MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
07/07/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 1753 - MONDAY, JULY 7TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (33-47) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 5 11 1
Cleveland Guardians (42-37) 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 X 9 12 0
Guardians Beat Rays, 9-5
The Cleveland Guardians relied on the hitting of first baseman Barry Nicholson to stop the Tampa Bay Rays, 9-5. For the game, Nicholson was 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. Eddie Gonzalez was the winner. Over 6.1 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 5 hits, with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts. The third-place Guardians lifted their record to 42-37.

Nicholson had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the sixth. On a full count fastball from Dean Thomas, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Guardians a 3-1 lead. It was the 25th home run of the year for Nicholson.

"Anytime we get it going, it puts a smile on my face," said Nicholson.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Huggins SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .298 0 14
   a-J. Ramos PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292 10 34
   b-M. Collier SS, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .160 0 0
R. Behm CF 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .221 5 20
   c-J. Alcantar PH, CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .298 1 8
G. Elkins LF 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .185 3 9
K. Schulz RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .209 11 42
C. Escamilla C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 7 28
D. Taylor 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .234 12 37
R. Florez DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
A. Castellanos 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .192 4 11
R. Takach 2B, SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .232 8 36
Totals 37 5 11 5 1 11 16      
a - J. Ramos pinch hit for J. Huggins in the 7th
b - M. Collier substituted for J. Ramos in the 7th
c - J. Alcantar pinch hit for R. Behm in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Behm (5, 6th Inning off E. Gonzalez, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Schulz (11, 8th Inning off E. Neri, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Elkins (3, 8th Inning off E. Neri, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Huggins 2 , R. Behm 4 , J. Alcantar , G. Elkins 4 , K. Schulz 5 , D. Taylor , R. Florez , R. Takach 2
2-out RBI: R. Behm , R. Takach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ramos , R. Behm , K. Schulz
GIDP: C. Escamilla
Hit by Pitch: C. Escamilla
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Huggins 2 (14)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Takach (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Soto RF 5 1 1 1 0 3 5 .263 11 32
M. Cleary LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 7 .272 6 29
J. Setzler 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .298 20 53
   a-C. Goacher PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .280 0 20
B. Nicholson 1B 4 1 2 3 1 0 0 .276 25 60
J. Agramonte CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .264 8 21
J. Murphey DH 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 .182 8 24
C. Downs 2B, 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .298 7 25
M. Maddy SS 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .211 1 9
J. Hansen C 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 .132 3 10
Totals 35 9 12 9 5 9 27      
a - C. Goacher pinch hit for J. Setzler in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hansen (1, 5th Inning off D. Thomas, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Murphey (7, 6th Inning off D. Thomas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Nicholson (25, 6th Inning off D. Thomas, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Soto , M. Cleary , J. Setzler , B. Nicholson 5 , J. Agramonte 2 , J. Murphey 2 , C. Downs , M. Maddy 2 , J. Hansen 2
2-out RBI: M. Cleary
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cleary , C. Goacher , J. Murphey
Sac Bunt: J. Hansen
Sac Fly: J. Agramonte
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Maddy-Downs-Nicholson)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Thomas L (4-7) 5.0 10 8 6 2 6 1 94 5.59   
A. Quevedo 1.0 2 1 0 2 2 0 29 7.36   
C. Quinlivan 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 5.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Thomas 23
Batters Faced: D. Thomas 27, A. Quevedo 8, C. Quinlivan 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Thomas 5-4, A. Quevedo 0-1, C. Quinlivan 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Thomas 94-65, A. Quevedo 29-17, C. Quinlivan 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Quevedo 3-3 , C. Quinlivan 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gonzalez W (3-1) 6.1 5 2 2 1 4 1 95 3.47   
E. Neri 0.2 5 3 3 0 2 2 22 40.50   
B. Jessee 2.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 36 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gonzalez 58
Batters Faced: E. Gonzalez 24, E. Neri 7, B. Jessee 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gonzalez 5-9, E. Neri 0-0, B. Jessee 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gonzalez 95-62, E. Neri 22-14, B. Jessee 36-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Neri 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Jessee
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Barry Nicholson
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 34716
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