Cleveland 4, Oakland 3
Preview - Box Score - Recap

(74-81)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 0
Cleveland 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 X 4 10 0
WP: F. Carmona (18-8) S: J. Borowski (43)
LP: J. Blanton (14-10)
(91-62)
  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Oakland
- K. Suzuki singled to center, J. Hannahan scored, M. Scutaro to second
Bot 3rd: Cleveland
- V. Martinez doubled to deep right center, A. Cabrera scored
Bot 6th: Cleveland
- R. Garko homered to deep left
- J. Peralta homered to deep right
- A. Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to left, K. Lofton scored
Top 7th: Oakland
- J. Cust homered to deep left, D. Barton scored
 Oakland
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
S. Stewart lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286
D. Barton 1b 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .326
J. Cust rf 4 1 1 2 1 3 2 .261
D. Johnson dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .234
M. Ellis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .272
J. Hannahan 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .288
M. Scutaro ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .262
K. Suzuki c 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .255
J. DaVanon cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .238
    M. Piazza ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
 Totals 35 3 8 3 4 13 16  
 Batting
2B - D Barton 2 (6, F Carmona, R Perez).
HR - J Cust (25, 7th inning off R Perez 1 on, 1 Out).
RBI - K Suzuki (37), J Cust 2 (80).
2-out RBI - K Suzuki.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1, S Stewart 2, J Hannahan 1.
Team LOB - 9.
 Fielding
DP - 1 (M Ellis-M Scutaro-D Barton).
 Cleveland
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
G. Sizemore cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .272
A. Cabrera 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .288
T. Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252
V. Martinez c 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .302
R. Garko 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .293
J. Peralta ss 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .272
K. Lofton lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .299
F. Gutierrez rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .272
C. Blake 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265
 Totals 31 4 10 4 3 6 13  
 Batting
2B - V Martinez (40, J Blanton); J Peralta (27, J Blanton).
HR - R Garko (20, 6th inning off J Blanton 0 on, 0 Out), J Peralta (21, 6th inning off J Blanton 0 on, 0 Out).
S - C Blake.
SF - A Cabrera.
RBI - V Martinez (107), R Garko (59), J Peralta (72), A Cabrera (19).
2-out RBI - V Martinez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, C Blake 3, R Garko 1.
GIDP - V Martinez.
Team LOB - 8.
 Oakland
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Blanton (L, 14-10) 5.2 10 4 4 3 4 2 3.84
J. Blevins 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
R. Lugo 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.48
 Cleveland
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
F. Carmona (W, 18-8) 6.0 5 1 1 4 7 0 3.03
R. Perez (H, 11) 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 1 1.71
J. Lewis (H, 3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.49
R. Betancourt (H, 29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.44
J. Borowski (S, 43) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.96
IBB - G Sizemore (by J Blanton).
Pitches-strikes - J Blanton 106-59; J Blevins 19-11; R Lugo 8-6; F Carmona 106-65; R Perez 17-11; J Lewis 5-4; R Betancourt 11-9; J Borowski 14-10.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Blanton 9-4; J Blevins 1-3; R Lugo 0-1; F Carmona 7-4; R Perez 0-1; J Lewis 0-0; R Betancourt 0-1; J Borowski 0-1.
Batters faced - J Blanton 29; J Blevins 5; R Lugo 2; F Carmona 27; R Perez 4; J Lewis 1; R Betancourt 3; J Borowski 4.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--James Hoye.
Time: 2:48.
Attendance: 36,016.
Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, out to center.
Game Notes
THE HOME RUNS BY CLEVELAND'S RYAN GARKO AND JHONNY PERALTA IN THE SIXTH INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.

Updated on Friday, Sep 21, 2007 10:06 pm ET

  
 Top Batters
 Oakland
J. Cust J. Cust
1-4, 1 HR
2 RBI
 Cleveland
J. Peralta J. Peralta
2-3, 1 HR
1 RBI