to show for it overthis stretch.


"I could have did a few things different," Sabathia said. "Imade a couple of bad pitches and it cost us the game. I wantthis team to win games and go to the playoffs. Every game countsand every game means something."


Victor Martinez opened the scoring with an RBI single in thefirst and Jhonny Peralta added a sacrifice fly in the fourth,giving the Indians a 2-0 advantage.


Despite the setback, Cleveland (68-55) still holds an 1 1/5 gameedge over the Detroit Tigers (67-57) for first place in theAmerica League Central standings. The Indians will travel toMotown for a three-game series on Tuesday.