Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs Cleveland Indians
August 18, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 2003 at Jacobs Field. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7, Cleveland Indians 4

Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Crawford lf 7 0 2 2
Lugo ss 6 3 3 3
Baldelli cf 7 0 1 0
Huff dh 5 0 0 0
Lee 1b 6 0 1 1
Rolls rf,3b 6 0 3 0
Hall c 5 1 2 0
  Martin pr 0 1 0 0
  Valentin c 0 0 0 0
Sandberg 3b 2 0 0 0
  Tyner pr,rf 1 1 1 0
Perez 2b 2 0 0 0
  Anderson ph,2b 4 1 2 1
Bell p 0 0 0 0
  Malaska p 0 0 0 0
  Backe p 0 0 0 0
  Carter p 0 0 0 0
Totals 51 7 15 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 6 1 3 2
Lawton dh 6 0 1 0
Gerut lf 6 1 2 0
Broussard 1b 5 0 1 0
Ludwick rf 6 0 2 0
Blake 3b 3 1 1 1
Bard c 3 0 1 0
  McDonald pr,2b 2 1 0 0
Peralta ss 4 0 0 0
Santos 2b 2 0 0 0
  Hafner ph 0 0 0 0
  Laker ph,c 3 0 0 1
Traber p 0 0 0 0
  Cressend p 0 0 0 0
  Baez p 0 0 0 0
  Riske p 0 0 0 0
  Mulholland p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 4 11 4
Tampa Bay 100 001 010 010 37151
Cleveland 100 000 200 010 04110
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Bell   6.1 8 3 3 0 2
  Malaska   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
  Backe   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Carter  W (7-3) 3.2 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
13.0
11
4
4
1
7
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Traber   5.1 6 2 2 1 3
  Cressend   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Baez   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
  Riske   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Mulholland  L (3-3) 4.0 7 4 4 1 0
Totals
13.0
15
7
7
3
6

  E–Anderson (12).  DP–Tampa Bay 2, Cleveland 1.  2B–Tampa Bay Rolls (15,off Traber); Hall 2 (14,off Mulholland 2), Cleveland Crisp (11,off Malaska).  3B–Cleveland Ludwick (1,off Bell).  HR–Tampa Bay Lugo 2 (7,1st inning off Traber 0 on, 1 out,8th inning off Baez 0 on, 0 out), Cleveland Crisp (3,1st inning off Bell 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Sandberg (1,off Cressend); Peralta (1,off Bell).  SF–Lugo (2,off Mulholland); Blake (7,off Carter).  HBP–Hall (5,by Cressend); Blake (6,by Bell).  SB–Crawford (39,2nd base off Mulholland/Laker).  CS–Baldelli (8,Home by Cressend/Bard); Gerut (4,2nd base by Bell/Hall); Broussard (2,2nd base by Backe/Hall).  HBP–Bell (3,Blake); Cressend (2,Hall).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Jim Reynolds, 3B–Lazaro Diaz.  T–4:04.  A–18,685.
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