GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (39-37) at CLEVELAND (45-31)

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ (4) TO LEFT WITH 1
OUT IN THE 6TH OFF COLBY LEWIS SCORED JHONNY PERALTA AND JASON
MICHAELS.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 10, CLEVELAND 5

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.265, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: DALLAS BRADEN (1-3, 6.41) IN THE 6TH
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 10, CLEVELAND 5

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.283, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Braden relieved C Lewis.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 10
CLEVELAND 5 BOTTOM, 6TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G Sizemore (.283, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 3 6 0 0 0 1 10 14 0
CLEVELAND 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 8 0 (TOP 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN
CLE - JASON STANFORD

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.281, 1-FOR-3, BB)
S STEWART (.287, 2-FOR-4)
N SWISHER (.282, 1-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (10) VS CLEVELAND (5) - END 6TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 .281
S Stewart lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .287
N Swisher cf 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .282
J Cust dh 3 1 1 4 0 1 2 .270
E Chavez 3b 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .244
M Ellis 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .276
D Johnson 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .255
M Scutaro ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .243
K Suzuki c 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .417

Totals 30 10 14 10 5 3 17

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), M Scutaro (11).
2-out RBI - M Scutaro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, D
Johnson 1, K Suzuki 1, T Buck 2. GIDP - M Scutaro. Team LOB - 8.

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


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .282
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .271
V Martinez c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .313
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257
J Peralta ss 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .285
R Garko 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .293
J Michaels lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .306
F Gutierrez rf 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 .273
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264

Totals 25 5 8 5 3 3 13

BATTING: 2B - J Michaels (7, C Lewis). HR - J Peralta (13, 2nd inning off L
DiNardo 0 on, 0 Out), F Gutierrez (4, 6th inning off C Lewis 2 on, 1 Out). RBI
- J Peralta (45), G Sizemore (36), F Gutierrez 3 (9). 2-out RBI - G Sizemore.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Blake 1. GIDP - C Blake. Team LOB -
5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


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OAKLAND - 360 001 -- 10
CLEVELAND - 020 003 -- 5
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 5 5 2 2 3 3 1 2.47
C Lewis 2/3 3 3 3 0 0 1 9.95
D Braden 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 1 7 8 8 2 1 2 3.92
J Stanford 5 7 2 2 3 2 0 4.58

F Carmona pitched to 5 batters in the 2nd.

WP - F Carmona. Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 106-65; C Lewis 22-12; D Braden
3-2; F Carmona 44-28; J Stanford 81-48. Ground balls-fly balls: L DiNardo 10-2;
C Lewis 1-1; D Braden 0-1; F Carmona 1-1; J Stanford 8-5. Batters faced: L
DiNardo 22; C Lewis 5; D Braden 1; F Carmona 12; J Stanford 24.

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
SINGLE BY JACK CUST SCORED SHANNON STEWART.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 11
CLEVELAND 5 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E CHAVEZ (.244, 3-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
NOTE: THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN IN THE TOP OF
THE SEVENTH INNING.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 11, CLEVELAND 5</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
CLE: EDWARD MUJICA (0-0, 4.50) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 11, CLEVELAND 5

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E CHAVEZ (.244, 3-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Mujica relieved J Stanford.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 11
CLEVELAND 5 TOP, 7TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E Chavez (.244, 3-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND
NOTE: THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING
AFTER A 28 MINUTE DELAY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 11, CLEVELAND 5</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 11 16 0
CLEVELAND 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 8 0 (BOT 7)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN
CLE - EDWARD MUJICA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: C BLAKE (.271, 0-FOR-2, BB)
V MARTINEZ (.313, 1-FOR-3)
T HAFNER (.257, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (11) VS CLEVELAND (5) - MID 7TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .279
S Stewart lf 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .290
N Swisher cf 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .281
J Cust dh 4 1 2 5 0 1 2 .275
E Chavez 3b 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .243
M Ellis 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .276
D Johnson 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .255
M Scutaro ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .243
K Suzuki c 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .417

Totals 35 11 16 11 5 3 18

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 5 (34), K
Suzuki 2 (3), N Swisher (42), E Chavez (37), D Johnson (27), M Scutaro (11).
2-out RBI - M Scutaro, J Cust. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Ellis 1, D Johnson 1, K Suzuki 1, T Buck 2. GIDP - M Scutaro. Team LOB - 9.

