Cleveland Indians: Rays Top Tribe Behind Great Pitching and Timely Defense

7 - 10 - 10     at Tampa Bay     L, 4 - 0     34 - 53

     A night after getting blown out by the Indians, the Rays returned to playing their brand of baseball, pitching and defense.  The Tampa Bay staff threw a three - hit shutout with some great help from the fielders behind them.
     Offensively, the Rays pecked away for two runs in the 4th inning, one in the 5th, and one in the 8th.  Gabe Kapler, Willy Aybar, and Jason Bartlett all produced RBI hits to give their team a fairly comfortable lead heading into the 9th.
     In that final frame, the Indians had a legitimate threat going, but Evan Longoria made a sensational diving stop on a grounder to third, and then from his knees he threw to second to begin a rally - killing double play.
     Matt Garza allowed only one hit through the first six innings, and his stellar performance earned him the victory.
     Meanwhile, Aaron Laffey was not nearly as good as Garza was.  Laffey allowed three runs in just 5 2/3 frames as his poor stretch as a starting pitcher continued.