September 21, 2007 Oakland Athletics at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 6
@LAA 0 CLE 4
OAK 3 DET 5
KCR 4 CHW 6
@MIN 4 TOR 5
@NYY 4
(14) BOS 8
@TBD 1 TEX 3
BAL 2 ARI 12
LAD 3 MIL 4
@ATL 1 CHC 13
PIT 8 NYM 9
@FLA 6 COL 2
@SDP 1
(14) CIN 9
@SFG 8
(11) HOU 6
@STL 3 PHI 6
@WSN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 36,016

Friday, September 21, 2007, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Athletics

74-81

Lost 5

3rd, 17½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3  8  0
Indians         0  0  1   0  0  3   0  0  X    4 10  0

W: F Carmona (18-8), L: J Blanton (14-10), S: J Borowski (43)

Indians

91-62

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .736   16    2   0   
D Barton 1B                   4   1   2   0    1   1  .326  .929   24    7   0   2·2B
J Cust RF                     4   1   1   2    1   3  .261  .931   26    1   0   HR
D Johnson DH                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .234  .767   11    0   0   
M Ellis 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .272  .768   18    3   3   
J Hannahan 3B                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .288  .842   13    1   0   
M Scutaro SS                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .701    9    2   4   
K Suzuki C                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .255  .767   23    6   1   
J Davanon CF                  3   0   1   0    0   2  .213  .578   11    2   0   
  M Piazza PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .743    2    0   0   

J Blanton P                                                              0   2
  J Blevins P                                                            0   0
  R Lugo P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   3   8   3    4  13              153   24  10

BATTING

2B: D Barton 2 (6, off R Perez, off F Carmona).

HR: J Cust (25, off R Perez; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Cust 4; D Barton 4; M Scutaro 2; K Suzuki; J Davanon; S Stewart.

RBI: J Cust 2 (80); K Suzuki (37).

2-out RBI: K Suzuki.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ellis-M Scutaro-D Barton.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 3   0   1   0    1   2  .272  .840   17    4   0   IW
A Cabrera 2B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .288  .796   13    3   2   SF
T Hafner DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .810   15    0   0   
V Martinez C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .302  .883   12   13   0   2B,GDP
R Garko 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .293  .843   16    3   1   HR
J Peralta SS                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .272  .779   16    0   3   HR,2B
K Lofton LF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .299  .784   15    2   0   
F Gutierrez RF                3   0   1   0    1   1  .272  .826   16    0   0   
C Blake 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .770   13    0   1   SH

F Carmona P                                                              2   0
  R Perez P                                                              0   0
  J Lewis P                                                              0   0
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
  J Borowski P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   4  10   4    3   6              133   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Peralta (27, off J Blanton); V Martinez (40, off J Blanton).

HR: J Peralta (21, off J Blanton; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Garko (20, off J Blanton; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SF: A Cabrera (3, off J Blanton).

SH: C Blake (5, off J Blanton).

IBB: G Sizemore (8, by J Blanton).

TB: J Peralta 6; R Garko 4; K Lofton 2; V Martinez 2; F Gutierrez; G Sizemore; T Hafner; A Cabrera.

GIDP: V Martinez (14).

RBI: R Garko (59); A Cabrera (19); V Martinez (107); J Peralta (72).

2-out RBI: V Martinez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Blanton, L (14-10)           5.2  10   4   4    3   4   2   3.84   29  106-59   31·10·18   12· 6· 4· 0     34    -     1.21  -0.13
J Blevins                      1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.70    5   19-11    6· 4· 1    1· 2· 1· 0          2-0    0.61   0.08
R Lugo                         0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.48    2    8-6     1· 1· 4    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.38   0.02
Totals                         8    10   4   4    3   6   2          36  133-76   38·15·23   13· 8· 6· 0          2-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Carmona, W (18-8)            6     5   1   1    4   7   0   3.03   27  106-65   39· 8·18    9· 3· 4· 0     61    -     1.23   0.27
R Perez, H (11)                0.2   2   2   2    0   1   1   1.71    4   17-11    5· 1· 5    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.04  -0.12
J Lewis, H (3)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.49    1    5-4     1· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.82   0.02
R Betancourt, H (29)           1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.44    3   11-9     5· 3· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.61   0.13
J Borowski, S (43)             1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.96    4   14-10    3· 1· 6    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.99   0.18
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4  13   1          39  153-99   53·15·31   10· 7· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Blanton (4; G Sizemore).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - James Hoye.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 36,016.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Cleveland Indians                    
1. S Stewart            LF    1. G Sizemore           CF 
2. D Barton             1B    2. A Cabrera            2B 
3. J Cust               RF    3. T Hafner             DH 
4. D Johnson            DH    4. V Martinez           C  
5. M Ellis              2B    5. R Garko              1B 
6. J Hannahan           3B    6. J Peralta            SS 
7. M Scutaro            SS    7. K Lofton             LF 
8. K Suzuki             C     8. F Gutierrez          RF 
9. J Davanon            CF    9. C Blake              3B 

