CLEVELAND -- Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon had a feeling the Rays would bounce
back Sunday.
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Saturdays 5-0 loss to Cleveland -- a game that began 10 hours following Friday
nights game that ended at 2:53 a.m. because of three rain delays -- a strong
team performance proved Maddon right in an 11-3 win. Evan Longoria and Yunel
Escobar hit two-run homers, James Loney added a two-run double and Jeremy
Hellickson picked up the victory as Tampa Bay rebounded a day after its six-game
winning streak ended. Everything went the Rays way Sunday. Sam Fuld wound up
with a triple in the fourth when his drive down the right field line bounced off
a ball boy. Fridays game, scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m., was delayed a total
of 4 hours and 49 minutes. That left a short turnaround time for Saturdays 1:05
p.m. game in which the Rays managed four hits. Maddon wasnt surprised about how
his team responded in Sundays win. "Its a great group of guys," he said. "I can
read them pretty well when they walk in the door or in the dugout during the
game. (Saturday) was difficult. It just was. Theres no way getting around it.
Its not an excuse. Were not making excuses. I felt we were a little fatigued.
They came back and did a great job. I trust them. Theyre professional." Indians
manager Terry Francona was ejected in the fifth inning by plate umpire Bill
Welke for arguing a strike call with Nick Swisher batting. It was his first
ejection as Clevelands manager. "I thought his strike zone was inconsistent all
day, not just on that one pitch," Francona said. "After the game, I told Bill,
In fairness to you, I went back and looked at all the pitches, and I feel
stronger now than I did when I was yelling at you from the dugout. " Francona
then broke into a small smile and added of the postgame conversation, "I may
have cursed." Francona was tossed with the Indians trailing 5-3 after Welke
called a strike to Swisher on a 1-0 pitch. Francona, thinking the pitch was low
and outside, yelled from the dugout and was quickly ejected. He came on the
field and argued with Welke, holding his hands a couple of feet apart,
apparently to show how far he thought the pitch was out of the strike zone.
Francona fired his gum to the ground before leaving the field and yelled again
at Welke when he returned to the dugout. Francona also argued with Welke about a
call on the bases in the early hours of Saturday morning. Fuld led off the Rays
fourth with a hit down the line in right field. The ball bounced off a ball boy,
who attempted to get out of the way as Fuld raced around the bases before
finally stopping at third. Francona talked it over with first base umpire Adrian
Johnson and second base umpire Fieldin Culbreth, saying Fuld should have been
sent back to second. The ruling, however was that the ball boy was in play and
didnt intentionally interfere with the ball, and the triple stood. The play
brought a chuckle from Maddon. "The ball could have gone farther down," he said.
"It could have been a triple either way. Fortunately, Sammy was heads-up enough
to keep going." Francona failed to see the humour in the play. "I was agitated
because it was explained to me two different ways," he said. "The first time was
completely screwed up, which is why I was so worked up. Cubby (Culbreth) let me
vent a little bit after that, which I appreciated." Hellickson (3-2) allowed
three runs in five innings. "I made a lot of good pitches," he said. "I was
right where I wanted to be. Theyre a good hitting team." Zach McAllister (4-5)
lasted only 4 1-3 innings -- his shortest start of the season -- and gave up
five runs. Escobars homer in the sixth pushed the Rays lead to 7-3. Longoria
drove in three runs. He homered to cap a four-run eighth and connected off Matt
Langwell, who was facing his first hitter in his major league debut. Loneys
double in the first put Tampa Bay ahead. Longoria added an RBI single in the
third and Jose Lobatons infield hit made it 4-0 in the fourth. The Indians
scored three times with two outs in the fourth. Yan Gomes RBI double and Mike
Aviles two-run single cut the lead to 4-3. NOTES: LHP Matt Moore, tied for the
AL lead with eight wins, will start Tuesday when the Rays open a three-game
series in Detroit. .... RHP Alex Cobb, who missed his last start because of a
cut finger, will start Wednesday for the Rays. ... Indians RHP Chris Perez (sore
shoulder) has been cleared to resume throwing on Wednesday. Hes been on the
15-day disabled list since May 27. ... The Indians begin a nine-game road trip
Monday against the Yankees. Cleveland RHP Justin Masterson (8-3) faces New York
LHP Andy Pettitte (4-3) in the opener of the three-game series. ... Indians SS
Asdrubal Cabrera got the day off. ... Cleveland OF Drew Stubbs is in a 0-for-16
slump. ... Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry threw out the ceremonial first
pitch, then autographed the ball for Indians bench coach Sandy Alomar Jr., who
served as his catcher. Perry pitched for the Indians from 1972-75.
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. Terms of the deal were not immediately available. The 26-year-old finished
last season with Clevelands Triple-A affiliate in Columbus after signing with
the Indians in August. You advance if you win in the fantasy football playoffs,
and hopefully you did just that! The second round of the playoffs is? here --
lets go!Week 14 injuries to monitor heading into the weekend:WR Michael Crabtree
-- fingerWR Donte Moncrief -- hammyWR Julio Jones -- toeRB Melvin Gordon -- hip
and kneeRB Matt Forte -- kneeRB Darren Sproles -- concussionQB Ryan Tannehill --
knee (out)QB Aaron Rodgers -- calfNews and notes:WR Sammy Watkins -- wants to
play the remaining three gamesWR A.J. Green -- expected to practice this weekWR
Michael Floyd -- DUI on Monday morningWR Alshon Jeffery -- comes off of
suspension to play the Green Bay PackersHead coach Jeff Fisher -- fired from the
Los Angeles RamsWaiver Wire Tuesday has arrived, and this is whom you need to
target:QBTyrod Taylor vs. Cleveland (owned 58.8 percent)Taylor will start
against the Browns on Sunday, and the Buffalo Bills quarterback will be playing
to prove he is worthy of being among the starting 32. Clevelands pass defense
has allowed 30 passing touchdowns in 2016, which is last in the NFL, and has
given up the most fantasy points to quarterbacks this season.(Others to target =
Colin Kaepernick @ Atlanta)RBKenneth Farrow vs. Oakland (owned .07
percent)Melvin Gordon suffered a hip injury last week and Farrow could receive a
number of snaps if Gordon misses time. Farrow became the San Diego Chargers lead
back after Gordon went down Sunday and totaled 16 carries for 55 yards and six
receptions for 23 yards.
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its imperative you grab his handcuff immediately. #RunDontWalk(Others to target
=?Bilal Powell vs. Miami, Kenneth Dixon vs. Philadelphia)WRTaylor Gabriel vs.
San Francisco (owned 50.7 percent)Gabriel had three receptions for 82 yards and
a touchdown Sunday in the Atlanta Falcons win over the Rams. With Julio Jones
(toe) and Mohamed Sanu (groin) out, Gabriel has become a must-own in fantasy.
Gabriel has five touchdowns in his past six games, and in Week 15 he will take
on the 49ers, whose defense has given up the eighth most fantasy points to wide
receivers this season.(Others to target = Alshon Jeffery @ Green Bay, Tyreek
Hill vs. Tennessee, Dontrelle Inman vs. Oakland, J.J. Nelson vs. New
Orleans))TELadarius Green @ Cincinnati (owned 53.9 percent)Green had a subpar
Week 14 due to winter conditions that impacted the mojo of Pittsburgh Steelers
quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Green has an opportunity to rebound in Week 15
against the Bengals. Cincinnati has allowed three tight ends to post almost 80
yards in its past five games and its giving up the fourth-most fantasy points to
these overgrown receivers in 2016.(Others to target = C.J. Fiedorowicz vs.
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