Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
April 11, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 11, 2008 at Progressive Field. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 9, Cleveland Indians 7

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Ellis 2b 3 1 1 2
Barton 1b 5 0 2 1
Brown rf 4 1 1 0
Sweeney M. dh 4 1 2 2
Crosby ss 3 2 3 0
Cust lf 4 1 1 1
  Sweeney R. cf 0 0 0 0
Murphy 3b 5 1 2 2
Bowen c 5 1 1 0
Denorfia cf,lf 5 1 2 1
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Casilla p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 15 9
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 5 0 1 0
Cabrera 2b 4 1 2 0
Hafner dh 3 1 1 1
Martinez c 3 0 0 0
  Shoppach c 0 1 0 0
Peralta ss 3 2 2 2
Garko 1b 4 0 1 2
Dellucci lf 4 1 1 0
Michaels rf 4 0 1 1
Blake 3b 4 1 0 0
Sabathia p 0 0 0 0
  Julio p 0 0 0 0
  Breslow p 0 0 0 0
  Kobayashi p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 9 6
Oakland 151 200 0009151
Cleveland 010 000 060791
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W(1-2) 7.2 8 5 5 1 1
  Hernandez   0.0 0 2 2 1 0
  Casilla   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Street  SV(3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Sabathia  L(0-2) 3.1 12 9 9 2 4
  Julio   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Breslow   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Kobayashi   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Betancourt   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2

  E–E. Brown (1), Michaels (1).  DP–Oakland 2. Barton-Crosby-Blanton, Ellis-Barton-Crosby-Barton, Cleveland 1. Cabrera-Peralta-Garko.  2B–Oakland E. Brown (2,off Sabathia); Cust (2,off Sabathia); Ellis (2,off Sabathia); Barton (3,off Sabathia), Cleveland Dellucci (3,off Blanton); Garko (3,off Casilla).  HR–Cleveland Peralta (3,2nd inning off Blanton 0 on 1 out).  SF–M. Sweeney (1,off Sabathia); Ellis (1,off Sabathia).  IBB–E. Brown (1,by Sabathia).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Shoppach (1,by Hernandez).  Team–3.  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Chris Guccione, 3B–Charlie Reliford.  T–2:59.  A–17,859.
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