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FINAL	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Athletics	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	8	0
Indians	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	x	4	9	1

Cle

Progressive Field - Cleveland, Ohio - 53°F

Greg Smith

Ht: 6' 2"
Wt: 190
Throws: Left
Bats: Left

Aaron Laffey

Ht: 6' 0"
Wt: 180
Throws: Left
Bats: Left

L (2-3)
IP	H	ER	BB	K	ERA
4.2	7	3	3	7	3.26

W (2-2)
IP	H	ER	BB	K	ERA
7.0	5	0	1	6	1.35

Masa Kobayashi

Ht: 6' 0"
Wt: 195
Throws: Right
Bats: Right

S (2)
IP	H	ER	BB	K	ERA
0.2	0	0	0	2	1.86

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Scoring Summary
Bottom of 1st
	- Garko doubled to right, Peralta scored.
Top of 2nd
	- Bowen safe on Laffey's error, Crosby scored, Hannahan to second.
Bottom of 3rd
	- Francisco singled to left, Sizemore scored, Peralta to second. - Hafner singled to center, Peralta scored, Francisco to third.
Bottom of 7th
	- Peralta homered to left on the first pitch.
Top of 9th
	- On Kobayashi's wild pitch, Cust scored, Crosby to third, Hannahan to second.

Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Pitchers
Fri 4/4	Oak	CLE 3 at OAK 6	W: Duchscherer L: Byrd
Sat 4/5	Oak	CLE 1 at OAK 6	W: Eveland L: Sabathia
Sun 4/6	Oak	CLE 2 at OAK 1	W: Lee L: Blanton
Fri 4/11	Cle	OAK 9 at CLE 7	W: Blanton L: Sabathia
Sat 4/12	Cle	OAK 7 at CLE 3	W: DiNardo L: Carmona
Sun 4/13	Cle	OAK 1 at CLE 7	W: Lee L: Gaudin
Tue 5/13	Cle	OAK 0 at CLE 4	W: Byrd L: Duchscherer
Wed 5/14	Cle	OAK 0 at CLE 2	W: Sabathia L: Blanton
Thu 5/15	Cle	OAK 2 at CLE 4	W: Laffey L: Smith

Box Scores

Athletics (23 - 19)
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Indians (22 - 19)
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Lineup
Name	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
1. R Davis, CF	4	0	1	0	0
2. D Barton, 1B	4	0	0	0	0
3. E Brown, RF	4	0	1	0	0
4. F Thomas, DH	3	0	2	0	1
5. J Cust, LF	4	1	1	0	0
6. B Crosby, SS	4	1	2	0	0
7. J Hannahan, 3B	3	0	1	0	1
8. D Murphy, 2B	3	0	0	0	0
8. M Sweeney, PH	1	0	0	0	0
9. R Bowen, C	3	0	0	0	0
9. R Sweeney, PH	1	0	0	0	0
Totals	34	2	8	0	2

Lineup
Name	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
1. G Sizemore, CF	3	1	0	0	0
2. J Peralta, SS	3	3	2	1	1
3. B Francisco, LF	4	0	3	1	0
4. R Garko, 1B	4	0	1	1	0
5. T Hafner, DH	2	0	1	1	2
6. F Gutierrez, RF	4	0	0	0	0
7. K Shoppach, C	4	0	1	0	0
8. J Carroll, 2B	3	0	0	0	1
9. A Marte, 3B	4	0	1	0	0
Totals	31	4	9	4	4

Pitcher
Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA*
G Smith (L, 2-3)	4.2	7	3	3	3	7	3.26
J Devine	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0.55
S Casilla	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0.93
C Gaudin	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	3.46
H Street	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3.63

Pitcher
Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	ERA*
A Laffey (W, 2-2)	7.0	5	1	0	1	6	1.35
J Lewis (H, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	2.82
R Betancourt (H, 3)	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	7.31
M Kobayashi (S, 2)	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	1.86

* = Season Stat

BATTING

BASERUNNING
SB: R Davis (3)CS: R Davis (1)

BATTING
2B: R Garko (7)
HR: J Peralta (7)

BASERUNNING
SB: J Peralta (2), T Hafner (1)CS: A Marte (1)

Complete Box Score

Player News

Athletics

Lenny DiNardo (OAK - P)

News: DiNardo was promoted to Oakland's 25-man roster on Friday. (RotoWire - Fri. Jul 18, 2008)

Bobby Crosby (OAK - SS)

News: Crosby was activated from the 15-day DL prior to Friday's game. (RotoWire - Fri. Jul 18, 2008)

Gio Gonzalez (OAK - P)

News: Gonzalez is among the candidates for a promotion following the trade of Joe Blanton to the Phillies, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. (RotoWire - Fri. Jul 18, 2008)

Indians

Cliff Lee (CLE - P)

News: Lee and Milwaukee ace Ben Sheets were picked as the starting pitchers for Tuesday night's All-Star game at Yankee Stadium. (STATS - Mon. Jul 14, 2008)

Matt Ginter (CLE - P)

News: In his first major league appearance since 2005, Ginter pitched five-hit ball for five shutout innings as the Indians handed Tampa Bay its season-high sixth straight loss Saturday night, 8-4. (STATS - Sun. Jul 13, 2008)

Ryan Garko (CLE - 1B)

News: Garko got his first extra-base hit in more than a month and had five RBIs as the Indians handed Tampa Bay its season-high sixth straight loss Saturday night, 8-4. (STATS - Sun. Jul 13, 2008)

Injury Report

Athletics
Name	Injury	Status
K Foulke	Right shoulder inflammation	on 15-day DL
E Chavez	Right shoulder inflammation	on 15-day DL
M Sweeney	Left knee surgery - out 4-6 weeks	on 60-day DL
F Thomas	Right quad tendinitis	on 15-day DL
J Devine	Right elbow inflammation	on 15-day DL
C Denorfia	Lower back tightness	on 15-day DL

Indians
Name	Injury	Status
S Elarton	Non-baseball medical condition	on 60-day DL
J Barfield	Surgery, left finger - out 6-8 weeks	on 15-day DL
V Martinez	Right elbow surgery - out 6-8 weeks	on 15-day DL
J Westbrook	Right elbow surgery - out for season	on 60-day DL
T Hafner	Right shoulder strain	on 15-day DL
F Carmona	Left hip strain	on 15-day DL