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Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 7:07PM
, Progressive Field
Attendance: 14,412, Time of Game: 3:26
Athletics
8
72-57
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
 at Indians
4
55-75
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
L: Corey Kluber (0-3)
S: Ryan Cook (13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   3  0  1   2  0  2    8 15  1
Indians         0  0  2   0  0  0   0  2  0    4  7  1

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Coco Crisp CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 .256 .714 14 9 0.036 0.89 0.082 -0.046 0.4 4 0 2B,SB
Stephen Drew SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 .196 .608 19 13 -0.104 0.91 0.020 -0.124 -0.7 0 2 2B
Yoenis Cespedes LF 5 2 3 1 0 1 .298 .862 21 12 0.065 0.60 0.096 -0.032 1.1 3 0 2B
Seth Smith DH 5 1 1 1 0 3 .243 .773 22 15 -0.021 0.98 0.079 -0.100 -0.0 2B
Chris Carter 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .274 .952 17 12 0.098 0.73 0.146 -0.048 0.8 11 0 2B
Josh Reddick RF 5 1 3 1 0 2 .257 .815 20 15 -0.056 0.69 0.046 -0.102 0.5 1 0 2B
Josh Donaldson 3B 5 1 2 3 0 2 .226 .608 24 13 0.427 1.01 0.437 -0.011 2.8 0 3 HR
Derek Norris C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .197 .619 15 8 0.021 1.07 0.062 -0.041 -0.2 8 0 2B
Cliff Pennington 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .194 .536 14 11 -0.092 0.89 0.000 -0.092 -1.0 0 6
Travis Blackley P 0 0
   Pat Neshek P 0 0
   Sean Doolittle P 0 0
   Jerry Blevins P 0 0
   Ryan Cook P 0 0
Team Totals 43 8 15 8 0 12 .349 .930 166 108 0.374 0.86 0.968 -0.596 3.9 27 11
2B: S Drew (10, off V Pestano); Y Cespedes (20, off C Kluber); D Norris (7, off C Kluber); J Reddick (24, off V Pestano); C Crisp (18, off C Allen); S Smith (17, off C Allen); C Carter (11, off C Kluber).
HR: J Donaldson (3, off C Kluber; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Donaldson 5; Y Cespedes 4; J Reddick 4; C Carter 3; C Crisp 3; S Drew 2; S Smith 2; D Norris 2.
RBI: J Donaldson 3 (17); J Reddick (66); D Norris (23); C Carter (30); S Smith (42); Y Cespedes (63).
2-out RBI: J Donaldson 3; J Reddick; C Carter; S Smith.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 17.
Fielding
E: J Donaldson (8).
Baserunning
SB: C Crisp (29, 2nd base off C Kluber/C Santana).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jason Kipnis DH 5 0 0 1 0 3 .253 .698 25 17 -0.116 1.05 0.000 -0.116 -1.6
Asdrubal Cabrera SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .767 6 3 -0.015 0.61 0.000 -0.015 -0.1 2 0
   Jack Hannahan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .612 13 9 -0.069 0.66 0.000 -0.069 -1.1 0 3
Shin-Soo Choo RF 3 1 0 0 2 1 .277 .817 26 15 -0.014 0.55 0.034 -0.048 -0.1 1 0
Carlos Santana C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .244 .762 12 7 0.000 0.80 0.038 -0.038 0.0 7 0
   Lou Marson C 1 1 1 0 0 0 .235 .651 5 4 0.096 1.86 0.096 0.000 1.1 5 0
Michael Brantley CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .287 .749 12 7 0.047 1.33 0.112 -0.065 0.4 2 0
Brent Lillibridge 3B-SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 .185 .495 17 11 -0.157 1.70 0.000 -0.157 -1.1 1 0 SF
Matt LaPorta 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .130 .297 10 6 -0.007 0.69 0.017 -0.023 -0.1 2 1 HBP
   Casey Kotchman PH-1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .235 .646 8 5 -0.028 1.58 0.030 -0.058 0.4 3 0
Jason Donald 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .215 .540 14 10 0.095 1.31 0.178 -0.082 1.0 1 2 HR
Ezequiel Carrera LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .308 .826 12 7 0.041 1.16 0.112 -0.071 1.0 2 0 3B,2B
Corey Kluber P 1 0
   Cody Allen P 0 0
   Jeanmar Gomez P 0 0
   Vinnie Pestano P 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 7 4 3 8 .206 .664 160 101 -0.127 1.10 0.617 -0.742 -0.1 27 6
2B: E Carrera (3, off R Cook).
