JACOBS FIELD Rays beat Tribe in 13th inning



It was Cleveland's American League-leading 17th extra inning game of the year.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Terry Mulholland wanted a groundball and Carl Crawford was happy to give him one.
Crawford drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the 13th inning off Mulholland as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Cleveland Indians 7-4 on Monday night.
"I'm just glad to get that one," Crawford said of his tie-breaking bouncer up the middle through a drawn-in infield. "I hit it just hard enough."
Split four-game series
The Devil Rays split the four-game series at Jacobs Field. They've won seven of nine and are 13-7 since July 29.
"It could have been 4-0 either way, every game was so close," Tampa Bay manager Lou Piniella said. "We haven't had many easy ones."
Mulholland (3-3) had won both of Cleveland's last two extra-inning games, including a 5-4 victory over the Devil Rays in 12 innings Sunday.
"I'm just having fun," he said. "I won't enjoy this loss, though. I wanted a couple groundballs there and got them. The second one just went through."
With the bases loaded, Mulholland got Marlon Anderson to bounce into a force play at the plate. Crawford then delivered and Julio Lugo followed with a sacrifice fly for another run.
Lugo had three hits, three RBIs and his second career multi-homer game -- two solo shots into the left-field bleachers.
"I just got lucky, but I'll take it any day," said Lugo, who put Tampa Bay ahead 1-0 in the first and tied the score at 3 when he led off the eighth with his seventh homer.
Baez blows save again
Danys Baez, replaced Sunday by David Riske as Cleveland's closer, gave up Lugo's second homer and was charged with his eighth blown save in 33 chances.
Lance Carter (7-3) allowed one run in 32/3 innings as Tampa Bay handed the Indians just their fourth loss in 14 games.
The Devil Rays went ahead 4-3 in the 11th when Toby Hall doubled to left with two outs and came around to score on two infield hits.
But Jody Gerut opened the Indians' 11th with a single, took second on a walk, third on a flyout, and scored on Casey Blake's sacrifice fly.
"We battled, but all these extra-inning games can be draining both physically and mentally," said Gerut. "Every close game, you wonder if it will go extras. Will it be longer than the last one?"
Cleveland is 7-10 in an AL-leading 17 extra-inning games, including four in 10 days.
Coco Crisp had two RBIs for Cleveland. He hit his third homer in the first, then put the Indians ahead in the seventh with an RBI double. After pinch-hitter Tim Laker's groundout drove in Casey Blake, Crisp doubled home pinch-runner John McDonald.
No decision for starters
Devil Rays starter Rob Bell remained unbeaten and got his sixth no-decision in nine starts since June 25. He allowed three runs and eight hits over 61/3 innings, striking out two without issuing a walk.
Indians starter Billy Traber allowed two runs and six hits over 51/3 innings. The left-hander struck out three and walked one.
The Indians activated outfielder Matt Lawton, who singled in his first at-bat since going on the disabled list July 12 with a dislocated finger on his right hand. He went 1-for-6.