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Cleveland Guardians @ Tampa Bay Rays

2009-05-17 Β· Day game Β· Tropicana Field Β· Att: 28841 Β· 72Β°F, dome Β· Wind L to R Β· 3:34

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Cleveland Indians 7–5. Tampa Bay Rays put up 5 in the 4th. Andy Sonnanstine earned the win and Troy Percival picked up the save. Ben Francisco went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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CLE03002000058
TBA1105000078

W: Andy Sonnanstine   L: David Huff   SV: Troy Percival

Umpires β€” HP: Ted Barrett Β· 1B: Tim McClelland Β· 2B: Greg Gibson Β· 3B: Andy Fletcher Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Asdrubal Cabrera501001
Jamey Carroll513000
Victor Martinez300110
Shin-Soo Choo400001
Jhonny Peralta400002
Ryan Garko400001
David Dellucci412002
Mark DeRosa210010
Ben Francisco322411

Tampa Bay Rays β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
B. J. Upton310020
Carl Crawford501101
Andy Sonnanstine301101
Carlos Pena300011
Ben Zobrist411001
Jason Bartlett423101
Gabe Kapler210110
Akinori Iwamura211021
Michel Hernandez311311
Evan Longoria000010
Willy Aybar100001

Cleveland Guardians β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
David Huff3.2742
Greg Aquino2.1121
Matt Herges1.2014
Kerry Wood0.1011

Tampa Bay Rays β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Andy Sonnanstine5.2713
Grant Balfour1.0120
J. P. Howell1.1003
Troy Percival1.0002

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Asdrubal Cabrera: 13/G
  • Jamey Carroll: S7/L56
  • Victor Martinez: 7/F78M
  • Shin-Soo Choo: 63/G4

Bot 1

  • B. J. Upton: W
  • Carl Crawford: SB2
  • Carl Crawford: S8/F8LS.2-H
  • Andy Sonnanstine: 56(1)/FO/BG56S
  • Carlos Pena: 6/F8RS-
  • Ben Zobrist: 63/G6

Top 2

  • Jhonny Peralta: 8/F8RM
  • Ryan Garko: 3/F34-
  • David Dellucci: D7/L7LS
  • Mark DeRosa: W
  • Ben Francisco: HR/F7D+.2-H;1-H
  • Asdrubal Cabrera: D9/F9LM
  • Jamey Carroll: 63/G6

Bot 2

  • Jason Bartlett: T7/F7D+
  • Gabe Kapler: 43/G4M.3-H
  • Akinori Iwamura: K
  • Michel Hernandez: W
  • B. J. Upton: 4/F4D-

Top 3

  • Victor Martinez: 3/G34
  • Shin-Soo Choo: 13/BG15-
  • Jhonny Peralta: K

Bot 3

  • Carl Crawford: 8/F8LD
  • Andy Sonnanstine: K
  • Carlos Pena: 63/G4

Top 4

  • Ryan Garko: K
  • David Dellucci: K
  • Mark DeRosa: 8/F8LM

Bot 4

  • Ben Zobrist: T9/F89XD+
  • Jason Bartlett: S9/F9S.3-H
  • Gabe Kapler: W.1-2
  • Akinori Iwamura: S7/G56+.2-3;1-2
  • Michel Hernandez: D7/G5+.3-H;2-H;1-H
  • B. J. Upton: 8/F8LD
  • Carl Crawford: 13/G15-
  • Andy Sonnanstine: D7/F7D+.2-H
  • Carlos Pena: IW
  • Ben Zobrist: K

Top 5

  • Ben Francisco: HR/F7D+
  • Asdrubal Cabrera: 31/G34
  • Jamey Carroll: T7/F78D+
  • Victor Martinez: 43/G4.3-H
  • Shin-Soo Choo: 3/G34

Bot 5

  • Jason Bartlett: D9/L3D-
  • Gabe Kapler: SB3
  • Gabe Kapler: 63/G6S-
  • Akinori Iwamura: W
  • Michel Hernandez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 6

  • Jhonny Peralta: 63/G56
  • Ryan Garko: 3/F4S-
  • David Dellucci: S9/L89M
  • Mark DeRosa: 6/F6-

Bot 6

  • B. J. Upton: 43/G4MS-
  • Carl Crawford: 31/G4S-
  • Evan Longoria: W
  • Carlos Pena: PO1(13)

Top 7

  • Ben Francisco: W
  • Asdrubal Cabrera: 6(1)3/GDP/G6MS
  • Jamey Carroll: DGR/F7LD+
  • Victor Martinez: W
  • Shin-Soo Choo: K

Bot 7

  • Carlos Pena: K
  • Ben Zobrist: 7/F7D+
  • Jason Bartlett: K

Top 8

  • Jhonny Peralta: K
  • Ryan Garko: 7/F7D+
  • David Dellucci: K

Bot 8

  • Willy Aybar: K
  • Akinori Iwamura: W
  • Michel Hernandez: K
  • B. J. Upton: WP.1-2
  • B. J. Upton: W
  • Carl Crawford: K

Top 9

  • Mark DeRosa: HP
  • Ben Francisco: K
  • Asdrubal Cabrera: K
  • Jamey Carroll: 7/F7S

Notes & reviews

  • Debut game for David Huff
  • Indians manager Eric Wedge showed HP umpire Ted Barrett that two Rays players were listed as playing third base and no one was listed as the designated hitter on the Rays lineup that was given to the umpire before the game; since Ben Zobrist had just played third in the top of the first inning, he was the correct player and Evan Longoria, who was supposed to be the DH but was also listed as 3B, was out; according to AL rules, pitcher Andy Sonnanstine was inserted into the third spot to replace Longoria and the Rays lost the use of the DH for the game; since Longoria had not batted, the umpires decided that he was still available for use in the game and in fact played late in the game; MLB announced later in the month that Longoria should not have been allowed to play