CLEVELAND -- The Tampa Bay Rays went to the home run ball in Tuesday night's 6-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
Corey Dickerson hit two of Tampa Bay's season-high five homers, including a 449-foot blast that landed in the trees beyond the center field wall in the fifth.
"It was one of my top ones, to be able to hit it clean like that and to know it's gone," he said. "The ones to dead center always feel good. I thought it was further than 450, though."
Dickerson also hit a solo homer in the third off Danny Salazar (2-4). Colby Rasmus and Derek Norris added solo shots off Cleveland's starter while Tim Beckham hit a two-run homer off Shawn Armstrong.
Jake Odorizzi (3-2) allowed four runs in six innings. The right-hander took a 6-1 lead into the sixth, but Edwin Encarnacion broke an 0-for-18 skid with a two-run homer to cap a three-run rally.
"I know we got a bunch of solo shots in there, and then Beck came up with a big two-run blast," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "The offense definitely carried over into this game and got us a nice cushion there for Odo to work with."
Jose Alvarado retired all six batters he faced and Alex Colome pitched out of a ninth-inning jam for his 10th save.
Encarnacion led off with a single, but Colome retired Jose Ramirez on a groundout and struck out Lonnie Chisenhall and Yan Gomes.
Indians center fielder Bradley Zimmer was 0 for 3 and struck out three times in his major league debut. Cleveland called up its No. 1 pick in 2014 from Triple-A Columbus earlier Tuesday.
The Rays won despite striking out 16 times.
Rasmus homered with two outs in the second while Norris and Dickerson went back-to-back to start the third. Beckham's sixth-inning home run pushed the lead to 6-1.
After using five relievers in Monday's win, the Indians needed Salazar to pitch deep into the game, but he was pulled following a leadoff double in the sixth. The right-hander was charged with five runs and struck out nine in five-plus innings.
"I'm going to give you a couple of adjectives," Indians manager Terry Francona said when asked about Salazar's performance. "One's vexing. He has good enough stuff to punch out nine. Gives up six hits, four of them are home runs. When he made a mistake he really paid for it."
Salazar was coming off a shaky outing against Toronto, in which he couldn't hold two early leads and allowed five runs in 2 2/3 innings. He hasn't won since April 29.
"I've been struggling," Salazar said. "Today, I was able to bring my ball down a little bit, but things just aren't working the way I'm expecting."
MEMORIES
With Zimmer playing his first game, Francona recalled his major league debut with the Montreal Expos against the Houston Astros on Aug. 19, 1981. He was scheduled to be in the lineup against Nolan Ryan, but a strike by air traffic controllers delayed his flight from Denver, where he had been playing in Triple-A, to Houston.
Ryan was pitching a no-hitter when Francona arrived at the Astrodome in the fourth inning. He pinch hit in the eighth and grounded out against Dave Smith.
HE'S UP
RHP Erasmo Ramirez makes his second start of the season Friday against the Yankees. He will take the place of LHP Blake Snell, who was optioned to minors last week, in the rotation.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: 2B Brad Miller (strained left abdominal muscle) was scratched about two hours before the game.
Indians: RHP Carlos Carrasco (strained left pectoral muscle) will resume his between starts routine in a couple of days. He's scheduled to start again on May 23 against Cincinnati.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Alex Cobb is 2-2 in four regular-season starts against Cleveland. He pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings and got the win in 2013 AL wild card game at Progressive Field
Indians: RHP Josh Tomlin was the losing pitcher in his last start against Minnesota, despite allowing only Miguel Sano's solo homer in eight innings.
Tampa Bay Rays
Corey Dickerson hit two of Tampa Bay's season-high five homers, including a 449-foot blast that landed in the trees beyond the center field wall in the fifth.
"It was one of my top ones, to be able to hit it clean like that and to know it's gone," he said. "The ones to dead center always feel good. I thought it was further than 450, though."
