May 15, 2008 Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 4
@LAA 3 CLE 4
OAK 2 KCR 8
DET 4 TOR 3
@MIN 2
(11) TBR 5
NYY 2 ARI 8
COL 5 CHC 4
SDP 0 LAD 7
@MIL 2 WSN 1
@NYM 0 PHI 5
ATL 0 HOU 8
@SFG 7 PIT 11
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 26,764

Thursday, May 15, 2008, 12:05pm
Time of Game: 3:16

Athletics

23-19

Lost 3

2nd, ½ GB

Bob Geren

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

W: A Laffey (2-2), L: G Smith (2-3), S: M Kobayashi (2)

Indians

22-19

Won 3

1st

Eric Wedge

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Davis CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .486   10    0   0   SB,CS
D Barton 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .224  .654   16    6   1   
E Brown RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .684   22    0   0   
F Thomas DH                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .222  .694   21    0   0   
J Cust LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .243  .813   12    1   0   GDP
B Crosby SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .703   17    2   2   
J Hannahan 3B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .245  .764   18    0   3   
D Murphy 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .208  .616   16    3   1   
  M Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .323  .820    8    0   0   
R Bowen C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .378   14   12   0   
  R Sweeney PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .685    4    0   0   

G Smith P                                                                0   1
  J Devine P                                                             0   0
  S Casilla P                                                            0   0
  C Gaudin P                                                             0   0
  H Street P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   2   8   0    2   9              158   24   8

BATTING

TB: F Thomas 2; B Crosby 2; J Cust; J Hannahan; R Davis; E Brown.

GIDP: J Cust (2).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Crosby-D Murphy-D Barton.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Davis (7, 2nd base off J Lewis/K Shoppach).

CS: R Davis (1, 2nd base by A Laffey/K Shoppach).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 3   1   0   0    0   3  .268  .849   20    2   0   HBP
J Peralta SS                  3   3   2   1    1   0  .221  .700   16    3   1   HR,SB
B Francisco LF                4   0   3   1    0   0  .344  .840   11    2   0   
R Garko 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .234  .719   21    4   1   2B
T Hafner DH                   2   0   1   1    2   1  .222  .675   23    0   0   SB
F Gutierrez RF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .236  .618   21    3   0   GDP
K Shoppach C                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .236  .627   19    9   1   
J Carroll 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .175  .530   14    2   2   
A Marte 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .115  .294   16    1   2   CS

A Laffey P                                                               0   0
  J Lewis P                                                              1   0
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
  M Kobayashi P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   4   9   4    4  11              161   27   7

BATTING

2B: R Garko (7, off G Smith).

HR: J Peralta (7, off S Casilla; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: G Sizemore (5, by G Smith).

TB: J Peralta 5; B Francisco 3; R Garko 2; T Hafner; K Shoppach; A Marte.

GIDP: F Gutierrez (2).

RBI: T Hafner (19); R Garko (18); B Francisco (5); J Peralta (14).

2-out RBI: R Garko.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Carroll-J Peralta-R Garko.

E: A Laffey ().

BASERUNNING

SB: T Hafner (1, 2nd base off G Smith/R Bowen); J Peralta (2, 2nd base off G Smith/R Bowen).

CS: A Marte (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by G Smith).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Smith, L (2-3)               4.2   7   3   3    3   7   0   3.26   24  102-64   36·10·18    8· 4· 1· 0     42    -     1.05  -0.14
J Devine                       1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   0.55    4   15-11    4· 3· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.65   0.07
S Casilla                      0     1   1   1    0   0   1   0.93    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.45  -0.05
C Gaudin                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.46    4   22-13    6· 2· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.35   0.01
H Street                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.63    3    9-8     5· 2· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     9   4   4    4  11   1          36  149-97   52·17·28   11· 7· 2· 0          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Laffey, W (2-2)              7     5   1   0    1   6   0   1.35   26   98-59   35·10·14    8· 7· 4· 0     70    -     1.08   0.31
J Lewis, H (3)                 1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.82    4   20-14   10· 0· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.84   0.05
R Betancourt, H (3)            0.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   7.31    4   25-17   10· 3· 4    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.14  -0.13
M Kobayashi, S (2)             0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   1.86    2   10-6     3· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          3-1    4.01   0.17
Totals                         9     8   2   1    2   9   0          36  153-96   58·15·23   10·10· 5· 0          3-1

S Casilla faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Smith (2); M Kobayashi (2).

IBB: None.

PO: G Smith (6; A Marte, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: G Smith (2; G Sizemore).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Jerry Meals.

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 26,764.

