Indians 10, 
White Sox 8
| W: | R. Betancourt (1-0) |
| L: | O. Dotel (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Borowski (1) |
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| N Swisher LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .250 |
| J Thome DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .400 |
| P Konerko 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| J Dye RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| A Ramirez CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .000 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| J Crede 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
| J Uribe 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .250 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21 | |
| BATTING 2B: A Pierzynski (1, C Sabathia); J Dye (1, C Sabathia); P Konerko (1, R Perez); J Crede (1, R Betancourt); J Uribe (1, R Betancourt) HR: J Thome 2 (2, 1st inning off C Sabathia 1 on, 1 Out; 3rd inning off C Sabathia 1 on, 1 Out); J Dye (1, 9th inning off J Borowski 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Thome 4 (4), A Pierzynski (1), P Konerko 2 (2), J Dye (1) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Crede 1, A Ramirez 1, J Uribe 2, A Pierzynski 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: O Cabrera (1, 2nd base off C Sabathia/V Martinez) | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Buehrle | 1.2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 48-30 | 37.80 |
| N Masset | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50-33 | 0.00 |
| B Logan | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.00 |
| O Dotel (L, 0-1) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33-15 | 27.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 142-86 | |
| PITCHING IBB: G Sizemore (By O Dotel) Batters faced: M Buehrle 13; N Masset 14; B Logan 3; O Dotel 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Buehrle 3-1; N Masset 6-2; B Logan 0-1; O Dotel 0-1 Game Scores: M Buehrle 13 | |||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| J Michaels LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| T Hafner DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| V Martinez C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| K Shoppach C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| R Garko 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 |
| F Gutierrez RF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| C Blake 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Totals | 35 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: T Hafner (1, M Buehrle); C Blake (1, O Dotel) HR: F Gutierrez (1, 2nd inning off M Buehrle 2 on, 1 Out); G Sizemore (1, 2nd inning off M Buehrle 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Cabrera (1), F Gutierrez 3 (3), G Sizemore (1), T Hafner (1), V Martinez (1), C Blake 3 (3) 2-out RBI: G Sizemore, T Hafner, V Martinez, C Blake 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Michaels 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Cabrera-J Peralta-R Garko). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Sabathia | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 100-66 | 8.44 |
| J Lewis (H, 1) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-13 | 27.00 |
| R Perez (B, 1) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 0.00 |
| R Betancourt (W, 1-0) | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27-20 | 0.00 |
| J Borowski (S, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22-12 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 173-114 | |
| PITCHING IBB: N Swisher (By R Betancourt) Batters faced: C Sabathia 25; J Lewis 4; R Perez 2; R Betancourt 8; J Borowski 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sabathia 6-3; J Lewis 0-0; R Perez 0-1; R Betancourt 4-0; J Borowski 1-1 Game Scores: C Sabathia 40 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | CLE | |||
 | 1st | J Thome homered to center, O Cabrera scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 2nd | A Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, V Martinez scored, R Garko out at second, J Peralta to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 2nd | F Gutierrez homered to left center, J Peralta and A Cabrera scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 2nd | G Sizemore homered to right. | 2 | 5 |
| 2nd | T Hafner doubled to deep right, J Michaels scored. | 2 | 6 |
| 2nd | V Martinez singled to center, T Hafner scored. | 2 | 7 |
| 3rd | J Thome homered to center, N Swisher scored. | 4 | 7 |
| 6th | A Pierzynski singled to left, J Dye scored, A Ramirez to second. | 5 | 7 |
| 7th | P Konerko doubled to right, N Swisher and O Cabrera scored. | 7 | 7 |
| 8th | C Blake doubled to deep left, K Shoppach, J Peralta and F Gutierrez scored. | 7 | 10 |
| 9th | J Dye homered to left. | 8 | 10 |
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| Game Notes |
| VICTOR MARTINEZ LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING WITH A STRAINED LEFT HAMSTRING |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 41,872 (92.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:21 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 19 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Brian Gorman, Second Base - Bruce Dreckman, Third Base - Sam Holbrook |
MLB Scores
Monday, March 31st 2008
| Toronto | Postponed | |
| NY Yankees |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 | in 11 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | in 10 |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | Final |
| Cleveland | 10 |
| Washington | 11 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |
| NY Mets | 7 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Colorado | Postponed | |
| St. Louis |
| Texas | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 12 | Final |
| Atlanta | 11 | in 12 |
| Houston | 0 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |