April 5, 2008 Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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LAA 2
TEX 1 BAL 6
SEA 4 CHW 5
@DET 3 MIN 6
KCR 4 TBR 6
@NYY 3 OAK 6
CLE 1 TOR 10
BOS 2 ATL 11
NYM 5 CHC 9
HOU 7 CIN 4
PHI 3 ARI 7
@COL 2 FLA 7
PIT 3 MIL 5
SFG 4 SDP 4
LAD 1 STL 5
WSN 4

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 16,279

Saturday, April 5, 2008, 4:05pm
Time of Game: 2:56

Indians

2-3

Lost 3

4th, 1 GB

Eric Wedge

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  0
Athletics       3  0  0   0  1  0   0  2  X    6 12  0

W: D Eveland (1-0), L: C Sabathia (0-1)

Athletics

3-3

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

Bob Geren

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .350 1.009   16    4   0   SB
A Cabrera 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .263  .668   15    2   4   2B
J Michaels LF                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .182   18    2   0   
  D Dellucci PH-LF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    1    1   0   HBP
T Hafner DH                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .263  .859   17    0   0   2B
J Peralta SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .333   15    3   2   
R Garko 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .368 1.061   16    5   1   
F Gutierrez RF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .176  .653   12    4   0   
C Blake 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .343   21    1   2   
K Shoppach C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .594    9    2   0   

C Sabathia P                                                             0   0
  J Lewis P                                                              0   0
  M Kobayashi P                                                          0   0
  R Betancourt P                                                         0   0
  C Breslow P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   1   6   1    1  10              140   24   9

BATTING

2B: T Hafner (2, off D Eveland); A Cabrera (2, off D Eveland).

HBP: D Dellucci (1, by K Foulke).

TB: A Cabrera 3; T Hafner 2; R Garko 2; G Sizemore.

RBI: T Hafner (3).

2-out RBI: T Hafner.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Blake-A Cabrera-R Garko.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Sizemore (1, 2nd base off D Eveland/K Suzuki).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Ellis 2B                    5   1   2   3    0   0  .136  .705   17    0   0   HR
D Barton 1B                   5   1   3   0    0   1  .273  .862   23    7   0   3B,2B
E Brown RF                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .263  .774   19    2   0   
M Sweeney DH                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .188  .538   19    0   0   HBP
B Crosby SS                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .724   20    1   0   
J Cust LF                     2   0   1   2    2   0  .176  .776   21    3   0   2B
  R Sweeney CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .444  .888         0   0   
K Suzuki C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .820   15   10   0   GDP
D Murphy 3B                   0   0   0   0    1   0                5    1   0   
  J Hannahan 3B               2   1   1   0    1   1  .263  .739   11    0   5   
C Denorfia CF-LF              3   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .286   10    3   0   SH

D Eveland P                                                              0   0
  K Foulke P                                                             0   0
  A Brown P                                                              0   1
Totals                       34   6  12   6    5   2              160   27   6

BATTING

2B: J Cust (1, off C Sabathia); D Barton (2, off M Kobayashi).

3B: D Barton (1, off C Sabathia).

HR: M Ellis (2, off C Sabathia; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SH: C Denorfia (1, off R Betancourt).

HBP: M Sweeney (1, by C Sabathia).

TB: D Barton 6; M Ellis 5; E Brown 2; J Cust 2; M Sweeney; B Crosby; K Suzuki; J Hannahan.

GIDP: K Suzuki (2).

RBI: M Ellis 3 (4); J Cust 2 (3); E Brown (5).

2-out RBI: J Cust 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

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
C Sabathia, L (0-1)            5.1   6   4   4    4   2   1   7.59   26  107-61   36· 2·23    6· 9· 4· 0     38    -     0.73  -0.23
J Lewis                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   6.00    2    6-4     3· 1· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.65   0.03
M Kobayashi                    1     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   20-11    8· 0· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.31   0.01
R Betancourt                   0.1   4   2   2    0   0   0   9.00    5   16-12    8· 1· 3    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.15  -0.02
C Breslow                      0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   11-4     3· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         8    12   6   6    5   2   1          41  160-92   58· 4·30   11·15· 7· 0          4-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Eveland, W (1-0)             7     6   1   1    1   7   0   1.29   28  101-62   30· 7·25    6· 9· 5· 0     67    -     0.89   0.24
K Foulke, H (3)                1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.80    4   20-12    4· 3· 5    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.85   0.04
A Brown                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   16-10    5· 1· 4    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1  10   0          35  137-84   39·11·34    8·10· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: C Sabathia (1; M Sweeney); K Foulke (1; D Dellucci).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 16,279.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   C Sabathia           P        D Eveland            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-1  12-  5   19%  73% J Cust          C Sabathia      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Brown Scores; Sweeney Scores; Cust to 3B/Adv on throw
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  3  -10%  41% T Hafner        D Eveland       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Cabrera Scores
   b 5   1  1-3  ---  1    8%  88% M Ellis         C Sabathia      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 1   1  1-0  ---  3    7%  49% D Barton        C Sabathia      Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 1   1  1-0  --3  6    6%  55% E Brown         C Sabathia      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Barton Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dana Eveland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   48%  A Cabrera       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   52%  J Michaels      Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-  3   41%  T Hafner        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Cabrera Scores
   O      -2-  5   44%  J Peralta       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, C.C. Sabathia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   42%  M Ellis         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  3   49%  D Barton        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3  6   55%  E Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Barton Scores
          1--  3   58%  M Sweeney       Hit By Pitch; Brown to 2B
   O      12-  5   54%  B Crosby        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   RR     12-  5   73%  J Cust          Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Brown Scores; Sweeney Scores; Cust to 3B/Adv on throw
   O      --3  5   71%  K Suzuki        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Dana Eveland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   73%  R Garko         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   75%  F Gutierrez     Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   76%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, C.C. Sabathia facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   78%  D Murphy        Walk
   O      1--  3   76%  C Denorfia      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   74%  M Ellis         Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
   O      1--  6   72%  D Barton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Dana Eveland facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   75%  K Shoppach      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1   72%  G Sizemore      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   75%  A Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      74%  J Michaels      Sizemore Steals 2B
          -2-  5   73%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   77%  T Hafner        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, C.C. Sabathia facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   76%  E Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   75%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   74%  B Crosby        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Dana Eveland facing 5-6-7
                  Jack Hannahan replaces Donnie Murphy playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---  2   77%  J Peralta       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  2   74%  R Garko         Single to SS (Pop Fly to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   77%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   79%  C Blake         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, C.C. Sabathia facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   82%  J Cust          Walk
   OO     1--  3   77%  K Suzuki        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   76%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Dana Eveland facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   79%  K Shoppach      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   81%  G Sizemore      Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   79%  A Cabrera       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   82%  J Michaels      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, C.C. Sabathia facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   81%  C Denorfia      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---  1   88%  M Ellis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   88%  D Barton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   88%  E Brown         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   89%  M Sweeney       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Brown to 3B
   O      1-3  2   87%  B Crosby        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Dana Eveland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   90%  T Hafner        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   91%  J Peralta       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  3   90%  R Garko         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   92%  F Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, C.C. Sabathia facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   93%  J Cust          Walk
   O      1--  4   92%  K Suzuki        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   93%  J Hannahan      Walk; Suzuki to 2B
                  Jensen Lewis replaces C.C. Sabathia pitching
   O      12-  1   92%  C Denorfia      Flyball: RF
   O      12-  5   90%  M Ellis         Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Dana Eveland facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   93%  C Blake         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   94%  K Shoppach      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   95%  G Sizemore      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Masahide Kobayashi facing 2-3-4
                  Masahide Kobayashi replaces Jensen Lewis pitching
          ---  3   96%  D Barton        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   95%  E Brown         Fielder's Choice SS; Barton out at 3B/SS-3B; Brown to 1B
   O      1--  5   94%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          1--  1   94%  B Crosby        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Brown to 2B
   O      12-  5   94%  J Cust          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Keith Foulke facing 2-3-4
                  Keith Foulke replaces Dana Eveland pitching; Chris Denorfia moves to LF; Ryan Sweeney replaces Jack Cust playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---  7   96%  A Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  David Dellucci pinch hits for Jason Michaels batting 3rd
          ---  1   93%  D Dellucci      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  6   96%  T Hafner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   97%  J Peralta       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rafael Betancourt facing 7-8-9
                  Rafael Betancourt replaces Masahide Kobayashi pitching; David Dellucci moves to LF
          ---  3   98%  K Suzuki        Single to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
          1--  1   98%  J Hannahan      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Suzuki to 2B
   O      12-  3   98%  C Denorfia      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Weak 2B-1B); Suzuki to 3B; Hannahan to 2B
   RR     -23  4  100%  M Ellis         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Suzuki Scores; Hannahan Scores
          1--  5  100%  D Barton        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ellis to 2B
                  Craig Breslow replaces Rafael Betancourt pitching
   O      12-  1  100%  E Brown         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          12-  5  100%  M Sweeney       Walk; Ellis to 3B; Barton to 2B
   O      123  5   99%  B Crosby        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 6.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Andrew Brown facing 6-7-8
                  Andrew Brown replaces Keith Foulke pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  R Garko         Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  5  100%  F Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  C Blake         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Athletics 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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