Indians Sweep as Rays Suffer 7th Straight Loss
                   
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go.com     Jul 13, 2008            

Indians complete 4-game sweep of Rays with 5-2 win that sends Tampa Bay to 7th loss in row CLEVELAND July 13, 2008 (AP) Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Scott Kazmir hangs his head after giving up a two-run home run to Cleveland Indians' Jhonny Peralta in the fifth inning of a baseball game Sunday, July 13, 2008, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan) The Tampa Bay Rays lost their seventh straight game Sunday, sending baseball's feel-good story into the All-Star break on a sour note. Jhonny Peralta drove in three runs and the Cleveland Indians beat Scott Kazmir and Tampa Bay 5-2 to complete a four-game sweep. Peralta's two-run homer off Kazmir (7-5) gave Cleveland a 4-2 lead in the fifth inning and helped knock the Rays out of first place in the AL East. They trail Boston, which beat Baltimore, by a half game after holding a... [read full story]                    


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