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    AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: J Lewis relieved R Perez.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
    CLEVELAND 4 TOP, 7TH

    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M Ellis (.272, 0-FOR-3)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">AL OAKLAND AT CLEVELAND
    NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY CLEVELAND'S RYAN GARKO AND JHONNY
    PERALTA IN THE SIXTH INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.</div>
     
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    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 0 0 2 3 7 0
    CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 10 0 (BOT 7)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JERRY BLEVINS
    CLE - JENSEN LEWIS

    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.302, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
    R GARKO (.293, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
    J PERALTA (.272, 2-FOR-2, BB, HR, RBI)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS CLEVELAND (4) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

    OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    S Stewart lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .285
    D Barton 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .333
    J Cust rf 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 .262
    D Johnson dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .234
    M Ellis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .272
    J Hannahan 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .291
    M Scutaro ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .263
    K Suzuki c 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .257
    J DaVanon cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .238

    Totals 28 3 7 3 4 9 14

    BATTING: 2B - D Barton 2 (6, F Carmona, R Perez). HR - J Cust (25, 7th inning
    off R Perez 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Suzuki (37), J Cust 2 (80). 2-out RBI - K
    Suzuki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, S Stewart 2, J
    Hannahan 1. Team LOB - 8.

    FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-M Scutaro-D Barton).


    CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .272
    A Cabrera 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .288
    T Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252
    V Martinez c 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .302
    R Garko 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .293
    J Peralta ss 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .272
    K Lofton lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .299
    F Gutierrez rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .273
    C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265

    Totals 25 4 10 4 3 4 13

    BATTING: 2B - V Martinez (40, J Blanton); J Peralta (27, J Blanton). HR - R
    Garko (20, 6th inning off J Blanton 0 on, 0 Out), J Peralta (21, 6th inning off
    J Blanton 0 on, 0 Out). S - C Blake. SF - A Cabrera. RBI - V Martinez (107), R
    Garko (59), J Peralta (72), A Cabrera (19). 2-out RBI - V Martinez. Runners
    left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, C Blake 3, R Garko 1. GIDP - V
    Martinez. Team LOB - 8.


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    OAKLAND - 010 000 2 -- 3
    CLEVELAND - 001 003 -- 4
    ----------------------------------------------------

    OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    J Blanton 5 2/3 10 4 4 3 4 2 3.84
    J Blevins 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

    CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    F Carmona 6 5 1 1 4 7 0 3.03
    R Perez 2/3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1.71
    J Lewis 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.49

    IBB - G Sizemore (by J Blanton). Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 106-59; J Blevins
    1-1; F Carmona 106-65; R Perez 17-11; J Lewis 5-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J
    Blanton 9-4; J Blevins 0-1; F Carmona 7-4; R Perez 0-1; J Lewis 0-0. Batters
    faced: J Blanton 29; J Blevins 1; F Carmona 27; R Perez 4; J Lewis 1.

    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>
     
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    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 0 0 2 3 7 0
    CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 10 0 (TOP 8)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JERRY BLEVINS
    CLE - JENSEN LEWIS

    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J HANNAHAN (.291, 0-FOR-2, BB)
    M SCUTARO (.263, 2-FOR-3)
    K SUZUKI (.257, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>
     
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    <div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS CLEVELAND (4) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

    OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    S Stewart lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .285
    D Barton 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .333
    J Cust rf 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 .262
    D Johnson dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .234
    M Ellis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .272
    J Hannahan 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .291
    M Scutaro ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .263
    K Suzuki c 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .257
    J DaVanon cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .238

    Totals 28 3 7 3 4 9 14

    BATTING: 2B - D Barton 2 (6, F Carmona, R Perez). HR - J Cust (25, 7th inning
    off R Perez 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Suzuki (37), J Cust 2 (80). 2-out RBI - K
    Suzuki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, S Stewart 2, J
    Hannahan 1. Team LOB - 8.

    FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-M Scutaro-D Barton).


    CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .272
    A Cabrera 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .288
    T Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252
    V Martinez c 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .302
    R Garko 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .293
    J Peralta ss 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .272
    K Lofton lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .299
    F Gutierrez rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .273
    C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265

    Totals 28 4 10 4 3 5 13

    BATTING: 2B - V Martinez (40, J Blanton); J Peralta (27, J Blanton). HR - R
    Garko (20, 6th inning off J Blanton 0 on, 0 Out), J Peralta (21, 6th inning off
    J Blanton 0 on, 0 Out). S - C Blake. SF - A Cabrera. RBI - V Martinez (107), R
    Garko (59), J Peralta (72), A Cabrera (19). 2-out RBI - V Martinez. Runners
    left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, C Blake 3, R Garko 1. GIDP - V
    Martinez. Team LOB - 8.


    ----------------------------------------------------
    OAKLAND - 010 000 2 -- 3
    CLEVELAND - 001 003 0 -- 4
    ----------------------------------------------------

    OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    J Blanton 5 2/3 10 4 4 3 4 2 3.84
    J Blevins 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00

    CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    F Carmona 6 5 1 1 4 7 0 3.03
    R Perez 2/3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1.71
    J Lewis 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.49

    IBB - G Sizemore (by J Blanton). Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 106-59; J Blevins
    15-8; F Carmona 106-65; R Perez 17-11; J Lewis 5-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J
    Blanton 9-4; J Blevins 1-2; F Carmona 7-4; R Perez 0-1; J Lewis 0-0. Batters
    faced: J Blanton 29; J Blevins 4; F Carmona 27; R Perez 4; J Lewis 1.

    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>
     
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    AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
    CLE: RAFAEL BETANCOURT (5-1, 1.46) STARTING THE 8TH
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3, CLEVELAND 4

    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J HANNAHAN (.291, 0-FOR-2)</div>
     
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    AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: R Betancourt relieved J Lewis.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
    CLEVELAND 4 TOP, 8TH

    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J Hannahan (.291, 0-FOR-2)</div>
     
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    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 0 0 2 0 3 7 0
    CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 10 0 (BOT 8)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - JERRY BLEVINS
    CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.299, 2-FOR-3)
    F GUTIERREZ (.273, 1-FOR-2, BB)
    C BLAKE (.265, 0-FOR-2, SAC)</div>
     
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    AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS CLEVELAND (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

    OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    S Stewart lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .285
    D Barton 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .333
    J Cust rf 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 .262
    D Johnson dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .234
    M Ellis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .272
    J Hannahan 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .288
    M Scutaro ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .263
    K Suzuki c 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .255
    J DaVanon cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .238

    Totals 31 3 7 3 4 11 14

    BATTING: 2B - D Barton 2 (6, F Carmona, R Perez). HR - J Cust (25, 7th inning
    off R Perez 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Suzuki (37), J Cust 2 (80). 2-out RBI - K
    Suzuki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, S Stewart 2, J
    Hannahan 1. Team LOB - 8.

    FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-M Scutaro-D Barton).


    CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .272
    A Cabrera 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .288
    T Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252
    V Martinez c 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .302
    R Garko 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .293
    J Peralta ss 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .272
    K Lofton lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .299
    F Gutierrez rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .273
    C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265

    Totals 28 4 10 4 3 5 13

    BATTING: 2B - V Martinez (40, J Blanton); J Peralta (27, J Blanton). HR - R
    Garko (20, 6th inning off J Blanton 0 on, 0 Out), J Peralta (21, 6th inning off
    J Blanton 0 on, 0 Out). S - C Blake. SF - A Cabrera. RBI - V Martinez (107), R
    Garko (59), J Peralta (72), A Cabrera (19). 2-out RBI - V Martinez. Runners
    left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, C Blake 3, R Garko 1. GIDP - V
    Martinez. Team LOB - 8.


    ----------------------------------------------------
    OAKLAND - 010 000 20 -- 3
    CLEVELAND - 001 003 0 -- 4
    ----------------------------------------------------

    OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    J Blanton 5 2/3 10 4 4 3 4 2 3.84
    J Blevins 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.00

    CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    F Carmona 6 5 1 1 4 7 0 3.03
    R Perez 2/3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1.71
    J Lewis 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.49
    R Betancourt 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.44

    IBB - G Sizemore (by J Blanton). Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 106-59; J Blevins
    15-8; F Carmona 106-65; R Perez 17-11; J Lewis 5-4; R Betancourt 11-9. Ground
    balls-fly balls: J Blanton 9-4; J Blevins 1-2; F Carmona 7-4; R Perez 0-1; J
    Lewis 0-0; R Betancourt 0-1. Batters faced: J Blanton 29; J Blevins 4; F
    Carmona 27; R Perez 4; J Lewis 1; R Betancourt 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>
     
