GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (39-36) at CLEVELAND (44-31)

AL: OAKLAND (39-36) at CLEVELAND (44-31)

<h3>Athletics turn to Haren to stop three-game skid</h3>

Oakland (39-36) at Cleveland (44-31) 7:05 pm EDT

CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Dan Haren has established himself as oneof the best pitchers in baseball. The Oakland Athletics needhim to continue his impressive season in order to stop theirlongest losing streak.

Haren (9-2, 1.78 ERA), the majors' ERA leader, takes the hill asOakland continues its four-game series with the ClevelandIndians on Tuesday.

Oakland dropped its third straight contest after being shut downby C.C. Sabathia in losing the opener, 5-2, on Monday.

The A's could use a good performance from Haren. The Oaklandstaff has allowed 25 runs in the last four games. Haren, whohas won three straight starts and has not lost since April 7,yielded three runs and six hits in seven innings his last timeout.

Cleveland has won five of eight games and sends Cliff Lee (4-4,5.46) to the mound. Lee has won two straight starts and has notwon three straight since winning a career-high four in row fromJune 15-July 1 of last season.

On Monday, Lee held the Philadelphia Phillies to one run andfive hits in seven innings of a 10-1 win.

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

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

OAKLAND CLEVELAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Shannon Stewart LF .277 4 21 Grady Sizemore CF .278 12 34
Mark Ellis 2B .265 7 37 Casey Blake 3B .274 10 38
Nick Swisher RF .283 10 41 Victor Martinez C .313 14 62
Eric Chavez 3B .239 12 36 Travis Hafner DH .259 11 47
Jack Cust DH .269 11 28 Jhonny Peralta SS .281 12 43
Bobby Crosby SS .238 6 28 Ryan Garko 1B .293 9 29
Dan Johnson 1B .249 6 26 Trot Nixon RF .244 2 25
Mark Kotsay CF .244 1 8 Jason Michaels LF .299 5 22
Jason Kendall C .213 1 20 Josh Barfield 2B .263 2 36

Rich Harden RHP (1-1, 1.29) Cliff Lee LHP (4-4, 5.46)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

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

OAKLAND CLEVELAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Shannon Stewart LF .277 4 21 Grady Sizemore CF .278 12 34
Mark Ellis 2B .265 7 37 Casey Blake 3B .274 10 38
Nick Swisher RF .283 10 41 Victor Martinez C .313 14 62
Eric Chavez 3B .239 12 36 Travis Hafner DH .259 11 47
Jack Cust DH .269 11 28 Jhonny Peralta SS .281 12 43
Bobby Crosby SS .238 6 28 Ryan Garko 1B .293 9 29
Dan Johnson 1B .249 6 26 Trot Nixon RF .244 2 25
Mark Kotsay CF .244 1 8 Jason Michaels LF .299 5 22
Jason Kendall C .213 1 20 Josh Barfield 2B .263 2 36

Dan Haren RHP (9-2, 1.78) Cliff Lee LHP (4-4, 5.46)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
WARMUPS: OAK - DAN HAREN (9-2, 1.78)
CLE - CLIFF LEE (4-4, 5.46)

UMPIRES: HP - PAUL NAUERT
1B - GERRY DAVIS
2B - BRIAN GORMAN
3B - MIKE EVERITT

WEATHER: 89 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 2 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
STARTING BATS: OAK - DAN HAREN AND JASON KENDALL
CLE - CLIFF LEE AND VICTOR MARTINEZ

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.277, 4 HR, 21 RBI)
M ELLIS (.265, 7 HR, 37 RBI)
N SWISHER (.283, 10 HR, 41 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 1 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.278, 12 HR, 34 RBI)
C BLAKE (.274, 10 HR, 38 RBI)
V MARTINEZ (.313, 14 HR, 62 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 .276
M Ellis 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

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
D Haren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.78

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.37

Pitches-strikes: C Lee 15-12. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee 0-2. Batters
faced: C Lee 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
CLE - CLIFF LEE</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JHONNY PERALTA SCORED GRADY SIZEMORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PERALTA ON FIRST, T HAFNER ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 0
CLEVELAND 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.293, 9 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.269, 11 HR, 28 RBI)
B CROSBY (.238, 6 HR, 28 RBI)
D JOHNSON (.249, 6 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Ellis 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
J Peralta ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (14, D Haren). RBI - J Peralta (44). 2-out RBI - J
Peralta. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. Team LOB - 2.


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OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
CLEVELAND - 1 -- 1
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1.85

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.37

Pitches-strikes: D Haren 19-13; C Lee 15-12. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren
1-1; C Lee 0-2. Batters faced: D Haren 6; C Lee 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JACK CUST (12) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF CLIFF LEE.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1, CLEVELAND 1

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.238, 6 HR, 28 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 2 0
CLEVELAND 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: T NIXON (.244, 2 HR, 25 RBI)
J MICHAELS (.299, 5 HR, 22 RBI)
J BARFIELD (.263, 2 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Ellis 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
J Cust dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275
B Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: HR - J Cust (12, 2nd inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Cust (29).
Team LOB - 1.


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
J Peralta ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
T Nixon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (14, D Haren). RBI - J Peralta (44). 2-out RBI - J
Peralta. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. Team LOB - 2.


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OAKLAND - 01 -- 1
CLEVELAND - 1 -- 1
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1.85

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 5.43

Pitches-strikes: D Haren 19-13; C Lee 32-24. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren
1-1; C Lee 1-4. Batters faced: D Haren 6; C Lee 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J KENDALL (.213, 1 HR, 20 RBI)
S STEWART (.276, 0-FOR-1)
M ELLIS (.268, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
M Ellis 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .282
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
J Cust dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275
B Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213

Totals 8 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: HR - J Cust (12, 2nd inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Cust (29).
Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Chavez-D Johnson).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
J Peralta ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Michaels lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262

Totals 8 1 3 1 1 1 4

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (14, D Haren). RBI - J Peralta (44). 2-out RBI - J
Peralta. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. Team LOB - 2.


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OAKLAND - 01 -- 1
CLEVELAND - 10 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 1.83

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 5.43

Pitches-strikes: D Haren 32-22; C Lee 32-24. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren
2-2; C Lee 1-4. Batters faced: D Haren 9; C Lee 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</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 1 0 1 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DAN HAREN
CLE - CLIFF LEE

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.280, 1-FOR-1)
C BLAKE (.273, 0-FOR-1)
V MARTINEZ (.312, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

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

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
M Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267
N Swisher rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .282
E Chavez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .237
J Cust dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 .273
B Crosby ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Kotsay cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .213

Totals 12 1 3 1 2 2 10

BATTING: HR - J Cust (12, 2nd inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Cust (29).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust 2. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Chavez-D Johnson).


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
C Blake 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
J Peralta ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284
R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Michaels lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262

Totals 8 1 3 1 1 1 4

BATTING: 2B - G Sizemore (14, D Haren). RBI - J Peralta (44). 2-out RBI - J
Peralta. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Garko 1. Team LOB - 2.


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OAKLAND - 010 -- 1
CLEVELAND - 10 -- 1
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 1.83

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
C Lee 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 5.34

Pitches-strikes: D Haren 32-22; C Lee 57-38. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren
2-2; C Lee 2-5. Batters faced: D Haren 9; C Lee 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Mike
Everitt.

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY GRADY SIZEMORE (13) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF DAN HAREN.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1, CLEVELAND 2

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.273, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY TRAVIS HAFNER SCORED CASEY BLAKE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, V MARTINEZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 1
CLEVELAND 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.284, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>