   J Blanton            P        F Carmona            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  1-1  ---  2   15%  73% R Garko         J Blanton       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 5   1  1-1  1-3  4  -15%  50% V Martinez      J Blanton       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 7   1  4-1  -2-  3  -14%  73% J Cust          R Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Barton Scores
   b 3   2  1-0  -2-  3   11%  54% V Martinez      J Blanton       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cabrera Scores
   b 6   0  1-2  ---  1   10%  84% J Peralta       J Blanton       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Fausto Carmona facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  S Stewart       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   54%  D Barton        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   55%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   51%  A Cabrera       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   50%  T Hafner        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Fausto Carmona facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   52%  D Johnson       Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   54%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   53%  J Hannahan      Walk
          1--  3   51%  M Scutaro       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Hannahan to 2B
   R      12-  3   41%  K Suzuki        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hannahan Scores; Scutaro to 2B
          12-  1   38%  J Davanon       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Scutaro to 3B; Suzuki to 2B
   O      123  3   45%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   43%  V Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   41%  R Garko         Popfly: 2B
          ---  5   42%  J Peralta       Walk
          1--  3   44%  K Lofton        Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Peralta to 2B
          12-  6   48%  F Gutierrez     Walk; Peralta to 3B; Lofton to 2B
   O      123  4   40%  C Blake         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Fausto Carmona facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   36%  D Barton        Walk
          1--  7   31%  J Cust          Walk; Barton to 2B
   O      12-  4   36%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  6   40%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   45%  J Hannahan      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   49%  G Sizemore      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   45%  A Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  7   42%  T Hafner        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Cabrera to 2B
   R      -2-  3   54%  V Martinez      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Cabrera Scores
   O      -2-  3   50%  R Garko         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Fausto Carmona facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  M Scutaro       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      --- 11   55%  K Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   56%  J Davanon       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Blanton facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   63%  J Peralta       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   62%  K Lofton        Groundout: P-2B-1B; Peralta to 3B
   O      --3  1   55%  F Gutierrez     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      --3  4   50%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Fausto Carmona facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  S Stewart       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  5   48%  D Barton        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   52%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   51%  D Johnson       Walk
   O      12-  2   57%  M Ellis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   54%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   57%  A Cabrera       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   65%  T Hafner        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Cabrera to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   50%  V Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Fausto Carmona facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   54%  J Hannahan      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   50%  M Scutaro       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  4   54%  K Suzuki        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   58%  J Davanon       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Blanton facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  2   73%  R Garko         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      ---  1   84%  J Peralta       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  2   86%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  5   89%  F Gutierrez     Single to CF (Fly Ball); Lofton to 2B
   O      12-  1   89%  C Blake         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Lofton to 3B; Gutierrez to 2B
          -23  4   89%  G Sizemore      Intentional Walk
   RO     123  6   90%  A Cabrera       Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lofton Scores
                  Jerry Blevins replaces Joe Blanton pitching
   O      12-  1   88%  T Hafner        Lineout: 1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Rafael Perez facing 1-2-3
                  Rafael Perez replaces Fausto Carmona pitching
   O      ---  6   91%  S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   87%  D Barton        Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   RR     -2-  3   73%  J Cust          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Barton Scores
   O      ---  2   76%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Jensen Lewis replaces Rafael Perez pitching
   O      ---  5   78%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jerry Blevins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   76%  V Martinez      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   74%  R Garko         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   73%  J Peralta       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 4.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Rafael Betancourt facing 6-7-8
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Jensen Lewis pitching
   O      ---  4   79%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   83%  M Scutaro       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   86%  K Suzuki        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jerry Blevins facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   84%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  Ruddy Lugo replaces Jerry Blevins pitching
   O      ---  4   83%  F Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   82%  C Blake         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-4, Joe Borowski facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Borowski replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching; Mike Piazza pinch hits for Jeff Davanon batting 9th
   O      ---  2   90%  M Piazza        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  2   82%  S Stewart       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   92%  D Barton        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6  100%  J Cust          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Indians 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation