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	Upton's shot wins it

Rays 8, Indians 7

B.J. Upton (right) high-fives coach Tom Foley after he hit a walk-off homer. (Chris O'Meara/AP)

By Carter Gaddis / Special to MLB.com

Never count out Tampa Bay. Down by seven runs vs. the Indians, the Rays rallied to complete the largest comeback in team history when Ben Zobrist hit a game-tying homer in eighth and B.J. Upton slammed a walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth.

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Series at a glance:

Thu. 05/14: CLE 11, TB 7
Fri. 05/15: TB 8, CLE 7
Sat. 05/16: TB 4, CLE 2
Sun. 05/17: TB 7, CLE 5

Cleveland (14-23)
Lost 1

Tampa Bay 8, Cleveland 7

Tampa Bay (17-20)
Won 1

May 15, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	11	2
Tampa Bay	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	1	1	8	10	1

Cleveland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Sizemore, G, CF	5	1	1	1	0	0	3	.226
Cabrera, A, SS	4	1	0	0	1	2	2	.326
Martinez, V, C	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	.400
Choo, RF	3	3	2	2	2	0	1	.296
Peralta, Jh, 3B	3	1	2	0	1	0	1	.258
DeRosa, 1B	4	0	1	2	1	1	3	.245
Garko, DH	4	0	1	1	1	1	3	.271
LaPorta, LF	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	.222
Carroll, 2B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.286
Totals	36	7	11	7	6	6	16
BATTING 2B: Peralta, Jh (7, Kazmir). HR: Sizemore, G (7, 1st inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 0 out), Choo (5, 4th inning off Kazmir, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Garko; Peralta, Jh 3; Carroll 2; DeRosa; Martinez, V 2; Choo 5; Sizemore, G 4. RBI: Sizemore, G (25), DeRosa 2 (25), Garko (15), LaPorta (3), Choo 2 (23). 2-out RBI: DeRosa. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Garko 2; Sizemore, G; Cabrera, A; LaPorta. SAC: Peralta, Jh. SF: LaPorta. Team RISP: 4-for-11. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING SB: Sizemore, G (6, 2nd base off Cormier/Navarro, D). FIELDING E: Choo (3, throw), Carroll (1, throw).

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Upton, B, CF	5	2	3	1	0	1	0	.190
Crawford, C, LF	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.333
Longoria, 3B	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	.343
Pena, C, 1B	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.256
Aybar, W, DH	3	0	1	1	1	1	3	.275
Gross, RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.262
a-Zobrist, PH-RF	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	.286
Iwamura, 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.274
Bartlett, SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.359
Navarro, D, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183
Totals	32	8	10	5	4	6	12
a-Grounded into a forceout for Gross in the 6th.
BATTING 2B: Upton, B (7, Reyes, A), Bartlett (8, Lewis). HR: Zobrist (7, 8th inning off Betancourt, R, 0 on, 0 out), Upton, B (1, 9th inning off Vizcaino, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Bartlett 2; Longoria; Upton, B 7; Crawford, C 2; Pena, C; Zobrist 4; Aybar, W. RBI: Pena, C (33), Aybar, W (5), Longoria (46), Zobrist (18), Upton, B (5). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Iwamura; Aybar, W 2. SAC: Navarro, D. Team RISP: 3-for-8. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING SB: Upton, B 2 (11, 3rd base off Reyes, A/Martinez, V, 3rd base off Betancourt, R/Martinez, V), Crawford, C 2 (24, 2nd base off Reyes, A/Martinez, V, 2nd base off Betancourt, R/Martinez, V), Zobrist (3, 2nd base off Lewis/Martinez, V). CS: Iwamura (1, 2nd base by Betancourt, R/Martinez, V). FIELDING E: Cormier (1, throw). Outfield assists: Upton, B (DeRosa at home).

Cleveland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Reyes, A	5.1	5	5	3	1	4	0	6.88
Sipp	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.26
Lewis (H, 4)	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	4.50
Betancourt, R (BS, 2)	1.2	1	1	1	2	2	1	4.95
Vizcaino (L, 0-1)	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2.45

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Kazmir	3.1	10	7	7	4	2	2	6.97
Cormier	2.2	0	0	0	1	3	0	2.17
Percival	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.40
Howell	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.81
Wheeler, D (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.79

Sipp pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Vizcaino pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Howell pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

WP: Sipp, Lewis, Kazmir.
IBB: Pena, C (by Betancourt, R).
Pitches-strikes: Reyes, A 80-49, Sipp 6-2, Lewis 27-18, Betancourt, R 26-15, Vizcaino 6-3, Kazmir 91-51, Cormier 43-25, Percival 16-10, Howell 16-9, Wheeler, D 11-5.
Groundouts-flyouts: Reyes, A 4-5, Sipp 0-0, Lewis 2-1, Betancourt, R 1-0, Vizcaino 0-0, Kazmir 2-3, Cormier 2-3, Percival 0-2, Howell 2-0, Wheeler, D 2-1.
Batters faced: Reyes, A 22, Sipp 1, Lewis 6, Betancourt, R 7, Vizcaino 1, Kazmir 23, Cormier 10, Percival 3, Howell 4, Wheeler, D 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Sipp 1-0, Lewis 2-1, Betancourt, R 2-0, Cormier 1-0, Wheeler, D 1-0.
Ejections: Cleveland Indians Manager Eric Wedge ejected by HP umpire Greg Gibson (3rd)
Umpires: HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Ted Barrett. 3B: Tim McClelland.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:28.
Att: 25,827.
Venue: Tropicana Field.
May 15, 2009
May 15, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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