Rays 10, 
Indians 7
| W: | T. Percival (2-0) |
| L: | M. Kobayashi (4-5) |
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| F Gutierrez CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 |
| J Carroll 3B-2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
| B Francisco LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .270 |
| J Peralta SS | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| S Choo RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .242 |
| R Garko DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 |
| a-A Marte PH-DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .179 |
| A Gonzalez 1B-3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| S Fasano C-1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .310 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .198 |
| K Shoppach C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| Totals | 40 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | |
| a-singled to left for R Garko in the 3rd | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Fasano (3, S Kazmir); J Peralta 2 (33, S Kazmir, J Howell); A Marte (6, S Kazmir); F Gutierrez (18, T Miller) HR: F Gutierrez (5, 1st inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out); J Peralta (19, 3rd inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: F Gutierrez (22), J Peralta 2 (64), S Choo (27), A Marte 2 (8) 2-out RBI: J Peralta 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Choo 1, A Gonzalez 1, F Gutierrez 2, B Francisco 1, A Cabrera 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: S Choo (4, 2nd base off T Percival/D Navarro) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: F Gutierrez (2, bobble); A Gonzalez (2, catch) DP: 1 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-A Gonzalez). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Sowers | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 101-64 | 5.70 |
| R Perez (H, 16) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28-23 | 2.86 |
| E Mujica (B, 1) | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-7 | 6.35 |
| M Kobayashi (L, 4-5) | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-3 | 4.17 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 146-97 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Sowers 26; R Perez 7; E Mujica 3; M Kobayashi 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Sowers 9-6; R Perez 0-2; E Mujica 0-0; M Kobayashi 0-0 Game Scores: J Sowers 45 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| B Zobrist CF | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| C Pena 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .239 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .278 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .303 |
| W Aybar SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| J Bartlett DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| E Hinske LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .249 |
| G Gross RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .234 |
| Totals | 35 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Bartlett 2 (13, J Sowers, E Mujica); E Hinske (17, E Mujica) HR: D Navarro (6, 1st inning off J Sowers 1 on, 2 Out); G Gross (8, 9th inning off E Mujica 1 on, 0 Out); C Pena (20, 9th inning off M Kobayashi 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: E Longoria 2 (71), D Navarro 2 (40), E Hinske (49), G Gross 2 (25), C Pena 3 (62) 2-out RBI: E Longoria 2, D Navarro 2 GIDP: E Hinske Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Iwamura 1, D Navarro 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Zobrist (2, 2nd base off J Sowers/S Fasano) CS: C Pena (1, 2nd base by J Sowers/S Fasano) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Longoria (8, throw) | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Kazmir | 4.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 97-55 | 3.20 |
| J Howell | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39-29 | 2.49 |
| T Miller | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-11 | 5.08 |
| T Percival (W, 2-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.78 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 162-103 | |
| PITCHING WP: T Percival Batters faced: S Kazmir 25; J Howell 10; T Miller 6; T Percival 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Kazmir 6-3; J Howell 3-1; T Miller 3-0; T Percival 1-1 Game Scores: S Kazmir 26 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | TAM | |||
 | 1st | F Gutierrez homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
 | 1st | E Longoria singled to center, B Zobrist scored, E Longoria to third on error by center fielder F Gutierrez. | 1 | 1 |
| 1st | D Navarro homered to left, E Longoria scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd | J Peralta homered to center. | 2 | 3 |
| 5th | S Choo singled to right, J Carroll scored, J Peralta to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 5th | A Marte doubled to left, J Peralta and S Choo scored, A Marte to third on error by third baseman E Longoria. | 5 | 3 |
| 5th | E Longoria singled to left, B Zobrist scored, C Pena to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 6th | J Peralta doubled to deep left center, J Carroll scored. | 6 | 4 |
| 9th | S Choo scored on T Percival's wild pitch. | 7 | 4 |
| 9th | E Hinske doubled to right, J Bartlett scored. | 7 | 5 |
| 9th | G Gross homered to right, E Hinske scored. | 7 | 7 |
| 9th | C Pena homered to center, A Iwamura and B Zobrist scored. | 7 | 10 |
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| Game Notes |
| CLEVELAND'S ASDRUBAL CABRERA LEFT THE GAME WITH A SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE SUFFERED WHILE JOGGING ONTO THE FIELD FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 27,533 (76.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:22 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Ed Rapuano, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - C.B. Bucknor |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, August 6th 2008
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| Cleveland | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 10 |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 11 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 9 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 0 |
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |
| Florida | 0 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Boston | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 |
| Detroit | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 9 |
| Washington | Postponed | |
| Colorado |