MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
08/20/2005
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 1833 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (53-69) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (72-51) 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 X 8 10 1
Higginson Powers Devil Rays to 8-1 Win
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays licked the Cleveland Guardians, 8-1. Bobby Higginson deserved a big chunk of the credit. The right fielder went 2 for 2 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 3 for the Devil Rays. Mark Prior, who is tied for 2nd in the AL in wins with 17, was the winning pitcher. Over 7 innings, he allowed 1 run on 4 hits, with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. Tampa Bay, at 72-51, holds down first place in the AL East Division.

Tampa Bay first baseman Erubiel Durazo delivered a 3-run home run in the bottom of the first. Overall, he went 3 for 4, picking up 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and knocked in 3.

"What a dismal performance," lamented losing manager Matt B.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. DeJesus LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285 6 49
   a-D. Murphy PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 2 6
N. Garciaparra 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 13 73
   b-B. Butler PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 0 6
J. Alfaro 3B, 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .286 1 6
G. Jenkins SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .282 18 75
M. Thames RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .289 20 83
R. Frias 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .289 0 38
J. Randa DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .298 3 19
M. Byrd CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .264 8 57
B. Schwalm C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .215 2 33
   c-E. Furniss PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .212 1 4
Totals 36 1 8 1 2 6 27      
a - D. Murphy pinch hit for D. DeJesus in the 7th
b - B. Butler pinch hit for N. Garciaparra in the 7th
c - E. Furniss pinch hit for B. Schwalm in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Byrd (18, 2nd Inning off M. Prior, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Jenkins (29, 8th Inning off F. Valles, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Murphy , J. Alfaro 2 , G. Jenkins 2 , M. Thames , R. Frias , M. Byrd 3
2-out RBI: M. Byrd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Jenkins , J. Randa , M. Byrd , B. Schwalm 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Thames , J. Randa
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Randa (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Acevedo (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Alfaro-Jenkins-Pineiro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nixon CF, RF 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .258 18 64
S. Stewart LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .264 6 44
C. Villalobos 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .260 9 48
S. Drew SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .300 14 73
B. Higginson RF 2 3 2 3 1 0 0 .290 16 65
   a-B. Gardner PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 0 12
E. Durazo 1B 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 .303 11 66
M. Ramirez DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .239 10 47
E. Taubensee C 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .261 5 36
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 15 57
Totals 32 8 10 8 5 8 16      
a - B. Gardner pinch hit for B. Higginson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Durazo (22, 3rd Inning off J. Acevedo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Durazo (11, 1st Inning off J. Acevedo, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Higginson 2 (16, 3rd Inning off J. Acevedo, 1 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off W. Alvarez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 3 , S. Stewart , B. Higginson 8 , E. Durazo 7 , M. Ramirez
2-out RBI: T. Nixon , B. Higginson , E. Durazo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Stewart , S. Drew , E. Taubensee 2
GIDP: S. Stewart
Sac Fly: C. Villalobos
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Nixon (7) , S. Drew (12)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Durazo (8)
PB: E. Taubensee
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Acevedo L (0-1) 2.0 6 7 7 4 3 2 62 31.50   
W. Alvarez 4.1 4 1 1 0 3 1 58 4.50   
J. Pineiro 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Acevedo 11
Batters Faced: J. Acevedo 16, W. Alvarez 17, J. Pineiro 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Acevedo 1-2, W. Alvarez 6-4, J. Pineiro 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Acevedo 62-34, W. Alvarez 58-37, J. Pineiro 27-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Alvarez 2-1 , J. Pineiro 1-0
WP: J. Pineiro
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Prior W (17-5) 7.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 120 3.50   
F. Valles 1.1 4 0 0 1 1 0 30 3.82   
B. Morseman 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Prior 69
Batters Faced: M. Prior 29, F. Valles 9, B. Morseman 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Prior 8-8, F. Valles 0-3, B. Morseman 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Prior 120-72, F. Valles 30-17, B. Morseman 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Morseman 3-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Prior 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bobby Higginson
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:15 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 41139
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