Indians 5, Rays 0 - tribunedigital-chicagotribune
Indians 5, Rays 0: Ubaldo Jimenez pitched eight shutout innings and Jason Giambi knocked in three runs as host Cleveland snapped Tampa Bayâs six-game winning streak.
Giambi and Asdrubal Cabrera each belted two-run homers while Jason Kipnis broke out of a slump with a pair of hits and two runs scored for the Indians. Jimenez (4-3) allowed only four hits â one to the outfield -- walked one and struck out seven while matching his season high with 108 pitches.
Tampa Bay starter Chris Archer (0-1) was roughed up for five runs on seven hits and three walks over four-plus innings in his season debut. Desmond Jennings recorded a double for the Rays, who had scored 42 runs during their six-game winning streak.
Nick Swisher walked to lead off the second for the Indians and trotted home after Giambi hammered a 2-1 changeup into the right field seats for a 2-0 lead. Giambi came through again in the third, singling home Kipnis with two outs as Cleveland increased its advantage to 3-0.
Kipnis, who came in 5-for-37 in his last 10 games, singled to open the fifth and Cabrera hit another high changeup by Archer over the right-field wall for a 5-0 lead. Jimenez allowed only a bunt single to Luke Scott through the first five innings and Yunel Escobar had an infield hit in the sixth before he was stranded.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Giambiâs 434th career homer ended a stretch of 29 innings without allowing an earned run for Tampa Bay pitchers. â¦ The first pitch of Saturdayâs game at 1:06 was 10 hours and 13 minutes after the first game of the series ended, a 9-2 win by the Rays. â¦ Archer was originally drafted by the Indians in 2006 and traded to the Chicago Cubs for Mark DeRosa two years later. The Rays acquired Archer from the Cubs in the Matt Garza deal in 2011.
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