APWedge said Wood didn’t throw on purpose at Upton.
“We got Kerry Wood out there because he hasn’t pitched in three days, and I figured if we could tie it or take the lead, we can run him one-plus (inning),” Wedge said.
Percival hit Mark DeRosa, the leadoff hitter in the ninth, on an 0-2 pitch.
“I’m not going to put a game on the line in that situation. I’m not going to hit him (intentionally),” Percival said.
Tampa Bay scored five times in the fourth to take a 7-3 lead. Jason Bartlett hit an RBI single and Michel Hernandez added a three-run double. Hernandez came home when Sonnanstine doubled to left against rookie David Huff (0-1).
Upton walked, stole second and scored on Carl Crawford’s single to give the Rays a 1-0 lead in the first. Tampa Bay has at least one stolen base in 19 straight games, which equals the longest streak in the AL since the 1914 New York Yankees had a 19-game run.
Francisco homered in both at-bats against Sonnanstine, and is 6 for 7 with four homers overall against the right-hander. He put the Indians ahead 3-1 with a three-run drive in the second and added a solo shot in a two-run fifth.
Huff gave up seven runs and seven hits over 3 2-3 innings in his major league debut. The left-hander walked four and struck out two.
Longoria entered the game at third with two outs in the sixth when Grant Balfour replaced Sonnanstine. He also moved into the third spot of the lineup.
The Rays may have gotten a big break in the eighth when it appeared the umpires blew the call on Ryan Garko’s deep drive to left with one out. It was ruled that Crawford caught the fly after it first hit his glove while jumping at the wall. TV replays indicated the ball went off the padding just below the home-run line before the left fielder got to it.
McClelland said Crawford’s catch is not reviewable by video.
“We had just a little bit of everything,” Crawford said. “One of those games that, who’s watching it on TV would be happy with the entertainment.”
Notes: Indians DH Travis Hafner (shoulder), on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Columbus, singled in three-at-bats against injured New York Yankees RHP Chien-Ming Wang (hips), who started for Scranton/Wikes-Barre
Josh Hamilton fights off illness to hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
SEATTLE (AP) - Albert Pujols hit a home run in his third straight game and pinch hitter Alberto Callaspo came through with a grand slam in the sixth inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.
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