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Cleveland Indians
Lewis's day over; game delayed
After such a promising start, Tribe starter Scott Lewis was lifted from the home opener Friday after Marco Scutaro's home run in the fifth inning gave the Blue Jays their first lead, 4-3.
Lewis breezed through the Toronto lineup the first time through, allowing just one hit. But the second and third times through, he gave up six hits as the Blue Jays rallied from an early 3-0 deficit highlighted by a three-run fourth inning.
Just as reliever Rafael Betancourt began to take the field in place of Lewis, umpires called for the tarp at 5:40 p.m. as the light rain the game began with had turned into a steady downpour.
Let the rain delay activities begin...
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