MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
08/25/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2544 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (64-67) 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 14 0
Cleveland Guardians (55-75) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
Cleveland Defeated by Tampa Bay, 8-2
Eric Cox led Tampa Bay to a win over Cleveland. The final score was 8-2. Cox, who leads the AL in home runs with 32, collected 2 runs batted in, while going 3 for 5 at the plate. The left fielder also scored 2 times. Tampa Bay is now 64-67. Cleveland is 55-75.

Early in the game, Cox had a 2-run double for Tampa Bay. It was his 17th double of the season and put the Rays on top, 2-0.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Cox.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Ramírez 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .311 13 64
B. Davenport RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .285 10 67
D. Mitchell 1B 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .332 17 54
E. Cox LF 5 2 3 2 0 1 4 .242 32 87
R. McBroom DH 5 1 2 4 0 1 4 .320 11 51
D. Veeck 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .282 13 66
J. Pacheco CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .249 10 53
B. Posey C 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .275 2 31
A. Rondon SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .254 0 19
Totals 41 8 14 7 2 11 21      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Cox (17, 1st Inning off C. Méndez, 3 on, 0 outs) , R. McBroom (17, 9th Inning off H. Hembree, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. McBroom (11, 4th Inning off C. Méndez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Ramírez 2 , B. Davenport , D. Mitchell 2 , E. Cox 4 , R. McBroom 6 , J. Pacheco 2 , B. Posey , A. Rondon
2-out RBI: R. McBroom , B. Posey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cox , R. McBroom , J. Pacheco 2 , B. Posey
GIDP: B. Posey
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Cox (11) , J. Pacheco (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rondon-Ramírez-Mitchell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martínez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .270 7 44
J. Álvarez RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .291 7 54
L. Thompson 1B 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .302 15 54
A. Garcia DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .176 0 0
E. Jones 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 13 58
H. Forte LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .091 0 1
C. Aybar SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .254 6 21
J. Young CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .241 5 24
M. Zunino C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .300 0 2
Totals 35 2 9 2 1 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Thompson (28, 5th Inning off C. Bowers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Aybar (6, 2nd Inning off C. Bowers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez 3 , L. Thompson 3 , E. Jones , C. Aybar 5 , J. Young
2-out RBI: L. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Garcia , E. Jones , J. Young , M. Zunino
GIDP: A. Garcia
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Martínez (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Martínez-Aybar-Thompson)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bowers W (7-12) 6.0 7 2 2 1 6 1 89 5.48   
J. Ingram SV (3) 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 0 38 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bowers 55
Batters Faced: C. Bowers 25, J. Ingram 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bowers 6-5, J. Ingram 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bowers 89-60, J. Ingram 38-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Méndez L (0-1) 3.2 9 7 6 2 2 1 98 14.73   
J. Nunez 4.1 3 0 0 0 8 0 68 4.86   
H. Hembree 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 22 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Méndez 15
Batters Faced: C. Méndez 23, J. Nunez 15, H. Hembree 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Méndez 6-3, J. Nunez 2-2, H. Hembree 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Méndez 98-64, J. Nunez 68-47, H. Hembree 22-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Cox
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 17581
Monday, August 25th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.6 Build 73