April 4, 2008 Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 11
@LAA 6 BAL 7
SEA 4 CHW 8
@DET 5 MIN 4
KCR 3 TBR 13
@NYY 4 OAK 6
CLE 3 TOR 6
BOS 3 HOU 4
@CHC 3 PHI 8
@CIN 4 ARI 8
@COL 1 FLA 5
PIT 4 MIL 13
SFG 4 LAD 7
@SDP 1 STL 5
WSN 4

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 13,916

Friday, April 4, 2008, 10:05pm
Time of Game: 2:49

Indians

2-2

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

Eric Wedge

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

W: J Duchscherer (1-0), L: P Byrd (0-1)

Athletics

2-3

Won 1

4th, 1 GB

Bob Geren

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .375 1.132   14    7   0   
A Cabrera 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .517   16    1   3   GDP
J Peralta SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .176  .411   16    2   3   2B,GDP
T Hafner DH                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .267  .886   22    0   0   HR
R Garko 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .333 1.079   13    6   1   HR,2B
F Gutierrez RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .837   20    2   0   
D Dellucci LF                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .429   19    1   0   
C Blake 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .154  .445   12    2   1   GDP
K Shoppach C                  3   1   1   0    0   2  .300  .764    8    2   0   

P Byrd P                                                                 1   0
  J Julio P                                                              0   0
  C Breslow P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   3   7   2    2  10              140   24   8

BATTING

2B: R Garko (2, off J Duchscherer); J Peralta (1, off J Duchscherer).

HR: T Hafner (1, off H Street; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); R Garko (1, off K Foulke; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: R Garko 6; T Hafner 4; G Sizemore 2; J Peralta 2; K Shoppach.

GIDP: C Blake (1); J Peralta (1); A Cabrera (1).

RBI: T Hafner (2); R Garko (3).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: K Shoppach (2).

E: J Peralta (1).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Buck RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .053   17    2   0   HBP
M Ellis 2B                    3   0   0   0    2   0  .059  .508   19    4   6   
D Barton 1B                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .176  .599   11    9   0   
M Sweeney DH                  5   1   0   0    0   0  .154  .421   10    0   0   
J Cust LF                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .133  .611   26    2   0   
  C Denorfia LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
B Crosby SS                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .333  .812   13    0   3   2B
J Hannahan 3B                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .235  .675   18    0   2   SF
K Suzuki C                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .353  .892   17   10   0   HBP
R Sweeney CF                  4   0   4   1    0   0  .444  .888    8    0   0   

J Duchscherer P                                                          0   0
  S Casilla P                                                            0   0
  K Foulke P                                                             0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  H Street P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   6  10   4    3   2              139   27  11

BATTING

2B: B Crosby (2, off J Julio).

SF: J Hannahan (1, off P Byrd).

HBP: T Buck (1, by P Byrd); K Suzuki (1, by P Byrd).

TB: R Sweeney 4; B Crosby 3; D Barton 2; K Suzuki; J Cust.

RBI: R Sweeney (1); K Suzuki (1); B Crosby (2); J Hannahan (3).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 3. B Crosby-M Ellis-D Barton 2; J Hannahan-M Ellis-D Barton.

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Byrd, L (0-1)                4.1   8   5   3    2   0   0   6.23   27   82-49   32· 2·15    7· 9· 7· 0     29    -     1.06  -0.19
J Julio                        2.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   5.40    8   34-22   13· 3· 6    3· 3· 1· 0          2-0    0.23  -0.00
C Breslow                      1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    6   19-11    5· 4· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         8    10   6   4    3   2   0          41  135-82   50· 9·23   11·15· 8· 0          2-0

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 Duchscherer, W (1-0)         5     4   1   1    1   6   0   1.80   19   70-48   22· 7·19    4· 5· 3· 0     60    -     0.99   0.23
S Casilla                      1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    3   17-10    4· 2· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.38   0.05
K Foulke                       1     1   1   1    0   2   1   2.25    4   21-13    4· 3· 6    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.65  -0.00
A Embree                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    3   14-9     5· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.52   0.02
H Street                       1     1   1   1    0   0   1  12.27    4   18-13    7· 2· 4    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.30   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2  10   2          33  140-93   42·16·35   10· 7· 4· 0          2-1

J Duchscherer faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Julio (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: P Byrd 2 (2; K Suzuki, T Buck).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Jim Reynolds.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 13,916.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 19mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Oakland Athletics                    
1. G Sizemore           CF    1. T Buck               RF 
2. A Cabrera            2B    2. M Ellis              2B 
3. J Peralta            SS    3. D Barton             1B 
4. T Hafner             DH    4. M Sweeney            DH 
5. R Garko              1B    5. J Cust               LF 
6. F Gutierrez          RF    6. B Crosby             SS 
7. D Dellucci           LF    7. J Hannahan           3B 
8. C Blake              3B    8. K Suzuki             C  
9. K Shoppach           C     9. R Sweeney            CF 

