MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
10/05/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 2417 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (71-91) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 6 1
Cleveland Indians (85-77) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 8 1
Shields Top-Notch as Rays Stop Indians, 4-3
Tampa Bay Rays starter James Shields was locked-in. He led his team to a win over the Cleveland Indians, 4-3. At 71-91, the Rays are currently 4th in the American League Eastern Division.

Shields delivered a quality start for Tampa Bay. The 6-foot-3 right-hander allowed 1 earned run on 3 hits over 7.1 innings of work.

"We'll take some time to unwind," said Shields, "and then get after it again."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .244 11 46
K. Kiermaier CF 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 .214 12 51
Y. Díaz 1B 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 .328 20 79
   a-C. Kotchman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
B. Lowe 2B 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .241 29 89
E. Longoria 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 6 .239 19 74
A. Huff DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .195 3 11
B. Zobrist SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .211 14 46
D. Martinez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 8 53
D. Navarro C 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .238 11 41
Totals 31 4 6 4 9 9 17      
a - C. Kotchman substituted for Y. Díaz in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: C. Crawford (10, 7th Inning off J. Mesa, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Díaz (20, 9th Inning off S. McDowell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 3 , Y. Díaz 4 , B. Lowe 2 , E. Longoria , D. Martinez
2-out RBI: Y. Díaz , E. Longoria
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Longoria , A. Huff 2 , B. Zobrist
GIDP: D. Navarro
Sac Fly: K. Kiermaier
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Lowe (11)
Double Plays: 3 (Lowe-Zobrist-Díaz, Longoria-Lowe-Díaz, Navarro-Zobrist)
OF assists: 1 (Martinez(Choo at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Ramirez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .303 27 88
L. Boudreau SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .272 6 45
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .260 23 80
L. Doby CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .213 24 78
M. Ramirez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .219 21 62
V. Martinez C 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .229 7 40
R. Colavito RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 11 44
   a-E. Averill PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197 4 11
   b-S. Choo RF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .281 0 2
B. Avila 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 5 42
   e-K. Lofton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 1 19
   f-C. Baerga 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1
K. Keltner 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 15 50
   c-J. Thome PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 2 7
   d-A. Rosen 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237 1 10
Totals 32 3 8 3 1 11 9      
a - E. Averill pinch hit for R. Colavito in the 3rd
b - S. Choo substituted for E. Averill in the 4th
c - J. Thome pinch hit for K. Keltner in the 6th
d - A. Rosen substituted for J. Thome in the 7th
e - K. Lofton pinch hit for B. Avila in the 8th
f - C. Baerga substituted for K. Lofton in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Giambi (23, 9th Inning off G. Balfour, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Ramirez , L. Boudreau , J. Giambi 4 , M. Ramirez , V. Martinez , S. Choo 2 , A. Rosen
2-out RBI: A. Rosen
GIDP: J. Giambi , K. Keltner
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Choo (1)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Boudreau (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Rosen-Avila-Giambi)
OF assists: 1 (Ramirez(Martinez at 2nd base))
PB: V. Martinez
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shields W (16-8) 7.1 3 1 1 1 8 0 102 3.24   
D. Baez H (4) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.94   
G. Balfour SV (30) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 26 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shields 75
Batters Faced: J. Shields 24, D. Baez 3, G. Balfour 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shields 3-8, D. Baez 0-0, G. Balfour 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shields 102-68, D. Baez 10-6, G. Balfour 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Baez 1-1
WP: D. Baez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Feller 5.2 1 0 0 6 5 0 105 3.86   
J. Mesa L (1-1) 1.0 2 3 3 3 0 0 27 4.12   
S. McDowell 2.1 3 1 1 0 4 1 46 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Feller 66
Batters Faced: B. Feller 24, J. Mesa 7, S. McDowell 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Feller 6-6, J. Mesa 1-1, S. McDowell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Feller 105-56, J. Mesa 27-13, S. McDowell 46-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mesa 1-0 , S. McDowell 2-1
WP: J. Mesa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Shields
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 34777
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