Indians 4-2 Athletics (31 Jul, 2003) Play-by-Play

Oakland Athletics

61-46, 37-17 home


CLE
OAK

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	4	8	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	11	0

IndiansTop 1st
- T. Lilly pitching for OAK
  CLE
  OAK
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Single
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- C. Sabathia pitching for CLE
  CLE
  OAK
- S Hatteberg to third on wild pitch by C Sabathia.
  0
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 2nd
- T. Lilly pitching for OAK
  CLE
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- C. Sabathia pitching for CLE
  CLE
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 3rd
- T. Lilly pitching for OAK
  CLE
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- C. Sabathia pitching for CLE
  CLE
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 4th
- T. Lilly pitching for OAK
  CLE
  OAK
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- C. Sabathia pitching for CLE
  CLE
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 5th
- T. Lilly pitching for OAK
  CLE
  OAK
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- C. Sabathia pitching for CLE
  CLE
  OAK
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 6th
- T. Lilly pitching for OAK
  CLE
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- C. Sabathia pitching for CLE
  CLE
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 7th
- T. Lilly pitching for OAK
  CLE
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- C. Sabathia pitching for CLE
  CLE
  OAK
- B Broussard at first base.
  3
  2
- A Piatt caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  3
  2
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 8th
- T. Lilly pitching for OAK
  CLE
  OAK
- C. Bradford pitching for OAK
  CLE
  OAK
- C. Bradford pitching for CLE
  CLE
  OAK
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- D. Riske pitching for CLE
  CLE
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
IndiansTop 9th
- R. Rincon pitching for OAK
  CLE
  OAK
- B McMillon hit for A Piatt.
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 9th
- D. Baez pitching for CLE
  CLE
  OAK
- C Singleton hit for F Menechino.
  4
  2
- E Chavez hit for E Byrnes.
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Indians
2
Athletics
6

Game 1

30/7

Indians
4
Athletics
2

Game 2

31/7

Indians
1
Athletics
3

Game 3

31/7

Oakland Coliseum

3:05 AM, 31 July 2003

Oakland, California

Attendance: 29,792

Game Time:2:38

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - Rob Drake
Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Third Base Umpire - Bruce Froemming

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	54	31	.635	-	W1
Minnesota	49	38	.563	6	W1
Kansas City	48	40	.545	7.5	W1
Detroit	39	48	.448	16	L1
Chicago	25	64	.281	31	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	48	41	.539	-	W1
Houston	45	42	.517	2	W2
Texas	39	48	.448	8	L2
Los Angeles	36	50	.419	10.5	L4
Oakland	33	56	.371	15	W3

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Cleveland Indians

Oakland Athletics

C. Sabathia9-6

T. Lilly6-9

D. Baez23

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Single