SportsDirect Inc. Ad
SportsDirect Inc. Ad
SportsDirect Inc. Ad
Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cleveland 6, Tampa Bay 3
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, May 9, 2014
Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Mark Wegner, 1B - John Tumpane, 2B - Paul Nauert, 3B - James Hoye
Attendance: 17541

Indians 6, Rays 3: Asdrubal Cabrera went 3-for-4 with a solo homer and Mike Aviles hit a three-run blast as Cleveland rallied to end a seven-game road losing streak.

Aviles’ homer capped a five-run seventh inning, which included a solo shot by Michael Brantley as the Indians extended their season-high winning streak to four. Cleveland starter Corey Kluber (3-3) allowed two runs, nine hits and struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings for the win and John Axford gave up a run in the ninth before Cody Allen got the final out with the bases loaded for his first save.

David DeJesus recorded three doubles, a single and knocked in two runs for the Rays, who lost their sixth straight home game and fourth overall. Joel Peralta (1-3) retired only one batter while giving up three runs on two hits and a walk in the seventh to suffer the loss as Tampa Bay’s bullpen gave up all of Cleveland’s runs.

Cabrera led off the sixth with a homer to right off Brad Boxberger and Brantley tied the game at 2 with a blast on the second pitch of the seventh off Peralta. Yan Gomes lined an RBI single later in the seventh before Aviles reached out and pulled a split-finger fastball from Brandon Gomes into the left-field seats for a 6-2 lead.

Tampa Bay starter Jake Odorizzi allowed five hits and struck out a career-high 11 in five scoreless innings and James Loney’s sacrifice fly gave him a 1-0 lead in the fourth. DeJesus served an opposite field RBI double to left with two outs to increase the advantage in the fifth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Cabrera is 9-for-13 - including his second and third homers of the season - in his last three contests. … Tampa Bay SS Yunel Escobar left the game in the third inning with a right thumb contusion and INF-OF Logan Forsythe had two hits after taking his spot in the lineup. … Brantley extended his hitting streak to nine games with his seventh homer while Gomes and Nick Swisher each had two hits for Indians.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland   Tampa Bay
Corey Kluber Player Jake Odorizzi
Win W/L No Decision
6.2 IP 5.0
9 Strikeouts 11
9 Hits 5
2.70 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Cleveland   Tampa Bay
Asdrubal Cabrera Player David DeJesus
3 Hits 4
1 RBI 2
1 HR 0
6 TB 7
.750 Avg .800
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Cleveland 11 3 23 .289 24 13 6 3 0 0
Tampa Bay 12 0 16 .333 22 13 3 2 0 1