Tampa Bay 10, Cleveland 3
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, July 6, 2012
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature:
88°
Umpires:
Home -
Paul Emmel, 1B -
Scott Barry, 2B -
Jerry Meals, 3B -
Gary Darling
Attendance:
28734
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Rays 10, Indians 3: Ben Zobrist homered and drove in three runs while B.J. Upton collected three hits and an RBI as Tampa Bay ended its four-game road losing streak and evened the four-game series at one apiece.
Luke Scott ended a lengthy hitless streak with a two-run homer while Jose Lobaton and Elliot Johnson each drove in two runs for the Rays, who won for just the fourth time in 12 games overall.
Scott ignited a six-run fifth by following Upton's leadoff single with his 10th home run. The blast ended Scott's franchise-record stretch of 41 consecutive at-bats without a hit.
Zobrist gave Tampa Bay a 2-0 lead in the first inning with his 11th homer of the season. After Cleveland knotted the contest, Lobaton put the Rays ahead for good with a two-run single in the third.
Johnson delivered a two-run double in the fifth, Zobrist lifted a sacrifice fly and Upton capped the uprising with an RBI single.
Alex Cobb (4-5) allowed three runs and six hits over six innings en route to just his second win in seven starts. The right-hander walked two and struck out four.
Justin Masterson (5-8) was tagged for eight runs and nine hits in only 4 1/3 frames. He issued four walks and fanned seven while falling to 1-7 lifetime against the Rays.
Shin-Soo Choo had two hits and an RBI for the Indians, who had won six of seven at home.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Scott's homer was his first hit since June 1. He fell five at-bats shy of the major-league record held by St. Louis' Eugenio Velez, who set the mark from 2010-11. Velez currently is in the minors and could extend his dubious record should he be recalled. ... Choo extended his hitting streak to nine games with a leadoff single in the first inning. ... Indians 1B Shelley Duncan was activated from the paternity list and entered the game in the ninth as a defensive replacement. To make room on the roster, the club optioned INF Jason Donald to Triple-A Columbus.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Tampa Bay |
|
Cleveland |
|
Alex Cobb
|
Player |
Justin Masterson |
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
6.0 |
IP |
4.1 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
7 |
|
6 |
Hits |
9 |
|
4.50 |
ERA |
16.62 |
Hitting
| Tampa Bay |
|
Cleveland |
|
Melvin Upton Jr. | Player |
Asdrubal Cabrera |
|
3 |
Hits |
2 |
|
1 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
3 |
TB |
2 |
|
.750 |
Avg |
.667 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Tampa Bay
|
13 |
2 |
21 |
.342 |
16 |
9 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
| Cleveland
|
9 |
0 |
11 |
.265 |
19 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
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