Cleveland 7, Texas 5
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(56-39)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 7 10 1
Texas 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 0
WP: C.C. Sabathia (13-4) S: J. Borowski (27)
LP: K. Loe (5-8)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Cleveland
- T. Nixon doubled to deep right, T. Hafner and J. Peralta scored, R. Garko to third
- B. Francisco hit sacrifice fly to right, R. Garko scored, T. Nixon to third
- G. Sizemore singled to center, T. Nixon scored
Bot 2nd: Texas
- G. Laird homered to deep center, B. Wilkerson scored
- T. Metcalf singled to pitcher, R. Vazquez scored, T. Metcalf to second on pitcher C.C. Sabathia's throwing error
Bot 4th: Texas
- T. Metcalf hit sacrifice fly to deep center, B. Wilkerson scored
Top 5th: Cleveland
- G. Sizemore homered to deep right center
- R. Garko grounded out to second, C. Blake scored, T. Hafner to third, J. Peralta to second
Top 8th: Cleveland
- B. Francisco singled to center, R. Garko scored
Bot 9th: Texas
- M. Teixeira singled to right, K. Lofton scored
 Cleveland
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
G. Sizemore cf 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .279
C. Blake 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .271
V. Martinez c 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .321
T. Hafner dh 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .266
J. Peralta ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .287
R. Garko 1b 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .317
T. Nixon rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .243
    F. Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
B. Francisco lf 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 .306
J. Barfield 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251
 Totals 34 7 10 7 5 4 11  
 Batting
2B - T Nixon (14, K Loe); R Garko (16, F Francisco); C Blake (23, F Francisco).
3B - C Blake (4, K Loe).
HR - G Sizemore (16, 5th inning off K Loe 0 on, 0 Out).
SF - B Francisco.
RBI - T Nixon 2 (30), B Francisco 2 (7), G Sizemore 2 (49), R Garko (39).
2-out RBI - G Sizemore.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 2, B Francisco 2.
GIDP - T Hafner.
Team LOB - 7.
 Base Running
CS - B Francisco (2, 2nd base by F Francisco/G Laird).
 
 Fielding
E - C Sabathia (1, throw).
DP - 1 (J Barfield-J Peralta-R Garko).
 Texas
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
K. Lofton cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .307
J. Hairston Jr. 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209
M. Teixeira 1b 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .302
S. Sosa dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .239
M. Byrd rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .351
B. Wilkerson lf 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .225
G. Laird c 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .232
R. Vazquez ss 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .257
T. Metcalf 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .209
 Totals 37 5 12 4 2 5 18  
 Batting
2B - B Wilkerson (12, C Sabathia); R Vazquez (8, C Sabathia).
HR - G Laird (6, 2nd inning off C Sabathia 1 on, 2 Out).
SF - T Metcalf.
RBI - G Laird 2 (31), T Metcalf (5), M Teixeira (45).
2-out RBI - G Laird 2, M Teixeira.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1, K Lofton 1, T Metcalf 1.
GIDP - K Lofton.
Team LOB - 8.
 Base Running
SB - K Lofton (21, 2nd base off J Borowski/V Martinez).
 
 Fielding
DP - 1 (R Vazquez-M Teixeira).
 Cleveland
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
C.C. Sabathia (W, 13-4) 6.0 9 4 3 1 2 1 3.81
R. Perez (H, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.86
R. Betancourt (H, 20) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.24
J. Borowski (S, 27) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 5.26
 Texas
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
K. Loe (L, 5-8) 6.0 6 6 6 4 2 1 5.69
R. Mahay 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.08
F. Francisco 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 4.30
WP - K Loe.
IBB - T Hafner (by K Loe), T Nixon (by K Loe).
HBP - J Peralta (by K Loe).
Pitches-strikes - C Sabathia 98-63; R Perez 11-9; R Betancourt 26-19; J Borowski 17-12; K Loe 97-53; R Mahay 7-6; F Francisco 48-32.
Ground balls-fly balls - C Sabathia 4-12; R Perez 2-0; R Betancourt 1-1; J Borowski 0-2; K Loe 11-5; R Mahay 2-0; F Francisco 2-2.
Batters faced - C Sabathia 27; R Perez 3; R Betancourt 5; J Borowski 5; K Loe 29; R Mahay 2; F Francisco 10.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Bob Davidson. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Randy Marsh.
Time: 3:03.
Attendance: 28,108.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 14 mph, in from right.
Game Notes
CLEVELAND FIRST BASEMAN RYAN GARKO EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 13 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE EIGHTH INNING.

Updated on Friday, Jul 20, 2007 5:41 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Cleveland
G. Sizemore G. Sizemore
2-5, 1 HR
2 RBI
 Texas
G. Laird G. Laird
2-4, 1 HR
2 RBI