Oakland Athletics @ Cleveland Indians

23-18, 11-9 Away

Final

21-19, 13-12 Home


OAK
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-	2	5	0

C. Sabathia3-5

9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 11 K, 2 BB

J. Blanton2-6

7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

Athletics Hitting

hitters
R. DavisCF
M. Sweeney1B
J. CustLF
F. ThomasDH
E. BrownRF
B. CrosbySS
J. Hannahan3B
K. SuzukiC
D. Murphy2B
team

AB	H	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	1	0	0	.196	.224	.261
4	2	0	0	.326	.382	.446
4	0	0	3	.243	.421	.402
3	0	1	1	.211	.342	.333
4	0	0	1	.270	.294	.395
3	1	0	1	.255	.320	.376
2	0	1	1	.242	.398	.363
3	0	0	2	.243	.309	.291
3	1	0	2	.222	.300	.356
30	5	2	11

Batting
2BB Crosby (13, C Sabathia)
GIDPE Brown; F Thomas
Team LOB5

Fielding
DP1 (J Blanton-K Suzuki-M Sweeney)
EB Crosby (6, throw)

Indians Hitting

hitters
G. SizemoreCF
J. PeraltaSS
D. DellucciLF
V. MartinezC
T. HafnerDH
R. Garko1B
A. Cabrera2B
B. FranciscoRF
C. Blake3B
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	1	1	1	1	1	0	.274	.382	.479
4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.211	.266	.391
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.235	.315	.398
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.333	.383	.393
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.316	.346
3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.234	.338	.379
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.196	.289	.268
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.286	.323	.429
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.219	.305	.351
29	2	5	2	2	2	4

Batting
2BJ Peralta 2 (5, K Foulke, J Blanton); B Francisco (4, J Blanton)
HRG Sizemore (7, 1st inning off J Blanton 0 on, 0 Out); R Garko (4, 4th inning off J Blanton 0 on, 2 Out)
RBIG Sizemore (21), R Garko (17)
2Out RBIR Garko
GIDPJ Peralta
Team LOB5

Fielding
DP2 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko, C Blake-A Cabrera-R Garko)

Athletics Pitching

pitchers
J. Blanton(L,2-6)
K. Foulke
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	4	2	2	2	4	2	101-57	3.69
1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15-10	4.00
8.0	5	2	2	2	4	2	116-67

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Blanton 9-8; K Foulke 1-2
Game ScoresJ Blanton 63

Indians Pitching

pitchers
C. Sabathia(W,3-5)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
9.0	5	0	0	2	11	0	117-77	5.47
9.0	5	0	0	2	11	0	117-77

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsC Sabathia 10-6
Game ScoresC Sabathia 86

Scoring Summary

Inning				OAK	CLE
		1st	G Sizemore homered to left center.	0	1
		4th	R Garko homered to left center.	0	2

Athletics
0
Indians
4

Game 1

14/5

Athletics
0
Indians
2

Game 2

15/5

Athletics
2
Indians
4

Game 3

15/5

Progressive Field

12:05 AM, 15 May 2008

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 18,188

Game Time:2:08

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals
First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
Third Base Umpire - Gary Darling

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Oakland Athletics @ Cleveland Indians

C. Sabathia3-5

J. Blanton2-6

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