ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays have opened up a three-game series against the Indians with a victory. The Rays got to Jeremy Sowers early in the first, scoring three runs on a Carl Crawford two-run single, and an RBI single by Cliff Floyd. Then in the fifth, Jason Bartlett hit a lead-off homer, extending the lead to four, and in the same inning, Carlos Pena hit an RBI single. The Rays scored once more in the seventh on an RBI triple off the bat of Carl Crawford. B.J. Upton was injured sliding into home plate on this play, and had to leave the game. His condition is not known at this time. The Indians scored their only run in the ninth on a solo shot off the bat of Casey Blake. Also in this game, Rays starting pitcher Andy Sonnanstine took a perfect game into the fifth but was broken up with two outs in the fifth with a double by David Dellucci. Sonnanstine would go on to win the game.
Final Score:
Indians: 1
Rays: 6
Jeremy Sowers (L, 2-4): 5 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Craig Breslow: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Casey Blake: 2-4, 2B, HR (15), RBI, R
David Dellucci: 2-4, 2 2B
Andy Sonnanstine (W, 10-3): 7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Jason Hammel: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Troy Percival: 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Akinori Iwamura: 1-4, R, K
B.J. Upton: 2-3, 2 R
Carlos Pena: 2-4, RBI, R
Carl Crawford: 2-4, 3B, 3 RBI, R, K
Cliff Floyd: 2-4, RBI
Jason Bartlett: 2-4, 2B, HR (4), RBI, R
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