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


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .282
C Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .271
V Martinez c 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .313
T Hafner dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257
J Peralta ss 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 .285
R Garko 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .293
J Michaels lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .306
F Gutierrez rf 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 .273
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264

Totals 25 5 8 5 3 3 13

BATTING: 2B - J Michaels (7, C Lewis). HR - J Peralta (13, 2nd inning off L
DiNardo 0 on, 0 Out), F Gutierrez (4, 6th inning off C Lewis 2 on, 1 Out). RBI
- J Peralta (45), G Sizemore (36), F Gutierrez 3 (9). 2-out RBI - G Sizemore.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Blake 1. GIDP - C Blake. Team LOB -
5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


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OAKLAND - 360 001 1 -- 11
CLEVELAND - 020 003 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 5 5 2 2 3 3 1 2.47
C Lewis 2/3 3 3 3 0 0 1 9.95
D Braden 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.30

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 1 7 8 8 2 1 2 3.92
J Stanford 5 2/3 9 3 3 3 2 0 4.91
E Mujica 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15

F Carmona pitched to 5 batters in the 2nd.

WP - F Carmona. Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 106-65; C Lewis 22-12; D Braden
3-2; F Carmona 44-28; J Stanford 94-59; E Mujica 2-1. Ground balls-fly balls: L
DiNardo 10-2; C Lewis 1-1; D Braden 0-1; F Carmona 1-1; J Stanford 9-6; E
Mujica 0-1. Batters faced: L DiNardo 22; C Lewis 5; D Braden 1; F Carmona 12; J
Stanford 28; E Mujica 1.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 28 minutes in the 7th). 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 CASEY BLAKE (11) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
7TH OFF DALLAS BRADEN.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 11, CLEVELAND 6

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: V MARTINEZ (.313, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY TRAVIS HAFNER (12) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 7TH OFF DALLAS BRADEN.
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 11, CLEVELAND 7

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.285, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 11 16 0
CLEVELAND 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 7 10 0 (TOP 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN
CLE - EDWARD MUJICA

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.276, 1-FOR-4)
D JOHNSON (.255, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
M SCUTARO (.243, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (11) VS CLEVELAND (7) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .279
S Stewart lf 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .290
N Swisher cf 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .281
J Cust dh 4 1 2 5 0 1 2 .275
E Chavez 3b 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .243
M Ellis 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .276
D Johnson 1b 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .255
M Scutaro ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .243
K Suzuki c 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .417

Totals 35 11 16 11 5 3 18

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 5 (34), K
Suzuki 2 (3), N Swisher (42), E Chavez (37), D Johnson (27), M Scutaro (11).
2-out RBI - M Scutaro, J Cust. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Ellis 1, D Johnson 1, K Suzuki 1, T Buck 2. GIDP - M Scutaro. Team LOB - 9.

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


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .282
C Blake 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .274
V Martinez c 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .312
T Hafner dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .260
J Peralta ss 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .284
R Garko 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .292
J Michaels lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .306
F Gutierrez rf 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 .273
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264

Totals 30 7 10 7 3 4 13

BATTING: 2B - J Michaels (7, C Lewis). HR - J Peralta (13, 2nd inning off L
DiNardo 0 on, 0 Out), F Gutierrez (4, 6th inning off C Lewis 2 on, 1 Out), C
Blake (11, 7th inning off D Braden 0 on, 0 Out), T Hafner (12, 7th inning off D
Braden 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Peralta (45), G Sizemore (36), F Gutierrez 3 (9),
C Blake (39), T Hafner (51). 2-out RBI - G Sizemore. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Blake 1. GIDP - C Blake. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


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OAKLAND - 360 001 1 -- 11
CLEVELAND - 020 003 2 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 5 5 2 2 3 3 1 2.47
C Lewis 2/3 3 3 3 0 0 1 9.95
D Braden 1 1/3 2 2 2 0 1 2 6.86

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 1 7 8 8 2 1 2 3.92
J Stanford 5 2/3 9 3 3 3 2 0 4.91
E Mujica 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15

F Carmona pitched to 5 batters in the 2nd.

