April 6, 2008 Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 10
@LAA 4 BAL 3
SEA 2 CHW 13
@DET 2 KCR 3
@MIN 1 NYY 2
TBR 0 CLE 2
@OAK 1 TOR 7
BOS 4 ATL 3
NYM 1 CHC 3
HOU 2 CIN 8
PHI 2 ARI 5
@COL 2
(10) PIT 9
@FLA 2 MIL 7
SFG 0 LAD 3
@SDP 2 STL 3
WSN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 16,384

Sunday, April 6, 2008, 4:05pm
Time of Game: 2:37

Indians

3-3

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

Eric Wedge

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

W: C Lee (1-0), L: J Blanton (0-2), S: J Borowski (2)

Athletics

3-4

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

Bob Geren

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 3   0   1   0    2   0  .348 1.009   18    2   0   
A Cabrera 2B                  5   0   0   1    0   0  .208  .532   13    4   1   
T Hafner DH                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .261  .824   15    0   0   IW
R Garko 1B                    2   0   0   1    2   0  .333 1.011   17    4   2   
J Peralta SS                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .200  .440   17    0   3   
D Dellucci LF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .364   10    4   0   
  F Gutierrez PH-RF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .619    4    0   0   
J Michaels RF-LF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .077  .354   16    4   0   2B
A Marte 3B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666   12    1   0   
  J Carroll PR-3B             1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   1   
K Shoppach C                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .235  .572   14    6   0   

C Lee P                                                                  1   0
  R Perez P                                                              1   0
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
  J Borowski P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   2   7   2    5   4              138   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Michaels (1, off J Blanton).

IBB: T Hafner (2, by J Blanton).

TB: J Peralta 2; J Michaels 2; G Sizemore; T Hafner; K Shoppach; A Marte.

RBI: R Garko (4); A Cabrera (4).

2-out RBI: R Garko.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: K Shoppach (3).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Buck RF                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .043   18    2   0   SF
M Ellis 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .115  .604   21    4   3   
D Barton 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .740   19    6   2   
M Sweeney DH                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .211  .586   13    0   0   
  D Murphy PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E Brown LF-CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .641    9    4   0   
B Crosby SS                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .667   20    1   1   
J Hannahan 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .644   17    0   3   
K Suzuki C                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .375  .881    9    4   0   
R Sweeney CF                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .455  .910   13    3   0   
  J Cust PH-LF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .737    4    1   0   

J Blanton P                                                              2   0
  S Casilla P                                                            0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  A Brown P                                                              0   1
Totals                       30   1   4   1    2   6              143   27  10

BATTING

SF: T Buck (1, off C Lee).

TB: K Suzuki 2; M Sweeney; R Sweeney.

RBI: T Buck (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Lee, W (1-0)                 6.2   4   1   0    1   4   0   0.00   25  108-71   47· 7·17    9· 8· 3· 0     67    -     0.99   0.21
R Perez, H (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    9-8     4· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.09   0.16
R Betancourt, H (1)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   7.71    1    5-3     3· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.30   0.03
J Borowski, S (2)              1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    4   19-11    6· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.72   0.19
Totals                         9     4   1   0    2   6   0          33  141-93   60·11·22   11·11· 3· 0          1-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Blanton, L (0-2)             6.2   7   2   2    4   2   0   3.44   31  107-65   34· 8·23   11·11· 3· 0     50    -     1.53  -0.07
S Casilla                      0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    5-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    3.12   0.07
A Embree                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.18    3   11-6     5· 1· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.05
A Brown                        1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4   15-9     6· 0· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.74   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    5   4   0          39  138-83   46·10·27   12·14· 4· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Blanton (1; T Hafner).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 16,384.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Oakland Athletics                    
1. G Sizemore           CF    1. T Buck               RF 
2. A Cabrera            2B    2. M Ellis              2B 
3. T Hafner             DH    3. D Barton             1B 
4. R Garko              1B    4. M Sweeney            DH 
5. J Peralta            SS    5. E Brown              LF 
6. D Dellucci           LF    6. B Crosby             SS 
7. J Michaels           RF    7. J Hannahan           3B 
8. A Marte              3B    8. K Suzuki             C  
9. K Shoppach           C     9. R Sweeney            CF 

