Cleveland Indians: Another Home Run Turns the Tide for Tampa

7 - 25 - 10     vs. Tampa Bay     L, 4 - 2     41 - 57

     For the second day in a row, the Rays turned an early deficit into a close victory, and once again, the momentum turned on a three - run homer off the bat of a middle infielder.  Following in the footsteps of Jason Bartlett, Reid Brignac lofted a three - run shot just over the right field wall in the 2nd inning to provide the big blow that wrapped up a series victory for Tampa Bay.
     The Indians grabbed that early lead thanks to a Carlos Santana sacrifice fly that came on the heels of a lead - off walk that was drawn by Michael Brantley.
     Then came Brignac's big fly that came with two outs, and it resulted in the Tribe having to play catch - up for the remainder of the afternoon.
     After the two teams traded tallies, Cleveland had several opportunites to tie or take the lead late in the game.  In the 7th, an infield shift cost Santana a game - tying, two - run single; Shelley Duncan flew out to right in the 8th when a base hit would have deadlocked the score; and Santana just missed a two - run homer in the 9th that would have forced extra innings.
     In the end, the Rays were a winner behind Wade Davis and the bullpen, while Justin Masterson suffered the loss.