Dickerson also hit a solo homer in the third off Danny Salazar (2-4). Colby Rasmus and Derek Norris added solo shots off Cleveland's starter while Tim Beckham hit a two-run homer off Shawn Armstrong.
Jake Odorizzi (3-2) allowed four runs in six innings. The right-hander took a 6-1 lead into the sixth, but Edwin Encarnacion broke an 0-for-18 skid with a two-run homer to cap a three-run rally.
"I know we got a bunch of solo shots in there, and then Beck came up with a big two-run blast," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "The offense definitely carried over into this game and got us a nice cushion there for Odo to work with."
Jose Alvarado retired all six batters he faced and Alex Colome pitched out of a ninth-inning jam for his 10th save.
Encarnacion led off with a single, but Colome retired Jose Ramirez on a groundout and struck out Lonnie Chisenhall and Yan Gomes.
Indians center fielder Bradley Zimmer was 0 for 3 and struck out three times in his major league debut. Cleveland called up its No. 1 pick in 2014 from Triple-A Columbus earlier Tuesday.
The Rays won despite striking out 16 times.
Rasmus homered with two outs in the second while Norris and Dickerson went back-to-back to start the third. Beckham's sixth-inning home run pushed the lead to 6-1.
After using five relievers in Monday's win, the Indians needed Salazar to pitch deep into the game, but he was pulled following a leadoff double in the sixth. The right-hander was charged with five runs and struck out nine in five-plus innings.
"I'm going to give you a couple of adjectives," Indians manager Terry Francona said when asked about Salazar's performance. "One's vexing. He has good enough stuff to punch out nine. Gives up six hits, four of them are home runs. When he made a mistake he really paid for it."
Salazar was coming off a shaky outing against Toronto, in which he couldn't hold two early leads and allowed five runs in 2 2/3 innings. He hasn't won since April 29.
"I've been struggling," Salazar said. "Today, I was able to bring my ball down a little bit, but things just aren't working the way I'm expecting."
MEMORIES
With Zimmer playing his first game, Francona recalled his major league debut with the Montreal Expos against the Houston Astros on Aug. 19, 1981. He was scheduled to be in the lineup against Nolan Ryan, but a strike by air traffic controllers delayed his flight from Denver, where he had been playing in Triple-A, to Houston.
Ryan was pitching a no-hitter when Francona arrived at the Astrodome in the fourth inning. He pinch hit in the eighth and grounded out against Dave Smith.
HE'S UP
RHP Erasmo Ramirez makes his second start of the season Friday against the Yankees. He will take the place of LHP Blake Snell, who was optioned to minors last week, in the rotation.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: 2B Brad Miller (strained left abdominal muscle) was scratched about two hours before the game.
Indians: RHP Carlos Carrasco (strained left pectoral muscle) will resume his between starts routine in a couple of days. He's scheduled to start again on May 23 against Cincinnati.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Alex Cobb is 2-2 in four regular-season starts against Cleveland. He pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings and got the win in 2013 AL wild card game at Progressive Field
Indians: RHP Josh Tomlin was the losing pitcher in his last start against Minnesota, despite allowing only Miguel Sano's solo homer in eight innings.
