Cleveland 2, Oakland 0
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(23-18)
  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Cleveland 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 0
WP: C.C. Sabathia (3-5)
LP: J. Blanton (2-6)
(21-19)
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Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Cleveland
- G. Sizemore homered to deep left center
Bot 4th: Cleveland
- R. Garko homered to deep left center
 Oakland
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
R. Davis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .286
M. Sweeney 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .326
J. Cust lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .243
F. Thomas dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .211
E. Brown rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270
B. Crosby ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .255
J. Hannahan 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .242
K. Suzuki c 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .243
D. Murphy 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .222
 Totals 30 0 5 0 2 11 11  
 Batting
2B - B Crosby (13, C Sabathia).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hannahan 1, R Davis 1.
GIDP - E Brown, F Thomas.
Team LOB - 5.
 Fielding
E - B Crosby (6, throw).
DP - 1 (J Blanton-K Suzuki-M Sweeney).
 Cleveland
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
G. Sizemore cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .274
J. Peralta ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .211
D. Dellucci lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .235
V. Martinez c 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333
T. Hafner dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
R. Garko 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .234
A. Cabrera 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196
B. Francisco rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286
C. Blake 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .219
 Totals 29 2 5 2 2 4 8  
 Batting
2B - J Peralta 2 (5, K Foulke, J Blanton); B Francisco (4, J Blanton).
HR - G Sizemore (7, 1st inning off J Blanton 0 on, 0 Out), R Garko (4, 4th inning off J Blanton 0 on, 2 Out).
RBI - G Sizemore (21), R Garko (17).
2-out RBI - R Garko.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, V Martinez 1, D Dellucci 2.
GIDP - J Peralta.
Team LOB - 5.
 Fielding
DP - 2 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko, C Blake-A Cabrera-R Garko).
 Oakland
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Blanton (L, 2-6) 7.0 4 2 2 2 4 2 3.69
K. Foulke 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.00
 Cleveland
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
C.C. Sabathia (W, 3-5) 9.0 5 0 0 2 11 0 5.47
Pitches-strikes - J Blanton 101-57; K Foulke 15-10; C Sabathia 117-77.
Ground balls-fly balls - J Blanton 9-8; K Foulke 1-2; C Sabathia 10-6.
Batters faced - J Blanton 27; K Foulke 4; C Sabathia 32.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Bill Miller. 2B--Paul Emmel. 3B--Gary Darling.
Time: 2:08.
Attendance: 18,188.
Weather: 59 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 14 mph, out to center.
Game Notes
THE HOME RUN BY CLEVELAND'S GRADY SIZEMORE LED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING.

Updated on Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:16 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Oakland
M. Sweeney Mike Sweeney
2-4
 Cleveland
G. Sizemore Grady Sizemore
1-3, 1 HR
1 RBI