GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">OAKLAND AT CLEVELAND -- LINEUPS

OAKLAND CLEVELAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Shannon Stewart CF .287 12 48 Grady Sizemore CF .272 23 74
Daric Barton 1B .310 1 4 Asdrubal Cabrera 2B .287 3 18
Jack Cust RF .262 24 78 Travis Hafner DH .252 23 95
Dan Johnson DH .236 18 61 Victor Martinez C .302 24 106
Mark Ellis 2B .274 18 73 Ryan Garko 1B .293 19 58
Jack Hannahan 3B .296 3 20 Jhonny Peralta SS .270 20 71
Marco Scutaro SS .259 7 41 Kenny Lofton LF .297 7 35
Kurt Suzuki C .255 7 36 Franklin Gutierrez RF .272 13 36
Jeff Davanon LF .233 0 5 Casey Blake 3B .266 18 73

Joe Blanton RHP (14-9, 3.78) Fausto Carmona RHP (17-8, 3.07)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">OAKLAND AT CLEVELAND -- REVISED LINEUPS

OAKLAND CLEVELAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Shannon Stewart LF .287 12 48 Grady Sizemore CF .272 23 74
Daric Barton 1B .310 1 4 Asdrubal Cabrera 2B .287 3 18
Jack Cust RF .262 24 78 Travis Hafner DH .252 23 95
Dan Johnson DH .236 18 61 Victor Martinez C .302 24 106
Mark Ellis 2B .274 18 73 Ryan Garko 1B .293 19 58
Jack Hannahan 3B .296 3 20 Jhonny Peralta SS .270 20 71
Marco Scutaro SS .259 7 41 Kenny Lofton LF .297 7 35
Kurt Suzuki C .255 7 36 Franklin Gutierrez RF .272 13 36
Jeff Davanon CF .233 0 5 Casey Blake 3B .266 18 73

Joe Blanton RHP (14-9, 3.78) Fausto Carmona RHP (17-8, 3.07)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
WARMUPS: OAK - JOE BLANTON (14-9, 3.78)
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA (17-8, 3.07)

UMPIRES: HP - TONY RANDAZZO
1B - GREG GIBSON
2B - LARRY VANOVER
3B - JAMES HOYE

WEATHER: 78 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 5 mph, out to center</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
STARTING BATS: OAK - JOE BLANTON AND KURT SUZUKI
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.287, 12 HR, 48 RBI)
D BARTON (.310, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
J CUST (.262, 24 HR, 78 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.272, 23 HR, 74 RBI)
A CABRERA (.287, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
T HAFNER (.252, 23 HR, 95 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
D Barton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Cabrera 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
CLEVELAND - -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.77

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.06

Pitches-strikes: F Carmona 13-7. Ground balls-fly balls: F Carmona 1-1.
Batters faced: F Carmona 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--James
Hoye.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 0 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.236, 18 HR, 61 RBI)
M ELLIS (.274, 18 HR, 73 RBI)
J HANNAHAN (.296, 3 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (0) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
D Barton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.76

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.06

Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 10-7; F Carmona 13-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Blanton 0-1; F Carmona 1-1. Batters faced: J Blanton 3; F Carmona 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--James
Hoye.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KURT SUZUKI SCORED JACK HANNAHAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K SUZUKI ON FIRST, M SCUTARO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J DAVANON (.233, 0 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 1 1 3 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.302, 24 HR, 106 RBI)
R GARKO (.293, 19 HR, 58 RBI)
J PERALTA (.270, 20 HR, 71 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
D Barton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
D Johnson dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
J Hannahan 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .296
M Scutaro ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
K Suzuki c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259
J DaVanon cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - K Suzuki (37). 2-out RBI - K Suzuki. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Stewart 2. Team LOB - 3.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
K Lofton lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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OAKLAND - 01 -- 1
CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.76

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.09

Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 10-7; F Carmona 35-21. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Blanton 0-1; F Carmona 3-1. Batters faced: J Blanton 3; F Carmona 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--James
Hoye.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 1 1 3 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D BARTON (.302, 0-FOR-1)
J CUST (.261, 0-FOR-1)
D JOHNSON (.235, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
D Barton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
D Johnson dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
J Hannahan 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .296
M Scutaro ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
K Suzuki c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259
J DaVanon cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246

Totals 9 1 3 1 1 2 3

BATTING: RBI - K Suzuki (37). 2-out RBI - K Suzuki. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Stewart 2. Team LOB - 3.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
K Lofton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Blake 2. Team LOB - 3.


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OAKLAND - 01 -- 1
CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.74

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 3.09

Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 35-21; F Carmona 35-21. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Blanton 2-2; F Carmona 3-1. Batters faced: J Blanton 9; F Carmona 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--James
Hoye.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 1 0 1 3 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.271, 0-FOR-1)
A CABRERA (.285, 0-FOR-1)
T HAFNER (.251, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
D Barton 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302
J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .261
D Johnson dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235
M Ellis 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273
J Hannahan 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .293
M Scutaro ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
K Suzuki c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259
J DaVanon cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246

Totals 12 1 3 1 3 3 9

BATTING: RBI - K Suzuki (37). 2-out RBI - K Suzuki. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Stewart 2, J Hannahan 1. Team LOB - 5.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
A Cabrera 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
K Lofton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Blake 2. Team LOB - 3.


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OAKLAND - 010 -- 1
CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.74

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 3.07

Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 35-21; F Carmona 60-35. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Blanton 2-2; F Carmona 4-2. Batters faced: J Blanton 9; F Carmona 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--James
Hoye.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY VICTOR MARTINEZ SCORED ASDRUBAL CABRERA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, V MARTINEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 1 0 1 3 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 1 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.262, 1-FOR-1)
K SUZUKI (.259, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
J DAVANON (.246, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (1) VS CLEVELAND (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
D Barton 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302
J Cust rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .261
D Johnson dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235
M Ellis 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273
J Hannahan 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .293
M Scutaro ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262
K Suzuki c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259
J DaVanon cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246

Totals 12 1 3 1 3 3 9

BATTING: RBI - K Suzuki (37). 2-out RBI - K Suzuki. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Stewart 2, J Hannahan 1. Team LOB - 5.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .273
A Cabrera 2b 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .282
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
V Martinez c 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303
R Garko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
K Lofton lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299
F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266

Totals 12 1 3 1 2 2 5

BATTING: 2B - V Martinez (40, J Blanton). RBI - V Martinez (107). 2-out RBI - V
Martinez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Blake 2, R Garko 1. Team
LOB - 4.


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OAKLAND - 010 -- 1
CLEVELAND - 001 -- 1
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 3 3 1 1 2 2 0 3.76

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 3 3 1 1 3 3 0 3.07

Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 54-31; F Carmona 60-35. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Blanton 5-2; F Carmona 4-2. Batters faced: J Blanton 14; F Carmona 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--James
Hoye.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 1 3 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JOE BLANTON
CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.270, 0-FOR-0, BB)
K LOFTON (.299, 1-FOR-1)
F GUTIERREZ (.272, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>