Rays vs. Indians (6/29 - 7/2)
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Rays vs. Indians (6/29 - 7/2)
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Rays vs. Indians (6/29 - 7/2)
Basketball is driven by three principles:
1) Movement 2) Application of fundamentals 3) Predictability
1) Movement 2) Application of fundamentals 3) Predictability
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Friday, June 29 Jacobs Field | 7:05 PM ET
TB Edwin Jackson, RHP (1-8, 7.39)
Devil Rays (33-44) @ CLE Jake Westbrook, RHP (1-3, 7.08)
Indians (46-32)
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Scouting Report:
Rays: Going winless in his first eight decisions of the season, Jackson finally nailed down his first victory as a Ray on Sunday against the Dodgers. The right-hander held his former team to two runs on nine hits and one walk over six innings. Jackson has a mid-90s fastball that he needs to have better command of to pitch late into the games. He has yet to receive a decision while posting a 3.12 ERA over two career appearances against Cleveland.
Indians: Westbrook made his first start since the beginning of May on Sunday, returning from an oblique muscle injury. He looked as sharp as he did before the injury, giving up three runs over seven innings of work. His fastball was clocked in the 90s through the entire outing, and he threw 88 pitches before leaving. He can't fix the team's offensive problems, but he'll give the Tribe a chance to win.
Saturday, June 30 Jacobs Field | 7:05 PM ET
TB J.P. Howell, LHP (1-1, 4.45)
Devil Rays (33-44) @ CLE C.C. Sabathia, LHP (11-2, 3.24)
Indians (46-32)
Scouting Report:
Devil Rays: Howell walked three and fanned seven in five innings last time out, but stumbled at a few key points before he exited with the game tied. The young lefty scattered two singles to start the third, and then secured two outs. He walked the next hitter to load the bases, and then worked Josh Fields to a six-pitch walk that forced in the White Sox first run. The outing tied his shortest this season, and continued his inconsistency of being dead-on or way off.
Indians: Sabathia's All-Star-worthy first half continued Monday against Oakland, when he held the A's to a pair of runs on nine hits with no walks and eight strikeouts in his second complete game of the season. He gave up two runs in the second inning but was dominant for the remainder. In his last start against the Rays, on April 20, Sabathia gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits over seven innings in a no-decision.
Sunday, July 1 Jacobs Field | 1:05 PM ET
TB James Shields, RHP (6-3, 3.81)
Devil Rays (33-44) @ CLE Cliff Lee, LHP (4-4, 5.37)
Indians (46-32)
Scouting Report:
Devil Rays: Shields had just one bad inning out of seven, but that was all it took to doom him on Tuesday. He'd cruised along through the first four innings and breezed through most of the fifth as well, until Scott Podsednik connected on a two-out comebacker that knocked Shields a bit sideways and far out of the zone he'd been in. The right-hander then surrendered back-to-back home runs followed by back-to-back singles, which eventually resulted in his third straight loss. He leads the Majors in homers allowed.
Indians: Lee tossed his third straight quality start on Tuesday night against Oakland. Allowing only three runs over six rocky innings, the left-hander was perhaps most impressive in his ability to work his way out of trouble. In situations where he seemingly would have imploded during a rough first month back from the disabled list, Lee was at his finest. For instance, in one jam that saw the bases loaded with just one out, Lee induced the middle of the A's order to pop up and then ground out to end the inning. In seven career starts against Tampa Bay, Lee is 3-2 with a 2.73 ERA.
Monday, July 2 Jacobs Field | 7:05 PM ET
TB Andy Sonnanstine, RHP (1-2, 5.85)
Devil Rays (33-44) @ CLE Fausto Carmona, RHP (8-4, 3.92)
Indians (46-32)
Scouting Report:
Rays: It was a shame to see Sonnanstine's gem go to waste his last time out. The 24-year-old took a three-hit shutout into the seventh inning and had a three-run buffer of comfort for support. The White Sox wore him down after a bit, and he allowed three straight singles to open his final inning. That, combined with a fielding error by Carl Crawford, spoiled the shutout. Still, the righty finished with six punchouts and no walks in his 6 1/3 inning, two-run performance. He deserved a much better fate than the no-decision, but was doomed by a key defensive miscue and a faulty bullpen that led to the Rays eventually losing the game.
Indians: Carmona has been one of the Indians' most consistent starters all season, which made his last outing against the A's all the more perplexing. Carmona couldn't get his mid-90s sinker to stay down in the zone, and he had trouble commanding his secondary pitches, such as his slider, as well. Oakland pounced, as Carmona gave up eight runs on seven hits with two walks, a strikeout and two home runs in one-plus inning. It was easily Carmona's worst outing of the season. He had allowed five or more runs in a start just two other times this year. His only previous outing against the Rays was an inning of relief against them in 2006.
