5 - 18 - 10 at Tampa Bay L, 6 - 2 15 - 22
Once you see the Tampa Bay Rays up close, you realize just how good they really are. Their pitching is the best in baseball and their offense can explode at any time. Although the Indians didn't play all that poorly in St. Petersburg, they were still swept by a team that was simply better than they were.
This was an important start for David Huff because he has struggled mightily recently, and in this outing he pitched better, but still took the loss. Evan Longoria's RBI double in the third inning put Huff in some hot water early and a four - run sixth, highlighted by a Longoria two - run triple, finished the Tribe's left - hander.
Cleveland's only runs came on a Shin - Soo Choo RBI groundout in the fifth and a Travis Hafner run - scoring double in the eighth.
One bright spot for the Indians was that Jason Donald, filling in for Asdrubal Cabrera at shortstop, had a pair of singles in his major league debut.
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