Oakland Athletics vs Cleveland Indians
April 12, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 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 7, Cleveland Indians 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Buck rf 3 1 0 0
Ellis 2b 4 1 1 0
Barton 1b 4 1 1 2
Sweeney M. dh 5 1 2 0
Cust lf 1 1 0 0
  Brown E. ph,lf 2 1 1 1
Crosby ss 5 1 1 3
Hannahan 3b 3 0 0 0
Suzuki c 2 0 0 0
Sweeney R. cf 1 0 0 0
  Denorfia ph,cf 2 0 1 1
DiNardo p 0 0 0 0
  Devine p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Brown A. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 7 7
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Sizemore cf 3 0 1 1
Cabrera 2b 5 0 0 0
Hafner dh 4 1 1 0
Martinez c 4 0 1 0
Peralta ss 4 0 0 0
Garko 1b 3 0 2 0
Gutierrez rf 4 1 1 0
Michaels lf 2 0 1 0
  Dellucci ph,lf 1 1 1 1
Blake 3b 4 0 0 1
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
  Perez p 0 0 0 0
  Kobayashi p 0 0 0 0
  Borowski p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3
Oakland 002 100 400772
Cleveland 001 001 001380
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
DiNardo  W(1-0) 5.0 6 2 2 0 3
  Devine   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Embree   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Brown   2.0 2 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
2
1
0
0
0
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  L(1-1) 3.1 2 3 3 8 1
  Lewis   2.2 2 0 0 1 2
  Perez   1.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Kobayashi   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Borowski   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Crosby (2), Hannahan (2).  DP–Oakland 1. Ellis-Crosby-Barton, Cleveland 2. Peralta-Cabrera-Garko, Carmona-Peralta-Garko.  2B–Oakland Ellis (3,off Carmona); M. Sweeney (2,off J. Lewis), Cleveland Gutierrez (1,off DiNardo); Garko (4,off A. Brown).  HR–Oakland Crosby (1,7th inning off Perez 2 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Sizemore (1,off A. Brown).  HBP–Sizemore (3,by DiNardo).  Team–8.  SB–Sizemore (3,2nd base off DiNardo/Suzuki).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Chris Guccione, 2B–Charlie Reliford, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–3:11.  A–19,170.
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