Justin Masterson has been really strong the past month, but tonight, he was unable to keep that streak going. Masterson failed to keep his team in the game and did not escape the fifth inning as he allowed eight runs with the Tribe falling 10-3 to Tampa Bay at Progressive Field. The Rays struck for two in the first on a Ben Zobrist homer, though Cleveland answered back with two of their own on a ground out double play and balk. After that, it was Masterson allowing two more in the third on a Jose Lobaton two-run single, two in the fifth prior to exiting on a Luke Scott homer, and having two more charged to him thanks to Nick Hagadone after leaving the game. The Indians fell to three games behind the White Sox with the loss. They send Ubaldo Jimenez to the mound tomorrow night against Matt Moore for the Rays.
| Scoring Summary |
| Top 1st: Tampa Bay |
| – B. Zobrist homered to deep right, D. Jennings scored |
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| Bot 1st: Cleveland |
| – T. Hafner grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, S. Choo scored, A. Cabrera to third, J. Kipnis out at second |
| – A. Cabrera scored on balk |
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| Top 3rd: Tampa Bay |
| – J. Lobaton singled to shallow center, B. Zobrist and B.J. Upton scored, B. Conrad to second |
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| Top 5th: Tampa Bay |
| – L. Scott homered to deep right center, B.J. Upton scored |
| – E. Johnson doubled to deep right center, J. Lobaton and W. Rhymes scored |
| – B. Zobrist hit sacrifice fly to deep left center, E. Johnson scored |
| – B.J. Upton singled to shallow center, D. Jennings scored, C. Pena to second |
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| Bot 5th: Cleveland |
| – S. Choo singled to shallow center, J. Damon scored |
| Tampa Bay |
|
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
HR |
BB |
K |
SB |
LOB |
Season Avg |
| D. Jennings lf |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
.235 |
|
| C. Pena 1b |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
.200 |
|
| B. Zobrist rf |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.248 |
|
| B.J. Upton cf |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.249 |
|
| L. Scott dh |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
.194 |
|
| B. Conrad 3b |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
.211 |
|
| J. Lobaton c |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.230 |
|
| W. Rhymes 2b |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.234 |
|
| S. Rodriguez ph-2b |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.218 |
|
| E. Johnson ss |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.277 |
|
| Totals |
38 |
10 |
13 |
10 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
0 |
16 |
|
| Batting |
| 2B – C Pena (11, J Masterson); E Johnson (7, N Hagadone). |
|
| HR – B Zobrist (11, 1st inning off J Masterson 1 on, 1 Out), L Scott (10, 5th inning off J Masterson 1 on, 0 Out). |
|
| SF – B Zobrist. |
|
| RBI – B Zobrist 3 (36), B Upton (28), L Scott 2 (38), J Lobaton 2 (6), E Johnson 2 (22). |
|
| 2-out RBI – B Upton, J Lobaton 2. |
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| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – D Jennings 1, B Zobrist 1, L Scott 2, W Rhymes 1. |
|
| GIDP – C Pena. |
|
| Team LOB – 10. |
|
|
| Fielding |
| E – W Rhymes (8, field). |
|
| DP – 2 (W Rhymes-E Johnson-C Pena, W Rhymes-E Johnson-C Pena). |
|
| Cleveland |
|
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
HR |
BB |
K |
SB |
LOB |
Season Avg |
| S. Choo rf |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
.298 |
|
| A. Cabrera ss |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.294 |
|
| J. Lopez 3b |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.273 |
|
| J. Kipnis 2b |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.274 |
|
| T. Hafner dh |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
.238 |
|
| C. Santana c |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
.219 |
|
| M. Brantley cf |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.283 |
|
| A. Cunningham cf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
.188 |
|
| C. Kotchman 1b |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.234 |
|
| S. Duncan 1b |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.219 |
|
| J. Damon lf |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.206 |
|
| J. Hannahan 3b-ss |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.247 |
|
| Totals |
34 |
3 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
|
| Batting |
| 2B – J Lopez (12, W Davis); C Santana (12, A Cobb). |
|
| RBI – S Choo (33). |
|
| 2-out RBI – S Choo. |
|
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out – S Choo 1, C Santana 1, M Brantley 1, A Cunningham 1. |
|
| GIDP – T Hafner 2. |
|
| Team LOB – 6. |
|
|
| Base Running |
| CS – S Choo (3, 2nd base by A Cobb/J Lobaton). |
| Fielding |
| DP – 1 (J Hannahan-A Cabrera-C Kotchman). |
|
| Tampa Bay |
|
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
WHIP |
Season ERA |
| A. Cobb (W, 4-5) |
6.0 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1.32 |
4.89 |
|
| K. Farnsworth |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
11.57 |
|
| W. Davis |
1.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1.22 |
2.75 |
|
| B. Badenhop |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.37 |
3.60 |
|
|
| Cleveland |
|
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HR |
WHIP |
Season ERA |
| J. Masterson (L, 5-8) |
4.1 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
1.35 |
4.40 |
|
| N. Hagadone |
0.2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.62 |
6.39 |
|
| J. Accardo |
2.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.41 |
3.47 |
|
| T. Sipp |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1.28 |
5.93 |
|
| E. Rogers |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.57 |
1.46 |
|
|
|
| WP – J Masterson 2. |
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| BALK – A Cobb. |
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| Pitches-strikes – A Cobb 95-55; K Farnsworth 11-7; W Davis 26-16; B Badenhop 15-9; J Masterson 102-57; N Hagadone 27-12; J Accardo 39-22; T Sipp 16-11; E Rogers 10-7. |
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| Ground balls-fly balls – A Cobb 12-1; K Farnsworth 1-4; W Davis 0-2; B Badenhop 1-2; J Masterson 8-2; N Hagadone 1-2; J Accardo 2-3; T Sipp 2-0; E Rogers 1-1. |
|
| Batters faced – A Cobb 23; K Farnsworth 5; W Davis 5; B Badenhop 3; J Masterson 26; N Hagadone 6; J Accardo 9; T Sipp 3; E Rogers 3. |
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| Game Details |
Umpires: HP–Paul Emmel. 1B–Scott Barry. 2B–Jerry Meals. 3B–Gary Darling.
Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, in from center. |
