GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (33-47) at CLEVELAND (49-32)

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY RAUL CASANOVA ALLOWED FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ TO SCORE.

SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M ROUSE ON FIRST, B FRANCISCO ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
CLEVELAND 6 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.257, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
GRAND SLAM BY GRADY SIZEMORE (14) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 8TH OFF AL REYES SCORED BEN FRANCISCO, MIKE ROUSE AND JOSH
BARFIELD.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2, CLEVELAND 10

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.269, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - AL REYES
CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.248, 0-FOR-3, RBI)
T WIGGINTON (.273, 0-FOR-0, HBP, RBI)
R CASANOVA (.273, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (2) VS CLEVELAND (10) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .295
B Harris ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .308
C Crawford lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .285
G Norton dh-1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .214
C Pena 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .282
D Mohr pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
G Glover p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Al Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Young cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .271
J Gomes rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .248
D Navarro c 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .182
a-T Wigginton ph-2b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .273
J Wilson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .278
b-R Casanova ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273

Totals 29 2 4 2 3 11 15

a-hit by pitch for D Navarro in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for J Wilson in
the 7th.

BATTING: RBI - J Gomes (17), T Wigginton (42). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Crawford 1, B Harris 2. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Iwamura (7, 2nd base off F Carmona/V Martinez).

FIELDING: E - T Wigginton (8, throw); C Crawford (4, bobble); R Casanova (2,
throw). Outfield assists - J Gomes (B Francisco at 3rd base). DP: 1 (J Gomes-D
Navarro-A Iwamura).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 5 1 1 4 0 2 1 .283
C Blake 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
V Martinez c 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .325
T Hafner dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257
R Garko 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 .294
T Nixon rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .244
F Gutierrez pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288
B Francisco lf 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .500
M Rouse ss 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .132
J Barfield 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .257

Totals 32 10 10 9 5 3 9

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (11, A Sonnanstine); B Francisco (2, A Sonnanstine). HR -
B Francisco (2, 4th inning off A Sonnanstine 0 on, 1 Out), G Sizemore (14, 8th
inning off Al Reyes 3 on, 1 Out). SF - M Rouse , R Garko. RBI - B Francisco 3
(4), M Rouse (3), R Garko (30), G Sizemore 4 (45). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Garko 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - C Blake (8, ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
TAMPA BAY - 000 000 20 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 020 100 07 -- 10
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 6 7 3 3 2 3 1 5.63
J Witasick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.91
G Glover 1/3 1 3 2 1 0 0 5.36
Al Reyes 2/3 2 4 4 2 0 1 4.09

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 6 4 2 1 2 8 0 3.78
R Perez 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.90
R Betancourt 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.26

F Carmona pitched to 5 batters in the 7th.

WP - G Glover. IBB - T Nixon (by G Glover). HBP - T Wigginton (by F Carmona).
Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 101-60; J Witasick 15-9; G Glover 15-6; Al Reyes
26-11; F Carmona 97-60; R Perez 18-12; R Betancourt 5-3. Ground balls-fly
balls: A Sonnanstine 4-10; J Witasick 1-2; G Glover 1-1; Al Reyes 0-2; F
Carmona 7-3; R Perez 3-0; R Betancourt 0-0. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 26; J
Witasick 3; G Glover 4; Al Reyes 6; F Carmona 26; R Perez 6; R Betancourt 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Gutierrez in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
CLEVELAND 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J Gomes (.248, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: FERNANDO CABRERA (1-2, 4.76) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2, CLEVELAND 10

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: J GOMES (.248, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Cabrera relieved R Betancourt.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
CLEVELAND 10 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J Gomes (.248, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

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

BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, JAY WITASICK (7TH), GARY GLOVER (8TH), GARY
GLOVER (8TH), AL REYES (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO, RAUL CASANOVA
(7TH)

CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, RAFAEL PEREZ (7TH), RAFAEL
BETANCOURT (8TH), FERNANDO CABRERA (9TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE

CLE - BEN FRANCISCO (2) OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
GRADY SIZEMORE (14) OFF AL REYES IN THE 8TH, 3 ON</div>

 

Indians pull away late in rout of Devil Rays

<h3>CLEVELAND 10, TAMPA BAY 2</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Fausto Carmona picked up his first win inthree starts with a big assist from Rafael Perez and GradySizemore.

