Indians 5, Rays 1
Mark DeRosa hits the Indians' third homer of the night. (Mark Duncan/AP)
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
Carl Pavano was brilliant for the Tribe, allowing only four hits in seven innings, and the Indians won their second straight over the Rays in a rain-soaked ballgame. Four Indians hit homers in a game the Tribe never trailed.
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Tampa Bay
(23-25)
Lost 3
Cleveland 5, Tampa Bay 1
Today's Boxes 5/26/09
PHI 5, FLA 3
BAL 7, TOR 2
CIN 6, HOU 4
NYM 6, WSH 1
TEX 7, NYY 3
CHC 6, PIT 1
STL 8, MIL 1
MIN 5, BOS 2
KC 6, DET 1
LAD 7, COL 1
ARI 6, SD 5
CWS 4, LAA 2
OAK 4, SEA 3
SF 4, ATL 0
Cleveland
(19-28)
Won 2
May 26, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Tampa Bay
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
6
1
Cleveland
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
X
5
6
0
Standings thru 5/26/09  | Recap: TB | CLE  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | Indians stats
Tampa Bay
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Upton, B , CF
4
0
0
0
0
2
1
.189
Crawford , LF
3
0
1
0
1
2
0
.316
Longoria , 3B
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
.324
Pena, C , 1B
4
1
1
1
0
2
4
.244
Aybar, W , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.263
Zobrist , RF
3
0
1
0
1
0
3
.287
Gross , DH
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.260
Navarro , C
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.221
Brignac , SS
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
.250
Totals
32
1
6
1
3
7
18
BATTING 2B : Zobrist (10, Pavano), Brignac (1, Betancourt, R).HR : Pena, C (16, 7th inning off
Pavano, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Crawford; Pena, C 4; Aybar, W; Zobrist 2; Navarro; Brignac 2.RBI : Pena, C
(40).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gross; Zobrist; Navarro 2; Pena, C.GIDP : Brignac.Team
RISP : 0-for-10.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Zobrist (4, 2nd base off Pavano/Shoppach),
Crawford (30, 2nd base off Pavano/Shoppach). FIELDING E : Aybar, W (1, fielding).
Cleveland
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Cabrera, A , SS
4
1
1
1
0
0
0
.315
Sizemore, G , DH
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
.222
Peralta, Jh , 3B
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
.268
Choo , RF
4
0
0
0
0
2
1
.295
Garko , 1B
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
.260
DeRosa , LF
3
1
2
2
0
0
0
.267
Francisco, B , CF
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
.243
Valbuena , 2B
3
0
0
0
0
2
3
.195
Shoppach , C
3
1
1
1
0
1
0
.224
Totals
31
5
6
5
0
9
7
BATTING HR : Garko (5, 2nd inning off Garza, 0 on, 1 out), Cabrera, A (2, 3rd inning off Garza, 0 on, 2 out),
DeRosa (8, 6th inning off Garza, 1 on, 2 out), Shoppach (4, 7th inning off Choate, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Cabrera, A
4; Peralta, Jh; Garko 4; DeRosa 5; Shoppach 4.RBI : Garko (21), Cabrera, A (26), DeRosa 2 (32), Shoppach (10).2-out
RBI : Cabrera, A; DeRosa 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Francisco, B; Valbuena 2.Team RISP :
0-for-2.Team LOB : 3. FIELDING DP : (Pavano-Cabrera, A-Garko).
Tampa Bay
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Garza (L, 4-3)
6.0
5
4
4
0
7
3
3.65
Choate
2.0
1
1
1
0
2
1
4.50
Cleveland
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Pavano (W, 5-4)
7.0
4
1
1
2
6
1
5.50
Betancourt, R
1.0
1
0
0
1
1
0
3.86
Wood, K
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
6.75
HBP : Garko (by Garza).Pitches-strikes : Garza 106-67, Choate 30-21, Pavano 92-59, Betancourt, R 21-13, Wood,
K 14-9.Groundouts-flyouts : Garza 5-4, Choate 4-0, Pavano 10-2, Betancourt, R 0-2, Wood, K 1-1.Batters
faced : Garza 25, Choate 7, Pavano 26, Betancourt, R 5, Wood, K 4.Umpires : HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B:
Jim Reynolds. 3B: Angel Hernandez.Weather : 69 degrees, overcast.Wind : 12 mph, Out to CF.T :
2:40 (:32 delay).Att : 18,754.May 26, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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