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Tampa Bay Tops Cleveland 8-2 - Recap

Tampa Bay got a 8-2 victory over Cleveland on Sunday, with Charlie Morton earning the victory and helping Rays moneyline bettors cash out.

Tampa Bay was favored by -200 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.

Tampa Bay got 5.1 innings from Charlie Morton, who gave up 1 earned runs on 4 hits, while striking out 8. Charlie Morton earned the victory, while the Rays got 2 RBIs from Travis d'Arnaud in the win.

Cleveland's starting pitcher Oliver Perez worked 0.2 innings, giving up 1 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 0 in the loss. They got 3 hits from Mike Freeman in a losing cause.

Tampa Bay outhit their counterparts 14-6 in the game.

Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act home to face Baltimore looking for another win. For Cleveland, they head home to face Chi White Sox.