Perez worked out of a bases loaded, no-one out jam in theseventh inning and Sizemore belted a grand slam in the eighth tolead the Cleveland Indians to a 10-2 victory over the Tampa BayDevil Rays on Monday.

Cleveland has now won five in a row and improved to 7-1 in itseight-game homestand.

Carmona looked unstoppable until running into some problems inthe seventh. The righthander had already struck out acareer-high eight batters and only allowed two hits through sixinnings.

With Cleveland leading, 3-0, Greg Norton drew a lead off walkand Carlos Pena followed with a single to left off Carmona.After Delmon Young's single, Johnny Gomes drove in the first runon a little dribbler to third that Casey Blake booted.

Carmona then hit pinch hitter Ty Wigginton in the back to makeit 3-2, ending his night.

Indians manager Eric Wedge called on Perez to help minimize thedamage, but the rookie lefthander did more than that.

Perez struck out pinch hitter Raul Casanova and then made asplendid play on Akinori Iwamura's grounder back to the mound.

Iwamura hit a tall chopper off the dirt in front of the plate.Perez made a leaping stab and threw home to get the force.Perez then got Harris to ground out to end the threat.

Perez retired the first two batters he faced in the eighthbefore walking Pena. Rafael Betancourt came in to get the finalout of the eighth.

Carmona allowed two runs - one earned - on four hits in sixinnings as he rebounded from his worst start of his career. Inhis last start against Oakland on Wednesday, Carmona allowedeight runs in one inning.

Cleveland broke open the close game with a seven-run eighth,highlighted by Sizemore's grand slam - was his 500th career hit- and three Tampa Bay errors.

Victor Martinez led off the inning with a single off GaryGlover. Travis Hafner hit a grounder to second but Wigginton'sthrow went off the back of Martinez. After Glover's wild pitchmoved the runners up, Ryan Garko hit a sacrifice fly. Gloverintentionally walked Trot Nixon and was relieved by Al Reyes.

Ben Francisco greeted Reyes with an RBI single to give theIndians a 4-2 lead. Left fielder Carl Crawford bobbled the ballto allow pinch runner Franklin Gutierrez to go to third. Reyesthen walked Mike Rouse, but Casanova threw the ball into centerfield, allowing Gutierrez, to score. Josh Barfield then drew awalk to set the stage for Sizemore.

Sizemore blasted Reyes' 1-0 pitch into the right field seats forhis second career grand slam.

Francisco, who hit a walk-off home run in his first major leaguestart on Friday, blasted Tampa Bay starter Andy Sonnanstine's1-1 pitch over the left field wall to give the Indians a 3-0lead.

Cleveland took a 2-0 lead in the second on Francisco's RBIdouble and Rouse's sacrifice fly.

It was a disappointing homecoming for Sonnanstine, who grew up40 miles outside of Cleveland in Barberton and went to KentState University, which is about 35 miles southeast of JacobsField. Sonnanstine allowed three runs on seven hits in sixinnings.

The loss extended Tampa Bay's season-high losing streak to eightgames. The Devil Rays have lost 15 of their last 19 games.

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (2) VS CLEVELAND (10) - FINAL

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .293
B Harris ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .308
C Crawford lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .285
G Norton dh-1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .214
C Pena 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .282
D Mohr pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
G Glover p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Al Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Young cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .271
J Gomes rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .246
D Navarro c 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .182
a-T Wigginton ph-2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .272
J Wilson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .278
b-R Casanova ph-c 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .273

Totals 32 2 4 2 4 11 16

a-hit by pitch for D Navarro in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for J Wilson in
the 7th.

BATTING: RBI - J Gomes (17), T Wigginton (42). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Crawford 1, B Harris 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Iwamura (7, 2nd base off F Carmona/V Martinez).