6:10PM,EDT,May 16,2017
Progressive Field, Cleveland,Ohio
Progressive Field, Cleveland,Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Salazar pitching for Cleveland | TB | CLE |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CLE |
| Kipnis fouled out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Brantley grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Danny Salazar pitching for Cleveland | TB | CLE |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus homered to right center (397 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Beckham singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Beckham to second on wild pitch by Salazar. | 1 | 0 |
| Robertson struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CLE |
| Santana walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Encarnación lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Ramírez singled to shallow right, Santana to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Chisenhall grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Ramírez out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Danny Salazar pitching for Cleveland | TB | CLE |
| Norris homered to left (356 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| Dickerson homered to right (418 feet). | 3 | 0 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Longoria grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Morrison grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CLE |
| Gomes doubled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Zimmer struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Kipnis doubled to deep left, Gomes scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Lindor lined out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| Brantley grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Danny Salazar pitching for Cleveland | TB | CLE |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Rasmus walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Beckham grounded into fielder's choice to third, Rasmus out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| Robertson walked, Beckham to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CLE |
| Santana struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Encarnación grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Ramírez flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Danny Salazar pitching for Cleveland | TB | CLE |
| Dickerson homered to center (453 feet). | 4 | 1 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CLE |
| Chisenhall flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Gomes singled to shallow left. | 4 | 1 |
| Zimmer struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Kipnis flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Danny Salazar pitching for Cleveland | TB | CLE |
| Souza Jr. doubled to deep right. | 4 | 1 |
| Armstrong relieved Salazar. | 4 | 1 |
| Rasmus grounded out to second, Souza Jr. to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Beckham homered to center (410 feet), Souza Jr. scored. | 6 | 1 |
| Robertson singled to right. | 6 | 1 |
| Norris flied out to right. | 6 | 1 |
| Dickerson grounded out to second. | 6 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CLE |
| Lindor singled to center. | 6 | 1 |
| Brantley singled to center, Lindor to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Santana grounded out to first, Lindor scored, Brantley to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Encarnación homered to center (408 feet), Brantley scored. | 6 | 4 |
| Ramírez flied out to center. | 6 | 4 |
| Chisenhall struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | TB | CLE |
| McAllister relieved Armstrong. | 6 | 4 |
| Kiermaier walked. | 6 | 4 |
| Longoria grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Kiermaier out at second. | 6 | 4 |
| Morrison singled to center. | 6 | 4 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarado pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CLE |
| Alvarado relieved Odorizzi. | 6 | 4 |
| Gomes flied out to center. | 6 | 4 |
| Zimmer struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Kipnis grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | TB | CLE |
| Rasmus singled to right. | 6 | 4 |
| Beckham struck out looking. | 6 | 4 |
| Robertson struck out looking. | 6 | 4 |
| Norris struck out looking. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarado pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CLE |
| Lindor flied out to right. | 6 | 4 |
| Brantley grounded out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| Santana grounded out to third. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for Cleveland | TB | CLE |
| Logan relieved McAllister. | 6 | 4 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Clevinger relieved Logan. | 6 | 4 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CLE |
| Colomé relieved Alvarado. | 6 | 4 |
| Encarnación singled to right. | 6 | 4 |
| Ramírez grounded out to second, Encarnación to second. | 6 | 4 |
| Chisenhall struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Encarnación to third on passed ball by Norris. | 6 | 4 |
| Gomes struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Tampa Bay Rays
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickerson DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | .333 | .382 | .595 |
| Kiermaier CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .230 | .324 | .336 |
| Longoria 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .239 | .307 | .403 |
| Morrison 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .244 | .327 | .511 |
| Souza Jr. RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .259 | .357 | .437 |
| Rasmus LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .270 | .372 | .676 |
| Beckham SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .266 | .303 | .462 |
| Robertson 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .179 | .333 | .339 |
| Norris C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .231 | .298 | .352 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 159 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Souza Jr. (7, Salazar) HR: Rasmus (4, 2nd inning off Salazar 0 on, 2 Out); Norris (3, 3rd inning off Salazar 0 on, 0 Out); Dickerson 2 (8, 3rd inning off Salazar 0 on, 0 Out; 5th inning off Salazar 0 on, 0 Out); Beckham (7, 6th inning off Armstrong 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Rasmus (9), Norris (12), Dickerson 2 (15), Beckham 2 (22) 2-out RBI: Rasmus GIDP: Longoria Rays RISP: 1-4 (Robertson 0-1, Norris 0-1, Rasmus 0-1, Beckham 1-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Robertson-Beckham-Morrison). PB: Norris. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 18,238 (49.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:12 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gabe Morales, First Base - Ben May, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
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