TB 8, CLE 2 | Jul 24, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, July 24, 2021•Progressive Field•83°F, Partly Cloudy

Rays

CLE

Indians

Final

WIN

Louis Head

LOSS

J.C. Mejía

The Rays cruised past the Indians 8-2 in a dominant performance.

★Austin Meadows2 HR, 4 RBI

★Ji Man Choi4-for-5, 3 RBI

★Joey Wendle4-for-5, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Ji-Man Choi doubles (8) on a fly ball to left fielder Harold Ramirez. Brett Phillips scores.

Weather: 83°F, Partly CloudyWind: 14 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 2:59Att: 23,324Venue: Progressive Field

Ump Audit

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87.3%D

16 missed calls

+58.1% TB

+0.62 runs CLE

Win Probability

CLE WinTB Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	8	13	1
CLE	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

Game 633185 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Tampa Bay Rays

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Brandon Lowe2B	5	1	1	0	0	1	.218/.332/.461	106.5	.511	.479
Ji Man Choi1B	5	3	4	3	0	0	.270/.383/.454	104.6	.303	.413
Nelson CruzDH	5	0	0	0	0	2	.289/.365/.534	106	.268	.365
Austin MeadowsLF	5	2	2	4	0	1	.243/.333/.472	104.4	.348	.589
Joey Wendle3B	5	0	4	0	0	0	.284/.341/.460	105.5	.433	.432
Wander FrancoSS	5	0	0	0	0	1	.221/.272/.358	101	.284	.433
Kevin KiermaierCF	3	0	0	0	1	0	.234/.294/.326	82.3	.122	.117
Mike ZuninoC	4	0	1	0	0	1	.199/.296/.517	103.5	.483	.446
Brett PhillipsRF	3	2	1	1	1	1	.205/.308/.357	102.3	.229	.446
Bench
Drew RasmussenP							.500/.500/.500	-	-	-
Louis HeadP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	40	8	13	8	2	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Choi (1st off Mejía, 0 on, 1 out); Phillips (3rd off Mejía, 0 on, 0 out); Meadows (3rd off Mejía, 1 on, 2 out); Meadows (9th off Stephan, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Choi 2; Wendle 2

TB:29

RBI:Phillips; Meadows 4; Choi 3

GIDP:Lowe

Team LOB:7

Cleveland Indians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
César Hernández2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.224/.301/.410	89.6	.108

Pitching

Tampa Bay Rays

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Drew Rasmussen	3.0	1	1	1	3	1	35-25	93.2	4.41
Louis HeadW	2.0	2	1	0	4	0	42-25	90	2.08
Andrew KittredgeH	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	7-7	93.6	1.49
Jeffrey SpringsH	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	22-17	86.6	3.38
Diego Castillo	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	17-12	92.2	2.72
Totals	9.0	5	2	1	10	1	123-86	-	-

HBP:Bradley (by Castillo)

Inherited runners-scored:Kittredge 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Rasmussen 35-25; Head 42-25; Kittredge 7-7; Springs 22-17; Castillo 17-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Rasmussen 6-0; Head 1-2; Kittredge 2-0; Springs 1-3; Castillo 2-1

Cleveland Indians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
J.C. MejíaL	6.0	7	5	5	2	6	3	87-54	87.9	7.52

Game Notes

📺

T6Replay review: Rays challenged (catch or drop), call on the field was upheld: Wander Franco flies out to center fielder Bradley Zimmer.

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B6Replay review: Indians challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Bradley Zimmer singles on a ground ball to first baseman Ji-Man Choi.

Top 1 • TB

1-0

Ji-Man Choi homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 101.7 mph💣 369 ftLA: 42°

Bot 2 • CLE

1-1

Bobby Bradley homers (11) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 107.1 mph💣 409 ftLA: 29°

Top 3 • TB

4-1

Austin Meadows homers (17) on a fly ball to right field. Ji-Man Choi scores.

EV: 104.4 mph💣 390 ftLA: 35°

2-1

Brett Phillips homers (5) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 102.3 mph💣 395 ftLA: 40°

Bot 6 • CLE

4-2

Jose Ramirez grounds out to first baseman Ji-Man Choi. Bradley Zimmer scores. Cesar Hernandez to 3rd.

EV: 88.5 mph70 ftLA: 3°

Top 7 • TB

5-2

Ji-Man Choi doubles (8) on a fly ball to left fielder Harold Ramirez. Brett Phillips scores.

EV: 95.8 mph315 ftLA: 26°

Top 9 • TB

8-2

Austin Meadows homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. Ji-Man Choi scores.

EV: 100.2 mph💣 395 ftLA: 34°

6-2

Ji-Man Choi singles on a ground ball to right fielder Oscar Mercado. Brandon Lowe scores.

EV: 89.7 mph125 ftLA: 8°

Bench
Daniel JohnsonRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.211/.231/.368	104.3	.091	.087
J.C. MejíaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Phil MatonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Blake ParkerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor StephanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-