FIELDING: E - T Wigginton (8, throw); C Crawford (4, bobble); R Casanova (2,
throw). Outfield assists - J Gomes (B Francisco at 3rd base). DP: 1 (J Gomes-D
Navarro-A Iwamura).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 5 1 1 4 0 2 1 .283
C Blake 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
V Martinez c 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .325
T Hafner dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257
R Garko 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 .294
T Nixon rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .244
F Gutierrez pr-rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288
B Francisco lf 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .500
M Rouse ss 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .132
J Barfield 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .257

Totals 32 10 10 9 5 3 9

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (11, A Sonnanstine); B Francisco (2, A Sonnanstine). HR -
B Francisco (2, 4th inning off A Sonnanstine 0 on, 1 Out), G Sizemore (14, 8th
inning off Al Reyes 3 on, 1 Out). SF - M Rouse , R Garko. RBI - B Francisco 3
(4), M Rouse (3), R Garko (30), G Sizemore 4 (45). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Garko 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - C Blake (8, ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
TAMPA BAY - 000 000 200 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 020 100 07x -- 10
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 6 7 3 3 2 3 1 5.63
J Witasick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.91
G Glover 1/3 1 3 2 1 0 0 5.36
Al Reyes 2/3 2 4 4 2 0 1 4.09

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 6 4 2 1 2 8 0 3.78
R Perez (H, 1) 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.90
R Betancourt (H, 17) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.26
F Cabrera 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.60

F Carmona pitched to 5 batters in the 7th.

WP - G Glover. IBB - T Nixon (by G Glover). HBP - T Wigginton (by F Carmona).
Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 101-60; J Witasick 15-9; G Glover 15-6; Al Reyes
26-11; F Carmona 97-60; R Perez 18-12; R Betancourt 5-3; F Cabrera 15-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: A Sonnanstine 4-10; J Witasick 1-2; G Glover 1-1; Al Reyes
0-2; F Carmona 7-3; R Perez 3-0; R Betancourt 0-0; F Cabrera 2-1. Batters
faced: A Sonnanstine 26; J Witasick 3; G Glover 4; Al Reyes 6; F Carmona 26; R
Perez 6; R Betancourt 1; F Cabrera 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

T--3:09. Att--34,372.
Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TAMPA BAY 2
CLEVELAND 10 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (2) AT CLEVELAND (10) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CLEVELAND 2ND: R Garko doubled to deep left. T Nixon singled to right,
R Garko to third. B Francisco doubled to left, R Garko scored, T Nixon to third.
M Rouse hit sacrifice fly to right, T Nixon scored, B Francisco thrown out at
third. J Barfield flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 4TH: T Nixon flied out to left. B Francisco homered to left.
M Rouse singled to right. J Barfield flied out to left. G Sizemore struck out
looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 3.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: G Norton walked. C Pena singled to right, G Norton to
second. D Young singled to left, G Norton to third, C Pena to second. J Gomes
safe at first on error by third baseman C Blake, G Norton scored, C Pena to
third, D Young to second. T Wigginton hit for D Navarro. T Wigginton hit by
pitch, C Pena scored, D Young to third, J Gomes to second. R Casanova hit for
J Wilson. R Perez relieved F Carmona. R Casanova struck out swinging.
A Iwamura grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, D Young out at home, J Gomes
to third, T Wigginton to second. B Harris grounded out to third. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 2, CLEVELAND 3.

CLEVELAND 8TH: G Glover relieved J Witasick. G Norton at first base.
V Martinez singled to right. T Hafner grounded into fielder's choice to second,
V Martinez safe at second on throwing error by second baseman T Wigginton.
V Martinez to third, T Hafner to second on wild pitch by G Glover. R Garko hit
sacrifice fly to right, V Martinez scored. T Nixon intentionally walked.
F Gutierrez ran for T Nixon. Al Reyes relieved G Glover. B Francisco singled to
left, T Hafner scored, F Gutierrez to second, F Gutierrez to third on error by
left fielder C Crawford. M Rouse walked, B Francisco to second, F Gutierrez
scored, B Francisco to third on throwing error by catcher R Casanova.
J Barfield walked, M Rouse to second. G Sizemore homered to right center,
B Francisco, M Rouse and J Barfield scored. C Blake lined out to center.
V Martinez popped out to shortstop. (7 Runs, 3 Hits, 3 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2,
CLEVELAND 10.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (2) AT CLEVELAND (10) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, C Blake 3B, V Martinez C, T Hafner DH,
R Garko 1B, T Nixon RF, B Francisco LF, M Rouse SS, J Barfield 2B, F Carmona RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Clear, wind in from right at 14 mph.


