AL: OAKLAND (39-37) at CLEVELAND (45-31) <h3>Carmona aims to give Indians third straight win over A's</h3> Oakland (39-37) at Cleveland (45-31) 7:05 pm EDT CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- After winning the first two games, theCleveland Indians look to clinch a win in the third game of afour-game series on Wednesday against the Oakland Athletics atJacobs Field. Fausto Carmona (8-3, 3.21 ERA), who has alternated wins andlosses in his last four starts after winning his previous sixdecisions, looks to avoid losing consecutive starts for thefirst time this season. Against the Athletics, Carmona is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in twostarts and one career relief appearance, with the lone decisioncoming in a 6-3 win on May 12 at Oakland. In a 4-1 loss to the Nationals on Friday, the righthanderallowed three runs and a season high-tying 10 hits over sixframes. Oakland will send Lenny DiNardo (2-4, 2.35) to the mound. Inhis first 14 appearances as a starter or reliever, he did notallow more than one earned run. However in his last two outings,he has surrendered seven earned runs en route to losing bothstarts. In a 9-1 loss to the New York Mets on Friday, thelefthander yielded six runs - two earned - and seven hits over5 1/3 innings. In four lifetime relief appearances against Cleveland, DiNardocarries a 2.84 ERA and has not factored into a decision.
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">OAKLAND AT CLEVELAND -- LINEUPS OAKLAND CLEVELAND AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Travis Buck RF .280 6 20 Grady Sizemore CF .282 13 35 Shannon Stewart LF .283 5 22 Casey Blake 3B .273 10 38 Nick Swisher CF .281 10 41 Victor Martinez C .313 14 62 Jack Cust DH .269 12 29 Travis Hafner DH .259 11 50 Eric Chavez 3B .236 12 36 Jhonny Peralta SS .281 12 44 Mark Ellis 2B .276 8 40 Ryan Garko 1B .292 9 29 Dan Johnson 1B .249 6 26 Jason Michaels LF .298 5 22 Marco Scutaro SS .234 4 10 Franklin Gutierrez RF .269 3 6 Kurt Suzuki C .444 1 1 Josh Barfield 2B .267 2 36 Lenny Dinardo LHP (2-4, 2.35) Fausto Carmona RHP (8-3, 3.21)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND WARMUPS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO (2-4, 2.35) CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA (8-3, 3.21) UMPIRES: HP - GERRY DAVIS 1B - BRIAN GORMAN 2B - MIKE EVERITT 3B - PAUL NAUERT WEATHER: 78 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 8 mph, out to center</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND STARTING BATS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO AND KURT SUZUKI CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA AND VICTOR MARTINEZ DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.280, 6 HR, 20 RBI) S STEWART (.283, 5 HR, 22 RBI) N SWISHER (.281, 10 HR, 41 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY JACK CUST (13) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE 1ST OFF FAUSTO CARMONA SCORED TRAVIS BUCK AND NICK SWISHER. CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 3, CLEVELAND 0 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E CHAVEZ (.236, 12 HR, 36 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 3 3 2 0 CLEVELAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.282, 13 HR, 35 RBI) C BLAKE (.273, 10 HR, 38 RBI) V MARTINEZ (.313, 14 HR, 62 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 N Swisher cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281 J Cust dh 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .274 E Chavez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 Totals 5 3 2 3 2 1 3 BATTING: HR - J Cust (13, 1st inning off F Carmona 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Cust 3 (32). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Johnson 1. Team LOB - 1. CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 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 .292 J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 3 -- 3 CLEVELAND - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.35 CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era F Carmona 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 3.46 WP - F Carmona. Pitches-strikes: F Carmona 30-17. Ground balls-fly balls: F Carmona 1-1. Batters faced: F Carmona 7. UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul Nauert. Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND CONFIRMED STARTERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO 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 3 3 2 0 CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO CLE - FAUSTO CARMONA DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.234, 4 HR, 10 RBI) K SUZUKI (.444, 1 HR, 1 RBI) T BUCK (.280, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">OAKLAND (3) VS CLEVELAND (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .280 S Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 N Swisher cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281 J Cust dh 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .274 E Chavez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 K Suzuki c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .444 Totals 5 3 2 3 2 1 3 BATTING: HR - J Cust (13, 1st inning off F Carmona 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Cust 3 (32). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Johnson 1. Team LOB - 1. CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 3 -- 3 CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.30 CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era F Carmona 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 3.46 WP - F Carmona. Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 22-12; F Carmona 30-17. Ground balls-fly balls: L DiNardo 2-0; F Carmona 1-1. Batters faced: L DiNardo 4; F Carmona 7. UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul Nauert. Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY KURT SUZUKI (2) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF FAUSTO CARMONA SCORED MARCO SCUTARO. CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5, CLEVELAND 0 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.280, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY NICK SWISHER SCORED TRAVIS BUCK. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, N SWISHER ON SECOND, S STEWART ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6 CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.274, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE CLE: JASON STANFORD (1-1, 4.97) IN THE 2ND SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, N SWISHER ON SECOND, S STEWART ON THIRD, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6, CLEVELAND 0 DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.274, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Stanford relieved F Carmona. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, N SWISHER ON SECOND, S STEWART ON THIRD, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6 CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J Cust (.274, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE SACRIFICE FLY BY JACK CUST SCORED SHANNON STEWART. SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, N SWISHER ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 7 CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E CHAVEZ (.238, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY ERIC CHAVEZ SCORED NICK SWISHER. SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, E CHAVEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 8 CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY DAN JOHNSON SCORED ERIC CHAVEZ. SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, D JOHNSON ON FIRST, M ELLIS ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 9 CLEVELAND 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M SCUTARO (.241, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - OAKLAND 3 6 9 10 0 CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - LENNY DINARDO CLE - JASON STANFORD DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.281, 12 HR, 44 RBI) R GARKO (.292, 9 HR, 29 RBI) J MICHAELS (.298, 5 HR, 22 RBI)</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">OAKLAND (9) VS CLEVELAND (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg T Buck rf 2 2 1 0 1 0 3 .282 S Stewart lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .285 N Swisher cf 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 .284 J Cust dh 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 .274 E Chavez 3b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .241 M Ellis 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 D Johnson 1b 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .251 M Scutaro ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .239 K Suzuki c 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .500 Totals 15 9 10 9 3 1 9 BATTING: 2B - T Buck (11, F Carmona); N Swisher (16, F Carmona); E Chavez (17, J Stanford). HR - J Cust (13, 1st inning off F Carmona 2 on, 1 Out), K Suzuki (2, 2nd inning off F Carmona 1 on, 0 Out). SF - J Cust. RBI - J Cust 4 (33), K Suzuki 2 (3), N Swisher (42), E Chavez (37), D Johnson (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Johnson 1, T Buck 2. Team LOB - 4. CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 C Blake 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 V Martinez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312 T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 BATTING: Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND - 36 -- 9 CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era L DiNardo 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.30 CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era F Carmona 1 7 8 8 2 1 2 3.92 J Stanford 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 5.27 F Carmona pitched to 5 batters in the 2nd. WP - F Carmona. Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 22-12; F Carmona 44-28; J Stanford 26-13. Ground balls-fly balls: L DiNardo 2-0; F Carmona 1-1; J Stanford 1-2. Batters faced: L DiNardo 4; F Carmona 12; J Stanford 7. UMPIRES: HP--Gerry Davis. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul Nauert. Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND <div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE SOLO HOME RUN BY JHONNY PERALTA (13) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN THE 2ND OFF LENNY DINARDO. CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 9, CLEVELAND 1 DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.292, 9 HR, 29 RBI)</div>