3B: E Carrera (3, off T Blackley).
HR: J Donald (2, off T Blackley; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).
SF: B Lillibridge (2, off S Doolittle).
HBP: M LaPorta (1, by T Blackley).
TB: E Carrera 5; J Donald 5; C Kotchman; C Santana; L Marson.
RBI: J Donald (8); J Kipnis (63); B Lillibridge (8); C Kotchman (45).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 10.
Fielding
E: J Donald (5).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Travis Blackley, W (5-3) 5.2 3 2 2 2 5 1 3.79 23 92 56 27 14 15 8 7 1 0 58 0.078 0.86 0.6
Pat Neshek, H (2) 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1.08 3 12 11 5 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 -0.052 1.02 -0.8
Sean Doolittle, H (10) 1.1 1 2 0 1 0 0 3.23 7 30 17 13 1 3 2 4 1 0 2 0 0.019 1.71 0.0
Jerry Blevins, H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.55 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0.013 2.59 -0.5
Ryan Cook, S (13) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.40 5 22 15 7 4 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0.068 0.77 0.8
Team Totals 9 7 4 2 3 8 1 2.00 39 160 101 53 22 26 14 13 3 0 58 6 1 0.126 0.86 0.1
P Neshek faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Corey Kluber, L (0-3) 6 8 4 3 0 7 1 5.16 27 98 62 29 17 16 8 12 2 0 49 -0.219 1.17 -1.2
Cody Allen 1 4 2 2 0 3 0 2.04 7 27 19 10 5 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 -0.109 0.54 -1.5
Jeanmar Gomez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.11 3 16 10 4 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.006 0.08 0.5
Vinnie Pestano 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 2.08 6 25 17 9 4 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 -0.052 0.19 -1.5
Team Totals 9 15 8 7 0 12 1 7.00 43 166 108 52 26 30 13 18 4 0 49 0 0 -0.374 1.10 -3.9
Balks: None.
WP: J Blevins (2).
HBP: T Blackley (3; M LaPorta).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gary Darling, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Scott Barry, 3B - Jerry Meals.
Time of Game: 3:26.
Attendance: 14,412.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 7mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Cleveland Indians
1 Coco Crisp CF 1 Jason Kipnis DH
2 Stephen Drew SS 2 Asdrubal Cabrera SS
3 Yoenis Cespedes LF 3 Shin-Soo Choo RF
4 Seth Smith DH 4 Carlos Santana C
5 Chris Carter 1B 5 Michael Brantley CF
6 Josh Reddick RF 6 Brent Lillibridge 3B
7 Josh Donaldson 3B 7 Matt LaPorta 1B
8 Derek Norris C 8 Jason Donald 2B
9 Cliff Pennington 2B 9 Ezequiel Carrera LF
Travis Blackley P Corey Kluber P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t4 0-2 2 -23 6,(3-2)  RRR OAK J. Donaldson C. Kluber 32% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Cespedes Scores; Carter Scores
b3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CLE J. Donald T. Blackley -12% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t4 0-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OAK C. Carter C. Kluber 10% 36% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Cespedes to 3B
b8 2-6 0 12- 2,(0-1)  CLE M. Brantley S. Doolittle -9% 79% Reached on E5/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Choo to 3B; Marson to 2B; Brantley to 1B
t4 0-2 1 -23 5,(1-2)  O OAK J. Reddick C. Kluber -9% 27% Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Corey Kluber facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK C. Crisp C. Kluber -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Drew C. Kluber -1% 46% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK Y. Cespedes C. Kluber -1% 45% Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Travis Blackley facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE J. Kipnis T. Blackley 2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CLE A. Cabrera T. Blackley 1% 49% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CLE S. Choo T. Blackley 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Corey Kluber facing 4-5-6
Jack Hannahan replaces Asdrubal Cabrera (SS) playing 3B batting 2nd
Brent Lillibridge moves from 3B to SS
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Smith C. Kluber -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK C. Carter C. Kluber -2% 46% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
t2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Reddick C. Kluber -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Travis Blackley facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CLE C. Santana T. Blackley -4% 41% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CLE M. Brantley T. Blackley 3% 45% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O CLE B. Lillibridge T. Blackley 3% 48% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O CLE M. LaPorta T. Blackley 2% 50% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Corey Kluber facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK J. Donaldson C. Kluber 4% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O OAK D. Norris C. Kluber -4% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O OAK C. Pennington C. Kluber -3% 47% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