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

CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore grounded out to second. C Blake flied out to
left. V Martinez walked. T Hafner grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: G Norton grounded out to first. C Pena walked. D Young
grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Pena out at second. J Gomes
grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Young out at second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 0.

CLEVELAND 2ND: R Garko doubled to deep left. T Nixon singled to right,
R Garko to third. B Francisco doubled to left, R Garko scored, T Nixon to third.
M Rouse hit sacrifice fly to right, T Nixon scored, B Francisco thrown out at
third. J Barfield flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
CLEVELAND 2.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: D Navarro struck out looking. J Wilson struck out swinging.
A Iwamura grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 3RD: G Sizemore struck out swinging. C Blake grounded out to
shortstop. V Martinez singled to center. T Hafner reached on infield single
to second, V Martinez to second. R Garko flied out to right. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 2.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: B Harris singled to center. C Crawford flied out to left.
G Norton flied out to left. C Pena flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 2.

CLEVELAND 4TH: T Nixon flied out to left. B Francisco homered to left.
M Rouse singled to right. J Barfield flied out to left. G Sizemore struck out
looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 3.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: D Young struck out swinging. J Gomes grounded out to third.
D Navarro struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
CLEVELAND 3.

CLEVELAND 5TH: C Blake struck out looking. V Martinez flied out to center.
T Hafner grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
CLEVELAND 3.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: J Wilson struck out swinging. A Iwamura singled to left.
B Harris struck out swinging. A Iwamura stole second. C Crawford struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 3.

CLEVELAND 6TH: R Garko popped out to shortstop. T Nixon flied out to
center. B Francisco walked. M Rouse popped out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, CLEVELAND 3.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: G Norton walked. C Pena singled to right, G Norton to
second. D Young singled to left, G Norton to third, C Pena to second. J Gomes
safe at first on error by third baseman C Blake, G Norton scored, C Pena to
third, D Young to second. T Wigginton hit for D Navarro. T Wigginton hit by
pitch, C Pena scored, D Young to third, J Gomes to second. R Casanova hit for
J Wilson. R Perez relieved F Carmona. R Casanova struck out swinging.
A Iwamura grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, D Young out at home, J Gomes
to third, T Wigginton to second. B Harris grounded out to third. (2 Runs,
2 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 2, CLEVELAND 3.

CLEVELAND 7TH: T Wigginton at second base. R Casanova catching. J Witasick
relieved A Sonnanstine. J Barfield grounded out to shortstop. G Sizemore
fouled out to left. C Blake flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 2, CLEVELAND 3.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: C Crawford struck out swinging. G Norton grounded out to
third. C Pena walked. R Betancourt relieved R Perez. D Mohr ran for C Pena.
D Young struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2, CLEVELAND 3.

CLEVELAND 8TH: G Glover relieved J Witasick. G Norton at first base.
V Martinez singled to right. T Hafner grounded into fielder's choice to second,
V Martinez safe at second on throwing error by second baseman T Wigginton.
V Martinez to third, T Hafner to second on wild pitch by G Glover. R Garko hit
sacrifice fly to right, V Martinez scored. T Nixon intentionally walked.
F Gutierrez ran for T Nixon. Al Reyes relieved G Glover. B Francisco singled to
left, T Hafner scored, F Gutierrez to second, F Gutierrez to third on error by
left fielder C Crawford. M Rouse walked, B Francisco to second, F Gutierrez
scored, B Francisco to third on throwing error by catcher R Casanova.
J Barfield walked, M Rouse to second. G Sizemore homered to right center,
B Francisco, M Rouse and J Barfield scored. C Blake lined out to center.
V Martinez popped out to shortstop. (7 Runs, 3 Hits, 3 Errors) TAMPA BAY 2,
CLEVELAND 10.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: F Gutierrez in right field. F Cabrera relieved R Betancourt.
J Gomes grounded out to shortstop. T Wigginton grounded out to shortstop.
R Casanova walked. A Iwamura lined out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 2, CLEVELAND 10.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (2) VS CLEVELAND (10) - FINAL

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .293
B Harris ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .308
C Crawford lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .285
G Norton dh-1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .214
C Pena 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .282
D Mohr pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
G Glover p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Al Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Young cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .271
J Gomes rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .246
D Navarro c 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .182
a-T Wigginton ph-2b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .272
J Wilson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .278
b-R Casanova ph-c 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 .273

Totals 32 2 4 2 4 11 16

a-hit by pitch for D Navarro in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for J Wilson in
the 7th.

BATTING: RBI - J Gomes (17), T Wigginton (42). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Crawford 1, B Harris 2. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Iwamura (7, 2nd base off F Carmona/V Martinez).

FIELDING: E - T Wigginton (8, throw); C Crawford (4, bobble); R Casanova (2,
throw). Outfield assists - J Gomes (B Francisco at 3rd base). DP: 1 (J Gomes-D
Navarro-A Iwamura).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 5 1 1 4 0 2 1 .283
C Blake 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268
V Martinez c 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .325
T Hafner dh 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257
R Garko 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 .294
T Nixon rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .244
F Gutierrez pr-rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .288
B Francisco lf 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .500
M Rouse ss 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .132
J Barfield 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .257

Totals 32 10 10 9 5 3 9

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (11, A Sonnanstine); B Francisco (2, A Sonnanstine). HR -
B Francisco (2, 4th inning off A Sonnanstine 0 on, 1 Out), G Sizemore (14, 8th
inning off Al Reyes 3 on, 1 Out). SF - M Rouse , R Garko. RBI - B Francisco 3
(4), M Rouse (3), R Garko (30), G Sizemore 4 (45). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Garko 1. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - C Blake (8, ground ball).


----------------------------------------------------
TAMPA BAY - 000 000 200 -- 2
CLEVELAND - 020 100 07x -- 10
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine (L, 1-3) 6 7 3 3 2 3 1 5.63
J Witasick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.91
G Glover 1/3 1 3 2 1 0 0 5.36
Al Reyes 2/3 2 4 4 2 0 1 4.09

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona (W, 9-4) 6 4 2 1 2 8 0 3.78
R Perez (H, 1) 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.90
R Betancourt (H, 17) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.26
F Cabrera 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.60

F Carmona pitched to 5 batters in the 7th.

WP - G Glover. IBB - T Nixon (by G Glover). HBP - T Wigginton (by F Carmona).
Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 101-60; J Witasick 15-9; G Glover 15-6; Al Reyes
26-11; F Carmona 97-60; R Perez 18-12; R Betancourt 5-3; F Cabrera 15-7. Ground
balls-fly balls: A Sonnanstine 4-10; J Witasick 1-2; G Glover 1-1; Al Reyes
0-2; F Carmona 7-3; R Perez 3-0; R Betancourt 0-0; F Cabrera 2-1. Batters
faced: A Sonnanstine 26; J Witasick 3; G Glover 4; Al Reyes 6; F Carmona 26; R
Perez 6; R Betancourt 1; F Cabrera 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Chuck
Meriwether.

T--3:09. Att--34,372.
Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 14 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at CLEVELAND

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

BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, JAY WITASICK (7TH), GARY GLOVER (8TH), AL
REYES (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO, RAUL CASANOVA (7TH)

CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, RAFAEL PEREZ (7TH), RAFAEL
BETANCOURT (8TH), FERNANDO CABRERA (9TH) AND VICTOR MARTINEZ


WP - FAUSTO CARMONA (9-4)
LP - ANDY SONNANSTINE (1-3)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE

CLE - BEN FRANCISCO (2) OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
GRADY SIZEMORE (14) OFF AL REYES IN THE 8TH, 3 ON


TIME: 3:09 ATT: 34,372

PROBABLES: CLE - PAUL BYRD (7-3, 4.67)
DET - NATE ROBERTSON (4-6, 4.82)

PROBABLES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR (5-4, 4.26)
BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (9-5, 3.80)</div>

 

Indians pull away late in rout of Devil Rays

<h3>CLEVELAND 10, TAMPA BAY 2</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Fausto Carmona picked up his first win inthree starts with a big assist from Rafael Perez and GradySizemore.

Perez worked out of a bases loaded, no-one out jam in theseventh inning and Sizemore belted a grand slam in the eighth tolead the Cleveland Indians to a 10-2 victory over the Tampa BayDevil Rays on Monday.

