Friday, August 11th, 2023 5:40PM CST
The AL wild-card-leading Tampa Bay Rays claimed a 9-8 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night, decided by Wander Franco's leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning following a challenging performance from the Rays' bullpen in the top half of the frame.
Date: Friday, August 11th, 2023
Time: 5:40PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 19,625
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
CLE |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

Doubles: Díaz (23, Curry); Arozarena (11, Curry)
Home Runs: Paredes (23, 6th inning off Curry 1 on, 0 Out); Franco (17, 9th inning off Sandlin 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Díaz (57), Margot (29), Arozarena (67), Paredes 2 (69), Franco 3 (58)
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (H. Ramírez 0-1, Díaz 1-1, Margot 0-1, Arozarena 0-2, Paredes 1-2, Franco 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Margot 2; Arozarena 1

Wild Pitches: Stephenson; Civale; Fairbanks ( 2)
Hit By Pitch: Laureano (by Fairbanks)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Stephenson 0/1; Adam 4/4; Diekman 4/7; Poché 1/3; Civale 17/24; Fairbanks 2/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Stephenson-1-2-0-0; Adam-2-2-3-3; Diekman-4-0-6-5; Poché-1-1-2-2; Civale-14-3-22-20; Fairbanks-5-4-3-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Adam 1-1; Diekman 2-1; Poché 0-2; Civale 5-9
Game Scores: A Civale 46

Errors: Bethancourt (3, throw); Díaz (2, fielding); Civale (1, catch)

Stolen Bases: Margot (8, 2nd base off Kelly/Bo Naylor); J. Lowe (23, 2nd base off Curry/Bo Naylor); Franco (30, 2nd base off Curry/Bo Naylor)

Triples: Kwan (4, Civale)
Home Runs: Straw (1, 8th inning off Adam 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Laureano (23), Giménez (43), Straw 2 (22), Kwan (39)
2-out Runs Batted In: Laureano, Kwan
Sacrifice Hit: Giménez
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-16 (Calhoun 0-1, Ramírez 0-2, Laureano 1-2, Giménez 1-2, Straw 1-3, Gonzalez 0-1, Bo Naylor 0-1, Rocchio 0-1, Kwan 0-1, Brennan 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Ramírez 2; Bo Naylor 1; Rocchio 2

Pitcher Notes: Sandlin pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. ; Curry pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Norris 5/9; Kelly 4/5; Sandlin 1/1; Curry 14/23
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Norris-5-7-12-1; Kelly-2-1-2-5; Sandlin-1-0-0-1; Curry-12-2-8-16
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Norris 1-0; Kelly 4-1; Curry 0-14
Game Scores: X Curry 34

Errors: Giménez (6, fielding)

Stolen Bases: Ramírez (18, 2nd base off Diekman/Bethancourt)
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