Final
Nix homers for 6th time in his last 7 games
Jul 10, 2010 - 3:32 AMVideo
Nix, recently claimed by the Indians off waivers, homered for the sixth time in his last seven games and Carmona held the Rays lineup at bay for Cleveland to beat Tampa Bay 9-3.
"Stuff like this happens sometimes," Nix said. "It's a funny game. It's just one of those things I can't really explain."
Cleveland went ahead 3-1 on Nix's solo shot off James Shields (7-9) in the fifth. Jhonny Peralta's three-run drive off Andy Sonnanstine and an RBI double by Jason Donald made it 8-2 in the eighth.
Carmona (8-7) allowed two runs and five hits in 6 2-3 innings for the Indians, who lost their last six at Tampa Bay. Shelley Duncan had a seventh-inning solo shot.
"Another quality start by Fausto," Cleveland manager Manny Acta said. "He deserves all the credit. Contained such a good lineup. Fausto was the key because he was able to allow us to stay in the game until we were able to hit home runs."
Over the last 13 games, 29 of the 56 runs scored by the Indians have come on home runs.
Shields gave up four runs and six hits in 6 1-3 innings. The right-hander is 0-5 in six starts at home since beating Oakland on April 28.
"He's a good pitcher," Nix said. "Just got a couple pitches that I've able to put the barrel on."
Nix has two homers in four at-bats overall against Shields, who is 0-4 in six career starts against the Indians.
"We just got out-pitched," Shields said.
Nix hit a grand slam against Shields while with the Chicago White Sox on May 30, which was his only homer before the current hot streak. Cleveland claimed Nix off waivers from Chicago on June 24.
Matt LaPorta had an RBI single during a two-run second that put the Indians up 2-0. Peralta advanced from second to third on a balk and then scored on Shields' wild pitch.
Austin Kearns hit a run-scoring double in the ninth.
Carlos Pena singled in the third to cut the Indians' lead to 2-1 and added a ninth-inning solo homer.
Matt Joyce drew a bases-loaded walk from Indians reliever Chris Perez - who walked three in a row before ending the inning by striking out John Jaso - in the seventh as the Rays cut the deficit to 4-2.
"We had plenty of opportunities to score a lot of runs," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said.
They Rays went 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position and left 11 runners on base.
Notes: The Rays are 7-2 in July after going 11-14 during June. ... LaPorta (head bruise and sore neck) was back in the lineup after missing the previous three games and finished with three hits. "Great to see," Acta said. LaPorta was accidentally elbowed in the head by Texas SS Elvis Andrus on Monday. ... Tampa Bay LF Carl Crawford stole second in the seventh and has 30 steals this season. ... Cleveland SS Asdrubal Cabrera (broken left forearm) rejoined the team and resumed batting practice. The infielder could start a minor league rehab assignment early next week. ... Armando Camacaro has joined the Indians as an assistant to the major league coaching staff. ... Tampa Bay signed SS Ryan Brett, taken in the third round of this year's amateur draft.
- Rays 3, Indians 9 - FINAL
CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Brantley cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .136
J Nix 2b 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .220
C Santana c 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 .284
T Hafner dh 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .246
A Kearns rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .268
J Peralta 3b 5 2 3 3 0 1 2 .251
M LaPorta
Jul 9 10:21 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CARLOS PENA (18) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF FRANK HERRMANN.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 9, TAMPA BAY 3
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: M JOYCE (.167, 0-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
Guardians 9, Rays 3 Bot 9, 0 OutsJul 9 10:19 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY AUSTIN KEARNS SCORED CARLOS SANTANA
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A KEARNS ON SECOND, T HAFNER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 9
TAMPA BAY 2 TOP,9TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.252, 3-FOR-4, HR, 3 RBI)
Guardians 9, Rays 2 Top 9, 0 OutsJul 9 10:09 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JASON DONALD SCORED MATT LAPORTA
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J DONALD ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 8
TAMPA BAY 2 TOP,8TH
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: M BRANTLEY (.138, 0-FOR-4)
Guardians 8, Rays 2 Top 8, 0 OutsJul 9 9:46 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY JHONNY PERALTA (6) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
1 OUT IN THE 8TH OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE SCORED AUSTIN KEARNS
AND CARLOS SANTANA.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 7, TAMPA BAY 2
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: M LAPORTA (.250, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
Guardians 7, Rays 2 Top 8, 0 OutsJul 9 9:42 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO MATT JOYCE SCORED CARL CRAWFORD
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M JOYCE ON FIRST, C PENA ON SECOND, E
LONGORIA ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 4
TAMPA BAY 2 BOTTOM,7TH
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J JASO (.276, 1-FOR-2, BB)
Guardians 4, Rays 2 Bot 7, 0 OutsJul 9 9:28 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY SHELLEY DUNCAN (5) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 7TH OFF JAMES SHIELDS.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 4, TAMPA BAY 1
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J DONALD (.277, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Guardians 4, Rays 1 Top 7, 0 OutsJul 9 9:04 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JAYSON NIX (7) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
5TH OFF JAMES SHIELDS.
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3, TAMPA BAY 1
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C SANTANA (.279, 0-FOR-2)
Guardians 3, Rays 1 Top 5, 0 OutsJul 9 8:32 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CARLOS PENA SCORED EVAN LONGORIA
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C PENA ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
TAMPA BAY 1 BOTTOM,3RD
DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: M JOYCE (.176, 0-FOR-1)
Guardians 2, Rays 1 Bot 3, 0 OutsJul 9 8:07 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY JAMES SHIELDS ALLOWED JHONNY PERALTA TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M LAPORTA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 2
TAMPA BAY 0 TOP,2ND
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: S DUNCAN (.265, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
Guardians 2, Rays 0 Top 2, 0 OutsJul 9 7:41 PM - AL
AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MATT LAPORTA SCORED TRAVIS HAFNER
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M LAPORTA ON FIRST, J PERALTA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 1
TAMPA BAY 0 TOP,2ND
DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: S DUNCAN (.265, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
Guardians 1, Rays 0 Top 2, 0 OutsJul 9 7:39 PM
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