Indians 11, Rays 7
Fausto Carmona earned his second win despite not being at his best. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
The Tribe's persistent lineup -- paced by seven combined RBIs from Shin-Soo Choo and Victor Martinez -- coupled with solid relief ensured the Rays would not make a momentous comeback after winner Fausto Carmona was chased in the sixth.
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Cleveland
(14-22)
Won 2
Cleveland 11, Tampa Bay 7
Today's Boxes 5/14/09
MIL 5, FLA 3
LAD 5, PHI 3
MIN 6, DET 5
TEX 3, SEA 2
CHC 11, SD 3
HOU 5, COL 3
LAA 5, BOS 4
STL 5, PIT 1
NYY 3, TOR 2
BAL 9, KC 5
NYM 7, SF 4
Tampa Bay
(16-20)
Lost 1
May 14, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Cleveland
0
0
0
2
3
4
0
2
0
11
18
1
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
1
7
6
1
Standings thru 5/14/09  | Recap: CLE | TB  | Gameday  | Indians stats  | Rays stats
Cleveland
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Sizemore , CF
5
1
1
0
0
1
2
.227
Cabrera, A , SS
5
4
4
2
0
0
1
.336
Martinez, V , C
5
2
4
4
0
0
1
.400
Choo , DH
5
2
4
3
0
1
2
.287
Peralta , 3B
3
0
1
1
2
0
2
.248
DeRosa , 1B
5
0
2
1
0
2
2
.245
Francisco, B , LF
5
0
0
0
0
2
5
.236
LaPorta , RF
5
2
2
0
0
1
0
.261
Valbuena , 2B
5
0
0
0
0
2
2
.133
Totals
43
11
18
11
2
9
17
BATTING 2B : Martinez, V 2 (12, Shields, Nelson, J), Choo (8, Shields), Cabrera, A (8, Nelson, J).3B :
Cabrera, A (2, Balfour).HR : Choo (4, 6th inning off Nelson, J, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Peralta; Cabrera,
A 7; DeRosa 2; Martinez, V 6; LaPorta 2; Choo 8; Sizemore.RBI : Peralta (15), DeRosa (23), Martinez, V 4 (25),
Choo 3 (21), Cabrera, A 2 (19).2-out RBI : Martinez, V 3; Choo 3; Cabrera, A.Runners left in scoring position,
2 out : Cabrera, A; Francisco, B 2; DeRosa.GIDP : Francisco, B, Peralta.Team RISP : 9-for-15.Team
LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : LaPorta (1, 2nd base off Nelson, J/Hernandez, M).FIELDING E :
Cabrera, A (2, fielding).DP : (Peralta-Valbuena-DeRosa).
Tampa Bay
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Upton Jr. , CF
4
1
0
0
1
1
0
.172
Bartlett , SS
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.363
a-Kapler , PH-LF
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
.229
Longoria , 3B
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.343
Pena, C , 1B
4
1
0
0
0
2
2
.254
Aybar, W , DH
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
.271
Gross , RF
4
1
2
1
0
0
0
.271
Zobrist , LF-SS
2
2
1
3
2
0
0
.280
Iwamura , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.281
Hernandez, M , C
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
.292
b-Navarro, D , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.189
Totals
33
7
6
5
4
4
8
a-Walked for Bartlett in the 6th. b-Grounded into a double play for Hernandez, M in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Gross (3, Hernandez, R).HR : Zobrist (6, 6th inning off Herges, 2 on, 1 out).TB :
Gross 3; Longoria; Zobrist 4; Aybar, W; Iwamura.RBI : Aybar, W (4), Gross (7), Zobrist 3 (17).Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out : Hernandez, M 2.GIDP : Navarro, D.Team RISP : 3-for-8.Team LOB :
3.BASERUNNING SB : Upton Jr. 2 (9, 2nd base off Hernandez, R/Martinez, V, 3rd base off Hernandez,
R/Martinez, V).FIELDING E : Iwamura (5, fielding).DP : 2 (Longoria-Iwamura-Pena, C,
Longoria-Pena, C).
Cleveland
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Hernandez, R (W, 2-4)
5.1
4
5
4
3
2
0
5.70
Herges
1.2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2.57
Laffey
2.0
1
1
1
1
2
0
3.45
Tampa Bay
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Shields (L, 3-4)
5.0
10
5
2
1
5
0
3.98
Nelson, J
0.2
4
4
4
1
1
1
6.32
Balfour
2.1
4
2
2
0
3
0
6.32
Shouse
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.55
Game Scores : Hernandez, R 41, Shields 37.WP : Hernandez, R.Pitches-strikes : Hernandez, R 82-48,
Herges 22-15, Laffey 34-19, Shields 98-68, Nelson, J 40-22, Balfour 28-20, Shouse 7-4.Groundouts-flyouts : Hernandez,
R 10-2, Herges 2-2, Laffey 2-0, Shields 4-4, Nelson, J 0-1, Balfour 1-1, Shouse 1-1.Batters faced : Hernandez,
R 24, Herges 6, Laffey 7, Shields 25, Nelson, J 7, Balfour 10, Shouse 3.Inherited runners-scored : Herges 2-2,
Balfour 1-0.Umpires : HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Andy Fletcher. 3B: Ted Barrett. Weather :
72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 3:04.Att : 17,169.Venue : Tropicana Field.May
14, 2009 May 14, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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