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    AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
    OAK: RUDDY LUGO (6-0, 5.56) IN THE 8TH
    SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3, CLEVELAND 4

    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F GUTIERREZ (.273, 1-FOR-2)</div>
     
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    AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: R Lugo relieved J Blevins.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
    CLEVELAND 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

    DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: F Gutierrez (.273, 1-FOR-2)</div>
     
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    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 0 0 2 0 3 7 0
    CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 10 0 (TOP 9)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - RUDDY LUGO
    CLE - RAFAEL BETANCOURT

    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J DAVANON (.238, 1-FOR-3)
    S STEWART (.285, 0-FOR-4)
    D BARTON (.333, 2-FOR-3, BB)</div>
     
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    AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS CLEVELAND (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

    OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    S Stewart lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .285
    D Barton 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .333
    J Cust rf 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 .262
    D Johnson dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .234
    M Ellis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .272
    J Hannahan 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .288
    M Scutaro ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .263
    K Suzuki c 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .255
    J DaVanon cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .238

    Totals 31 3 7 3 4 11 14

    BATTING: 2B - D Barton 2 (6, F Carmona, R Perez). HR - J Cust (25, 7th inning
    off R Perez 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Suzuki (37), J Cust 2 (80). 2-out RBI - K
    Suzuki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, S Stewart 2, J
    Hannahan 1. Team LOB - 8.

    FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Ellis-M Scutaro-D Barton).


    CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
    G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .272
    A Cabrera 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .288
    T Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252
    V Martinez c 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .302
    R Garko 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .293
    J Peralta ss 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .272
    K Lofton lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .299
    F Gutierrez rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .272
    C Blake 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265

    Totals 31 4 10 4 3 6 13

    BATTING: 2B - V Martinez (40, J Blanton); J Peralta (27, J Blanton). HR - R
    Garko (20, 6th inning off J Blanton 0 on, 0 Out), J Peralta (21, 6th inning off
    J Blanton 0 on, 0 Out). S - C Blake. SF - A Cabrera. RBI - V Martinez (107), R
    Garko (59), J Peralta (72), A Cabrera (19). 2-out RBI - V Martinez. Runners
    left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, C Blake 3, R Garko 1. GIDP - V
    Martinez. Team LOB - 8.


    ----------------------------------------------------
    OAKLAND - 010 000 20 -- 3
    CLEVELAND - 001 003 00 -- 4
    ----------------------------------------------------

    OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    J Blanton 5 2/3 10 4 4 3 4 2 3.84
    J Blevins 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
    R Lugo 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.48

    CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
    F Carmona 6 5 1 1 4 7 0 3.03
    R Perez 2/3 2 2 2 0 1 1 1.71
    J Lewis 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.49
    R Betancourt 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.44

    IBB - G Sizemore (by J Blanton). Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 106-59; J Blevins
    19-11; R Lugo 8-6; F Carmona 106-65; R Perez 17-11; J Lewis 5-4; R Betancourt
    11-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Blanton 9-4; J Blevins 1-3; R Lugo 0-1; F
    Carmona 7-4; R Perez 0-1; J Lewis 0-0; R Betancourt 0-1. Batters faced: J
    Blanton 29; J Blevins 5; R Lugo 2; F Carmona 27; R Perez 4; J Lewis 1; R
    Betancourt 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>
     
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    AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
    CLE: JOE BOROWSKI (4-5, 5.04) STARTING THE 9TH
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3, CLEVELAND 4

    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J DAVANON (.238, 1-FOR-3)</div>
     
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    AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: J Borowski relieved R Betancourt.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
    CLEVELAND 4 TOP, 9TH

    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J DaVanon (.238, 1-FOR-3)</div>
     
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    AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: M Piazza hit for J DaVanon.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3
    CLEVELAND 4 TOP, 9TH

    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M Piazza (.285, 7 HR, 43 RBI)</div>
     
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    AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    OAKLAND 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 0
    CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 x 4 10 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: OAK - JOE BLANTON, JERRY BLEVINS (6TH), RUDDY LUGO (8TH) AND KURT
    SUZUKI

    CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, RAFAEL PEREZ (7TH), JENSEN LEWIS
    (7TH), RAFAEL BETANCOURT (8TH), JOE BOROWSKI (9TH) AND VICTOR
    MARTINEZ

