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Oakland Athletics @
Cleveland Guardians
2008-05-13 Β· Night game Β· Progressive Field Β· Att: 16974 Β· 59Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 9 mph from LF Β· 2:33
Cleveland Indians defeated Oakland Athletics 4β0. Cleveland Indians put up 3 in the 8th. Paul Byrd earned the win and Masahide Kobayashi picked up the save. Ryan Garko went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
W: Paul Byrd L: Justin Duchscherer SV: Masahide Kobayashi
Umpires β HP: Gary Darling Β· 1B: Jerry Meals Β· 2B: Bill Miller Β· 3B: Paul Emmel Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kurt Suzuki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daric Barton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jack Cust | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Frank Thomas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Emil Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jack Hannahan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Crosby | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ryan Sweeney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Donnie Murphy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grady Sizemore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jhonny Peralta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Victor Martinez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Travis Hafner | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ryan Garko | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Asdrubal Cabrera | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Franklin Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Casey Blake | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Justin Duchscherer | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Alan Embree | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Byrd | 7.1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Rafael Perez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Masahide Kobayashi | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Kurt Suzuki: 43/G4S-
- Daric Barton: 31/G34
- Jack Cust: K
Bot 1
- Grady Sizemore: K23
- Jhonny Peralta: 6/P78S
- David Dellucci: W
- Victor Martinez: S9/L9S.1-2
- Travis Hafner: S8/G4.2-H;1-3
- Ryan Garko: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 2
- Frank Thomas: S7/L7S
- Emil Brown: K
- Jack Hannahan: S9/L4D.1-2
- Bobby Crosby: 8/F8LS
- Ryan Sweeney: S8/L8RS.2XH(82);1-2
Bot 2
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 53/G5
- Franklin Gutierrez: K
- Casey Blake: 5/L5
Top 3
- Donnie Murphy: 7/F7D+
- Kurt Suzuki: 53/G5
- Daric Barton: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 3
- Grady Sizemore: 9/F9LS
- Jhonny Peralta: K
- David Dellucci: 8/F8LM
Top 4
- Jack Cust: 43/G4
- Frank Thomas: K
- Emil Brown: K
Bot 4
- Victor Martinez: 43/G4
- Travis Hafner: K
- Ryan Garko: 7/F7M
Top 5
- Jack Hannahan: 43/G4
- Bobby Crosby: S7/L7LS+
- Ryan Sweeney: S9/L34D.1-2
- Donnie Murphy: K+CS3(25)/DP
Bot 5
- Asdrubal Cabrera: K
- Franklin Gutierrez: 9/F89M
- Casey Blake: 7/F7LM
Top 6
- Kurt Suzuki: 8/P8LS
- Daric Barton: K
- Jack Cust: 43/G4-
Bot 6
- Grady Sizemore: S7
- Jhonny Peralta: K
- David Dellucci: 43/G4.1-2
- Victor Martinez: IW
- Travis Hafner: 31/G34S-
Top 7
- Frank Thomas: K
- Emil Brown: 63/G6MD
- Jack Hannahan: 6/P5
Bot 7
- Ryan Garko: 53/G56
- Asdrubal Cabrera: S9/L34D
- Franklin Gutierrez: 8/F8LM
- Casey Blake: HP.1-2
- Grady Sizemore: K
Top 8
- Bobby Crosby: 4/P8RS
- Mike Sweeney: 63/G6
- Donnie Murphy: S7/G56
- Kurt Suzuki: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 8
- Jhonny Peralta: 53/G56
- David Dellucci: 7/F7D
- Victor Martinez: W
- Travis Hafner: S8/L8RS.1-3
- Ryan Garko: HR/F8RXD+.3-H;1-H
- Asdrubal Cabrera: S9/L34D
- Franklin Gutierrez: K
Top 9
- Daric Barton: K
- Jack Cust: 53/G6
- Frank Thomas: 63/G6






















