David Price, the unquestioned ace of the Tampa Bay pitching staff, completely stifled the Tribe's bats as the Indians' 14-game home winning streak came to an abrupt end on Wednesday night.
The flame-throwing Price pitched into the 5th inning with a perfect game intact, but Carlos Santana's double off the right field wall ended Price's bid for perfection. However, Price's final statistics - 8 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 7 K - easily earned the righty his 5th win of the season.
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| Santana's 2-bagger snapped Price's perfecto |
Price's mound opponent, Carlos Carrasco, was clearly overmatched. In his 1st start since returning from the disabled list, Carrasco surrendered 4 runs in only 5 innings of work.
There was no shortage of offensive support for Price on this night. Sam Fuld pounded out 3 hits, Ben Zobrist homered and knocked in 2, and Matt Joyce crushed a solo home run. As a team, the Rays collected 11 base-hits, and they twice tallied 3 times in a single frame.
Cleveland finally broke up the shutout in the bottom of the 8th. Orlando Cabrera and Matt LaPorta hit back-to-back doubles, and Michael Brantley floated a RBI single into shallow left field.
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