Following a 3-game series against Boston in which the Indians struggled mightily to score runs, manager Manny Acta made wholesale changes to his linuep prior to Friday night's game in St. Petersburg. Carlos Santana was moved out of the cleanup spot, Orlando Cabrera slid up to the 2-hole, Asdrubal Cabrera dropped a notch below O-Cab, and Grady Sizemore made his 1st start since injuring his right knee on May 10th.
To state it plainly, those changes did not work.
David Price tossed 7 shutout innings, striking out a career-high 12, as the Rays blanked the Indians, 5-0. Price has now beaten the Indians twice in the past 3 weeks, allowing a grand total of 2 earned runs.
Price's mound opponent, Josh Tomlin, finally experienced a rough outing. Tomlin allowed 4 runs in 6 frames, and the young right-hander suffered his 2nd defeat of the season. The fact that this was Tomlin's worst start of the campaign speaks volumes about his pitching prowess at the major league level.
The Rays did their damage off Tomlin in the bottom of the 2nd when Casey Kotchman and Sam Fuld each hit 2-run homers into the right field bleachers.
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| Tomlin pitched well after the 2nd inning, but he did not receive any support |
Tampa Bay added an insurance run in the 8th on Matt Joyce's RBI single.
The Tribe bats managed a mere 4 base-hits, and the Indians failed to advance a single runner to 3rd base.
In his return from the disabled list, Sizemore was held hitless in 4 at-bats while serving as Cleveland's designated hitter.
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