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Cleveland Guardians @ 
Oakland Athletics
2008-04-06 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 16384 · 53°F, cloudy · Wind 14 mph to RF · 2:37
Cleveland Indians defeated Oakland Athletics 2–1. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 7th. Cliff Lee earned the win and Joe Borowski picked up the save.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
W: Cliff Lee L: Joe Blanton SV: Joe Borowski
Umpires — HP: Fieldin Culbreth · 1B: Jim Reynolds · 2B: Tim Timmons · 3B: Gary Cederstrom · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Grady Sizemore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Asdrubal Cabrera | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Travis Hafner | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ryan Garko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Jhonny Peralta | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Dellucci | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Michaels | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Andy Marte | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kelly Shoppach | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Franklin Gutierrez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jamey Carroll | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Travis Buck | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Daric Barton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Sweeney | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Emil Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Crosby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jack Hannahan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kurt Suzuki | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Sweeney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jack Cust | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cliff Lee | 6.2 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
 Rafael Perez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rafael Betancourt | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Borowski | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Blanton | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
 Santiago Casilla | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alan Embree | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Brown | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Grady Sizemore: S8/L8RM
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 9/F9M
- Travis Hafner: 43/G4.1-2
- Ryan Garko: W
- Jhonny Peralta: 54(1)/FO/G56
Bot 1
- Travis Buck: 7/F7LM
- Mark Ellis: 7/F7D
- Daric Barton: 3/G3
Top 2
- David Dellucci: 3/G
- Jason Michaels: D7/L5+
- Andy Marte: 8/F8LM
- Kelly Shoppach: 43/G4
Bot 2
- Mike Sweeney: 43/G4S
- Emil Brown: 9/L9M
- Bobby Crosby: 63/G6
Top 3
- Grady Sizemore: 3!1/G34S+
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 7/F78M
- Travis Hafner: S5/G5
- Ryan Garko: 4/P34D
Bot 3
- Jack Hannahan: 31/G3
- Kurt Suzuki: S8/G6M+
- Ryan Sweeney: PB.1-2
- Ryan Sweeney: S4/G4M.2-3
- Travis Buck: 7/SF/F78M.3-H(UR)
- Mark Ellis: 9/F9D
Top 4
- Jhonny Peralta: S7/F7S-
- David Dellucci: K
- Jason Michaels: 8/F8RXD+
- Andy Marte: 54(1)/FO/G56S
Bot 4
- Daric Barton: 9/F89S
- Mike Sweeney: S56/G56+
- Emil Brown: 5/P56S
- Bobby Crosby: 64(1)/FO/G6M-
Top 5
- Kelly Shoppach: K
- Grady Sizemore: 7/F78M
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 6/P6D
Bot 5
- Jack Hannahan: K
- Kurt Suzuki: S4/G4M
- Ryan Sweeney: K
- Travis Buck: 64(1)/FO/G6+
Top 6
- Travis Hafner: 43/G34D+
- Ryan Garko: 8/F8LM
- Jhonny Peralta: S8/G6M
- David Dellucci: 7/F7M
Bot 6
- Mark Ellis: K
- Daric Barton: K
- Mike Sweeney: 3/P3DF
Top 7
- Jason Michaels: 53/G5
- Andy Marte: S9/F89S
- Kelly Shoppach: S7/L6D.1-2
- Grady Sizemore: W.2-3;1-2
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 31/G3.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Travis Hafner: IW
- Ryan Garko: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jhonny Peralta: K
Bot 7
- Emil Brown: 7/F7D
- Bobby Crosby: W
- Jack Hannahan: 4/L4+
- Kurt Suzuki: 9/F9S
Top 8
- Franklin Gutierrez: 7/L7M
- Jason Michaels: K
- Jamey Carroll: 4/P34D
Bot 8
- Jack Cust: K
- Travis Buck: 31/G3
- Mark Ellis: 8/F8LXD
Top 9
- Kelly Shoppach: 9/L9M+
- Grady Sizemore: W
- Asdrubal Cabrera: 7/F7M
- Travis Hafner: 16!3/G13
Bot 9
- Daric Barton: K
- Mike Sweeney: W
- Emil Brown: 8/F8RD
- Bobby Crosby: 54(1)/FO/G5