Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 8, Cleveland 7
When: 7:38 PM ET, Friday, May 15, 2009
Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Greg Gibson, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Tim McClelland
Attendance: 25827
Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Greg Gibson, 1B - Andy Fletcher, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Tim McClelland
Attendance: 25827
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Tampa Bay Rays have a 7-8 record at home this season. The Cleveland Indians have a 7-12 record on the road.
- Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Rays have won 6 of their last 10 games.
- Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Indians have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Dan Wheeler pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.79. Luis Vizcaino took the loss for Cleveland.
- B.J. Upton, Ben Zobrist hit homeruns for Tampa Bay. Grady Sizemore, Shin-Soo Choo hit homeruns for Cleveland.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Cleveland | Tampa Bay | |
| Anthony Reyes | Player | Scott Kazmir |
| Loss | W/L | Loss |
| 5.1 | IP | 3.1 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 2 |
| 5 | Hits | 10 |
| 5.06 | ERA | 18.90 |
Hitting
| Cleveland | Tampa Bay | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Player | B.J. Upton |
| 2 | Hits | 3 |
| 2 | RBI | 1 |
| 1 | HR | 1 |
| 5 | TB | 7 |
| .667 | Avg | .600 |
Team Stats Summary