t3 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  OAK C. Crisp C. Kluber 3% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Donaldson to 3B
t3 0-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  OAK S. Drew C. Kluber 1% 51% Crisp Steals 2B
t3 0-0 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O OAK S. Drew C. Kluber -7% 45% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Travis Blackley facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R CLE J. Donald T. Blackley -12% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b3 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CLE E. Carrera T. Blackley -9% 24% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b3 1-0 0 --3 5,(2-2)  RO CLE J. Kipnis T. Blackley 0% 24% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Carrera Scores
b3 2-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE J. Hannahan T. Blackley 1% 25% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CLE S. Choo T. Blackley -1% 24% Walk
b3 2-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CLE C. Santana T. Blackley 2% 26% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 2.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Indians' Corey Kluber facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK Y. Cespedes C. Kluber 4% 30% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 0-2 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O OAK S. Smith C. Kluber -4% 26% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OAK C. Carter C. Kluber 10% 36% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Cespedes to 3B
t4 0-2 1 -23 5,(1-2)  O OAK J. Reddick C. Kluber -9% 27% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-2 2 -23 6,(3-2)  RRR OAK J. Donaldson C. Kluber 32% 60% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Cespedes Scores; Carter Scores
t4 3-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK D. Norris C. Kluber 2% 62% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t4 3-2 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O OAK C. Pennington C. Kluber -3% 58% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Travis Blackley facing 5-6-7
b4 2-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CLE M. Brantley T. Blackley 3% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CLE B. Lillibridge T. Blackley 2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 2-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  CLE M. LaPorta T. Blackley -2% 62% Hit By Pitch
b4 2-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O CLE J. Donald T. Blackley 3% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Indians' Corey Kluber facing 1-2-3
t5 3-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK C. Crisp C. Kluber -2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK S. Drew C. Kluber -2% 61% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t5 3-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK Y. Cespedes C. Kluber 2% 63% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t5 3-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O OAK S. Smith C. Kluber -4% 60% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Athletics' Travis Blackley facing 9-1-2
b5 2-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE E. Carrera T. Blackley 3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CLE J. Kipnis T. Blackley 2% 66% Strikeout Looking
b5 2-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CLE J. Hannahan T. Blackley 2% 67% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 2.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Indians' Corey Kluber facing 5-6-7
t6 3-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK C. Carter C. Kluber -2% 65% Flyball: RF
t6 3-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK J. Reddick C. Kluber 3% 67% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t6 3-2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  OAK J. Donaldson C. Kluber 7% 75% Fielder's Choice 3B; Reddick to 3B/Safe on E4 (catch); Donaldson to 1B
t6 3-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO OAK D. Norris C. Kluber 4% 79% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Reddick Scores/unER; Donaldson to 2B
t6 4-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O OAK C. Pennington C. Kluber -2% 76% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-4, Athletics' Travis Blackley facing 3-4-5
b6 2-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O CLE S. Choo T. Blackley 3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O CLE C. Santana T. Blackley 2% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 2-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE M. Brantley T. Blackley -2% 80% Walk
Pat Neshek replaces Travis Blackley pitching
b6 2-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O CLE B. Lillibridge P. Neshek 3% 83% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Indians 2.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Indians' Cody Allen facing 1-2-3
Cody Allen replaces Corey Kluber pitching
