Cleveland Indians vs Tampa Bay Rays
August 5, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 2008 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay 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 4, Tampa Bay Rays 8

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 4 0 1 1
Dellucci dh 3 1 2 0
  Francisco ph,dh 2 0 1 0
Shoppach c 3 1 1 0
Peralta ss 4 1 2 2
Choo lf 5 0 1 1
Garko 1b 5 0 1 0
Gutierrez rf 5 0 2 0
Marte 3b 4 1 1 0
Cabrera 2b 3 0 0 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Rincon p 0 0 0 0
  Mujica p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 2b 5 1 1 0
Upton cf 4 0 0 0
Pena 1b 2 2 2 1
Longoria 3b 4 2 1 2
Hinske lf 4 0 0 0
Floyd dh 3 1 1 1
Navarro c 3 2 2 3
Gross rf 4 0 2 1
Zobrist ss 3 0 1 0
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Balfour p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 10 8
Cleveland 102 000 0104121
Tampa Bay 100 300 40x8100
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  L(5-4) 4.0 3 4 4 5 4
  Lewis   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt   0.2 2 3 3 1 1
  Rincon   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Mujica   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
1
0
0
0
2
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W(8-7) 5.2 7 3 3 4 4
  Howell   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Balfour   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Wheeler   1.1 3 1 1 0 1
  Reyes   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–Shoppach (4).  DP–Cleveland 1. Garko-Peralta, Tampa Bay 1. Longoria-Iwamura-Pena.  2B–Cleveland Gutierrez 2 (17,off Jackson,off Reyes); Marte (5,off Wheeler), Tampa Bay Pena 2 (14,off J. Lewis,off Mujica).  3B–Tampa Bay Iwamura (4,off Carmona); Gross (2,off Carmona).  HR–Cleveland Peralta (18,3rd inning off Jackson 1 on 1 out), Tampa Bay Longoria (22,7th inning off Betancourt 1 on 1 out); Floyd (8,7th inning off Betancourt 0 on 2 out); Navarro (5,7th inning off Rincon 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–13.  SF–Pena (6,off Carmona).  HBP–Floyd (2,by J. Lewis).  Team–8.  SB–Upton (34,2nd base off Carmona/Shoppach).  U-HP–CB Bucknor, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Scott Barry.  T–3:48.  A–20,063.
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