   C Lee                P        J Blanton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  1-1  123  6   19%  72% R Garko         J Blanton       Walk; Shoppach Scores; Sizemore to 3B; Hafner to 2B
   t 7   1  1-0  12-  6   12%  49% G Sizemore      J Blanton       Walk; Carroll to 3B; Shoppach to 2B
   b 9   1  2-1  1--  1   11%  91% E Brown         J Borowski      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   b 9   1  2-1  ---  7  -10%  80% M Sweeney       J Borowski      Walk
   b 9   2  2-1  1--  5    9% 100% B Crosby        J Borowski      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   54%  G Sizemore      Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   50%  A Cabrera       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      1--  3   48%  T Hafner        Groundout: 2B-1B; Sizemore to 2B
          -2-  4   49%  R Garko         Walk
   O      12-  5   45%  J Peralta       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 1-2-3
   O      --- 12   47%  T Buck          Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  3   49%  M Ellis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   50%  D Barton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   48%  D Dellucci      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  4   52%  J Michaels      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   48%  A Marte         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  4   45%  K Shoppach      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   49%  E Brown         Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   50%  B Crosby        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   48%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   46%  A Cabrera       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  4   47%  T Hafner        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   45%  R Garko         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  J Hannahan      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   44%  K Suzuki        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      42%  R Sweeney       Passed Ball; Suzuki to 2B
          -2-  6   37%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Suzuki to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   35%  T Buck          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Suzuki Scores/unER
   O      1--  6   37%  M Ellis         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   42%  J Peralta       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   37%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   34%  J Michaels      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4   31%  A Marte         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cliff Lee facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   33%  D Barton        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  3   31%  M Sweeney       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   33%  E Brown         Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   35%  B Crosby        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   32%  K Shoppach      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   30%  G Sizemore      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   29%  A Cabrera       Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cliff Lee facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   31%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   28%  K Suzuki        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   31%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   33%  T Buck          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   29%  T Hafner        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   27%  R Garko         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   29%  J Peralta       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   25%  D Dellucci      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cliff Lee facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   27%  M Ellis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   29%  D Barton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   30%  M Sweeney       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   25%  J Michaels      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   30%  A Marte         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
                  Jamey Carroll pinch runs for Andy Marte batting 8th
          1--  3   37%  K Shoppach      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Carroll to 2B
          12-  6   49%  G Sizemore      Walk; Carroll to 3B; Shoppach to 2B
   RO     123  2   51%  A Cabrera       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Carroll Scores; Shoppach to 3B; Sizemore to 2B
          -23  4   53%  T Hafner        Intentional Walk
   R      123  6   72%  R Garko         Walk; Shoppach Scores; Sizemore to 3B; Hafner to 2B
                  Santiago Casilla replaces Joe Blanton pitching
   O      123  5   65%  J Peralta       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Cliff Lee facing 5-6-7
                  Jamey Carroll moves to 3B
   O      ---  2   70%  E Brown         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   64%  B Crosby        Walk
   O      1--  9   70%  J Hannahan      Lineout: 2B
                  Rafael Perez replaces Cliff Lee pitching
   O      1--  4   76%  K Suzuki        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Alan Embree facing 6-7-8
                  Alan Embree replaces Santiago Casilla pitching; Franklin Gutierrez pinch hits for David Dellucci batting 6th
   O      ---  4   73%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   72%  J Michaels      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   71%  J Carroll       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Rafael Perez facing 9-1-2
                  Jason Michaels moves to LF; Franklin Gutierrez moves to RF; Jack Cust pinch hits for Ryan Sweeney batting 9th
   O      ---  4   77%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   81%  T Buck          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Rafael Perez pitching
   O      ---  5   84%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Andrew Brown facing 9-1-2
                  Andrew Brown replaces Alan Embree pitching; Jack Cust moves to LF; Emil Brown moves to CF
   O      ---  2   83%  K Shoppach      Lineout: RF (Short RF)
          ---  6   84%  G Sizemore      Walk
   O      1--  4   83%  A Cabrera       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   81%  T Hafner        Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Joe Borowski facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Borowski replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
   O      ---  6   89%  D Barton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   80%  M Sweeney       Walk
                  Donnie Murphy pinch runs for Mike Sweeney batting 4th
   O      1--  1   91%  E Brown         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5  100%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 1.

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