Cleveland has now won five in a row and improved to 7-1 in itseight-game homestand as they head into a three-game seriesagainst Detroit with a two-game lead in the American LeagueCentral starting Tuesday night.

"Everybody is looking at this series because it's been a battlefor first place," Indians catcher Victor Martinez said. "We'regoing to go up there and keep playing our game, play hard andsee what happens."

Carmona looked unstoppable until running into some problems inthe seventh. The righthander had already struck out acareer-high eight batters and only allowed two hits through sixinnings.

With Cleveland leading, 3-0, Greg Norton drew a lead off walkand Carlos Pena followed with a single to left off Carmona.After Delmon Young's single, Jonny Gomes drove in the first runon a little dribbler to third that Casey Blake booted.

Carmona then hit pinch hitter Ty Wigginton in the back to makeit 3-2, ending his night.

Indians manager Eric Wedge called on Perez to help minimize thedamage, but the rookie lefthander did more than that.

Perez struck out pinch hitter Raul Casanova and then made asplendid play on Akinori Iwamura's grounder back to the mound.

Iwamura hit a tall chopper off the dirt in front of the plate.Perez made a leaping stab and threw home to get the force. Perezthen got Harris to ground out to end the threat.

"It was a reaction play," Perez said through an interpreter. "Ithought I wasn't going to catch it. I was lucky enough tocatch the ball."

"He looked like Michael Jordan getting the ball there," Martinezsaid.

Perez retired the first two batters he faced in the eighthbefore walking Pena. Rafael Betancourt came in to get the finalout of the eighth.

"To come in that situation and give up no runs was way beyondthe call of duty there," Indians manager Eric Wedge said. "Wewere just trying to control some damage. That was thedifference maker late in the ballgame."

Carmona allowed two runs - one earned - on four hits in sixinnings as he rebounded from his worst start of his career. Inhis last start against Oakland on Wednesday, Carmona allowedeight runs in one inning.

"I thought a lot about my last start," Carmona said through aninterpreter. "I learned from the mistakes and tried to makesure they didn't happen again."

Cleveland broke open the close game with a seven-run eighth,highlighted by Sizemore's grand slam - was his 500th career hit- and three Tampa Bay errors.

"I wasn't really thinking about (the 500th hit)," Sizemore said."It was an interesting way to do. It's exciting."

Victor Martinez led off the inning with a single off GaryGlover. Travis Hafner hit a grounder to second but Wigginton'sthrow went off the back of Martinez. After Glover's wild pitchmoved the runners up, Ryan Garko hit a sacrifice fly. Gloverintentionally walked Trot Nixon and was relieved by Al Reyes.

Ben Francisco greeted Reyes with an RBI single to give theIndians a 4-2 lead. Left fielder Carl Crawford bobbled the ballto allow pinch runner Franklin Gutierrez to go to third. Reyesthen walked Mike Rouse, but Casanova threw the ball into centerfield, allowing Gutierrez, to score. Josh Barfield then drew awalk to set the stage for Sizemore.

Sizemore blasted Reyes' 1-0 pitch into the right field seats forhis second career grand slam.

"Everything you saw that inning was from guys trying too hard,"Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "It wasn't for lack ofeffort."

Francisco, who hit a walk-off home run in his first major leaguestart on Friday, blasted Tampa Bay starter Andy Sonnanstine's1-1 pitch over the left field wall to give the Indians a 3-0lead.

Cleveland took a 2-0 lead in the second on Francisco's RBIdouble and Rouse's sacrifice fly.

"I feel like I can play this game," said Francisco, who hadthree RBI. "You just have to slow the game down when you comeup here and that's what I am trying to do."

It was a disappointing homecoming for Sonnanstine, who grew up40 miles outside of Cleveland in Barberton and went to KentState University, which is about 35 miles southeast of JacobsField. Sonnanstine allowed three runs on seven hits in sixinnings.

"It was exciting," Sonnanstine said. "It was one of my biggestgoals was to make it to the majors and pitch back at home."

The loss extended Tampa Bay's season-high losing streak to eightgames. The Devil Rays have lost 15 of their last 19 games.

"(Cleveland) got everything done this series," Maddon said. "Weblinked and they didn't."