7:10 PM ET, August 5, 2008
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: E. Jackson (8-7)
L: R. Hernandez (5-4)
Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/5)
| Game 1: Monday, August 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 5 | ||
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| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 6 | ||
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| Cleveland | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 10 | |
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7:10 PM ET, August 5, 2008
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: E. Jackson (8-7)
L: R. Hernandez (5-4)
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| G Sizemore CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .273 | ||
| D Dellucci DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 | ||
| a-B Francisco PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .274 | ||
| K Shoppach C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .281 | ||
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .272 | ||
| S Choo LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .238 | ||
| R Garko 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .239 | ||
| F Gutierrez RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .216 | ||
| A Marte 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .169 | ||
| A Cabrera 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .201 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 28 | |||
| a-flied out to center for D Dellucci in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: F Gutierrez 2 (17, E Jackson, A Reyes); A Marte (5, D Wheeler) HR: J Peralta (18, 3rd inning off E Jackson 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: S Choo (26), J Peralta 2 (62), G Sizemore (65) 2-out RBI: S Choo GIDP: K Shoppach Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Sizemore 2, R Garko 1, F Gutierrez 1, B Francisco 2, A Marte 1, J Peralta 1 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: K Shoppach (4, throw) DP: 1 (R Garko-J Peralta). | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| F Carmona (L, 5-4) | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 83-41 | 4.46 | |
| J Lewis | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30-19 | 4.26 | |
| R Betancourt | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28-16 | 6.27 | |
| J Rincon | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-6 | 6.63 | |
| E Mujica | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-12 | 5.16 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 171-94 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: C Floyd (By J Lewis) Batters faced: F Carmona 19; J Lewis 9; R Betancourt 5; J Rincon 3; E Mujica 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Carmona 6-2; J Lewis 1-5; R Betancourt 0-1; J Rincon 1-0; E Mujica 1-0 Game Scores: R Hernandez 39 | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Iwamura 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .279 | ||
| B Upton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .266 | ||
| C Pena 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .237 | ||
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .275 | ||
| E Hinske LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .249 | ||
| C Floyd DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .253 | ||
| D Navarro C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .304 | ||
| G Gross RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 | ||
| B Zobrist SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .234 | ||
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |||
| BATTING 2B: C Pena 2 (14, J Lewis, E Mujica) 3B: A Iwamura (4, F Carmona); G Gross (2, F Carmona) HR: E Longoria (22, 7th inning off R Betancourt 1 on, 1 Out); C Floyd (8, 7th inning off R Betancourt 0 on, 2 Out); D Navarro (5, 7th inning off J Rincon 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Pena (59), D Navarro 3 (38), G Gross (23), E Longoria 2 (69), C Floyd (21) SF: C Pena 2-out RBI: D Navarro 3, G Gross, C Floyd GIDP: G Gross Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Iwamura 2, E Longoria 1, E Hinske 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Upton (34, 2nd base off F Carmona/K Shoppach) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (E Longoria-A Iwamura-C Pena). | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| E Jackson (W, 8-7) | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 99-53 | 4.22 | |
| J Howell | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-1 | 2.45 | |
| G Balfour (H, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33-21 | 1.39 | |
| D Wheeler (H, 25) | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31-22 | 2.20 | |
| A Reyes | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 4.37 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 181-106 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: E Jackson 27; J Howell 1; G Balfour 5; D Wheeler 7; A Reyes 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 6-7; J Howell 0-0; G Balfour 0-2; D Wheeler 0-3; A Reyes 0-2 Game Scores: E Jackson 43 | ||||||||||
| CLE | TB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | S Choo singled to left, D Dellucci scored, K Shoppach to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | C Pena hit sacrifice fly to left, A Iwamura scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 3rd | J Peralta homered to center, K Shoppach scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 4th | D Navarro singled to center, C Pena and E Longoria scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 4th | G Gross tripled to deep center, D Navarro scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 7th | E Longoria homered to left, C Pena scored. | 3 | 6 | |
| 7th | C Floyd homered to center. | 3 | 7 | |
| 7th | D Navarro homered to right. | 3 | 8 | |
| 8th | G Sizemore singled to deep right, A Marte scored. | 4 | 8 | |
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| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 20,063 (58.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:48 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - C.B. Bucknor, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Ed Rapuano, Third Base - Scott Barry |

