Cleveland Indians vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
August 18, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 2006 at Tropicana 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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Cleveland Indians 5, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 4 1 1 1
Michaels lf 4 0 0 0
Hafner dh 3 1 2 3
Martinez c 3 0 0 0
Garko 1b 3 0 0 0
Peralta ss 4 0 1 0
Gutierrez rf 4 0 0 0
Luna 2b 3 0 0 0
  Inglett ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Marte 3b 4 3 3 1
Sabathia p 0 0 0 0
  Sikorski p 0 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 5
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Baldelli cf 5 2 2 1
Zobrist ss 4 1 1 1
Crawford lf 5 0 2 2
Gomes dh 3 0 2 1
Cantu 2b 4 0 0 0
Hollins rf 4 0 1 0
Lee 1b 4 2 2 1
Paul c 3 0 1 0
  Navarro ph 1 1 1 0
Perez 3b 3 0 0 0
  Norton ph 1 0 0 0
Fossum p 0 0 0 0
  Orvella p 0 0 0 0
  Lugo p 0 0 0 0
  McClung p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Cleveland 102 010 100570
Tampa Bay 100 000 1136120
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Sabathia   8.0 8 3 3 1 6
  Sikorski  L (1-1) 0.1 3 3 3 0 1
  Davis   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.1
12
6
6
2
7
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Fossum   6.1 6 5 5 3 10
  Orvella   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Lugo   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  McClung  W (4-11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
4
12

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 1. Zobrist-Cantu-Lee, Tampa Bay 1. Zobrist-Cantu-Lee.  2B–Cleveland Marte 2 (3,off Fossum 2); Sizemore (40,off Fossum), Tampa Bay Baldelli (13,off Sabathia); Zobrist (3,off Sabathia); Gomes (20,off Sabathia); Lee (11,off Sikorski).  HR–Cleveland Hafner (36,1st inning off Fossum 0 on 2 out); Marte (1,7th inning off Fossum 0 on 0 out), Tampa Bay Lee (10,7th inning off Sabathia 0 on 0 out).  IBB–Hafner (10,by Fossum).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  SB–Baldelli (5,3rd base off Sabathia/Martinez); Hollins (3,3rd base off Sabathia/Martinez); Baldelli (5,3rd base off Sabathia/Martinez); Hollins (3,3rd base off Sabathia/Martinez).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Phil Cuzzi, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–2:44.  A–15,405.
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