MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
07/02/2006
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1217 - SUNDAY, JULY 2ND , 2006 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (34-48) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 9 9 1
Cleveland Guardians (27-56) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1
Guardians Lose at Home, 9-2, to Tampa Bay
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays tallied a win at Jacobs Field, throttling the Cleveland Guardians, 9-2. Starting pitcher Mark Prior was a big reason for his team's success. Tampa Bay has now reeled off 6 straight wins.

In the top of the first, the Devil Rays took the lead, 3-0, when 24-year old catcher George Kottaras drew a walk, driving in 1 run.

"We didn't play well enough to win," said Cleveland skipper Matt B.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Villalobos 3B 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .265 8 34
T. Nixon RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .281 7 22
S. Stewart LF 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .335 4 50
E. Durazo 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .277 13 49
B. Higginson DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .237 4 32
S. Drew SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .272 4 40
J. Mayberry Jr. CF 3 1 0 0 2 2 3 .255 3 14
G. Kottaras C 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .179 3 20
W. Santana 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .250 2 12
Totals 37 9 9 7 8 9 24      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Drew (30, 8th Inning off B. Barlow, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Stewart (25, 8th Inning off B. Barlow, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 2 , S. Stewart 3 , E. Durazo , S. Drew 3 , G. Kottaras , W. Santana
2-out RBI: G. Kottaras
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Higginson 2 , G. Kottaras , W. Santana
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Nixon (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Santana-Drew-Durazo, Santana-Drew-Durazo)
PB: G. Kottaras
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Smitherman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .267 18 39
E. Hinske 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .249 13 31
R. Soules DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .259 3 6
D. DeJesus LF 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 .271 2 29
E. Valdez C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .164 3 16
T. Long CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .216 4 27
J. Grabowski 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .172 5 8
M. Byrd RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .263 1 10
J. Hernandez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 2 6
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Soules (2, 1st Inning off M. Prior, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. DeJesus (2, 4th Inning off M. Prior, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Smitherman , R. Soules 3 , D. DeJesus 4 , E. Valdez 2 , T. Long
2-out RBI: T. Long
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Valdez , J. Grabowski
GIDP: T. Long 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Grabowski (3)
PB: E. Valdez
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Prior W (5-6) 8.2 7 2 2 1 7 1 112 5.57   
A. Embree 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Prior 68
Batters Faced: M. Prior 33, A. Embree 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Prior 11-6, A. Embree 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Prior 112-73, A. Embree 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Embree 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Mulvey L (2-10) 5.1 4 3 3 7 6 0 101 5.93   
V. Boyanich 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.04   
R. Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.98   
B. Barlow 0.1 5 6 5 1 1 0 12 9.93   
R. Nen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 6.39   
C. Meredith 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Mulvey 47
Batters Faced: K. Mulvey 27, V. Boyanich 2, R. Rodriguez 3, B. Barlow 7, R. Nen 4, C. Meredith 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Mulvey 1-9, V. Boyanich 0-2, R. Rodriguez 2-0, B. Barlow 0-0, R. Nen 2-1, C. Meredith 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Mulvey 101-56, V. Boyanich 6-4, R. Rodriguez 11-8, B. Barlow 12-9, R. Nen 15-9, C. Meredith 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Nen 2-2
WP: R. Nen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Prior
Ballpark: Jacobs Field
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 30186
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