7/11 - Rays (58-34) @ Indians (47-45): Game 2

James Shields: (6 - 3), 2.48 ERA vs. Paul Byrd: (5 - 8), 5.20 ERA

CLEVELAND -- The Rays have now lost two straight in this four game series in Cleveland. David Dellucci got it started in the second with a solo home run. Casey Blake added to that in the third with a bases loaded suicide squeeze bunt scoring Jason Michaels from third, extending the lead to two. Cliff Floyd got the Rays on the board in the fifth with a solo home run, and Akinori Iwamura tied it up in the same inning with an RBI single. Great Santana put the Tribe ahead for good in the seventh with a lead-off home run.

Final Score:
Rays: 2
Indians: 3


James Shields: 8 IP, 11 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Akinori Iwamura: 1-4, RBI
Cliff Floyd: 1-4, HR (9)
Dioner Navarro: 1-4, R


Paul Byrd: 8.1 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

Jason Michaels: 3-4, R
Casey Blake: 0-3, RBI
David Dellucci: 1-3, HR (13)
Great Santana: 1-3, HR (3)

WP - Paul Byrd (6-8) | LP - James Shields (6-4) | SV - Joe Borowski (5)