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    Rays fall in slugfest
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    Indians 12, Rays 7
    Ben Zobrist doubled, tripled, drove in two and scored twice in Wednesday's loss. (Mark Duncan/AP)
    By Steve Herrick / Special to MLB.com
    The Rays started hot by scoring five runs in the first, but cooled down as the game wore on. Ben Zobrist and Evan Longoria paced the offense, as Zobrist reached base four times and Longoria became the first player in the Majors this year to reach 50 RBIs with an RBI single in the first.
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    Series at a glance:
    TB
    Tampa Bay (23-26)
    Lost 4     		Cleveland 12, Tampa Bay 7   CLE
    Cleveland (20-28)
    Won 3
    May 27, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Tampa Bay
    		 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0   7 11 0
    Cleveland
    		 0 5 3 0 4 0 0 0 X   12 14 1
    Standings thru 5/27/09  |  Recap: TB | CLE  |  Gameday  |  Rays stats  |  Indians stats
    Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Upton, B, CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .191
    Crawford, C, LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .313
    Longoria, 3B 5 2 2 2 0 2 2 .326
    Pena, C, 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .243
    Aybar, W, 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .274
    Zobrist, SS-RF 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 .297
    Dillon, DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000
      a-Gross, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
    Kapler, RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .197
      b-Brignac, PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214
    Hernandez, M, C 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .286
    Totals 39 7 11 6 6 10 19  

    a-Walked for Dillon in the 6th. b-Flied out for Kapler in the 6th.

    BATTING
    2B: Zobrist (11, Jackson, Z).
    3B: Zobrist (2, Aquino).
    HR: Longoria (12, 4th inning off Jackson, Z, 0 on, 1 out).
    TB: Hernandez, M; Longoria 5; Kapler; Upton, B; Crawford, C; Pena, C; Zobrist 5; Aybar, W 2.
    RBI: Longoria 2 (51), Aybar, W (11), Zobrist (25), Kapler 2 (5).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Upton, B 3; Dillon; Longoria 2; Brignac.
    Team RISP: 4-for-15.
    Team LOB: 11.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Zobrist (5, 2nd base off Jackson, Z/Martinez, V).
    		 
    Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Cabrera, A, SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .317
    Sizemore, G, DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .222
    Martinez, V, C 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .362
    Choo, RF 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .294
    Peralta, 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .268
    DeRosa, LF 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .266
      Crowe, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
    Garko, 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .269
    Francisco, B, CF-LF 5 2 3 4 0 0 3 .255
    Carroll, 2B 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .320
    Totals 38 12 14 12 5 4 15  

    BATTING
    2B: Sizemore, G (10, Sonnanstine), Martinez, V (15, Nelson, J), Francisco, B (9, Isringhausen).
    HR: Francisco, B (5, 2nd inning off Sonnanstine, 2 on, 1 out), Choo (6, 5th inning off Nelson, J, 1 on, 1 out).
    TB: Garko 2; Peralta; Cabrera, A 2; Carroll 2; DeRosa; Francisco, B 7; Martinez, V 2; Choo 4; Sizemore, G 2.
    RBI: Garko (22), Francisco, B 4 (19), Sizemore, G (30), Carroll (1), Cabrera, A (27), Martinez, V 2 (34), Choo 2 (28).
    2-out RBI: Sizemore, G; Francisco, B; Carroll; Cabrera, A.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Martinez, V; Sizemore, G 2; Francisco, B 2; Cabrera, A; Peralta.
    Team RISP: 8-for-17.
    Team LOB: 8.

    FIELDING
    E: Peralta (4, throw).
     
    Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Sonnanstine (L, 3-5) 3.0 9 8 8 2 3 1 7.66
    Nelson, J 2.0 4 4 4 2 1 1 6.43
    Isringhausen 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.60
    Thayer 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06
    		 
    Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Jackson, Z 4.0 8 7 6 4 4 1 9.35
    Aquino (W, 1-0) 2.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0.00
    Vizcaino (S, 1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1.80

    Game Scores: Sonnanstine , Jackson, Z .
    WP: Sonnanstine.
    HBP: Garko (by Nelson, J).
    Pitches-strikes: Sonnanstine 75-47, Nelson, J 44-27, Isringhausen 28-15, Thayer 10-7, Jackson, Z 88-53, Aquino 48-24, Vizcaino 40-27.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Sonnanstine 5-1, Nelson, J 2-0, Isringhausen 3-2, Thayer 3-0, Jackson, Z 5-3, Aquino 2-1, Vizcaino 2-3.
    Batters faced: Sonnanstine 20, Nelson, J 13, Isringhausen 8, Thayer 3, Jackson, Z 25, Aquino 10, Vizcaino 10.
    Umpires: HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Jim Reynolds. 2B: Angel Hernandez. 3B: Bill Welke.
    Weather: 68 degrees, overcast.
    Wind: 1 mph, Out to CF.
    T: 3:16 (1:55 delay).
    Att: 19,335.
    Venue: Progressive Field.
    May 27, 2009
    May 27, 2009

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