GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (92-63) at SEATTLE (83-72)

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - PITCHING CHANGE
SEA: SEAN GREEN (5-2, 4.08) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3, SEATTLE 1

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.294, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Green relieved E O'Flaherty.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, T HAFNER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
SEATTLE 1 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R Garko (.294, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Gutierrez ran for T Nixon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, F GUTIERREZ ON FIRST, R GARKO ON SECOND, T
HAFNER ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
SEATTLE 1 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: B Francisco (.259, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Sizemore hit for B Francisco.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, F GUTIERREZ ON FIRST, R GARKO ON SECOND, T
HAFNER ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
SEATTLE 1 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G Sizemore (.276, 24 HR, 78 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - JENSEN LEWIS
SEA - SEAN GREEN

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: W BLOOMQUIST (.284, 1-FOR-2)
I SUZUKI (.350, 1-FOR-3)
J LOPEZ (.256, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS SEATTLE (1) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
C Gomez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308
T Hafner dh 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .258
V Martinez c 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .301
R Garko 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .294
J Peralta ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .271
T Nixon rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .252
F Gutierrez pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
B Francisco lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259
a-G Sizemore ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .276
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244

Totals 32 3 8 3 3 3 12

a-flied out to left for B Francisco in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (26, F Hernandez). HR - V Martinez (25, 1st inning off F
Hernandez 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - V Martinez 3 (110). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Nixon 1, J Peralta 1, B Francisco 1, G Sizemore 2. Team LOB
- 8.

FIELDING: E - J Peralta (19, ground ball). DP: 3 (V Martinez-J Peralta, J
Peralta-R Garko, J Barfield-J Peralta-R Garko).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .350
J Lopez 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .256
R Ibanez lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .288
J Guillen dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
A Beltre 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .280
J Vidro 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .315
K Johjima c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
A Jones rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259
W Bloomquist ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284

Totals 24 1 5 0 2 4 11

BATTING: 2B - A Beltre (41, A Laffey). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Guillen 2, A Jones 1. GIDP - J Vidro, K Johjima. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Lopez (3, 2nd base by A Laffey/V Martinez).


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CLEVELAND - 300 000 00 -- 3
SEATTLE - 000 010 0 -- 1
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 5 2/3 4 1 1 2 3 0 4.87
J Lewis 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.36

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 7 8 3 3 0 2 1 4.06
E O'Flaherty 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.47
S Green 2/3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.04

WP - A Laffey, J Lewis. IBB - T Nixon (by S Green). Pitches-strikes: A Laffey
75-47; J Lewis 22-13; F Hernandez 106-69; E O'Flaherty 12-6; S Green 15-6.
Ground balls-fly balls: A Laffey 11-2; J Lewis 0-3; F Hernandez 12-7; E
O'Flaherty 0-0; S Green 1-1. Batters faced: A Laffey 21; J Lewis 5; F Hernandez
29; E O'Flaherty 2; S Green 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

Weather: 55 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 1 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Lofton in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: W Bloomquist (.284, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Shoppach catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: W Bloomquist (.284, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Gutierrez in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: W Bloomquist (.284, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Sizemore in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: W Bloomquist (.284, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Reed hit for W Bloomquist.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J Reed (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: RAFAEL PEREZ (1-1, 1.69) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3, SEATTLE 1

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J REED (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Perez relieved J Lewis.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J Reed (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Y Betancourt hit for J Reed.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
SEATTLE 1 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y Betancourt (.290, 9 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - RAFAEL PEREZ
SEA - SEAN GREEN

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.244, 0-FOR-3)
K LOFTON (.296, 0-FOR-4)
C GOMEZ (.308, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (3) VS SEATTLE (1) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf-lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
C Gomez 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .308
T Hafner dh 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .258
V Martinez c 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .301
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
R Garko 1b 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .294
J Peralta ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .271
T Nixon rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .252
F Gutierrez pr-rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
B Francisco lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259
a-G Sizemore ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .276
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244

Totals 32 3 8 3 3 3 12

a-flied out to left for B Francisco in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Garko (26, F Hernandez). HR - V Martinez (25, 1st inning off F
Hernandez 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - V Martinez 3 (110). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - T Nixon 1, J Peralta 1, B Francisco 1, G Sizemore 2. Team LOB
- 8.

FIELDING: E - J Peralta (19, ground ball). DP: 3 (V Martinez-J Peralta, J
Peralta-R Garko, J Barfield-J Peralta-R Garko).


SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
I Suzuki cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .350
J Lopez 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .255
R Ibanez lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .288
J Guillen dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286
A Beltre 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .280
J Vidro 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .315
K Johjima c 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
A Jones rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259
W Bloomquist ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284
a-J Reed ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
b-Y Betancourt ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289

Totals 27 1 5 0 2 4 11

a-hit for W Bloomquist in the 8th; b-flied out to left for J Reed in the
8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Beltre (41, A Laffey). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Guillen 2, A Jones 1. GIDP - J Vidro, K Johjima. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Lopez (3, 2nd base by A Laffey/V Martinez).


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CLEVELAND - 300 000 00 -- 3
SEATTLE - 000 010 00 -- 1
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
A Laffey 5 2/3 4 1 1 2 3 0 4.87
J Lewis 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.36
R Perez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.66

SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era
F Hernandez 7 8 3 3 0 2 1 4.06
E O'Flaherty 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.47
S Green 2/3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.04

WP - A Laffey, J Lewis. IBB - T Nixon (by S Green). Pitches-strikes: A Laffey
75-47; J Lewis 22-13; R Perez 7-6; F Hernandez 106-69; E O'Flaherty 12-6; S
Green 15-6. Ground balls-fly balls: A Laffey 11-2; J Lewis 0-3; R Perez 1-2; F
Hernandez 12-7; E O'Flaherty 0-0; S Green 1-1. Batters faced: A Laffey 21; J
Lewis 5; R Perez 3; F Hernandez 29; E O'Flaherty 2; S Green 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Chuck Meriwether. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

Weather: 55 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 1 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N Green at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
SEATTLE 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Barfield (.244, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - PITCHING CHANGE
SEA: GEORGE SHERRILL (2-0, 2.42) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3, SEATTLE 1

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K LOFTON (.296, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: G Sherrill relieved S Green.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 3
SEATTLE 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: K Lofton (.296, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">AL CLEVELAND AT SEATTLE
NOTE: CLEVELAND CATCHER VICTOR MARTINEZ HAS LEFT THE GAME
IN THE EIGHTH INNING WITH A BRUISED RIGHT KNEE.</div>