WP - F Carmona. Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 106-65; C Lewis 22-12; D Braden
22-15; F Carmona 44-28; J Stanford 94-59; E Mujica 2-1. Ground balls-fly balls:
L DiNardo 10-2; C Lewis 1-1; D Braden 0-3; F Carmona 1-1; J Stanford 9-6; E
Mujica 0-1. Batters faced: L DiNardo 22; C Lewis 5; D Braden 6; F Carmona 12; J
Stanford 28; E Mujica 1.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 28 minutes in the 7th). Weather: 79 degrees, partly
cloudy. Wind: 8 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 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 16 0
CLEVELAND 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 7 10 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - DALLAS BRADEN
CLE - EDWARD MUJICA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J MICHAELS (.306, 2-FOR-3)
F GUTIERREZ (.273, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)
J BARFIELD (.264, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (11) VS CLEVELAND (7) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
T Buck rf 4 2 1 0 1 0 3 .279
S Stewart lf 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .290
N Swisher cf 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .281
J Cust dh 4 1 2 5 0 1 2 .275
E Chavez 3b 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .243
M Ellis 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .275
D Johnson 1b 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 .254
M Scutaro ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .241
K Suzuki c 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .417

Totals 38 11 16 11 5 4 18

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 5 (34), K
Suzuki 2 (3), N Swisher (42), E Chavez (37), D Johnson (27), M Scutaro (11).
2-out RBI - M Scutaro, J Cust. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Ellis 1, D Johnson 1, K Suzuki 1, T Buck 2. GIDP - M Scutaro. Team LOB - 9.

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


CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .282
C Blake 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .274
V Martinez c 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .312
T Hafner dh 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .260
J Peralta ss 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .284
R Garko 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .292
J Michaels lf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .306
F Gutierrez rf 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 .273
J Barfield 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264

Totals 30 7 10 7 3 4 13

BATTING: 2B - J Michaels (7, C Lewis). HR - J Peralta (13, 2nd inning off L
DiNardo 0 on, 0 Out), F Gutierrez (4, 6th inning off C Lewis 2 on, 1 Out), C
Blake (11, 7th inning off D Braden 0 on, 0 Out), T Hafner (12, 7th inning off D
Braden 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Peralta (45), G Sizemore (36), F Gutierrez 3 (9),
C Blake (39), T Hafner (51). 2-out RBI - G Sizemore. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - C Blake 1. GIDP - C Blake. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Peralta-J Barfield-R Garko).


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OAKLAND - 360 001 10 -- 11
CLEVELAND - 020 003 2 -- 7
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OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 5 5 2 2 3 3 1 2.47
C Lewis 2/3 3 3 3 0 0 1 9.95
D Braden 1 1/3 2 2 2 0 1 2 6.86

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
F Carmona 1 7 8 8 2 1 2 3.92
J Stanford 5 2/3 9 3 3 3 2 0 4.91
E Mujica 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.37

F Carmona pitched to 5 batters in the 2nd.

WP - F Carmona. Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 106-65; C Lewis 22-12; D Braden
22-15; F Carmona 44-28; J Stanford 94-59; E Mujica 15-10. Ground balls-fly
balls: L DiNardo 10-2; C Lewis 1-1; D Braden 0-3; F Carmona 1-1; J Stanford
9-6; E Mujica 0-3. Batters faced: L DiNardo 22; C Lewis 5; D Braden 6; F
Carmona 12; J Stanford 28; E Mujica 4.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 28 minutes in the 7th). Weather: 79 degrees, partly
cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: SANTIAGO CASILLA (2-1, 0.66) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 11, CLEVELAND 7

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J MICHAELS (.306, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">AL AT CLEVELAND - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Casilla relieved D Braden.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 11
CLEVELAND 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J Michaels (.306, 2-FOR-3)</div>