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TB Edwin Jackson, RHP (1-8, 7.39)
Devil Rays (33-44) @ CLE Jake Westbrook, RHP (1-3, 7.08)
Indians (46-32)
Purch
Scouting Report:
Rays: Going winless in his first eight decisions of the season, Jackson finally nailed down his first victory as a Ray on Sunday against the Dodgers. The right-hander held his former team to two runs on nine hits and one walk over six innings. Jackson has a mid-90s fastball that he needs to have better command of to pitch late into the games. He has yet to receive a decision while posting a 3.12 ERA over two career appearances against Cleveland.
Indians: Westbrook made his first start since the beginning of May on Sunday, returning from an oblique muscle injury. He looked as sharp as he did before the injury, giving up three runs over seven innings of work. His fastball was clocked in the 90s through the entire outing, and he threw 88 pitches before leaving. He can't fix the team's offensive problems, but he'll give the Tribe a chance to win.
Saturday, June 30 Jacobs Field | 7:05 PM ET
TB J.P. Howell, LHP (1-1, 4.45)
Devil Rays (33-44) @ CLE C.C. Sabathia, LHP (11-2, 3.24)
Indians (46-32)
Scouting Report:
Devil Rays: Howell walked three and fanned seven in five innings last time out, but stumbled at a few key points before he exited with the game tied. The young lefty scattered two singles to start the third, and then secured two outs. He walked the next hitter to load the bases, and then worked Josh Fields to a six-pitch walk that forced in the White Sox first run. The outing tied his shortest this season, and continued his inconsistency of being dead-on or way off.
Indians: Sabathia's All-Star-worthy first half continued Monday against Oakland, when he held the A's to a pair of runs on nine hits with no walks and eight strikeouts in his second complete game of the season. He gave up two runs in the second inning but was dominant for the remainder. In his last start against the Rays, on April 20, Sabathia gave up three runs (two earned) on seven hits over seven innings in a no-decision.
Sunday, July 1 Jacobs Field | 1:05 PM ET
TB James Shields, RHP (6-3, 3.81)
Devil Rays (33-44) @ CLE Cliff Lee, LHP (4-4, 5.37)
Indians (46-32)
Scouting Report:
Devil Rays: Shields had just one bad inning out of seven, but that was all it took to doom him on Tuesday. He'd cruised along through the first four innings and breezed through most of the fifth as well, until Scott Podsednik connected on a two-out comebacker that knocked Shields a bit sideways and far out of the zone he'd been in. The right-hander then surrendered back-to-back home runs followed by back-to-back singles, which eventually resulted in his third straight loss. He leads the Majors in homers allowed.
Indians: Lee tossed his third straight quality start on Tuesday night against Oakland. Allowing only three runs over six rocky innings, the left-hander was perhaps most impressive in his ability to work his way out of trouble. In situations where he seemingly would have imploded during a rough first month back from the disabled list, Lee was at his finest. For instance, in one jam that saw the bases loaded with just one out, Lee induced the middle of the A's order to pop up and then ground out to end the inning. In seven career starts against Tampa Bay, Lee is 3-2 with a 2.73 ERA.
Monday, July 2 Jacobs Field | 7:05 PM ET
TB Andy Sonnanstine, RHP (1-2, 5.85)
Devil Rays (33-44) @ CLE Fausto Carmona, RHP (8-4, 3.92)
Indians (46-32)
Scouting Report:
Rays: It was a shame to see Sonnanstine's gem go to waste his last time out. The 24-year-old took a three-hit shutout into the seventh inning and had a three-run buffer of comfort for support. The White Sox wore him down after a bit, and he allowed three straight singles to open his final inning. That, combined with a fielding error by Carl Crawford, spoiled the shutout. Still, the righty finished with six punchouts and no walks in his 6 1/3 inning, two-run performance. He deserved a much better fate than the no-decision, but was doomed by a key defensive miscue and a faulty bullpen that led to the Rays eventually losing the game.
Indians: Carmona has been one of the Indians' most consistent starters all season, which made his last outing against the A's all the more perplexing. Carmona couldn't get his mid-90s sinker to stay down in the zone, and he had trouble commanding his secondary pitches, such as his slider, as well. Oakland pounced, as Carmona gave up eight runs on seven hits with two walks, a strikeout and two home runs in one-plus inning. It was easily Carmona's worst outing of the season. He had allowed five or more runs in a start just two other times this year. His only previous outing against the Rays was an inning of relief against them in 2006.
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Basketball is driven by three principles:
1) Movement 2) Application of fundamentals 3) Predictability
1) Movement 2) Application of fundamentals 3) Predictability
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Prediction was wrong, Rays lose 8-6.
Bats came alive after the game was in hand.
The lineup needs some punch, and the starters have to get past the 3rd inning without already giving up 4 runs. You can't keep coming from behind every game.
Bats came alive after the game was in hand.
The lineup needs some punch, and the starters have to get past the 3rd inning without already giving up 4 runs. You can't keep coming from behind every game.
Basketball is driven by three principles:
1) Movement 2) Application of fundamentals 3) Predictability
1) Movement 2) Application of fundamentals 3) Predictability
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