    HOME RUNS: OAK - JACK CUST (25) OFF RAFAEL PEREZ IN THE 7TH, 1 ON

    CLE - RYAN GARKO (20) OFF JOE BLANTON IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
    JHONNY PERALTA (21) OFF JOE BLANTON IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>
     
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    Carmona pitches Indians to brink of AL Central crown

    <h3>CLEVELAND 4, OAKLAND 3</h3>CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Fausto Carmona wasn't at his best, but hedidn't need to be as Ryan Garko and Jhonny Peralta picked him up

    Carmona joined teammate C.C. Sabathia as an 18-game winner asthe Cleveland Indians defeated the Oakland Athletics 4-3, onFriday.


    The win reduced the Indians (91-62) magic number to two forclinching the AL Central and moved Cleveland into a tie with theLos Angeles Angels (91-62) for the best record in baseball. TheAngels take on the Seattle Mariners later Friday night.

    Carmona (18-8) allowed one run on five hits in six innings. Theyoung righthander, who walked four and struck out seven, wasn'tnearly as efficient as he had been in his last start as hethrew 106 pitches - 65 for strikes.


    Despite struggling with his control, Carmona lowered hisleague-leading ERA to 3.03 and kept the A's off the board togive his team a chance to take the lead.


    With the score tied at 1-1 in the sixth, Ryan Garko and JhonnyPeralta led off the inning with back-to-back home runs off ofOakland starter Joe Blanton (14-10) to give the Indians a 3-1lead.


    Garko blasted Blanton's 1-0 pitch over the left field wall,becoming the fifth Indian this season with 20 home runs.

    Peralta hit Blanton's next pitch the other way over the rightfield wall for his 21st home run and Cleveland went on for its50th home victory - most since 1996.


    The Indians kept the pressure on Blanton, as Kenny Lofton andFranklin Gutierrez followed with singles. After a sacrifice byCasey Blake, Blanton intentionally walked Grady Sizemore to loadthe bases. Asdrubal Cabrera followed with a sacrifice flygiving the Indians an additional run.


    The extra run turned out to be important as Jack Cust continuedhis dominance of the Cleveland Indians the next inning.

    With a runner on first in seventh, Cust hit reliever RafaelPerez's 1-1 pitch the opposite way for his 25th home run of theseason, cutting the Indians lead to 4-3.


    Cust has six home runs and 17 RBI in eight games againstCleveland this season.


    However the A's wouldn't get any closer as Rafael Betancourtpitched a perfect eighth and Joe Borowski worked the ninth topick up his AL-leading 43rd save in 49 chances. He struck outCust for the final out.


    Cleveland tied the score at 1-1 in the third on VictorMartinez's RBI double. Grady Sizemore led off the inning with asingle but was erased on a fielder's choice. After a groundoutmoved the runner to second, Martinez lined Blanton's 2-0 pitchinto the gap in right-center.


    Blanton gave up four runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. Hestruck out four and walked three. The loss snapped Blanton'sthree-game winning streak.


    Kurt Suzuki's RBI single in the second gave the A's a 1-0 lead.

    The loss stretched the A's losing streak to five and endedOakland's (74-81) eight-year run of finishing above .500.
     
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    AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

    <div class="pre">AL FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    OAKLAND 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 0
    CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 x 4 10 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: OAK - JOE BLANTON, JERRY BLEVINS (6TH), RUDDY LUGO (8TH) AND KURT
    SUZUKI

    CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA, RAFAEL PEREZ (7TH), JENSEN LEWIS
    (7TH), RAFAEL BETANCOURT (8TH), JOE BOROWSKI (9TH) AND VICTOR
    MARTINEZ


    WP - FAUSTO CARMONA (18-8)
    LP - JOE BLANTON (14-10)
    SAVE - JOE BOROWSKI (43)

    HOME RUNS: OAK - JACK CUST (25) OFF RAFAEL PEREZ IN THE 7TH, 1 ON

    CLE - RYAN GARKO (20) OFF JOE BLANTON IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
    JHONNY PERALTA (21) OFF JOE BLANTON IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


    TIME: 2:48 ATT: 36,016

    PROBABLES: OAK - DAN HAREN (14-8, 3.12)
    CLE - PAUL BYRD (15-6, 4.36)</div>
     

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