Tampa Bay 8, Cleveland 2
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature:
67°
Umpires:
Home -
Jerry Meals, 1B -
John Tumpane, 2B -
Dan Iassogna, 3B -
Dale Scott
Attendance:
17741
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David Price allowed two runs in eight innings, and Ben Zobrist and Matt Joyce homered, leading Tampa Bay to an 8-2 victory over Cleveland on Wednesday night, snapping the Indians' 14-game home winning streak.
Zobrist, Sam Fuld and B.J. Upton drove in two runs each for the Rays (21-15), who have the best road record in the American League at 12-5. The loss was the first at home since April 2 for the Indians (23-12).
Price (5-3) didn’t allow a baserunner until Carlos Santana led off the fifth with a double. Cleveland scored two in the eighth on Matt LaPorta's run-scoring double and Michael Brantley’s RBI single.
Price, who carried a shutout into the ninth in his last start, allowed five hits, struck out seven and didn't walk a batter. He was struck on the right wrist by Shelley Duncan's line drive in the sixth.
Cleveland starter Carlos Carrasco (1-2) allowed four runs in five innings in his first start since April 24. He was on the disabled list with a sore right elbow.
Fuld's double in the second gave Tampa Bay a 1-0 lead. He also had an RBI single in the fourth when the Rays scored three times. Tampa Bay added three runs in the seventh and Joyce homered in the ninth.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Tampa Bay
|
11 |
2 |
19 |
.289 |
20 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| Cleveland
|
5 |
0 |
9 |
.156 |
11 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |