Cleveland Indians vs Tampa Bay Rays
August 4, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 2008 at Tropicana Field. The Cleveland Indians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Cleveland Indians 5, Tampa Bay Rays 2

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 3 0 0 0
Dellucci dh 4 1 2 2
Francisco lf 3 0 1 0
Peralta ss 3 2 1 0
Shoppach c 4 0 2 2
Garko 1b 4 0 0 0
Marte 3b 4 0 0 0
Gutierrez rf 4 1 1 0
Cabrera 2b 4 1 1 1
Lee p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 8 5
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 4 0 3 2
Upton cf 4 0 1 0
Pena 1b 3 0 0 0
Longoria 3b 4 0 0 0
Navarro c 4 0 0 0
Aybar ss 4 1 2 0
Hinske lf 3 0 0 0
  Riggans ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Gomes dh 4 0 0 0
Gross rf 4 1 2 0
Garza p 0 0 0 0
  Hammel p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Cleveland 011 020 010581
Tampa Bay 000 200 000281
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W(15-2) 7.0 8 2 2 2 2
  Perez  SV(2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Garza  L(9-7) 5.0 7 4 4 2 4
  Hammel   3.0 1 1 0 1 3
  Reyes   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Francisco (2), Navarro (2).  DP–Cleveland 1. Marte-Cabrera-Garko, Tampa Bay 2. Aybar-Pena, Longoria-Iwamura-Pena.  2B–Cleveland Shoppach (19,off Garza), Tampa Bay Gross (7,off Lee).  HR–Cleveland Cabrera (3,3rd inning off Garza 0 on 0 out); Dellucci (10,5th inning off Garza 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  HBP–Pena (8,by Lee).  Team–9.  SB–Peralta (3,2nd base off Hammel/Navarro).  U-HP–Scott Barry, 1B–CB Bucknor, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–3:03.  A–17,049.
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