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Oakland Athletics @ Cleveland Guardians
2008-05-15 · Day game · Progressive Field · Att: 26764 · 52°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph from LF · 3:16
Cleveland Indians defeated Oakland Athletics 4–2. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 3rd. Aaron Laffey earned the win and Masahide Kobayashi picked up the save. Jhonny Peralta went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| CLE | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
W: Aaron Laffey L: Greg Smith SV: Masahide Kobayashi
Umpires — HP: Bill Miller · 1B: Paul Emmel · 2B: Gary Darling · 3B: Jerry Meals · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rajai Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Daric Barton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Emil Brown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Thomas | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jack Cust | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Crosby | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Hannahan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Donnie Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Rob Bowen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grady Sizemore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Jhonny Peralta | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ben Francisco | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Garko | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Travis Hafner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Franklin Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kelly Shoppach | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jamey Carroll | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Andy Marte | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Greg Smith | 4.2 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
 Joey Devine | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Santiago Casilla | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Chad Gaudin | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Huston Street | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Laffey | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
 Jensen Lewis | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rafael Betancourt | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Masahide Kobayashi | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Rajai Davis: 3/BP3F
- Daric Barton: K
- Emil Brown: S7/L78M
- Frank Thomas: S8/G6M.1-2
- Jack Cust: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Grady Sizemore: K
- Jhonny Peralta: S5/G5
- Ben Francisco: 4/P4
- Ryan Garko: SB2
- Ryan Garko: D9.2-H
- Travis Hafner: K
Top 2
- Bobby Crosby: S7/L7LS+
- Jack Hannahan: S9/G34.1-2
- Donnie Murphy: K
- Rob Bowen: E1/TH.2-H(UR)(NR);1-2
- Rajai Davis: 54(1)/FO/G5.2-3
- Daric Barton: CS2(26)
Bot 2
- Franklin Gutierrez: 2/P23F
- Kelly Shoppach: S8/G6M
- Jamey Carroll: K
- Andy Marte: 53/G5S-
Top 3
- Daric Barton: 8/F8RD
- Emil Brown: 5/L5
- Frank Thomas: S7/F78D
- Jack Cust: 9/L89M
Bot 3
- Grady Sizemore: HP
- Jhonny Peralta: W.1-2
- Ben Francisco: S7/L7S+.2-H;1-2
- Ryan Garko: 7/P5D
- Travis Hafner: S8/G4M.2-H;1-3
- Franklin Gutierrez: K
- Kelly Shoppach: K
Top 4
- Bobby Crosby: 4/P34D
- Jack Hannahan: 7/F7D
- Donnie Murphy: K
Bot 4
- Jamey Carroll: W
- Andy Marte: S9/P4D-.1-3
- Grady Sizemore: POCS2(136)
- Grady Sizemore: K
- Jhonny Peralta: 53/G56
Top 5
- Rob Bowen: 9/L9D
- Rajai Davis: K
- Daric Barton: K
Bot 5
- Ben Francisco: S8/L4MD
- Ryan Garko: 53/G5-.1-2
- Travis Hafner: WP.2-3
- Travis Hafner: W
- Franklin Gutierrez: SB2
- Franklin Gutierrez: K
- Kelly Shoppach: K
Top 6
- Emil Brown: 9/F9LS
- Frank Thomas: W
- Jack Cust: 46(1)3/GDP/G4S+
Bot 6
- Jamey Carroll: 6/P
- Andy Marte: K
- Grady Sizemore: K
Top 7
- Bobby Crosby: 53/G56
- Jack Hannahan: 6/P4MD
- Donnie Murphy: K
Bot 7
- Jhonny Peralta: HR/F7LD+
- Ben Francisco: S1/P3S
- Ryan Garko: K
- Travis Hafner: W.1-2
- Franklin Gutierrez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 8
- Rob Bowen: 31/G34
- Rajai Davis: S8/L89M
- Daric Barton: K
- Emil Brown: SB2
- Emil Brown: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 8
- Kelly Shoppach: 3/G
- Jamey Carroll: 63/G6
- Andy Marte: 4/P3
Top 9
- Frank Thomas: 7/F78D
- Jack Cust: S7/L7S
- Bobby Crosby: S9/G34.1-2
- Jack Hannahan: W.2-3;1-2
- Mike Sweeney: WP.3-H(NR);2-3;1-2
- Mike Sweeney: K
- Ryan Sweeney: K