Lou Marson replaces Carlos Santana playing C batting 4th
t7 4-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK C. Crisp C. Allen 4% 87% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t7 4-2 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Drew C. Allen -3% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-2 1 -2- 9,(3-2)  O OAK Y. Cespedes C. Allen -2% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  R OAK S. Smith C. Allen 8% 90% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Crisp Scores
t7 5-2 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R OAK C. Carter C. Allen 4% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith Scores
t7 6-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  OAK J. Reddick C. Allen 0% 95% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Carter to 2B
t7 6-2 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Donaldson C. Allen -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Pat Neshek facing 7-8-9
Casey Kotchman pinch hits for Matt LaPorta (1B) batting 7th
b7 2-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  CLE C. Kotchman P. Neshek -3% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b7 2-6 0 1-- 5,(0-2)  CLE J. Donald P. Neshek -6% 85% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak SS); Kotchman to 2B
Sean Doolittle replaces Pat Neshek pitching
b7 2-6 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O CLE E. Carrera S. Doolittle 4% 89% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Kotchman to 3B
b7 2-6 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  O CLE J. Kipnis S. Doolittle 5% 94% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b7 2-6 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O CLE J. Hannahan S. Doolittle 3% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 2.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Indians' Jeanmar Gomez facing 8-9-1
Jeanmar Gomez replaces Cody Allen pitching
Casey Kotchman moves from PH to 1B
t8 6-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK D. Norris J. Gomez -0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 6-2 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O OAK C. Pennington J. Gomez -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 6-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK C. Crisp J. Gomez -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Sean Doolittle facing 3-4-5
b8 2-6 0 --- 8,(3-2)  CLE S. Choo S. Doolittle -3% 94% Walk
b8 2-6 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  CLE L. Marson S. Doolittle -5% 89% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Choo to 2B
b8 2-6 0 12- 2,(0-1)  CLE M. Brantley S. Doolittle -9% 79% Reached on E5/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Choo to 3B; Marson to 2B; Brantley to 1B
b8 2-6 0 123 4,(2-1)  RO CLE B. Lillibridge S. Doolittle 7% 87% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Choo Scores/unER
Jerry Blevins replaces Sean Doolittle pitching
b8 3-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  CLE C. Kotchman J. Blevins -4% 82% Wild Pitch; Marson to 3B; Brantley to 2B
b8 3-6 1 -23 4,(2-1)  RO CLE C. Kotchman J. Blevins 6% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B; Marson Scores/unER; Brantley to 3B
Ryan Cook replaces Jerry Blevins pitching
b8 4-6 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O CLE J. Donald R. Cook 5% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Indians 4.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Indians' Vinnie Pestano facing 2-3-4
Vinnie Pestano replaces Jeanmar Gomez pitching
t9 6-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  OAK S. Drew V. Pestano 2% 95% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t9 6-4 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  R OAK Y. Cespedes V. Pestano 3% 98% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Drew Scores; Cespedes to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t9 7-4 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O OAK S. Smith V. Pestano -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Cespedes to 3B
t9 7-4 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O OAK C. Carter V. Pestano -1% 97% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t9 7-4 2 --3 4,(1-2)  R OAK J. Reddick V. Pestano 2% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Cespedes Scores
t9 8-4 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O OAK J. Donaldson V. Pestano -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 4-8, Athletics' Ryan Cook facing 9-1-2
b9 4-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CLE E. Carrera R. Cook -2% 96% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b9 4-8 0 -2- 7,(2-2)  O CLE J. Kipnis R. Cook 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b9 4-8 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O CLE J. Hannahan R. Cook 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 4-8 2 -2- 4,(0-2)  O CLE S. Choo R. Cook 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Indians 4.

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