   P Byrd               P        J Duchscherer        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  1-0  12-  3   12%  71% C Blake         J Duchscherer   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 2   2  0-0  1-3  1   10%  65% T Buck          P Byrd          Passed Ball; Suzuki Scores/unER; Sweeney to 2B
   t 5   0  1-0  ---  3   -9%  56% R Garko         J Duchscherer   Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   t 6   0  5-0  123  9    9%  94% J Peralta       S Casilla       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS); Shoppach Scores/No RBI; Sizemore to 3B
   b 5   0  0-1  12-  8    6%  86% J Cust          P Byrd          Single to CF (Line Drive); Barton to 3B; Sweeney to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Duchscherer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  G Sizemore      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   54%  A Cabrera       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   55%  J Peralta       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  T Buck          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   55%  M Ellis         Walk
          1--  3   58%  D Barton        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Ellis to 2B
   O      12-  2   55%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Ellis to 3B
   O      1-3  2   50%  J Cust          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Duchscherer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   52%  T Hafner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   54%  R Garko         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   55%  F Gutierrez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   53%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  J Hannahan      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   52%  K Suzuki        Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   55%  R Sweeney       Single to CF (Line Drive); Suzuki to 3B
   R      1-3      65%  T Buck          Passed Ball; Suzuki Scores/unER; Sweeney to 2B
          -2-  2   66%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  2   62%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Duchscherer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   64%  D Dellucci      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  C Blake         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   67%  K Shoppach      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Byrd facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   71%  D Barton        Walk
   O      1--  3   68%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   65%  J Cust          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  2   67%  B Crosby        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sweeney to 2B
   O      12-  6   63%  J Hannahan      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Duchscherer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   66%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   68%  A Cabrera       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  1   65%  J Peralta       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   69%  T Hafner        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Byrd facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   67%  K Suzuki        Popfly: 2B
          ---  3   69%  R Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   67%  T Buck          Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      1--  6   65%  M Ellis         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Justin Duchscherer facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   56%  R Garko         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   62%  F Gutierrez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          -2-  7   59%  D Dellucci      Walk
   OO     12-  3   71%  C Blake         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Byrd facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   75%  D Barton        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   79%  M Sweeney       Reached on E6 (Line Drive to Weak SS); Barton to 2B
          12-  8   86%  J Cust          Single to CF (Line Drive); Barton to 3B; Sweeney to 2B
   R      123  2   91%  B Crosby        Fielder's Choice 2B; Barton Scores; Sweeney to 3B; Cust to 2B; Crosby to 1B
   RO     123  1   93%  J Hannahan      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Sweeney Scores/unER; Cust to 3B; Crosby to 2B
   R      -23  2   95%  K Suzuki        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Cust Scores; Crosby to 3B
   R      1-3  2   97%  R Sweeney       Single to LF (Line Drive); Crosby Scores; Suzuki to 2B
                  Jorge Julio replaces Paul Byrd pitching
   O      12-  6   96%  T Buck          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   96%  M Ellis         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Athletics 5.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Justin Duchscherer facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   94%  K Shoppach      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   91%  G Sizemore      Single to CF (Line Drive); Shoppach to 2B
                  Santiago Casilla replaces Justin Duchscherer pitching
          12-  5   85%  A Cabrera       Walk; Shoppach to 3B; Sizemore to 2B
   ROO    123  9   94%  J Peralta       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak SS); Shoppach Scores/No RBI; Sizemore to 3B
   O      --3  3   96%  T Hafner        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jorge Julio facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   95%  D Barton        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   95%  M Sweeney       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   95%  J Cust          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 5.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Keith Foulke facing 5-6-7
                  Keith Foulke replaces Santiago Casilla pitching
   R      ---  5   90%  R Garko         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   93%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   94%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   95%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Jorge Julio facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   96%  B Crosby        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  6   96%  J Hannahan      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Crosby to 3B
   R      --3      97%  K Suzuki        Wild Pitch; Crosby Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  6   97%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Deep LF)
                  Craig Breslow replaces Jorge Julio pitching
          ---  1   97%  R Sweeney       Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   97%  T Buck          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 6.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Alan Embree facing 9-1-2
                  Alan Embree replaces Keith Foulke pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  K Shoppach      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   97%  G Sizemore      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  7   99%  A Cabrera       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Craig Breslow facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   99%  M Ellis         Walk
   O      1--  2   99%  D Barton        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  2   99%  M Sweeney       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  4   99%  J Cust          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Athletics 6.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-6, Huston Street facing 3-4-5
                  Huston Street replaces Alan Embree pitching; Chris Denorfia replaces Jack Cust playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  3  100%  J Peralta       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   R      ---  7   99%  T Hafner        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3  100%  R Garko         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5  100%  F Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Athletics 6.

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