Weather: 52° F, Wind 9mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Cleveland Indians                    
1. R Davis              CF    1. G Sizemore           CF 
2. D Barton             1B    2. J Peralta            SS 
3. E Brown              RF    3. B Francisco          LF 
4. F Thomas             DH    4. R Garko              1B 
5. J Cust               LF    5. T Hafner             DH 
6. B Crosby             SS    6. F Gutierrez          RF 
7. J Hannahan           3B    7. K Shoppach           C  
8. D Murphy             2B    8. J Carroll            2B 
9. R Bowen              C     9. A Marte              3B 

   G Smith              P        A Laffey             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  4-2  -23  6   12%  88% M Sweeney       M Kobayashi     Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   2  4-2  -23  4   12% 100% R Sweeney       M Kobayashi     Strikeout Swinging
   b 3   1  1-2  12-  3   11%  81% T Hafner        G Smith         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Peralta Scores; Francisco to 3B
   t 2   1  1-0  12-  7  -10%  46% R Bowen         A Laffey        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line); Crosby Scores/unER/No RBI; Hannahan to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-  6   10%  63% R Garko         G Smith         Double to RF (Ground Ball); Peralta Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Laffey facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  R Davis         Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   54%  D Barton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   53%  E Brown         Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          1--  4   51%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Brown to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  J Cust          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Smith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   55%  J Peralta       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   52%  B Francisco     Popfly: 2B
          1--      53%  R Garko         Peralta Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   63%  " "             Double to RF (Ground Ball); Peralta Scores
   O      -2-  3   60%  T Hafner        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Aaron Laffey facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   56%  B Crosby        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   50%  J Hannahan      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Crosby to 2B
   O      12-  7   56%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  7   46%  R Bowen         Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line); Crosby Scores/unER/No RBI; Hannahan to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  R Davis         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hannahan to 3B
   O      1-3  2   55%  D Barton        Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Smith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  F Gutierrez     Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  5   55%  K Shoppach      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   52%  J Carroll       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   50%  A Marte         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Aaron Laffey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  D Barton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   54%  E Brown         Lineout: 3B
          ---  3   53%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   56%  J Cust          Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Smith facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   60%  G Sizemore      Hit By Pitch
          1--  4   65%  J Peralta       Walk; Sizemore to 2B
   R      12-  2   75%  B Francisco     Single to LF (Ground Ball); Sizemore Scores; Peralta to 2B
   O      12-  3   70%  R Garko         Flyball: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   R      12-  3   81%  T Hafner        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Peralta Scores; Francisco to 3B
   O      1-3  4   76%  F Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  6   73%  K Shoppach      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Aaron Laffey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   75%  B Crosby        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   77%  J Hannahan      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   78%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Greg Smith facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   81%  J Carroll       Walk
          1--  5   87%  A Marte         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Carroll to 3B
   O      1-3      82%  G Sizemore      Marte Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      --3  6   78%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  6   75%  J Peralta       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Aaron Laffey facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   78%  R Bowen         Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  4   80%  R Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   81%  D Barton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Greg Smith facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   83%  B Francisco     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   82%  R Garko         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Francisco to 2B
          -2-      84%  T Hafner        Wild Pitch; Francisco to 3B
          --3  6   85%  " "             Walk
          1-3      87%  F Gutierrez     Hafner Steals 2B
   O      -23  7   82%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  Joey Devine replaces Greg Smith pitching
   O      -23  5   78%  K Shoppach      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Aaron Laffey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   81%  E Brown         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  6   77%  F Thomas        Walk
   OO     1--  2   84%  J Cust          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Joey Devine facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   83%  J Carroll       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   82%  A Marte         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   81%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 3.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Aaron Laffey facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   85%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   87%  J Hannahan      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   89%  D Murphy        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Santiago Casilla facing 2-3-4
                  Santiago Casilla replaces Joey Devine pitching
   R      ---  1   94%  J Peralta       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
                  Chad Gaudin replaces Santiago Casilla pitching
          ---  3   95%  B Francisco     Single to P (Pop Fly to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--  7   94%  R Garko         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  7   95%  T Hafner        Walk; Francisco to 2B
   OO     12-  5   93%  F Gutierrez     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Jensen Lewis facing 9-1-2
                  Jensen Lewis replaces Aaron Laffey pitching
   O      ---  5   95%  R Bowen         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  3   92%  R Davis         Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   95%  D Barton        Strikeout Looking
          1--      95%  E Brown         Davis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  9   97%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Huston Street facing 7-8-9
                  Huston Street replaces Chad Gaudin pitching
   O      ---  3   97%  K Shoppach      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   97%  J Carroll       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   96%  A Marte         Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Rafael Betancourt facing 4-5-6
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Jensen Lewis pitching
   O      ---  8   99%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF
          ---  4   96%  J Cust          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  5   92%  B Crosby        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cust to 2B
          12-  8   83%  J Hannahan      Walk; Cust to 3B; Crosby to 2B
                  Masahide Kobayashi replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching; Mike Sweeney pinch hits for Donnie Murphy batting 8th
   R      123      76%  M Sweeney       Wild Pitch; Cust Scores/No RBI; Crosby to 3B; Hannahan to 2B
   O      -23  6   88%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Ryan Sweeney pinch hits for Rob Bowen batting 9th
   O      -23  4  100%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Indians 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation