MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
08/07/2007
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 1690 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (52-61) 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 11 1
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (69-44) 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 7 0
Hernandez Slugs Guardians to 8-5 Win
Getting offensive support from Gustavo Hernandez, the Cleveland Guardians topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 8-5. Hernandez was 3 for 5 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for the Guardians. Brett Black, 4-3, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on no hits in 1.2 innings. Cla Meredith finished to wrap up his 18th save.

Early in the game, Hernandez had a 2-run home run for Cleveland. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the Guardians on top, 2-0.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Hernandez.

Cleveland now sports a record of 52-61.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Fowler CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .267 2 4
J. Turner 2B 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .330 14 58
G. Hernandez DH 5 2 3 4 0 1 1 .262 15 45
E. Hinske 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .256 8 41
   c-M. Kurhan 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Hill SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .298 11 50
D. DeJesus LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .265 5 43
R. Soules 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239 17 49
   a-S. Smitherman PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 25 85
   b-A. Vargas 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 1 2
E. Valdez C 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .231 8 37
T. Long RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .232 11 49
Totals 36 8 11 8 3 8 4      
a - S. Smitherman pinch hit for R. Soules in the 8th
b - A. Vargas substituted for S. Smitherman in the 8th
c - M. Kurhan substituted for E. Hinske in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Turner (36, 3rd Inning off T. Ritchie, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Hernandez 2 (15, 1st Inning off T. Ritchie, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off I. Dionisotti, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. DeJesus (5, 2nd Inning off T. Ritchie, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Hinske (8, 3rd Inning off T. Ritchie, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Long (11, 9th Inning off S. Airosa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Turner 4 , G. Hernandez 9 , E. Hinske 4 , A. Hill , D. DeJesus 4 , E. Valdez , T. Long 4
2-out RBI: G. Hernandez , E. Hinske
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Turner (11)
CS: D. DeJesus (7)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Lizarraga (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nixon RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .269 17 48
B. Gardner LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .274 7 47
J. Guzman 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .288 3 57
A. Craig 1B 3 0 0 1 1 2 4 .258 11 68
S. Drew SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 2 .275 12 68
J. Cust CF 4 1 1 1 0 3 5 .266 8 63
I. Kinsler 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .253 19 87
E. Durazo DH 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .296 1 9
G. Kottaras C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .187 8 42
Totals 33 5 7 5 5 12 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Cust (26, 2nd Inning off S. Lizarraga, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Gardner (27, 5th Inning off S. Lizarraga, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Drew (37, 5th Inning off S. Lizarraga, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 2 , B. Gardner 2 , S. Drew 4 , J. Cust 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cust , I. Kinsler , G. Kottaras
Sac Fly: A. Craig , I. Kinsler
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Drew (8) , I. Kinsler (10)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Cust(Hernandez at 2nd base))
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Lizarraga 4.1 7 5 4 2 6 0 98 5.04   
B. Black W (4-3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.47   
B. Messer H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19 3.12   
V. Boyanich H (13) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 4.29   
C. Meredith SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Lizarraga 35
Batters Faced: S. Lizarraga 23, B. Black 5, B. Messer 5, V. Boyanich 4, C. Meredith 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Lizarraga 1-6, B. Black 2-1, B. Messer 0-2, V. Boyanich 2-0, C. Meredith 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Lizarraga 98-63, B. Black 16-10, B. Messer 19-8, V. Boyanich 23-13, C. Meredith 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Black 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Ritchie L (11-5) 3.0 7 5 5 0 0 3 57 4.84   
I. Dionisotti 2.0 1 1 1 1 3 1 38 3.78   
I. Montano 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 5.96   
W. Harris 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.59   
A. Munoz 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 2.70   
S. Airosa 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 23 4.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ritchie 23
Batters Faced: T. Ritchie 15, I. Dionisotti 8, I. Montano 4, W. Harris 3, A. Munoz 3, S. Airosa 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ritchie 4-4, I. Dionisotti 2-1, I. Montano 0-1, W. Harris 1-1, A. Munoz 2-0, S. Airosa 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ritchie 57-34, I. Dionisotti 38-23, I. Montano 18-10, W. Harris 13-8, A. Munoz 11-4, S. Airosa 23-14
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gustavo Hernandez
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 41087
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