MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/03/2111
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2526 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (51-80) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 8 8 1
Tampa Bay Rays (68-63) 3 1 0 0 2 3 1 3 X 13 15 2
Rays Outmuscle Cleveland, 13-8
The Tampa Bay Rays topped the Cleveland Guardians, 13-8, in American League action at Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium. The standout performance belonged to Tampa Bay pitcher and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, native Matt Manzolillo. Merlin Penney nailed down his 27th save. The third-place Rays hiked their record to 68-63.

The Rays had to work out of trouble with one out in the top of the ninth. The score was 13-8, Tampa Bay. But Cleveland, with the bases loaded, had mounted a threat. Brian Salvatierra dug in at the plate. But on a 0-2 slider, Salvatierra struck out.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ellis 1B 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .231 14 42
   a-K. Allen PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .234 10 34
T. Clarke 3B, 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .282 15 34
J. Kirby RF 3 3 1 1 2 1 3 .271 22 62
Z. Wilson LF 4 1 1 4 1 0 2 .244 11 40
R. Alvarez DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .265 19 64
G. Dennis SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 5 19
   b-B. Thrash PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .239 1 13
B. Salvatierra 2B 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .251 9 43
C. Pineiro C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .189 7 40
   c-W. Baranyi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .227 15 37
E. Roman CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .252 10 54
Totals 36 8 8 8 8 10 20      
a - K. Allen pinch hit for B. Ellis in the 7th
b - B. Thrash pinch hit for G. Dennis in the 9th
c - W. Baranyi pinch hit for C. Pineiro in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Clarke (10, 1st Inning off M. Manzolillo, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Salvatierra (23, 2nd Inning off M. Manzolillo, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Roman (22, 8th Inning off J. Owens, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Pineiro (13, 8th Inning off J. Owens, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kirby (22, 6th Inning off M. Manzolillo, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Wilson (11, 8th Inning off G. Klibert, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Clarke 3 , J. Kirby 4 , Z. Wilson 4 , R. Alvarez , B. Salvatierra 2 , C. Pineiro 2 , E. Roman 2
2-out RBI: C. Pineiro , E. Roman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Allen , T. Clarke , Z. Wilson , R. Alvarez , W. Baranyi , E. Roman
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Ellis (19)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Clarke (4)
PB: C. Pineiro
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grimm CF 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 .303 8 62
R. Rubio DH 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 .282 4 26
D. Wimmer 1B 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 .302 25 106
D. Lamle LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 .261 27 88
C. Aguilar SS 5 2 1 1 0 2 2 .255 5 40
R. Pace 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .235 6 44
D. Van den Bussche 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .233 13 51
C. Newman RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .238 16 55
F. Clayton C 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .253 10 32
Totals 40 13 15 10 3 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Pace 3 (23, 1st Inning off M. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off C. Blechle, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Blechle, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Aguilar (19, 1st Inning off M. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Rubio (14, 5th Inning off M. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Lamle (28, 8th Inning off M. Dunphy, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Lamle (7, 1st Inning off M. Rodriguez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Newman (16, 2nd Inning off M. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Clayton (10, 6th Inning off C. Blechle, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Grimm 3 , R. Rubio 4 , D. Lamle 5 , C. Aguilar 2 , R. Pace 6 , C. Newman 4 , F. Clayton 5
2-out RBI: C. Aguilar , R. Pace 2 , F. Clayton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grimm , D. Lamle , C. Aguilar , D. Van den Bussche 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grimm 2 (38)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Lamle (6) , F. Clayton (6)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rodriguez L (8-12) 4.2 8 6 5 0 3 1 72 4.24   
C. Blechle 2.1 5 4 4 2 1 1 44 5.92   
M. Dunphy 1.0 2 3 2 1 1 0 20 5.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rodriguez 29
Batters Faced: M. Rodriguez 23, C. Blechle 14, M. Dunphy 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rodriguez 6-5, C. Blechle 3-3, M. Dunphy 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rodriguez 72-52, C. Blechle 44-26, M. Dunphy 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Blechle 1-1
WP: M. Rodriguez , M. Dunphy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Manzolillo W (10-5) 5.2 3 2 1 2 5 1 96 2.92   
G. Klibert 1.1 2 3 3 2 2 1 38 3.96   
J. Owens 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 27 2.75   
K. Brusky 0.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 21 4.19   
M. Penney SV (27) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Manzolillo 60
Batters Faced: M. Manzolillo 23, G. Klibert 8, J. Owens 6, K. Brusky 5, M. Penney 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Manzolillo 6-6, G. Klibert 0-2, J. Owens 0-1, K. Brusky 0-1, M. Penney 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Manzolillo 96-61, G. Klibert 38-19, J. Owens 27-15, K. Brusky 21-7, M. Penney 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Penney 3-0
WP: M. Manzolillo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Manzolillo
Ballpark: Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 26821
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